Aorlis Skill List

Basic

  • Mental
  • Gnosis
  • Meditating
  • Mind Palace
  • Movement
  • Acrobatics & Tumbling
  • Break Fall
  • Climb
  • Speed Climb
  • Dive
  • High Diving[/I]
  • Jumping
  • High Jumping
  • Long Jumping
  • Pole-Vaulting
  • Running
  • Cross-Country Running
  • Sprinting
  • Swimming
  • Riding
  • Charioteer (Khemd & Marlak Only)
  • Drive
  • Cart
  • Vardo
  • Wagon
  • War Wagon
  • Horsemanship
  • Bareback Horsemanship
  • Dressage
  • Trick Riding
  • Sensory
  • Alertness
  • Find Water--Water Witchery
  • Estimate Quantity
  • Listening
  • Searching
  • Game
  • Bloodsport (1)
  • Board (2)
  • Cards (3)
  • Dice (4)
  • Skill (5)
  • Combat

  • Combat Strategy & Tactics
  • Desert Warfare
  • Formation Tactics
  • Guerilla Warfare--Asymmetrical Tactics
  • Military Strategy
  • Moor/Marsh Warfare
  • Shipboard Combat
  • Skirmish—Hit & Run Tactics/Harry
  • General
  • Ambush
  • Blind Melee Combat
  • Close-Quarter Fighting
  • Disarming Strike
  • Fight Dirty/Cheap Shot
  • Fight Through
  • Non-Lethal Attack
  • Roll-With-Blow
  • Trample Attack
  • Armed
  • Armored Combat—Harness Fighting
  • Improvised Weapon Use
  • Jousting (req. horsemanship)
  • Quick Draw
  • Siege Weapons (Trebuchet Ballista Etc.)—Each Weapon
  • Unarmored Combat
  • Basic Weapon Groups
  • Aarchonian Fire Siphons (Aarchonia, Holy Karmithian Empire)
  • Axe—Includes Mace, Club, and Pick
  • Bows (Archery)--Also see Ballistics/Archery below
  • Crossbows—Includes Pellet Bows
  • Fist Weapons—Cestus, and Brass Knuckles
  • Gunpowder Sidearms
  • Jointed Weapons—Flail, and Morning Star
  • Polearms—Spears, Lances, Javelins, Staff, Poleaxe
  • Slings & Staff Slings
  • Swords & Daggers
  • Daggers—Includes Knives, Short Swords, and Sickle
  • One-Handed Swords
  • Two-Handed Swords— Hand-And-A-Half Swords, Longswords, etc.
  • Thrown Weapons—Javelins, Grenados, War Darts, Throwing Knives, Etc.
  • Whips—Includes Chains, Ropes, Bullwhips
  • Ballistics/Archery
  • Blind Archery
  • Gunpowder Artillery—Each Type (Cannon Mortar Etc.)
  • Gunpowder Firearms—Each
  • Mounted Archery
  • Quick Load
  • Running Archery
  • Speed Archery
  • Trick Shot
  • Twin-Spear Cast
  • Duel Wielding
  • Cloak And Dagger
  • Cloak And Sword
  • Duel Sword
  • Shield Work
  • Shield Bash
  • Shield Punch
  • Shield Wall
  • Weapon Trap
  • Sword And Dagger
  • Martial Art
  • Alusian Way Of War
  • Baelric Archery--Extended Range
  • Baelric Close Fighting--Double knife in Wikselan)
  • Blackvalian Archery
  • Caindosian Hidden Step
  • Eldrisian Viper Bite
  • Eofwin Archery
  • Gwyfned Checkmate
  • Imerkanian Draw Cut
  • Kaldurian Sleeping Steel
  • Kaldurian Square
  • Karlionne Jousting
  • Noelred Shadowblade
  • Orloisian Glima
  • Pan-Machon (Aarchonia Holy Karmithian Empire)
  • Pankration (Aarchonia Holy Karmithian Empire)
  • Thallic Jousting
  • Twirling Spear (Draas)
  • Unarmed
  • Brawling & Punching
  • Khemsid Brawling
  • Thallic Brawling
  • Wrestle--Grapple/Abrazare
  • Orlium Wrestling (Hempton)
  • Mounted Combat
  • Jousting (req. horsemanship)
  • Mounted Archery
  • Mounted Armored Combat
  • Mounted Skirmish—Ride By Attack
  • Mounted Unarmored Combat
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    Craft

