Chapter IV: Skills & Talents
h oVerer Description: You can fly low to the ground. For more information on flying, see Chapter 6: Combat, Damage, and Movement . k een s enses Description: You have naturally acute senses. You gain a +20% bonus on Perception Tests. l esser m agIC Description: You know a spell common to all types of magic. Lesser Magic is unusual in that it is not one talent, but many, and each must be acquired individually. Each Lesser Magic talent is a separate spell, with the spell name noted in parenthesis. For example, Lesser Magic (Dispel) is a different talent than Lesser Magic (Skywalk). The most common Lesser Magic spells are Aethyric Armour, Blessed Weapon, Dispel, Magic Alarm, Magic Lock, Move, Silence, and Skywalk. See Chapter 7: Magic for more information on Lesser Magic and descriptions of the various spells. You must have a Petty Magic talent before you can learn a Lesser Magic talent. l IghTnIng p arry Description: When you make a swift attack (see Chapter 6: Combat, Damage, and Movement ), you can forego one of your attacks to gain a free parry. If you had Attacks 3, for example, you could make two attacks and gain one parry with your swift attack action. The limit of one parry per round remains in effect. l IghTnIng r efleXes Description: You gain a permanent +5% bonus to your Agility Characteristic. Modify your starting profile to reflect this bonus. l InguIsTICs Description: You have a natural affinity for languages. You gain a +10% bonus on all Read/Write and Speak Language Skill Tests. l uCk Description: You were born lucky. At the most improbable times, things go your way. You gain an extra Fortune Point each day. See Chapter 6: Combat, Damage, and Movement for more information about Fortune Points. m arksman Description: You gain a permanent +5% bonus to your Ballistic Skill Characteristic. Modify your starting profile to reflect this bonus. m asTer g unner Description: You reduce the reload time of all black powder weapons by a half action. If you also have Rapid Reload, you gain the benefits of both talents (thus reducing the reload time of black powder weapons by a full action). m asTer o raTor Description: You are such an accomplished orator that you can fire up huge crowds. You can affect 100 times the normal number
T able 4-4: T alenTs
Acute Hearing Aethyric Attunement Alley Cat Ambidextrous Arcane Lore Armoured Casting Artistic Contortionist Coolheaded Dark Lore Dark Magic Dealmaker Disarm Divine Lore Dwarfcraft Etiquette Excellent Vision Fast Hands Fearless Flee! Fleet Footed Flier Frenzy Frightening Grudge-born Fury Hardy Hedge Magic Hoverer
Keen Senses Lesser Magic Lightning Parry Lightning Reflexes Linguistics Luck Marksman Master Gunner Master Orator Meditation Menacing Mighty Missile Mighty Shot Mimic Natural Weapons Night Vision Orientation Petty Magic Public Speaking Resistance to Chaos Resistance to Disease Resistance to Magic Resistance to Poison Quick Draw Rapid Reload
Seasoned Traveller Sharpshooter Sixth Sense Specialist Weapon Group (Various) Stout-hearted Street Fighting Streetwise Strike Mighty Blow Strike to Injure Strike to Stun Strong-minded Sturdy Suave Sure Shot Surgery Super Numerate Swashbuckler
Terrifying Trapfinder Trick Riding Tunnel Rat Undead Unsettling Very Resilient Very Strong Warrior Born Wrestling
Rover Savvy Schemer
of people when using the Charm skill. You must have Public Speaking before you can gain this talent. m edITaTIon Description: You can focus your mind and ignore the world around you. When performing ritual magic, you gain a bonus to your Casting Roll equal to your Magic Characteristic. m enaCIng Description: You have an imposing presence, due to size, demeanour, or appearance. You gain a +10% bonus on Intimidate and Torture Skill Tests. m IghTy m IssIle Description: You know how to target magic missiles to inflict maximum damage. You gain a +1 bonus on damage rolls with magic missile spells. m IghTy s hoT Description: You know how to target missile attacks so they do extra damage. You gain a +1 bonus on damage rolls with missile weapons. m ImIC Description: You have an ear for voices and accents and can reproduce them accurately. You gain a +10% bonus on Performer (Actor, Clown, Comedian, Jester and Storyteller) Skill Tests, Disguise Skill Tests if the disguise has a verbal component, and Speak Language Skill Test when trying to pass as a native.
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