As time and tribulation grow, it is often that civilizations, no matter how civilized, will develop the methods of combat and warfare used to decimate foes, creating even more brutalized tactics and techniques to destroy the opposing forces. Some individuals are specifically adept at dispatching opponents and do not spend time or energy wondering whether or not they should, only if they can, and how hard when they do.

Brutal Rend is a technique used by warriors of great strength, who often strike down lesser opponents with a single blow. It synergizes well with combat-focused Heroes.

Card Rules Text:

Defeat an opposing Non-Hero character with an EXP value less than or equal to your Hero's damage value. If the defeated character's EXP value was 4 or greater, draw a card.

Signature Skill Effect:

• Set: +2 to Vigor checks until end of turn whenever this character defeats a character.

EXP Value:

• 8 (Card) + 1-9 depending on Lore Master discretion.

Difficulty:

• 1-4, depending on Lore Master discretion and based on Campaign difficulty level. 1 = Normal, an easily accomplishable task, 4 = Epic, potentially life changing or memorable.

Skill Check:

• Card – Follow the Card instructions, otherwise Vigor 2

Keywords:

• Hostile, Combat, Physical

Card Type / Subtype:

• Skill / Technique

Rank / Card #:

• 3 / #214

Art:

• Ranzinza Cinza

At various points in history, noble Heroes will sometimes represent their entire armed forces in honorable combat rather than sacrificing lives and resources in widespread conflict. Challenging an opponent to a duel can be seen as a gesture of confidence, arrogance, or remarkable bravery. Characters such as Avisary evoke challenges regularly as their defensive combat tactics rely on the opponent making the first move.

Characters may present their challenge to their opponents however they prefer, so long as it's clear that the challenge to combat has been made. Some Heroes specialize in one-on-one combat, so this will draw out Heroes from behind their wall. Make sure you have a defense if your Hero doesn't do well in combat!

Card Rules Text:

During each player's next turn, those players can only attack or block attacks with their Hero characters, and those characters must attack your Hero if able.

Signature Skill Effect:

• Set: +1 to Vigor checks until end of turn whenever this character blocks an attack.

EXP Value:

• 6 (Card) + 1-9, depending on Lore Master discretion.

Difficulty:

• 1-4, depending on Lore Master discretion and based on Campaign difficulty level. 1 = Normal, an easily accomplishable task, 4 = Epic, potentially life changing or memorable.

Skill Check:

• Card – Follow the Card instructions, otherwise Vigor 2

Keywords:

• Hostile, Combat, Physical, Social

Card Type / Subtype:

• Skill / Technique

Rank / Card #:

• 2 / #215

Art:

• Dahlia Wilder

Causing physical ailments and affecting the way your opponents are able to defend themselves against you gives you an edge against them. Traumatic injuries, such as concussions or broken limbs, can drastically affect the overall effectiveness of your opponent and are powerful tactics to employ.

Concuss can be portrayed and used as any hard, blunt impact strike with force against an opponent so strongly that it disorients them, potentially stunning them. Weapons such as clubs and maces are effective at doing this. Unarmed (or gauntlets) would typically be direct head strikes to the opponent.

Card Rules Text:

[Swift Action]: This card may be played outside of normal turn steps and outside of your turn. Use when needed. Swift Action cards, abilities, and effects are resolved in the order they are played.

Choose a character and deal 3 damage to it. That character cannot attack this turn.

Signature Skill Effects:

• Use: The character dealt damage gets -2 to any Vigor checks they perform until end of turn.

EXP Value:

• 4 (Card) + 1-9 depending on Lore Master discretion.

Difficulty:

• 1-4, depending on the Lore Master's discretion and based on the Campaign difficulty level. 1 = Normal, an easily accomplishable task, 4 = Epic, potentially life changing or memorable.

Skill Check:

• You may have damage dealt inflict Stun on the target. If you do, and the character dealt damage fails their Vigor check, the status effect is applied for 1 turn.

  • Effect: -2 AC while blocking. If the character has any abilities that require an action to activate, they cannot use these abilities while stunned.

