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 Name | Ability | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Acrobatics | Dex | Unnatural |
| Athletics | Str | Rank Dependent |
| Bluff | Cha | Natural |
| Computer Use | Int | Unnatural |
| Craft | - | Rank Dependent |
| - Chemical | Int | Unnatural |
| - Electronic | Int | Unnatural |
| - Mechanical | Int | Unnatural |
| - Pharmaceutical | Int | Unnatural |
| - Structural | Int | Unnatural |
| Diplomacy | Cha | Natural |
| Disable Device | Int | Unnatural |
| Disguise | Cha | Natural |
| Intimidate | Cha | Natural |
| Knowledge | - | Unnatural |
| - Arcane lore | Int | Unnatural |
| - Arts | Int | Unnatural |
| - Culture | Int | Unnatural |
| - Civics | Int | Unnatural |
| - Current Events | Int | Unnatural |
| - History | Int | Unnatural |
| - Science | Int | Unnatural |
| - Philosophy | Int | Unnatural |
| Perception | Wis | Natural |
| Pilot | Dex | Unnatural |
| Profession | Wis | Natural |
| Language | - | Rank Dependent |
| Sense Motive | Wis | Natural |
| Sleight of Hand | Dex | Unnatural |
| Stealth | Dex | Natural |
| Study | Int | Natural |
| Survival | Wis | Natural |
| Treat Injury | Wis | Unnatural |
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.
Ability: The abbreviation of the ability whose modifier applies to the skill check.
Type: Weather or not the skill is Natural, Unnatural, or Rank Dependent.
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.
Skill Types
For more information please review the Skills Basics page.
- Natural
- This means that the skill doesn't need to be 'Trained' first before a Character can use it. It implies that the skill is a common simple task that just about anyone can preform at least on a basic level. By spending the 1 Skill Point to become Trained in this and/or if this is a 'Class Skill' this simply means that the Character is able to provide there Ability Mod to the Die Level to determine what level of Skill Die is used.
- Unnatural
- This means that the skill cannot be used with first being 'Trained'. It has to be taught and is not something a Character can simply do or just knows. It implies that knowledge and training was done to be able to preform the Skill's actions. By spending the 1 Skill Point to become Trained in this and/or if this is a 'Class Skill' this simply means that the Character can now use this ability and that they can use there Ability Mod to the Die Level to determine what level of Skill Die is used.
- Rank Dependent
- This means that the out come of a successful check is somewhat predetermined by the Rank of the Skill. A Character cannot be more successful at this action then what is predetermined for whatever Rank they have in that Skill. Other then this these skills act just like the 'Unnatural' skills.