Spirit of The Century Skill Summary

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Spirit of the Century Skill Summary
Spirit of the Century

Skill Summary
By Brandon Amancio – www.fusionofthought.com/rpg/index.htm
Key
} Skill Trapping – anyone can use a skill for this purpose.

Stunt – a character must purchase the stunt in order to use.
In Combat – This use of a Stunt or Skill Trapping only applies during a Conflict
Skill Substitution - Deceit – Use the main skill instead of Deceit
Req Requires
1\ Once per …
Academics Alertness
Skills, page 85 ; Stunts, page 116; Adjudication, page 227 Skills, page 88 ; Stunts, page 119; Adjudication, page 228
Summary: Measures the character’s “book learning”. Summary: a measure of the character’s regular, passive
Primary Uses: The player can ask the GM “What do I level of awareness.
know about this subject?” or “What does this mean?” Primary Uses: Test to prevent surprise or sometimes to
Character examples: Librarians, Archeologists and spot a clue.
Students. Character examples: Bodyguards, Outdoorsmen and
Criminals of a sneaky variety.
}Research
[Req: Library with Quality equal to the level of the }Avoiding Surprise
question being asked + Time] When Ambushed: Test Alertness vs Stealth.
Purpose: Answer a question after failing an Academics Failure: Defense skill is considered to be Mediocre for
roll the first exchange.
Adjudication for Research: the best yardstick is obscurity.

