Skills

Below is the Skill Table for Future Path Heroes. This is a complete list of skills and the Ability they are associated with as well as type. For instructions on how to get skills and use them go to the Skills Basics page. Below the table you will find a description of the format Skills are described in. Each Skill in this table is a link to a page where the skill is explained in detail.

Skill Table

Skill	Ability	Type
Acrobatics	Dex	Natural
Athletics	Str	Natural
Bluff	Cha	Natural
Computer Use	Int	Trained
Craft	-	Rank Dependent
- Chemical	Int	Trained
- Electronic	Int	Trained
- Mechanical	Int	Trained
- Pharmaceutical	Int	Trained
- Structural	Int	Trained
- Visual Artis	Int	Natural
- Writing	Int	Natural
Decipher Script	Int	Trained
Demolitions	Int	Trained
Diplomacy	Cha	Natural
Disable Device	Int	Trained
Disguise	Cha	Natural
Drive	Dex	Natural
Escape Artist	Dex	Trained
Handle Animal	Cha	Trained
Intimidate	Cha	Natural
Knowledge	-	Trained
- Arcane lore	Int	Trained
- Arts	Int	Trained
- Behavioral Sciences	Int	Trained
- Business	Int	Trained
- Civics	Int	Trained
- Current Events	Int	Trained
- Life Sciences	Int	Trained
- History	Int	Trained
- Physical Sciences	Int	Trained
- Popular Culture	Int	Trained
- Streetwise	Int	Trained
- Tactics	Int	Trained
- Technology	Int	Trained
- Philosophy	Int	Trained
Perception	Wis	Natural
Perform	Cha	Rank Dependent
Pilot	Dex	Trained
Profession	-	Natural
Language	-	Rank Dependent
Ride	Dex	Natural
Sense Motive	Wis	Natural
Sleight of Hand	Dex	Trained
Stealth	Dex	Natural
Study	Int	Natural
Survival	Con	Natural
Tech	-	Rank Dependent
Treat Injury	Wis	Trained

Skill Description Format

Skill descriptions adhere to the following guidelines.

Skill Name: The skill name line includes (in addition to the name of the skill) the following information.

Key Ability: The abbreviation of the ability whose modifier applies to the skill check.

Trained Only: If this notation is included in the skill name line, you must have at least 1 rank in the skill to use it. If this notation is omitted, the skill can be used untrained (with a rank of 0). If any special notes apply to trained or untrained use, they are covered in the Untrained section (see below).

Armor Check Penalty: If this notation (ACP) is included in the skill name line, an armor check penalty applies to checks using this skill. If this entry is absent, an armor check penalty does not apply. Note: Armor check penalties apply to all Strength- and Dexterity-based Skills.

Description: The skill name line is followed by a general description of what using the skill represents.

Check: What a character (“you” in the skill description) can do with a successful skill check and the check's Difficulty Class (DC).

Action: The type of action using the skill requires, or the amount of time required for a check.

Try Again: Any conditions that apply to successive attempts to use the skill successfully. If the skill doesn't allow you to attempt the same task more than once, or if failure carries an inherent penalty (such as with the Climb skill), you can't take 20. If this paragraph is omitted, the skill can be retried without any inherent penalty other than the additional time required.

Special: Any extra facts that apply to the skill, such as special effects deriving from its use or bonuses that certain characters receive because of class, feat choices, or race.