Creative Reckoning: Universal List of Skills

The following is a universal list of skills for the Fudge role-playing game. Ideally, this list can be used as a resource for GMs, authors, and game designers to construct lists of skills tailored to specific settings and genres.

In this list, unlike the skill system described in Fudge, all skills have a default level of Poor and a skill difficulty of Average (with a beginning level of Mediocre) unless otherwise noted. Default level and skill difficulty may, of course, be altered as desired for any and all skills according to GM preference.

Abacus Use: This skill enables one to make rapid computations by operating a simple device.

Accounting: This is the skill of recording, analyzing, verifying, and reporting business and financial transactions and their results.

Acrobatics: This is the skill of performing gymnastic feats involving superior agility and physical control.

Acting: This is the skill of representing a character.; Areas of Specialization: Stage, Radio, Television, Film, Voice/Dubbing

Acupressure: This is the skill of applying pressure with the fingers or thumbs to certain points on the body to relieve pain or tension.

Acupuncture: This is the skill of applying needles to the skin at certain points on the body to relieve pain or cure disease.

Administration: This is the skill of governing or managing large organizations.

Advertising: This is the skill of promoting products via various media.; Areas of Specialization: Print, Radio, Television, Internet

Aerialism: This is the skill of performing feats in the air, especially on the trapeze.

Aeronautics: This skill pertains to the science of atmospheric flight and the design and construction of aircraft.; Areas of Specialization: Aeroplanes, Helicopters, Jets; Areas of Further Specialization: Commercial, Military

Agronomy: This skill is a branch of agriculture pertaining to the cultivation of soil and the production of crops. It is also known as Farming.

Aikido

Alchemy: This skill is a medieval forerunner of modern chemistry and a philosophy concerned with achieving certain supernormal goals, such as the transmutation of base metals into gold and the discovery of immortality. As a skill in a fantasy genre, it may pertain to the production of magic potions and elixirs.

Ambushing: This is the skill of concealing oneself and a group of compatriots and coordinating a surprise attack on a quarry. The attacker with the highest skill in the group makes an unopposed action roll if the party is unsuspecting, or an opposed action roll if the party is alert and taking precautions against an ambush. If the ambush is successful, the ambushed party may not actively defend or retaliate until the second round of combat.

Animal Handling: This is the skill of training animals.

Animal Husbandry: This is the skill of raising, breeding, and caring for animals, especially livestock.

Anthropology: This skill pertains to the study of human beings and their ancestors, and their environmental, cultural, and social relationships.; Areas of Specialization: Archaeology, Ethnography, Ethnology, Linguistic Anthropology, Paleoanthropology, Physical Anthropology

Appraisal: This is the skill of assessing the quality and value of an object.; Areas of Specialization: Antiques, Art, Automobiles, Gems/Jewelry, Real Estate, etc.

Archaeology: This skill pertains to the scientific study of the artifacts, edifices, and fossil remains of past life, cultures, and civilizations.

Architecture: This is the skill of designing and building structures.

Armorsmithery: This is the skill of making armor, also known as Armorsmithing. The listed default skill level of Terrible applies to most nonmetal armor and some metal armor. The default skill level for the most advanced types of metal armor, such as chain mail and plate, is Nonexistent as it tends to be a very closely guarded secret amongst armorsmiths who divulge it only by word of mouth to a trusted and committed apprentice.; Areas of Specialization: Plate, Lamellar, Laminated, Brigandine, Chain Mail, Scale, Bezainted, Studded, Ring Mail, Padded, Quilted, Cuir-bouilli, Leather

Armor Use: This is the skill of properly wearing and maintaining armor.

Artillery: This is the skill of maintaining and operating heavy weaponry.; Areas of Specialization: Ballista, Catapult, Trebuchet, Cannon, Mortar, Howitzer, Rocket

Astrology: This is the skill of divination by means of the movement of the stars and planets and their influence on people and events.; Areas of Specialization: Greek, Chinese, Celtic, Babylonian, Egyptian, etc.

Astronautics: This skill pertains to the science of space flight and the design and construction of spacecraft.

Astronomy: This skill pertains to the scientific study of objects and phenomena beyond a planet's atmosphere.; Areas of Specialization: Astrometry, Astronautics, Astrophysics, Celestial Mechanics, Chronometry, Cosmology, Planetology, Radar Astronomy, Radio Astronomy, Theoretical Astronomy

Athletics: This skill pertains to physical activities undertaken in the context of a specific sport.; Areas of Specialization: Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cricket, Curling, Football, Golf, Hockey, Lacrosse, Polo, Rugby, Tennis, Track & Field, etc.


Ballooning: This is the skill of maintaining and operating a balloon for observation or transportation.

Basketry: This is the skill of weaving baskets and wickerwork.

Begging: This is the skill of acquiring money, goods, or services from strangers by appealing to their compassion. A beggar gains a bonus to skill rolls (at the GM's discretion) for each real (or faked) handicap or severe disadvantage, such as Blindness, a Missing Limb, or a really convincing story of hardship.

