Skills

What each skill and attribute covers. Use @stats to view your sheet and @xp to spend experience.

Attributes

Physique (PHY): Strength, muscle, and how much damage you can take.
Reflex (REF): How fast you react and how nimble you are.
Perception (PER): How alert you are and how much you notice, down to the small details.
Intellect (INT): Reasoning, memory, and technical knowledge.
Presence (PRE): Personality, charm, and composure under pressure.
Finesse (FIN): Precision, steady hands, and hand-eye coordination.

Combat skills

Blades: Swords, knives, and axes.
Bludgeons: Hammers, clubs, and other blunt weapons.
Unarmed: Fighting with your fists, plus throws and holds.
Sidearms: Pistols and revolvers at close range.
Longarms: Rifles, shotguns, and other long guns.
Gunnery: Heavy guns, vehicle turrets, and mounted weapons.
Dodge: Getting out of the way of attacks.
Conditioning: Stamina, endurance, and how well you recover from injury.

Technical skills

Sneaking: Moving quietly and staying out of sight.
Sleight of Hand: Picking pockets, and hiding or swapping small items without anyone noticing.
Systems: Moving around Nous, writing code, and other computer work.
Security: Cracking digital locks, and getting past or fighting off the systems that guard them.
Driving: Driving cars, trucks, and other ground vehicles, even under pressure.
Piloting: Flying aircraft, helicopters, and drones.
Forensics: Examining crime scenes, physical evidence, and what killed someone.

Craft skills

Weaponsmithing: Forging, modifying, and repairing weapons.
Armorsmithing: Making, fitting, and repairing armor.
Mechanics: Fixing engines, vehicles, and other machines.
Electronics: Wiring circuits, soldering, and fixing electronics.
Medicine: First aid, treating serious injuries, and giving drugs.
Cyber Surgery: Installing, fixing, and removing cyberware.
Cooking: Preparing food and meals.
Brewing: Making drinks by fermenting and distilling.
Alchemy: Mixing chemicals and making drugs.
Perfumery: Making scents and blending perfumes.
Jewelcraft: Cutting gemstones and setting fine jewelry.
Glasswork: Blowing, shaping, and cutting glass.
Woodwork: Carpentry, carving, and joining wood.
Tailoring: Cutting patterns and sewing clothes.
Artistry: Painting, sculpture, and decorative crafts.

Mind & social skills

Lore: History, occult knowledge, and forgotten secrets.
Ritual: Carving runes and carrying out rituals.
Trade: Working out what things are worth, haggling over a price, and buying and selling for profit.
Performance: Playing music, singing, and entertaining a crowd.
Subterfuge: Lying, wearing disguises, and keeping up a false identity.

Survival skills

Scavenging: Stripping wrecks, finding scrap, and butchering game.
Mining: Digging out stone and ore.
Cultivation: Farming, tending crops, and harvesting.
Husbandry: Handling, breeding, and trapping animals.
Tracking: Following footprints, blood, and drag marks to find where someone went and what left them.

For spending experience points, see help character progression.