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*Note:  Expert characters start with Light and Medium Armor Proficiency. 

 

 

Skill Name:  Accuracy [Bow]

Description: The character’s next physical ranged attack may not be Deflected, Dodged, Braced, Intercepted, or in any way avoided with skills.

Effect: Physical`

Range: Personal

 

 

Skill Name: Administer

Description: Character with this skill administers beneficial potions in such a way that the effects are doubled.

Effect:  Passive

Range: -

 

 

Skill Name: Advanced Engineer

Description: Character with this skill adds 1 Rank when using Engineering.  The character is now able to create ‘Advanced’ level Engineered items.  Advanced DC: 6-10

Effect:  Passive

Range: -

 

 

Skill Name: Appraise

Description: This skill allows a character to study an item closely for 1 Minute of Roleplaying time in order to learn the true value of an item. Items owner must declare the items true worth (or market value). If the items owner does not know the value of the item character appraising the item may request for a martial or staff member to divulge the true worth of the item in question.

Effect:  -

Range:  Personal

 

 

Skill Name: Assess Opponent

Description: This skill allows a character to study their target for 1 Minute of Roleplaying time. The target of this skill must tell the user his current Body points, Armor points, or Energy total of the user’s choice.

Effect:  -

Range:  Point and Click

 

 

Skill Name: Backstab +1

Description: This skill allows a character to deal +1 Damage when attacking a target in the back torso.

Effect:  Passive

Range: -

 

 

Skill Name: Backstab +2

Description: This skill allows a character to deal +2 Damage when attacking a target in the back torso.

Effect:  Passive

Range: -

 

 

Skill Name: Basic Engineer

Description: A character with Basic Engineering can craft mechanical devices or research a schematic chosen by the player.  Each month the character works on his specific project, he gains 1 “Rank.”  These Ranks are cumulative each event that the character continues to work on the same topic.  A difficulty rank will be assigned by staff.  Once the Ranks from Engineering meet the difficulty rank assigned, the project is finished and the item is usable, or the schematic is found for the chosen item.  If a character changes projects, he must start his Ranks over. If a character has multiple Ranks in a skill they can allocate these Ranks across multiple items during their after action.  The Character is able to create ‘Basic’ level Engineered items.  Basic DC: 1-5

Effect:  Passive

Range: -

 

 

Skill Name: Bind

Description: This skill allows a character to restrain another.  The user must touch their target with a one foot long cord or rope and the target is from that point bound.  The rope or cord can be easily broken by the bound target taking at least 1 Damage from weapon (this does not include Unarmed attacks).  Break DC: 2

Effect: Physical

Range: Touch

 

 

Skill Name: Blade Sphere

Description: Character with this skill is capable of using all sword types of at least 24” in size. A Bladed Sphere Weapon’s base Damage is 3 in one hand and 4 in two hands.

Effect:  Passive

Range: -

 

 

Skill Name: Blind-Fighting

Description: This skill allows a character to completely ignore any Blinding or sight-based attacks used on him.  He is adept at fighting without the need to see.

Effect:  Passive

Range: -

 

 

Skill Name:  Bolas [Thrown Weapon]

Description:  The character can strike their targets leg and force them to fall to the ground and drop their weapon. They may stand up any time after their body touches the ground. The weapon must touch the ground before it can be picked up.

Effect: Physical

Range: Ranged - Strike

 

 

Skill Name: Bow Prof [Bow]

Description: This skill allows a character to deal +1 base Damage when wielding any type of Bow (this includes Longbow, Shortbow, and Crossbow).

Effect:  Passive

Range: -

 

 

Skill Name:  Contacts

Description: Character with this skill has a connection to another person who is able to do favors for him. Contact will be played by a reoccurring NPC. Contact character may or may not be a character from the skill users back story.  A contact may be chosen from:  A trainer, a fence, a merchant/supplier, etc...  (Other options may be available based upon staff approval)

Effect:  Passive

Range:  -

 

 

Skill Name:  Coup De Grace

Description: This skill allows a character to instantly kill another.  The target must be in their death count for this skill to take effect.  This skill immediately ends their death count and they are now considered dead.  When this skill is used, the player calls “Coup De Grace, Death” so the character knows they are now dead.

Effect: Physical

Range: Strike

 

 

Skill Name: Crit +1 [Melee]

Description: This skill allows a character to deal +1 Damage on their next melee strike.

Effect: Physical

Range: Strike

 

 

Skill Name: Crit +2 [Bow]

Description: This skill allows a character to deal +2 Damage on their next attack with a Bow of any kind.

Effect: Physical

Range: Ranged - Strike

 

 

Skill Name: Deft Hands [Thrown Weapon]

Description: Character with this skill can use skill packets in place of Thrown Weapons.