¾ Beyond Fantastic: Lost knowledge. Art
¾ Fantastic: Known by one or two people in the world. Skills, page 89 ; Stunts, page 122; Adjudication, page 228
¾ Superb: The handful of leading experts. Summary: Measures the character’s overall artistic ability,
¾ Great: All the top men in the field from painting to dance to music.
¾ Good and Lower: The common body of knowledge. Primary Uses: This includes knowledge, composition,
and performance.
}Languages Character examples: Artistis, Aristocrats, those of the
Know +1 Langauge per step above Mediocre. avant garde.
Choose languages as convienent.
}Declaring Minor Details }Art as Knowledge
All }trappings of Academics but focused on Art.
}Declare an Aspect – Roll vs GM set Difficulty.
¾ GM does not have to reveal difficulty. }Art as Craft
Success – the declaration is true and may be tagged for All }trappings of a crafting skill.
free once.
Failure – GM has the option to place a temporary }Art as Performance
“mistaken” aspect on the academic. Add an Aspect to a Scene:
Difficulty: Fair + Modifiers
}Exposition and Knowledge Dumping ¾ Adding to a mood (+1)
GM may use character as a mouthpiece to convey a lot of ¾ Changing a mood (+3)
information. Reward the Character with 1 Fate Point. ¾ Distractions (+1)
¾ Major Distractions (+3)
}The Truth (Plant Bad Information) ¾ Total Distractions (+5)
[Req: Deceiver need access to the target’s library.]
Deceiver: Academics modfied by Deceit sets difficulty.
}Art as Communication
Art can modify appropriate social skill: Rapport,
Deceived: Academics vs Difficulty: Intimidate, Leadership or Deceit
Failure – Academics discovers false information,
¾ Failure by 3 or more, then the true information }Forgery
may simply be unavailable. Difficulty = Complexity of target.
Success – Researcher discovers false information and With original on hand: Art + 1
recognizes it as false.
Athletics Burglary
Summary: This measures the character’s general Summary: Know how to steal things or understand how
physical capability. they were be stolen.
Primary Uses: Athletics covers running, jumping, Primary Uses: The ability to overcome security systems,
climbing, and other broadly physical activities you might from alarms to locks. This also includes knowledge of
find in a track and field event. those systems and the ability to assess them.
Character examples: Athletes, soldiers and Character examples: Burglars, private eyes and even
outdoorsmen. some cops.
}Jumping }Casing
The difficulty is going to be the bare minimum to clear }Declare Minor Detail to add an aspect to a target.
the distance, so beating that by a few shifts is often a
good idea. Outside of that, jumping is often just Locks Adjudication
considered an extension of normal movement. Front Door, Simple Padlock Mediocre
Quality Padlock, Office Door Average
}Sprinting Security Door Fair
Spend Full Action – Athletics vs Mediocre. Prison Cell Good
Cross a number of zones and borders equal to or less Safety Deposit Box, Cheap Safe Great
Expensive Safe Superb
than the total shifts of effect. Bank Vault Fantastic
}Climbing
GM Option: Spend shifts to reduce time. Contacting
Height Base Difficulty * - Climbs of this
length are Athletics
Skills, page 93 ; Stunts, page 130; Adjudication, page 236
Short Mediocre(+0)
Medium Fair (+2) restricted by Summary: The ability to find things out from people.
Endurance w/o rest. Primary Uses: Know how to find things out by asking
Long Great (+4)*
Extreme Fantastic (+6)* around.
Character examples: Reporters, private eyes and spies.
Slipperiness Visibility Distractions Modifiers: Increase difficulty for an unfamiliar
+1 Wet or slick Dark or Non-threatening
Raining interactions environment (max -4). Reduce penalty by 1 point per
+2 Completely smooth Pitch Black External Dangers week.
}Dodging }Gather Information
Full Action: Defense +2 Name a question. GM Sets Difficulty. Roll Dice. GM
Reveals what is discovered.
May not attack or }Sprint.
¾ Quality of person determine max quality of info.
}Falling ¾ To determine the truthfulness of the information a
Test Athletics to limit the severity of the fall. more in-depth conversation may involve Empathy,
Rapport, Deceit, etc …
}Getting the Tip Off
Social Alertness – Keeping the character abreast of things
that might be coming his way.
}Rumors
¾ Plant false information. GM uses the final roll to
determine what the result of the rumor is.
Mediocre/Average The rumor earns passing mention
Fair Other characters are passing around the rumor, even
Good back to the original character
Great + The rumor has spread far enough that someone will
do something in response to it. Additional shifts
above Great may indicate that the rumor has
spawned a number of alternate or embellished
versions as well, all with the same thread running
through them, or may be used to speed up the rate at
which the rumor spreads.
¾ Result becomes the difficulty for someone else to find
out who planted the rumor.
Deceit Endurance
Summary: The ability to lie. Summary: Endurance is the ability to keep performing
Primary Uses: Be it through word or deed, it’s the physical activity despite fatigue or injury.
ability to convey untruths convincingly. Primary Uses: Resist Shock and effort. Resist poisons
Secondary Uses: Modify, restrict, or complement and diseases.
Empathy, Alertness, or Investigation. Secondary Uses: Compliments Athletics over a Distance.
Character examples: Grifters, spies, and politicians. Character examples: Explorers, athletes, and sailors.
}Endurance (Health Track) –
}False Face Forward – Defend against a Read Starting Endurance
¾ Mediocre
Health Track Boxes
(5)
Rapport: Deceit vs. Empathy modified with ¾ Average-Fair (6)
Rapport ¾ Good-Great (7)
If the deciever wins, he may provide a false aspect. ¾ Superb-Fantastic (8)
}Cat and Mouse – Riposte in a Social Conflict Engineering

