Skills represent some of the most basic and yet most fundamental abilities your character possesses. As your character advances in level, he can gain new skills and improve his existing skills dramatically.
Acquiring Skills
At each level, your character gains a number of skill ranks dependent upon your class plus your Intelligence modifier. Investing a rank in a skill represents a measure of training in that skill. You can never have more ranks in a skill than x5 your level. In addition, each class has a number of favored skills, called class skills. It is easier for your character to become more proficient in these skills, as they represent part of his professional training and constant practice. If you have more than one class and both grant you a class skill bonus, these bonuses do not stack. The number of skill ranks you gain is on display along with the listing of class skills on each class listing. Normal characters gain 5 skill ranks at 1st level and 1 additional skill rank per class level afterward. If you select a level in a new class, all of its class skills are automatically added to your list of class skills. Untrained Class skills can only have skills x3 the character’s level.
| Level | Skill Points Max (Class skill) | Skill Points Max (untrained) |
| 01 | 05 | 03 |
| 02 | 10 | 06 |
| 03 | 15 | 09 |
| 04 | 20 | 12 |
| 05 | 25 | 15 |
| 06 | 30 | 18 |
| 07 | 35 | 21 |
| 08 | 40 | 24 |
| 09 | 45 | 27 |
| 10 | 50 | 30 |
| 11 | 55 | 33 |
| 12 | 60 | 36 |
| 13 | 65 | 39 |
| 14 | 70 | 42 |
| 15 | 75 | 45 |
| 16 | 80 | 48 |
| 17 | 85 | 51 |
| 18 | 90 | 54 |
| 19 | 95 | 57 |
| 20 | 100 | 60 |
| 20+ | 100 | 60 +3 for every level increase Till 99 |
Set Skills
When a player starts they gain a certain amount of skills based on their Intelligence Mod to mark as a set skill (+1 extra one for Human characters). This skill can be any choice skill even if it is not a choice available through their class. Once chosen the skill cannot be changed and it will continue to max out for their level as the character levels (for example at 1 the skill is 5 points, at 2 it’s set to 10, 3 it’s set to 15 and so on increasing 5 points per level). New Set Skills can be gained if the player’s Intelligence Mod increases (cannot be a temporary increase). Additionally, if a player’s INT Mod decreases a set skill is lost (this can be ether temp or not) and the loss is counted as a form of memory loss. Because Set Skills are maxed the player cannot add skill points to it to raise a skill higher than their levels max score.
Skill Checks
When your character uses a skill, he isn’t guaranteed success. In order to determine success, whenever you attempt to use a skill, you must make a skill check. When you make a skill check, you roll 1d20 and then add your ranks and the appropriate ability score modifier to the result of this check. Skills can be further modified by a wide variety of sources—by your race, class ability, equipment, powers, techniques, ability effects or empowered items, and so on. See below for a summary of skill check bonuses. If the result of your skill check is equal to or greater than the difficulty class (or DC) of the task you are attempting to accomplish, you succeed. If it is less than the DC, you fail. Some tasks have varying levels of success and failure depending on how much your check is above or below the required DC. Some skill checks are opposed to the target’s skill check. When making an opposed skill check, the attempt is successful if your check result exceeds the result of the target. Matched equally is seen as a failure on both sides.
Taking 10 and Taking 20
A skill check represents an attempt to accomplish some goal, usually while under some sort of time pressure or distraction. Sometimes, though, a character can use a skill under more favorable conditions, increasing the odds of success.
Taking 10: When your character is not in immediate danger or distracted, you may choose to take 10. Instead of rolling 1d20 for the skill check, calculate your result as if you had rolled a 10. For many routine tasks, taking 10 makes them automatically successful. Distractions or threats (such as combat) make it impossible for a character to take 10. In most cases, taking 10 is purely a safety measure—you know (or expect) that an average roll will succeed but fear that a poor roll might fail, so you elect to settle for the average roll (a 10). Taking 10 is especially useful in situations where a particularly high roll wouldn’t help.
Taking 20: When you have plenty of time, you are faced with no threats or distractions, and the skill being attempted carries no penalties for failure, you can take 20. In other words, if you a d20 roll enough times, eventually you will get a 20. Instead of rolling 1d20 for the skill check, just calculate your result as if you had rolled a 20. Taking 20 means you are trying until you get it right, and it assumes that you fail many times before succeeding. Taking 20 takes 20 times as long as making a single check would take (usually 2 minutes for a skill that takes 1 round or less to perform). Since taking 20 assumes that your character will fail many times before succeeding, your character would automatically incur any penalties for failure before he or she could complete the task (hence why it is generally not allowed with skills that carry such penalties). Common “take 20” skills include Demolitions, Disable Device, Escape Artist, Notice, and Open Lock (when attempting to find traps).
Rolling 1: When the player is rolling a skill and gets the result of a Natural 1 on a d20 they fail at the skill no matter how much they have in the skill ranks.
Rolling 20: In past d20 games a result of a 20 is a natural success. That is not the case here. Instead, it is taken as 20 to the skill many skills however on the result of a 20 are considered a masterpiece, (when crafting, performing social actions, a piece of knowledge, or even performing an action) the result is that this is the way to make a masterwork item in-game or to gain positive reputation towards your character by creating an impressive action. It’s also good to note that a 20 at times may also grant a bonus to future rolls for a given time.
Ability Checks and Mana/ Power/ Chi User Level Checks: The normal take 10 and take 20 rules to apply for ability checks. Neither rule applies to concentration checks or chi user-level checks.
Tools and Assistance
As a player, runs through a game they may come across the need to perform a higher than possible result in a skill roll than possible. To aid this certain tools and gaining the assistance of skilled people in the same skill will help aid the skill roll with a set bonus. For unknown assistance of an NPC, the GM can figure out the NPC’s skill number and roll. The character then grants a bonus of +5 for every 5 points in their roll result. However, gaining assistance does not grant a result of a 20 from the NPC when they are assisting. The result of a 20 can only come from a player’s roll. In the case of tools or certain environments (example: a blacksmith shop grants a bonus to crafting weapons) grant a set bonus based on their entry in the rules or set by the GM. Tools and Assistance is the only way to go beyond the skill limit of 100 for vastly complicated skill checks.
Aid Another (Players Only)
You can help someone achieve success on a skill check by making the same kind of skill check in a cooperative effort. If you roll a 10 or higher on your check, the character you’re helping gets a +10 bonus on his or her check. (You can’t take 10 on a skill check to aid another.) In many cases, a character’s help won’t be beneficial, or only a limited number of characters can help at once.
In cases where the skill restricts who can achieve certain results, such as trying to open a lock, you can’t aid another to grant a bonus to a task that your character couldn’t achieve alone. The GM might impose further restrictions on aiding another on a case-by-case basis as well.
Skill Descriptions
This section describes each skill, including common uses and typical modifiers. Characters can sometimes use skills for purposes other than those noted here, at the GM’s discretion. For a complete summary of all of the skills, see below. Skill descriptions adhere to the following guidelines.
Skill Name: The skill name line includes (in addition to the name of the skill) the following information.
Key Ability: The abbreviation of the ability whose modifier applies to the skill check.
Trained Only: If this notation is included in the skill name line, you must have at least 1 rank in the skill to use it. If this notation is omitted, the skill can be used untrained (with a rank of 0). If any special notes apply to trained or untrained use, they are covered in the Untrained section (see below).
Armor Check Penalty: If this notation is included in the skill name line, an armor check penalty applies) to checks using this skill. If this entry is absent, an armor check penalty does not apply.
Description: The skill name line is followed by a general description of what using the skill represents.
Check: What a character (“you” in the skill description) can do with a successful skill check and the check’s Difficulty Class (DC).
Action: The type of action using the skill requires, or the amount of time required for a check.
Try Again: Any conditions that apply to successive attempts to use the skill successfully. If the skill doesn’t allow you to attempt the same task more than once, or if failure carries an inherent penalty (such as with the Climb skill), you can’t take 20.
Special: Notes the effects of rolling a natural 20 or any other effects caused by the skill.
Restriction: This describes a restriction or limit to skills used at a time or place.
Untrained: This entry indicates what a character without at least 1 rank in the skill can do with it. If this entry doesn’t appear, it means that the skill functions normally for untrained characters (if it can be used untrained) or that an untrained character can’t attempt checks with this skill (for skills that are designated “Trained Only”).
Skill Summary:
Acrobatics – DEX – allows you to do flips and walk tight rope and such
Animal Empathy – SPI – used to befriend or command animal
Appraise – INT- used to determine the value of an item
Atonement – SPI – used to connect and communicate with nature and elements
Bluff – CHA – used to tell a good lie
Climb – STR – allows you to scale surfaces
Concentration – END – maintains control over difficult tasks
Control Shape – END – used to change from one form to the next
Craft (One craft from the list below) – INT- creates something
Demolitions – WIS – allows you to safely or not destroy things
Decipher Script – INT- used to read coded messages as well as research information
Diplomacy – CHA – used to help befriend others
Disable Device – WIS – allows you to safely disarm traps
Disguise – CHA – change the way you look
Drive – DEX – Used in driving vehicles on land
Empathy – SPI – Used to read the minds of creatures or people
Escape Artist – DEX- allows you to escape bonds or grapples
Forgery – INT – used to write codes or make fake copies of paperwork
Gamble – CHA – used to wager in games or cheat at games
Gather Info – COM- used to gather info from people
Intimidate – CHA- used to cause fear in the target
Jump – STR – Allows you to jump distances
Knowledge (one Knowledge from the list below) – INT- one’s knowledge of a subject
Martial Arts – STR- used to perform acts of Strength, perform some attacks and learn techniques
Medical – WIS – used to treat injuries and sickness
Navigate – INT – used to tell direction and maintain a course
Notice – WIS – is used to detect noises and sights at distances, as well as to detect truths
Open Lock – WIS – used to Open locked doors
Perform (performance type) – CHA – used to perform music, speech, or dance.
Pick Pocket – DEX – used to take or place things in the pocket without being noticed
Pilot – DEX – Used to drive/fly a ship
Profession (one from the list below) – WIS – secondary job
Read Lips – INT- used to read lips when listening cant be made
Repair – INT – used to fix broken items or vehicles
Ride – DEX – Used in Riding horses or such
Search – WIS – used to find hidden things
Seduction – COM – the art of charming someone
Stealth – DEX – lets a character move quietly and hidden from the notice of others
Streetwise – INT – Being able to identify the signs and gangs on the street
Survival – WIS – used to forage for food and water, skin hides, set traps
Swim – STR – used to swim
Taunt – CHA – Used to insult others
Use Rope – DEX – Used in making knots or binding people or things
Use Magic Device – CHA – used to control magical items and the powers they hold within
Use Technology – INT – used to hack computers, understand difficult mechanics, and more
Knowledge Skills:
Area – info on a given island or town
Astrology – grants info on the heavens and helps in predictions of the future
Biology – info on Anatomy and biology
Foreign Culture – info on foreign ways and lifestyles
Geography – info on locations of the known world
History – info on world history
Law – info on laws
Mechanics – info on machines
Military Science – technology and strategies of the military
Nature – info on all things natural
Ninjutsu – info and an understanding of ninja techniques and ways
Occult – info on the Dark and Hidden Art
Poisons – info on poisons and venoms
Programing – info and understanding of computer language
Religion – info on religions
Craft Skills:
Armor / Clothing – create normal armor
Chemistry / alchemy – create/identify basic chemicals, powders
Cooking / Brewing – cook food and brew stews and alcohol
Items / Jewelry – create basic items
Machines/Technology – create basic machines and advance Tech
Vehicles – create basic vehicles
Weapons / Firearms – create normal weapons
Profession:
Bartender – skilled at getting people to talk with a little help from a bottle
Book Keeper – skilled at acquiring knowledge through books
Bum – skilled at survival on the streets
Farmer – skilled at growing plants and harvesting them
Fisherman – skilled at the art of catching fish, and handling a boat
Herbalist – skilled at finding and gathering herbs
Homemaker – skilled at keeping things clean
Lumberjack – skilled at getting supplies wood
Miner – skilled at getting supplies Metal
Officer – skilled at handling people and acting out the law
Politician – skilled at handling decisions and social issues
Potter / Artist – skilled at making pottery
Rancher – skilled at handling animals needs
Shop keeper – skilled at making deals on items
Tailor – Skilled at making cloths/cleaning/mending
Writer / Reporter – skilled at writing books and news reports
Acrobatics
DEX Armor Check Penalty Applies
This skill grants the player the ability to perform acts of balance and Tumbles. Be it staggering down a boat while in motion or walking a tight rope or small ledge the balance part of Acrobatics is a key in any movement choice. The skill also has use in performing flips, slides, and tumbles to move through a difficult area or trap.
Check:
When using it for Balance it’s common to run across these situations thus the DC is listed here.
Example: DC:
Drunk / Ill walking normally 20
Walking on a moving boat 20
Walking on a beam 4 inches wide 30
Walking on a beam 2 inches wide 50
Tightrope Walking 75
Walking on Ice 40
Walking on Loose Ground 15
When using it for Tumbles / Flips to move through difficult situations
Example: DC:
Tumble from Jump 10
Tumble from Moving Vehicle 40
Tumble past Trap wire 50
Tumble past Laser sensor 75
Lastly is when trying to use the skill when Sliding through an area sliding requires a running start. Doing this action causes the player to become prone.
Example: DC:
Slide 5’ Normal Ground 5
Slide 5’ Rough ground 20
Slide 20’ Normal Ground 40
Slide 20’ Rough Ground 60
Action:
Depending on how the player chooses to use the skill determines what kind of action is taken, Balance actions are free, while Tumbles are a movement action and slides are a partial action.
Try Again:
Failing on this skill results in a fall or failing to move through the difficult situation, perhaps even making the player prone to an attacker or taking falling damage. They can only recover from this roll by trying the task again.
Special:
One can use this skill to move past an enemy so long as they don’t attack them and are in melee combat. Any other time their movement is considered blocked and they can’t move forward.
For every 10 points in Perform Dance, a player gains a +2 in this skill. On the result of a 20, the action causes an Impressing act granting a bonus to reputation gain roll at the end.
Untrained:
This skill can be used untrained.
Animal Empathy
SPI
This skill is used to befriend, handle and care for in day to day needs of animals and monsters. Befriending an animal allows the player to change the domineer of the creature making them either less hostile or possibly even friendly towards them. The skill is also used to handle day-to-day tasks of dealing with a creature such as feeding and cleaning up after them. Lastly, Trainers, Rangers, and Combo Ninja can use this skill to teach their pet/partner to perform tasks such as fetch, sit, speak, and such. (Note if the pet/partner has a high INT they may already speak common or a given language)
Check:
When using this skill to befriend a creature the skill is affected by many situations
Examples: DC:
Tame Hostile Creature 75
Tame Docile Creature 40
Change Domineer Hostile 50
When using the skill to perform Day to day tasks is affected by the creature type, this also pertains to gathering items from them like eggs
Examples: DC:
Feed Dog 10
Feed Tiger 50
Feed Shark 60
Gather Eggs Chicken 10
Gather Eggs Crocodile 75
Shear Sheep 25
Milk Cow 20
When Training a Pet / Partner at new Tasks
Examples: DC:
Fetch 50
Trick 75
Speak 30
Sit 20
Stay 10
Action:
The only time this skill is used in combat is Befriending the creature which at that time the skill takes a full round to perform. The rest all remain as skill checks made with no sense of rounds in mind. Some like training will have to be done regularly till the creature learns (time is determined by the GM based on the creature’s INT score)
Try Again:
Failure to Befriending the creature may cause it to run or attack, Failure on the day-to-day may cause the creature to become hostile, or ruin the gathering attempt preventing any more to be acquired by that creature. Failure on training can be re-rolled and it’s just determined that it took longer to train the creature that day.
Special:
Profession Rancher Skill will grant a +2 bonus for every 10 points placed in that skill. On the result of a 20 on this skill, the player gains a +5 bonus towards trying again with that animal.
Untrained:
This skill can only be used untrained in handling the day-to-day tasks of an animal and gathering from them. It can not be used untrained to befriend or teach a creature.
Appraise
INT
This skill is used to estimate the value of an item or object, calculate the number of funds in a pile and find hidden abilities of an object. It’s a skill highly used by both merchants and those with a criminal background to estimate if an item can be sold for a high price, or if it’s just useless junk.
The breakdown is in two parts the value and the use of an item.
Check:
When using this skill one can choose to use it to estimate a value which can be affected by the look and age of the object also used to estimate the amount in a pile of money or jewels
Example: DC:
Common Vase 20
Antique Vase 40
Jewel Value 60
Jewelry Value 40
Coin Pile 30
Other items 75
The skill can also be used to identify any special properties of the item
Example: DC:
Unique Item 40
Masterpiece 15
+1 Item 20
+2 Item 40
+3 Item 60
+4 Item 80
+5 Item 100
Unique Ability 50
Action:
This skill takes a full-round action to estimate the value to perform yet is often not used in battle outside of greedy characters. Discovering the use of an item can not be performed in combat and takes a roll representing hours of examination of it.
Try Again:
A Failed roll will not be reported to the player and they simply are given a value or possible use that make be completely wrong. It’s up to the player to try again for a different result.
Special:
The Skills Knowledge History, Decipher Script and Craft (Weapons, Armor, Items) can also be used to find out about items uses and value. Knowledge History grants a +2 bonus on this skill for every 10 points in that skill. Craft (Weapons, Armor, Items) skill grants a +2 bonus on this skill when trying to figure out its uses for every 10 points in that skill. The result of a 20 on this skill grants a +5 bonus to try and discover the value or use of the item again.
