Skills

Skills are mundane things a character learns, as opposed to abilities, which are magical. A skill is something that is actively used, that is applied, rather than a lore, which is knowledge someone has.

Basic Skills

These are skills almost everyone has to some degree within the current setting, though in some cases you might intentionally choose not to have one of these if it fits your character's background to lack a specific skill. You would have a score in all of these, though not all will be relevant.

• Cleaning
• Cooking
• First aid
• Hunting
• Survival
• Music or singing
• Riding

Common Skills

Some common but not universal skills include the following. You can have some of these without justifying it in your backstory.

• Animal handling
• Archery
• Bartering
• Direction sense
• Domestic skills
• Gardening
• Hospitality
• Musical instrument
• Repair
• Sewing
• Wagon driving

Players should choose skills that make sense for their character to have. Consult the GM.

Uncommon Skills

These are other skills, usually connected to a major occupation, just to give you some ideas. If you want one of these, it has to be justified in your backstory. Every character will have a set of skills based on their main occupations, but anyone can take one of the following if they justify it.

• Carpentry
• Commerce
• Farming
• Fencing
• Firearms
• Gun care
• Herbalism
• Herding
• Investigation
• Literature
• Masonry
• Medicine
• Memorization
• Mining
• Organizing
• Research
• Rope work
• Sailing
• Scavenging
• Tactics
• Trapping
• Travel
• Weapon/armor care
• Woodworking
• Writing

Scores

Every skill will have a score. They work on a similar scale to stats, but they are adjusted because they are not innate:

Score	Decription
1-3	Untrained and guessing
4-6	Untrained but educatedly guessing
7-9	Just learning
10-12	Journeyman
13-15	Professional
16-18	Elite
19-21	Best mortal alive at the skill
22-24	Best mortal at the skill to ever live
25-42	Supernaturally skilled
43+	Beyond mortal possibility