Skills represent the refined capabilities and expertise of a character, defining their ability to perform specific tasks and excel in various situations. Whether it's the raw physicality of athletics, the keen perception required for awareness, or the strategic acumen of tactics, skills are essential for navigating the challenges and opportunities of the world. Each Skill is based on a specific Attribute that influences its effectiveness, and they vary in difficulty, reflecting the complexity in learning each of these.



Skill checks use a single twenty-sided die (1d20). Roll the die and add your bonuses (the relevant Skill, its governing Attribute, etc), then compare the total to a Difficulty Class (DC). Meet or beat the DC and the check succeeds; fall short and it fails.

The DC is set by the situation. For an unopposed task it is a fixed number the Storyteller sets. In combat it is usually the defender's Defense, but some attacks are resisted by a Saving Throw instead, such as Willpower against psychic attacks, for example.

A natural 1 is always a miss, no matter your bonuses. A natural 20 is a critical hit: it always lands, and it rolls double damage.

Skill	Attribute	Difficulty	Description
Athletics	BRN	Average	The measure of one's ability to efficiently impose their physical attributes on the world around them.
Brawling	AGI	Easy	The rough art of unarmed fighting with fists, grapples, throws, and bone-breaking holds.
Firearms	PER	Average	Aiming and running any kind of gun.
Meditation	INT	Average	Focused mental discipline. Governs Willpower, the mental defence against psychic attacks.
Melee	AGI	Average	The practiced use of handed weapons in tight quarters, striking swiftly at gaps in armor.
Shields	AGI	Easy	The skill of bracing, deflecting, and turning aside blows while holding firm against attack.
Strategy	INT	Hard	The ability to plan broad and sweeping military actions and predict the actions of the enemy in the theater of war.