Skills & Perks

The twenty skills and their governing stats, the perks earned at even levels, and the toolsets used for trade, production, and social utility.

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Skills

There are twenty skills, each with a governing stat. A skill check rolls a d20 and adds the stat modifier, plus proficiency if trained.

Stat	Skill	Covers
Agility	Acrobatics	Balance, tumbling, jumping, tightrope, etc.
Agility	Stealth	Hiding, moving silently, tailing and stalking targets, ambushing, etc.
Agility	Thievery	Legerdemain, pickpocket, bypass mundane traps, etc.
Charisma	Diplomacy	Debate, persuasion, negotiation, bribery, haggling, building morale, etc.
Charisma	Perform	Entertainment, storytelling, singing, comedy, speeches, etc. (Not instruments).
Charisma	Subterfuge	Disguise, misdirection, distraction, lies, hustling, planting ideas, etc.
Intellect	Arcana	Spells, curses, magic items, disarming magical traps, technical details of magic.
Intellect	History	Politics, legends, treaties, laws, migrations, battles, etc.
Intellect	Investigate	Searching for things, gathering information, analyzing facts, etc.
Intellect	Medicine	Surgery, triage, diagnosis, wound treatment, setting bones, autopsies, etc.
Intellect	Nature	Geography, maps, animals, plants, weather, herbs, plant creatures, the fey, etc.
Intellect	Occult	Cosmology, planes, astrology, prophesy, mystic cults, the undead, etc.
Intellect	Tactics	Strategy, planning, training, recruitment, supply, logistics, organization, etc.
Intellect	Theology	Religious, holidays, dogma, divine covenants, celestials, fiends, deities, etc.
Might	Athletics	Riding, climbing, swimming, jumping, sports, obstacle courses, bend bars, etc.
Might	Intimidate	Coercion, threats, bullying, interrogation, staredowns, etc.
Might	Wrangling	Riding, managing, herding, training, coercing, gaining compliance from animals.
Spirit	Empathy	Sensing emotions, hostility, fear, deception, guessing motives, etc.
Spirit	Perception	Noticing details, traps, hidden trails, ambushes, buried bodies, secret doors, etc.
Spirit	Survival	Tracking, hunting, foraging, camping, shelters, rigging simple mantraps, etc.

Special Notes

Additional rulings, restrictions, and combat or downtime uses for each skill.

Acrobatics: Allows using Agility instead of Might for jump distance and includes the "kipup" combat maneuver.
Stealth: Used to evade, follow, or sneak up on targets; requires light, cover, or ambient noise.
Thievery: Used for traps, locks, pickpocketing, and stage magic.
Diplomacy: Used for persuasion, bribery, and social influence; requires time.
Perform: Covers singing, storytelling, comedy, dance, and writing.
Subterfuge: Used for lying, impersonation, and planting ideas; opposed by Empathy.
Arcana: Covers magical theory and mechanics; allows identification of spells without a roll.
History: Covers broad knowledge of world events, politics, and legends.
Investigate: Intellectual deduction and finding evidence.
Medicine: Restores health passively; characters can treat a number of patients equal to their PROF.
Nature: Covers geography, plant/animal lore, weather, and resource harvesting.
Occult: Supernatural lore related to mystic organizations, curses, and cosmology.
Tactics: Military knowledge for mass battles, terrain analysis, and logistics.
Theology: Knowledge of religions, pantheons, and divine/planar entities.
Athletics: Used for physical activities like climbing, swimming, and wrestling.
Intimidate: Causing fear through threats or coercion.
Wrangling: Controlling, training, or domesticating animals and low-intelligence creatures.
Empathy: Reading others' intentions and emotional states; opposed by Subterfuge.
Perception: Used to notice hidden details, traps, and secret doors; determines Alertness.
Survival: Outdoorsman skills including camping, foraging, and tracking.

Perks

Perks are small improvements or talents gained at 1st level and every even level thereafter. Perks marked with an asterisk (*) may be taken multiple times.

Perk	Effect
Energy*	+6 maximum mana
Fast*	+1 initiative
Polyglot*	Proficiency in 1 language
Resistant*	+1 to one save
Skilled*	Proficiency in 1 skill or toolset
Talented*	+1 to two skills
Tough*	+6 maximum health
Zanshen*	+2 alertness
Advisor	Support action range is 20 feet.
Armored	Proficiency in medium armor.
Aquanaut	Swimming speed equals land speed; hold breath 2x as long.
Attractive	+1 on charisma checks to influence romantically compatible creatures.
Bomber	Add PROF to damage with alchemical items.
Charger	Charging speed increases by +10.
Diesel	Require half as much food and water.
Greenblood	Poison resistance and immunity to addiction.
Grounded	Recover sanity at 2x rate.
Bushwhack	Gain 1 backstab die.
Hipshot	Shoot into melee without disadvantage.
Insomniac	Require half as much sleep.
Leadership	Attract followers at 10th level.
Militancy	Proficiency with martial weapons and shields.
Packmule	10 points of load do not count toward encumbrance.
Packrat	Retroactively declare you packed one non-magical item (<10 silver, <5 lbs).
Prepared	Retroactively declare you took one downtime action (<1 hour, <10 days).
Quickdraw	Draw/stow weapons or tools as a reaction.
Recuperative	Heal naturally at 2x speed.
Reparable	Healing received restores extra health equal to Endurance modifier.
Safedive	Move 10 feet as a reaction when targeted by a missile attack or reflex save.
Scheduling	Prolonged activities take 30% less time.
Teamwork	Support action grants +3 bonus.

Toolsets

Toolsets are used for trade, production, and social utility. Checks use a d20 roll plus PROF and a relevant stat modifier.

Alchemist
Apothecary
Armorer
Barber
Blacksmith
Carpenter
Cartography
Carving
Cooking
Cooper
Disguise
Drawing
Engineer
Farming
Fletching
Gaming
Instrument
Jeweler
Leatherwork
Locksmith
Miner
Pottery
Publisher
Tailor
Vehicles
Weaving