Talents

Talents give a +1 per level to all related skills, even for default use, for those skills only. The reaction bonus only applies if the people watching have witnessed your Talent in action and could be impressed by it. You may only buy up to 4 levels of a talent. You my buy up to 5 levels at 400 Character Points, and 6 levels at 550 Character Points.

Academic (5/Level)

Public Speaking, Research, Speed-Reading, Teaching, and Writing.

Reaction Bonus: Students and Teachers

Animal Friend (5/Level)

Animal Handling, Falconry, Packing, Riding, Teamster, and Veterinary

Reaction Bonus: All ordinary animals.

Antiquary (5/Level)

Architecture, Connoisseur, Heraldry, History, Literature, and Research.

Reaction Bonus: Devotees of the old and beautiful.

Artificer (5/Level)

Armoury, Carpentry, Engineer, Masonry, and Smith

Reaction Bonus: Anyone for whom you do work for.

Bard (5/Level)

Heraldry, Literature, Poetry, Public Speaking, and Singing.

Reaction Bonus: +1/level to the first Influence roll of any kind made on an audience member (or several of them as a group) after a successful performance or story telling.

Born Entertainer (5/Level)

Acting, Dancing, Performance, Public Speaking, Singing, and Stage Combat.

Reaction Bonus: Crowds - they love you!

Clown (10/Level)

Acrobatics, Dancing, Fire Eating, Hobby Skill (Juggling), Makeup, Mimicry, Performance, Singing, Sleight of Hand, and Ventriloquism.

Reaction Bonus: Audiences, circus performers, vaudevellians, and fellow fools.

Craftiness (5/Level)

Acting, Camouflage, Disguise, Holdout, Shadowing, and Stealth

Reaction Bonus: None

Cultural Chameleon (5/Level)

Anthropology, Diplomacy, Gesture, Linguistics, Psychology, and Sociology.

Reaction Bonus: People from outside your culture, when met in their own lands

Devotion (5/Level)

Autohypnosis, Exorcism, Meditation, and Religious Ritual.

Reaction Bonus: Members of your faith, and those sympathetic to it.

Dungeon Artificer (5/Level)

Alchemy, Armoury, Engineer (Gadgets), Fast-Draw (Gadget), Scroundging, and Traps.

Reaction Bonus: Potential buyers of your creations.

Empath (5/Level)

Body Language, Detect Lies, Diplomacy, Fortune-Telling, and Psychology.

Reaction Bonus: You can use the special IQ roll described for Empathy, but add your Empath level to it.

Green Thumb (5/Level)

Farming, Gardening, Herb Lore, and Naturalist.

Reaction Bonus: Gardeners and sentient plants.

Healer (10/Level)

Diagnosis, Esoteric Medicine, First Aid, Psychology, Surgery, and Veterinary.

Reaction Bonus: Patients, both past and present.

Impersonator (5/Level)

Acting, Body Language, Disgues, Mimicry, Savoir-Faire, and Streetwise.

Reaction Bonus: None

Jack of All Trades (10/Level)

Any skills that have a DX, IQ, HT, Will, or Per default that you do not have any points in.

Reaction Bonus: None

Master Builder (5/Level)

Architecture, Carpentry, Engineer, Forced Entry, and Masonry.

Reaction Bonus: Workmen on your projects and prospective employers.

Musical Ability (5/Level)

Group Perfomance, Musical Composition, Musical Influence, Musical Instrument, and Singing.

Reaction Bonus: Anyone listening to or critiquing your work.

Natural Athlete (10/Level)

Breath Control, Hiking, Jumping, Lifting, Running, Skating, Swimming, and Throwing.

Reaction Bonus: Sports fans and coaches.

Natural Cop (10/Level)

Body Language, Criminology, Detect Lies, Interrogation, Observation, Savoir-Faire (Guards), Search, Shadowing, and Streetwise.

Reaction Bonus: Other guards and private investigators.

Outdoorsman (10/Level)

Camouflage, Fishing, Mimicry, Naturalist, Navigation, Survival, and Tracking.

Reaction Bonus: Explorers, nature lovers, and the like.

Poet (5/Level)

Connoisseur (Literature), Literature, Poetry, Public Speaking, and Writing.

Reaction Bonus: Readers and listeners of your work.

Sage (10/Level)

Archaeology, Expert Skill, Geography, Heraldry, Hidden Lore, History, Law, Literature, Occultism, Philosophy, Research, and Theology.

Reaction Bonus: Scholars, students, and people who consult you.

Seafarer (10/Level)

Boating, Fishing, Knot-Tying, Weather Sense, Navigation (Sea), Seamanship, Survival (Island/Beach), Swimming, and Thrown Weapon (Harpoon).

Reaction Bonus: All who live or work on the sea.

Smooth Operator (15/Level)

Acting, Carousing, Detect Lies, Diplomacy, Fast-Talk, Intimidation, Leadership, Panhandling, Politics, Public Speaking, Savoir-Faire, Sex Appeal, and Streetwise.

Reaction Bonus: Con artists, merchants, etc. but only if you aren't trying to manipulate them.

Spirit Talker (5/Level)

Exorcism, Fortune-Telling (augery and Dream Inerpretation), Hidden Lore (Spirits), Meditation, Occultism, and Theology.

Reaction Bonus: Spirits.

Street-Smart (5/Level)

Merchant, Panhandling, Scrounging, Shadowing, Streetwise, and Urban Survival.

Reaction Bonus: Shady characters in town.

Superior Equilibrioception (5/Level)

Acrobatics (including Aerobatic and Aquabatics), Body Sense, and Climbing.

Reaction Bonus: Acrobats.

Survivor (5/Level)

First aid, Knot-Tying, Naturalist, Scrounging, and Survival.

Reaction Bonus: Campers and survivalists.

Talker (5/Level)

Detect Lies, Diplomacy, Fast-Talk, Psychology, and Savoir-Faire.

Reaction Bonus: Investigators and anyone you are investigating for.

Trivia Sponge (5/Level)

All specialties of Area Knowledge, Current Affairs, Games, and Hobby Skill.

Reaction Bonus: Other trivia nerds.

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