Untrained:
This skill can not be used Untrained, try to do such will always get the wrong result.
Atonement
SPI
Atonement is a skill one has to be able to link with the world around them on a new level. This skill helps bring forth the player to gain a second sense of the world and find out of place things and detect strange effects of the environment around them.
Check:
When using this skill one can choose to use it to Sense or read the environment to learn about things coming or that occurred, even learning about sources of damage an area has taken.
Example: DC:
Sense Weather Changes 30
Sense Natural Disasters 60
Read Damages Suffered 20+ (DC is higher based on time passed)
Eternal Clock 10
Eternal Compass 50
Speak with Nature 75
Speak with Element 100
Understand/Read Elemental 40
Sense Hidden Rooms/Traps 30+ (DC is higher due to the Stealth roll)
The skill can also be used to establish a connection with the environment boosting elemental-based attacks and defenses. The DC is harder based on the smaller amount of steady element or the presence of the counter element. This use can only be done through someone skilled in using the elements in their ways (Monks, Ninja, Powers)
Example: DC:
Boost Elemental Attack 20+ (Doubles the damage of the attack)
Boost Elemental Defense 20+ (Doubles the defense)
Elemental assist 10+ (brings forth a small elemental to aid)
Add Element to Attack 30+ (Adds Element to an attack)
Add Element to Defense 30+ (Adds Element to a defense)
Elemental Movement 10+ (User Moves with small wake in element)
Action:
This skill takes a full round to activate and requires a concentration roll each round to maintain it up.
Try Again:
A Failed roll will result in the elements being unwilling to help and the player cannot try again in the area, they must move on elsewhere. On the result of a 1, the elements treat the user as a threat and the user falls under the unlucky defect effect (or more severe if they have it) while in the area.
Special:
The skill gains a bonus to it for every 10 points in Knowledge Nature. This skill gains additional bonuses for the higher concentrated form of a set element within the area of the user. The result of a 20 on this skill grants a +5 bonus to its next use.
Untrained:
This skill cannot be used Untrained, try to do such will always get a wrong result or cause the user’s action to outright fail.
Bluff
CHA
This skill is used to create a lie or tell an untrue story to NPCs in hopes to sway their way of thinking. The use of fabricating lies to gain an advantage in some way is a very handy skill to have. Sometimes the skill can be used also to fool a target in combat to be distracted making them more venerable to a sneak attack. The Skill is divided into three parts, Lies, Story Telling, and Fooling opponents. Each time this skill is used the targets make an opposed Notice roll to determine if they fall for the bluff, the DC they need to pass is the result the player made with the bluff. If the target fails to get above the bluff roll then they will take it as truth. If they get above the result they don’t believe the bluff.
Check:
Telling a lie is helpful in gaining treasures or could be the difference in you ending up going to be executed for a crime.
Example: DC:
Passing Counterfeit money 20
Fooling Police off Trail 75
Taking credit for a task not performed 30
Scamming money 50
If one wishes to gain a higher standing among a crowd or gain a Reputation the way to go about that is through storytelling, of themselves or others, while less damaging towards criminal ways it does have some difficulty in making others believe your stories or not.
Example: DC:
War Story 30
Fish Tale (about the one that got away) 50
Heroic Story (your heroics) 75
Legendary Story (you are equal to God) 100
The last way to use the skill is to fool a target in combat. This is far more difficult as often the target is seeking to kill or harm the player.
Example: DC:
Bigger threat then you 50
Your on their side 90
You died or fallen 50
Distraction form another target 20
Feint 20
Action:
Telling a lie and storytelling are both done out of combat, the first is relatively done quickly with a single roll while the second one (which I suggest the GM gets as much of the story from the player) takes longer and may require more than a single roll. The last being able to fool an opponent is a free action that can be performed in combat and requires the target to make an opposed Notice roll, on failing to surpass the player’s result they fall for the bluff and become venerable to an attack.
Try Again:
Failing to pull off a bluff does not allow you to try again, while you can use another bluff (out of combat with a new lie. Failing tends to increase the DC of the future bluffs as people aren’t easily fooled many times over after they detect they are being told a lie.
Special:
Several Knowledge Skills can aid in a lie granting a bonus to the DC. A person with a High reputation has an easier time at telling convincing lies thus with every 5 ranks of a good reputation the player gains a +2 bonus to bluff rolls. On the result of a 20 on this skill, it grants the player a bonus towards their next reputation roll.
Restriction:
Players’ traits such as Chronic Lair and Honest Abe affect how often one would use and how effective their bluff may be.
Untrained:
This skill can be used untrained with no restrictions on its use.
Climb
STR
This skill is used to scale surfaces. An important skill to use to get by difficult terrains like mountains and cliffs, it also is used to climb trees, ladders, rope, and buildings. This skill only has one use.
Check:
The ability to climb is very important in making a difference; the difficulty is based on different situations.
Example: DC:
Climb a ladder 10
Climb a rope 20
Climb Tree 40
Climb Rocky Cliff 40
Climb shear Cliff 60
Climb difficult terrain 75
Climb building stone / wood 75
Climb glass / metal building 90
Climb form upside down 100
Climb in Combat +30
Action:
The action of climbing is considered a move if in combat but requires both hands to perform so unless you have another way to fight you are not very likely to perform this skill and attack at the same time without falling.
Try Again:
Failing a Climb skill check is not a good thing, while the player can take action to improve the result of a failure, they are given a second climb check in order to regain their grip. If they fail on the second the character is falling.
Special:
A ninja can take the ability or gain it through teaching that allows them a large bonus to this check by expelling chi into making the climb. The result of a 20 on this roll grants the player a +5 the next time they have to use this skill.
Restriction:
Characters that took defects to arms and legs or characters suffering from injured limbs will find it near impossible to even try to perform this skill.
Untrained:
This skill can be used untrained without restrictions
Concentration
END
This skill is used to maintain the steady use of multiple techniques or powers at one time or even use them in combat without declaring taking a defensive action first. This skill is very vital and failing it could mean the failure of a mission.
Check:
The difficulty of this skill is based on the situation they are placed in and the tasks they try to perform.
Example: DC:
Using a single Technique or spell 0
Using a technique or spell in combat 20
Using a technique or spell with an active ability 40
Using two techniques at one time 60
Maintain bardic Performance 15
Action:
Using this skill is a free action, and often in combat is the result of a reactionary action such as being attacked while a technique is being used.
Try Again:
Failing this skill when it comes time to use it often means the failure of one or multiple techniques and abilities active in combat. There is no roll to recover from a failure. It’s also important to note that if the player does not make a declaration known to the GM that they are using the technique on the defensive then they leave themselves open to an attack of opportunity and the need to roll this skill to see if they can maintain the techniques use or waste the chi.
Special:
This is one of the only reactionary skills. It’s used more often as the result of an action and not a task that needed to be performed beforehand. On the result of a 20, the player is granted a +5 bonus on the next concentration roll.
Restriction:
If the player is asked to make the roll and they choose not to the action is a failure and dropped.
Untrained:
This skill can be used untrained.
Control Shape
END
This skill is used to change or resist a change of forms. No class has this as a skill and is considered a cross-class skill for all. The player can gain this skill through in-game training, or by taking the feat Cosmopolitan. Transformation magic types are the primary users of this skill to regain control over the possession or if they are competent in their skills bring out the possessed form. The Skill is also used to change into a mode of fighting or in the case of mermaids (over 30) gain use of their legs.
Check:
The difficulty of This skill is often affected by the DC of a possessed soul, also is based on the stress of the environment they are being put through.
Example: DC:
Switch Form +20
Maintain Form in hostile situation +50
Change into a combat mode 40
Action:
Using this skill takes a Full round to use, being attacked when doing this might require a concentration roll to get to the result you want, failing the concentration roll causes the transformation to return to normal (with the exception of going from animal form to Normal, in which they remain in animal form mode)
Try Again:
A failure with the roll causes the form to drop
Special:
Control Shape is a cross-class skill unless it is awarded through training or gained through the feat Cosmopolitan. The result of a 20 on this skill grants a bonus of +5 towards the next use of this skill.
Untrained:
This skill can not be used Untrained
Craft Armor / Clothing
INT
This skill creates armor or article of clothing for the character. The value is based on the quality and reputation of the character. The character needs to either purchase supplies or gather them (using other skills). This skill lets the player treat/dye the materials, build the clothing or armor, and even understand the uses of some armor by simply examining it.
Check:
When Dying or treating materials some objects can be more difficult than others.
Example: DC:
Dye Cloth 10
Dye Leather 40
Dye Metal 80
Treat Leather 50
When Making the armor and clothing the difficulty is based on the difficulty of crafting
Example: DC:
Tailor Shirt 15
Tailor Jacket 25
Tailor leather armor 40
Tailor Studded Leather 50
Craft Plate Mail 80
Craft Chain Mail 75
Craft Breast Plate 60
Mend Clothing / Leather 20
Mend Armor (metal) 50
The skill can also be used to identify any special properties of the item
Example: DC:
Unique Item 40
Masterpiece 15
+1 Item 20
+2 Item 40
+3 Item 60
+4 Item 80
+5 Item 100
Unique Ability 50
Action:
The action of crafting is impossible to be performed in battle it’s a skill to be done in downtime and may require special equipment or even a special shop like (a blacksmith for crafting metal armor) it is considered that most of this work is based on hours not seconds that many skills use. In fact the higher the difficulty the longer in time it takes to craft the item.
Try Again:
Failing on a craft roll is known instantly and is considered a mess up when crafting (a result of a 1 may make a fault in the armor if the are multiple 1’s (see faults on armor in the items section). The armor/clothing is not useless it can still be crafted it just takes another result to recover from this mistake.
Special:
When rolling a 20 on a craft roll the player either succeed quicker or gains a Blessing (see item rules for the listing of blessings.) For every 10 points in Profession Tailor, the user is granted a +2 bonus to this skill.
Restriction:
Crafting Armor/clothing takes a set time limit to create. On clothing, it’s 1 hour per DC of the clothing, thus a shirt takes 3 hours to make. While for armor, which is a stronger harder material, it’s 6 hours per DC of the Armor thus a set of chain mail takes 450 hours (that’s 18 ½ nonstop no rest days) but stopping between crafts is very much doable.
Untrained:
This skill can be used untrained but untrained the player does not gain bonuses from tools or rooms that a trained person would.
Craft Chemistry / Alchemy
INT
This skill creates chemicals used to heal/harm/affect a designated target. It is also used to identify chemicals as such. The player needs to gather materials and tools to craft the chemicals from as well as store them in. This skill is split into ways of Healing, Harming, Effecting, and Identifying.
The DC of the crafted chemicals to remove such things as disease grant the player a bonus of +5 per every 5 of the medicines DC for each to make a new attempt to save vs. the bad effect. This is the way to figure out bonuses or DCs on Chemical boosts, drugs and weapons are +1 per every 5 of the chemicals craft DC and a set +10.
Check:
The skill can be used to craft powerful healing potions, salves, and pills. (for a full listing see items section: Craft Chemicals)
Example: DC:
Cure Light Potion (heal 1d8) 10
Remove/Treat Disease Pill (cure disease) 40
Healing Salve (heal 1d4, 1d10 rounds) 25
Cure Moderate Potion (heal 3d8) 50
Cure Serious Potion (heal 5d8) 80
Chi Boost Pill (Bonus chi gain) 40
Chi Restoration Pill (heal 1d100 chi) 50
Resist Disease Salve (Bonus to resist) 50
The skill can be used to craft powerful drugs, and the ability affecting gasses, useful materials, and poisons. (for a full listing see items section: Craft Chemicals list)
Example: DC:
Cocaine 60
Opium (DC vs. Illusion and addiction) 30
Nitrous Oxide (DC vs. uncontrolled Laughing) 60
Chloroform (DC vs. Sleep) 40
Glue paste (used to craft other items) 10
Chemical Dye (used to craft other items) 15
Flash Powder (DC vs. blindness) 25
The skill can be used to craft harmful splash-based chemicals, deadly poisons, or even dangerous explosives. (for a full listing see items section: Craft Chemicals list)
Example: DC
Acid, Common 30
Acid, Strong 60
Napalm 80
Mustard Gas 40
Nitroglycerin 50
The skill can also be used to identify any special properties of the item
Example: DC:
Identify Chemical +10 (plus chemical DC)
Identify Bonus +20 (per bonus)
Action:
Crafting chemicals take time to craft and even is at times difficult to make outside a controlled environment of a lab. Thus this is not a skill that often can be placed in combat. But at times some natural chemicals may appear (see plant guide for choices) and once identified can be used in their natural state. Identifying them takes a full-round action. Leaving a chemical to craft is unwise and often will cause the process to fail. Making chemicals requires constant surveillance.
Try Again:
Failing at crafting a chemical goes many ways, One is the effect or DC is less than it normally would be (if the roll is failed within 10), more than that destroys the materials making a useless goo. Rolling a 1 causes the effect of the chemical to either reverse or explode in a violent eruption or other effects (see chemical defects in the items section). Chemical can be added to with other chemicals but stacking effects of two of the same kind don’t work.
Special:
For every 10 points in Craft Cooking, this skill is granted a +2 bonus. Rolling a 20 on this skill grants a bonus to the chemical based on the crafter’s INT Modifier, this bonus on effect-based chemicals raises the DC of the item by the bonus, all others gain a bonus to damage or healing.
Restriction:
Crafting takes time, all chemicals take 1 hour per every 5 in the DC. Some chemicals however must be made in a controlled environment and thus can’t be made outside a lab.
Untrained:
This skill can not be used untrained.
Craft Cooking / Brewing
INT
This skill creates food, and drink and even helps process food or supplies for later use. The difficulty of This skill is based on the type of food, environment, and overall goal. Unlike other crafts, these skills DC are stackable on each other due to the environment and food and tools at one’s disposal. The skill is broken up into parts of Brewing, Cooking, and Processing
Check:
To use this skill in Brewing is to craft liquids most likely alcohol from materials that have been gathered.
Example: DC:
Brew in pot +50
Brew in Still +30
Brew in Brewery +10
Beer +20
Sake +50
Alcohol +40
Wine +10
To use this skill to create a meal in cooking it all depends on the quality of the ingredients and environment of what there is as well as the overall goal.
Example: DC:
Bonfire +20
Grill +15
Oven +10
Poor Quality +30
Good Quality +10
Finest Quality +5
A simple meal +5
A Banquet +30
Gourmet Meal +50
Boil Water +5
Raw meal +15
The final way to use the skill of cooking is to process food for later use or to keep it from spoiling.
Example: DC:
Dehydrate +50
Smoked +20
Salted +20
Canned +10
Pickled +30
Action:
Cooking is impossible to be done in combat. It takes time to make a meal. Even more, time to brew and process food. Cooking takes 10 minutes per the DC of the final product. While Brewing and Processing take 1 hour per the final DC of the product. Once started leaving the food to cook will cause it to fail and burn.
Try Again:
Failing a craft cooking results in the destruction of the ingredients or causing a meal that asks for a DC vs. sickness based on the cooking. The player cant re-roll they would have to make a new meal.
Special:
For every 10 skill points in Profession Homemaker or Profession Bartender grants this skill a +2 bonus. Many items are out there that help grant a bonus to cooking skills such as a frying pan.
Cooked meals that have the result of a 20 on the roll, grant a healing of 1d8+crafters level, per meal.
Restriction:
Cooking can’t be used in battle unless a class or ability states otherwise.
Untrained:
This skill can be used untrained, but only for cooking a meal, and rolling a 20 does not result in the healing bonus.
Craft Items / Jewelry
INT
This craft skill allows the crafter to make various items as well as wearable jewelry or armaments. This skill is for master artists and craftsmen. In-game terms it’s a handy skill to have as many of the abilities to aid through crafting can be done faster in this skill outside of skills like (crafting armor or craft weapons) yet these do offer less of a bonus in the end. The skill is also used to identify the value and abilities of an item. The skill is divided into Crafting Items, Jewelry, and Identifying items.
Infusing items as they are crafted will create a blessed item that has abilities or other uses. (for a full listing of the items and Jewelry see the items section: Misc. Items or Jewelry section.) Items require certain materials and tools but unlike other skills can be done in any environment at no added DC.
Check:
Using this skill to craft items allows the user to craft simple day-to-day items to even some with greater use.
Example: DC:
Broom 10
Pan 20
Bucket 15
Vase 25
Rope 15
Repair Item 20
Wooden ladder 30
Rope Ladder 50
Using this skill to craft jewelry or other wearable accessories may by granting bonuses to the user.
Example: DC:
Necklace 40
Earrings 30
Ring 40
Bracers 50
Belt 30
Shoes 60
Armband 40
Crown 80
Hat 30
Bracelet 40
The skill can also be used to identify any special properties of the item
Example: DC:
Unique Item 40
Masterpiece 15
+1 Item 20
+2 Item 40
+3 Item 60
+4 Item 80
+5 Item 100
Unique Ability 50
Action:
The task of crafting an item/jewelry takes time and can not be done in battle. It requires a set amount of time-based on what is being crafted. Items take 10 minutes per every 5 points in the DC. While Jewelry takes 1 hour for every 5 points in the DC. Identifying takes Full action or more.
Try Again:
Failing on a craft roll is known instantly and is considered a mess up when crafting (a result of a 1 may make a fault in the item if the are multiple 1’s see items defects in items section). The item/jewelry is not useless it can still be crafted it just takes another result to recover from this mistake.
