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Heraldry
This broad skill refers to several things.
Some cultures do not award coats of arms to families,
but instead employ a generalized symbol. Heraldry
entails knowledge and recognition of various
family or cultural symbols. Familial coats of arms
are a recent fad in the world, serving to distinguish
friend from foe on the battlefield. Usually, the family
insignia is embroidered on the surcoat worn over
the coat of mail, and is hence why it is called a coat
of arms. Unfortunately, coats of arms seem out of
control, since no authority supervises the granting
of armorial bearings, though many would welcome
such an authority. As a result, characters, families,
kingdoms, lordships, and towns may have coats of
arms. Whenever heraldic information or recognition
is relevant, a Heraldry skill check is made.
Check: Roll 3d10 and apply the Skill Modifier
from the sub-ability Common Sense. Higher
results correspond with more knowledge and recognition
of armorial bearings.
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Example
Recognize the coat of arms of your king
or ruler
Recognize the coat of arms of a popular
local
Recognize the coat of arms of a foreign
king or ruler
Recognize the coat of arms of a popular
foreigner
Recognize the coat of arms of an obscure
local
Recognize the coat of arms of an obscure
foreigner
Herbalism
This skill is not to be confused with Toxicology,
the study of toxins. While toxins are usually
derived from plants, Toxicology is a separate skill.
Quite the opposite, Herbalism is concerned with
medicinal herbs that heal or alleviate wounds and
ailments. Whenever such knowledge is relevant or
herbs are applied, an Herbalism skill check is made.
Check: Roll 3d10 and apply the modifier
from the Intelligence ability. A separate check must
be made for finding, identifying, and extracting or
preparing herbs. Finding an herb means that the
character is attempting to find it in nature, such as
searching a forest for an herb. The exact herb found
is determined by the Aedile. Identifying an herb
means that if a character beholds a substance that
they suspect is beneficial such as a glass of wine
handed to them by a moral knight, they may possibly
detect whether or not the wine contains an herb.
Finally, extracting an herb refers to properly removing
it from nature, such as removing sap from a plant
and converting it into a drink. Preparing an herb
means to properly prepare the extracted herb, such
as how much to mix with what kind of liquids, such
as wine, etc.
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Find
< 13 Nothing
13
Common
14-15
Common
16
Common
17
Common
18-19
Common
20
Uncommon
21-23
Uncommon
24-29
Rare
> 29 Very
rare
Identify
Nothing
Nothing
Obvious
Obvious
Obvious
Obvious
Ordinary
Ordinary
Obscure
Obscure
Extract
Prepare
Sample Ruined
Simple
Easy
Simple
Easy
Simple
Easy
Moderate
Easy
Moderate
Average
Difficult
Average
Difficult
Average
Difficult
Hard
Impossible
Hard
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