Animal Handling (IQ/A)
Default: IQ-5. (IQ/H)
This is the ability to train and work with
animals. When working with a trained ani-
mal, roll against skill for each task you give
the animal.
Area Knowledge (IQ/E)
Default: IQ-4.
This skill represents familiarity with the
people, places, and politics of a given region.
You usually have Area Knowledge only for
the area you consider your “home base.”
Armoury/TL (IQ/A)
Default: IQ-5.
This is the ability to build, modify, and
repair a specific class of weapons or armor.
A successful roll lets you find a problem, if
it isn’t obvious; a second roll lets you repair
it. Time required is up to the GM.
Brawling (DX/E)
Default: None.
This is the skill of “unscientific” unarmed
combat. Roll against Brawling to hit with a
punch, or Brawling-2 to hit with a kick.
Camouflage (IQ/E)
Default: IQ-4.
This is the ability to use natural materi-
als, special fabrics and paints, etc. to hide
yourself, your position, or your equipment.
Carousing (HT/E)
Default: HT-4.
This is the skill of socializing, partying,
etc. A successful Carousing roll, under the
right circumstances, gives you a +2 bonus
on a request for aid or information, or just
on a general reaction. A failed roll means
you made a fool of yourself in some way;
you get a -2 penalty on any reaction roll
made by those you caroused with.
Climbing (DX/A)
Default: DX-5.
This is the ability to climb mountains,
rock walls, trees, the sides of buildings, etc.
See Climbing (p. 22) for details.
Computer Operation/TL
(IQ/E)
Default: IQ-4.
This is the ability to use a computer: call
up data, run programs, play games, etc. It is
the only computer skill needed by most end
users.
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Computer Programming/TL
(DX/A)
Defaults: None.
The ability to write and debug computer
software. Roll to write, debug, or figure out
a program.
Crewman/TL (IQ/E)
Default: IQ-4.
This is the ability to serve as crew aboard
a large vehicle. It includes familiarity with
“shipboard life,” knowledge of safety
measures, and training in damage control.
Criminology/TL (IQ/A)
Default: IQ-5.
This is the study of crime and the crimi-
nal mind. A successful skill roll allows you
to find and interpret clues, guess how
criminals might behave, etc.
Diagnosis/TL (IQ/H)
Default: IQ-6.
This is the ability to tell what is wrong
with a sick or injured person, or what killed
a dead person. It might not determine the
exact problem, but it always gives hints,
rule out impossibilities, etc.
Disguise/TL (IQ/A)
Default: IQ-5.
This is the art of altering your appear-
ance using clothing, makeup, and prosthet-
ics. A good disguise requires a Disguise roll
and 30 minutes to an hour of preparation.
Electronics Operation/TL
(IQ/A)
Default: IQ-5.
This skill lets you use electronic equip-
ment. Make a skill roll in an emergency sit-
uation or for “abnormal” use of equipment
– not for ordinary, everyday use.
Electronics Repair/TL
(IQ/A)
Default: IQ-5.
This is the ability to diagnose and repair
known types of electronic equipment.
Engineer/TL (IQ/H)
Default: None.
This is the ability to design and build
technological devices and systems. A suc-
cessful roll lets you design a new system,
diagnose a glitch, identify the purpose of a
strange device, or improvise a gadget to
solve a problem.
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Environment Suit/TL
Default: DX-5.
This is training in the use of a specific
class of protective suit. Suits designed
against environmental or battlefield haz-
ards are so complex that you do not merely
wear such gear – you operate it.
Battlesuit/TL: All kinds of powered battle
armor and exoskeletons.
Diving Suit/TL: All types of hard diving
suits.
NBC Suit/TL: All forms of hazardous
materials (“HazMat”) gear.
Vacc Suit/TL: Any kind of spacesuit.
Escape (DX/H)
Default: DX-6.
This is the ability to slip out of ropes,
handcuffs, and similar restraints. The first
attempt to escape takes one minute; each
subsequent attempt takes 10 minutes.
Explosives/TL (IQ/A)
Default: IQ-5.
This is the skill of working with explo-
sives and incendiaries, including the ability
to set up, disarm, and dispose of bombs and
other explosives.
First Aid/TL (IQ/E)
Default: IQ-4.
This is the ability to patch up an injury in
the field (see Recovery, p. 30). Make a skill roll
to halt bleeding, suck out poison, give artifi-
cial respiration to a drowning victim, etc.
Forgery/TL (IQ/H)
Default: IQ-6.
This is the ability to create falsified doc-
uments (identity cards, passports, etc.).
When you use a forged document, make
your Forgery roll each time it is inspected –
unless you roll a critical success on your
first attempt. Failure means someone spots
the forgery.
Gambling (IQ/A)
Default: IQ-5.
This is skill at playing games of chance.
A successful Gambling roll can (among
other things) tell you if a game is rigged,
identify a fellow gambler in a group of
strangers, or “estimate the odds” in any
tricky situation.
Hiking (HT/A)
Default: HT-5.