Special:
Items, as they are crafted, can have chi used in the crafting which at times offers the item a unique ability. Also rolling a 20 also grants an ability to the item bases on the Items section.
Restriction:
This can’t be used in battle at any time.
Untrained:
This skill can be used untrained to craft basic items, these items can not be infused with chi or gain an ability on the result of a 20. Jewelry can not be crafted untrained.
Craft Machines / Technology
INT
Crafting Machines allows one to create useful tools and devices that help out in both adventures and in other crafts. A truly skilled craftsman in this skill can create constructs to perform actions under programmed orders. The skill is also used to identify the value and abilities of a machine.
While it doesn’t need a set place allowing the user to build anywhere machines require tools and massive amounts of supplies that aren’t likely to be carried along a journey.
Check:
This skill can be used to craft simple or complex Machines
Example: DC:
Simple Lock 10
Complex Lock 50
Clock 20
Communication Device 70
Programmed Device 60
Puppet 30
Construct 90
Drone 110
Cyborg 60+
Robot 80+
Nanobot 110+
Mecha 100+
Mech suit 90+
The skill can also be used to identify any special properties of the item
Example: DC:
Unique Item 40
Masterpiece 15
+1 Item 20
+2 Item 40
+3 Item 60
+4 Item 80
+5 Item 100
Unique Ability 50
Action:
Crafting a machine takes a lot of time. Doing so in combat is impossible. When rolling on this craft the player is dedicating a set amount of time which is 1 hour for every 5 points in the DC. The player can gather up their supplies and move elsewhere and work on it in their own time, staying with the build is not necessary. Identifying a machine’s abilities is a full-round action.
Try Again:
Failing on a craft roll is known instantly and is considered a mess up when crafting (a result of a 1 may make a fault in the machines if there are multiple 1’s (see faults on machines in the items section: machines). The machine is not useless it can still be crafted it just takes another result to recover from this mistake.
Special:
Rolling a 20 on this skill grants the Machine a special ability (see blessings on machines in the items section: Machines). This skill gains a +2 for every 10 points in Knowledge Machines.
Restriction:
This skill can only be used by those trained in it and requires tools to build with.
Untrained:
This skill can not be used untrained.
Craft Vehicles
INT
A skilled task is being able to craft a vehicle, for long days of travel a vehicle is a better option offering the player a chance to not exhaust themselves and arrive at distances that would take days or even be near impossible to travel through human means. A handy skill to have on hand to travel the world’s waters, skies, and mountains. The skill allows the player to craft, repair, and fuel vehicles on top of value and identifies the abilities of other vehicles. To make the vehicles one needs a shop to work, tools, and materials to build from.
Check:
This skill can be used to craft, repair, and fuel vehicles.
Example: DC:
Make rowboat 25
Make Bicycle 30
Make Engine 60
Make Cart 30
Make Fuel 20
Repair Vehicle 10+ (depending on the damage)
Make Sailboat 40
Make Car 80
Make Tank 100
Make Train 75
The skill can also be used to identify any special properties of the item
Example: DC:
Unique Item 40
Masterpiece 15
+1 Item 20
+2 Item 40
+3 Item 60
+4 Item 80
+5 Item 100
Unique Ability 50
Action:
This skill can not be done in a battle, it takes days to make a vehicle, 8 hours per 5 of the DC of the vehicle. Building a vehicle is one that takes time so leaving it and returning to it doesn’t matter.
Try Again:
Failing on a craft roll is known instantly and is considered a mess up when crafting (a result of a 1 may make a fault in the vehicles if there are multiple 1’s (see faults on vehicles in the items section). The vehicle is not useless it can still be crafted it just takes another result to recover from this mistake. Identifying a vehicle’s ability is a full-round action.
Special:
A roll of a 20 on this skill grants a Bonus to the vehicle’s movement of ¼ the players level x 10 in feet per round. The skill Repair grants a +2 bonus on this skill for every 10 points in it.
Restriction:
This is a skill that both require materials but also a place to work on it over the long hours it needs to craft.
Untrained:
This skill can not be used untrained.
Craft Weapons/firearms
INT
This skill is used to craft weapons, ammo, and firearms, a handy skill for any team with the need for weapons. The skill can be used outside of a shop but is not very useful outside a shop. Users can also infuse chi into the crafting to grant bonuses and new abilities to weapons. The skill requires supplies to craft the weapons. The skill can also be used to identify bonuses and abilities of weapons and ammo. The skill is broken into three parts Weapons, Ammo, and Identifying.
Check:
Using the skill to craft Weapons is based on the type of weapon being made.
Example: DC:
Sword 40
Staff 15
Bow 25
Dagger 20
Rifle 70
Mace 30
Club 5
Axe 40
Hammer 20
Spear 10
Using this skill to craft ammo creates 10 of the ammo in one process
Example: DC:
Sling Bullet 5
Arrow 15
Dart 20
Ninja Star 10
Rifle Bullet 50
Pistol Bullet 50
The skill can also be used to identify any special properties of the item
Example: DC:
Unique Item 40
Masterpiece 15
+1 Item 20
+2 Item 40
+3 Item 60
+4 Item 80
+5 Item 100
Unique Ability 50
Action:
Crafting a weapon can’t be done in combat. Crafting takes 1 hour per every 5 for the DC of the weapon or the ammo. While it takes a full-round action to identify a weapon’s properties.
Try Again:
Failing on a craft roll is known instantly and is considered a mess up when crafting (a result of a 1 may make a fault in the weapons if they are multiple 1’s (see faults on weapons in the items section). The weapons/firearms are not useless it can still be crafted it just takes another result to recover from this mistake.
Special:
Weapons, as they are crafted, can have chi used in the crafting which at times offers the weapon a unique ability. Also rolling a 20 also grants an ability to the item bases on the weapons section.
Restriction:
Crafting Weapons can be used untrained but are limited to simple weapons, and can not be infused with chi.
Untrained:
This skill can be used untrained in crafting simple weapons only.
Demolitions
WIS
This skill is used to plan and set an explosive to gain the best result in destruction from it. This skill can mean the difference in getting a hole in a wall or having a wall collapse down on the explosives expert. This skill lets the player determine where to place explosives to get the best results and not bring harm to others unintentionally. The skill can also be used to identify the type and location where explosives were used in ruins.
Check:
Using this skill lets the user determine the best place to set explosives to destroy something.
Example: DC:
Shaped Charge 40
Dynamite 10
Homemade Explosive 50
Explosive Burn 40
Cutting Charge 60
Detecting Explosives Used +40
Action:
This skill can be used in battle but takes a full-round action to perform unless an ability states otherwise.
Try Again:
Failing on this skill does not mean it can be re-rolled the result of failing results in either destroying the set target or worse case causing harm to the user or allies with the skill.
Special:
A 20 with this skill grants additional damage on the explosive, or on identifying the explosive grants an +5 on the next time the skill is used that way even if it fails to identify.
Restriction:
This skill requires a form of explosive to be placed with the exception of looking through damage to see what kind of explosive and where it was placed.
Untrained:
This skill can not be used untrained
Decipher Script
INT
This skill is used to understand and send coded messages, research books for information and gain knowledge on info one doesn’t have previous knowledge in. This skill is handy when sending coded messages back and forth between commanding units and teams, it’s also handy for those with few knowledge skills allowing them a way to research through books and papers to find an idea on what they need in info from the knowledge they seek.
Check:
When using this skill to decode a message its difficulty is based on the code type
Example: DC:
Numeric Code 40
Invisible Ink Code 10
Message Code 50
Image code 50
Partial Code 70
When using this skill to research a subject the difficulty is based on the rarity of that knowledge
Example: DC:
Common knowledge 20
Advance Knowledge 40
Hidden Knowledge 80
Rare Knowledge 100
Action:
This skill is used out of combat only. Both ways of using this skill take time and even a proper location like a library to get research materials on subjects. Using the skill depending on the DC makes end up taking days to research or understand. Doing research can be interrupted and not affect the skill in any way.
Try Again:
Nothing occurs other than failing to receive the info from the use of the skill when failing, so re-rolling the skill is very possible with no difficulty.
Special:
Rolling a 20 on this skill even if the result fails to make the DC grants a +5 for the next time the skill is used to assist in getting the skill to pass.
Restriction:
Due to the time requirements, this skill is not useable in combat and may require a location such as a library.
Untrained:
This skill can be used untrained but rolling a 20 does not get the bonus to the next roll.
Diplomacy
CHA
This skill is used to talk and influence the way and opinions of individuals, through strong arguments, debate, and speeches. A handy skill to be used to help deal with situations with more finesse than raw muscle and brute strength. This skill can be used to influence decisions or to rally a group.
Check:
Using this skill to Influence Decisions the player suffers a DC on the attitude of the target towards them and the decision they need to make.
Example: DC:
Enemy, something they are against 100
Enemy, something they are for 80
Angry, something they are against 80
Angry, something they are for 60
Neutral, something they are against 60
Neutral, something they are for 40
Happy, something they are against 40
Happy, something they are for 20
Loyal, something they are against 20
Loyal, something they are for 5
Using this skill to Rally a group has its DC based on the attitude of the crowd.
Example: DC:
Calm an angry crowd 60
Calm a mob out for blood 80
Enrage a mob 20
Enrage a gathering 60
Gather People around 10
Sway the opinion of a group 50
Action:
While the skill can be used in combat it is rarely done as often in battle it is hard to influence people beyond their current state. But in either way the player uses the skill, it is considered a free action.
Try Again:
Failing to perform diplomacy will often make any future attempts much harder than to do, In some cases, it might even enrage the target towards the user of the skill if failed by a great amount.
Special:
When rolling a 20 even if the end result fails to beat the DC of the skill the player gains a +5 to the next attempt and does not have a negative result of the speech it’s taken as they haven’t yet swayed their influence on their target.
Restriction:
The only restriction is that the words being used to influence must be heard in the case of spoken or written in the case of reports and letters. It is also suggested to GMs ask that the player say what they are trying to say first before making a roll as their choice of words may affect the DC of the roll.
Untrained:
The skill can be used untrained, but the results of a 20 do not apply to those not trained in this skill.
Disable Device
WIS
The skill Disable Device is a handy one to have in the team. The skill could make the difference between a trap going off on the players or safely being destroyed or dismantled. It is also used to find and destroy weak points in machines. The skill is broken up into two parts Disarming, and Salvaging.
Check:
When disarming a device the player is out to destroy or deactivate the item so it is not used again.
Example: DC:
Disarming Tripwire trap 10
Disarming Tripwire explosive 30
Disarm Pressure plate trap 50
Disarm pressure plate explosive 75
Disable Vehicle 40
Disable Construct 80
When Salvaging the player is seeking to either collect from the disarmed trap or change the operation of the device
Example: DC:
Salvage Explosive trap 60
Salvage Trap 40
Change Orders Constructs 100
Hot Wire vehicle 40
Action:
Trying to disable a device in combat is vastly difficult if not impossible adding an additional +40 to the DC to perform. But often the skill is used outside of combat. In both cases it takes a full-round action or longer depending on the task they are trying to perform.
Try Again:
Failing to disable a device is not known to the player till they follow through with the actions that normally would set the device to become active. Because of this, it’s completely up to the player if the device is disabled or not. If they think they failed they can keep trying till they are satisfied. While Savaging an item using the skill only allows one roll if they fail to succeed then the salvage can’t be done again.
Special:
This skill allows the player to both destroy and gather the remains to use themselves on their own or other devices. Rolling a 20 does not guarantee success on this skill and grants a +5 on trying this skill again. Many tools are available to help with this skill. Every 10 points in Knowledge Machines grants a +2 to this skill.
Restriction:
The skill has no restrictions other than the fact that it’s a trained skill only.
Untrained:
This skill can not be used untrained. The untrained have to find other ways to disable devices.
Disguise
CHA
This skill is used to hide one person’s looks from the eyes in a public setting. This skill is used in two ways one in changing the physical look of the character through the use of makeup costumes or even props, the other is to change the look through the performance of actions, such as how they walk, talk or even smell.
Check:
Using this skill to disguise the physical look is based on what one is trying to hide.
Example: DC:
Hide or add Scars 10
Change Hair color 15
Change Age look 40
Change Sex Look 60
Change clothing 5
Change Skin color 15
Change racial look 50
Change look to animal 70
Change look to object 80
Using this skill to disguise the actions of the character has a Dc based on how they have to
Act
Example: DC:
Act different age 25
Act like different sex 20
Act like Animal 50
Act like object 60
Act like a completely different person 50
Act like a different character class 75
Action:
While this skill is and at times constantly used in combat it mainly takes prep time out of combat to set up. The harder to perform the longer it takes to prep.
Try Again:
If a disguise roll is failed it results in one of two issues, the first being the failure is discovered and the disguise attempt reveals them to those they are hiding from a second attempt is not possible with the same disguise. The second is they aren’t discovered yet and can make a second attempt with the same disguise.
Special:
When the result of a 20 is made even if it fails the DC grants the player a +5 for a second attempt and a +5 for Stealth checks. Ninjas have the technique “Transformation” which grants them a massive bonus to this skill without disguise kits but uses up chi which can go detected. There are many items that give bonuses to disguise attempts like makeup/disguise kits or costumes.
Restriction:
While this skill can be used untrained to act out a role, it can not be used untrained to disguise oneself physically, instead, it’s good advice to get another person with the skill to apply the physical changes.
Untrained:
The skill is useable untrained in acting out the role of a disguise but does not gain the bonuses from the result of a 20 and can not be used when applying a physical disguise.
Drive
DEX
This skill is used to operate, control and even perform tricks with machine-operated vehicles. Unlike operating a horse or other creature it takes a deal of trained skill and knowledge to operate a vehicle. Using this skill is based on two types of difficulty, one is performing a trick, the other being operating a type of vehicle.
Check:
To use this skill to operate a type of vehicle-based the difficulty.
Example: DC:
Operate Car 20
Operate Train 30
Operate Tank 60
Operate Construction Equipment 50
Operate Motorcycle 40
To Perform a trick with the vehicle also is away with the skill-based on the difficulty of the trick
Example: DC:
Quick 360 turn 30
Spinout recovery 20
Ride on two wheels (not motorcycles) 70
Wheelie 40
Jump gap 40 (+10 for every 10ft over 10ft)
Sudden reverse 20
Aggressive Driving 30
Action:
These actions can be performed in combat and often are of the mobile combat as actions used to help operate, this skill is used as a move action for basic operations and standard action for tricks.
Try Again:
Failure to operate the vehicle can be retried so long as the vehicle is in working condition. However failing in tricks may cause the vehicle to crash and no second roll will be made, it is up to the Gm if they can recover from the trick (getting a second roll) or crash the vehicle.
Special:
No the result of a 20 the player can operate any vehicle without crashing it immediately but must continue to make rolls if they still failed the DC of operation, if they pass the DC they get a bonus of +5 on the next trick, getting a 20 on a trick grants +5 on the next trick or on operating the vehicle. For every 10 points of Craft Vehicle skill, the player gains +2 in this skill.
Restriction:
The only restriction is that the vehicle is in a work order to be operated by this skill. DC may be increased if there are some issues such as a flat tire, engine problems, or such.
Untrained:
This skill can not be used untrained.
Empathy
SPI
Empathy is a skill that lets a player delve into the thoughts of others and gather surface thoughts and actions. With greater skill, one can even go deeper into reading the minds of a target that they have a prolonged time to study.
Check: This skill has two routes that can be taken when using it, the first is considered surface thoughts and emotions. Doing things, such as studying a target for lies that they may be telling, or being able to gain a target’s opinion of something being presented. The longer a target is studied the less the DC for performing the skill.
Example: DC:
Read targets Opinion on 30+
Read targets Emotions 10+
Lie Detection 40+
Read Targets recent events in life 60+
Identify a person based on room 80+
Read a crowd to find a target 50+
The second form of using the skill is delving deeper into a target’s mind, this version of the skill can only really be done though possessing psychological abilities is a must to perform the skill this way. (Ninja, Psychics, Powers)
Example: DC:
Read Targets Surface Thoughts 10+
Read Targets Lost Memories 90+
Place Trigger Word Suggestion 50+
Alter Thoughts 60+
Alter Memories 80+
Read Memories 30+
Create Mental Block 40+
Block Thoughts from Others 40+
Block Thoughts of Others from Others 80+
Action:
This Skill takes at least a full round to activate and is one of the few that taking a 10 or 20 is not allowed.
Try Again:
A Failed roll will result in the subject being able to block out the user from gaining access to the information that they are seeking. On the result of a 1, the target becomes immune to further attempts of them by the user for 24 hours.
Special:
On the result of a 20, the player gains a bonus +5 to the next use of the skill and to any social rolls to that target in the next in-game hour, even if the result of a 20 doesn’t pass the DC needed. Additionally, players with psychic abilities can gain a thought (if the DC isn’t passed the thought can be a clue but not the actual thought needed) or something extra /random from the target.
Untrained:
This skill cannot be used untrained and will fail every time it is used for those untrained.
Escape Artist
DEX
Escape Artist is a handy skill for those that often find themselves in tight binds (literally). The skill can be used to get out of bindings and to avoid the domination of a grapple. The skill is broken up into two parts Bindings and Grapples.
Check:
Using the skill to escape bindings is something that can turn your character from a captive to a freeman.
