Skills: Difference between revisions

'''Contorting:''' ''DEX, Acrobatics;'' This skill allows you to contort your body and squeeze through spaces that would otherwise be too tight for a creature of your size. Especially tight contortions will be more difficult during [[combat]].

'''Dungeoneering:''' ''INT, Survival;'' When exploring a dungeon or subterranean area, you might use this skill to recall information about the area, to make logical inferences, or to know how best to use your [[gear]].

'''Eavesdropping:''' ''AWR, Observation;'' You can use this skill when you want to overhear key information that other people are discussing without yourself being part of the conversation. After you succeed on an AWR/Eavesdropping check, your MC might award you a bonus to a check with the Influence tag, given your better understanding of the social situation.

'''Evading:''' ''INT, Subterfuge;'' You can use this skill to practice the art of hiding in plain sight. By knowing what people look for, you can avoid detection by changing your gait, sticking to crowded areas, or otherwise throwing off those that look for you.

'''Forced March:''' ''END, Stamina;'' You can use this skill when trying to push beyond the normal [[travel]] pace that you could manage in a day, whether by walking a greater distance or by walking a normal distance with a greater load.

'''Forging*:''' ''INT, Subterfuge;'' This skill can help you replicate signatures or create official-looking documents. If you do well on an INT/Forging check, then your MC will likely give you a circumstantial bonus to INT/Disguising or CHA/Savoir Faire checks.

'''Instrument*:''' ''CHA, Performance;'' When you gain points in this skill, specify one type of instrument. When you have that instrument, you can use this skill to make better performances with that instrument. Your MC might rule that you can apply ½ of your skill points to related instruments; for example, if you have Instrument (Lute) +6, then your MC might allow you to play a banjo with a +3 bonus.

'''Leatherworking*:''' ''INT, Crafting;'' When you have the appropriate tools, you can use this skill to make leather goods such as clothes, bags, or even [[armor]].

'''Lockpicking*:''' ''INT, Subterfuge;'' When you have a set of lock picks, you can use this skill to attempt picking any nonmagically sealed lock.

'''Medicine*:''' ''INT, Knowledge;'' You can use this skill when trying to recall factual information about medicines, diseases, and the like, which can help you diagnose someone’s symptoms. If you have bandages, you can make an INT/Medicine check to remove the Bleeding condition (see p. 344) from a creature. Attempting this costs 3 AP, and unless otherwise specified from the source of the Bleeding condition, the DC is 14 + the amount of Bleeding [[damage]]. If you have the proper medicines, you can attempt to treat someone with a [[disease]]. The DC for this treatment, as well as the types of medicine that you need, will be mentioned in the disease’s description.

'''Nature:''' ''INT, Survival;'' You might use this skill when trying to differentiate between edible and toxic mushrooms, recalling the behavior of [[wolf]] packs, or other information about the natural world.

'''Perceiving:''' ''AWR, Observation;'' You might make use of this skill when relying on sensory input, such as scanning a tree line for enemies, looking for concealed [[weapons]], listening for footsteps, or trying to identify a strange odor.

'''Politics:''' ''INT, Knowledge;'' When you take this skill, choose a specific region. Your MC will determine whether this should be a single city or a whole nation, based on the campaign they intend to run. When making INT checks related to the politics of that region, you can add this skill. When making INT checks related to the politics of another region, you can add ½ this skill..

'''Religion:''' ''INT, Knowledge;'' When you take this skill, choose a specific religion. You could pick one of the pantheons listed in Appendix A, or work with your MC to come up with another religious tradition. When making INT checks related to the customs and beliefs of that religion, you can add this skill. When making INT checks related to the customs and beliefs of any other religion, you can add ½ this skill.

'''Tumbling:''' ''DEX, Acrobatics;'' This skill helps you fall in such a way that you don’t get hurt. In addition to allowing you to add dramatic flair to any performance you might put on, if you fall 40 ft or less, you can make a Tumbling check with a DC equal to the amount of ft you fell. If you succeed, halve the damage you would take and move 5 ft in a direction of your choice when you land.