  • Art
  • Art Forgery
  • Painting (Steiner)
  • Tattooing
  • Assorted
  • Basket Making (Willow Plaiter)
  • Bone Carving/Scrimshaw
  • Cosmetics Production
  • Ebonite Turner—Combs Ornaments Jewelry
  • Embossing—Carved Or Molded Design
  • Enameling (Ginour)
  • Furrier
  • Horn Working (Horner)
  • Ivory Working (Ivorist)
  • Lime Burning (Kilner)—Quicklime
  • Mechanician (Mechanic)—Machinist
  • Perfume Making (Parfumer)—Perfume Cologne Incense
  • Plastering (Pargeteer)
  • Ropemaking (Roper)
  • Soapmaking (Sopere)
  • Longbow String Making (Stringer)
  • Tallow Candlemaking (Tallow Chandler)
  • Taxidermy
  • Thatching (Thatcher)
  • Upholstery (Upholder)
  • Wax Candlemaking (Candler)
  • Wig Making (Nob Thatcher)
  • Brewing (Brewster)—Distilling
  • Beer Making
  • Winemaking
  • Ceramics
  • Brick Laying
  • Mosaic Making
  • Pottery
  • Tiling (Theakster)
  • Culinary
  • Cheese Making
  • Baking (Baxter)
  • Cooking (Trencherman)
  • Venery—Dressing An Animal Carcass
  • Gems
  • Gem Cutting (Lapidary)
  • Glass
  • Glass Blowing (Glass wright)
  • Glass Painting
  • Glazing (Glazier)
  • Lens Grinding (Lens Crafter)
  • Stained Glass Work
  • Husbandry
  • Agriculture (Farmer)
  • Bee Keeping (Apiary)
  • Branding Animals
  • Dog Breeding
  • Herding (Shepherd, Cowherd, Et al.)
  • Horse Breeding
  • Husbandry (Husbandman)—Handle Care & Train Animal
  • Plowing (Ploughman)
  • Winemaking (Vintner)
  • Leatherwork
  • Leather Armor Making
  • Leather Making (Corviser)
  • Leather Bottle Making
  • Parchment Making (Parchmenter)
  • Saddle Making (Saddler)
  • Shoemaking (Cobbler)
  • Soft Leatherworking (Tawyer)
  • Tanning (Currier)
  • Armor
  • Armorer--Brigandine
  • Armorer—General
  • Armorer—Plate Armor
  • Eldrisian White Armor (Gothic)
  • Armorer--Splint
  • Helmet Making (Heumer)
  • Maille Making (Linkster)
  • Shield Making
  • Metalworking By Metal
  • Alusian Steel--Alusian Blade-Mage
  • Blacksmithing (Smiddy)—Iron Steel
  • Brass Working (Brazier)—Brass
  • Bronze Smith—Bronze
  • Burlami Steel--Burlami Blade-Mage
  • Copper Working (Red Smith)—Copper
  • Crucible Steel
  • Goldsmithing—Gold
  • Hextoniant Ghost Smithing
  • Latten Working (Lattoner)
  • Lead Working (Plumber)
  • Pattern Welded Steel
  • Pewter Working (Brightsmith)
  • Silversmith (Whitesmith)—Silver
  • Tinsmith (Tinner)—Tin
  • Metalworking By Product
  • Arrow Making (Arrowsmith)
  • Axe-Making (Billier)
  • Bell Founder (Billiter)
  • Blade Grinder
  • Clockwork Maker
  • Coin & Die Smith (Coiner Moneyer)—Mint/Die/Coin Stamping
  • Crossbow Making (Atiliator)
  • Horseshoe Making (Farrier)
  • Lock Making (Locksmith Lockier)
  • Metal Punching
  • Sword Making (Cutler)
  • Weapon Smith
  • Wire Drawing
  • Techniques
  • Assay Minerals—Determine Metal Content
  • Engraving (Etcher)
  • Fit & Finisher--Weapons
  • Seal-Making—Type Of Engraver
  • Sheath Maker (Sheather)
  • Smelting (Bloomer)
  • Tempering
  • Publishing
  • Bookbinding (Binder)
  • Calligraphy
  • Copyist (Scrivener)
  • Illuminating (Limner)
  • Movable Type Printing
  • Papermaking (Stationer)
  • Parchment Making
  • Wood Block Printing
  • Stonework
  • Masonry--Includes Architecture
  • Dry Stone Walling (Dry Waller)
  • Mining (Hewer)
  • Sapper (Pioneer)—Siege Engineer, Miner
  • Sculpturing (Mason Sculpter)
  • Textiles
  • By Textile
  • Burelier—Burl Cloth
  • Canvas Making (Canvaseer)
  • Chaloner—Chalon Cloth
  • Cotton Production
  • Felt Making (Fewtrer)
  • Linen Production
  • Silk Production
  • Wool Production (Miller)
  • Product
  • Cloth Armor Maker
  • Embroidery/Tapestry Making (Tapicer)
  • Linen Armorer (Merchant Taylor)
  • Quilting
  • Textile Technique
  • Dying
  • Knitting
  • Lacemaking
  • Naalbinding
  • Sewing
  • Shearing
  • Silk Weaving (Settere)
  • Spinning (Spinster)
  • Wool Weaving (Webster)—Plaiden Rugs
  • Wood
  • Product
  • Bow Making/Fletcher (Bowyer)
  • Lance Making (Lancier)
  • Luthery (Luthier)
  • Pole Turning—Pole arm Makers
  • Ship/Boat Building--Shipwright, Boatwright, Chippie
  • Technique
  • Carpentry (Wood Wright)—Uses Nails Not Glue
  • Greenwood Working (Bodger)—Carpenter Who Works With Green Wood
  • Joiner—Carpenter Who Uses Glue Not Nails
  • Lathe Working
  • Lumbering (Woodcutter)
  • Wood Carving (Whittler)
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    Knowledge