  • Check: Vigor 1. A successful check resists the status effect from being applied.
• Card – Follow the Card instructions, Vigor 1

Keywords:

• Hostile, Combat, Training, Physical

Card Type / Subtype:

• Skill / Technique

Rank / Card #:

• 1 / #217

Art:

• Tim Sparvero

Getting hurt is not conducive to prolonged life expectancy. Sometimes, you need to do a barrel roll to escape. Sometimes, an expedient dodge. Whatever the situation, being aware of your surroundings and using whatever resources or landscape available to you will drastically improve your chances of avoiding harm.

Cunning Evasion has to be used defensively, which is why it cannot be set as a Signature Skill (that replaces your Hero's attack during your Combat Phase). This is best used when a character truly needs to "survive" a turn of combat.

Card Rules Text:

[Swift Action]: This card may be played outside of normal turn steps and outside of your turn. Use when needed. Swift Action cards, abilities, and effects are resolved in the order they are played.

Choose a character you control. The character cannot be attacked this turn.

Signature Skill Effects:

• This cannot be set as your Signature Skill.

EXP Value:

• 3 (Card) + 1-9, depending on Lore Master discretion.

Difficulty:

• 1-4, depending on Lore Master discretion and based on Campaign difficulty level. 1 = Normal, an easily accomplishable task, 4 = Epic, potentially life changing or memorable.

Skill Check:

• Card – Follow the Card instructions, otherwise Vigor 1

Keywords:

• Hostile, Combat, Training, Physical

Card Type / Subtype:

• Skill / Technique

Rank / Card #:

• 1 / #218

Art:

• Tim Sparvero

Having trained with various throwing blades, this character is now adept at throwing and wielding many weapons simultaneously. With a single throw, they can throw multiple bladed weapons out, striking enemies with blinding speed and deadly accuracy. The Skill can be used with other objects, because the technique is the same for the user. They calculate the adjusted weight and wind in the air. Objects like swords, spears, shields, and even bows have all been used as thrown weapons.

Fan of Daggers is great for decks with a constant flow of resources, or when you want to periodically pressure an opponent with damage or status effects. When set as your Hero's Signature Skill, this carries over their abilities (such as Toxic) to your Fan of Dagger ability damage, turning 1 damage into a hefty amount over time! You have plenty of options to synergize.

Card Rules Text

Discard an Item card from your hand to deal 1 damage to X opposing characters, where X is the EXP value of the discarded card.

Signature Skill Effects:

• Use: +1 to required status effect checks on characters dealt damage for the remainder of the turn.

EXP Value:

• 5 (Card) + 1-9, depending on Lore Master discretion.

Difficulty:

• 1-4, depending on Lore Master discretion and based on Campaign difficulty level. 1 = Normal, an easily accomplishable task, 4 = Epic, potentially life changing or memorable.

Skill Check:

• Card – Follow the Card instructions, otherwise Vigor 2

Keywords:

• Hostile, Combat, Profession, Talent

Card Type / Subtype:

• Skill / Technique

Rank / Card #:

• 2 / #219

Art:

• Tim Sparvero

Grigor is specifically known for his brutal tactics of dispatching marks, and his "calling card," as it were, is rigging the remains of his victims to cause further death, destruction, and dismay upon their discovery. His specific favorite tactic is rigging the corpse of a victim to release a poisonous gas when disturbed, to potentially rid the scene of any witnesses following his crimes.

Traps are the tools of clever hunters, but they do take time to set up and specific conditions for them to work as intended. In the Campaign format, you may need to work with the game's Lore Master to decide how to best describe and use this card's effect.

Card Rules Text:

Banish a character card from an opponent's discard pile, then deal 3 damage to an opposing character that player controls with granted [Toxic 3].

Signature Skill Effects:

• Use: Any Non-Dark characters within 3 units of the character dealt damage get -2 to their Spirit and Empathy checks until end of turn.

EXP Value:

• 8 (Card) + 1-9, depending on Lore Master discretion.

Difficulty:

• 1-4, depending on Lore Master discretion and based on Campaign difficulty level. 1 = Normal, an easily accomplishable task, 4 = Epic, potentially life changing or memorable.

