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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.
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
29 Familiar with an obscure god
TH
29
Pictograms and Runes
Does not understand it, even when it is
in the context of other familiar,
supplemental symbols
Partial understanding of it, only in the
context of other familiar, supplemental
symbols
Understands it, only in the context of
other familiar, supplemental 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
etymological history
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