History

This skill requires specialization

Default: IQ-6

History (IQ/Hard) is the study of the recorded past. Requires specialization. (compare Archaeology) There may be some overlap between eras, geographies and ideas, which may allow a default to some related History skill, from -2 to -4.

Specialization Options

• Limited geographical region: no larger than a small nation; can cover multiple eras
  • For instance: History (Bavarian), History (Irish), or History (New York State).
• A single era and one of a broad geographical region, culture, or idea
  • For instance: History (20th-Century American), History (Ottoman Muslim), or History (Napoleonic Military)

Notes

• It is not exactly clear where the system theory of history would be considered a method or a specialization in of it self.
• History is a rather rare skill in GURPS. In most adventures, History takes a back seat to Hidden Lore.

As an NPC Skill

Sometimes it's best to ask some expert or sage about history. Or perhaps you just need to track down an ancient tome or archived record with Research. Or ask a ghost!

Additional information

• Knowledge Web - example of the system theory of history
• James Burke – Internet Knowledge
• Connections (original, Connections², and Connections³)
• Pinball Effect
• Day the Universe Changed