Skills

Combat Skills

• Melee (Use of hand to hand weapons)
• Ranged (Personal) (Use of ranged weapons made to be used by an individual)
• Ranged (Heavy Arms) (Use of ranged weapons made to be used by a crew of people)

Magic Skills

• Casting (casting a specific spell)
• Counter (countering the spell casting of a foe or magic effect)
• Create (create a new spell formula, imbue an item with magic or create a scroll or spell book entry)
• Detect/Identify (detecting and/or identifying magic in an area or on an object)

Alchemy Skills

• Simple Working (determine the success in combining raw materials for a simple working)
• Complex Working (determine the success in refining and combining substances for a complex working)
• Research (determine the success in researching and creating a new alchemical recipe)
• Invention (determine the success in coming up with a new alchemical recipe on the fly)

Physical Skills

• Feats of Agility (leap over a pit, swing from a rope, etc.)
• Feats of Strength (break down a door, lift a heavy object, etc.)
• Perception (spotting hidden things, out of place items, or important items)
• Riding/Driving (riding an animal, driving or piloting a vehicle)
• Sleight of Hand (picking a lock, picking a pocket, optical illusions and tricks)
• Stealth (sneak around an area unnoticed or hiding, bonus can be affected by armor or other items worn or carried)

Social Skills

• Insight (ability to read other being's moods and intentions)
• Mental Fortitude (ability to resist mental effect spells, mental power attacks, fear, etc.)
• Persuasion (can involve debate, intimidation, bluffing, deception, etc.)
• Performance (singing, dancing, acting, etc.)
  • This skill can be taken multiple time with different performance skills each time.

Knowledge Skills

• Crafting (knowledge of a specific craft like brewing, carpentry, blacksmithing, etc.)
  • This skill can be taken multiple time with different crafts each time
• Culture (knowledge of cultural practices, history, and other societal practices)
• Healing (non-magical first aid, tending to a wounded player, surgery, etc.)
• Investigation (digging through archives, looking for clues, piecing together puzzles, etc.)
• Spiritual (knowledge of religions, spiritual practices, and beliefs)
• Street Smarts (knowledge of urban life and city survival skills)
• Technology (use of complex mechanisms, inventing new devices, etc.)
• Wilderness Survival (knowledge of plants, animals, tracking, and wilderness survival skills)