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:Overall Skills Skills at start primarily cost 1 education point per 10% training. Unless otherwise noted learning a skill AFTER character generation will cost 1000 eps. All weapon skills fall within this category. Spells take 100 eps per power point base needed to cast them, so a 1 point spell costs 100 points and a 20 point spell costs 2000 points to learn. The list gives 352+ skills to choose from. NL = Non-Leveled skill. By buying this with 1 education point you are assumed to have all it has to offer. This skill is not normally rolled against. $ = Requires a Wealth point for legal certification to perform as a source of income (Degrees, license etc) legally. Each additional $ means an additional wealth point must be spent. (!) = This skill is difficult or time consuming to learn and costs 2500 Eps to learn as a NEW skill on an existing Character. (Difficult) (!!) = This skill is considered a time consuming one to learn as a new skill and costs 5000 eps to learn as a NEW skill on an existing Character. (Complex) Accounting (NL) (!!)($$) Acrobatics (P) (!) Agriculture (H) Aircraft_maintenance* (NL) (!) Aircraft Mechanic (I) (!!) ($$) Alertness* (I) Animal Handling (P) Animal Lore (I) Animal Noise (A) Animal training (I) (!) Anthropology (I) (!!) ($$) Appliance Repair (NL) (!) ($$) Appraising (I) (!) Archaeology (I) (!!) ($$) Architecture (I) (!!) ($$) Armorer (H) (!) Automobile_Maintenance* (NL) Automobile Repair (P) (!) ($) Barbering (P) ($) Baseball (P) Basketball (P) Billiards/Pool (P) (!) Biology (I) (!!) ($$) Blacksmithing (H) (!) Blind_fighting* (I) Body_Development* (H) BookBinding (P) Bowling (P) Bowyer/Fletcher (P) (!) Brewing (H) Bugging* (I) (!) ($) Butchering (P) ($) Candlemaking (P) Carpentry /Coopery (P) ($) Charioteering (P) Chemistry (I) (!!) ($$) Chess (I) (!) Climbing (P) Cobbling (P) (!) Concealment (I) Commercial Ship operation (NL) (!!) ($$) Computer Engineer (I) (!!) ($$) Computer_Operation* (NL) ($) Computer_Science* (I) (!!) ($$) Computer Repair (P) (!) ($) Contortionist* (P) (!) Cooking* (I) ($) Criminology* (I) (!) ($) Cryptography (I) (!) ($) Dancing (P) Demolitions (I) (!!) ($) Dental_Higenist* (NL) (!) ($) Dental Surgeon (I) (!!) ($$$) Direction Sense (NL) Disguise (A) (!) Drafting, costume (NL) (!) ($) Drafting, Mechanical (NL) (!!) ($$) Drawing & Painting (P) Driving, automobile (NL) , Backhoe (NL) (!!) ($) , Bicycle (NL) , Bulldozer (NL) (!) ($) , Cablecar (NL) (!) , Combine (NL) , Diesel Train (NL) (!) ($) , forklift (NL) (!) , motorcycle (NL) , Single Body Truck (NL) (!) ($) , Full_Truck* (NL) (!!) ($$) , Military Tank (I) (!!) ($$$) , Subway Train (NL) (!) , Tractor (NL) Economics (I) (!!) ($$) Electrician* (I) (!) ($) Emergency Medical Tech. (H) (!) ($) Engineer, combat (I) (!!) ($$$) Engineer, electrical (I) (!!) ($$) Engineer, mech. (I) (!) ($) Escape Artistry (P) (!) Evasive_Combat (P) EVA (Spacesuit) (NL) (!) ($$$) Falconry / Hawking (NL) (!) Familiarity : Area (By City) (NL) (One for free) Familiarity : Drill Press (NL) Familiarity : Electron-Microscope (NL) (!) Familiarity : Geiger Counter (NL) Familiarity : Grenades (NL) Familiarity : Jack Hammer (NL) Familiarity : Lathe (NL) (!) ($) Familiarity : Metal Detector (NL) Familiarity : Milling Machine (NL) (!) ($) Familiarity : Photography (NL) Familiarity : Place (NL) Familiarity : Polygraph (NL) Familiarity : Sensor Broom (NL) Familiarity : Spectrum Analyzer (NL) Familiarity : Radar (NL) (!) ($) Familiarity : Religion (any one) (NL) Familiarity : Telephone Analyzer (NL) Familiarity : Voice Stress Analyzer (NL) Find/Remove/Set Traps (P) Fire-building (NL) Firearms, Black Powder (P) (!) Firearms, Shotguns (P) Firearms, Pistols (P) Firearms, Rifles (P) (!) Firearms, Automatic Pistols (P) Firearms, Automatic Rifles (P) (!) Firearms, Military Support (P) (!!) First_Aid* (NL) Fishing (H) Football (H) Foraging (I) Forensics (I) (!!) ($) Forgery (P) (!) Gambling (I) Gem Craft (P) (!!) ($) Geology (I) (!) ($) Glassblowing (P) (!) Golf (P) (!) Gymnastics (P) (!) Gunsmith (I) (!!) ($) Hand_to_Hand_Combat* (P) Hanggliding (P) Heraldry (Ancient) (P) (!) Herbalism (I) (!) Hiding in Shadows (P) History, Ancient (I) (!) ($) History, National (NL) (!) ($) History*, World (I) (!!) ($$) Hockey* (P) Hunting (I) Journalism (NL) (!!) ($$) Juggling/balancing (P) Jumping (P) Knitting (P) Languages, Ancient (NL) (!) ($) Atlantian Gaelic Greek Latin Mayan Middle English Languages, American Native (NL) (!) ($) Algonkin Apache Arapaho Blackfoot Caddo Cayuga Cherokee Cheyenne Chicksaw Chipewyan Choctaw Cree Creek Erie Huron Iroquois MicMac Mohawk Mohican Navaho Ojibwa Onandago Oneida Pawnee Seneca Seminole Shawnee Shoshoni Sioux Tuscarora Wichita Wiyot Yucatan Yurok Languages, Modern (NL) (!) ($) [One Free at Start!] Afrikaans Albanian Arabic Armenian Basque Bengali Berber Bulgarian Burmese Byelorussian Cambodian Cantonese Catalan Cherokee Chinese Czechoslovakian Danish Dutch English Esperanto Estonian Finnish French Fukienese Georgian German Greek Hakka Hausa Hebrew Hindustani Hungarian Indonesian Italian Japanese Javanese Korean Latvian Lithuanian Macedonian Malay Malayalam Mandarin Mongol Nepalese Norwegian Persian Polish Portuguese Punjabi Romany Rumanion Russian Sardinian Serbo-Croation Sinhalese Slovenian Spanish Sundanese Swahili Swedish Tagalog Tamil Telugu Thai Turkish Ukranian Vietnamese Welsh Wu Yiddish Languages, Racial (NL) (!) ($) Dwarvish Elven Shadoe Lasso* (P) (!) Law* (I) (!!) ($$$) Leatherworking (P) (!) Lip Reading (NL) (!) Local History (by Place) (NL) (!) Locksmithing/Picking (P) (!) ($) Magical_History* (I) (!) Martial Arts (P) (!!) <!Martial.#01>* Masonry* (P) ($) Masseur* (P) ($) Mathematics (I) (!!) ($$) Meditation* (NL) (!) Meteorology (includes weather sense)(I) (!) ($$) Mining (H) Motorboat operation (NL) (!) ($) Mountaineering (H) (!) Musical_Instrument* (P) (!) Naval Gunnery (I) (!) Navigation (I) (!) Neuroscience (I) (!!) ($$$) Observation (I) Optometrist (P) (!!) ($$) Organic Chemistry (I) (!!) ($$) Parachuting (NL) Parachuting, Assault (P) Philosophy (NL) (!!) ($$) Physician* (I) (!!) ($$$) Physics (I) (!!) ($$$) Pilot, Small Prop Plane (NL) Large Prop Plane (NL) (!) ($) Helicopter (NL) (!) ($$) Small Private Jet (NL) (!!) ($$) Commercial Jet (NL) (!!) ($$$) Pilot, Military Planes (includes all of civilian of same type) Helicopter (P) (!) ($$$) Fighter Jet (P) (!!) ($$$) Bomber Jet (P) (!!) ($$$) Vintage Prop Ftr (P) (!) ($$) Plumbing (NL) (!!) ($$) Pocket Picking (P) Pole Vault (P) Politics (Theory) (NL) (!!) ($$) Pottery* (NL) (!) Psychology ( Psychiatrist* ) (I) (!!) ($$$) Reading/Writing (NL) (!) Religions (3 Familiarities incl.) (I) (!) ($$) Riding*, Airborne (P) (!!) Riding*, Land-based (P) Roleplaying_Games (I) (!) Rope Use (NL) Rowing (NL) Running (NL) Sailing (P) (!) ($) Scuba_Diving* (P) (!) ($) Sculpting (P) Seamstress/ Tailor* (NL) (!) Security Systems (I) (!) ($) Set Snares (P) Shadowing (trailing) (I) Shuttlecraft Pilot (NL) (!!) ($$$) Sign Language (NL) Silk Making (NL) (!) Singing (A) Skating, ice (NL) Skating, roller (NL) Skiing (P) Soapmaking (NL) Sociology (NL) (!!) ($$) Soccor (NL) Speed Reading (NL) (!) Spellcasting* (I) (!!) ($) Spell_Analysis* (I) (!) Stealth (P) Steam_Engineering* (I) (!!) ($) Streetwise* (I) Surfing (P) Survival, Arctic (NL) Survival, Forest (NL) Survival, Desert (NL) Survival, Jungle (NL) Survival, Urban (NL) Swimming (NL) ($) Tantrics* (P) (!) Tatooing* (P) (!) Teacher* (NL) (!!) ($$) Theatre_Arts* (I) (!!) ($$) Tightrope Walking (P) (!) Tracking (wilderness) (I) (!) Trapeeze* (P) (!) Tumbling* (P) Typing (NL) (!) ($) Ventriloquism (A) (!) Voice Mimicry (A) (!) Weaponsmithing (P) (!) ($) Weapon Categories: Bludgeons (P) Bows (P) (!) Chopping Weapons (P) Crossbows (P) Daggers & Knives (P) Exotic Weapons (P) (!!) Swords, heavyweight (P) Swords, lightweight (P) (!!) ($) Staffs & Polearms (P) (!) Throwing Weapons (P) (!) Whips & Flails (P) (!!) Weapon_Mastery* (NL) (!) Weather Sense (NL) Weaving (NL) (!) Weightless Combat (P) (!!) ($$$) WheelWright (NL) (!) WoodCarving* (P) Yoga (NL) (!) ($) NL = A non-leveled Skill, that is one which does not require success rolls and thus requires only one level to be functional. :Aircraft_Maintenance is included automatically in ANY Pilot Skill and in Aircraft