Skill Check:

• The Lore Master may have characters affected suffer from an adverse Mental condition until end of turn. Characters resist the effect on a successful Empathy 1 check.
  • Light / Low: -1 ATK, -1 AC, -1 Spirit checks, -1 Empathy checks. 
  • Medium / Mid: -2 ATK, -2 AC, -2 Spirit Checks, -2 Empathy, -2 Skill checks.
  • Severe / High: -3 ATK, -3 AC, -3 to Skill checks, -3 Spirit Checks, -3 Empathy checks.
• Card – Follow the Card instructions, otherwise Vigor 2

Keywords:

• Hostile, Combat, Physical, Talent

Card Type / Subtype:

• Skill / Technique

Rank / Card #:

• 3 / #223

Art:

• Tim Sparvero

Among Grigor's talents are a diverse and intricate knowledge of poisons, paralytic agents, and chemical component knowledge, which he uses to create a variety of dark tools. Using modified smokebombs, he releases a poisonous mist rather than a solely obscuring gas. The poisonous gas debilitates his foes, allowing him to escape when he is outnumbered or provide coverage to engage without being seen.

Ninjas and Assassins have also used this technique for many generations. Grigor merely adapted his to use his unique blend of toxic agents. Whether being used to conceal or with the intention to harm, the gas cloud provides a veil for the user to act in.

Card Rules Text:

[Swift Action]: This card may be played outside of normal turn steps and outside of your turn. Use when needed. Swift Action cards, abilities, and effects are resolved in the order they are played.

Deal 1 damage to each attacking character with granted [Toxic 1]. Prevent all damage dealt to your Hero this combat. Banish after use.

Signature Skill Effects:

• This cannot be set as a Signature Skill.

EXP Value:

• 8 (Card) + 1-9, depending on Lore Master discretion.

Difficulty:

• 1-4, depending on Lore Master discretion and based on Campaign difficulty level. 1 = Normal, an easily accomplishable task, 4 = Epic, potentially life changing or memorable.

Skill Check:

• The Lore Master may apply the Infectious ailment to characters affected. Characters resist this effect on a successful Vigor 1 check.
  • Light / Low: -1 ATK, -1 AC, -1 Vigor checks, -1 Skill checks.
  • Medium / Mid: -2 ATK, -2 AC, -2 Vigor Checks,-2 Skill checks.
  • Severe / High: -3 ATK, -3 AC, -3 to Vigor checks, -3 to Skill checks.
• Card – Follow the Card instructions, otherwise Vigor 2

Keywords:

• Hostile, Combat, Physical, Talent

Card Type / Subtype:

• Skill / Technique

Rank / Card #:

• 3 / #226

Art:

• Tim Sparvero

Through dedicated training, will, and precision, this character has become an expert marksman, both with projectiles and delivering blows to critical weak spots and vulnerabilities their opponents possess. Through carefully placed strikes, even a small character can topple a mighty opponent by exposing their weakness and punishing them for it.

How this skill is performed and portrayed varies by character. The specific element, though, is that the strike or attack is targeting the weak point or an area of weakness on the target.

Card Rules Text:

Deal 3 damage to an opposing character that ignores [Hidden]. For the remainder of the turn, increase the damage dealt to that character by 1.

Signature Skill Effects:

• Use: Increase any of your Hero's Vigor and Spirit checks by +1 against the character dealt damage until the end of the turn.

EXP Value:

• 6 (Card) + 1-9 depending on Lore Master discretion.

Difficulty:

• 1-4, depending on Lore Master discretion and based on Campaign difficulty level. 1 = Normal, an easily accomplishable task, 4 = Epic, potentially life changing or memorable.

Skill Check:

• Card – Follow the Card Instructions, otherwise Vigor 2.

Keywords:

• Hostile, Combat, Profession, Talent, Physical

Card Type:

• Skill / Technique

Rank / Card #:

• 2 / #227

Art:

• Tim Sparvero

Using the stocky, hard frame of a shield, this character strikes against an opponent, using both their physical force and their shield to bulldoze through an opponent. The attack can be either a defensive or offensive maneuver, depending on the situation, and this makes it a powerful tool in the arsenal of those who use shields.

