Bear Lore
What's that? A large, furry, aggressive animal has just interrupted your party? BEAR LORE TIME!
Roll a Nature check. Below are abridged and modified descriptions of what is actually given by a Bear Lore check.
- DC15: Cave bears live in caves.
- DC20: Dire bears like to attack with their natural weapons.
For the same DC regarding manticores, you get to know it has 3 rows of teeth and that it can speak common and that it can be tricked easily.
The bear lore meme started right when the 4th edition core books were leaked online. After paging through them, someone found a chart for "bear lore" which had dc checks to find out amazingly stupid things about bears. Someone posted this on /tg/ and there were many lulz to be had as people continued to talk about what else there is to learn about bears, among other things. The meme originated here: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/1839136/
Note that the information provided by Bear Lore actually does provide some useful insight into the creature, since it can be used to discern if bears live in caves you might be making forays into, and it can also warn you about the Dire Bear's deadly "Ursine Crush" power which it can only use when grappling - not to mention it warns you that dire bears will react in a hostile manner without hesitation simple if it is hungry.
Alternatively, a Religion check on bears provides the following:
- DC15: Bears do not attend any continuous services of worship. They are ready to kill at all hours of the week.
- DC20: They mysteriously vanish every winter, perhaps to give reverence to their perverse fertility goddess while gorging on the souls of men lost to famine.
- DC25: Bear society has no visibly ordained clerics.
- DC35: SHIT NEVERMIND THEY HAVE THEM RUN.
Other Lore
Bee Lore
A character knows the following information with a successful Nature check.
- DC15: Bees generally live in hives or trees.
- DC20: BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES
- DC 25: I'M COVERED IN BEEEEEEES (-10 to all seduction checks)
Fire Lore
- DC15: Fire is Hot
- DC20: Only YOU can prevent forest fires
- DC25: If you were smart enough not to touch fire, you'd not NEED the stop-drop-roll info, and if you touched the fire, it's too late to make that check now. Enjoy burning to death!
- DC30: IT'S FUCKIN' HOT IN HERE.
Water Lore
- DC15: The water is cold.
- DC20: You can drink water.
- DC25: When immersed in water, organisms with lungs cannot breathe.
Fuzzy Wozzie Lore
- DC5: Fuzzy Wozzie was a bear
- DC10: Fuzzy Wozzie had no hair
- DC15: Fuzzy Wozzie was a woman?
Cliff Lore
- DC15: Cliffs usually live at the edge of things
- DC20: If you walk off a cliff you will be hurt
- DC25: All of the gods know that 4th edition sucks and urge you to jump and end it all
Spy Lore
- DC15: The knife in your back was placed by a spy
- DC20: GENTLEMEN
- DC25: That's your blood on his suit
- DC35: I was a spy all a long.
Human Lore
- DC10: They are squishy
- DC20: They're bastards most of the time.
- DC30: HOLY SWINGING FUCK THEY LIVE IN CITIES? MIND = BLOWN
Pyro Lore
- DC20: Pyro haet spies
- DC25: Pyro has a flamethrower
- DC30: Flamethrower kills spies dead
Dark Lore
- DC10: It's dark in here.
- DC15: You may be eaten by a grue.
- DC20: OM NOM NOM NOM NOM.
- DC25: Shoulda brought a candle.
Tzeentch Lore
- DC25: Just as planned.
Economy Lore
- DC10: The state of the economy is excellent.
- DC15: There is a problem with Fannie Mae.
- DC20: OMG
- DC25: You can purchase "The Republic of Iceland" on eBay for $229.99 (inc. VAT).
Plan Lore
- DC10: Make a Plan.
- DC15: Carry out Plan.
- DC20: ????????????
- DC25: PROFIT!
Nebbish Lore
- DC20: Being unknowingly nebbish is annoying.
- DC25: Being deliberately annoying is nebbish.
- DC35: GTFO!
Cat Lore
- DC10: Ceiling cat is watching you masturbate.
- DC15: Cats eat mice
- DC20: Cats Hate you. No exceptions.
Gallery
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Cave bears live in caves.
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A bear and its natural weapon.
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BEAR LORE: LEARN IT.
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Another reason take Bear Lore as a feat.