Deceit vs. Empathy – If Deceiver wins he may
represent any particularly convincing lie as a Skills, page 98 ; Stunts, page 147; Adjudication, page 248;
Consequences. Gadgets and Gizmos, page 207
Summary: The understanding of how machinery works,
}Disguise – Conceal your true identity both for purposes of building it and taking it apart.
Used without Stunts: Deceit vs. Alertness Primary Uses: Compliments Science. Build things.
Used with Stunts: Deceit vs. Investigation Understand how they are built.
Character examples: Inventors, mechanics, and
Drive frequently, drivers and pilots.
Skills, page 96 ; Stunts, page 138; Adjudication, page 240
Summary: The ability to drive.
}Building Stuff
An engineer with time and tools can build a variety of
Primary Uses: Drive a car at speeds of up to 45 miles
items.
per hour!
Secondary Uses: Drive will restrict if attempting to
Drive and Shoot
}Fixing Stuff
Engineering can be used to repair devices, given the right
Character examples: Chauffeurs, racers, and getaway tools and enough time.
drivers.
}Breaking Stuff
}Chases se to setup maneuvers or weirdly indirect attacks
Use to close or increase distance.
Empathy Fists
Summary: This is the ability to understand what other Summary: This is the ability to hold one’s own in a
people are thinking and feeling. fistfight.
Primary Uses: Spot a liar or tell someone what that Primary Uses: Attack and Defend in Combat.
person wants to hear. Secondary Use: Have a limited sort of knowledge skill
Secondary Uses: Defense vs Deceit, Initiative in Social covering those areas.
Conflict. Character examples: Sailors, thugs, and martial artists.
Character examples: Gamblers, reporters and socialites.
}Reading People }Fighting People
Attack and Defend in Combat
[Req: Half Hour of Personal Interaction]
¾ Empathy vs Rapport +1
o Learn a new aspect about the character.
¾ A character may ultimately reveal a total number of
aspects equal to his Empathy value.
Gambling Investigation
Skills, page 99; Stunts, page 154; Adjudication, page 251 Skills, page 101; Stunts, page 164; Adjudication, page 254
Summary: Some games are pure luck, but a good Summary: the ability to look for things and, hopefully,
gambler doesn’t play those. find them.
Primary Uses: The knowledge of how to gamble and Primary Uses Find something that is hidden or
moreover, how to win when gambling. inobvious (like clues or an enemy)
Secondary Use: It also includes knowledge of secondary Secondary Use: Find deep patterns or hidden flaws
things like bookmaking. (Assessment Action)
Character examples: Gamblers and dapper secret Character examples: Private investigators, reporters and
agents. cops.
}Playing the Game Leadership
[Req: Contacting Roll Complemented by Gambling
Skills, page 102; Stunts, page 167; Adjudication, page 256
vs Quality of Game]
Summary: A good leader knows how to direct and
¾ Gambling vs Gambling to win or lose Resources
inspire people, but he also understands how to run an
equal to quality.
organization.
Character examples: Military officers, politicians,
Guns bureaucrats, and lawyers
Summary: Sometimes characters just need to shoot }Command
things. [Req: In a position to give orders]
Primary Uses: With a gun, characters can shoot up to Character may apply his Leadership as a modifying
two zones away – three if it’s a rifle. secondary skill on the minions skill roll.
Secondary Use: Use non-gun weapons that shoot at a
distance (at a small penalty) }Administration
Character examples: Soldiers, assassins, and hunters. Any organization which the character is in charge of uses
Requirements: A gun in hand, or at least close as hand. his Leadership as its default value.
}Bureaucracy
} Use Guns to Attack, but not to Defend. Academics - How to act in a given organization,
including important things like how much to bribe.
} Knowledge - Well-versed in a variety of small and
large arms and ammunitions.
Intimidation
Summary: Convince someone to do what you want, …
or else.
Primary Uses A blatant social attack, defend with
Resolve. Interrogate someone.
Secondary Use: Provoke to produce a strong “burst” of
negative emotional response.
Character examples: Mob enforcers, bouncers and
“bad” cops.
}Brush Off
During First Contact - Intimidation vs Resolve
¾ Establish a powerful, menacing first impression
¾ Brush past them without engaging
}Threat of Violence
Target completely helpless: Intimidation +2
Target at disadvantage: Intimidation +1
Target has advantage: Resolve +1
Target is very secure: Resolve +2
Might Mysteries
Summary: This is a measure of pure physical power. Summary: There is more to the world than science has
Primary Uses: Lifting, moving and breaking things. explained yet.
Character examples: Strongmen, laborers, and lords of Primary Uses: Acts as Academics but specializing in the
the jungle. strange, occult, lost mysteries, etc …
Character examples: Mystics, explorers, and
