Skills

Agility:

Nimbleness, dexterity, and overall physical coordination of muscles and reflexes.

Athletics*

Overall athletic coordination and ability. Climbing, jumping, balancing,

wrestling, skiing, swimming, throwing, or catching.

*Athletics is an innate skill, all characters start with a d4 in Athletics.

Boating

Ability to sail or pilot a boat, ship, or other watercraft.

Driving

The ability to control, steer, and operate ground vehicles.

Piloting

Skill with maneuvering vehicles that operate in three dimensions, such as airplanes, aerial screws, airships, etc.

Fighting

Skill in armed and unarmed combat.

Ride

A character’s skill in mounting, controlling, and riding a tamed beast.

Shooting

Precision with any type of ranged weapon.

Stealth*

Moving silently, hiding, and other forms of avoiding notice.

*Stealth is an innate ability, all characters start with a d4 in stealth

Thievery

Sleight of hand, pick-pocketing, lock-picking, and other typically shady feats.

Smarts:

Raw intellect, perception, and ability to sort and make use of complex information.

Academics

Academics reflects knowledge of the liberal arts, social sciences, literature, history, archaeology, and similar fields.

Battle

Strategy, tactics, and understanding military operations. A key skill in Mass Battles.

Common Knowledge*

General knowledge of a character’s world.

*Common Knowledge is a core skill, all characters start with a d4 in common knowledge.

Electronics

Use complex or specialized devices such as control panels or industrial machines.

Gambling

Skill and familiarity with games of chance.

Hacking

Coding, programming, and breaking into computer systems. Also the arcane skill for the arcane background (Aethermancer)

Healing

The ability to treat and heal Wounds and diseases, and decipher forensic evidence.

Language

Reading, writing, and speaking different languages (players start fluent in one).

Languages in this setting include: English, Chinese, and Sioux

Notice*

Sight, Smell, Taste, Touch, Hearing. How observant your character is.

*Notice is an innate skill, all characters start with a d4 in Notice.

Repair

The ability to fix mechanical and electrical gadgets.

Research

Finding written information from various sources.

Science

Knowledge of scientific fields such as biology, chemistry, geology, engineering, etc.

Survival

How to find food, water, or shelter, and tracking.

Weird Science

The arcane skill for Arcane Background (Weird Science).

Spirit:

Inner strength and willpower.

Intimidation

A character’s ability to threaten others into doing what she wants.

Performance

Singing, dancing, acting, or other forms of public expression.

Persuasion*

Persuasion is your ability to talk people into doing what you want.

*Persuasion is an innate skill, all characters start with a d4 in Persuasion.

Taunt

Taunt (Smarts): Insulting or belittling another. Almost always done as a Test (page 108 of the SWADE core rulebook).

Strength:

Raw muscle power.

Vigor:

Endurance, health, and constitution.