Effect: Passive

Range: -

 

 

Skill Name: Detect Forgery

Description: This skill allows the character to determine if an object is a Forgery.  This requires 10 Minutes of Roleplaying.

Effect:  -

Range: Touch

 

 

Skill Name: Determine Lie

Description: This skill allows a character to determine the truth of his target’s most recent statement.  Target character must answer true or false.

Effect: Mental

Range: Point and Click

 

 

Skill Name: Disable Device

Description: This skill allows the character to disable locks and traps.  A character with this skill can look at the trap or lock tag.  The character must then spend the appropriate amount of Energy which is determined by the lock or trap tag.  This requires 1 Minute of Roleplaying per Energy required to disarm the target lock or trap.

Effect: Physical

Range: Touch

 

 

Skill Name: Disarm

Description: Target must drop his weapon and may immediately pick it back up any time after it is dropped.  Attack must hit the targets weapon. Shields cannot be disarmed using this skill. 

Effect: Physical

Range: Strike

 

 

Skill Name: Dispatch [Bow, Small Weapon, Thrown Weapon]

Description: This skill allows a character to immediately drop another player into the second stage of their death count.  Target must be Stunned, Sleeping, Paralyzed, or otherwise helpless, powerless, and immobilized.  A character who is ‘playing dead’ is considered helpless.

Effect: Physical - Surprise

Range: Strike

 

 

Skill Name: Dissect

Description: Character with this skill may remove items or objects lodged in a target’s body.  This skill also allows the extraction of specific body parts from a corpse.

Effect: Physical

Range: Touch

 

 

Skill Name: Dodge

Description: A character with this skill may negate a non-Surprise Strike/Touch or Packet based skill/effect.

Effect: Physical

Range: Reactionary - Personal

 

 

Skill Name: Double Shot

Description: This skill allows a character to fire one arrow which represents them shooting two.  This single arrow shot deals x2 Damage to its target.  

Effect: Physical

Range: Ranged - Strike

 

 

Skill Name: Embed [Bow, Thrown Weapon]

Description: This skill allows a character to Embed a successful arrow shot into their target.  After successfully hitting a target with an arrow, the target takes the initial damage from the weapon and then drops into the first stage of their death count after 5 Minutes.  Until the weapon/arrow is removed, the target continues to bleed out and cannot be First Aided.  The Death Count may be halted by way of:  Halt Degeneration or Stabilize.  The weapon/arrow may be removed by way of:  Dissect or Surgery. 

Effect: Physical

Range: Ranged - Strike

 

 

Skill Name:  Escape Restraints

Description: This skill allows a character to escape out of any type of bindings.  This includes Subdue and any other grappling type skill as well as rope or shackles.

Effect: Physical

Range: Reactionary - Personal

 

 

Skill Name: First Aid

Description:  Character with this skill may heal his target out of the 1st stage of their Death Count.  This requires 1 Minute of Roleplaying time and 3 Minutes recover for the target.  This requires the use of a first aid kit or bandages.

Effect: Physical

Range: Touch

 

 

Skill Name: Florentine

Description: Character with this skill may fight with a Small Weapon in one hand along with any other melee weapon sphere in the other hand.

Effect:  Passive

Range: -

 

 

Skill Name: Forgery

Description: Character with this skill may create false documents and minor details to objects.  Using this skill requires an appropriate physical object that will be converted into a Forgery of the original object (ex. if you are forging a ring, you need a ring).  For all intents and purposes the object looks exactly like the original.  Using this skill requires 5 Minutes of Roleplaying.

Effect: Physical

Range: Touch

 

 

Skill Name: Impact [Thrown Weapon]

Description: This skill allows a character to deal +4 Damage with a single Thrown Weapon.

Effect: Physical

Range: Ranged - Strike

 

 

Skill Name: Improvised Sphere

Description: Character with this skill may use Improvised Weapons such as chairs, fish, bottles, and guitars.  An Improvised Weapon’s base Damage is 1.

Effect:  Passive

Range: -

 

Skill Name: Literacy

Description: Character with this skill may read and write in the common language.

Effect:  Passive

Range: -

 

 

Skill Name: Longbow

Description: This skill allows a character to wield a Longbow.  A Longbow is a real bow and boffer arrow.  When wielding a Longbow, a character may add any additional Strength bonuses that they have (above base) to the damage they deal.  A Longbow’s base Damage is 5.

Effect:  Passive

Range: -

 

 

Skill Name: Marksman [Bow, Thrown Weapon]

Description: Character with this skill who spends 1 Minute of Roleplaying may shoot an inanimate object to cause a desired effect, such as sharpshooting a noose or other trick shots. This skill  is strictly used for non-combat situations.