Example: DC:
Rope Binding 20
Hand Cuffs 40
Manacles 30
Straight Jacket 80
Bound to stretcher 75
Using this skill to avoid a grapple is a strong advantage for those with less physical strength than those that specialize in grappling
Example: Bonus vs. Grapple result:
+5 10
+10 20
+20 40
Action:
Performing this skill to escape bindings is a standard action, thus you can escape the bindings and move as well. When using it in grapple attempts it’s a free action as it’s used to avoid the actions of a target.
Try Again:
Failing the roll has no side effect other than having failed to escape. A re-roll can be made on the player’s next turn.
Special:
On a 20 even if it fails to get the player free the next time that they have to use this skill they gain a +5 bonus to break free. A player gains a +2 bonus in this skill using it in a grapple for every 10 points they have in Acrobatics. A player gains a +2 bonus in this skill using it in bindings for every 10 points they have in disabled the device.
Restriction:
To avoid grapples is only available to those that have this as a trained skill. Untrained ones can still attempt to get free but are likely at a greater disadvantage in skill.
Untrained:
This skill can be used untrained in attempts to break free of bonds.
Forgery
INT
Using forgery can both create copies of documents, but also can be used to make illegal copies of money and write coded messages to other sources. A handy skill to have in dealing with a lower than lawful world, is being able to make fake money when one is short on cash and also handy on making copies of important documents for spying needs.
Check:
The skill is used to copy some kind of document.
Example: DC:
Copy paperwork 20
Copy Blueprints 40
Code a message difficult 50
Code a Message Complex 80
Code a message simple 20
Forge money 75
Identifying a Fake Message/money 20
Action:
This skill can be performed in combat taking a full-round action or longer but is more often used out of combat to take time and make sure the forgery is similar to the original.
Try Again:
Failing to perform the forgery can either go noticed or unnoticed depending on the time they have, the more time the player has they have time to make additional rolls to see if something was missed in their skills or not. If they don’t have time then the mistakes could go unnoticed causing errors in messages or counterfeit money. Ultimately it is the player’s call to re-roll the Gm not to tell them if it passed or not on this skill till it fails to be passed on as information or money.
Special:
On the result of a 20 this skill grants the player a +5 on the next use of the skill whether they passed the DC or not. Every 10 points in Decipher Script grants this skill +2 bonus.
Restriction:
This skill requires an original document to copy from
Untrained:
This skill can not be used untrained.
Gamble
CHA
The Gamble skill allows the player to learn the odds of a situation, or cheat in games of chance. It also informs the player of how the game of chance is played without having it explained to them. This skill is a handy one to have for characters that like to place money on games of chance or even want to guess the odds of situations.
Check:
Using this skill helps one learn the odds or cheat at a game based on a set DC. DCs can increase with other players of the game of chance also cheating or in a highly watched game.
Example: DC:
Cheat at Poker 30
Cheat at Black Jack 60
Cheat at Dice Game 50
Cheat at Race betting 80
Cheat at Roulette 75
Count Cards 40
Learn odds of Battle 30
Learn odds of war 60
Learn odds of Game of chance round 70
Size up other players’ skill 50
Action:
This skill is used in a single action and often is not used in battle, learning the odds however can be done in battle and is a standard action to work out.
Try Again:
Failing only truly fails if it goes unnoticed. Thus just because someone failed to get the result they wanted on a roll doesn’t mean the jig is up and they can roll again the next round without any added suspicion. Meanwhile, if it does go noticed until they are called off on it the GM can keep letting the player roll on cheating but each time they are caught the DC for the notice of it will keep going down till they are called on it. Failure on counting odds just means the math is wrong and a different result than calculated, can occur.
Special:
On the result of a 20 whether the player succeeds or fails the player is granted a +5 for the next time, they need to use this skill. Every 10 points in Pick Pocket grants this skill is a +2 bonus.
Restriction:
This skill is not needed to play a game of chance, however, it is needed to cheat at a game of chance.
Untrained:
This skill can not be used untrained.
Gather Info
COM
This skill is used to talk to and get informed by the public completely based on the public reputation of the character. This is a vital skill to gain info that is in the public know for issues of information. In many ways, this is the only way to learn certain information.
Check:
The skill is used to gain information and the difficulty is based on the public opinion and the reputation of the characters.
Example: DC:
Friendly, basic info 10
Friendly, Difficult info 30
Friendly, hidden, or rare info 50
Enemy, Basic info 50
Enemy, Difficult info 80
Enemy, Hidden or rare info 100
Neutral, basic info 20
Neutral, Difficult info 50
Neutral, hidden or rare info 70
Action:
The skill is not used in combat at all (as townsfolk most likely will run and hide in a battle or fight along in some way) the skill takes little time to occur though out of the game and the answers will be based on the character’s questions and the NPC’s knowledge of the question.
Try Again:
Failing to succeed in gathering info will only cause the target to either shut up or be unable to answer. A re-roll is not possible as the results of the skill are immediate. It is important though the player ask for their requests for info first before rolling as how they ask may raise or lower the DC. It is completely up to the player if they believe on if the NPC actually knows more or not.
Special:
Rolling a 20 grants the player a +5 in the next use of the skill even if they fail to pass the DC needed to succeed at the skill. For every 10 points in the skill, Profession Bartender grants a +2 bonus to this skill.
Restriction:
Using this skill requires being able to approach townsfolk, forcing them makes the skill intimidating and not Gather Info.
Untrained:
This skill can be used untrained but untrained the bonus gained from the result of a 20 does not apply.
Intimidate
CHA
Glaring over or bringing fear into the hearts of your enemies is done through Intimidation. This skills task is mainly to cause fear in those weaker than you. But at times can be used to impress or even amaze an audience. The difficulty of this skill increases with the opposing target’s own skill. A higher level target is harder to intimidate than a lower level.
Check:
The skill is used to cause fear or awe to a target its DC is based on the task and target.
Example: DC:
Fear low-level target 20
Awe low-level target 10
Fear equal level target 40
Awe equal level target 30
Fear higher-level target 70
Awe higher-level target 60
Action:
To intimidate someone is a free action, but it can only be acted out once during the player’s turn.
Try Again:
Failing to Intimidate makes the subject less likely to fear or be in awe of you. Granting the next attempt by the player, a higher DC. In the next round, a player can try again at the intimidation but will find it’s much harder as they already are proving to not be a threat to the target.
Special:
A player gains a +2 in this skill for every 10 points they have in the taunt skill. On the result of a 20 on this skill, it grants the player a bonus towards their next reputation roll. A player gains +2 to this skill with every 10 points in Martial Arts.
Restriction:
A player can’t make an intimidate roll unless they have it as trained. They can however activate intimidate through a grand action such as a great act of strength.
Untrained:
This skill can not be used untrained willingly. It can happen though through actions in-game.
Jump
STR
Jumping is a skill is set to be used when one needs to ether reach great heights and distances in one action. The skill is used to leap distances such as gaps between buildings, cliff,s and such; it also is used in jumping up and down heights. This vital skill lets players latterly go to new heights in their actions.
Check:
The check needed for this skill is based on distances and how the player is trying to jump the distance.
Example: DC:
Leap Forward Distance 10’ 20
Leap up Distance 10’ 60
Leap down Distance 10’ 10
Leap sideways Distance 10’ 40
Leap Forward Distance +10’ +20
Leap up Distance +5’ +30
Leap down Distance +10’ +10
Leap sideways Distance +10 +40
Action:
Using this skill is considered a Partial Action in most cases, except when using it when going down a distance, then the skill can be taken as a free action to lessen the damage from a fall. By an increment of how much they roll past the DC of the Jump.
Try Again:
Failing at making a Jump does not allow a re-roll to recover unless it’s jumping a gap that failed the player can make another roll to lessen the fall damage. Failing in a jump means in some way the player is going to fall. Anything above a 10’ distance takes 1d10 in damage for each 10’ increment of falling.
Special:
The result of a 20 if the player still is unable to beat the DC gain both a +5 on a second roll attempt to succeed, if it’s still unable to succeed from that jump then the +5 applies to the roll to lessen the damage from falling. Every 10 points in Acrobatics grants +2 in this skill.
Restriction:
The only restriction to this skill is based on defects or injuries, as well as carrying a heavy or difficult load. Which all make performing this task a problem.
Untrained:
This skill can be used untrained.
Knowledge Area
INT
This skill lets the person have intimate knowledge of a given area, be it a town, village, country, building, or just a chunk of land. This knowledge covers many subjects that fall in this set area such as water supply, food supply, people in the area, hidden places in the area, special dealers, and shops.
Check:
A check-in this skill lets the player with the selected area make rolls that grant bonuses to several other skills, such as Search, Notice, Gather Info, Diplomacy so on. The skills difficulty is based on what task they need.
Example: DC:
Know person basic location 40
Know stores location 10
Know where to go for Great Deals 30
Know the good source of Info 50
Know Hidden Locations 60
Action:
This skill can be used at any time and its action is considered a free action.
Try Again:
Failure on this skill just means they fail to recall or don’t have the info, the player can choose to make a re-roll on the skill.
Special:
If a 20 is rolled on the skill yet fails to meet the DC the Player gains a +5 towards their next attempt. Gaining a 20 and passing the result grants a moment of genius and lets the player have a good idea of what they may have at a location or have a good relationship with the person they are seeking.
Restriction:
This skill only applies to given locations the player lists on their character. It can not be used to gain other areas of the world not listed.
Untrained:
This skill can not be used untrained
Knowledge Astrology
INT
This skill lets the person have intimate knowledge of the stars and what secrets they hold. It helps in learning of their power and influence on the world and even help predict someone’s future and how the stars affect them.
Check:
A check-in this skill lets the player Detect the relation of the stars as they stand at that time, and figure out any secrets that they may hold in people’s lives
Example: DC:
Know the position of the stars on day 40
Know the position of the stars at night 10
Determine the Horoscope of a person 30
Predict a person’s future luck 50
Predict a person’s future general 60
Action:
This skill can be used at any time and its action is considered a free action.
Try Again:
Failure on this skill just means they fail to recall or don’t have the info, the player can choose to make a re-roll on the skill.
Special:
If a 20 is rolled on the skill yet it fails to meet the DC the Player gains a +5 towards their next attempt. Gaining a 20 and passing the result grants a moment of genius and lets the player have a good idea of what they may have at a location or have a good relationship with the person they are seeking.
Restriction:
This skill only applies to given locations the player lists on their character. It can not be used to gain other areas of the world not listed.
Untrained:
This skill can not be used untrained
Knowledge Biology
INT
This skill lets the play have knowledge of the physical workings of a creature, human, or even the unknown. Using this skill both applies to knowing how to affect someone through injuries and healing, and also helps identify if a living creature is living or not, this skill even at higher skill aids in seeing through illusions.
Check:
Using this skill informs the player of the inner workings of a living target, higher skill even lets them see through the illusions.
Example: DC:
Human normal 15
Human acting odd 25
Common Animal normal 30
Common Animal acting odd 40
Rare Animal normal 50
Rare Animal acting odd 60
Unusual Creature normal 70
Unusual Creature acting odd 85
See-thru illusions 50+ (+5 to the DC-based on illusion users per each of the user levels)
Action:
This skill can be used at any time and used as a free action.
Try Again:
Failure on this skill may bring about false readings, I.E. you might think a normal person has an injury that they don’t or they may appear to be perfectly fine. It’s up to the player to believe the result or not. Then make a re-roll through their call.
Special:
If a 20 is rolled on the skill yet fails to meet the DC the Player gains a +5 towards their next attempt. Gaining a 20 and passing the result grants a moment of genius and lets the player have a good idea of if what they see is an illusion or not, giving a good idea of health or injuries the target may have.
Restriction:
There is no restriction to using this skill once trained in it.
Untrained:
This skill can not be used untrained.
Knowledge Coding
INT
This Skill lets the player know how to build, protect, and search systems of numbers and letters that make up the programing language of technology. It goes on to reveal hidden secrets people use to hide in technology.
Knowledge Foreign Culture
INT
This skill lets the player know the actions, culture, and places of a set place outside the player’s own hometown.
Check:
This skill is used to know about foreign events, places, people, basic lifestyles
Example: DC:
Basic Culture 10
Popular Locations 20
Important People 25
National Holiday 30
Up and Coming Person 50
Shady locations 60
Days of Importance 55
Advance Culture 75
Town Secrets 85
Hidden Locations 90
The historical date of a Location 80
Action:
This skill can be used at any time and used as a free action.
Try Again:
Failure results in possible bad information it’s up to the player to determine if the info they are given is false or not.
Special:
If a 20 is rolled on the skill yet fails to meet the DC the Player gains a +5 towards their next attempt. Gaining a 20 and passing the result grants a moment of genius and lets the player have a good idea of the events, places, people, and mannerisms of people from certain foreign cultures.
Restriction:
There is no restriction to using this skill once trained in it.
Untrained:
This skill can not be used untrained.
Knowledge Geography
INT
This skill lets a player understand the make and lay of land to better figure out places of hiding, Locations of towns, water, and food.
Check:
This skill is used to survey and understand the basic workings of nature to estimate locations of vital necessities
Example: DC:
Locate Water location Field 20
Locate Water location Dessert 80
Locate Water location Artic 40
Locate Food Field 30
Locate Food Dessert 60
Locate Food Artic 70
Locate Town 40
Find Easy way up Mountain 30
Find an Easy way up to Cliff 50
Find an Easy way through swamp 20
Action:
This skill can be used at any time and used as a free action.
Try Again:
Failure may cause in having bad information and often won’t be known till arriving in a given area, a player can determine at any time to re-roll in double-checking their info is right or not
Special:
If a 20 is rolled on the skill yet it fails to meet the DC the Player gains a +5 towards their next attempt. Gaining a 20 and passing the result grants a moment of genius and lets the player have a good idea of the lay of the land possible locations of food and water, and even chances to find hideouts or hidden locations.
Restriction:
There is no restriction to using this skill once trained in it.
Untrained:
This skill can not be used untrained.
Knowledge History
INT
This skill lets players understand and have knowledge of events that have occurred in the past. Be it recent past to distant events.
Check:
This skill is used to reference events, people, and legends and even sometimes towards identifying items, places, and lost languages.
Example: DC:
Historic Event 20
Historic Person 30
Legendary tales 40
Historic Item 70
Historic location 50
Lost Language 90
Action:
This skill can be used at any time and used as a free action.
Try Again:
Failure may result in bad information, it’s up to the player to determine if the information is false or not and to take that info and re-roll for a different result
Special:
If a 20 is rolled on the skill yet fails to meet the DC the Player gains a +5 towards their next attempt. Gaining a 20 and passing the result grants a moment of genius and lets the player have a good idea of historical items, legendary people, places, and events. They can recite many of the stories at heart and can recall vital info from them.
Restriction:
There is no restriction to using this skill once trained in it.
Untrained:
This skill can not be used untrained.
Knowledge Law
INT
This skill lets the player know and understand the vast array of laws and actions to create masses of paperwork involved in contracts and political actions.
Check:
This skill is used to understand, laws, contracts, and how to best use the law and the ways around them.
Example: DC:
Write New Law 20
Understand Law 30
Write Contract 50
Understand Contract 60
Find Legal Loopholes 80
Action:
This skill can be used at any time and used as a free action.
Try Again:
Failing could result in bad information, thus it’s up to the player if they passed or not and whether they re-roll their results
Special:
If a 20 is rolled on the skill yet fails to meet the DC the Player gains a +5 towards their next attempt. Gaining a 20 and passing the result grants a moment of genius and lets the player have a good idea of laws and how they are written. They can use this knowledge to provide legal assistance, write contracts or even know ways around the law to acquire info or wealth.
Restriction:
There is no restriction to using this skill once trained in it.
Untrained:
This skill can not be used untrained.
Knowledge Mechanics
INT
This skill lets the player have a strong understanding of the inner workings of machines, mechanical devices, and vehicles and figure out how best to use them.
Check:
This skill grants the player knowledge of the inner workings of all machines and also what kind of machine could be used to help out in a situation.
Example: DC:
Identify Machine Basic 20
Identify Machine Advance 45
Identify Machine Complex 80
What works best here 30+
Action:
This skill can be used at any time and used as a free action.
Try Again:
Failure may result in bad information, its up to the player to determine if the info is bad or not, and its up to them if they choose to re-roll for a different result or not.
Special:
If a 20 is rolled on the skill yet fails to meet the DC the Player gains a +5 towards their next attempt. Gaining a 20 and passing the result grants a moment of genius and lets the player have a good idea of the inner workings of machines and what parts and supplies would be needed in building, repairing or destroying said machine.
Restriction:
There is no restriction to using this skill once trained in it.
Untrained:
This skill can not be used untrained.
Knowledge Military Science
INT
This skill lets the player have knowledge of complex weapons, explosives, armor, and other devices used by armies and ways to use objects as such.
Check:
This skill is used to identify, understand their use, and how to operate complex weapons, explosives, armor, and other devices safely.
Example: DC:
Identify Explosive Type 50
Identify Weapon 30
Identify Armor 40
Identify Military device 70
Action:
This skill can be used at any time and used as a free action.
Try Again:
Failure may result in bad information, it’s up to the player to determine if the info is bad or not, and it’s up to them if they choose to re-roll for a different result or not.
Special:
If a 20 is rolled on the skill yet it fails to meet the DC the Player gains a +5 towards their next attempt. Gaining a 20 and passing the result grants a moment of genius and lets the player have a good idea of what a complex device is needed to solve certain issues and the best places to strategically use said devices.
Restriction:
There is no restriction to using this skill once trained in it.