Mechanic skill. :Alertness is used instead of a standard perception roll against INT for discovering approaching foes, hearing noises, etc. :Automobile_Maintenance is included in Automobile REPAIR. This is the non-leveled skills and includes basics like changing oil, spark plugs, flushing the radiator, etc. :Blind_Fighting This skill can ONLY be used by someone who has another weapon skill. It allows them to use that skill when blinded, in complete darkness, etc as if sighted upto their skill level in Blind fighting. If their blind fighting skill is HIGHER then the weapon skill normally is then they will be rolling ONLY against the weapon skill instead. (Lower skill is used basically of the two). :Body_Development This skill gives the possessor a HIGHER save on all Hardiness saving throws against pain, shock and disease (but not on rolls where hardiness is used as the basis for strength). For every Education Rank in Body Development they get a +5% to their Hardiness for saves ONLY. Additionally the character gets +1 HTK at start for each initial Education point spent in this skill (these are NOT gained after the character is in play and takes the skill). Body Development cannot be taken beyond 10 Education. :Bugging The ability to implant listening devices, visual or other sensors ("bugs") properly for quality sound pickup. Includes also detecting bugs and Familiarity with a Sensor Broom. :Computer_Operation Is included already if you take Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Computer Repair. :Computer_Science Includes Computer Operation and assumes familiarity with programming skills and languages for simplicity's sake. It does NOT include hardware design or maintenance, for hardware design take the skill COMPUTER ENGINEER. For computer maintenance take COMPUTER REPAIR. :Concealment This is the skill to hide an object or person in a locale so that it is difficult to find, as well as the skill to search and find concealed objects and persons. :Contortionist This skill, besides its obvious abilities, can be used to escape from ropes and other bindings, and also allows one an improved chance when using Tantrics skills (adds +10% to your chance of success by just having it, +20% if you have contortionist at Teacher level). :Cooking Being certified in Cooking allows one to work in a resteraunt as a cook. Being Teacher level in cooking and certified makes one a chef capable of working in very large resteraunts. Surviva level cooking is but a single rank.... :Criminology This covers basic detective style skills, like dusting for fingerprints, ballistic tests, soil tests, hair comparisons, blood type tests etc. :Dental_Higenist Is included in Dental Surgeon automatically. :Electrician This skill is included inside of the skill Electrical Engineer automatically. :Evasive_Combat This special skill is only usable in Non-ranged combat. It allows the character additional ability to dodge an attack by an opponent. Each level of this makes the character +5% to their defense against the attack (normally Prowness alone is the defense). Evasive combat cannot be used if the character is bound, trapped in a corner or has no space to maneuver in. You cannot perform evasive combat and wield a two-handed weapon or cast a non-hung spell, as it requires too much concentration. :First_Aid This is the mundane means to handle open wounds and broken bones. With this skill one can set a bone and place it in a splint in 10 rounds. Bandaging using this skill on a wound will get back 1 HTK immediately and prevent blood loss effects. (Normal Healing is 1 HTK per day otherwise). It is included automatically inside the skills of Emergency Medical Technician, Physician. :Full_Truck (Driving) This includes automatically single body truck and also cars in its skill ability. :Hand_To_Hand_Combat This is standard fisticuffs. This has been just revised so that for each level beyond the first the attacker can add +1 to the damage achieved on an attack, to balance it against Martial Arts. Fists otherwise do 1d10 + (HARD/10) Kicks otherwise do 1d10 + 2 + (HARD/10) :History Local History covers for one area of 100 sq miles or less (example a state or metro city area). It also includes basic locales within the area such as landmarks and travel tips. National History covers history and viewpoints of one country, including political info etc. (This is High school level history/social studies). World History covers a wide range of historical events and importance and is considered a college level skill. World history automatically includes any three national histories. :Hockey Includes Ice skating! :Lasso Includes Rope Usage NL skill. :Law A person having law but that has not spent the wealth point cost is a Legal Aide and can work as such instead of a lawyer. :Magical_History This is a knowledge of the affects and events of historic importance that magic was involved in, the famous names and faces, books and places. :Martial_Arts This variant of HTH combat has been added. See <!Martial.#01>* :Masonry This includes the laying and making of bricks, but also includes stone cutting skills and stone working skills. If a character has Artistic Ability for Sculpting AND has masonry then they can create statues and other works of art and get a +10% to their BASE success when performing any masonry. :Masseur This skill, if possessed, counts as 1/2 the cost towards First Aide since it includes a heavy understanding of anatomy and bone/muscle structure (so a Masseur learning first Aide only must pay 1/2 the cost to gain it in game play eps). Masseur skills also add +10% to tantrics success if used before or during activity. :Meditation A non-leveled skill. This allows a spellcaster to recover their Magical Aptitude in spell energy in 1/2 the normal time spent in sleep. 4 hours max can be performed in a day. :Musical_Instrument The ability to play and perform with a musical instrument must be taken in a SPECIFIC instrument. Common ones: Banjo Bagpipes Calliope Constantina Drums Dulcimer Flute Guitar Harp/Lyre Harpsicord Keyboard Mandolin Pipes, reed Saxaphone Slide Trombone Slide Whistle Trumpet Violin Xylophone :Physician This skill automatically includes first aide, and 3 ranks Emergency Medical Technician. Someone with Physician skill but who does not spend the wealth factor can work as a nurse. :Pottery This involves all basic potter wheel operations and use of the oven, etc. If a person has Artistic Ability for Sculpting then they can make artwork with pottery and get a +10% to their BASE for all pottery rolls. :Psychiatrist Automatically includes First Aide and one rank in Physician skill (They cannot work as a physician legally). A psychiatrist who only pays 2 wealth points is a psychologist (3/4 of the income). :Riding Gives the character a +10% to succeed when involved in combat while mounted as well as used to roll against special horseback maneuvers. :Scuba_Diving This skill includes Swimming automatically within it. :Spellcasting This is the skill that is taught in a magical tradition as outlined in the main rules. Note that the only form that is accredited is Hermetics (taught at Berklee College or Brandeis) and that accreditation is only useful in society if one wishes to become a professor in this relatively "new" field of college training. An accredited Hermetic may be subject to discrimination since they are publicly known. :Spell_Analysis This skill allows the trained to analyze and identify which spell is being cast based on the gestures and verbal components. It can also break down a spell stack into its seperate components while observed in the same way. If the personage being observed is not using gestures then the success rate is -20% from the skill, if they are not using verbal components then they are also -20% from successful analysis, and if they are speed casting then they are -10% per round cut from the casting time to Analyze the casting. They cannot Analyze hung spells, token spells, or spells that are done without both gestures and verbal components. They get a +20% to recognize a spell that they already know or a spell stack including a spell they already know. They get a +10% also if the spell being cast is by someone casting within their own Tradition. A rogue mage with this skill gets a +20% to learn