Bicycling: This is the skill of riding a bicycle. At skill levels of Good or higher, it includes the ability to maintain and make simple repairs.

Biochemistry: This skill pertains to the science of chemical compounds and processes as they occur in organisms.

Biology: This skill pertains to the scientific study of living organisms and processes.; Areas of Specialization: Anatomy, Biochemistry, Bioecology, Biogeography, Biometry, Biophysics, Ecology, Embryology, Eugenics, Evolution, Exobiology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Physiology

Bionics: This is the skill of designing, constructing, maintaining, repairing, and surgically implanting electronic or robotic devices to enhance biological capabilities.

Boatbuilding: This is the skill of constructing small vessels for transportation over water.; Areas of Specialization: Canoe, Kayak, Row, Sail, Steam, Motor

Boatmanship: This is the skill of managing a boat.; Areas of Specialization: Canoe, Row, Sail, Steam, Motor

Booby-trapping: This is the skill of setting, detecting, and disarming traps intended for people (or other sentient beings).

Bookbinding: This is the skill of binding, rebinding, and repairing books.

Botany: This skill pertains to the scientific study of plant life.; Areas of Specialization:; Applied Botany: Agronomy, Forestry, Horticulture, Hydroponics, Pomology; Research Botany: Algology, Bacteriology, Bryology, Dendrology, Economic Botany, Genetics, Geobotany, Mycology, Paleobotany, Plant Cytology, Plant Ecology, Plant Geography, Plant Morphology, Plant Pathology, Plant Physiology, Plant Taxonomy, Pteridology

Boxing

Brawling: This is the informal skill of hand-to-hand fighting utilizing ordinary objects at hand or nonmilitary weapons to defeat one's opponent. Unarmed brawling with the intent to injure inflicts only the standard damage of unarmed combat (typically -1), but any object will raise the offensive damage factor to 0 or higher.

Brewing: This is the skill of making fermented alcoholic beverages, such as beer or ale.

Bullfighting: This is the skill of engaging in ceremonial combat with a bull.

Butchery: This is the skill of slaughtering animals and preparing meat for sale.

Calligraphy: This is the skill of ornamental lettering, which becomes a form of meditation when practiced in certain traditions.

Camouflage: This is the skill of disguising something by means of paint or foliage or other objects so it blends with its surroundings.

Carousing: This is the skill of engaging in drunken revelry. Higher skill levels are indicative of increased tolerance of alcohol in terms of the amount that may be consumed before judgment is impaired. Alcohol consumed beyond this amount may require one to make unopposed action rolls to avoid loss of consciousness, the difficulty levels of which depend on the type and number of drinks involved. Other substances may be used as areas of specialization, especially for different cultures (or species). Carousing can be a useful skill for gaining valuable information as long as one can remain conscious and not lose one's memory.

Carpentry: This is the skill of building wooden structures.

Cartography: This is the skill of making maps.

Cartooning: This is the skill of writing and drawing cartoons.; Areas of Specialization: Comic Books, Comic Strips, Single Frame, Manga; Areas of Further Specialization: Editorial, Humorous, Adventure, Science Fiction, Super Hero, Romance, Educational, Advertising, etc.

Chandlery: This is the skill of making candles.

Chemistry: This skill pertains to the science of the composition, structure, properties, and transformations of substances.; Areas of Specialization:; Applied Chemistry: Agricultural Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Synthetic Chemistry, Textile Chemistry; Research Chemistry: Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry

Choreography: This is the skill of creating dance routines and instructing the dancers who will be performing them.

Ciphering: This is the skill of adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing.

Climatology: This skill pertains to the science of environmental conditions as they persist within a region or period.

Climbing: This is the skill of ascending a steep surface without a stairway or ladder.; Areas of Specialization: Rock, Tree, Wall

Cobbling: This is the skill of making shoes and boots.

Comedy: This skill pertains to the craft of humorous performance.; Areas of Specialization: Impersonation, Monologue (or Stand-Up), Physical (or Slapstick), Prop, Satire, Situation, Sketch, Vaudeville, etc.

Computer Hacking: This is the skill of illegally accessing computer systems.

Computer Programming: This is the skill of writing software. Typical areas of specialization may include specific programming languages.

Computer Use: This is the skill of operating a computer. Typical areas of specialization may include specific operating systems or applications.

Concealment: This is the skill of hiding small objects, usually on one's person.

Conducting: This is the skill of directing the performance of a musical ensemble. Prerequisites include Musical Notation and Musicianship, otherwise the default skill level is Nonexistent.

Connoisseurship: This skill pertains to knowledge and expertise in a narrow subject of personal indulgence, and may only be taken with an area of specialization.; Areas of Specialization: Cheese, Chocolate, Cigars, Coffee, Malt Liquors, Olive Oil, Pipe Tobacco, Tea, Whisky, Wine, etc.

Contortion: This is the skill of contorting one's body into seemingly impossible positions.

Cooking: This is the skill of preparing food for consumption. There are more styles of cooking than there are nationalities, so only a few are listed below.; Areas of Specialization: Cajun, Chinese, Greek, French, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Jewish, Thai, etc.