Untrained:
This skill can not be used untrained.
Knowledge Nature
INT
This skill lets the player identify plants, animals, and their uses.
Check:
Knowledge Nature is used as a vital skill in identifying plants, materials, and uses of things found in the wild (for items DC see Plant guide rules section) Below is a basic setup of DCs as they stand for new plants and Materials.
Example: DC:
Identify Plant Common 15
Identify Plant Uncommon 40
Identify Plant Rare 60
Identify Uses Common 15
Identify Uses Uncommon 40
Identify Uses Rare 60
Action:
This skill can be used at any time and used as a free action.
Try Again:
Failure may result in bad information, it’s up to the player to determine if the info is bad or not, and it’s up to them if they choose to re-roll for a different result or not.
Special:
If a 20 is rolled on the skill yet fails to meet the DC the Player gains a +5 towards their next attempt. Gaining a 20 and passing the result grants a moment of genius and lets the player have a good idea of what a plant has in both uses and if it’s safe to use as a food source, also in identifying animals.
Restriction:
There is no restriction to using this skill once trained in it.
Untrained:
This skill can not be used untrained.
Knowledge Ninjutsu
INT
This skill lets the player identify techniques, village markings, ninja coded messages, and even Clans, and Families.
Check:
This skill lets the player identify techniques, elements, hand symbols, and ultimately the amount of chi needed to perform, a skilled user of this technique can learn a new technique from using this skill.
Example: DC:
Identify D – class technique 10
Identify C – class technique 30
Identify B – class technique 50
Identify A – class technique 70
Identify S – class technique 90
Identify Elements in Technique 60
Identify hand symbols 40
Identify Chi cost 80
Identify Technique Requirements 75
Learn Technique (Rank Identify + / – Study Time)
Action:
This skill can be used at any time and used as a free action.
Try Again:
Failure may result in bad information, it’s up to the player to determine if the info is bad or not and it’s up to them if they choose to re-roll for a different result or not.
Special:
If a 20 is rolled on the skill yet fails to meet the DC the Player gains a +5 towards their next attempt. Gaining a 20 and passing the result grants a moment of genius and lets the player have a good idea of what kind of technique, and what signs are needed if it requires an element source even if it’s a unique technique or not. When learning a technique each week dedicated to studying of the techniques use drops the DC by 5 on the roll to learn the technique.
Restriction:
There is no restriction to using this skill once trained in it.
Untrained:
This skill cannot be used untrained.
Knowledge Occult
INT
Knowledge of the dark, and unknown areas of the world. An understanding of dark arts, unknown objects, and/or creatures.
Check:
This skill is used to have knowledge of the dark arts. Letting the player have the knowledge, of rituals, demons, mysterious objects, and creatures of the world. At times a player that is skilled in magic can study to learn a new magic type to add to their list.
Example: DC:
Common Ritual 20
Rare Ritual 50
Demon Types 40
Demon by Name 70
Mysterious Item 45
Mysterious Item Rare 70
Mysterious Creature 40
Mysterious Creature Rare 65
Learn new Magic Type 70
Action:
This skill can be used at any time and used as a free action.
Try Again:
Failure may result in bad information, it’s up to the player to determine if the info is bad or not, and it’s up to them if they choose to re-roll for a different result or not.
Special:
If a 20 is rolled on the skill yet fails to meet the DC the Player gains a +5 towards their next attempt. Gaining a 20 and passing the result grants a moment of genius and lets the player have a good idea of dark rituals, skills, and demonic paths which may be used or required to perform tasks.
Restriction:
There is no restriction to using this skill once trained in it.
Untrained:
This skill can not be used untrained.
Knowledge Poisons
INT
Knowledge of types of poisons, drugs, and venoms, as well as ways to deliver them to their victims.
Check:
This skill is used to have knowledge and skill at identifying poisons and their properties as well as the best ways to deliver said poisons.
Example: DC:
Identify Poison Basic 30
Identify Poison Uncommon 50
Identify Poison Properties 30+
Best way to deliver Poison 40+
Action:
This skill can be used at any time and used as a free action.
Try Again:
Failure may result in bad information, it’s up to the player to determine if the info is bad or not, and it’s up to them if they choose to re-roll for a different result or not.
Special:
If a 20 is rolled on the skill yet fails to meet the DC the Player gains a +5 towards their next attempt. Gaining a 20 and passing the result grants a moment of genius and lets the player have a good idea of the kind of poisons, the best combination of poisons, and the best ways to deliver them.
Restriction:
There is no restriction to using this skill once trained in it.
Untrained:
This skill can not be used untrained.
Knowledge Programing
INT
This skill is one’s study and understanding of computer language, with it the user can manipulate, find hidden secrets or even just program set instructions for a piece of technology to follow. A useful skill to have in any modern to science fiction game, as it helps players gain better control of technology and disarm hazards.
Check:
Example: DC:
Read HTML 10
Read Binary 30
Read C++ 40
Speak Binary 100
Find Broken Code HTML 30
Find Broken Code Binary 60
Find Broken C++ 70
Find Hidden program HTML 40
Find Hidden program Binary 70
Find Hidden program C++ 80
Write Program HTML 20
Write Program Binary 40
Write Program C++ 50
Write Security Codes GL3 40 (previous code type)
Write Security Codes GL4 60 (current codes)
Write Security Codes GL5 80 (current advance tech codes)
Action:
This skill can be used at any time as a free action.
Try Again:
Failure may result in bad information, it’s up to the player to determine if the info is bad or not and it’s up to them if they choose to re-roll for a different result or not.
Special:
If a 20 is rolled on the skill yet fails to meet the DC the Player gains a +5 towards their next attempt. Gaining a 20 and passing the result grants a moment of genius and lets the player have a good idea of the kind of poisons, the best combination of poisons, and the best ways to deliver them.
Untrained:
This skill cannot be used untrained.
Knowledge Religion
INT
Knowledge of different religions, their displays, temples, and holidays.
Check:
This skill lets players use a collection of knowledge they have on religion, their displays, temples, and holidays.
Example: DC:
Info on a Religion Basic 15
Info on a Religion Uncommon 40
Hidden info on a Religion 70
Knowledge of religious items 30
Action:
This skill can be used at any time and used as a free action.
Try Again:
Failure may result in bad information, it’s up to the player to determine if the info is bad or not, and it’s up to them if they choose to re-roll for a different result or not.
Special:
If a 20 is rolled on the skill yet fails to meet the DC the Player gains a +5 towards their next attempt. Gaining a 20 and passing the result grants a moment of genius and lets the player have a good idea of the gods, demons, devils, and ways to confront them.
Restriction:
There is no restriction to using this skill once trained in it.
Untrained:
This skill can not be used untrained.
Martial Arts
STR
This skill is used to perform acts of complex moves and displays of strength. Using this skill in many ways is a performance-style action but is done with acts of strength, doing things like splitting boards supporting one full-body on one finger, Breaking chains, and such.
Check:
This skill is used to perform great acts of strength and affect the influence of those witnessing them. Upon success, this skill can be used to influence the sway of people through a form of admiration or intimidation this skill can also be used to perform acts of strength. This Skill is also used in performing some Combat Maneuvers such as Grappling and Sundering of weapons or bones.
Example: DC:
Flex Muscles 10
The test moves solo 30
Test moves with Partner 40
Break Boards 50
Break Bricks 60
Snap Chains 80
Bend Bars 75
This skill lets the player identify techniques, elements, hand symbols, and ultimately the amount of chi needed to perform, a skilled user of this technique can learn a new technique from using this skill.
Example: DC:
Identify D – class technique 10
Identify C – class technique 30
Identify B – class technique 50
Identify A – class technique 70
Identify S – class technique 90
Identify Elements in Technique 60
Identify hand symbols 40
Identify Chi cost 80
Identify Technique Requirements 75
Learn Technique (Rank Identify + / – Study Time)
Action:
This skill takes a standard action to use and can be done at any time.
Try Again:
Failure to pull off this skill means that any bonus to intimidation or performing with this skill is not achieved. Failing the skill mean failure, a second attempt can be made but counts as a new roll, not as a continuous roll.
Special:
When rolling a natural 20 on a success the player gains a Temp bonus to their reputation score with the witnesses, if they still fail to succeed they gain a bonus +5 to the next use of this skill.
Restriction:
The only restriction to this skill is it has to be trained to use.
Untrained:
This skill can not be used untrained, with the exception of grappling
Medical
WIS
This skill is used to study and determine issues with a target, identify diseases, poisons, and injuries, and even take actions into healing the target from these issues. The skill is broken into two categories, one identifying and one treatment. The skill does not restore HP but can bring a dying or dead character to stability.
Check:
The first way to use this skill is to identify problems and the best ways to treat them, using the skill this way determines issues that are problems to the target, from the basic injuries caused by weapons to the more complex poisons and diseases.
Example: DC:
Cut 5
Bullet wound 15
Broken Limb visible 10
Broken Limb is hidden 30
Disease Common 20
Disease Abnormal 50
Disease Rare 75
Poison Common 15
Poison Abnormal 40
Poison Rare 75
The second way to use the skill is to treat the wounds and injury, while identifying some issues like a bullet wound is easy it’s vastly harder to treat without causing greater problems when doing tasks like removing the shrapnel.
Example: DC:
Stabilize dying character 20
Bandage Wound 5
Sterilize Wound 10
Remove Arrow 10
Remove Shrapnel 30
Perform Field Surgery +30
Remove problem (organ or item) 50
Plastic Surgery 30
Implant 40
Remove Poison Common 10+ Poison level
Remove Poison Abnormal 30+ Poison level
Remove Poison Rare 50+ Poison level
Cure Disease Common 10+ Disease level
Cure Disease Abnormal 30+ Disease level
Cure Disease Rare 60+ Disease level
Cure Common Cold 90
Restore Stat Drain 60
Restore Life (after death) 75+ Target Characters Level (Limit one attempt only, must be performed within 6 hours of death. Upon success the GM rolls 1d4, and the revived target is now less than roll in CON Score permanently)
Action:
The action used to perform this task varies based on the two ways to use this skill. However, both can and often are used in combat. Using the skill to identify a problem can be performed as a free action for basic issues, but to see about diseases and poisons a full round of study is needed. Treating normally takes a partial action with most basic tasks, but Surgery takes rounds (DC divided by 10) to perform successfully.
Try Again:
Failure on this skill differs in many ways, failure in identifying may give false or incorrect information, it’s up to the user if the info they gained is right or not, letting them re-roll their skill. Treating with the skill if a failure is made then damage may be taken in performing surgery, or in other cases the effect is not resolved. Once again it’s up to the player to try again but if they fail at surgery there is a percentage chance that they made the situation worse. Trying to restore life to the dead will prevent any future attempts a failure.
Special:
The result of a 20 depends on what is being done, No matter if the skill fails to succeed in treating wounds or injuries the user gains a +5 on a second attempt, no ill effect can occur from the failure and the target is healed 1d6 HP. A 20 on identifying if the skill still fails grants a +5 to the next use of the skill. Players with skill in, Knowledge Biology grants an overall bonus of +2 to this skill for every 10 points in the skill. Also, players with skill in, Knowledge Poisons, grant a +2 to this skill in identifying a poison for every 10 points in that skill.
Restriction:
While there are no restrictions, outside of trying to do surgery or treatment while both target and player are in active combat. For performing the skill there are several places and items in the world that will grant bonuses to this skill being performed.
Untrained:
The basic uses of this skill in treatment can be used untrained however, identifying issues can not be used untrained.
Navigate
INT
This skill is used to know which direction one is facing and can be used to follow or make maps. This skill is a very vital one, it helps prevent one from getting lost, helps find locations, and treasures, and even predicts upcoming weather issues.
Check:
The skill is broken into two categories, these categories are, current and prediction. Current allows one to determine the direction and make maps.
Example: DC:
Know Direction with common signs 15
Know Direction with uncommon signs 40
Know Direction with no signs 70
Make simple Map 10
Make Complex Map 40
Make Complex Treasure Map 60
Make World Atlas 100
Prediction is used to determine routes with maps or roads, and estimate conditions of land or weather so as to better prepare for travel.
Example: DC:
Estimate conditions of a day travel 10
Estimate conditions of a week travel 50
Estimate conditions of a month travel 80
Estimate conditions of a Year travel 100
Action:
The skill when being used to predict a day’s travel or figure a direction takes a full round. While all other forms of tasks with the skill take far longer in time. Maps take 1 hour for every 5 in the DC of it. Estimating greater than a single day takes study and time of 1 hour for every 10 to the DC of it.
Try Again:
Failure can bring about incorrect information that won’t be known till ether the direction is followed or the time arrives to which doesn’t match the prediction. A player can second guess their roll and re-roll when they feel fit. In the case of map-making however, the mistake can be seen as the map is made by destroying the creation and having to start over.
Special:
The result of a 20 grants a small success in some with the prediction (even if the skill fails overall). On current based rolls a 20 creates a masterwork with maps and grants a +5 to the skill when next used even if the result did not pass the DC of the skill. Knowledge Foreign Culture and Geography grant a +2 to this skill for every 10 ranks in those skills. Knowledge Area grants this skill a +5 towards a given location for 10 ranks in that skill.
Restriction:
When making maps its easier to do this in a proper environment with the right tools, while it can be done and the more complex a map the higher chance it can’t be done without said equipment on the move rooms such as Navigation or map rooms grant bonuses when being worked on here, other than that there are no restrictions on other uses of this skill.
Untrained:
This skill can not be used untrained
Notice
WIS
A very important skill used to detect a target through noise or sight. It also is used to detect the actions of a person on if they are lying, hiding something, or even having something they are trying to protect.
Check:
This skill is broken up into three categories, Look, Listen, and read motive. While they stand all as a separate Look and Listen are often taken together with the exception of a few cases such as searching out the location of an invisible target, or spying on land or a vehicle on the distant horizon. The first segments is looked.
Example: DC:
Spot Nearby target 10
Spot Distant Target 50
Spot Quiet Moving Target 10+ Targets Stealth roll
Spot Hidden target 20+ Targets Stealth roll
Spot Silent target 50+ Targets Stealth roll
The Second segment is listened.
Example: DC:
Hear nearby call 10
Hear distant call 40
Hear conversation nearby 25
Hear thru crowd at conversation 50
Hear movements of hidden target 25+ Targets Stealth roll
Find Invisible Target (Noisy) 10+ Targets Stealth roll
Find Invisible Target (Stealthy) 30+ Targets Stealth roll
And finally, the last segment is read motive.
Example: DC:
Target is visibly showing emotion to 10
Target is hiding emotion to 15+ Targets Bluff roll
Target is giving false emotion to 20+ Targets Bluff roll
Target has no emotion to 70
Action:
This skill in all uses can be taken as a free action at any given time (provided that the person they are looking at is clearly visible at the time with reading motive). This skill can also be used by a player to purposely ignore a fellow party member, like when a bard performs.
Try Again:
If a player fails them then they fail to take notice at all or get false information. In some situations, the GM can allow a re-roll but this is purely up to the GM’s call and not the players. If it’s a one-time event then they missed it and can’t re-roll.
Special:
On the result of natural 20 grants an additional +5 to the use of the skill even if the skill fails to meet the DC of the given use at that time.
Restriction:
Certain Quirks and Defects affect the use of this skill and in some cases even limit its use in cases like Deaf, Blind or Cold-hearted, While Acute hearing, Seeing, or Warm Hearted grant great bonuses to this skill.
Untrained:
This skill is trained in all classes and thus is always treated as such.
Open Lock
WIS
This skill is used to disable locks in a careful and skillful way. Without this skill, a player must seek less delicate and quiet ways to open and unlock doors, storage containers, and even treasure chests.
Check:
This skill is used only in one way which is to pick and open locks without drawing attention form-finding other ways to get passed them. The difficulty of this skill is raised by the environment and time the player has to pick the lock as well as the complexity of the lock.
Example: DC:
Simple lock 10+
Standard lock 30+
Difficult Lock 50+
Complex Lock 70+
Master Work Lock 20+ (if the lock is masterwork this bonus is added to the lock type above)
Hasty Time 30+
Plenty of Time 5+
Action:
This skill is performed in and out of combat in rounds. And while the skill takes time to perform it’s more a matter of skill and luck getting past locks without busting or blowing them up which draws attention.
Try Again:
Failure in this skill causes the lock to remain locked; the result of a 1 breaking the lock pick being used to pick the lock or if the GM feels as such destroys the lock in the locked position. The player can try again but it counts as a new attempt and can only be done if the lock and lock picks are still useable.
Special:
On the result of a 20 if a skill-based success makes it not only easier the next time the skill is used but keeps the opening of the lock-in stealth not alerting people even if they stand outside the door. If the skill is not a success in passing the DC then the player gains a +5 for the next use of the skill but the lock remains closed
Restriction:
This skill requires a sort of lock pick, (craft items: DC 10) without this lock pick unless it’s a combination-based lock it is useless to try this skill on a lock requiring a key.
Untrained:
This skill can not be used untrained
Perform
(See description for types of performances)
CHA
This skill is used to perform a song, Spoken word, dance, or with a musical instrument. This skill is used by Bards and Nobles to perform their abilities (See classes abilities), but also can be used to bring in profit or help entertain a crowd. Performance types are in three types (Instrument – examples: Guitar, lute, Flute, Drums, and such) (Vocal – Singing, Speech, Poetry) or (Action – Dance, Cheering, Tricks)
Check:
This skill while it has many ways to use always comes back to the same issue of how difficult it is to affect the targets the performance is for. Add to that the type of distractions of the environment may drown out the performance results.
