This skill reflects knowledge of particular cultures and common cultural forms (primitive tribal civilizations tend to be somewhat
similar, for example). The cultures skill allows a character to determine how he is expected to behave in a particular situation among a certain group of individuals. The more obscure the information or culture, the higher the difficulty. Cultural knowledge includes information about a certain group's art, history, politics, customs, rites, and views on outsiders. For instance, a visitor to Tuschanka might make a cultures role to better understand the "Rite of Passageā.
This skill can be used for cultures of one's own species or for those of other species.