Action Skills
Acrobatics
…is balance, coordination, and agility set to motion; the dexterity to perform fantastic aerial maneuvers.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Jump, flip, twist, and perform aerial stunts
  • Use agility to avoid danger
  • Navigate obstacles with agility and precision
Brawl
…is the art of fighting without the use of any weapons except those that are a part of your body.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Fight with bare fists
  • Wrestle opponents into submission
  • Grapple, hold, and throw
Climb
…is the ability to find footholds, grip on narrow ledges, and pull oneself up to greater heights.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Climb up walls, cliffs, and trees
  • Carefully descend without falling
  • Grab onto ledges at the last second
Endurance
…is the grit, toughness, and stamina necessary to withstand physical punishment with barely a wince.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Withstand physical anguish
  • Push your body to the limits
  • Suffer through poison or sickness
Jump
…is the ability to leap from point to point across horizontal or vertical distances. 

This Skill can be used to…
  • Jump over obstacles
  • Dodge ground-based hazards
  • Soar across chasms or on top of objects
Reflexes
…are the instinct to react both quickly and proficiently to what’s happening around you.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Avoid a sudden threat
  • Save a situation that might otherwise go poorly
  • Control a dangerous impulse
Speed
…is the ability to move quickly, to complete actions with rapidity, to get from point to point swiftly.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Outrun a fleeing or pursuing opponent
  • Complete a task quickly
  • Swiftly move out of the way of an attack
Strength
…is raw physical power; the ability to overcome obstacles and opposition using your muscles.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Lift heavy objects
  • Break through obstacles
  • Inflict harm upon enemies you get close enough to
Stunts
…are incredible tasks that require a combination of timing, physicality, and daring to execute.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Leap from a burning building onto a dragon’s back
  • Save your ally before they go over the falls
  • Slide down the mountain ahead of the avalanche
Swim
…is the ability to move through water quickly and safely, fighting against the current and risk of drowning.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Swim quickly across bodies of water
  • Avoid drowning when submersed
  • Fight underwater
​Willpower
…is mental hardness and emotional fortitude; the ability to withstand attacks against the psyche.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Resist mental attacks and supernatural influence
  • Fight through fear and self-doubt
  • Rise above mental anguish and emotional trauma
 
 
Adventure Skills
Drive
...is the ability to operate steam-powered motor vehicles, maneuvering them with precision and expertise.

This Skill can be used to...
  • Operate a motorized vehicle
  • Outrace an opponent in a motorcar
  • Perform driving stunts and survive crashes
Dungeoneering
…is the knowledge and experience necessary to navigate the perilous depths of caves, ruins, and dungeons.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Recognize hazards and traps in a dungeon
  • Identify the telltale signs of certain monsters
  • Navigate labyrinthine passages and winding halls
Instinct
…is a gut feeling that tells you when something is or is not right, even if you don’t know specifics.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Sense danger before it strikes
  • Tell when something is off or out of place
  • Guess whether a plan will or will not pan out
Knowledge - Lore
…is an encyclopedic understanding of the milieu of history, religion, and folk tales that reveal small truths about the Sphere.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Recall facts about history, religion, and folk tales
  • Interpret signs in the stars for truth and wisdom
  • Exploit your knowledge of a monster
Knowledge - Nature
…is a comprehensive understanding of the natural world, including geology, meteorology, and biology.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Recognize natural phenomena
  • Identify species of plant and animal
  • Predict the weather
Knowledge - Science
…is a broad knowledge of many fields of scientific study such as physics, chemistry, and mathematics.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Conduct experiments and launch scientific inquiries
  • Solve complex mathematical equations
  • Understand the basics of technology
Knowledge - Society
…is a grasp of law, politics, and economics that leads to an understanding of how society functions.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Defend or prosecute in a court of law
  • Navigate the perils of bureaucracy
  • Play the game of politics and economics
Languages
…is not the ability to speak foreign tongues, but an understanding of how languages fundamentally work