Example: DC:
Willing Ally 10+
Unwilling Ally 20+
“Easy to impress” target -5
“Hard to impress” target 20+
Hostile Target 40+
Quiet room -5
Noisy room 30
Large Battle 50
Small Battle 25
Action:
This skill is used both in and out of combat and a single performance is usually 2-5 game minutes long but can be stopped at any time by the player. When the performance ends is when the countdown begins on the time-based abilities of bards and Nobles. Depending on the performance type it can be used while fighting at the same time or not. Spoken word or Singing can go on in battle and only be stopped if the words can be stopped from being heard, Dance can in some cases be used in battle, Instrument and other uses of performance require the player to focus on a standard action in a performance fully and can’t fight while performing.
Try Again:
In many cases, the effects of performance will be known ahead of time, out of combat usually in the actions of the targets, while in combat the target will ignore the effects of the performance. If it’s an ability used with the performance then the ability fails to act and that use per day is used up. A player can try again but it would be a new attempt at the performance.
Special:
The result of a 20 on this skill grants a +5 on the next use of the skill if the skill passes or even fails to pass the DC, If it passes it also grants a +5 bonus to the DC (or damage) of a Bardic or Noble ability.
Restriction:
This skills-only restriction is based on the performance type, if the type is instrument-based then it requires that instrument to be used, is vocal then it requires free use of one voice if dance or motion-based it requires to be unbound to perform.
Untrained:
While the skill can be used untrained only Bards and Nobles can use the skill to perform abilities of their classes.
Pick Pocket
DEX
This skill is used to gain access to others’ pockets and other means of carrying stuff without the knowledge of the holder. It can be used to take or place different items. This is a very handy skill for those set on maintaining a touch of stealth in their actions.
Check:
This skill has one basic use which is to take or place items unnoticed by others. The skills difficulty is based on a Notice roll of the target. And the type of action they are doing.
Example: DC:
Pick Sleeping Persons pocket 10+
Pick Guards Pocket 40+
Pick Commoners Pocket 20+
Pick Thieves pocket 50+
Pick Distracted Target -10
Small-item 10
Large item 40
Action:
This skill in or out of combat is done in a single action for each item to be taken or placed into the target’s holdings.
Try Again:
Failure results in a notice of the player’s action with the target, this results in combat, cries for help, or even an awkward moment that causes the target to be suspicious of the player from that point on raising the DC of any other attempts made by the player.
Special:
The result of a 20 is if a player fails to pass the DC they do not gain the notice of the target and gain a +5 to the skill. If they do pass the DC then they gain the choice of a +5 bonus to the skill or can acquire or place 2 items from the roll without being noticed.
Restriction:
The only restriction on this skill is that requires it to be trained to be used.
Untrained:
This skill can not be used untrained.
Pilot
DEX
This skill is used to drive/fly a ship from location to location safely. By not bringing it to harm on obstacles or in mobile combat.
Check:
This skill is vital in traveling on Ships. This skill is used to maintain courses, drive the ship past difficult obstacles, and avoid and deal damage in combat at sea.
Example: DC:
Maintain course 20
Avoid Deep reefs 20+
Avoid Shallow reefs 30+
Avoid Sand bar 40+
Avoid Whirlpool 50+
Avoid Tidal Wave 80+
Combat Bonus +1 20
Combat Bonus +2 30
Combat Bonus +3 40
Combat Bonus +4 50
Combat Bonus +5 60
Combat Bonus +6 70
Combat Bonus +7 80
Combat Bonus +8 90
Action:
Using this skill to avoid obstacles and in combat, the skill is used as a standard action. Using it to maintain a course is a single-use in a day unless some action such as poor weather conditions at which point the skill will be needed to re-roll to return on course.
Try Again:
Failure when staying on course won’t be known till the end of the day when its shows they are off course which causes the travel to add an extra day of travel. When avoiding obstacles failure can result in damage or even destruction of the vessel depending on the obstacle one needs to avoid. In combat, failure results in not granting the ship a bonus that round and is given its basic set results in AC and combat. A player can choose to re-roll the Combat and Course-based rolls when they see fit but avoiding obstacles can not be re-rolled to avoid damage.
Special:
On the result of a 20 if it passes the DC the player grants the ship an additional +2 to combat bonus, reduces the travel by a day in charting a course, or gains a +5 bonus on the next use of the skill when avoiding an obstacle. If the DC is not passed the ship still gains a bonus that would be successful in combat, The player gains a +5 bonus on the next use of the skill on traveling a course, or the player gains a second attempt to avoid the obstacle with a +5 to the skill.
Restriction:
This skill only applies to operating sea and air-based ships and not land-based vehicles thus can only be used at those times.
Untrained:
This skill can be used untrained, but only those trained gain the bonuses of rooms and items, and the result of Natural ’20s
Profession Bartender
WIS
This skill is a secondary job-based one. It allows the player to work at tasks for both money and information while helping people in a bar.
Check:
This skill is used to service customers and acquire profits from serving drinks and loosening lips. While the DC isn’t really an indication of monetary success it’s more a matter of it granting a bonus result based on the type of request made by the set customer of that day.
The Bonus result in the Bartender grants ethers a bonus of information or greater pay for the day.
Example: DC:
Serve Simple Drinks 10
Serve Expensive Drinks 30
Serve Mixed Drinks Basic 40
Serve Mixed Drinks Hard 60
Action:
This skill can not be used in combat and the roll is made 1 per days work (8 hours).
Try Again:
Failure Results in doing a bad job and results in ether not being paid in full or even if the GM decides it debt over broken or lost items. The player can re-roll but it’s taken as a new attempt.
Special:
The result of a 20 on this skill, results in a bonus tip, even if the player fails to meet the DC of the job at the time. This skill grants a bonus to the Seduction skill when used granting a +10 to the next use of that skill.
Restriction:
This task can only be performed in an established bar where the player can ask to work for some time.
Untrained:
All professional skills can be used untrained, but players do not grant the Bonuses to other skills unless they are trained in the skill
Profession Book Keeper
WIS
This skill is a secondary job-based one. It allows the player to work at tasks at research and basic knowledge learned as one keeps and categories books.
Check:
This skill is used by the player to maintain conditions of books organize and establish a system of lending or selling them to others. No matter the results after a full day’s work (8 hours) the player will gain a set amount of money depending on how they do with a set customer or task.
Example: DC
Repair Damage book Minor 30
Repair Damage book Major 70
Find book common 20
Find book rare 50
Action:
This skill cannot be performed in combat and requires a day’s work (8 hours) to perform.
Try Again:
Failure Results in doing a bad job and results in ether not being paid in full or even if the GM decides it debt over broken or lost items. The player can re-roll but it’s taken as a new attempt.
Special:
The result of a 20 on this skill, results in a bonus tip, even if the player fails to meet the DC of the job at the time. This skill grants a bonus to Gather Info when used granting a +10 to the next use of that skill.
Restriction:
This skill can only be performed in an established Book shop or Library that the player has been allowed to work in.
Untrained:
All professional skills can be used untrained, but players do not grant the Bonuses to other skills unless they are trained in the skill.
Profession Bum
WIS
This skill is a secondary job-based one. It allows the player to work on tasks to gain money and gather info on the streets.
Check:
This skill used the player’s ability to beg for money but also lets them listen in on info among the others on the street. The difficulty is based on the environment of the area and the extra money of the people.
Example: DC:
Well off, Wealthy 10
Well off, Middle 20
Well off, Poor 50
Troubled, Wealthy 40
Troubled, Middle 45
Troubled, Poor 80
Action:
This skill cannot be performed in combat and requires a day’s work (8 hours) to perform.
Try Again:
Failure Results in doing a bad job and results in ether not being paid money. The player can re-roll but it’s taken as a new attempt.
Special:
The result of a 20 on this skill, results in a bonus tip, even if the player fails to meet the DC of the job at the time. This skill grants a bonus to the Streetwise skill when used granting a +10 to the next use of that skill.
Restriction:
Unlike other Profession skills, Bum can be used in any town or urban location, using it outside urban locations increase the DCs by x3
Untrained:
All professional skills can be used untrained, but players do not grant the Bonuses to other skills unless they are trained in the skill
Profession Farmer
WIS
This skill is a secondary job-based one. It allows the player to work on tasks to grow and produce food and materials.
Check:
This skill is used to plant, grow and harvest many plants for food and materials, the difficulty is based on the rarity of what is being grown and the environment it is being grown in.
Example: DC:
Common plant, Temperate 30
Common plant, Harsh 60
Common plant, Controlled 10
A rare plant, Temperate 50
A rare plant, Harsh 80
A rare plant, Controlled 20
Action:
This skill cannot be performed in combat and requires a day’s work (8 hours) to perform.
Try Again:
Failure Results in doing a bad job and results in either not being paid in full or failing to gain items one is trying to collect. It also destroys any plants trying to harvest. A second roll can be made but is done as a new action and not a second attempt to gain from the previous failure.
Special:
As the result a 20 on this skill, results in the bonus production of crops in the end, even if the player fails to meet the DC of the job at the time. This skill grants a bonus to the Survival skill when used granting a +10 to the next use of that skill.
Restriction:
This skill requires access to a garden or field that the player has permission to work at and a lot of time to grow a said plant.
Untrained:
All professional skills can be used untrained, but players do not grant the Bonuses to other skills unless they are trained in the skill
Profession Fisherman
WIS
This skill is a secondary job-based one. It allows the player to work at tasks in gaining fish and learning basic ship travel tasks in doing so.
Check:
This skill lets a player gather a strong source of food by fishing. While the pay is set no matter if the DC is passed or not by the player, the type and amount of fish bases the DC.
Example: DC:
School of fish Small 30
School of fish Large 10
Large fish (Tuna) 35
Large Violent Fish (Shark) 60
Whale 80
Action:
This skill cannot be performed in combat and requires a day’s work (8 hours) to perform.
Try Again:
Failure Results in doing a bad job and results in either not being paid in full or failing to gain items one is trying to collect. It also destroys any gear trying to harvest. A second roll can be made but is done as a new action and not a second attempt to gain from the previous failure.
Special:
The result of a 20 on this skill, results in a bonus amount of fish, even if the player fails to meet the DC of the job at the time. This skill grants a bonus to the Pilot skill when used granting a +10 to the next use of that skill.
Restriction:
This skill requires fishing gear, and a boat is a good option.
Untrained:
All professional skills can be used untrained, but players do not grant the Bonuses to other skills unless they are trained in the skill
Profession Herbalist
WIS
This skill is a secondary job-based one. It allows the player to work at tasks letting them gather plants and use them to craft medicine and more.
Check:
The difficulty of This skill is found in the finding and gathering of herbs, while others use search and find random plants an herbalist uses their skill and knowledge to lock in on types of plants and where to find them in vast amounts.
Example: DC:
Find Common Plant 10
Find Bulk of Common plant 30
Find Rare Plant 50
Find Bulk of Rare plant 80
Action:
This skill cannot be performed in combat and requires a day’s work (8 hours) to perform.
Try Again:
Failure Results in doing a bad job and results in either not being paid in full or failing to gain items one is trying to collect. It also destroys any plants trying to harvest. A second roll can be made but is done as a new action and not a second attempt to gain from the previous failure.
Special:
The result of a 20 on this skill, results in a bonus to the collection of plants, even if the player fails to meet the DC of the job at the time. This skill grants a bonus to the Craft Chemical skill when used granting a +10 to the next use of that skill.
Restriction:
A Herbalist has no restrictions on gathering other than they need time to perform their tasks.
Untrained:
All professional skills can be used untrained, but players do not grant the Bonuses to other skills unless they are trained in the skill
Profession Homemaker
WIS
This skill is a secondary job-based one. It allows the player to work on tasks such as daily cleaning, and cooking and establish a strong relationship in a given area.
Check:
The check-in this skill is based on the amount of work and type of mess to clean up. In the end, result in the actions, improve relations with the owner and grant the home the user bonuses for other skills.
Example: DC:
Small, Dusty House 10
Medium, Dusty House 15
Large, Dusty House 25
Mansion, Dusty 30
Small Trashed House 40
Medium Trashed House 50
Large Trashed House 60
Mansion Trashed 70
Action:
This skill cannot be performed in combat and requires a day’s work (8 hours) to perform.
Try Again:
Failure Results in doing a bad job and results in ether not being paid in full or even if the GM decides it debt over broken or lost items. The player can re-roll but it’s taken as a new attempt.
Special:
The result of a 20 on this skill, results in a bonus tip, even if the player fails to meet the DC of the job at the time. This skill grants a bonus to the Knowledge Area skill when used granting a +10 to the next use of that skill.
Restriction:
This skill requires a home or given location to be worked on.
Untrained:
All professional skills can be used untrained, but players do not grant the Bonuses to other skills unless they are trained in the skill
Profession Lumberjack
WIS
This skill is a secondary job-based one. It allows the player to work at tasks of gathering wood and crafting vast uses from that wood.
Check:
This skill is used to gather wood and craft items from said wood. The difficulty is based on the rarity of wood, size of wood, and difficulty of the task.
Example: DC:
Gain Wood from Small Tree 20
Gain Wood from Medium Tree 40
Gain Wood from Large Tree 60
Gain Wood from Huge Tree 80
Shape Wood to form 50
Carve Wood Plank 10
Carve Wood Dow 20
Action:
This skill cannot be performed in combat and requires a day’s work (8 hours) to perform.
Try Again:
Failure Results in doing a bad job and results in either not being paid in full or failing to gain items one is trying to collect. It also destroys any trees/lumber trying to harvest. A second roll can be made but is done as a new action and not a second attempt to gain from the previous failure.
Special:
The result of a 20 on this skill, results in a bonus tip, even if the player fails to meet the DC of the job at the time. This skill grants a bonus to the Craft Vehicles skill when used granting a +10 to the next use of that skill.
Restriction:
This skill requires tools to gather wood without taking penalties such as a saw or ax, and tools to shape wood.
Untrained:
All professional skills can be used untrained, but players do not grant the Bonuses to other skills unless they are trained in the skill
Profession Miner
WIS
This skill is a secondary job-based one. It allows the player to work on tasks gathering minerals from mines and forging the material into metal.
Check:
This skill lets the player find a certain location to find a set mineral, Also grants the player the skill to harvest the mineral safely and lets them know how best to maintain a safe dig. The difficulty of this skill is based on the environment and type of Mineral the player is looking for.
Example: DC:
Safe Mine 30
Weak Mine 50
Dangerous Mine 70
Common Mineral 20
UnCommon Mineral 40
Rare Mineral 60
Gather Mineral 10+
Action:
This skill cannot be performed in combat and requires a day’s work (8 hours) to perform.
Try Again:
Failure Results in doing a bad job and results in either not being paid in full or failing to gain items one is trying to collect. It also destroys any tools being used to harvest. A second roll can be made but is done as a new action and not a second attempt to gain from the previous failure.
Special:
The result of a 20 on this skill, results in a bonus tip, even if the player fails to meet the DC of the job at the time. This skill grants a bonus to the Craft Weapons skill when used granting a +10 to the next use of that skill.
Restriction:
Those not trained in this skill are not aware of the hazards the dig has for them or the location of a mineral. They just get the result of how much they mine if they succeed. Mining tools such as a miner’s pick are required to use this skill.
Untrained:
All professional skills can be used untrained, but players do not grant the Bonuses to other skills unless they are trained in the skill
Profession Officer
WIS
This skill is a secondary job-based one. It allows the player to work at tasks of keeping law and order while bringing in money and strong knowledge of how secure locations are.
Check:
The difficulty of this skill is based on the challenge of the task provided within that day. Handling things like robbery, fights, and even murder investigations.
Example: DC:
Trespassing 15
Unarmed robbery 20
Armed Robbery 40
Small Fight 25
Large Fight 50
Riot 75
Murder 60
Drug Deal 30
Action:
This skill cannot be performed in combat and requires a day’s work (8 hours) to perform.
Try Again:
Failure Results in doing a bad job and results in ether not being paid in full. The player can re-roll but it’s taken as a new attempt.
Special:
The result of a 20 on this skill, results in a bonus tip, even if the player fails to meet the DC of the job at the time. This skill grants a bonus to the Intimidation skill when used granting a +10 to the next use of that skill.
Restriction:
This skill requires the approval of the local police, guard, or military force to take part in this skill.
Untrained:
All professional skills can be used untrained, but players do not grant the Bonuses to other skills unless they are trained in the skill
Profession Politician
WIS
This skill is a secondary job-based one. It allows the player to work on tasks of making laws and giving speeches, granting them a strong diplomatic relationship.
Check:
The difficulty of this skill is based on where you stand on a task and how the public feels towards it. Also one’s Reputation among the public also increases the difficulty, the less respected you are the harder a task.
Example: DC:
Well Liked Task -10
Liked Task +0
Mid Ground Task +10
Disliked Task +20
Hated Task +40
No Reputation +50
High Bad Reputation +80
Low Bad Reputation +60
Low Good Reputation +25
Good Reputation +10
High Good Reputation -10
Action:
This skill cannot be performed in combat and requires a day’s work (8 hours) to perform.
Try Again:
Failure Results in doing a bad job and results in ether not being paid in full. The player can re-roll but it’s taken as a new attempt.
Special:
The result of a 20 on this skill, results in a bonus tip, even if the player fails to meet the DC of the job at the time. This skill grants a bonus to the Diplomacy skill when used granting a +10 to the next use of that skill.