Cooperage: This is the skill of making and repairing casques, barrels, kegs, and tubs.

Copy Editing: This is the skill of preparing and headlining text for print.

Cosmetology: This skill pertains to the beautification of the hair, nails, and skin.; Areas of Specialization: Hairdressing, Manicures/Pedicures, Cosmetics

Counterfeiting: This is the skill of producing fraudulent imitation money.

Countersurveillance: This is the skill of defeating devices or techniques used for spying.

Criminology: This skill pertains to the scientific study of crime, perpetrators of crime, and the effects of punishment.

Cryptanalysis: This is the skill of solving cryptograms or cryptographic systems. Breaking a code is an unopposed action versus the code's difficulty level.

Cryptography: This is the skill of enciphering and deciphering messages in secret code. Creating a new code is an unopposed action in which the rolled degree becomes the new code's difficulty level.

Cryptozoölogy: This skill pertains to the scientific study and investigation of legendary terrestrial animals (Sasquatch, the Yeti, the Loch Ness Monster, etc.).

Current Events: This skill pertains to an awareness of local, national, and/or international news. Certain settings may alter the default level depending on the speed of communication, reliability of sources, and restriction of the media. A medieval society that relies upon troubadours and traveling merchants for news from afar, for instance, might have a default level of Terrible. Areas of specialization are optional, and indicate greater depth of knowledge in specific regions.

Cyberware Use: This is the skill of operating cyberware to gain entry to a computer network's virtual environment and run cyberprograms within it. This skill must be used in conjunction with Computer Hacking.

Dancing: This is the skill of performing a dance.; Areas of Specialization: Ballet, Ballroom, Belly, Disco, Flamenco, Highland, Hula, Interpretive, Square, Step, Swing, Tap, etc.

Debating: This is the skill of contending by arguments in a formal, regulated discussion.

Demolition: This is the skill of making and using explosives.

Diagnosis: This is the skill of identifying an ailment, injury, or cause of death.

Diplomacy: This is the skill of conducting international negotiations.

Directing: This is the skill of supervising the production of a show.; Areas of Specialization: Stage, Radio, Television, Film, Animation

Disguise: This is the skill of altering one's appearance in order to obscure one's identity or assume the identity of another.

Distilling: This is the skill of making distilled alcoholic beverages, such as whisky.

Dodging: This is the skill of avoiding a blow in combat or a sudden hazard. Most melee weapons and thrown missiles can be potentially dodged.

Dogma: This skill pertains to knowledge of the official doctrines of faith and morality proclaimed by an organized religion. Areas of specialization are specific religions, sects, or cults.

Drama: This skill pertains to the craft of serious performance.; Areas of Specialization: Avant-Garde, Classical, Method, etc.

Draughtsmanship: This is the skill of mechanical drawing.

Drawing: This is the skill of creating a picture by means of an instrument, typically a pen or pencil.

Driving: This is the skill of operating a land vehicle or directing the animals pulling a land vehicle.; Areas of Specialization: Automobile, Truck, Tank, ATV, Chariot, Wagon, Carriage/Coach, etc.

Dyeing: This is the skill of imparting a color to something by means of a coloring matter.

Ecology: This skill pertains to the science of relations between organisms and their environments.

Economics: This skill pertains to the study of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.; Areas of Specialization: Accounting, Banking, Business Administration, Consumer Economics, Economic Geography, Economic Theory, International Economics, Investing

Electronics: This skill pertains to the science concerned with the emission, behavior, and effects of electrons as well as the building, maintaining, and repairing of electronic devices and equipment.

Electronics Use: This is the skill of operating electronic devices and equipment. Areas of specialization are usually devices or systems.

Embalming: This is the skill of preserving the dead. It is also known as Mortuary Science.

EMS: EMS, or Emergency Medical Service, is the skill of saving lives and treating injuries at the site of an accident or en route to a hospital. A successful use of EMS achieves the same results as First Aid, but allows a wider range of injuries and ailments to be treated. This skill includes the ability to use emergency medical technology.

Engineering: This skill pertains to the practical application of science and mathematics to harness energy and utilize matter.; Areas of Specialization: Acoustical, Aeronautical, Aerospace, Bioengineering, Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical, Military, Naval, Nuclear, Optical, Petroleum, Production, Safety

Environmental Suit Use: This is the skill of rapidly donning clothes designed to protect one from dangerous environmental conditions, such as radioactivity, hazardous waste, chemical or biological weapons, asphyxiation, vacuum, high pressure, etc. It is also the skill of applying emergency patches when the suit is punctured or torn. Protection may vary depending on the model or the level of technology of the manufacturer.

Escapology: This is the skill of escaping from bondage.

Etiquette: This is the skill of conducting oneself according to the rules of traditional social behavior or prescribed official procedure.; Areas of Specialization: Civilian, Military, Court (or Royal), Courtroom (or Legal)

Evasion: This is the skill of eluding a pursuer, whether on foot or in a vehicle.

