Knowledges[]
What is a knowledge? A specific area of expertise. These are used with the INT stat to figure out puzzles, as well as learn new skills or perform specific actions. Skills can be thought of as specializations.
Magic[]
- Evocation
Stat: Mental
Skills: Associated with the manipulation of the elements.
Intelligence Rolls: Used when investigating the effects of spells.
- Religion
Stat: Charisma
Skills: Associated with blessings, such as status boosts and healing, as well as smites specifically related to the god in question.
Intelligence Rolls: Used to understand specific actions from a religious perspective. Example: rituals.
- Runic
Stat: Intelligence
Skills: A complex system of writing that directly ties a particular essense to an item.
Intelligence Rolls: Used to understand runic writing,
- Alchemy
Stat: Intelligence
Skills: Associating with distilling magical essence into a potion.
Intelligence Rolls: Used to discern the creation of and use of potions.
- Summoning
Stat: Charisma
Skills: Associated with calling supernatural beasts and spirits to your aid. Could also be used to wrestle control of other spirits.
Science[]
Stat: Intelligence
- Engineering
Skills: Building complex devices
Intelligence Rolls: Understanding why and how something was made as it was.
- Chemistry
Skills: Creating complex chemicals for various uses.
Intelligence Rolls: Understanding the chemical composition of items.
- Medicine
Skills: Used in the performance of everything from splinting to surgery.
Intelligence rolls: Used to remove items without causing harm, or to perform a medical examination.
- Explosive
Skills: Used to make bombs or other explosives.
Intelligence rolls: used to disarm bombs.
- Programming
Skills: Used in making programs or hacking.
- Electonics
Intelligence Rolls: Used to control anything with a computer.
Skills: Putting together electronic items.
Intelligence Rolls: rewiring, and understanding electronics.
Social[]
- Business
Stats: Intelligence, Charisma (I know more, I am a better liar)
Skills: Barter, anything having to do with wealth
Intelligence Rolls: Analyzing accounts, knowing when you're being lied to in business.
- Persuasion
Stats: Intelligence (I know more), Charisma (convince), Wealth (bribe)
Skills: Convincing people to do things your way.
- Intimidation
Stats: Intelligence, Physical, + skill if used
Skills: Forcing people to act a certain way through force.
- Investigation
Stat: Intelligence
Skill: The overall understanding of a crime scene, specifically.
- Security
Stat: Intellgence, movement
Skill: Breaking and entering, thievery, dealing with traps
Intelligence Rolls: Understanding how someone got in somewhere, spotting traps with Perception
- Transportation
Stats: Movement
Skills: Driving specific vehicles from a bike to an airplane.
Intelligence Rolls: Understanding what kind of vehicle is driven, or trying to drive a similiar but new vehicle.
Combat[]
- Unarmed
Stats: Physical, movement, depending on the skill
Skills: Unarmed strikes, whether in traditional pugilist or martial arts
Intelligence Rolls: Understanding how a fight occurred or knowing how a move is performed
- Energy
Stats: Physical or Mental
Skills: Associated with attacking with pure energy
Intelligence Rolls: Analyzing the aftermath of such attacks
- Melee
Stats: Physical
Skills: Associated with simple weapons ranging from clubs to swords, including simple throwing weapons like knives and axes.
- Firearms
Stats: Perception
Skills: Long rang weapons including pistols, rifles, crossbows, etc.
- Armor
Stats: Physical
Skills: Associated with the use of armor.
Arts[]
- Cooking
Stats: Intelligence
Skills: Cooking various meals
Intelligence Rolls: Checking for poisons, analyzing ingredients
- Painting
Stats: Intelligence, Movement
Skills: Capturing a visual representation
Intelligence Rolls: Useful for collecting visual examples, I.E. "We're looking for someone who looks like this."
- Music
Stats: Charisma, Intelligence
Skills: Playing songs, which can have specific effects
- Acting
Stats: Pretending you are someone you're not. Deception.
Skills: Disguise, changing voice, throwing voice.
Intelligence Rolls: Seeing through deception. Perception may also be used.
- Crafting
Stats: Intelligence
Skills: Making small items, carvings, etc
Academic[]
- Language
Stats: Intelligence
Skills: Learning spoken and written language
Intelligence Rolls: Trying to communicate with someone who doesn't speak your own language.
- History
Stats: Inteligence
Skills: Understanding history, both recent and ancient
Intelligence Rolls: Understanding the surrounding environment, such as a ruin.
- Culture
Stats: Intelligence
Skills: Understanding how to interact with other cultures
Intelligence Rolls: Avoiding cultural problems
Outdoors[]
- Hunting
Stats: Inteligence, Perception
Skills: Providing meat outdoors. Also applies to fishing and trapping.
Intelligence Rolls: Searching for sources of food, tracking
- Foraging
Stats: Inteligence, Perception
Skills: Searching for food, firewood, other necessities
Intelligence Rolls: Searching for possible sources for said necessities, deciding where to set camp
- Navigation
Stats: Inteligence, Perception
Skills: Knowing where you are by stars or simply paying attention
Intelligence Rolls: Finding the way to where you need to go if you get lost
- Survival
Stats: Inteligence, Perception, Physical, Mental
Skills: General ability to set camp, find shelter, stay warm.
- Animals
Stats: Inteligence, Charisma
Skills: Communication with animals, taming and handling
Intelligence Rolls: Finding out local wildlife, if there are pet (dogs, horses, etc)