Restriction:
This skill requires an established location to work on politics and a high reputation in the area to handle tasks and speeches in the area.
Untrained:
All professional skills can be used untrained, but players do not grant the Bonuses to other skills unless they are trained in the skill
Profession Potter / Artist
WIS
This skill is a secondary job-based one. It allows the player to work at tasks crafting fine works and devices for monetary gains.
Check:
Difficulty in this skill is found in the material being used and the size of the object being crafted.
The closer to medium craft is easier, yet larger and smaller objects are more difficult along with more challenging materials to make them from.
Example: DC:
Medium Object 0
Small Object 20
Large Object 10
Huge Object 30
Tiny Object 40
Easy material 10
Difficult Material 30
Complex Material 50
Rare Material 70
Action:
This skill cannot be performed in combat and requires a day’s work (8 hours) to perform.
Try Again:
Failure Results in doing a bad job and results in either not being paid in full or failing to gain items one is trying to collect. It also destroys any item materials being created. A second roll can be made but is done as a new action and not a second attempt to gain from the previous failure.
Special:
The result of a 20 on this skill, results in a bonus tip, even if the player fails to meet the DC of the job at the time. This skill grants a bonus to the Craft Item skill when used granting a +10 to the next use of that skill.
Restriction:
This skill requires tools of the trade, Painters need an easel, paints, and brushes, and crafters need a table and materials to craft the item.
Untrained:
All professional skills can be used untrained, but players do not grant the Bonuses to other skills unless they are trained in the skill
Profession Rancher
WIS
This skill is a secondary job-based one. It allows the player to work on tasks of handling and raising many types of animals and harvesting supplies from them.
Check:
The difficulty of this skill is based on the type of animal and the difficulty they provide. While Handle Animal handles the gathering of some food items from animals and basic maintenance this skill is vastly more advance granting the ability to breed and handle mass groups of animals at one time with one roll.
Examples: DC:
Small Birds 10
Small Farm animals 30
Large Farm animals 40
Exotic domestic creatures 25
Exotic small creatures 40
Exotic Large creatures 60
Rare Creature 80
Action:
This skill cannot be performed in combat and requires a day’s work (8 hours) to perform.
Try Again:
Failure Results in doing a bad job and results in either not being paid in full or failing to gain items one is trying to collect. A second roll can be made but is done as a new action and not a second attempt to gain from the previous failure.
Special:
The result of a 20 on this skill, results in a bonus tip, even if the player fails to meet the DC of the job at the time. This skill grants a bonus to the Handle Animal skill when used granting a +10 to the next use of that skill.
Restriction:
This skill requires access to an animal pen, ranch, or zoo to handle and harvest from the animals in.
Untrained:
All professional skills can be used untrained, but players do not grant the Bonuses to other skills unless they are trained in the skill
Profession Shop Keeper
WIS
This skill is a secondary job-based one. It allows the player to work at tasks in selling products and making great amounts of money, with a strong understanding of items’ worth.
Check:
The difficulty in this job is based on how busy the shop is, and how well-stocked. The greater the crowds and less stock the harder it is to perform this task.
Example: DC:
Full Stock, Light Crowd 10
Full Stock, Heavy Crowd 30
Some Stock, Light Crowd 45
Some Stock, Heavy Crowd 55
Little Stock, Light Crowd 60
Little Stock, Heavy Crowd 90
Action:
This skill cannot be performed in combat and requires a day’s work (8 hours) to perform.
Try Again:
Failure Results in doing a bad job and results in ether not being paid in full or even if the GM decides it debt over broken or lost items. The player can re-roll but it’s taken as a new attempt.
Special:
The result of a 20 on this skill, results in a bonus tip, even if the player fails to meet the DC of the job at the time. This skill grants a bonus to Appraise skill when used granting a +10 to the next use of that skill.
Restriction:
This skill can only be done in a given location where either a shop/stand is set up or within an established shop.
Untrained:
All professional skills can be used untrained, but players do not grant the Bonuses to other skills unless they are trained in the skill
Profession Tailor
WIS
This skill is a secondary job-based one. It allows the player to work at tasks in crafting clothing and fine designs for armors.
Check:
The difficulty of This skill is based on the type of materials being used and the size of the project, the Larger and rarer the materials the higher the difficulty. Plus making a unique designer-type item also raises the difficulty.
Example: DC:
Shirt, Common 10
Shirt, Uncommon 30
Shirt, Rare 50
Jacket, Common 20
Jacket, Uncommon 40
Jacket, Rare 60
The suit, Common 25
The suit, Uncommon 50
The suit, Rare 75
Designer +40
Action:
This skill cannot be performed in combat and requires a day’s work (8 hours) to perform.
Try Again:
Failure Results in doing a bad job and results in either not being paid in full or failing to gain items one is trying to collect. It also destroys any materials being used to create the item. A second roll can be made but is done as a new action and not a second attempt to gain from the previous failure.
Special:
The result of a 20 on this skill, results in a bonus tip, even if the player fails to meet the DC of the job at the time. This skill grants a bonus to the Craft Armor skill when used granting a +10 to the next use of that skill.
Restriction:
This skill requires sewing tools such as needles and thread along with cloth of some type to be able to craft from.
Untrained:
All professional skills can be used untrained, but players do not grant the Bonuses to other skills unless they are trained in the skill
Profession Writer / Reporter
WIS
This skill is a secondary job-based one. It allows the player to work at tasks gathering information and spreading that information in their own words throughout the world.
Check:
The Difficulty of this skill is determined by the complexity of the story or writing. A book is vastly harder than a news article and such. It also is based on a time limit to get the workout. Quicker release dates make the task vastly harder.
Example: DC:
Small News Article 10
News Article 20
Exclusive Article 40
Daily Column 50
Weekly Column 35
Children’s Book 25
Novel 45
Biography 55
Encyclopedia 100
Dictionary 90
Book Series 75
Action:
This skill cannot be performed in combat and requires a day’s work (8 hours) to perform.
Try Again:
Failure Results in doing a bad job and results in ether not being paid in full. The player can re-roll but it’s taken as a new attempt.
Special:
The result of a 20 on this skill, results in a bonus tip, even if the player fails to meet the DC of the job at the time. This skill grants a bonus to the Gather Information skill when used granting a +10 to the next use of that skill.
Restriction:
The only requirement with this skill is that the info they gather has to be passed on in some public way.
Untrained:
All professional skills can be used untrained, but players do not grant the Bonuses to other skills unless they are trained in the skill
Read Lips
INT
This is a handy spy skill used to read lips when one can’t be heard. While the skill still requires the target to be in view it’s a handy skill to use in crowds, in distance viewing, or in viewing the target through glass windows and such.
Check:
The difficulty of This skill is a solitary one and is based on both the complexity of the conversation and the area in which one is watching the person speaking. Crowds tend to move back and forth making it hard to see all the words spoken while a good distance view with aid can get you a clear line of sight on the lip movements of your target.
Example: DC:
Simple, In Crowd 40
Simple, Distant view 30
Simple, through window 10
Complex, In Crowd 80
Complex, Distant view 70
Complex, through window 50
Action:
While this action can be done in combat, it’s unwise, as reading lips takes time to concentrate on fully, taking a full-round action for as long as the player keeps it up.
Try Again:
Failure results in bad information and since it’s a matter of how events play out in time a re-roll is not possible, in the end, it’s up to the player if the info they obtain is correct or not and if they choose to act on it as such.
Special:
On the result of a natural 20, the player gains a +5 bonus to the skill for its next use even if the overall result is still not a success. It is up to the GM if the result of a natural 20 yet failure on the still grants useful info or not.
Restriction:
The player must have a clear view of the target’s mouth so if they can’t see the target’s mouth then they can’t read the target’s lips its that simple.
Untrained:
This skill can not be used untrained
Repair
INT
This skill is used to fix broken items or vehicles, a vital skill with Vehicles as it’s the way to restore vehicles and constructs HP much the same way Medicine heals HP for players. It can also be used to assess the damage to see if a ship or vehicle is even usable or on the verge of total destruction with further use.
Check:
The difficulty of this skill is broken into two parts, Repair HP of Vehicle / Construct, and Assess Damage of Vehicle / Construct. The first of these skills allow the player to regenerate the Hitpoints of a Vehicle / Construct, the Difficulty is figured by How much HP needs to be restored and how quickly, The more time to make repairs the easier it is to fix overall, the less time it’s better to focus on minor problems. The following is the DC-based on a full-round action.
Example: DC:
Repair 1-10 HP 20
Repair 11-30 HP 40
Repair 31-60 HP 60
Repair 61-100 HP 80
Repair 101+ HP 100
The second use of the skill is to assess the damage of a vehicle/construct to see if it is still even usable after repair or if the damage it sustained that a new vehicle/construct would need to be crafted. The DC is determined by the amount of damage taken.
Example: DC:
Minor Damage 10
Slight Damage 20
Damage 40
Moderate Damage 60
Severe Damage 80
Nearly Destroyed 100
Action:
When using the skill to conduct repairs to regain HP it takes a full-round action, for in combat use while out of combat can take several minutes to hours to perform repairs for HP regain. Assessing damage takes a Standard action at all times.
Try Again:
Failure in assessing damage will give you false info on the roll result, On restoring Hp it simply means that the Vehicle / Construct fails to regain HP. The player can choose to re-roll in either case with no negatives, outside the possibility of an exploding vehicle or construct if it reached a critical state and the player failed to notice.
Special:
On the role of a natural 20, the player gains a +5 for the next use of this skill when assessing damage even if the result fails the DC. On the result of a natural 20 on this for restoring HP grants a healing bonus of x2 if succeeding the DC, or a straight +5 Healing if the DC is failed to be met.
For every 10 points in the skill Knowledge Mechanics grants a bonus +2 to this skill.
Restriction:
This skill requires to the player have some basic tools and or replacement materials with the player to make repairs, if they don’t have the items then repairs are not able to be made.
Untrained:
This skill can be used untrained, but only trained players gain bonuses from both Natural 20s and outside sources
Ride
DEX
This skill is a handy one in Riding horses or such creatures or single-person vehicles like Bikes, Motorcycles, Scooters, Surfboards, Skateboards, Skis, and sleds.
Check:
This skill while used differently on each of the types of riding creatures and vehicles the skill is very much the same for rolling results with the only difference being when one performs tricks. The player is basically rolling on this skill to maintain their balance less tame creatures or balance heavy vehicles vary the DC of this skill. All vehicles listed below are considered in the best condition, damaged or bad condition vehicles may affect this roll.
Example: DC:
Horse, Tame 20
Horse, Wild 40
Horse, Unbroken 60
Mule, Tame 10
Camel, Tame 20
Elephant, Tame 30
Bicycle 15
Motorcycle 45
Skis 20
Sled 15
Scooter 30
Motor Scooter 35
Surfboard 50
Snowboard 55
Skateboard 35
When Performing tricks, while riding the DC of the ride is increased, the harder the trick the higher the DC.
Example: DC:
Jump > 5 ft object +30
Jump < 5ft object +10
Jump 10 ft gap +20 (this adds, with each addition distance of 5ft)
Wheelie, Stand on two legs +25
Ride sideways +30
Ride and grab object on ground +40
Perform fancy trick (grind, ollie, grab) +50
Attack with vehicle, Creature* +10 (Attack is based on creature damage or 1/4 Vehicle weight in d6s no less then 1)
Attack while on Vehicle, Creature* +25
(* – Ride based feats lower/remove this DC)
Action:
This skill only comes into play at the start of riding or in a difficult situation or when the player wishes to perform a trick. It does not matter if the skill is made in combat or not.
Try Again:
Failing in this skill results in falling off, failing to perform a trick, or both in some cases, thus the player would have to try again if they choose only, but it counts as a new attempt.
Special:
On the result of a 20 if the player succeeds to pass the DC then it can grant a bonus to impress people out of combat granting the player a shot at improving their reputation score. In combat can grant a morale bonus to their friends by granting +2 to attacks and saves for ½ their class levels. If they fail the DC even after rolling a 20 then they gain a +5 bonus to the next use of the skill and do not fall off.
Restriction:
This skill requires a vehicle (mainly single user type) or creature for which to ride.
Untrained:
This skill can be used untrained but some bonuses only can be gained by those trained in the skill
Search
WIS
This skill is used to find hidden things, be they hidden on purpose or just misallocated from where they normally could be found. The skill is also used to detect signs of other things such as where one can mine for ore, in finding plant types that can aid in some way, and hidden marks or objects that are clues in puzzles or quests.
Check:
An important skill is to find items, clues, people, or plants for general use. The DC is the same in all cases of using the skill the difficulty is based on how well hidden the object is the size of the object and the quantity of the object. Thus a large collection of small coins may be easier to find than one single gemstone lost.
Example: DC:
Single +35
Small group +30
Medium group +20
Large group +10
Small object +10
Tiny object +20
Medium object +5
Large object -5
Huge object (doors) -15
Well Hidden +40
Hidden +20
Misplaced +10
Out in the open -10
Action:
Search can be done at any time but doing it in battle is dangerous as it takes a full-round action or longer depending on how well it’s hidden from prying eyes. Each roll is considered searching a 5ft area which depending on the condition of the area takes at average a minute (6 rounds) game time. More difficult situations such as searching through a pile of trash take much longer.
Try Again:
Failure on the roll results in not finding anything provided that there is an item there, to begin with, the GM otherwise will make sure to note that in either case, the player won’t know if they fail or not simply cause they failed to find anything. It’s up to the player if they want to recheck the area or not.
Special:
On the result of a 20 if the player passes the DC they acquire the object hidden in the area. While if the player fails the DC the player gains a strong feeling on if the area is completely searched or if something may still be hidden there, they also gain a +5 on their next use of the skill. Some skills such as Profession Herbalists can find some things (plants) without using this skill. There are some tools like (magnifying glass, metal detectors, treasure maps, or radar) grant bonuses to search an area for a set object.
Restriction:
There is no restriction on this skill, but gaining the bonus of Natural 20s can only be achieved by those that are trained in this skill.
Untrained:
This skill can be used in Untrained
Seduction
COM
The art of charming someone, in the tasks of gaining ether knowledge, items, and/or just plain romantic passion. A skilled user of this skill can convince others to grant them things that they are seeking from their targets. While some drugs and alcohol can help in some ways with this skill often they can cause issues to the target so the best way to cleanly handle it is to be skilled in this task.
Check:
These skills Dc are determined by the attitude of a target, interest of a target, and outside factors such as the use of potions, charms, or alcohol.
Example: DC:
Friendly Target +10
Flirty Target +5
Cold Target +20
Unresponsive target +15
Upset Target +30
Enemy Target +40
Likes players sex +10
Dislikes Players sex +50
Finds Player attractive – 20
Finds player repulsive +30
No attraction +10
Uncaring +20
Love Potion – 10 (greater bonuses based on potency)
Slightly Drunk – 5
Drunk – 10
Wasted – 20
Charm object or technique (based on object or technique bonus)
Action:
This skill is a free action but can not be used in combat as combat causes distractions from the player’s attempts to seduce the target.
Try Again:
In many cases, the player will see the results of a failure through the reactions of the target. So long as the target doesn’t consider the player hostile or leaves the room. The Player can make a second attempt but at a strong DC for having failed before.
Special:
On the result of a 20 if the player succeeds they get the goal that they are seeking, if the player fails the DC the target doesn’t change their attitude for the worse like they would if the player had failed before. Many items out there help in this skill, but the Skill Profession Bartender helps in this skill by knowing how to mix drinks to loosen the morals of a target.
Restriction:
This skill requires to, have the full attention of the target, thus any major distraction will cause the result to fail.
Untrained:
This skill can be used untrained, but only trained users gain bonuses from items, rooms, and natural 20s
Stealth
DEX
This vital skill lets a character move quietly and hidden from the notice of others. It’s used to mask oneself in the shadows and objects to remain hidden from the notice of others.
Check:
The DC of this skill is broken in two parts, Silence and Shadow. Silence allows the player to quiet their movements and actions; The DC is increased on the difficulty of the situation. All listed below are actions to maintain silence with these objects.
Example: DC:
Open Squeaky Door 40
Stone floor 35
Carpet floor 15
Strong wood floor 30
Creaky wood floor 50
Metal floor 25
Crawling through pipe/vent (metal) 50
Crawling through pipe/vent (stone) 20
Crawling through pipe/vent (water) 60
Moving through water 45
Moving through snow 20
Moving through sand 5
Moving through loose rock 55
Moving through loose mud/muck 25
Moving through hard ground/dirt 10
Moving through grass 5
The second way of using the skill is Shadow. This is a way to find and hide from the notice of others. The DC is based on the alertness of the targets, and the terrain to hide around.
Example: DC:
Open area, no shadows 60
Open area, some shadow 50
Open area, Heavy shadow 40
Open area, Darkness 30
Cluttered area, No shadow 40
Cluttered area, some shadow 30
Cluttered area, Heavy shadow 20
Cluttered area, Darkness 10
Dense area, no shadow 30
Dense area, some shadow 15
Dense area, Heavy shadow 5
Dense area, Darkness 0
Alert target +30
High Alert target +50
Distracted target +20
Not Alert target +10
Sleeping target -10 (Note light sleeper/ heavy sleeper alters DC)
Action:
This skill is a free action out of combat and a partial action in combat.
Try Again:
Failing this skill will not alert the player until they are detected. The player can choose if they think that they failed to improve this by re-rolling this skill at any time.