Exobiology: This skill pertains to the scientific study of extraterrestrial life and environments.

Exoskeleton Use: This is the skill of operating equipment that increases one's physical strength.

Falconry: This is the skill of hunting birds by means of a trained falcon.

Fanning: This is the skill of using one's free hand to rapidly move the hammer of a single action revolver in order to increase its rate of fire from one shot per second to three shots per second.

Fast-Talking: This is the skill of persuasion by means of usually lively, rapid, and confusing conversation.

Fencing

Filching: This is the skill of surreptitiously and rapidly stealing something that is exposed.

Fine Art: This skill pertains to knowledge of and expertise in the nature, history, and creation of works of crafted beauty.; Areas of Specialization: Painting, Sculpture, Music; Areas of Further Specialization: Classical, Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic, Modern, Impressionist, Expressionist, Cubist, Abstract, etc.

Fire Eating: This is the skill of "swallowing" and "breathing" flames, usually as a circus, stage, or street performance.

Fire Starting: This is the skill of igniting flames by primitive means.

Fire Walking: This is the skill of treading upon a bed of hot coals without being injured.

First Aid: This is the skill of rendering basic emergency medical treatment to the injured with minimal or improvised supplies. A successful result can save someone's life, stabilize their condition, or prevent further injury or infection. It is also known as Emergency Medical Treatment or Emergency Medicine.

Fishing: This is the skill catching fish.

Flight: This is a basic skill for beings with the natural ability to fly. Rolls are not necessary except under certain circumstances, such as weather or interference from an antagonist.

Flower Arranging: This is the skill of making attractive floral arrangements, which becomes a form of meditation when practiced with Zen.

Folklore: This skill pertains to knowledge of the tales and legends of a people. Areas of specialization are usually cultures and regions.

Foraging: This is the skill of locating things (usually edible) in a wilderness environment.

Forensics: This skill pertains to the scientific analysis of evidence.

Forestry: This skill pertains to the cultivation and care of forests.

Forgery: This is the skill of falsifying documents or identification.

Fortune Telling: The ordinary version of this skill is the performance of predicting a subject's future. The paranormal version of this skill is actual precognition of a sort that manifests only with a prerequisite gift such as Psi or Magic, for instance.

Forward Observation: This is the skill of accurately determining the distance and coordinates of a target and reporting the information usually to an artilleryman or gunner.

Freight Handling: This is the skill of loading and unloading cargo for delivery or receipt by means of a vehicle.

Furriery: This is the skill of making, cleaning, and repairing fur garments.

Gadgeteering: This is the skill of inventing and building ingenious devices that are often portable and concealable.

Gambling: This is the skill of winning games of chance.

Game: This is the skill of playing a particular game or type of game. Areas of specialization may be as specific as a single game, or categorized as listed below.; Areas of Specialization: Arcade, Board, Card, Computer, Dice, Electronic, Parlor, Role-Playing, War, etc.

Genetics: This skill pertains to the science of heredity and the manipulation of genetic material in order to introduce or suppress characteristics in an organism.

Geography: This skill pertains to the science concerned with the interrelationship of the earth's physical, biological, and cultural features.; Areas of Specialization: Human Geography, Physical Geography, Regional Geography

Geology: This skill pertains to the scientific study of the earth's history as recorded in rocks.; Areas of Specialization: Astrogeology, Economic Geology, Geobotanical Prospecting, Geobotany, Geochemistry, Geochronology, Geocosmogony, Geomorphology, Geophysics, Glacial Geology, Metallurgy, Mineralogy, Paleontology, Petrology, Physical Geology, Sedimentology, Seismology, Stratigraphy, Volcanology

Glaciology: This skill pertains to the scientific study of glaciers and frozen regions of the earth

Glassblowing: This is the skill of shaping heated glass by blowing air into it by means of a tube.

Gravitics: This skill pertains to the science of gravity and its application. In certain genres it may also be used in designing, constructing, maintaining, and repairing gravitic devices and equipment.

Gunnery: This is the skill of maintaining and operating vehicle-mounted weaponry.; Areas of Specialization: Ballista, Catapult, Greeks' Fire, Cannon, Machine Gun, Torpedo Launcher, Missile Launcher, Mecha, Spacecraft, etc.

Gunsmithing: This is the skill of making and repairing guns.

Haggling: This is the skill of negotiating the price usually of goods bought or sold. It is typically resolved as an opposed action or a series of opposed actions.

Hagiology: This skill pertains to the study of the lives and writings of peripheral religious figures. Areas of specialization are specific religions, sects, or cults.

Hatmaking: This is the skill of making, cleaning, and repairing hats.

Hawking: This is the skill of hunting birds by means of a trained hawk.

Heraldry: This skill pertains to the knowledge of coats of arms, crests, flags, and banners. At higher skill levels, it also includes knowledge of genealogy and parleying on behalf of an official or aristocratic sponsor.

Herbalism: This skill pertains to the identification and use of herbs for flavoring or remedies. As a skill in a fantasy genre, it may pertain to the production of magic concoctions and poultices.

