Now that your character's statistic have been rolled and figured, it's time to turn to skills. Skills are sorted into Agility, Communication, Knowledge, Manipulation, Perception and Stealth. Skills in each of these groups has a basic chance of success determined by one or more statictics, as detailed below:
| Agility = DEX+POW Communication = INT+POW Knowledge = INT | Manipulation STR+DEX Perception = INT+POW Stealth = INT+DEX-SIZ |
The base chance represent the lowest level of proficieny the character has with skills under that catergory. However, skills that require specialised knowledge (ie. Crafts, Languages) have to be learned to have any rating in that skill, and so begin at zero.
Weapon Skills: melee weapons have two skills associated with them; Attack and Parry. Thus a character who uses a broadsword will have ratings for Broadsword Attack and Broadsword Parry. Missile weapons only have an Attack rating. Shields can have both, but generally only Parry is learned.
Improving Skills: skills can be improved during character creation, or later, due to experience or training that occurs during play. Prior experience for characters is handled in Step 4, while in-game experience will be dealt with later.
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Agility Boating Climbing Dancing Dodge Drive [X] Riding Swimming Tumbling |
Communication Bargain Credit Fast Talk Oratory Sing |
Knowledge Animal Lore Art Cartography Craft [X] Elf Lore Evaluate Healing Lore Hobbit Lore [begins at 0% unless stated otherwise] Human Lore Magic Lore Mechanical Lore Mineral Lore Navigation Orc Lore Plant Lore Poison Lore Troll Lore World Lore other Lores |
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Manipulation Juggle Pick Lock Play [X] Rope Work Sleight of Hand Set Traps |
Perception Balance Listen Scent/Taste Search Spot Hidden Track |
Stealth Ambush Camouflage Hide Move Quietly |
| Weapon Skills | |||
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1-Handed Axe 2-Handed Axe Dagger 1-Handed Flail 2-Handed Flail 1-Handed Hammer 2-Handed Hammer |
1-Handed Mace 2-Handed Mace 1-Handed Spear 2-Handed Spear Staff 1-Handed Sword 2-Handed Sword |
Thrown Axe Bow Crossbow Thrown Dagger Javelin Sling |
Small Shield Medium Shield Large Shield |