Characters with this skill can tumble, leap, and roll to avoid falling damage, to entertain an audience, or to surprise an opponent in combat. The difficulty required to accomplish a given feat varies with each situation. Use the following table as a guideline.

This skill allows characters to create explosive or incendiary substances out of various materials including herbs or other chemicals. Explosives inflict up to half their skill dice (rounded up) in damage (e.g. a character with a chemical concoction skill of 7D+2 could create a substance that could cause 4D). Incendiary fluids inflict standard fire damage, and the flames last a number of seconds equal to the roll made when creating the substance.

If a character has the theurgy skill (and therefore if it exists in a world with magic) and makes a Heroic alchemical concoction roll, she make create magic fluids, though she must also have access to the spell she wish to transfer into liquid (i.e. she must be able to cast the banish spell to imbue a potion with that power).

Characters with this skill have studied the main functions of the bodies and those species of the animal kingdom.

Those possessing this skill know the rumors, tales, and legends of magic (the GM should increase the difficulty for each attempt by the length of time since the occurrence at a rate of +1 for every century).

Fixing damaged armor.

This skill allows a character to imitate others by changing this clothes and using crude makeup.

This skill helps a character maintain her balance, whether on a tightrope or being tripped by an opponent in combat.

A character with blindfighting can operate or battle in dark or otherwise reduced-sight conditions (blizzards, blindfolded, and so forth). Characters in combat normally suffer a -2D penalty during full darkness conditions. The character must make a blindfighting roll every 5 seconds to continue to enjoy the skill's effects.

The cartography skill allows characters to read and create maps of varios types from graphical to political.

Effectively using communication devices and arrays.

Programming, interfacing with, and fixing computer systems.

Computer operations represents a character's proficient with computer programming and application use.

Character must often rely on their ability to locate individuals to form a network of informants who can offer various types of information about people, places, or events in the area they inhabit (cities, planets, sectors, galaxies), or who can pull some strings for characters in need.

The creative ability skill covers everything from drawing to singing to poetry to dancing.

This skill measures a character's ability to ride a living creature, whether it be a horse, a giant lizard, or even a dragon. Ridable mounts have an orneriness code that represents their level of resistance to being ridden. When a character first slips into the saddle as well as during events that may frighten the mount, she must make an opposed riding vs orneriness roll (the gamemaster makes the orneriness roll for the best). If the character rolls the same or higher value, he maintains control of his mount. Refer to the following table to determine the result if the creature generates the higher total.

This skill measures a character's level of knowledge about a given region's or culture's customs.

Setting explosives to achieve particular destructive effects.

Characters with this skill can diagnose and potentially cure diseases.

A character may take an action to Dodge in combat. The roll replaces the base to-hit number to hit (10) when attacking the dodging character.

Etiquette measures a character's knowledge of the forms, manners, and ceremonies considered acceptable by society.

Increase the difficulty by one level or more for societies with which the character has no prior experience.

Using single-person conveyances with skills and abilities that substitute for (not augment) the character’s own skills and abilities. This skill substitutes for the character’s Agility and Strength skills when using the “suit.”

Repairing and modifying exoskeletons, powered armor, environmental suits, and similar suits.

Repairing and modifying any gun a person can carry, from small slug throwers to shoulder-launched rockets..

Fixing damaged systems aboard flying vehicles and spaceships.

A forger fabricates documents or signatures. The level of difficulty depends on the type of creation and the knowledge of the person viewing it. The forgery skill covers both the act of forging as well as the identification of forgeries.

Forger's Chart

Inspector's Chart

A gambler knows how to play various games of chance, understands odds and spread, and (sometimes) has the ability to influence a game, especially hose involving cards, dice, or wheels (or other elements that involve some amount of skill to win). A character who successfully cheats at a fame can alter the outcome in favor of anyone involved, including (and especially) himself.

If a character attempts to cheat (no matter whether his is successful or not) allow all others involved in the game to make Perception rolls. Anyone who rolls higher than the character's gambling total (the one he made to determine whether he successfully cheated) notices the character's effots to alter the game's outcome.

Accurately firing weapons mounted on powered armor, vehicles, and spaceships, or within fortresses.

