Natural World

Key facts

Base Value

10

Overview

Natural World represents your knowledge of the natural environment, flora, fauna, weather patterns, geology, and ecology. In Call of Cthulhu, where investigations often lead to remote locations, this skill helps you understand and survive in the wilderness. This skill covers identifying plants and animals, predicting weather, understanding terrain, and recognizing when something in nature is wrong. In Lovecraftian horror, the natural world itself can be corrupted, mutated animals, blighted vegetation, and unnatural weather patterns are telltale signs of Mythos activity. An investigator with Natural World knowledge can spot these anomalies and understand what normal ecology should look like.

How it works

Base Value: 10% Key Uses:

• Identifying plants, animals, and fungi
• Predicting weather patterns
• Recognizing unnatural ecological anomalies
• Understanding terrain and geological features Special Rules: Natural World covers general biological and ecological knowledge. For specialized topics, Science (Biology, Botany, Zoology) may provide more depth. Natural World is broader but less technically detailed.

Tips and playstyle

Build Advice: Very useful for campaigns with wilderness segments, remote locations, or rural settings. Helps identify when nature itself has been corrupted. Occupation Synergies: Pairs with Survival for wilderness competence, Navigate for overland travel, and Track for following trails through natural terrain. Character Concepts: Naturalist, park ranger, farmer, biologist, hunter, explorer, veterinarian.

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