Effect: Physical

Range: Point and Click

 

 

Skill Name: Master Engineer

Description: Character with this skill adds 1 additional Rank when using Engineering.  The character is now able to create ‘Master’ level Engineered items.  Master DC: 11-30

Effect:  Passive

Range: -

 

Skill Name: Master Trapper

Description: Character with this skill may have up to 6 different Effects on a single Trap.

Effect:  Passive

Range: -

 

 

Skill Name: Mechanist

Description: This skill allows a character to use any items, weapons, tools that are created using Engineering.  This includes:  Guns, Crossbows, Bombs, etc. Base Damage for a gun is 6 damage.

Effect:  Passive

Range: -

 

 

Skill Name: Mend 

Description: Character with this skill may stitch up minor wounds on another character.  The character must spend 10 Seconds of Roleplaying to heal 2 Body.  This skill has no effect on targets in their death count.

Effect: Physical

Range: Touch

 

 

Skill Name:  Merchant

Description: Character with this skill can spend Energy to gain a better deal when making a transaction.  This is based on a rate of 5 Energy per 10% change in price (to a maximum of 50% for 25 Energy).  The character may:

  • Sell an item to the Target with the adjusted price.  The Target must pay the price as long as they have the personal means to do so.  This does not force the Target to give up any additional equipment or items as a means to pay the adjusted price (though the Target may still do so).

  • Buy an item from the Target with the discounted price.  The Target must sell at the discounted price as long as it does not go below the cost to actually produce the item.  (Ex. A base quality blade costs 2 Diamond, 5 Emerald to produce, so the Target does not have to sell any lower than 2 Diamond, 5 Emerald.)

Effect: Mental

Range: Point and Click

 

 

Skill Name: Nimble 

Description: Character with this skill may land on their feet when Thrown, Tripped, or when any effect would place them off their feet.  This negates any damage from the effect of being Thrown.

Effect: Physical

Range: Personal

 

 

Skill Name: Pick Pocket

Description: Character with this skill is skilled at stealing out of other’s pouches and pockets.  Character must clip a clothespin onto the target pouch/bag/pocket and he may steal from that specific area.  If successful without being caught, he must report this to the nearest staff member who will approach the target out-of-game and take an item at random from the intended pouch/bag/pocket to give to the thief.   

Effect: Physical

Range: Touch

 

 

Skill Name: Pin [Bow, Thrown Weapon]

Description: Character with this skill may cause chosen targets limb to be stuck to a surface within 1 ft. Duration: 1 Minute, Break DC: 2

Effect: Physical

Range: Ranged - Strike

 

 

Skill Name: Practiced Liar

Description: Character with this skill may answer any truth discerning skill with a lie.

Effect: Mental

Range: Reactionary - Personal

 

 

Skill Name: Pressure Point

Description: Character with this skill may use it to prevent a target from moving.  In addition, while the target is held, the target is under the effects of Pain and may not use any skills. 

Effect: Surprise - Physical

Range: Touch

 

 

Skill Name: Quick Disable

Description: This skill allows the character to disable locks and traps hastily.  Using this skill allows the character to negate the Roleplaying time required for disabling a lock or trap.  This skill is used in conjunction with Disable Device.

Effect: Physical

Range: Personal

 

 

Skill Name:  Sap [Small Weapon]

Description:  The character can knock an unaware target Stunned by striking their back torso with a Small Weapon.  Any amount of damage will remove the Stunned effect.  Duration: 1 Minute

Effect: Surprise - Physical

Range: Strike

 

 

Skill Name:  Sense Traps

Description:  The character can determine if a single object contains or is Trapped by any means.  The character must be within 5 ft. of the object.  Using this skill requires 1 Minute of Roleplaying.

Effect: Physical

Range: Personal

 

Skill Name:  Set Limb

Description:  The character can set a Broken Limb. This requires 5 Minutes of Roleplaying and becomes usable after 1 month (next event).

Effect: Physical

Range: Touch

 

 

Skill Name:  Set Traps

Description:  Character with this skill is able to set mechanical Traps.

*Note:  See Set Traps page for full description.

Effect: Physical

Range: Personal

 

 

Skill Name: Shortbow

Description: This skill allows a character to wield a Shortbow.  A Shortbow is a packet-based bow and arrow.  A Shortbow’s base Damage is 3.

Effect:  Passive

Range: -

 

 

Skill Name:  Signature Trap

Description:  Character with this skill reduces the Energy cost of a chosen Trigger by 2.  You then pick one Trap Effect, and this effect can always be added to a Trap regardless of how many other effects are currently on the Trap.

Effect:  Passive

Range: -

 

 

Skill Name:  Sleight of Hand

Description:  The character can put a palm-sized or smaller item in a pocket that is considered out of game. After the duration, the item must be brought back in game and the pocket is no longer considered out of game.  Duration: 10 Minutes.