  • University
  • Curriculum--Masters, Doctorate
  • Quadrivium
  • Arithmetic
  • Astronomy
  • Geometry
  • Music Theory
  • Trivium
  • Grammar
  • Logic
  • Rhetoric[/I]
  • Higher Faculties
  • Law/Juris Prudence[/I]
  • Canon Law
  • Civil Law
  • Medicine
  • Theology[/I]
  • General
  • Academic Optics
  • Anatomy
  • Ciphering (Counting, basic math)
  • Exchequer--Cloth form of abacus
  • Cryptography or Ciphers
  • Cartography
  • Dynamics
  • Genealogy
  • Geology
  • Heraldry
  • Linear Perspective
  • Literature
  • Money Changing (Moneychanger)
  • Mythology/Folklore
  • Philosophy aka Natural Philosophy
  • Statics
  • Administration—Stewardship/Bureaucracy
  • Forest Management
  • Statecraft
  • History
  • Ecclesiastical
  • Local History And Customs
  • Military
  • Regional/National
  • Language
  • Classical
  • Copying (Scrivener)—Write/Scribe/Copy
  • Dialect—Each
  • Language—Each
  • Aarchonian
  • Old Karmithian
  • Literacy--Each Language
  • Professional Jargon—Each
  • Reading—Reading Aloud Is A Skill
  • Silent Reading--Uncommon
  • Speciality
  • Khemsid Hand Sign
  • Lip-Reading
  • Monastic Sign Language
  • Occult Ciphers
  • Secret Language
  • Occult
  • Astrology
  • Demonology
  • Detect Witches—Pricking
  • Divination
  • Dowsing Rod
  • Enochian Language
  • Faerie & Fae Lore
  • Metaphysics
  • Numerology
  • Occult Cosmology
  • Pendulum Dowsing
  • Practical Alchemy
  • Practical Kabbalah/Gemetria
  • Ritual/Ceremony
  • Rune Lore
  • Sacred Geometry
  • Spiritual Alchemy
  • Spiritual Kabbalah/Gemetria
  • Tarot Reading/Lore
  • Religious
  • Church Liturgy
  • Orthodox Theology
  • Other Religions
  • Praying
  • Religious Cosmology
  • Religious Ritual/Ceremony
  • Medical
  • Apothecary—Includes Folk Medicine And Herbalists
  • Dentistry (Barber-Surgeon)
  • Embalming
  • First Aid/Stabilize Patient
  • Midwife
  • Physician (Piss Prophet Physicker)
  • Surgery (Surgeon Chirurgeon)
  • Outdoors

  • Survival/Guide
  • Arctic/Winter Craft
  • Desert Craft
  • Forest Craft
  • Highland/Hills Craft
  • Maritime Craft
  • Moors Craft
  • Mountain Craft (Mountaineer)
  • River Lore
  • Subterranean Craft
  • Swamp Craft
  • Streetwise—Urban
  • Skills
  • Camouflage
  • Cover Tracks
  • Detect Snare
  • Distance Judgement
  • Falconry (Fawkner)
  • Find & Purify Water
  • Fire-Making
  • Fishing
  • Freshwater Fishing
  • Ice Fishing
  • Saltwater Fishing
  • Whaling
  • Hunting
  • Navigating
  • Orienteering
  • Piloting
  • Barge or Raft (Bargeman)
  • Boat/Ship
  • Predict Weather
  • Prospecting
  • Rope Use/Knot Work
  • Signalling
  • Tracking
  • Rogue

