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Chapter 8: Skills
Disguise
The skill to furnish with a false appearance
or assumed identity can be a dangerous skill. Disguise
may be considered when performed on oneself,
though others may help. This skill is often used
in conjunction with Acting (Drama). Whenever a
character is disguised, a Disguise skill check is made.
Check: Roll 3d10 and apply the average of
the modifiers for Charisma and Common Sense.
Higher results correspond with better disguises. For
each other person who actively assists in establishing
the disguise of a character, a bonus of + 1 is
incurred. For others to detect the disguise, they must
make an Intuition sub-ability check that exceeds the
Disguise skill check.
Dismemberment
This skill has no skill check, but instead the
points invested in it contribute to the severity of
the damage for hacking weapons on the Graphic
Gore tables in Chapter 10: Combat.
Divination, Alectromancy
Also called alectyromancy, this method of
divination is performed by drawing a circle on the
ground and inscribing letters about the perimeter,
or in the case of yes/no questions a ‘yes’ and a ‘no’.
Then a cock is placed inside the circle and the letters
where the bird pecks are collected into sentences
as answers. Sometimes, answers are derived from
the direction the cock crows, or reciting letters of
the alphabet, noting during which ones the cock
crows.
Check: Roll 3d10 and apply the modifier
from Intuition. Higher results correspond with
higher accuracy or an interpretation that matches
reality more closely. Very poor results are proven
wrong almost instantly, while very good results are
not falsifiable.
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Divination, Anthropomancy
The act of divining from the entrails of dead
or dying men or women. Most often, these are sacrificial
victims. Also called splanchomancy and
extispicy, anthropomancy is commonly outlawed
among civilized cultures.
Check: Roll 3d10 and apply the modifier
from Intuition. Higher results correspond with
higher accuracy or an interpretation that matches
reality more closely. Very poor results are proven
wrong almost instantly, while very good results are
not falsifiable.
Divination, Aspidomancy
The act of divining from sitting and chanting
while in a circle is Aspidomancy. A circle must
consist of at least 3 characters of the same species.
Check: Roll 3d10 and apply the modifier
from Intuition. Higher results correspond with
higher accuracy or an interpretation that matches
reality more closely. Very poor results are proven
wrong almost instantly, while very good results are
not falsifiable.
Divination, Astrology
This is the study of how events on earth
correspond to the positions and movements of astronomical
bodies, particularly the sun, moon, stars,
and planets. Astrologers believe that the position
of astronomical bodies at the exact moment of a
character’s birth and the subsequent movements of
the bodies reflect that person’s characteristics, and
therefore destiny. Astrologers create charts called
horoscopes, which map the position of astronomical
bodies. Every planet, including the sun and
moon, are noted for their positions upon the
character’s birth.
Check: Roll 3d10 and apply the modifier
from Intelligence. Higher results correspond with
perceptions of better astrological accuracy. The
Aedile will determine the TH according to each situation.