Character Skills

There are 26 Character Skills that govern how well a character can accomplish a task. If an action does not neatly fall into one of these skills, multiple checks can be made or a general Attribute check, at the GM's discretion.
Mechanics are the application of Skill or Attribute. See the list of Mechanics below for more information.

• Smithing Mechanic
• Alchemy Mechanic
• Magic Mechanic
• Trap Making Mechanic
• Combat Mechanic
• Enchanting Mechanic

Skills have a -5+MOD when untrained. Training a Skill removes the -5 modifier. Focusing a Skill adds a +5 the skill modifier.

Character Skills

Table with details on the available skills in Rhunec.

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Skill Name	Governing Attribute	Core Idea	Applicable Actions
Athletics	Strength	Athletic movement	Climbing, running, swimming
Strength Save	Strength	Sometimes your strength is all you have	Using strength to overpower a creature, spell or trap
Acrobatics	Dexterity	Acrobatic movement	Flipping, swinging, rolling, twisting
Sleight of Hand	Dexterity	Stealthy movement of hands	pickpocket, gambling cheat, stealing, lock picking, sabotage, jamming doors or mechanisms, dismantling a trap
Stealth	Dexterity	Undetected movement	Sneak past people
Pilot	Dexterity	Steering a craft, vehicle, or other contraption	Drive a carriage, pilot a golem
Dexterity Save	Dexterity	Move, move, move!	Using dexterity to dodge, outmaneuver, or wiggle your way out of a trap, required by some spells, not used as a reaction to combat situations
Investigation	Intelligence	Gathering insight and intelligence about specific items or people through dedicated observation or questioning	Finding a trap, finding a clue, Figuring out how something works, finding clues from conversation
Scholarship	Intelligence	Comprehension of written information and applying it to environment or situations	Reading a book, learning a spell, identifying an enchantment, knowledge of an enemy, religious or academic information
Crafting	Intelligence	Ability to make things	Craft a thing, potions, runes, medicines, traps, weapons, armor etc.
Intelligence Save	Intelligence	Ability to think it through	Outthink a spell, creature, or effect that is trying to scramble your wits
Beast Mastery	Wisdom	Working and communing with animals, ability to find animals, ability to control summoned creatures	Calm an animal, command an animal, understand an animal
Foraging	Wisdom	Ability to indentify, find, and harvest food or ingredients for potions	Mash em, boil em, stick em in a stew
First Aid	Wisdom	Apply medicine and first aid appropriately to heal wounds	Bandage a wound, stop bleeding, stabilize a creature making death saving throws, restore small amounts of health
Perception	Wisdom	Ability to notice important things in the environment	Awareness of enemies, see invisa-buddies, awareness of traps, noticing weird animal or human behavior, gut feelings
Survival	Wisdom	Ability to perform survival tasks and knowledge	Starting a fire, tying a knot, setting up camp, how to survive in a blizzard
Wisdom Save	Wisdom	Ability to listen to your gut	Feel your way through a bad situation and escape a trap, spell, or creature
Deception	Charisma	Ability to deceive someone	Lie, lead others to believe something false
Intimidation	Charisma	Ability to intimidate someone	Intimidate! Make them fear you.
Performance	Charisma	Ability to distract/entertain someone	Dance, sing, tell a story, distract someone
Persuasion	Charisma	Ability to persuade someone	Convince others of your idea, cause others to act
Charisma Save	Charisma	Strength of personality to overcome influence	Ability to subvert a trap, spell, or creature trying to influence you
Resolve	Constitution	Enduring emotional or mental stress	Press on despite wounds, sight of a massacre, continue fighting after being beaten up, burying a body etc
Concentration	Constitution	Focusing on tasks block out distractions, find the answer quickly	Resist charm, resist distractions, ability to maintain spells
Initiative	Constitution	Ability to charge into a situation	Start combat, combat order, jump into a brawl, jump of a cliff, leap into the unknown
Constitution Save	Constitution	Ability to withstand a nasty turn of events	Using innate strength of body and will, overcome a trap, spell, or creature trying to overpower you

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