Skills

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====== Skills ======
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Skills govern your ability to perform tasks as you go about your adventures. Below you will find the rules to guide you through improving your character's skills

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==== Skill checks ====
When your character attempts to use a skill to achieve a goal, they make a **skill check** to determine the result. To make a skill check, roll 4d6 and count the number of "6"s. If the result is greater than or equal to the difficulty of the check, then the check is successful. The difficulty of a check represents the intensity of the challenge and is chosen by the game master

^Difficulty^  Target Score  ^
|Easy|  0  |
|Moderate|  1  |
|Hard|  2  |
|Near Impossible|   3+  |

Examples of common tasks and their difficulties are given on each individual skill page. Unless otherwise stated, in combat or other time controlled events, a skill check requires a Standard action

**Contested skill checks**\\
If two players or a player and an non-player character pit their skills against each other, this is a constested skill check. Each player rolls their dice and the player with the higher result wins. In the case of a tie, both players reroll

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==== Improving your skills ====
You can improve a skill by purchasing ranks in that skill. Each rank adds one d6 to your skill roll. Ranks are purchased with skill points. You receive (2 + [[Abilities|Int]] Modifier) **Skill Points** at level one and each time you level up. The cost of purchasing a skill rank starts at 1 skill point and increases as you purchase additional ranks. The table [[skills#Skill rank cost|below]] has the cost increases 

Additionally, you gain bonus dice in each skill equal to your ability modifier for that skill. If your ability modifier increases during gameplay, you gain an additional bonus die to related skills 



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==== Skill focus ====
At character creation you may choose one skill on which you wish to focus. Choose a focus from the options below. You gain an additional skill focus at higher levels, based on your class level table

**Clutch**\\
//You have a knack for coming through when it really matters//\\
Select a skill. Once per day when making a check with this skill, you may upgrade a "5" to a "6", increasing the result by one point 

**Grit**\\
//Your dedication and motivation to improving your skill shows//\\
Select a skill. Whenever you make a check with this skill, you may reroll any dice that comes up as a "1"

**Jack of all Trades**\\
//Is there anything you can't do?//\\
You have 4d6 which you may assign to any skill check. You must assign the dice to the check before the check is rolled. You may assign the dice on separate checks or on a single check, in whatever configuration you wish. At the beginning of each day, any dice you have spent are replenished. You may only take this skill focus once, and you may not select this focus if granted a focus with a pre-determined skill

**Resourceful**\\
//You always to find a way to put the odds in your favor//\\
Select a skill. You may ignore [[combat#advantage|disadvantage]] on all checks made for this skill. Additionally, once per day you may make a check with this skill at [[combat#advantage]]. You may choose to roll at advantage after the results of a check are known 



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==== Skill list ====
^Skill Name ^Key Ability^Subskills^
|[[Acrobatics]]|[[Abilities|Dex]]|Balance, Escape Bindings, Jump (Precision), Tumble|
|[[Animal Handling]]|[[Abilities|Res]]|Domesticate, Handle, Ride, Sense Motive, Soothe, Train, Knowledge Biology| 
|[[Athletics]]|[[Abilities|Str]]|Climb, Jump (Distance, Height), Lift, Swim, Run, Push, Pull|
|[[Diplomacy]]|[[Abilities|Int or Res]]|Bluff, Impersonation, Persuade, Read Lips, Sense Motive, Negotiate, Knowledge Society, Knowledge Politics|
|[[Investigation]]|[[Abilities|Int]]|Search, Gather Information, Investigation, Deduction|
|[[Medicine]]|[[Abilities|Int]]|Diagnose, Cure Disease, Neutralize poison, Long term care, Knowledge Anatomy, Knowledge Medicine|
|[[Perception]]|[[Abilities|Int]]|Listen, Spot, Other Senses|
|[[Perform]]|[[Abilities|Int]]|Oration, Singing, Dance, Act, Play Instrument, Bluff, Knowledge Arts|
|[[Profession|Profession]]|[[Abilities|Varies]]|Armorsmith, Astronomer, Jeweler, Sailor, Surveyor, Weaponsmith|
|[[Recall Knowledge|Recall Knowledge]]|[[Abilities|Int]]|Appraisal, Knowledge Areas: Anatomy, Arts, Biology, Finances, Geography, Herbs, History,  Ki and Bindings, Local, Medicine, Nature, Politics, Society, Streetwise, Trading|
|[[Sleight of Hand]]|[[Abilities|Dex]]|Lock Picking, Pick Pocket, Illusions, Misdirection|
|[[Stealth]]|[[Abilities|Dex]]|Move Silently, Hide, Trackless Step, Spying|
|[[Wilderness Survival]]|[[Abilities|Int]]|Tracking, Hide Tracks, Trapping, Foraging, Hunting, Detecting Traps, Rope-work, Create Shelter, Knowledge Nature, Knowledge Geography|


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==== Cooperation and deliberation ==== 

**Cooperation**\\
If you are cooperating with another player, you can coordinate your efforts which will help you succeed

You may attempt to assist another player attempting a check with the same skill, subject to GM approval. If you make a check of difficulty 1, you grant [[combat#advantage]] to the player you are assisting. If you fail the check, your actions impose [[combat#disadvantage]] on the other player

**Deliberation**\\
If you have the time and the willingness to delilberately perform an action, you may gain [[combat#advantage]] on the related skill check. The additional time required is determined by the GM, though deliberate action usually requires at least two or three times the normal amount of time



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==== Legendary skill ====
Characters that can consistently pass **difficulty 3** skill checks will become well known for their prowess in the given skill. When characters score a 4 or above on a skill, word will spread quickly and people will include descriptions of their actions performed for the check in the stories they tell of them. These stories will eventually become legends

Scoring a 4 or higher on a skill check inspires nearby allies, granting them high [[conditions#morale]]

Scoring a 5 on a skill check will catch the attention of [[Ki Spirits#Suras|Sura]] ki spirit in your region of the galaxy, while scoring a 6 will catch the attention of a [[ki spirits#Deva]]

Skill checks that have a **legendary** difficulty require a score of 4, and in some special cases 5 or 6

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==== Skill rank cost ====
As you purchase additional ranks with your skill points, the cost for further improvement increases, following the table below:

^Skill Rank^Cost^Total Cost^
|1|1|1|
|2|2|3|
|3|3|6|
|4|4|10|
|5|5|15|
|6|6|21|
|7|7|28|
|8*|8|36|

*You cannot take more than 8 ranks in a skill
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