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Skills

The World of Teara Adan

Not all skills will be available to all characters. Please ask your GM first before taking a skill.

Common Skills

• Acrobatics [H]
• Acting [M]
• Aerial Acrobatics [H]
• Animal Handling [M]
• Animal Training [H]
• Appraisal [M]
• Architecture [H]
• Area Knowledge [E]
• Armorer/Weaponsmith [H]
• Artist [M]
• Balance [M]
• Blacksmith [H]
• Blind Fighting [VH]
• Bluff [H]
• Break Fall [M]
• Breath Control [M]
• Bribe [M]
• Bureaucracy [H]
• Camaraderie [E]
• Camouflage [M]
• Carousing [E]
• Carpentry [H]
• Cartography [H]
• Climbing [M]
• Communications [M]
• Computer Hacking/Cracking [H]
• Computer Operation [M]
• Computer Programming [H]
• Computers [M]
• Con [M]
• Concealment [M]
• Craft Skill
  • Basketry [M]
  • Brewing [M]
  • Calligraphy [M]
  • Carving [M]
  • Cobbling [M]
  • Cooking [E]
  • Farming [M]
  • Glassblowing [M]
  • Goldsmith [H]
  • Illumination [H]
  • Jeweler [H]
  • Leatherworking [M]
  • Limming [M]
  • Needlecraft [E]
  • Pottery [M]
  • Sewing/Tailoring [M]
  • Silversmith [H]
  • Tanning [M]
  • Weaving [M]
• Criminology [H]
• Cryptography [H]
• Dancing [M]
• Deduction [M]
• Demolitions [M]
• Detect Lie [M]
• Diplomacy [M]
• Disguise [M]
• Divination [VH]
• Driving [M]
• Electronics [M]
• Engineering [H]
• Escape Artist [H]
• Etiquette [M]
• Fast Draw [H]
• Fast Talk [M]
• Find Hidden [M]
• Find Traps [M]
• First Aid [M]
• Fishing [M]
• Flattery [E]
• Forensics [H]
• Forgery [H]
• Gambling [M]
• Games [M]
• Haggle [H]
• Hide Self [M]
• Hide Traces [M]
• Hunting [M]
• Hypnotism [H]
• Interrogation [M]
• Intimidation [M]
• Juggling [H]
• Jumping [M]
• Knowledge Skill
  • Anthropology [H]
  • Archaeology [H]
  • Astronomy [M]
  • Biology [H]
  • Chemistry [H]
  • Economics [M]
  • Geography [M]
  • Geology [M]
  • History [M]
  • Law [H]
  • Literature [M]
  • Mathematics [H]
  • Mythology [H]
  • Paleontology [H]
  • Philosophy [M]
  • Physics [VH]
  • Political Science [M]
  • Sociology [M]
  • Theology [M]
  • Alchemy [VH]
  • Astrogation [H]
  • Astrology [M]
  • Heraldry [M]
  • Legends/Stories [M]
  • Necrology [H]
  • Spellcraft [H]
  • Arcane Lore [H]
  • Anadari Lore [H]
• Languages [M]
  • Arkhonn
  • Arrinic
  • Brazic
  • Cana
  • Larethian
  • Latin
  • Moradinian
  • Olmos-ji
  • Sckoraali
  • Solise
  • Tevic
  • Valmari
• Leadership [M]
• Legerdemain [M]
• Lie [M]
• Lip Reading [H]
• Listening/Bugging [M]
• Literacy [M]
• Masonry [M]
• Mechanic/Machinist [H]
• Medicine [H]
• Merchant [M]
• Meteorolgy [M]
• Mimicry [M]
• Mountaineering [M]
• Move Quietly [M]
• Musical Skill [M]
• Navigation [M]
• Observation [H]
• Occult Knowledge [H]
• Oratory [H]
• Orienteering [M]
• Paramedic [H]
• Persuasion [M]
• Pharmacy [H]
• Photography [M]
• Pick Locks [H]
• Pick Pocket [H]
• Piloting [M]
• Poisons [M]
• Professional Skills [H]
• Psycholgy/Psychiatry [H]
• Read Opponent [M]
• Remove/Disarm Traps [H]
• Research [M]
• Riding [M]
• Riding (Trick) [H]
• Rope Use [M]
• Running [M]
• Salesmanship [M]
• Security Systems [H]
• Seduction [H]
• Set Snares/Traps [H]
• Shield [M]
• Shipbuilding [H]
• Sleight of Hand [H]
• Sports [M]
• Stealth [H]
• Storytelling [H]
• Streetwise [M]
• Surveillance [M]
• Survival [H]
• Swimming [M]
• Tactics [H]
• Tailing [M]
• Team Acrobatics [H]
• Throwing [E]
• Tracking [H]
• Tumbling [H]
• Unarmed Combat [H]
• Ventriloquism [H]
• Veterinarian [H]
• Weapon Skill
  • Axe/Mace [M]
  • Axe Throwing [M]
  • Battlesuit [M]
  • Beam Weapons [E]
  • Blackjack [E]
  • Blackpowder Weapons [M]
  • Blowpipe [H]
  • Bolas [H]
  • Bow [M]
  • Broadsword [M]
  • Buckler [M]
  • Crossbow [M]
  • Fencing [H]
  • Firearms [M]
  • Force Shield [M]
  • Force Sword [H]
  • Gunner [M]
  • Jousting [H]
  • Knife [M]
  • Knife Throwing [M]
  • Lance [M]
  • Lasso [M]
  • Net [M]
  • Polearms [M]
  • Short Sword [M]
  • Sling [H]
  • Spear [M]
  • Spear Throwing [M]
  • Staff [H]
  • Thrown Weapon [M]
  • Two-handed Axe/Mace [H]
  • Two-handed Sword [H]
  • Whip [H]
• Wit [M]
• Zero-G Maneuvering [H]

