3.x Knowledge Local To ID Level/Class

[dirkformica]

Can you make a Knowledge: Local check to determine the class and/or level of a Humanoid creature?

[Kethrian]

No.  It only gives information about the race itself, not an individual's class or levels.  But Sense Motive was expanded to help you determine someone's level in comparison to your own, in Complete Adventurer.  It won't help with determining class though.

[NunoM]

^^^
Just adding to your info up there...

"Complete Adventurer" also provides a feat that grants additional benefits to that Sense Motive check: "Combat Intuition" (p. 106)...
For famous personalities or NPCs, the class could probably be "known" with a Knowledge (Nobility & Royalty) check ("oh, that's the famous Pogo-stick warrior of doom!" - BTW, isn't it funny that Knowledge (Nobility & Royalty) doesn't actually allow you to know about "royalty"?... only Knowledge (History) allows that )