Bardic Knowledge

Any time a knowledge check needs to be made, a bard in the party can roll their catch-all bardic knowledge for some information. This information, however, may not necessarily be relevant to the situation at hand, as the focus here is on myths, legends, and stories told about or around the subject. Any failed bardic knowledge check is 50/50 either misinformation or misremembered, or the bard just draws a blank and has no idea. Successful checks, on the other hand, can be used to create a new bard's song, using the rules provided.

The information recalled from a bardic knowledge check can be turned into either a one-shot ditty or song which provides a large bonus for its duration to something related to the subject matter (A song about a city might provide better movement rates within, or about a creature a bonus to harming it or avoiding its attacks), or a new song for the repertoire which provides a smaller bonus.