  • General
  • Appraise—Value/Evaluate/Estimate
  • Arson
  • Bribery
  • Cattle Rustling
  • Conceal Object—Hold Out
  • Counterfeiting
  • Counting Cards
  • Cut Purse/Pick Pocket
  • Disguise
  • Document Forgery
  • Embezzling
  • Lock Picking
  • Looting
  • Scrounge Needed Item
  • Shadowing—/Stalk/Stake Out
  • Spying
  • Torturing
  • Traps—Build Disarm Locate
  • Movement
  • Contortion
  • Escapology
  • Evading
  • Feather Foot
  • Hide Rural
  • Hide Urban
  • Immobility
  • Silent Move Rural—Stealth
  • Silent Move Urban—Stealth
  • Social

  • Begging
  • Bluffing/Intimidating
  • Carousing
  • Court Intrigue
  • Diplomacy
  • Etiquette/Protocol
  • Gathering Information—Gossip
  • Haggling/Bartering
  • Interrogating
  • Mingling
  • Ritual/Ceremony
  • Seduction
  • Spreading Innuendo
  • Taunting
  • Wine Connoisseur
  • Performance

  • General
  • Acrobatic
  • Acting—Thespian Mummer
  • Aerialist/Trapeze
  • Combat Theatrics
  • Crowd Work-Stagecraft
  • Erotic Arts
  • Fire Eating
  • Fire works
  • Hypnotize
  • Jest—Satire
  • Juggling
  • Legerdemain—Sleight Of Hand
  • Massage
  • Mimicry
  • Mind Reading—Stagecraft version
  • Poetry
  • Cerdd Dafod--Baelric Poetry Recitation
  • Puppetry
  • Stilt Walk
  • Storytelling
  • Sword Swallowing
  • Thimble Rigging—Shell Working
  • Tightrope Walk
  • Ventriloquism—Throw Voice
  • Dancing
  • Belly
  • Courtly
  • Fae
  • Folk
  • Morris
  • Sword
  • Musicianship
  • Chanting
  • Musical Notation
  • Percussion (6)
  • Singing
  • Cerdd Dant (Baelric)
  • Throat Singing (Kirth)
  • Yodeling (Allyn)
  • Strings (7)
  • Woodwind (8)

  • Notes (1) Bloodsports
  • Bullfighting (Alusia)
  • Cockfighting
  • Running of the Bulls (Hempton)
  • (2) Board Games
  • Alquerque (early Draughts or Checkers)
  • Chess
  • Draughts (early Checkers)
  • Fox and Geese/Fox and Hounds.
  • Game of Goose
  • Karnöffel
  • Nine Mens Morris (Mill)
  • Table of Astronomy
  • Table of the Four Seasons
  • Tables (early Backgammon)
  • Tablut
  • Three in a row (Tic-Tac-Toe)
  • (3) Card Games
  • All Fours
  • Bête
  • Cribbage
  • Hofamterspiel
  • Karnöffel
  • Maw (early Spoil Five)
  • Nine Men’s Morris
  • Noddy, the ancestor of Cribbage
  • Piquet
  • Pope Joan
  • Rithmomachy
  • Triomphe/French Ruff
  • Trionfi
  • (4) Dice Games
  • Basset
  • Cross and Pile
  • Dice chess
  • Glückshaus (House of Luck)
  • Hazard
  • Hazard (early Craps)
  • Highest Points
  • Main
  • Passage
  • Passe-dix
  • Raffle
  • Thimble-Rig
  • Zara
  • (5) Games of Skill
  • Billiards
  • Butts (archery contest)
  • Coin flipping
  • Colf/Golf
  • Darts
  • Football
  • Foot Wrestling
  • Gurning (ugly face competition)
  • Lawn Bowling/Bowls
  • Quoits (early Ring Toss)
  • Ringing the Bull (a hook & string game)
  • Shin Kicking
  • Shove Ha’penny/Shove Grote
  • Shovelboard
  • Skittles, Nine-Pins (early Bowling)
  • Tennis
  • (6) Percussion
  • Adufe
  • Bumbulum
  • Cymbals
  • Frame drum
  • Glockenspiel
  • Naqareh (Nak)
  • Tabor
  • Timbrel
  • (7) String
  • Citole
  • Dulcimer
  • Fiddle/Vielle
  • Gittern
  • Guitarra latina (Latin Guitar)
  • Guitarra morisca (Moorish Guitar)
  • Harp
  • Hurdy-gurdy
  • Lute
  • Mandolin
  • Organistrum (large hurdy-gurdy)
  • Oud
  • Psalterium
  • Rebab
  • Rebec
  • Sinfonye (early hurdy-gurdy)
  • Viol
  • (8) Wind
  • Bagpipes
  • Bellows Pipe
  • Bladder Pipe
  • Crumhorn
  • Flageolet
  • Organ
  • Portative Organ
  • Recorder
  • Sackbut
  • Shawm
  • Tabor Pipe
  • Zampogna


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