This Skill can be used to…
  • Translate a foreign language, written or spoken
  • Decipher ancient runes
  • Speak in a language you don’t know on a basic level
Pilot
…is the ability to operate flying machines like arcjets, gyrocopters, and airships.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Fly a piece of technology through the air
  • Perform aerial tricks and stunts
  • Engage in aerial dogfights and outmaneuver foes
Ride
…is mounted skill, both in combat and in transport; it is the ability to make a mount obey your commands.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Ride a mount with speed and skill
  • Perform mounted tricks and stunts
  • Calm a panicked mount or ride bareback
Sail
…is the ability to navigate a boat (with or without actual sails) safely across the waters.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Sail from port to port
  • Chart a route and navigate the seas
  • Weather storms and engage in ship-to-ship combat
Senses
…is a measure of sensory abilities; the skill of receiving and translating sensory input into something useful

This Skill can be used to…
  • Listen for faint or distant noises
  • Observe a space or person for details
  • Taste, touch, and smell the world around you
Survival
…is a collection of skills and knowledge that allows one to survive in the rugged wilderness.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Find food, water, and shelter
  • Identify animal markings and hazards in the wild
  • Start a fire, dress a kill, make basic survival tools
Tracking
…is the ability to follow a trail to its conclusion, hopefully to the one who made it.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Follow prey through the wilderness
  • Shadow a target down streets and alleys
  • Find where your target has gone recently
 
 
Problem-Solving Skills
Arts - Music
…is the ability to sing, play an instrument, or otherwise create beautiful music.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Stir the passions and emotions of another
  • Mingle and collaborate with other musicians
  • Speak in ways that words cannot
Arts - Performance
…is the ability to orate, act, and otherwise create stunning performances that stir the heart.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Take on a role and act convincingly in that role
  • Engage crowds through showmanship
  • Gain and hold the attention of others
Arts - Visual
…is the ability to use paint, sculpture, and other mediums to create enduring works of artistic beauty.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Create a lasting work of visual art in a style of your choosing
  • Interpret visual art and notice details others might miss
  • Understand and reinterpret culture through visual medium
Commerce
…is a collection of skills and knowledge used to profit in the world of trade and business.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Build a successful business
  • Expand a business and grow profits
  • Buy, sell, and play the stock market
Construction
…is familiarity and practical experience with how buildings and structures are built and hold together. 

This Skill can be used to…
  • Perform manual labor in the construction field
  • Design and execute the building of a structure
  • Avoid structural collapse when navigating ruins
Crafts - Alchemy
…is the expertise needed to mix reagents together into fantastic potions, poisons, and poultices.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Create alchemic goods like potions or poisons
  • Identify potions with a few basic procedures
  • Gather and safely transport alchemical reagents
Crafts - Armorsmith
…is the ability to work metal in a forge to create, repair, and modify armor of all sorts.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Craft armor from raw materials
  • Repair damaged armor
  • Enhance armor with custom modifications
Crafts - Invention
…draws on knowledge and creativity to fashion new technological wonders from spare parts.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Create wonderful inventions from spare parts
  • Repair ailing technology
  • Salvage broken tech for useful parts
Crafts - Runeweaving
…is the art of placing permanent enchantments onto items using a magical dust called Augem.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Imbue mundane items with special enchantments
  • Create magical weapons and armor
  • Identify the effects of enchanted items found during travels
Crafts - Weaponsmith
...is the ability to work metal in a forge to create, repair, and modify weapons of all sorts.

This Skill can be used to...
  • Craft weapons from raw materials
  • Repair damaged weapons
  • Enhance weapons with custom modifications
Cryptography
…is the decoding and encoding of messages using symbols and linguistic tricks to conceal meaning.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Write and decipher coded messages
  • Recognize a coded message and the code in use
  • Decipher runes and ancient languages
Disguise
…is the art of taking on a different appearance and putting on a convincing act to accompany the mask.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Impersonate someone else
  • Create a convincing disguise from on-hand supplies
  • Make someone look like someone else
Explosives
…is the craft of creating, transporting, and precisely placing explosives to greatest effect.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Make explosives from alchemical reagents
  • Place explosives at key spots for ideal destruction
  • Safely transport explosives from place to place
Forgery
…is the ability to create copies that perfectly capture the form and essence of the original; disguise for objects

This Skill can be used to…
  • Falsify official documents, create false currency
  • Create imitations of unique objects and artworks
  • Make one object look just like another
Husbandry
…is the ability to raise and care for plants and animals from seed to stem, birth through adulthood.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Tame wild beasts and train them
  • Grow a rich and beautiful garden or tend a farm
  • Care for the injuries of an animal
Investigation
…is the ability to not only notice important details, but to know they are important and how they fit together.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Inspect a crime scene for clues
  • Thoroughly research a topic
  • Piece together disparate data to form a conclusion
Locks
…is a working knowledge of how locks function and the means by which they may be circumvented. 

