Listing Skills

When listing skills, include all relevant information in the following
format:
Skill Name (Difficulty) Relative Level [Point Cost]-Actual Level
For instance, “Broadsword (A) DX+2 [8]-14.” This might look odd
now, but it makes things much more transparent when the time comes
to customize the character!
It can also be helpful to break down skill listings as follows:
Primary Skills: Vital skills, at level 12+ – or at 14+, if they are likely
to matter in life-or-death situations.
Secondary Skills: Helpful skills that it’s hard to imagine the charac-
ter not having, at level 11+.
Background Skills: Anything else that fits, chosen for descriptive rea-
sons rather than utility, usually at a lower level than primary and sec-
ondary skills.
Examples: Our knight is an adven-
turer first, so we make his primary
skills Broadsword-14 [8], Lance-14
[8], Riding (Horse)-12 [2], and
Shield-14 [4]. We make his leadership
abilities secondary: Leadership-11 [2]
and Tactics-11 [4]. Finally, we add
Armoury (Melee Weapons)-10 [1] and
Heraldry-10 [1] as background skills,
to cover his knowledge of arms and
armor. Total cost is 30 points.