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Chapter 8: Skills
Surgery
The skill of opening a creature with the intention
of saving their life is Surgery. Only a doctor
may perform the skill of Surgery. Whenever Surgery
is being performed, a Surgery skill check must
be made.
Check: Roll 3d10 and apply the average of
the modifiers from Hand-Eye Coordination and
Intelligence. Higher results correspond with better
surgery. The Aedile determines the TH for each
operation.
Swim
One of the healthiest skills, any humanoid
with all of their limbs is capable of swimming,
though some may do so calmly and others may be
more stricken by panic. Under normal conditions,
such as only needing to dog-paddle in a calm body
of comfortable water, there is no need for a skill
check. However, if the exhaustion of a swimmer is
relevant, a skill check must be made. Characters
may Swim as fast as their walking speed (1/4 of
Sprint speed). In calm water, a swimmer’s encumbrance
(see Chap. 9: Equipment) is 1/10 th of what it is
on land. If it is exceeded, the character will drown
unless they discard possessions.
Check: Roll 3d10 and apply the average of
the modifiers from the sub-abilities of Physical Fitness
and Strength. Every hour of swimming, a check
at TH 21 must be passed to continue swimming. If
the check is failed, then the swimming character must
rest. If the result is 10 or less, then a leg cramp
occurs. The chance of getting a cramp increases by
1 every hour. If desired, a (1d6 - 1) and 1d10 may
be rolled to determine which minute specifically
within the hour the cramp occurs. Finally, it should
be noted that while obese characters are more buoyant,
they are less physically fit and will tire easier, so
no adjustment to the skill check needs to be made
based on obesity.
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Symbology
Symbols are representations of other things.
The study of symbols grants familiarity with religious
and deific symbols, pictograms and ancient
runes, as well as magical sigils. A skill check must be
made to recognize, understand, or use symbols appropriately
(not including daily language).
Check: Roll 3d10 and apply the modifier
from the Intelligence ability. Compare the result
with the TH on the table below:
TH Religious
or
Deific
Symbols
< 9
Familiar
with
the
symbol
of
a major
local
god
or
church
9-12
Familiar
with
the
symbol
of
a minor
local
god
or
church
13-15
Familiar
with
the
symbol
of
a major
foreign
god
or
church
16-17
Familiar
with
the
symbol
of
a trivial
local
god
or
church
18-20
Familiar
with
the
symbol
of
a minor
foreign
god
or
church
21-29
Familiar
with
the
symbol
of
a trivial
foreign
god
or
church
> 29
Familiar
with
an
obscure
god
TH Pictograms
and
Runes
< 21
21
22
23
24-29
> 29
Does
not
understand
it,
even
when
it
is
in
the
context
of
other
familia
r,
supplementa
l symbols
Partial
understanding
of
it,
only
in
the
context
of
other
familia
r,
supplementa
l
symbols
Understands
it,
only
in
the
context
of
other
familia
r,
supplementa
l symbols
Partial
understanding
of
the
symbol
alone,
without
contextual
aid
Understanding
of
the
symbol
alone,
without
contextual
aid
Understanding
of
the
symbol
as
well
as
its
etymologi
cal
history