Shield Bash will offset your opponents by having them worry about your defense being an attack issue just as much as your character is offensive. This skill is a common technique used by knights, warriors, and paladins.

Card Rules Text:

Choose a character you control with a Shield equipped. Place an attack with +X ATK, where X is the EXP value of the equipped Shield. The attack deals additional damage equal to the AC bonus of the equipped Shield.

Signature Skill Effects:

• Use: Your Hero gets +X to all their combat skill checks until end of turn, where X is their equipped shield's AC bonus.

EXP Value:

• 6 (Card) + 1-9, depending on Lore Master discretion. Additional EXP requirement based on affected character(s) EXP values.

Difficulty:

• 1-4, depending on Lore Master discretion and based on Campaign difficulty level. 1 = Normal, an easily accomplishable task, 4 = Epic, potentially life changing or memorable.

Skill Check:

• You may have damage dealt inflict Stun on the target. If you do, and the character dealt damage fails their Vigor check, the status effect is applied for 2 turns.

  • Effect: -2 AC while blocking. If the character has any abilities that require an action to activate, they cannot use these abilities while stunned.

  • Check: Vigor 1. A successful check resists the status effect from being applied.
• Card – Follow the Card instructions, otherwise Vigor 1

Keywords:

• Hostile, Combat, Physical, Profession

Card Type / Subtype:

• Skill / Technique

Rank / Card #:

• 2 / #228

Art:

• Dahlia Wilder

You were molded by the shadows, raised by them. Subterfuge and concealment have always come naturally to you, and you find the most effective way to take an opponent down is before they even know you’re there. Sneak Attack takes advantage of a character’s ability to hide themselves so they can strike unprovoked at unsuspecting prey.

Sneak Attack may be performed in numerous ways, but the requirement to be hidden, concealed, or invisible is still there. By surprising the enemy and catching them off guard, you can take advantage of their weak spot.

Card Rules Text:

Choose a character you control with the [Hidden] ability to perform an attack that deals double damage if successful.

Signature Skill Effects:

• Use: Your Hero gets awarded double experience points for characters defeated from the card's effect.

EXP Value:

• 6 (Card) + 1-9, depending on the Lore Master's discretion. Additional EXP requirement based on affected character(s) EXP values.

Difficulty:

• 1-4, depending on Lore Master discretion and based on Campaign difficulty level. 1 = Normal, an easily accomplishable task, 4 = Epic, potentially life changing or memorable.

Skill Check:

• Card – Follow the Card instructions, otherwise Vigor 2

Keywords:

• Hostile, Combat, Physical, Profession

Card Type / Subtype:

• Skill / Technique

Rank / Card #:

• 2 / #230

Art:

• Tim Sparvero

Delivering a powerful sweeping strike, this character strikes multiple opponents at once – the force from the blow and what is required to hit the enemies simultaneously can sometimes leave opponents disoriented. This maneuver is sometimes considered a defense “pushback” technique to distance a fighter from being surrounded or allow them to escape.

The attack is effective both as an offensive and a defensive maneuver. Depending on your character, you may have additional benefits or an attack radius. Axel, for example, can sweep with his tail or his leg, even both! If you're unsure where your character's Skill range is, refer to your Lore Master for guidance.

Card Rules Text:

Deal 2 damage to up to X opposing characters, where X is your Hero’s damage value. Characters dealt damage this way get -2 ATK until the end of their next turn.

Signature Skill Effects:

• Use: Opposing characters dealt damage get -2 to any Vigor checks until the end of their next turn.

EXP Value:

• 6 (Card) + 1-9, depending on Lore Master discretion. Additional EXP requirement based on affected character(s) EXP values.

Difficulty:

• 1-4, depending on Lore Master discretion and based on Campaign difficulty level. 1 = Normal, an easily accomplishable task, 4 = Epic, potentially life changing or memorable.

