Coitus
This is your knowledge of techniques, fetishes, and instruments which lead to heightened sexual activity.
It takes skill and experience to achieve remarkable passion. Every few 'sessions' between two persons may
give them a skill bonus towards each other if they're invested in learning.
Talents
- Toys.
- Oral.
- Positions.
- Domination.
Perks
- Even rigourous sexual activity is considered easy work.
- You have +2 to Agility checks involving awkward and contorted positions.
- +10% Attract, +2 Charm.
Expert Performance
- All participants have a (X*5)% chance to recover 1 Chakra after a particularly long session.
Cooking
This is your ability to create a decent meal. Given ingredients, tools, and techniques,
you can prepare some interesting surprises. You know how to combine flavours and textures effectively.
Used with Visual Arts or Fashion, you can dazzle others with a fancy plate.
In ancient times, you'll have trouble finding exotic spices or good tools. Those highly skilled
likely perform for noble courts. In any time period, it's often Visual Arts in the presentation that
separates the real chefs from the runner-ups.
Talents
- Fast food.
- A particular ethnicity or region.
- Improvisation (usually comes with penalties, based on what's available.)
Perks
- You can simulate some missing ingredients (removing most penalties) and food has +2 to Charm.
- +1 to Pace when preparing multiple courses or meals for multiple people.
- +1 Speed.
Expert Performance
- A full meal has a (X*5)% to recover 1 Chakra when it is finished.
Fashion
Your aesthetic sense has been honed with a variety of colour combinations, appropriate patterns, lighting,
and angles. You know how to design and effect a mood for rooms, clothing, and other decorated items. You
are also familiar with cultural traditions involved in the look and feel of things.
This skill can be used in combination with Disguise, Botany, Tailoring or any other appropriate skill when you are
interested in the quality and look of your presentation.
Talents
- A particular region.
- Make-Up.
- Clothing.
- Interior Decorating.
- Flower Arrangement.
Perks
- +1 Perception.
- +1 Charisma.
- +2 to the Charm of scenery or people you decorate.
Expert Performance
- The fashion adds +X/2 Charm to people wearing it or +X Charm to the scenery.
Gaming
You know the rules to many different popular games. You have experience playing them and at higher levels may
be quite skilled. You also pick up new games quite quickly and have a taste for eccentric or forgotten games. It is recommended to
take a basic talent for a genre. An extended talent applies only to one game.
Basic Talents
- Card games.
- Strategy games.
- Gambling.
- Video games.
Extended Talents
- A particular board game like Go.
- A particular card game like Bridge.
- A particular gambling game like Roulette.
Perks
- +20% chance to win in any game.
- +10% chance to win against the same opponent after failing (non-cumulative.)
- +1 Perception.
Expert Performance
- You have +(X*10)% chance to win in any game (does not include gambling.)
- +X to Perception checks against bluffs and ambushes.
Singing
You have good technique for vocalizing music in different styles. It's likely you are only familiar with local
works, but at higher levels you are quite experienced in many different forms. To write decent lyrics requires the Writing skill.
Talents
- A particular style (Opera, Choir, Folk.)
- Musical Theory.
Perks
- You may sing more than one pitch range (eg. Alto and Bass are now possible.)
- You may sing more than one pitch range (stacks with above.)
- You have perfect pitch and a great ear for music, reproducing it easily.
Expert Performance
- +X to Charm others after or during a performance.
- Those charmed have a (X*10)% chance of regaining 1 Chakra after a complete performance.
Theatre
You are well-studied in portraying various emotions and mimicking body languages. You're likely familiar
with certain plays (may also depend on a related Media skill.) If combined with Subterfuge, Theatre
definitely helps sell a con. Enhanced with Disguise, you may be entirely unrecognized in the crowd.
You're definitely familiar with the lifestyle of the green room.
Talents
- Impersonation.
- Puppetry.
- Comedy.
Perks
- +2 to Charm or Fear.
- +2 Ki.
- Impersonating (even voices) is done with half penalties under Disguise.
Expert Performance
- Gives another -X/2 to Perception against you when combined with Disguise.
- +X to Charm others with a performance.
Theatre
You are well-studied in portraying various emotions and mimicking body languages. You're likely familiar
with certain plays (may also depend on a related Media skill.) If combined with Subterfuge, Theatre
definitely helps sell a con. Enhanced with Disguise, you may be entirely unrecognized in the crowd.
You're definitely familiar with the lifestyle of the green room.
Talents
- Impersonation.
- Puppetry.
- Comedy.
Perks
- +2 to Charm or Fear.
- +2 Ki.
- Impersonating (even voices) is done with half penalties under Disguise.
Expert Performance
- Gives another -X/2 to Perception against you when combined with Disguise.
- +X to Charm others with a performance.
Theatre
You are well-studied in portraying various emotions and mimicking body languages. You're likely familiar
with certain plays (may also depend on a related Media skill.) If combined with Subterfuge, Theatre
definitely helps sell a con. Enhanced with Disguise, you may be entirely unrecognized in the crowd.
You're definitely familiar with the lifestyle of the green room.
Talents
- Impersonation.
- Puppetry.
- Comedy.
Perks
- +2 to Charm or Fear.
- +2 Ki.
- Impersonating (even voices) is done with half penalties under Disguise.
Expert Performance
- Gives another -X/2 to Perception against you when combined with Disguise.
- +X to Charm others with a performance.
Writing
You express yourself through writing. You have learned several methods, likely showing preference for a few styles.
Journalism, narrative, poetry, all of it is featured in this skill. At the highest levels, you are a true wit with a pen.
Combine this skill with Academia to write manuals and documentation.
Talents
- Editing.
- Journalism.
- Poetry.
- Narrative.
Perks
- You can type well over 140 words per minute.
- Creative works have +2 Charm and those charmed have +20% chance to regain Chakra.
- Those charmed by your work have +1 to their XP Bonus until it is used. This is non-cumulative unless a better work is later read.
Expert Performance
- A meaningful piece has X*2 Charm. Charmed targets have an X*10% chance to regain a point of Chakra.
- You have an X*10% chance to regain a point of Chakra if you bare your soul in your writing.