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Chapter 8: Skills
Pottery
This skill is the act of hardening clay. Earthenware
clay is often heated to roughly 1700 o -2200 o
Fahrenheit. The potter’s wheel is a flat disk that
revolves horizontally on a pivot. Both hands - 1 on
the inside and 1 on the outside of the clay - are free
to shape the pot from the ball of clay that is centered
on the rotating wheel head. A stick fits into a
notch in the wheel and is turned by an assistant.
Wood is used to fuel the kiln to the desired temperature
once the pot is shaped and dried by the air.
A pot can be decorated before or after firing. Glazes
may or may not be applied. Clay pots serve many
functions, including 2-handled storage vessels for
wine, corn, oil, or honey. Also, some are made as
oil flasks, funeral offerings, or works of art.
Check: Roll 3d10 and apply the modifier
from the sub-ability of Common Sense. Higher
results correspond to higher quality pottery.
Pursemaking
A purse is a mobile container, usually filled
with coins. Whenever a purse is to be constructed,
a Pursemaking skill check must be made.
Check: Roll 3d10 and apply the modifier
from the Common Sense sub-ability. Higher results
correspond with purses of higher quality.
Read Lips
The ability to discern what others are saying
without being able to hear them, only by seeing their
lips move, is a valuable skill that few possess with
any accuracy, especially if deaf.
Check: Roll 3d10 and apply the modifier
from the sub-ability of Intuition. Deaf characters
receive a + 20 bonus to their roll. The result is the
percent of words understood.
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Religion, Cultural
This skill applies only to the religion of 1
specific culture. Anytime knowledge is relevant, a
check must be made.
Check: Roll 3d10 and apply the modifier
from the Intelligence ability. High results correspond
with high familiarity or knowledge regarding the
culture’s religion.
Religion, Specific
This skill applies only to the specific religion
of 1 god. Anytime knowledge is relevant, a
check must be made.
Check: Roll 3d10 and apply the modifier
from the Intelligence ability. High results correspond
with high familiarity or knowledge regarding the
culture’s religion.
Remember Detail
The ability to remember fine, specific, and
distant memories is a valuable skill. When points
are put into this skill, they represent that the character
spends much time remembering details and substantial
mental energy in both memorizing details
as well as continually referring back to them to refresh
their memory.
Check: Roll 3d10 and apply the modifier
from the Reflection sub-ability. Higher results correspond
to clearer memories of more distant details.
Research, Library
Researching topics in a library is a skill in
itself, especially when each library is organized differently.
To search a library without assistance while
researching a topic, make a Library Research skill
check.
Check: Roll 3d10 and apply the modifier
from the Intelligence ability. Higher results correspond
to better finds. If the search is assisted by a
character who is familiar with the library, the Aedile
will assign an appropriate bonus. Obviously, the
harder the topic to find in the library, the higher the
TH will be.