Hiding: This is the skill of utilizing available cover in one's surroundings to avoid being seen.

Hiking: This is the skill of traversing (usually rough) terrain on foot. A successful Unopposed action roll results in an increased rate of daily movement.

History: This skill pertains to the knowledge of past events and their causes. Areas of specialization are usually cultures, regions, and periods.

Hobby: This is the skill of pursuing a recreational pastime, and may only be taken with an area of specialization.

Horticulture: This is the skill of cultivating plants in a garden or greenhouse. It is also known as Gardening.

Hydrography: This skill pertains to the science of charting bodies of water.

Hydrology: This skill pertains to the science concerned with the properties, distribution, and circulation of water on the earth and in the atmosphere.; Areas of Specialization: Chemical Hydrology, Ecohydrology, Hydrogeology, Hydrometeorology, Isotope Hydrology, Surface Hydrology, Drainage Basin Management, Water Quality

Hypnotism: This is the skill of inducing a trancelike state in a subject, which renders the subject susceptible to suggestion.

Interdimensional Science*: This skill pertains to the science of interdimensional physics, phenomena, and travel.

Interrogation: This is the skill of extracting information from a possibly uncoöperative subject. It is usually resolved as an opposed action versus the subject's Mind, Mental Capacity, or Intelligence attribute (or the equivalent).

Intimidation: This is the skill of using the stated or unstated threat of force to obtain coöperation from an unwilling subject. It is usually resolved as an opposed action versus the subject's Spirit, Willpower, Coolness Under Fire, or Bravery attribute (or the equivalent).

Invention: This is the skill of creating original technology or methodology and must be used in conjunction with other relevant skills to be successful.

Inventory: This is the skill of cataloguing or itemizing a list of current assets.

Investing: This is the skill of committing money in order to earn a return, usually by buying stocks or bonds.

Janitorial: This is the skill of cleaning, maintaining, and making minor repairs to premises.

Jeweling: This is the skill of making and repairing jewelry and cutting gems.

Journalism: This is the skill of gathering and reporting news.; Areas of Specialization: Magazine, Newspaper, Newsreel, Radio, Television

Judo

Jujitsu

Jumping: This is the skill of leaping, whether by making a standing or running jump.

Kalari Payattu

Karate

Kendo

Kite Flying: This is the skill of assessing conditions, getting a kite aloft, controlling a kite, and retrieving a kite intact. This skill may also be used to resolve kite fights as an opposed action between the competitors.

Kite Making: This is the skill of designing, constructing, and decorating kites.

Knapping: This is the primitive skill of shaping stone tools and weapons by striking off flakes and otherwise breaking off pieces.

Knitting: This is the skill of making items of interlaced yarn by means of special needles.

Knot Tying: This is the skill of forming complex knots as for sailing, fishing, climbing, or other activities.

Kung Fu

Kyudo

Language: This is the skill of comprehending and communicating in a verbal or written tongue, and may only be taken with an area of specialization consisting of a specific language. At the GM's discretion, further specialization may be required for Fluency and Literacy. Native speakers list their Language skill as Native, e.g. the author has Language (English): Native. For the purpose of determining how well one communicates in one's native tongue, one would look to such skills as Oratory and Writing.

Law: This skill pertains to the system of rules of a community and the practice of the legal profession. Areas of specialization may be as general as a particular community, or categorized as listed below.; Areas of Specialization: Civil, Corporate, Criminal, etc.

Leadership: This is the skill of effectively directing the operations of subordinates.

Leatherworking: This is the skill of making leather goods.

Library Research: This is the skill of gathering information found in a library in the form of books, periodicals, recordings, microfilm, records, etc.

Limnology: The skill pertains to the scientific study of bodies of fresh water such as lakes

Lip Reading: This is the skill of knowing what a person is saying solely by observing the movement of their lips.

Literature: This skill pertains to knowledge of and expertise in the nature, history, and creation of writings in prose or verse. Areas of specialization may be as general as a particular language, as specific as a single author, or refer to aesthetic styles, literary movements, geographical regions, or historical eras.

Lock Picking: This is the skill of gaining access to a secure object or door without the means of a key.

Locksmithing: This is the skill of making and repairing locks.

Logistics: This is the skill of procuring, maintaining, and transporting military materiel and personnel.

Lore

Lyrical Composition: This is the skill of writing song lyrics.

Machinery Use: This is the skill of operating machines.

Mad Magic*: This is the skill, in a cinematic setting, of potentially understanding the nature of any manifestation or implementation of magic encountered, and of using that understanding to alter it or one's own magic. At the GM's discretion, one might be required to take a gift (advantage) in order to purchase this skill.

Mad Science*: This is the skill, in a cinematic setting, of potentially understanding the nature of any scientific advancement, discovery, or theory encountered, and of accomplishing seemingly impossible feats of scientific achievement. At the GM's discretion, one might be required to take a gift (advantage) in order to purchase this skill.

Management: This is the skill of directing the activities of a group or organization.

Marketing: This is the skill of distributing, promoting, and selling goods and services.

Masonry: This is the skill of building brick or stone structures.

