Well Educated
3 point Merit
Either through monastic training or determined royal tutors, you are one of the lucky few to receive superlative tutelage in classics, natural sciences and theology... Whenever you attempt a task involving a Knowledge you do not possess, your player may still roll at +1 difficulty as if the required Ability was a Skill. Characters must have at least three dots of Academics to purchase this Merit.
Note: Though this merit is written up for a Dark Ages character, it may be appropriate for a denizen of the modern world who grew up in an intensely academic setting.