Psychic Skills

• Astral Projection [VH] [??? Gift Required]
• Binding Souls [VH]
• Blocking [H] [Blocking & Healing Gifts Required]
• Body-Control [M]
  • Talent: Psychic Speed [H] [Body-Control: Good Required]
• Casting [M]
  • Talent: Farseeing [H] [Casting: Good Required]
• Conjury (Illusions) [H]
• Drain Attribute [VH]
• Drain Health [VH]
• Drain Power [VH]
• Dreamwalk [H]
• Dying Stasis [VH]
• Electrokinesis [H]
• Empathic Projection [VH]
• Endowment [VH]
• Enhance Attribute [VH] [Healing Gift Required]
• Erase Signature [VH]
• Handfire [M]
• Healing [H] [Healing Gift Required]
• Imbue Object [H]
• Life Extension [VH] [Healing Gift Required]
• Mental Contact (Mind Speech) [M]
• Mind-Control [H]
• Mind-Reading [M]
• Mindswitch [VH] [Mindswitch Gift Required]
• Move Object [H]
  • Talent: Blade Lock [VH] [Move Objects: Good Required]
• Phase [VH]
• Psychic Blast [H]
• Psychic Static [H]
• Psychic Weapon [VH]
• Shape Changing [H]
• Shields [M]
  • Talent: Mind Trap [H] [Shields: Great Required]
• Telemechanics (CyberPsi) [H]
• Thermokinesis [H]
• Transfer Essence [VH] [Mindswitch Gift Required]
• Truth-Reading [M]
• Unseen Presence [H]
• Warding [H]

Magic Skills (Sorcery/Gramarye)

• Colleges
  • Animate [H]
  • Breaking [H]
  • Communication [H]
  • Control [VH]
  • Creation [H]
  • Enhancement [H]
  • Healing [VH]
  • Knowledge [VH]
  • Movement [H]
  • Protection [H]
  • Transformation [VH]
• Realms
  • Air [H]
  • Animal [H]
  • Body [VH]
  • Earth [VH]
  • Fire [H]
  • Illusion [VH]
  • Language [H]
  • Machine [H]
  • Magic [VH]
  • Mind [VH]
  • Plant [H]
  • Spirit [VH]
  • Time [VH]
  • Water [H]

Magic Skills (Cordanian Wizard)

• Abjuration [H]
• Conjuration [H]
  • Talent: Healing [VH] [Conjuration: Good Required]
• Divination [H]
• Enchantment [VH]
• Evocation [H]
• Illusion [VH]
• Necromancy [H]
• Transmutation [VH]
• Artificer [H]

[E] an EASY skill, the default rank in this type of skill is Mediocre
[M] a MODERATE skill, most skills fall under this category. The default rank in this type of skill is Poor
[H] a HARD skill, the default rank in this type of skill is Terrible
[VH] a VERY HARD skill, there is no default rank in this type of skill. All skill ranks with these skills must be learned from a master.

Any skill in red print indicates that a gift is required to use it.

What the skill ranks represent.

• Terrible: You are untrained with no exposure to the skill, or truly inept despite exposure or training.
• Poor: This is the “default” skill level that assumes some exposure to the skill and its use, but minimal experience.
• Mediocre: You have basic competency in a skill. You could make a living using this skill, with support from other related skills.
• Fair: You are fully competent with this skill. This is the normal level for someone who uses this as his primary skill for making a living.
• Good: You’re not just competent, you’re good at this! People will travel across town to see you or hire you.
• Great: You’re a master at this skill. People will travel across the kingdom to buy your services.
• Superb: You are one of the best in the kingdom — or perhaps even all of the Quarte!