Skill Check:

• You may have damage dealt inflict Disoriented/Confused on the target. If you do, the character dealt damage fails their Vigor check, the status effect is applied for 1 turn.
  • Effect: -2 to their various skill checks, as well as -2 to their ATK and AC for the duration of the effect.
  • Check: Vigor 1. A successful check resists the status effect from being applied. Negative modifiers increase based on the severity of the disorientation/confusion, increasing by -1 to skill checks, ATK, and AC for each deficit of 5 or more on a failed check.
• Card – Follow the Card instructions, otherwise Vigor 1

Keywords:

• Hostile, Combat, Profession, Physical

Rank / Card #:

• 2 / #232

Art:

• Douglas Draco

Claws, Talons, Blades, or other weaponry created through Void energy. Characters who use their claws, talons, or similar weapons this way often enjoy the pain they are inflicting or know that they are causing great harm with no consequence. Dark characters learn this as one of their first lessons of the void, generating “Void claws” to use upon foes. By harnessing Void energy and gathering it consistently, this is one of the first signs of their loyalty to its purpose.

It's a technique normally specific to Dark alignment characters, but others have found use in its ability to break or cut through objects like ropes and doors. Just because your character isn't a dark alignment character doesn't mean they have to use those powers for the will of the Void!

Card Rules Text:

[Anima 1]: When you play this card, you may pay (1) HP from your Hero character. There is a secondary effect of the card or ability that only applies when the HP is paid. The HP is paid when the card is played, you must declare if you are paying the Anima cost before any other part of the card is resolved.

Deal 2 damage to up to three opposing characters. If you paid this card’s [Anima] cost, your Hero gets +2 ATK until end of turn for each character dealt damage this way.

Signature Skill Effects:

• Use: Characters dealt damage also get -2 to any Vigor checks they perform until the beginning of your next turn.

EXP Value:

• 5 (Card) + 1-9, depending on Lore Master discretion. Additional EXP requirement based on affected character(s) EXP values.

Difficulty:

• 1-4, depending on Lore Master discretion and based on Campaign difficulty level. 1 = Normal, an easily accomplishable task, 4 = Epic, potentially life changing or memorable.

Skill Check:

• Card – Follow the Card instructions, otherwise Vigor 2

Keywords:

• Hostile, Combat, Physical, Ability, Dark

Card Type / Subtype:

• Skill / Technique

Rank / Card #:

• 2 / #233

Art:

• Douglas Draco

Using momentum from their weapons and spinning around in a deadly flurry of blows, this character performs a whirlwind strike, attacking multiple enemies simultaneously. The sheer ferocity of the character is so intense that they can drive off multiple enemies with one attack, the force both physically pushing them away, and the impact capable of stunning them.

Whirlwind Strike is extremely powerful, and for those who specialize in combat, it is essential. However, to make the most of it, one must truly commit themselves to the blade and the intention, since the amount of energy and focus it takes to spin, strike each foe, and continue on, is more than some characters can sustain for prolonged periods.

Card Rules Text:

[Swift Action]: This card may be played outside of normal turn steps and outside of your turn. Use when needed. Swift Action cards, abilities, and effects are resolved in the order they are played.

Choose up to X opposing characters and place an attack with your Hero against those characters, where X is your Hero’s damage value. If you choose five or more characters this way, reduce the damage dealt to each character by 1.

Signature Skill Effects:

• Use: Each attack has a chance to stun; the attack may stun the character dealt damage for up to 2 turns.
  • When attack damage is dealt, both characters make a Vigor 2 check:
    • If your total Vigor check value meets or exceeds your opponent's value, the opponent's character dealt attack damage by Whirlwind Strike is stunned for 2 turns.
    • If your total Vigor check value does not meet or exceed your opponent's value, no additional effect is applied.

EXP Value:

• 8 (Card) + 1-9 depending on Lore Master discretion. Addional EXP requirement based on affected character(s) EXP values.

Difficulty:

• 1-4, depending on Lore Master discretion and based on Campaign difficulty level. 1 = Normal, an easily accomplishable task, 4 = Epic, potentially life changing or memorable.

Skill Check:

• You may have damage dealt inflict Stun on the target. If you do, and the character dealt damage fails their Vigor check, the status effect is applied for 2 turns.

