Knowledge of some specific topic/subject and its associated events, important figures, implements, and cultural references relevant to the setting which may apply to multiple skills; No deep understanding is necessarily implied, without related capability. Lore uses the 5 levels of Learning (primitive, rudimentary, understandable, conversational, accomplished) to denote competency, the character gains a +2 on related checks per level. The common knowledge gained by any proficient skill practitioner can easily be gained by questions and study of recorded information. This can be as wide or narrow an application as applicable. To know about gambling and games, it would be Lore: Gaming, to know about the ancient culture of Rome, it would be Lore: Roman History, etc. Accomplished character develops a total understanding of the point-of-views and perspectives involved, any conversational equivalent knowledge would be automatically assumed to be known without a check.