}Fighting People adventurous archaeologists.
Compliments: Fists and Weapons
Maneuvers: (Wrestling) – Switch from Fists to Might }Sixth Sense
Alertness, but for supernatural events.
}Breaking Things
Use brute force to break inanimate things. }Mesmerism
Two types: Methodical and Abrupt. Mental Conflict where both parties are willing. Practical
Uses: Recover lost memories, post hypnotic suggestions,
Methodical – Roll to Modify time taken. ignore external distractions.
Abrupt – Roll against the Target’s Nature (object
strength) }Arcane Lore
Retry? - Characters can fail twice without penalty. Academics but for }Research of esoteric topics.
Difficulty increases by 1 for each additional try.
}Artificing
Mediocre Paper or glass. [Req: Arcane Workshop]
Average Flimsy wood. Engineering, but to create artifacts and talismans.
Good Cheap wood, broken with the grain.
Great
Superb
Non-reinforced wood, Interior Door
Strong wood, exterior door
}Fortune-Telling
[Use: 1/Session] Cast a Fortune. Roll against a GM set
Fantastic Reinforced wood, heavy door.
Epic Security door, bending prison bars.
difficulty. Create an aspect for a person or scene.
Legendary Bank vault door, the door of a safe.
Pilot
}Lifting Things Skills, page 105; Stunts, page 179; Adjudication, page 263
Summary: You know how to fly … things.
Might also controls how much the character can lift or
move. The weight of the thing being moved sets the Primary Uses: Fly a plane
difficulty for the roll. Secondary Uses: Know things about planes.
Might Capacity WF Character examples: Professional pilots, idle rich.
Abysmal 10 0
Terrible 50 1 Rapport
Poor 100 1 Skills, page 106; Stunts, page 181; Adjudication, page 263
Mediocre 150 2 Summary: Talk with people in a friendly fashion and
Average 200 2 make a good impression.
Fair 250 3 Primary Uses: Convince someone to see your side
Good 300 3 without threats.
Character examples: Grifters, reporters, and good cops.
Great 350 4
Superb 400 4 }First Impressions
Fantastic 450 5 Initial Contact – Rapport roll then consult attitude table.
Epic
Legendary
500
600
5
6
}Closing Down
Defense vs Empathy – Req: Desire to reveal nothing and
Each +1 +100 .05 Full Defense action – Rapport + 2
Rapport controls the face the character shows to the
world, and that includes what they choose not to show.
}Opening Up
Defense vs Empathy – If Defense succeeds, then
defender reveals a any true aspect of their choice.
Resolve Science
Summary: A measure of a character’s self-mastery (i.e. Summary: “Science!”
courage and willpower.) Primary Use: A broad knowledge of all things scientific,
Primary Uses: Defense against most kinds of social from raw knowledge to the proper application of scientific
manipulation or distraction. method, and includes the field of medicine.
Secondary Uses: Resist torture or the strange mental Secondary Uses: Create things with Science
powers of psychic villainy. Character examples: Scientists and physicians, but any
Character examples: Grizzled Veterans, Spies, former gentleman of quality has at least some familiarity with the
prisoners. sciences.
}Resolve (Composure Track) }Lab Work
Mediocre (5) Academics – [Req : A Lab]
Average-Fair (6)
Good-Great
Superb-Fantastic
(7)
(8)
}Medical Attention (pg 267)
Stress Track: Full Action – Science vs Mediocre
1 Shift – lvl 1 Box 7 Shifts – lvl 4 Box
Resources 3 Shifts – lvl 2 Box 9 Shifts – lvl 5 Box
5 Shifts – lvl 3 Box etc …
Summary: A measure of available wealth.
Heal Consequences: With Scene – Provide proper
Primary Uses: Passively informs the GM as to how
medical attention.
wealthy the character is.
Success: Time -1 to recover.
Secondary Uses: Make large expenditures. Attack or
(GM consent) Success + Spin: Time – 2 to recover
Defend against Resources.
Character examples: Robber barons, aristocrats and Consequence Difficulty to Reduce Time
successful criminals. Mild Mediocre
Moderate Fair
}Spending Money Severe Great
¾ Adjective 2 Steps or Less – Character probably
already has one, if it makes sense. }Science!
¾ Equal or Lower on Adjective Ladder - Automatically To declare an aspect
buy reasonable quantities.
¾ Adjective Greater than Resources – Roll vs cost Sleight of Hand
Characters can only make one Resources roll per scene. Skills, page 111; Stunts, page 195; Adjudication, page 268
Summary: The hand can certainly be quicker than the
}Workspaces eye.
Own a Workspace: Base Quality = Resources – 2 Primary Use: This skill covers fine, dexterous activities
Each player may have 1 free workspace in their home. like stage magic, pickpocketing, and replacing an idol with
Specialize a Workspace: Greatly limit flexibility, a bag of sand without tripping a trap.
Quality = Resources -1 Secondary Uses: Create things with Science
Buy a Higher Quality Workspace: Resources = Quality Character examples: Stage magicians, pickpockets, and
+ 2 (+1 for Specialized) jugglers.
Extra Shifts can be used to reduce time.
Skill Work Workplace

