The Opened World
Abilities
Sub-categories of attributes are called abilities or skills. There are also specific skills that you may learn as part of your discipline. These are called feats.
- Other abilities not listed may come up during the game. Depending on the ability, the GM may decide to lump them in with a similar ability or just use the base attribute.
- A character may attempt to use any ability, whether or not he or she has it listed on her character sheet. Feats, however, may not be attempted unless known.
- Sub-categories of abilities may be learned and are referred to as specialties. For example, a character may be a scholar in a particular area like music. This is written as Scholar: Music. Specialties may be learned quicker than the corresponding general ability.
Knowledge
- Brilliance -defense skill, automatically given
- Botany
- Bureaucracy
- Business
- Politics
- Religion
- Scholar
- Streetwise
- Survival
- Tactics
- Sailing
- Crafting
- First Aid
- Tracking
- Society
- Animal Training
- Other Profession (specify)
Perception
- Clarity -defense skill, automatically given
- Charisma
- Intimidate
- Con
- Hide/Sneak
- Persuasion
- Search
- Forge
Strength
- Endurance -defense skill, automatically given
- Lifting
- Climbing
- Swimming
- Jumping
- Grappling
Dexterity
- Agility -defense skill, automatically given
- Khirka
- Bow
- Slash Blade
- Pierce Blade
- Polearm
- Club/Mace
- Staff
- Blowgun
- Throwing
- Whip/Flail
- Unarmed
- Pick Pocket
- Riding
Will
- Resolve -defense skill, automatically given
- Control Pain
- Resist Poison
- Resist Illness
- Resist Fear
- Mindfulness
- Maintain Sanity
- Focus
Mysticism
- Mediation -defense skill, automatically given
- Commune
- see Feats
Clarifications
Defense Skills are automatically given to all characters and do not need to be purchased in character creation. They may be upgraded as with other abilities. There is one defense skill for each attribute
Focus: Using the focus ability signifies concentrating with all your will on a single action. Those using focus that turn may not dodge or take multiple actions. The following turn, they apply a +1D bonus to their action roll. The type of action they are focusing on must be specified in advance (ie the turn where the focus is rolled rather than the turn where the action is rolled).
Tactics: If a situation has anything the player believes would give them a tactical advantage, the player rolls their tactics ability. If successful they receive a bonus of x to their next 1D+2 rolls (treated as a buff, although not removable by any debuff). The x to be added is determined by the gm’s view of the group’s degree of advantage and is figured based on the seldom-used middle section of the difficulties and damage chart: the modifiers. They are as follows:
ModifiersDegree of advantage Dots Dice
Slight Advantage 1-5 1D
Decent Advantage 6-10 2D
Solid Advantage 11-13 3D
Decisive Advantage 14-16 4D
Overwhelming Advantage 16+ 5D
Note however, that it is not +1D to the party’s rolls if it is determined that they have a slight advantage, but rather the player rolling tactics rolls 1D. That number is added on to the rolls of those the player directs for the duration of the buff. In order for the buff to apply to others, they must be directed by the person using the tactics ability. Others may choose to ignore the tactical advice and do as they will, but will thus not receive the buff. Rolling tactics constitutes a regular action.
Unarmed: The damage done by unarmed is the strength of the character the player is rolling for, with a limit of 4D+2, unbuffed, for non-monster characters.