  • Effect: -2 AC while blocking. If the character has any abilities that require an action to activate, they cannot use these abilities while stunned.

  • Check: Vigor 1. A successful check resists the status effect from being applied.

• Card – Follow the Card instructions, otherwise Vigor 1

Keywords:

• Hostile, Combat, Profession, Physical

Card Type / Subtype:

• Skill / Technique

Rank / Card #:

• 3 / #235

Art:

• Ranzinza Cinza

Speak / Communicate

This Skill is used as a primary method of communication between two sentient beings and is the Skill used to determine if what a character says or has said is delivered the way they intended.

When players want to interact with other characters, this does not always require a Skill check or action to be performed, such as in a casual conversation or where turn order is not needed.

An example of when this Skill check would be used is if you are trying to communicate with an unknown person or entity, or where the verbiage you are using needs to carry a specific tone or hidden message with it.

Rules Text:

Action: Your character uses the Speak/Communicate Skill to convey a message.

Mastery Abilities/Effects:

• This skill does not have a Mastery effect or ability.

• This skill cannot be set as a Signature Skill.

EXP Value:

• (None)
• Example: Use the character being communicated with's EXP value as the base value for the Skill check.

Difficulty:

• If a conversation includes characters learning important knowledge, or if the conversation itself has an impact on the characters or their journey, a Skill check may be required. A difficulty modifier might be applied if there were a language barrier or if it was physically difficult to speak. This would be decided by the Lore Master whether a difficulty modifier would be assigned.

Skill Check:

• Empathy 1

Keywords:

• Hostile, Party, Language, Social

Listen

This Skill is used to focus on specific sounds, hearing nearby characters or objects. You can also make a Listen Skill check when someone is trying to get your attention verbally or from a sound to determine if your character acknowledges the request.

Listening to ambient sounds, such as environmental noises (wildlife, crowd chatter, passing conversation), does not require an action, but trying to pick up on a specific conversation or parts of a conversation, or a specific sound would require a Skill check. The harder it is to hear a specific target, the greater the difficulty of the skill.

Rules Text:

Action: Your character uses the Listen Skill to hear.

Mastery Abilities/Effects:

• This skill does not have a Mastery effect or ability.

• This skill cannot be set as a Signature Skill.

EXP Value:

• (None)
• Example: Use the character being communicated with's EXP value as the base value for the Skill check.

Difficulty:

• Difficulty is determined by the volume of the sound, the character performing the skill's distance from the sound, and how many other active sounds there are. Difficulty modifiers may be assigned when the character is affected by a status effect or condition that alters their ability to hear.

Skill Check:

• Empathy 1

Keywords:

• Hostile, Party, Language, Social

Diplomacy / Reason

This skill is used when your character is using their personality, wisdom, logic, and experience to either convince another character to join their cause, align with their specific purpose.

You can also use this Skill to try and diffuse an elevated situation between characters. Reason is sometimes used to decipher puzzles or use logic-based actions to resolve a complicated scenario, but it can also be used to assist in social situations through logical and rational interjection or conversation.

Rules Text:

Action: Your character uses the Diplomacy/Reason Skill to interact with another character or object.

Mastery Requirements:

• Player Level = 40+
• Complete at least 20 Quests or 50 tasks with at least three different game factions.
• Interact socially with at least 100 characters outside of the player party.

Mastery Abilities/Effects:

• Once you have mastered Diplomacy / Reason, your character can successfully calm any disagreement or argument and prevent it from escalating, if it has not already escalated (meaning that a combat was not initiated over the disagreement or argument).
  • Treat this character as though their Skill check always succeeds in these scenarios.
• This character receives a +3 bonus to any Diplomacy / Reason Skill check where a diplomatic or governmental figure is included in the Skill check.
• This cannot be set as a Signature Skill.

EXP Value:

• (None)
• Example: Use the character being communicated with's EXP value as the base value for the Skill check.

Difficulty:

• Diplomacy is often difficult, but part of being able to resolve a situation is to be aware of all perspectives related to the issue. This means that Lore Masters may decide that a specific event was very difficult and handled effectively by a character, but this would be up to their discretion.