}Pickpocket
To Pickpocket: Sleight of Hand vs Alertness
Academics Academic Research Library
Science Lab Work Lab
(complimented by Sleight of Hand)
Engineering Gadgeteering Workshop Modifier: Defender receives +2 for Full Defence unless
Mysteries Arcane Research Arcane Library distracted. Observers may also detect, but do not receive
Mysteries Artificing Arcane Workshop +2.
}Art of Distraction
Hide something reasonable in plain sight:
Sleight of Hand vs Investigation
Stealth Weapons
Summary: Remain unseen and unheard. Summary: Fight with Weapons
Primary Use: Stay Hidden. Primary Uses: Use a Weapon to attack or defend in
Opposed By: Alertness or Investigation Combat. Throw small handheld weapons up to one zone
Secondary Uses: Create things with Science away.
Character examples: Burglars, assassins, and sneaky Secondary Use: Limited knowledge about weapons and
children. fighting styles.
Character examples: Sailors, fencers, and some kinds of
}Hiding athletes and circus performers.
Stay perfectly still and hidden.
Modifiers: Lighting, obstacles and other factors
Bonus Environment
}Fighting People
+4 Pitch black, no visibility Attack same Zone or Attack 1 Zone away.
+2 Dark, smoke, thick fog, greatly diminished Defend against Attack
visibility
0 Dim lighting, cluttered line of sight.
-2 Good Lighting, clear line of sight
-4 Bright lighting, clear area
}Skulking
The art of moving while trying to remain unnoticed.
As per }Hiding, but more difficult.
}Ambush
Pre-Combat – Stealth vs Alertness
Attacker wins – target must defend and their first defense
roll is at Mediocre
If Defender wins – target can defend normally.
Survival
Summary: This is the skill of outdoorsmen.
Primary Use: It covers hunting, trapping, tracking,
building fires, and lots of other wilderness skills that a
civilized man has no use for.
Character examples: Explorers, hunters, scouts, and
lords of the jungle.
}Animal Handling
Social Skill for modifying an animal’s reactions or
actions.
}Riding
Drive for Animals
}Camouflage
[Req: a few hours to build a blind]
Stealth in the Wilderness
Blind will last for one day + 1 Day per shift.
}Scavenging
If characters need to scrounge up something from the
wilderness – sticks, bones, sharp rocks, vines that can
serve as plants and so on

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Spirit of the Century Skill Summary

Spirit of the Century

} Skill Trapping – anyone can use a skill for this purpose.

Adjudication for Research: the best yardstick is obscurity.

}Cat and Mouse – Riposte in a Social Conflict Engineering

Skill Work Workplace

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