Massage: This is the skill of rubbing or kneading parts of the body to relieve pain or tension.

Mathematics: This skill pertains to the science of numbers and quantities.

Mechanics: This is the skill of designing, constructing, modifying, and repairing machines. It is also known as Mechanical Engineering.

Medicine: This skill pertains to the science of health and healing and includes such areas of knowledge as anatomy and physiology. A result of Fair stabilizes a patient's condition, whereas results of Good, Great, and Superb will generally heal one, two, or three wound levels respectively at the usual rate (typically one wound level per day for ordinary wounds). Healing rates without medical attention are one wound level per week of rest for ordinary wounds.; Areas of Specialization: Aerospace Medicine, Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Cytotechnology, Dentistry, Dermatology, Diagnosis, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Service, Endocrinology, Epidemiology, Experimental Therapeutics, Family Practice, Forensic Medicine, Gastroenterology, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Hematology, Holistic Medicine, Immunology, Internal Medicine, Medical Jurisprudence, Medical Physiology, Medical Records, Medical Technology, Nephrology, Neurology, Nursing, Nutrition, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Occupational Medicine, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Oral Surgery, Orthodontics, Orthopedics, Osteopathy, Otolaryngology, Pathological Physiology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Plastic Surgery, Podiatry, Psychiatry, Public Health, Radiology, Sports Medicine, Surgery, Toxicology, Tropical Medicine, Urology, X-Ray Technology; Areas of Further Specialization:; Holistic Medicine: Chiropractic, Homeopathy, Naturopathy

Meditation: This is the skill of achieving and maintaining a state of deep concentration for religious, spiritual, or therapeutic purposes.

Mercantile: This skill pertains to the profession of merchants and traders.

Metallurgy: This skill pertains to the science and technology of metals.

Meteorology: This skill pertains to the science of atmospheric phenomena and weather forecasting.

Milling: This is the skill of operating and maintaining a mill for grinding grain into flour.; Areas of Specialization: Water, Wind

Mimicry: This is the skill of accurately imitating the sounds of animals or other non-human producers of sounds.

Mineralogy: This skill pertains to the science of minerals.

Mining/Tunnelling: This is the skill of digging safe subterranean tunnels or shafts.

Mixology: This is the skill of preparing mixed drinks.

Motorcycling: This is the skill of operating a motorized two-wheel vehicle such as a motorcycle or motorscooter.

Mountaineering: This is the skill of scaling mountainous terrain.

Muay Thai

Mummification: This skill pertains to the religious ritual and science of preserving the dead, particularly as performed in certain ancient civilizations.

Musical Composition: This is the skill of writing music.

Musical Notation: This is the skill of reading music.

Musicianship: This is the skill of performing with a musical instrument. Areas of specialization may be as specific as a single instrument, or categorized as listed below.; Areas of Specialization: Brass, Electronic, Percussion, String, Woodwind, etc.

Navigation: This is the skill of determining one's position, course, and distance traveled.; Areas of Specialization: Aeronautical, Astronautical, Nautical, etc.

Netmaking: This is the skill of making nets, typically for fishing.

Ninjitsu

Nursing: This is the skill of providing care to patients and assisting physicians.

Occultism: This skill pertains to knowledge about occult beliefs, practices, and societies. In certain genres, it may also apply to practical (?) knowledge of Things Man Was Not Meant to Know.

Oceanography: This skill pertains to the science concerned with the physical and biological properties of oceans.; Areas of Specialization: Marine Biology, Marine Chemistry, Marine Geology, Marine Physics, Marine Engineering

Oratory: This is the skill of rhetorical persuasion.

Orienteering: This is the skill of determining one's position and direction of travel on land. It is also known as Land Navigation.

Origami: This is the skill of artfully folding paper, usually into the shape of animals.

Packing: This is the skill of loading (an animal) with a pack.

Painting: This is the skill of creating a picture by means of paint, typically with an instrument for applying the paint, such as a brush.

Paleontology: This skill pertains to the science concerned with fossils.

Parachuting: This is the skill of using a parachute to descend from a great height and land safely. It is also known as Sky Diving.

Parapsychology: This skill pertains to the scientific study of paranormal phenomena such as extrasensory perception, astral projection, and other instances or manifestations of psychic activity. In certain genres it may also apply to knowledge about ghosts and other supernatural phenomena.

Pearl Diving: This is the skill of hunting for pearls underwater.

Perfumery: This is the skill of making perfume.

Pharmacy: This skill pertains to the preparation and dispensation of medicinal drugs.

Philosophy: This skill comprises aesthetics, epistemology, ethics, logic, and metaphysics in the pusuit of wisdom. There are many areas of specialization, often denoted by the name of the philosopher who originated it.

Photography: This is the skill of taking pictures with a camera, developing film, and processing and cropping prints.

Photonics: This skill pertains to the science of photons and their application. In certain genres it may also be used in designing, constructing, maintaining, and repairing photonic devices and equipment.

