This Skill covers games of strategy and skill such as chess, go, xiang qui, hnefatafl and so on. It does not cover cards games (see Gambling), or simple games like tic-tac-toe, which rely largely on luck. Human chess games, in which enchanted humans are ordered to move about a large board, are quite popular among the nobility (especially the Unseelie Court).
• Novice: You can beat your older sister. • • Practiced: You could get on a school team. • • • Competent: You could get on a college team. • • • • Expert: You can beat most computers. • • • • • Master: You are one of the masters. Possessed by: Enthusiasts, Nobility
• • • • Expert: You can dig very deep. • • • • • Master: You can discover secrets from a
subject's Past Lives.
Possessed by: Theurges, Entertainers, Holistic Healers, New-Agers, Police Specialists, Psychiatrists
Specialties: Interrogation, Past-Life Regression, Hyp- notherapy, Behavior Modification
Jeweler
You are able to produce salable pieces of jewelry as well as appraise jewelry. You can determine the approximate value of most jewelry by quick appraisal, but it is easy to make a mistake without in-depth examination.
• Novice: You can tell diamonds from emeralds. • • Practiced: You can make simple pieces of
jewelry.
• • • Competent: You can craft delicate works. • • • • Expert: Your works are widely sought. • • • • • Master: Cartier, Tiffany, Faberge — and you. Possessed by: Nocker Craftspeople, Jewelers, Counter- feiters, Pawn Shop Owners
Specialties: Gold, Gems, Antique, Crystal, Silver, Ap- praisal
Leatherworking
You are able to produce serviceable items of leather, either for sale or for your own use.
• Novice: You work from craft kits. • • Practiced: You make gifts for friends. • • • Competent: You sell your wares at local
stores.
• • • • Expert: People ask for your work by name. • • • • • Master: Your picture appears in magazine ads. Possessed by: Artisans, Survivalists, Boggans, Armorsmiths
Specialties: Clothing, Riding Tack, Armor, Utensils
Lockpicking
You are able to open locks without the correct keys or right combinations. Though this Skill is certainly becoming more and more obsolete with all the new security devices in use, there are enough locks still around to make it worthwhile.
• Novice: Simple mortise locks
• • Practiced: Cylinder locks and basic security
locks
• • • Competent: Advanced security locks • • • • Expert: Safes
• • • • • Master: Fort Knox
Possessed by: Burglars, Safecrackers, Locksmiths, Court Spies Specialties: Key-Operated Locks, Combination Locks, Mag-Card Locks, Alarm Systems
Mechanic
You are a jack-of-all-trades with a particular affinity for mechanical devices, and can jerry-rig or repair just ahout anything mechanical, given the right tools and materials.
• Novice: You can fix a broken doorknob. • • Practiced: You can fix a lawnmower. • • • Competent: You can fix a car.
• • • • Expert: You can fix a high-performance car or rebuild an engine.
• • • • • Master: You can fix, build or improve almost anything.
Possessed by: Nockers, Mechanics, Car Nuts, Hobby- ists, Inventors
Specialties: Electrical, Cars, Inventions
Pickpocket
You are able to remove objects from someone else's clothing or body without the person's knowledge, even if the object in question is inside a pocket.
• Novice: You can slip a dagger from a sheath. • • Practiced: You can take the coins from
inside a purse.
• • • Competent: You can remove the entire purse. • • • • Expert: You can remove a necklace from
a princess.
• • • • • Master: You can steal a ring from the H igh King's finger.
Possessed by: Petty Thieves, Vagabonds, Gentleman Thieves, Childling Pooka
Specialties: Pockets, Watches, Purses, Jewelry
Pilot
You can operate a flying machine. Note that your skill limits the types of aircraft you can fly. A glider pilot (one dot) cannot fly a helicopter (requiring four dots).
• Novice: Club member; hang gliders only • • Practiced: Club champion; gliders and
small aircraft only
• • • Competent: Professional or club instruc- tor; commercial pilot's license
• • • • Expert: Military or display pilot; helicop- ter, any type of commercial aircraft
• • • • • Master: Top Gun
Possessed by: Enthusiasts, Pilots, Military, Police Specialties: Night Flying, Thermals, Dogfights, Long Distances, Takeoffs and Landings, Gliders, Helicopters, Light Planes, Corporate Jets, Commercial/Transport Jets, Fighter Jets, Vintage Planes, Autogyros, Blimps, Balloons, Hang Gliders, Microlights
Psychoanalysis
You are skilled in diagnosing and treating mental ailments without resorting to the use of behavior-altering drugs. During a session of analysis, you may roll Intelligence + Psychoanalysis (difficulty of the subject's Intelligence + 3). Keep track of your net successes; the Storyteller will decide how many successes are necessary to remedy an illness. Even Freud couldn't cure people in a single session, so be patient! Note that it is possible to treat an unwilling patient this way, although the difficulty of so doing is equal to the subject's Willpower + 3.
• Novice: A shoulder to cry on • • Practiced: Volunteer counselor • • • Competent: Professional counselor • • • • Expert: Qualified psychoanalyst • • • • • Master: Freud
Possessed by: Psychoanalysts, Holistic Healers, Good Listeners, Counselors, Parents, Teachers, Clergy
Specialties: Freudian, Jungian, Humanist, Ericksonian, Holistic, Wiccan, Childhood, Psychosis, Neurosis, Self, Sym- pathy, Terminology, Research
Ride
You can climb onto a riding animal and stand a good chance of getting where you want to go without falling off, being thrown or having' anything else unpleasant happen to you. When at-
tempting something difficult, or when danger threatens the Storyteller may require a Dexterity + Ride roll to avoid trouble. This Skill can also be combined with Mental Attributes to reflect your working knowledge of the relevant trappings and equipment. • Novice: Pony club member; dude ranch
vacations
• • Practiced: Pony club champion; week end cowboy
• • • Competent: Pony club instructor; profes sional cowboy
• • • • Expert: Showj umping champion; rodeo star • • • • • Master: Stunt rider
Possessed by: Enthusiasts, Cowboys, Stunt Riders, Pre- Industrial Societies
Specialties: Bareback, Horse, Mule, Camel, Elephant, Galloping, Tricks, No Hands, Chimerical Beasts
Singing
You can sing over a wide range and use a variety of styles and techniques. Singing is an extremely lucrative and popu- lar Skill in the modern age. Though most singers are amateurs, some make enormous amounts of money.
• Novice: You stand out when the family gathers around the piano.
• • Practiced: You could get lead roles with local amateur societies or become a lead singer for a garage band.
• • • Competent: You could get a choral part on the professional stage or get a record ing contract.
• • • • Expert: You could get a lead on Broadway or a record on the charts.
• • • • • Master: They'll be playing your CDs 20 years from now.
Possessed by: Rock Musicians, Pop Stars, Opera Sing- ers, Drunks, Troubadours
Specialties: Opera, Pop, Ritual, Rock, Musicals