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Chapter 8: Skills
Blacksmithing
A blacksmith is one who forges and shapes
metal with an anvil and a hammer. Metals are heated
in a forge and then hammered into the shape desired.
The process of forging improves the structure
of the metal. Forged metal is stronger and exhibits
greater resistance to fatigue and impact. The
forge consists of an open hearth made of firebrick.
Coal is used to fuel the forge, and bellows are inserted
to fan air as needed. Copper and tin are often
combined in metalwork to form an alloy known
as bronze. Similarly, lead and tin are combined to
produce pewter, just as gold and silver are combined
to produce electrum, and copper and zinc produce
brass. Steel may be one of the most prominent
alloys for most blacksmiths; it is an alloy of iron and
carbon. Steel is made by heating wrought iron and
charcoal in clay boxes for a period of several days
so that the iron absorbs enough carbon to truly become
steel. Sages believe iron is a derivative of quicksilver
(mercury) and brimstone (sulfur). Broken or
obsolete metal objects can be melted down and the
substance reused. Whenever such metalworking is
done, a Blacksmithing skill check must be made.
Check: Roll 3d10 and apply the average of
the modifiers from the sub-abilities Strength and
Spatial Intelligence. Higher results correspond with
better quality metalwork. The Aedile will determine
the TH for each application.
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Blindfighting
Skill in fighting an unseen foe is never easy.
Anytime a character must fight blindly, a
Blindfighting skill check is made.
Check: Roll 3d10 and apply the average of
the modifiers from the sub-abilities Hand-Eye Coordination,
Reaction Speed, and Intuition. This skill
must be checked each round it applies. Consult the
table below to determine what happens to the
character’s Current Armor and their Attack Adjustments
for applicable skills such as: Aim, Brawling,
Hurl, Weapon (Specific), and Wrestling.
TH Curre nt
Armor
Attack
Adjustme
nt
< 9 Reducedto1% Impaired
by
- 30
9 -13
Reducedto10% Impaired
by
- 25
1 4-16
Reducedto25% Impaired
by
- 20
1 7-20
Reducedto50% Impaired
by
- 15
2 1-23
Reducedto75% Impaired
by
- 10
2 4-27
Reducedto90% Impaired
by
- 5
> 27
Unaffected Unaffected
Bookbinding
Books, being costly and rare to begin with,
are designed as follows. Strips of oak are covered in
leather, often reinforced with metal and fastened
together by clasps. Sometimes the leather is decorated
with panels of gold, silver, or ivory, and often
set with gems or enamel. The sheets of paper are
each finely sewn together and glued to a backing of
leather. Each time a book is bound, a Bookbinding
skill check is made.
Check: Roll 3d10 and apply the modifier
from the sub-ability Common Sense. Higher results
correspond with higher quality Bookbinding.
Low quality bookbinding is subject to fall apart with
little wear.