Physics: This skill pertains to the science of energy and matter and the manner in which they interact.; Areas of Specialization: Acoustics, Astrophysics, Atomic Physics, Biophysics, Chemical Physics, Condensed-Matter Physics, Dynamics, Electromagnetism, Geophysics, Health Physics, Kinematics, Molecular Physics, Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics, Thermal Physics, Tribology

Piloting: This is the skill of operating aircraft and/or spacecraft.; Areas of Specialization: Aircraft, Spacecraft; Areas of Further Specialization: Aeroplane, Helicopter, Jet, Ornithopter, Rocket, Spaceshuttle, Starship, etc.

Plant Lore: This skill pertains to knowledge about the magical properties of natural or supernatural plantlife, how to obtain and/or cultivate specimens, and methods of preparation.

Plumbing: This is the skill of installing, maintaining, and repairing systems of pipes and other apparatus used for water supply, sanitation, and heating.

Pocket Picking: This is the skill of surreptitiously stealing something that is concealed on someone's person, such as the contents of a pocket or purse.

Poison Lore: This skill pertains to practical knowledge about obtaining, preparing, and using poison in a pre-scientific society.

Politics: This skill pertains to government and governmental policy and activity.; Areas of Specialization: City, State, Provincial, National, International, etc.

Pottery: This is the skill of making objects from clay (e.g. pots, vases, sculptures), glazing them, and firing them in a kiln.

Producing: This is the skill of financing and overseeing the making of a show.; Areas of Specialization: Stage, Radio, Television, Film, Animation

Proselytization: This is the skill of converting or recruiting someone to a religion or cause.

Prospecting: This is the skill of determining the presence of desired mineral resources in an area.

Psychology: This skill pertains to the science concerned with the mind and behavior.

Puppetry: This is the skill of performing with puppets or marionettes.

Pyrotechnics: This is the skill of making and using fireworks.

Quick Drawing: This is the skill of drawing a weapon and attacking with it rapidly (achieving both actions within a single round).

Quilting: This is the skill of making quilts.

Riding: This is the skill of using an animal to transport oneself by being carried upon the animal rather than being pulled in a vehicle.; Areas of Specialization: Camel, Elephant, Horse, etc.

Ritualism: This skill pertains to the knowledge and practice of conducting religious ceremonies and rites. Areas of specialization are specific religions, sects, or cults.

Robotics: This is the skill of designing, building, maintaining, and repairing robots or robotic devices.

Running: This is the skill of rapidly traversing long distances on foot.

Safecracking: This is the skill of opening safes without knowledge of the combination.

Salesmanship: This is the skill of persuading a customer to purchase a product.

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Scribing: This is the skill of copying manuscripts.

Scripture: This skill pertains to the study of the essential sacred writings of a religious tradition for spiritual and/or scholarly enlightenment. Areas of specialization are specific religions, sects, or cults.

Scrounging: This is the skill of locating things (usually supplies) in an urban or otherwise developed environment.

Scuba Diving: This is the skill of swimming underwater by means of an aqualung.

Sculpting: This is the skill of creating a three-dimensional work of art by means of carving, casting, or otherwise shaping a material. Areas of specialization are usually specific media and/or techniques.

Seamanship: This is the skill of managing a ship.; Areas of Specialization: Galley, Sail, Steam, Petrol, Nuclear

Secretarial: This is the skill of handling correspondence, keeping records, making appointments, and otherwise assisting the work of an individual or office.

Sewing: This is the skill of using stitches to unite material by means of needle and thread or a sewing machine.

Shadowing: This is the skill of following someone undetected on foot.

Shield Use: This is the skill of defending oneself with a device for blocking blows.

Shipbuilding: This is the skill of designing and constructing large vessels for transportation over water.; Areas of Specialization: Galley, Sail, Steam, Petrol, Nuclear; Areas of Further Specialization: Commercial, Military

Sign Language: This is the skill of communicating by means of gestures.; Areas of Specialization: American Indian, American, etc.

Singing: This is the skill of using the voice to make music, such as chants or songs.; Areas of Specialization: Blues, Choral, Crooning, Folk, Jazz, Opera, Yodeling, etc.

Skating: This is the skill of traversing a surface by means of specially adapted footwear that facilitates an increase of speed.; Areas of Specialization: Ice, Inline, Roller

Skiing: This is the skill of traversing snowy terrain by means of skis.; Areas of Specialization: Cross-Country, Downhill, Jumping, Slalom

Sleight of Hand: This is skill of using dexterity, distraction, and (in some cases) showmanship to create an illusion or conceal an activity. It is often used in the performance of stage magic, and is also known as Legerdemain or Prestidigitation. It is also used by some gamblers for cheating.

Smithery: This is the skill of making and repairing objects of metal. It is also known as Smithing or Metalsmithing.; Areas of Specialization: Bronze, Copper, Gold, Iron, Platinum, Silver, Tin

Snowshoeing: This is the skill of traversing deep snow by means of snowshoes.

Speed Reading: This is the skill of reading at a highly accelerated rate.

Spelunking: This is the skill of exploring caves or caverns.

