Skills

Physical Skills

• Balance One Balance roll is made for every 5 meters of balancing.
• Climb One climb roll is made for every 5 meters of climbing.
• Dodge The skill of dodging incoming blows in a combat (an Athletics skill).
• Hide A hide roll is based on your skill plus any applicable modifier(s).
• Move Quietly A move quietly roll is based on your skill plus any applicable modifier(s).
• Ride The difficulty ratings in the table are for horseback riding.
• Sleight This skill is used in situations requiring manual dexterity and swift hands.
• Swim A swim roll is made for every 5 minutes of swimming.
• Tumble This skill is used for jumping, balancing, reducing damage from falls, etc.

Mental Skills

• Alchemy Lore This skill covers general chemistry as well as the magical forces in nature.
• Literacy This is the skill of reading and writing a specific language.
• Medical Lore This skill covers the treatment of wounds as well as diseases and poisons.
• Ritual Magick Lore Also known as Natural Magick Lore.
• Spell Lore There is a separate lore skill for each path of magick.
• Spoken The spoken table will give you an idea of what the different skill values represent in terms of ability to speak a language.
• Survival Lore This skill covers the gathering of food such as herbs and small animals without special equipment.
• Teaching Normally you must have at least 5 more than your student in the skill or attribute you are teaching him in order to count as a teacher.

Perception Skills

• Detect Traps This skill is used for detecting traps, secret doors and other mechanical devices.
• Track Whenever a character wishes to follow some tracks, a tracking roll is made.