Academics covers a broad range of knowledge you have mastered, including the humanities, the social sciences, and the formal sciences (such as logic and mathematics). It incorporates such skills as writing, teaching, and research. (It excludes anthropology, however, which falls under Culture.) Historians, mathematicians, and scholars all have ranks in Academics. If you want your character to know who won the Battle of Hastings, quote Shakespeare, or argue philosophy, you need ranks in Academics. Any form of research done that is not on a computer is done with Academics.
Academics is most often paired with Intelligence.
0-And you were so close to getting your GED…
1-Yay! You made it through high school and managed to remember something.
2-You’re either a college graduate or a voracious reader.
3-You just took out a loan so you could earn a second graduate degree.
4-Jeopardy is scared to call you.
5-You are a world-renowned expert in your field.
You have a number of fields equal to your ranks in Academics.