Special:
On the result of a 20 if the player succeeds on the DC they are able to go unnoticed and gains a +5 for the next use of this skill. If the player rolls a 20 yet fails the DC they draw attention but don’t get noticed till the result of a second roll with a bonus +5 to the skill is made, they can also choose actions to better take stealth measures to improve this roll. Disguise skill can grant bonuses to this skill, as well as ninja techniques, items, and even some basic objects to hide in the environment such as boxes, barrels, leaves, and branches, Given that they fit the environment around them.
Restriction:
This skill can be used at any time but once one is noticed, trying to hide again is considered useless in most cases.
Untrained:
This skill can be used untrained but some bonuses only can be gained by those trained in the skill
Streetwise
INT
Being able to identify the signs and gangs of the street is what this skill brings to the table. This allows the player to move from town to town and gather info on the area without even asking the people around on this info.
Check:
This skill has only one category but none less is a handy one to learn information that is in plain view of the public that many people tend to ignore around them. The DC is based on the complexity of the sign or information given by the street and what they mean.
Example: DC:
The symbol for to upcoming or past crime 50
Location of crime organization 25
Politics of area 30
The attitude of issues in area 15
Location of Black Market 40
People that have vast knowledge 75
People in charge of crime organization 60
People looking to buy drugs/ stolen goods 45
Action:
While this skill can be used in combat it’s better to use it out of combat as it takes a full round to read and process the meaning of a symbol or sign in the area to make sense of them.
Try Again:
The result of a failure can give bad information that the player won’t know until the information is acted on, at any time the player can decide on if the information is right or not and re-roll on the symbols or signs.
Special:
On the result of a 20 if the player passes the DC they gain the info and even have a good idea of the attitude of the public on that issue when asking around for more info or approaching people on this issue. If they fail the DC the player gains a +5 on their next attempt and gets a feeling of the attitude of the public towards what this symbol may mean.
Restriction:
This skill requires a symbol to use this skill, Symbols such as graffiti are available all around but sometimes need to be searched for to find first.
Untrained:
This skill can only be used trained.
Survival
WIS
A handy skill used to forage for food and water, skin hides, and set traps. This skill grants the player ways to handle the wilderness in a way that they can survive on the bounty that nature provides for them.
Check:
Survival is a vital skill that has a few different uses, the first is seeking, this covers looking for and staying in track of a creature or person, it also helps in finding locations for water and possible food sources. The DC is based on the difficulty of the terrain.
Example: DC:
Tracks, in Mud 15
Tracks, in Dirt 30
Tracks, Dirt road Rural 40
Tracks, Dirt road Urban 70
Tracks, Dry Sand 50
Tracks, Snow 10
Tracks, Rock 80
Tracks, Overgrowth 35
Tracks, Grass 45
Estimate Water source, Grassland 30
Estimate Water source, Dessert 80
Estimate Water source, Mountain 45
Find Edible Plants, Grassland 5
Find Edible Plants, Dessert 40
Find Edible Plants, Mountain 25
Find Edible Plants, Tundra 35
The next use of this skill is to harvest skins or try taxidermy from the bodies of creatures. The DC is based on the size of the creature.
Example: DC:
Skin Tiny 15
Skin Small 20
Skin Medium 30
Skin Large 40
Skin Huge 50
Stuff Small 25
Stuff Tiny 35
Stuff Medium 50
Stuff Large 60
Stuff Huge 70
Stuff made up creature 90
The final use of this skill is to build, set, and place traps.
Example: DC:
Build simple Snare 15
Build Pit trap 25
Build Spike Trap 40
Build Rock Drop trap 50
Build Log Slam trap 35
Poison Spike Trap 45
Tripwire 10
Pressure Plate 60
Set Machine trap simple 10
Set Machine trap Complex 50
Set Chemical trap Simple 20
Set Chemical Trap Complex 70
Action:
This skill can not be used in combat as it takes time often several game minutes to figure things out in all cases, the only exception to this is placing traps with abilities or feats that make this happen quicker.
Try Again:
A failure to surpass the DC of this skill in tracks or being able to find food or water sources means just that they don’t find those things, On skinning or stuffing creatures they destroy the supplies and cant gain hide or taxidermy of the creature from that one, on traps the traps fail to activate when they need to (on a result of a 1 the trap goes off on the one placing it) On all these the player can make a new attempt but it counts as a new trial for the skill and not one to recover from a failure.
Special:
On the result of a natural 20 on this skill as long as it passes the DC gets the following results, Finding tracks tells you the time the target moved through and how fast, Find food and water finds plentiful sources for gathering, Skinning/taxidermy raises the value of the hide/creature, Setting traps raises the DC of the trap by adding the Players Levels in the DC. If the DC of the skill is not met then the player does not face the negatives they would otherwise get in failing to pass the DC, and they gain a +5 for their next use of the skill. Profession Farmer grants bonuses to this skill when finding food sources.
Restriction:
This skill takes too much time to be used in a combat effectively without feats or abilities that state otherwise.
Untrained:
This skill cannot be used untrained
Swim
STR
This skill used to swim, is a very handy skill to have when it comes to needing to cross bodies of water or even moving through other liquids without suffering from drowning.
Check:
The DC of the skill is based on the water/ substance conditions of flow and tide as well as the weight of supplies trying to swim with another person. While there are several factors there are only two categories for all to fall under in this skill use. The first is basic surface swimming.
Example: DC:
Still Water 5
Choppy Water 20
Rough Water 40
Heavy Tide 60
Stormy Water 80
Rip Tide 70
Strong Tide 50
Light Tide 10
Carrying < Medium weight limit +20
Carrying > Medium weight limit +40 (for every category above medium)
Carrying another person calm +30
Carrying other person excited +60
The Second category is Diving (no not how one jumps in) the DC is based on the Con bonus of the player and the depth of the dive. (Note: undead or those that breathe water do not need to breathe thus dive is a simple swim roll as in the section above)
Example: DC:
Dive 10 ft 20
Dive 20 ft 40
Dive 30 ft 60
Dive 40 ft 80
Dive 50 ft 100
Con Bonus +1 -10
Con Bonus +2 -15
Con Bonus +3 -20
Con Bonus +4 -25
Con Bonus +5 -30
Con Bonus -1 +20
Con Bonus -2 +40
Con Bonus -3 +60
Con Bonus -4 +80
Action:
This skill is considered a movement action at all times including in underwater combat. Those that can not, breathe water or are not undead then have the DC increase each round and their Con Mod is considered one lower per each round underwater.
Try Again:
A failure on the DC has immediate danger for the player. On surface rolls, it has the player losing control at first at which a second roll is called for to regain control, failure on that roll results in drowning, while diving failure on their first roll has them drowning and a swim check is needed to attempt to make for the surface.
Special:
On the result of a natural 20 if the player passes the DC on the surface swimming they gain a bonus of 30ft to their movement, if they fail the DC they don’t take risks and lose control like they would if they got a lower result. In the case of diving, success on the DC grants a player a long time to survive by granting them a limit one higher than their set Con Mod, if they fail to meet the DC they don’t begin to drown but they don’t gain the bonus. Several devices and items can be gained to aid in this skill such as breathers, scuba tanks, water wings, and life vests.
Restriction:
This skill has no restrictions (with one exception [One Piece RPG only: Fruit users are weaken being underwater and can not, swim or breathe under it no matter what race they are])
Untrained:
This skill can be used untrained but some bonuses only can be gained by those trained in the skill
Taunt
CHA
This skill is used to insult others, in a way to change a target’s influence on you to one of hate, or to cause a target to focus on you instead of a different person or object. It also can be skillfully used to cause distractions when acting in stealth to send guards the wrong way or get them in the line of sniper fire.
Check:
This skill when used by the player is set to irritate or distract a target and draw their attention towards them. The DC of this skill is based on the attitude of the target and possible interactions the target has with others.
Example: DC:
Insult friendly target 50
Insult Neutral target 30
Insult Enemy target 10
Distract alone target 20
Distract target engaged in combat 60
Distract target engaged in conversation 40
Action:
This action is a free action that can be used at any time provided one can be seen or heard to create the taunt.
Try Again:
Failure to taunt results in the player’s taunt going ignored, the player can make a second attempt in the next round (when in combat) or after they learn of the first failure out of combat.
Special:
On the result of a 20 a player that meets or passes the DC makes them the target of the one that they taunted and depending on how the one they taunted takes insults reacts towards it. If they fail to meet the DC yet roll a 20 then they gain a +5 on the next attempt. Knowing things that upset the target grants bonuses to this roll. Some feats grant this ability to do Sub-dual damage to a set target.
Restriction:
Some targets have Defects or Advantages that may make it hard or useless to taunt them while others might be weak to them.
Untrained:
This skill can be used untrained but bonuses only can be gained by those trained in the skill
Use Rope
DEX
This skill is used in making knots or binding people or things. A handy skill to have in keeping things in bindings, it’s also useful in making sure that rope is safe to use in climbing, or best for securing things down from moving in a vehicle.
Check:
The DC of this skill is determined by the skill two uses, the first is to tie one down/up while the other is to secure for climbing or use to pull/lift items. The first use of this skill is vital it determines how strong and secure one has made an item/person from getting away. The DC is determined by the type of object and “rope” used to bind.
Example: DC:
Vine 40
Silk 10
Hemp 15
Cord 25
Cable 50
Chain 60
Rubber Cord 30
Cloth 45
Leather 20
Barrel/Medium box +20
Crate/ Animal Pen/Cage +10
Small box/ Sacks +40
Person Unconscious +15
Person Conscious +30
The second use is securing for safe use to climb or lift/ pull objects/creatures/ people, the DC of the skill in this one is determined by the weight the rope needs to support. All of the following is for normally bought rope, the weight limits of chain, cable, leather, and cloth are different. The rubber cord weight limit is the same as normal rope but stretches in length when used.
Example: DC:
< 200 lbs 10
< 400 lbs 20
< 800 lbs 40
< 1000 lbs 60
< 1300 lbs 80
< 1 ton 100
Action:
This skill is considered a standard action for use in combat.
Try Again:
Failure on this roll is not known to the player until the object/person breaks free, escapes, or, falls down. It is up to the player to re-roll before such a thing happens. This can be done at any time.
Special:
On the result of a 20 is the player passes the DC when binding it raises the DC of Escaping from the bindings by +20. On securing it grants a bonus +10 to climbing. If the player gets a 20 but still fails to get past the DC then they suffer no ill effects from the attempt to bind but gain no bonuses to keep the object from escaping, while securing it allows the weight of one size category lower and the player knows the weight limit it will hold.
Restriction:
This skill requires one has access to some type or kind of rope-like object or material.
Untrained:
This skill can be used untrained but bonuses only can be gained by those trained in the skill
Use Magic Device
CHA
This skill is used to use the power of the tools such as staff and wands and the like.
Check:
This skill is used to cast and control magic thru magic items. On top of the ability to have items that have spells linked to them, a player can drain an item for its mana to add to their own or infuse some of their mana in the item to improve the power of the spell.
Example: DC:
Magic Wand 15
Staff 25
Wondrous Item 50
Artifact 60
Sword 30
Ring 20
Magic Book 30+ Rank of Spell
Drain Item for Mana 70
Infuse Item with Mana 40
Action:
Using a magic item takes a full round of action as does draining. Infusing however takes 2 rounds to perform.
Try Again:
Failing to use the item results in no magical effects or casting of the spell. Failing to drain causes the player to lose 1d6 mana. Failing to infuse causes the mana they spend to be released and lost.
Special:
The result of a 1 on this skill will cause the item to explode in magical energy. On a 20 it doubles the effect of the spell it is casting. Rolling a 1 while draining or infusing causes the player to be drained completely of their mana. On a 20 they double the mana received or double the mana given (yet at the cost as if it was normal)
Restriction:
This skill requires one has access to some magical item.
Untrained:
This skill can be used untrained but bonuses only can be gained by those trained in the skill
Use Technology
INT
This Skill allows a player to control, use and even hack technology.
Check: There are two ways of using this skill, the first is being able to use a technology device as it was intended with permission or access to use it.
Example: DC:
Access Devices Program 10
Access Devices Abilities 05
Search for info on computer 30
Set Alarm system 40
Link Technology with vehicle 50
Link Technology with Race 80 (such as Robots/Cyborgs)
Link Technology with Weapon 40
Link Technology with Armor 40
Link Technology with Technology 30
The second way to use the skill is to hack the device for knowledge, secrets, reprogram, or to gain access to its uses.
Example: DC:
Hack No Security Code 10
Hack GL3 Security Code 50+
Hack GL4 Security Code 70+
Hack GL5 Security Code 90+
Hack Alarm Trigger 40+
Reprogram Device 50+
Unlock Passcode 30+
Create Computer Virus 30+
Action:
Using Technology uses one or more full rounds of actions to activate. Hacking takes 1 or more hours based on the difficulty.
Try Again:
A Failed roll will cause the device to be unresponsive, hacking it may set off an alert to its owner/maker.
Special:
On the result of a 1 on this skill will cause the item to break or become unusable without repair. On a 20 it doubles the effect of the technologies abilities. When hacking the device, the roll of a 1 will set off an alert to the technologies owner/maker.
Restriction:
This skill requires one has access to some technology device.
Untrained:
This skill can be used untrained but bonuses only can be gained by those trained in the skill
Synergy Bonuses
Synergy Bonuses are where skill in using one skill grants you a better chance with another skill, the way this is done is for every 10 ranks the player spends in this skill grants a +2 bonus to the skill listed. Profession skills also grant an additional +10 bonus to skill on the result of a 20 on their skill roll.
*- skills bonus is based on conditions
Escape artist Bonus from Acrobatics is only usable in escaping grapples
Appraise Bonus in Craft skills is only toward items crafted in that skill
Navigate Bonus in Knowledge Area is only in the known area
Craft Alchemy Bonus in Knowledge Poisons is on identifying chemicals/ poisons
Craft cooking Bonus in Profession Bartending is towards Brewing not cooking food
Survival Bonus in Profession Farmer is towards finding plants to eat only
Survival Bonus in Profession Fisherman is towards surviving on the sea not land
Survival Bonus in Profession Herbalist is towards finding plants to eat only
Appraise bonus in Profession Miner is towards the Value of materials/gems only
Use Magic Device bonus in Knowledge Astrology.
Appraise bonus in Profession Artist is towards Value of Art/collector items only
The medical bonus in Profession Rancher is towards Animals/monsters only
| Skill | Bonus Skill +2 for every 10 ranks | Critical Bonus Skill +10 on the result of a 20 |
| Acrobatics | Jump /Perf. Dance/ Escape Artist* | |
| Concentration | Control Shape | |
| Craft Armor / Clothing | Appraise* | |
| “ ” Chemistry/alchemy | Craft Cooking/ Brewing | |
| “ “ Cooking / Brewing | Craft Chemistry/ Alchemy | |
| “ “ Items / Jewelry | Appraise* | |
| “ “ Machines | Craft Vehicle | |
| “ “ Vehicles | Drive | |
| “ “ Weapons / Firearms | Appraise* | |
| Decipher Script | Forgery | |
| Disable Device | Open Lock/ Escape Artist | |
| Disguise | Stealth | |
| Drive | Pilot | |
| Escape Artist | Use Rope | |
| Knowledge Area | Navigate* | |
| “ “ Astrology | Use Magic Device/ Navigate | |
| “ “ Biology | Medicine | |
| “ “ Foreign Culture | Navigate | |
| “ “ Geography | Survival | |
| “ “ History | Appraise | |
| “ “ Mechanics | Craft Machines, Disable Device | |
| “ “ Military Science | Demolitions, Craft Weapons | |
| “ “ Nature | Survival | |
| “ “ Poisons | Craft Alchemy*/ Medical | |
| Martial Arts | Intimidate | |
| Pick Pocket | Gamble | |
| Pilot | Drive | |
| Profession Bartender | Seduction/ Gather Info/ Craft Cook* | Seduction |
| “ “ Book Keeper | All Knowledge’s/ Decipher Script | Gather Info |
| “ “ Bum | Gather Info/ Diplomacy/ Streetwise | Streetwise |
| “ “ Farmer | Survival*/ Craft Cook/ Know Nature | Survival |
| “ “ Fisherman | Pilot, Survival*/ Use Rope | Pilot |
| “ “ Herbalist | Craft Alchemy/ Medical/ Survival* | Craft Alchemy |
| “ “ Homemaker | Craft Cooking/ Gather Info/ Search | Know Area (location skill is used) |
| “ “ Lumberjack | Craft Vehicle/ “ “ Machines/ Repair | Craft Vehicle |
| “ “ Miner | Craft Weapon/ Appraise*/ “ “ Machines | Craft Weapon |
| “ “ Officer | Know. Law/ Intimidation/ Streetwise | Intimidation |
| “ “ Politician | Diplomacy/ Seduction/ Foreign Culture | Diplomacy |
| “ “ Potter / Artist | Crafts All/ Appraise* | Craft Item |
| “ “ Rancher | Medical*/ Know Biology/ Handle Animal | Handle Animal |
| “ “Shopkeeper | Appraise/ Foreign Culture/ Forgery | Appraise |
| “ “ Tailor | Craft Armor/ Appraise/ Craft Item | Craft Armor |
| “ “ Writer / Reporter | Gather Info/ Decipher Script/ Diplomacy | Gather Info |
| Repair | Craft Vehicle / “ “ Machine | |
| Seduction | Diplomacy/ Bluff | |
| Taunt | Intimidate | |
| Use Rope | Climb |