This Skill can be used to…
  • Pick locks and bypass security
  • Disarm traps with mechanisms similar to a lock
  • Devise locks that will keep intruders out
Medicine
…is a collection of methods, both modern and traditional, proven to effectively treat illness and injury.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Diagnose and treat sickness
  • Bind injury and perform surgery if necessary
  • Aid with physical therapy and rehabilitation
Sleight of Hand
…is manual dexterity, skillfully applied by the hands to deftly maneuver and manipulate objects. 

This Skill can be used to…
  • Juggle and perform “magic” tricks
  • Pick pockets and run shell games
  • Disarm traps, skillfully manipulate objects
Stealth
…is the subtle art of remaining undetected, whether hiding yourself, something, or someone else.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Hide from those who are seeking you
  • Conceal a weapon or item from view
  • Follow a target without them noticing
Technology - Arcanoi
…is an understanding of the ancient technologies that have been recovered and repurposed for today’s world.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Repair malfunctioning Arcanoi
  • Repurpose Arcanoi to perform in an unusual way
  • Recognize and recover Arcanoi in ancient ruins
Technology - Magitech
…is the ability to work with Magitech, a new technology that combines magic and technology into incredible wonders.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Repair malfunctioning Magitech
  • Invent new Magitech devices
  • Scavenge for useful Magitech parts
Technology - Steam
…is knowledge of steam-powered devices, the most prevalent technology of today.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Repair malfunctioning Steam tech
  • Invent new Steam-powered devices
  • Scavenge for useful Steam parts
Traps
…is a broad knowledge of the governing principles behind trap-making, informing how these devices work.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Disarm traps
  • Design and build traps
  • Recognize a trap when you see one
Social Skills
Bluff
…is the ability to lie, fast-talk, and bend the truth to your best advantage – without getting caught.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Deceive or mislead
  • Fast-talk your way out of trouble
  • Pretend you know something you don’t
Charm
…is general likeability, friendliness, and a talent for winning others over with your personality.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Make friends and get others to like you
  • Warm a chilly reception
  • Make jokes and light conversation
​Discernment
…is the ability to see through deception, feel out another’s mood, and determine a person’s real motives.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Sense when someone is lying
  • Tell what someone is really feeling deep down
  • Reveal a person’s true motives
Etiquette
…is the knowledge of how to behave in any given situation, observing the proper customs at hand.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Interact with everyone from criminals to nobility
  • Make a good first impression on others
  • Abide by social norms to avoid offending anyone
Inspiration
…is the ability to motivate, encourage, and tug on the heartstrings of others in order to rouse them to action.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Move others to action or a way of thinking
  • Encourage failing hearts and dispel fears
  • Fill another with hope and motivation
Interrogation
…is asking the right questions in such a way that the person being asked is inclined to answer truthfully.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Canvas a neighborhood asking questions
  • Pull a confession from a suspect
  • Gather important information from a person
Intimidation
…is using strength, position, or personality to assume a place of power (real or perceived) over another.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Threaten or blackmail someone
  • Strike fear into the heart of another
  • Bully or browbeat someone into submission
Manipulation
…is, quite simply, getting others to do what you want them to do, using their desires and goals against them.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Bribe someone into compliance
  • Find what someone wants and dangle it before them
  • Trick someone into helping you
Negotiation
…is the art of give and take, push and pull; it is offering what you can spare in exchange for what you want.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Haggle with merchants
  • Discuss terms of surrender
  • Make deals that favor you and your allies
Persuasion
…is the ability to gently nudge others towards your way of thinking, aligning their goals with your own.

This Skill can be used to…
  • Win an argument or debate
  • Make an ally out of a neutral or even hostile party
  • Sell your goods with a great sales pitch
Seduction
…is the ability to use your physical appearance and sex appeal to exert control over others. 

This Skill can be used to…
  • Lure someone into bed with you
  • Flirt your way past the guards
  • Win the attention and affections of another