COMMON SKILLS<\/b><\/p>\n
These are skills that anyone may learn, but it does not automatically follow that everyone has the skill. Example: Horseback Riding. Anyone can learn to ride a horse. Someone who grew up in the countryside is likely to know how. Someone who grew up in the city is less likely to have had the opportunity to learn how to ride.<\/p>\n
Some Common skills are advanced versions of Basic skills.\u00a0 For example, cooking enough to feed yourself or your family comes under ‘General Life Skills’ as one of those things pretty much everyone is able to do.\u00a0 But Cooking, in a fashion that impresses or allows one to earn a living, is far more complex then boiling an egg or making toast.\u00a0 It is not a hard skill to learn, there are many teachers and scores of books available to help.<\/p>\n
Some of these skills are also Academic skills, though there will be differences.\u00a0 For example, Drawing and Painting in an academic environment will include history, advanced techniques, studying and copying the Old Masters and so on.\u00a0 Where as someone can learn to draw and paint with little knowledge of the history or theory.<\/p>\n
Other Common skills are ‘work’ or job related.\u00a0 In these cases they are usually learned as an apprentice or other ‘hands on’ means. Examples include carpentry, brick laying, clerking, sailing, etc.\u00a0 It is not hard to find teachers for these skills.<\/p>\n
This is by no means a comprehensive list!\u00a0 If you think of something you want to work into your character that is not on the list, and can’t be easily extrapolated, let me know and we will hammer it out!<\/strong><\/p>\n There is a normal point cost for these skills. Learning these skills, or finding a teacher, is usually easy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n COMMON SKILLS These are skills that anyone may learn, but it does not automatically follow that everyone has the skill. Example: Horseback Riding. Anyone can learn to ride a horse. Someone who grew up in the countryside is likely to … Continue reading \n
\n Common Skills<\/b><\/td>\n Relevant Ability<\/b><\/td>\n Notes & Points spent<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n\n \n <\/td>\n Intelligence \u2013 3<\/td>\n .5 point<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n Intelligence -5<\/td>\n Illiterate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n Intelligence -1<\/td>\n 1pt Village, County, Part of the City<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n Intelligence -5<\/td>\n 0pt National & some World, character\u2019s religion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n Wisdom -5<\/td>\n 0pt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n Intelligence -1<\/td>\n 1pt Making change, lighting a fire\u2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"