Skills

Skills are learned abilities of your character. The skill level shows us how good your character is at the skill. Skill levels are increased by allocating skill points into them whenever you level up. The amount of skill points you can distribute is equal to ((5 + Intelligence) * .5), rounded down. Skills can also be improved temporary by reading Skill Magazines or permanently with Skill Books.

The initial number for each skill is 2 + Associated Stat. At the beginning of each player character's creation, they choose up to three skills to tag. Tagged Skills instantly add 15 to the initial skill number. Whenever you distribute a skill point into a tagged skill, you add 2 instead of 1. Tagged skills define your character from the start of the game.

Some Skills have Sub-Skills, which have a initial value of 1/3 the base skill, rounded down. For example, if you have 9 in Light Weapons, you'll have 3 in the sub-skill, "Light, Shotgun". Remember to always add 1 to these sub-skills whenever you get to a multiple of 3.

You can choose to add a skill point to a sub-skill so you don't have to waste 3 on the general, mothering skill. This will not increase the mothering skill or the other subskills, however.

Skill List

Skill	Description	Associated Stat	Associated Skill Magazine	Associated Skill Book	Subskills
Academics	Proficiency at general knowledge and lore not covered by other skills	Intelligence	Past Magazine	Reign of Grelok: The Book Adaptation
Athletics	Proficiency at athletic nature and complex movement	Strength	Motivational Secrets of the Stars	How to Throw a Ball & 8 Other Things
Barter	Proficiency at trading and haggling	Charisma	Salesman Weekly	Tales of a Junkyard Jerky Vendor
Craftsmanship	Proficiency at creating custom equipment	Perception	Craft Singles	Maddock's Tricks & Traps
Deception	Proficiency at bluffing and disguises	Charisma	La Fantoma!	Lying, Congressional Style	Bluff Intimidation
Energy Weapons	Proficiency at energy-based weaponry	Perception	Future Weapons Today	Nikola Tesla and You	Fluid Laser Plasma Pulse
Explosives	Proficiency at using explosive weaponry and disarming	Perception	Patriot's Cookbook	Duck and Cover!
Heavy Weapons	Proficiency at using "unorthodox weapons"	Endurance	Big Guns	U.S. Army: 30 Handy Flamethrower Recipes	Launcher Minigun Sniper
Investigation	Proficiency at actively perceiving the environment and people	Perception	The Inspector	True Police Stories
Light Weapons	Proficiency at using conventional firearms	Agility	Milsurp Review	Guns and Bullets	Bow Handgun Rifle Shotgun Submachine Gun
Lockpicking	Proficiency at picking locks	Perception	Locksmith's Reader	Tumbler's Today
Mechanics	Proficiency at repairing equipment	Intelligence	Fixin' Things	Dean's Electronics	Electronics Repair Equipment
Medicine	Proficency at using medical tools and drugs	Intelligence	Today's Physician	D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine	First Aid Doctor
Melee Weapons	Proficiency at using melee weapons	Strength	Tales of Chivalrie	Grognak the Barbarian	Blunt Sharp Throw
Persuasion	Proficiency at persuading others	Charisma	Meeting People	The Adventures of Captain Cosmos	Diplomacy Seduction
Pilot	Proficiency at driving and piloting	Perception	Tales from the Front	Zen and the Art of Piloting
Pugilism	Proficiency at unarmed combat	Agility	Boxing Times	Pugilism Illustrated
Science	Proficiency at hacking terminals and understanding data	Intelligence	Programmer's Digest	Big Book of Science	Computer
Stealth	Proficiency at remaining undetected	Agility	Stealth Girl	Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual
Survival	Proficiency at cooking and scouting	Endurance	Lad's Life	The Wasteland Survival Guide	Cooking Scout
Thievery	Proficiency at stealing	Agility	Iron & Stealing	Underground Life