Fixing weapons mounted on powered armor, vehicles, or spaceships, or within fortresses.

Thrifty characters often employ haggling to lower the price of goods they purchase or raise the price of merchandise they wish to sell.

Doctors, medics, nurses, and other medically trained personnel use various techniques, medicines, and drugs to help cure the sick or injured of their ailments.

A character may attempt to heal another based on the current wounds level of the injured person. Only one healing skill attempt may be made per day on a particular individual. A successful roll indicates that the injured or sick character heals one wound level (5 wounds to 4 wounds, 4 wounds to 3 wounds, and so on) if using the wound damage system or 2D body points if using the body point damage system.

A character with the heraldry skill can recognize the banners, crests, and sigils of various clans, political groups, and governments.

Increase the difficulty depending upon the size of the area involved.

This skill allows a character to determine whether or not a substance is lethal to his species (increase the difficulty by two levels for other species).

Information gathering measures a character's ability to pick up rumors, street talk, and current underworld events from various informants.

Characters with this skill can choose among any instrument native to their universe.

The jumping skill covers leaps in horizontal and/or vertical directions. The difficulty is determine by the distance jumped: +5 for each meter horizontally and +10 for each meter vertically. If, for example, a character wanted to leap two meters forward and one meter upward, the total difficulty would be 20 (5+5+10=20).

Knowledge of the law can be a very important skill, especially when it comes to customs, incarceration, agreements, and treaties.

Libraries and databases contain vasts stores of information that may prove helpful or at last relevant to a character's goals. The difficulty of a skill attempt depends on the complexity and obscurity of the information sought as well as the size and accuracy of the library/database (beginning with a difficulty zero).

Example: A character wants to find information regarding the replication of cells in super-heated conditions. In this game world, this topic is considered uncommon (+5), and cutting edge (+10) and the character only has access to a small, cataloged database (+5). The total difficulty for his attempt, therefore, is 20 (5+10+5=20).

A character with lockpicking can release the tumblers on a a lock without the key or combination. Note this skill applies only to mechanical locks (electronic, optical, and similar security measures fall under the Security skill).

Using basic field medicine to treat injuries, as well as detailed understanding and applying medical procedures, such as diagnosing illnesses, performing surgery, and implanting cybernetics.

As many sages, philosophers, and psychiatrists have learned, the focusing of the mind can release formidable power within a person. This skill allows a character to temporarily increase one skill die code for a number of minutes equal to a 1D roll. The difficulty is determined by the amount of increase at a rate of +5 for each pip. For example, a character who wants to raise his dodge skill by 1D has a difficulty of 15 (5+5+5=15, since 1D = 3 pups). If the character fails the roll, he gets a bonus indicated by his die roll.

Example: A character needs a 15 to increase his dodge skill by 1D. He makes a meditation roll and generates a total of 12, not enough to receive the 1D bonuses. The 12, however, is high enough to beat the next lowest level (+2 pips), so the character's dodge increases by two pips for 1D minutes. He rolls 1D and gets a 5, so the bonus last for 5 minutes.

Characters who engage in close-quarters combat may wish to have the ability to wield a weapon, rather that relying solely on a weaponless fighting style. As a character becomes more proficient in the use of a particular weapon, she increases her accuracy - either striking or in pinpointing the most vulnerable area of her opponent. Since each weapon requires different knowledge and muscle control, a character cannot apply her experience in one weapon to another. For example, a character highly skilled in the use of a sword (die code of 7D+2) may have only a limited knowledge of axes (die code of 4D+1) and absolutely no experience in club (default to Reflexes die code of 3D+2).

Characters who engage in long-range combat may wish to increase their proficiency with missile weapons (bows, blowguns, pistols, rifles, blasters, flame-throwers, and so-on). Like the skill, each type of weapon requires different knowledge and muscle control, and therefore a character cannot apply her experience in one weapon to another. For example a character highly skilled in the use of a rile (die code of D8+1) may have only limited knowledge of pistols (dice code 5D+2) and absolutely no experience in blowgun (default to Coordination die code of 4D)

Navigation measures a character's ability to plot a safe course through a body of water or through space. Failure means that the pilot of the vehicle must make a piloting skill check against a difficulty one level higher than the difficulty of the area. Success means the pilot need not make a roll (unless he performs an unexpected maneuver): the vehicle arrives safely.