Skill Check:

• Empathy 2

Keywords:

• Hostile, Party, Language, Social

Intimidate / Threaten

This Skill uses verbal or physical force to get your way, typically through violence or physical altercations. Characters may attempt to intimidate another character or creature into following or escaping from them, as well as threaten sentient beings in the same manner.

Using this Skill, you can control people against their will or have them act on your behalf through fear of retaliation.

Rules Text:

Action: Your character uses the Intimidate/Threaten Skill to interact with another character or object.

Mastery Requirements:

• Player level = 40+
• Successfully threaten or intimidate at least 10 characters with a base EXP value of 7 or greater.
• Successfully threaten or intimidate at least 50 characters outside of the player party.

Mastery Abilities/Effects:

• Once you have mastered Intimidate / Threaten, you gain the following ability: “Terrify – Ongoing: When this character deals attack damage to a character, other characters who are friendly to the character dealt damage get -1 to their Spirit and Empathy Checks until end of turn."
• This cannot be set as a Signature Skill.

EXP Value:

• The base value is equal to the character you are intimidating or threatening's EXP value.
  • If the character you are attempting to intimidate or threaten has any Boss abilities, the base value for this Skill is equal to twice the character's EXP value instead.

Difficulty:

• 1-4, depending on Lore Master discretion and based on Campaign difficulty level. 1 = Normal, an easily accomplishable task, 4 = Epic, potentially life changing or memorable.

Skill Check:

• Empathy 2

Keywords:

• Hostile, Social, Physical, Dark

Performance

This skill is used when characters are performing a talent, dance, art, or other learned ability which is intended to be performed in front of one or many individuals. Performances can be used to create distractions, entertain nobles, bring joy to others, or for a variety of purposes.

Whenever the character is specifically making a point to be noticed by performing, they make a Performance Skill check to determine how successfully entertaining, captivating, or distracting their performance is.

Rules Text:

Action: Your character uses the Performance Skill to display a performance for one or more characters or objects.

Mastery Requirements:

• Player level = 40+
• The player must have performed in at least 50 public performances with three or more audience members per performance.
• The player must have been awarded for their performance, specifically, at least 5 times.

Mastery Abilities/Effects:

• Once you have mastered Performance, this character gets a +1 bonus to their Performance Skill check for each audience member actively observing them, to a max of +3.

• Performances this character completes increase their Renown (up to Lore Master discretion on the amount gained; the reward is performance-based).
• This cannot be set as a Signature Skill.

EXP Value:

• 1-9 depending on Lore Master discretion. 1 = You are performing a dance you have rehearsed several hundred times, 9 = You are performing a famous Opera in front of royalty.

Difficulty:

• 1-4, depending on Lore Master discretion and based on Campaign difficulty level. 1 = Normal, an easily accomplishable task, 4 = Epic, potentially life changing or memorable.

Skill Check:

• Empathy 2 or Vigor 2 (depending on the type of performance, Lore Master decides the required check).

Keywords:

• Hostile, Party, Profession, Social, Language, Talent

Search

A generalized skill available to all characters. The basic ability to "search" is inherent to all sentient beings. The process performed and the effectiveness of the search is variable depending on the character performing the search and the area/object being searched.

Rules Text:

Action: Your character uses the Search Skill to investigate an area for items, characters, information, or other objects.

Mastery Abilities/Effects:

• This skill does not have a Mastery effect or ability.

• This cannot be set as a Siganture Skill.

EXP Value:

• (None)

Difficulty:

• A difficulty modifier might be applied to a Search check depending on whether the object being searched for has any sort of cloaking or stealth applied to it, making it more difficult to find. Or if the object being searched for has deliberately been hidden, this implies that it would not be easily locatable.

• When determining how hard an object is to find, the Lore Master should acknowledge that with enough time and availability, the players WILL eventually find what they are looking for, regardless of how effective their Searching capabilities are. Whether you choose to make this a "time-based" process or a "success-based" process is up to the Lore Master.

Skill Check:

• Empathy 1

Keywords:

• Ability, Party, Language