a spell they are observing, IF they make a successful skill roll with this skill. :Steam_Engineering This is the ability to build devices that harness the Uses of Water, including steam powered engines, Water Wheels and the like. It is primarily ONLY available to Dwarves who are the current pioneers in this area. :Streetwise This specialized skill is primarily of use to those in business or involved in criminal activity. It includes knowledge on setting up contacts, knowing if a crime is occuring near you etc. Its also useful in law enforcement. :Tailor This skill is enhanced if one has Artistic Ability in Drawing & Painting, allowing an additional +10% to the base Tailoring roll and which allows the character to do embroidery and other fine needlework. :Tantrics It is used for attempts to seduce for romantic involvement. It will modify a reaction role if the character is trying to seduce or impress or seek assistance or employment etc A low appearance can be made up for by tantrics skill in many situations. Usage of Tantrics on a sexual level requires a HARDiness roll after each hour of activity to remain concious on the part of all parties. Once one personage involved becomes unconscious then the activity ends. Klutzed tantrics rolls ALWAYS result in damage to the persons involved and often result in sprained muscles. :Tatooing This skill REQUIRES that Artistic Ability is already possessed by the character. It includes the preparation of inks, dyes and needles for the tatooing of the body. Tatooing is one means for a Tool Mage to get around some of the worst problems of learning magic in that nature, since a tatoo is difficult to lose or have destroyed, but makes the learning of the magic at start far more expensive since it requires this and the Artistic Ability to work. Tatooing is also used in some religions to identify their membership etc. :Teacher A person that has teaching skill can teach any skill they know (at rank 2 or greater) to someone as IF they had teacher-level rank in it, to teach them their First rank of the skill, and can grant basic certification in the skill if the skill takes 1 wealth point at start ordinarily and the teacher is certified in the skill. The time needed to teach a skill is based on the skill type and the Intuition of the student: TYPE INT Range Time (hrs) ---- --------- ---------- Easy, NL 1-5 16 6-10 12 11-15 10 16-24 8 25+ 6 Easy 1-5 64 6-10 48 11-20 32 21+ 16 Difficult, NL 1-5 240 6-10 120 11-25 90 26+ 60 Difficult 1-5 n/a 6-10 480 11-25 360 26+ 240 Complex, NL 1-5 n/a 6-10 1560 11-25 1200 26+ 1000 Complex 1-5 n/a 6-10 n/a 11-15 4000 16-25 2000 26+ 1560 :Theatre_Arts Includes set design, stage management, stage makeup, costuming design (but not tailoring), stage combat, general theatrical movement, choreography (applyable to Dance only if you have dancing skill). stage lighting and accoustics. Includes non-leveled skill Drafting, costume. :Trapeeze This skill, besides allowing one to perform for entertainment or movement needs upon a trapeeze also adds a +10% to Tantrics Base IF a Trapeeze is being used within the actual activity. :Tumbling Possession of this skill allows its usage when a character has been thrown, hurled or fallen any distance less than twenty feet. If successful then the character will land unharmed and 'on their feet'. It also allows them to perform cartwheels, handstands and flips and gives them a +10% to their base chance if they possess skills of Martial Arts or Hand To and Combat. :Weapon_Mastery This is an advancement on a normal weapon skill, not a seperate skill. The character must have 10 ranks in the skill to buy Weapon Mastery. They must then either buy it at generation or can buy it at the noted difficulty level. It will add +1 to the damage the weapon normally does on an attack. If the weapon must reloaded, then it will reduce the reload time by a round (but never faster than one round). It can be bought multiple times in a weapon category, upto 10 such purchases within the category. :Woodcarving This skill can be enhanced if the character also has the skill artistic Ability and thus gets a +10% to its Base success for this.