Plotting courses, such as through space using a vessel’s navigational computer interface, or on land using maps or landmarks, as well as creating maps.

Fixing small electronic equipment, including damaged cybernetics.

Flying air or space borne craft, from hovercraft and in-atmosphere fighters to transports and battleships.

Public speaking represents a character's skill at oration, his ability to speak in front of large crowds and to convince them of his beliefs.

This skill enables a character to comprehend and use the written form of a specified language.

Programming, interfacing with and fixing robots and their systems.

Climbing human-made structures requires a set of skills similar to but not exactly like that needed for rock climbing. The scaling skill covers everything from pyramids to skyscrapers

A skill in a science discipline (physics, chemistry, biology, geology, thermodynamics, and artificial intelligence, etc) represents a character knowledge of that area.

This skill covers knowledge of groups that act in secrecy.

Installing, altering, and bypassing electronic security and surveillance systems.

Operating scanner arrays to gather information about one’s surroundings.

This shadowing skill represents a character's ability to follow a given target.

Deploying and redirecting shields aboard vehicles.

This skill enables characters to shroud their movements from the sight and hearing of others, including everything from hand gestures to their entire bodies. The sneak roll total becomes the difficult require for another character to perceive the sneaking character (usually though a Perception).

The character may converse with any other creature who speaks the specified language. High levels of proficiency in the skill indicate a great fluency, including accent, intonation, and connotation. Failing a skill check results in some form of communication, the extent of which is determined by the amount by which the character misses difficulty.

Those who dare to tread in the deep waters of lakes, rivers, and oceants must have the swimming skill or will risk drowning.

This skill measures a character's ability to fool others into believing he is someone else. The theatrics skill total generated for a given attempt becomes the difficulty needed for another character to see through the performance (usually a Perception roll).

The theurgy skill represents a character's knowledge of magic incantations and items.

Tracking allows a character to follow the markings left by a person or creature. The difficulty depends on the terrain and amount of time that has passed since the quarry made its tracks.

Increase the difficulty by one level for each day since the person or creature passed through the area.

The traps skill represents a character's proficiency in setting, locating, and disabling traps.

A character who knows urban geography can locate public transpiration, governmental buildings, and other specific structures. Prowess in this skill allows him to navigate grid streets, subways, and city sewer systems. A successful skill check means that the character can find his way to his destination in half the normal amount of time and without getting list. Failure means he either simple cannot locate his destination or he becomes utterly lost.

Modify the difficulty based on the congestedness and use of civil engineering in a particular city.

Operating non-flying vehicles traveling on or through the ground or a liquid medium.

Fixing ground- and ocean-based vehicles that do not fly.

A character must make a piloting roll whenever he attempts to perform a stunt (see the "Vehicle Combat" chapter). Piloting a vehicle under normal circumstances does not require a roll. Types of vehicles include star ships, propeller aircraft, combat jets, and commercial jets or any other class of vehicle which handles in 3D space.

A character must make a piloting roll whenever he attempts to perform a stunt (see the "Vehicle Combat" chapter). Driving a vehicle under normal circumstances does not require a roll. Types of vehicles may include ground-cars, hovercraft, boats, chariots, and motorcycles or any other vehicle which stays close to the ground.

Three standard forms of weaponless fighting exists in the known world: martial arts, wrestling, and brawling.

Martial Arts, the fighting art of the ancients, centers on a person's innate ability to control her muscles in such a way as to create great power in her strikes. Characters practicing a martial art employ a variety of moves, from frontal strikes directed at the solar plexus to spinning, high kicks to the head.

Wrestling has arisen out of a desire to disable an opponent without causing too much physical harm. Though some have strayed away from this idea, most who practice wrestling focus on grappling their adversary and physically inhibiting his movements.

Brawling, the least formulaic of the three, includes the typical tavern-fight tactics -- from wile haymaker punches to kicks targeted at an opponent's shins (or other, more fragile areas). Most characters choose a weaponless fighting style will usually learning brawling, the easiest of the three to master.