Effect: Physical

Range: Touch

 

 

Skill Name:  Small Weapon Sphere

Description:  The character can use all Small Weapons up to 24” in length. A Small Weapon’s base Damage is 2.

Effect:  Passive

Range: -

 

 

Skill Name:  Sneak Attack [Bow, Small Weapon, Thrown Weapon]

Description: The character can deal +3 Damage against a target’s back torso.   

Effect: Physical

Range: Strike

 

 

Skill Name: Sprint

Description: This skill allows the character a quick burst of speed.  The character may call a HOLD.  During the HOLD, the character may take up to 5 bounding steps.  These steps must be in a straight line with no turns or pivots.  At the end of the 5 steps, the character may use a Surprise Attack (optional).  He must still expend the Energy for the Surprise Attack.

Effect: Physical

Range: Personal

 

 

Skill Name: Stabilize

Description: Character with this skill may staunch a target’s bleeding.  This requires 30 Seconds of Roleplaying time.  During the 5 Minutes the target’s Death Count is paused from the point when this skill was used.  After the 5 Minutes, if the target has not received any additional healing that would bring them out of their Death Count, they resume the count.  This skill may be used to permanently staunch the bleeding caused by a Severed Limb.  Duration: 5 Minutes.

Effect: -

Range: Personal

 

 

Skill Name:  Stun

Description:  The character can Stun a target.  The attack deals no damage. Any damage dealt to the target will remove the Stun effect.  Duration:  10 Seconds.

Effect: Physical

Range: Strike

 

Skill Name:  Surgery

Description: The character can heal a target that is in their 2nd stage of their death count.  This requires 3 Minutes of Roleplaying to administer and 3 minutes recovery time for the target.  During this time the target halts their death count. After the recovery time, the target regains consciousness at 1 Body. If the character is interrupted they must restart the process and the target’s death count resumes until they are treated again.  Performing Surgery requires the use of a surgeon’s kit.

Effect: Physical

Range: Touch

 

 

Skill Name:  Suture Limb

Description:  The character can re-attach Severed Limbs. This requires 10 Minutes of Roleplaying and the limb becomes usable after 1 month (next event).

Effect: Physical

Range: Touch

 

 

Skill Name:  Thrown Weapon

Description: The character can use Thrown Weapons. Thrown Weapons are items such as knives or shuriken that are represented by an appropriate boffer weapon of no larger than 12”.  When using a Thrown Weapon, a character may add any additional Strength bonuses that they have (above base) to the damage they deal.  A Thrown Weapon’s base Damage is 2.

Effect:  Passive

Range: -

 

 

Skill Name:  Thrown Weapon Prof

Description:  The character deals +1 base Damage with Thrown Weapons.

Effect:  Passive

Range: -

 

 

Skill Name:  Tradesman

Description: Character with this skill is an expert in the knowledge of the ebb and flow of trade goods and economy.  The character is able to move supplies in between events.  The character gains an amount of money equivalent to how successful they were in their trading.  The player rolls and gains 2D6 Diamond and 2D6 Emerald per month.

Effect: -

Range: Personal

 

 

Skill Name: Treat Poison

Description: A character with this skill may spend 10 Minutes of Roleplaying to identify what Poison his target is afflicted by.  Character with this skill may also spend 10 Minutes of Roleplaying to cure a Poison from a target’s system.  During this time the Poison does not progress further.  He may also spend 10 Minutes of Roleplaying to remove a Poison from himself. To use Treat Poison to cure a Poison, the character must know what the Poison is that he is curing.

Effect: Physical

Range: Touch

 

 

Skill Name:  Treat Disease

Description:  A character with this skill may spend 10 Minutes of Roleplaying to identify what Disease his target is afflicted by.  By spending 10 Minutes of Roleplaying the character can treat the effects of a single Disease.  A Disease will not progress further in the following month and may be cured by the use of or multiple uses of this skill.  A character can only receive the benefits of one treatment per event.  To use Treat Disease to cure a Disease, the character must know what the Poison is that he is curing.

Effect: Physical

Range: Touch

 

 

Skill Name:  Vigilant

Description:  The character can negate a Surprise Attack such as Pressure Point or Waylay.

Effect: Physical

Range: Reactionary - Personal

 

 

Skill Name:  Vital Strike [Bow, Small Weapon, Thrown Weapon]

Description: Character with this skill may use it to deal Body Damage on his next attack.

Effect: Physical

Range: Strike

 

 

Skill Name:  Waylay [Small Weapon]

Description:  :  The character can knock an unaware target unconscious by striking their back torso with a Small Weapon. The character cannot be awoken by any means for the duration of this skill.  Duration: 10 Minutes

Effect: Surprise - Physical

Range: Strike

 

Expert Skill Descriptions

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