Spinning: This is the skill of converting fiber into yarn or thread typically by means of a spinning wheel.

Sports: This skill pertains to knowledge about the history, rules, and trivia of a given athletic pastime.; Areas of Specialization: Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cricket, Curling, Football, Golf, Hockey, Lacrosse, Polo, Rugby, Tennis, Track & Field, etc.

Sprinting: This is the skill of rapidly traversing short distances on foot.

Stealth: This is the skill of hiding or moving from place to place without being seen or heard.

Stewardship: This is the skill of meeting the needs of lodgers or clients in a conveyance or hotel.; Areas of Specialization: Airline, Hotel, Railway, Ship, etc.

Stonecutting: This is the skill of quarrying and shaping stone for use.

Storytelling: This skill pertains to the oral performance of a tale.

Strategy: This is the skill of devising and implementing plans for engaging the enemy under conditions of best advantage.

Sumo Wrestling

Surfing: This is the skill of using waves to convey oneself to shore by means of a surfboard.

Surgery: This is the medical skill of performing an operation on a patient.

Surveillance: This skill pertains to the clandestine monitoring of a person, group, or place.

Surveying: This is the skill of recording the extent and features of an area for the purpose of mapping or describing it.

Survival: This is the skill of inhabiting an environment by using its resources and avoiding or negating its hazards.; Areas of Specialization: Desert, Jungle, Steppe, Tundra, Urban, Woodland, etc.

Swimming: This is the skill of traversing through water.

Tactics: This is the skill of disposing and maneuvering forces in the midst of battle.

Tae Kwon Do

Tailing: This is the skill of following a vehicle undetected.

Tanning: This is the skill of preparing the hide of an animal for use.

Tattooing: This is the skill of making permanent images on living skin by means of needle and pigment.

Taxidermy: This is the skill of preparing, stuffing, and mounting the hides of animals to preserve a lifelike appearance.

Tea Ceremony: This is the skill of performing the traditional ritual of preparing, serving, and drinking tea, which becomes a form of meditation when practiced with Zen.

Teaching: This is the skill of instructing others and may only be taken with an area of specialization.

Telegraphy: This is the skill of using a telegraph to communicate in Morse code over a distance.

Temporal Science*: This skill pertains to the science of temporal physics, temporal phenomena, and time travel.

Theology: This skill pertains to the study of religious belief and theory.

Throwing: This is the skill of using one's hand and arm to propel an object through the air, usually at a target or to a catcher.

Tightrope Walking: This is the skill of traversing upright across a rope or cord suspended horizontally between two points.

Tonsorial: This is the skill of cutting hair and shaving faces.

Toxicology: This skill pertains to the science concerned with poisons.

Tracking: This is the skill of detecting and interpreting evidence of the passage of persons, animals, or vehicles to determine the direction and speed of travel, the age of the tracks, the number and condition of those being tracked, and other information that may be gleaned. Areas of specialization might be regional.

Trapping: This is the skill of building and setting traps for animals.

Tumbling: This is the skill of falling without sustaining injury.

Typesetting: This is the skill of arranging text for printing.

Typing: This is the skill of using a typewriter or keyboard for writing.

Vaulting: This is the skill of leaping by means of a pole.

Ventriloquism: This is the skill of casting one's voice to appear as if it is emanating from elsewhere.

Veterinary Medicine: This skill pertains to the science of diagnosing, treating, and preventing disease in animals.

Vinification: This is the skill of making fermented alcoholic beverages from fruit, such as wine.

Weaponsmithery: This is the skill of making weapons, also known as Weaponsmithing. Areas of specialization may be general weapon types or specific weapons.

Weapon Use: This is the skill of attacking or defending by means of an object or device. Areas of specialization may be general weapon types or specific weapons.

Weaving: This is the skill of making fabric of interlaced thread typically by means of a loom.

Webmastery: This is the skill of designing and maintaining Web sites.

Woodcarving: This is the skill of making or ornamenting wooden objects typically by means of a chisel, knife, or other tool.

Woodworking: This is the skill of making furniture, cabinets, doors, window frames, and other useful objects of wood.

Wrestling

Writing: This is the skill of communicating by means of text.; Areas of Specialization: Business, Essay, Letter, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Technical, Stage, Radio, Television, Film, Animation, etc.

Xenology: This skill pertains to the study of bizarre or unexplained phenomena.

Yoga: This is the skill of practicing a mental and physical discipline of breath control and postures for religious, spiritual, or therapeutic purposes.

Zero Gravity Activity: This is the skill of moving in a weightless environment.

Zoölogy: This skill pertains to the scientific study of animal life.; Areas of Specialization:; Applied Zoölogy: Animal Genetics, Apiculture, Veterinary Medicine, Wildlife Management; Research Zoölogy: Arachnology, Comparative Anatomy, Comparative Physiology, Conchology, Embryology, Entomology, Helminthology, Herpetology, Ichthyology, Malacology, Mammalogy, Ornithology, Protozoölogy, Zoögeography

* These skills have a default level of Nonexistent and a skill difficulty of Very Hard (with a beginning level of Terrible).

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