Ogre:CharacterCodex:Skills:CraftArt

Craft, Art

As Craft aptitude except for artistic creation like sculpture, writings or paintings.

Handicraft

Ability	Intelligence
Action	See below
Armor Penalty	None
Untrained	Yes
Concentration	Yes

Proficiency: Sculpture

Description: You can create simple, but beautiful pieces of art. This includes anythig create by hand that have some value like sculpture, high fashion clothes, beautiful household items, candles, etc. Unless the effort is particularly elaborate or you must acquire an expensive piece of equipment, the basic components have a purchase level of 5.

Check:

Skill Check Result	Effort Achieved
9 or lower	Untalented amateur
10–19	Talented amateur
20–24	Professional
25–30	Expert
31 or higher	Master

Action: Creating a work of handicraft usually takes an hour, a day, or more, depending on the scope of the project.

Visual

Ability	Intelligence
Action	See below
Armor Penalty	None
Untrained	Yes
Concentration	Yes

Proficiency: Painting, Drawing, Photography, Video

Description: You can create paintings or drawings, take photographs, use a video camera, or in some other way create a work of visual art. When attempting to create a work of visual art, you simply makes a Visual art check, the result of which determines the quality of the work. Unless the effort is particularly elaborate or you must acquire an expensive piece of equipment, the basic components have a purchase level of 5.

Check:

Skill Check Result	Effort Achieved
9 or lower	Untalented amateur
10–19	Talented amateur
20–24	Professional
25–30	Expert
31 or higher	Master

Action: Creating a work of visual art requires at least a Long action, but usually takes an hour, a day, or more, depending on the scope of the project.

Writing

Ability	Intelligence
Action	See below
Armor Penalty	None
Untrained	Yes
Concentration	Yes

Proficiency: Short Stories, Novels, ScreenPlay, Jounalistic, Technical

Description: This skill allows a character to create short stories, novels, scripts and screenplays, newspaper articles and columns, and similar works of writing. When creating a work of writing, the player simply makes a Craft (writing) check, the result of which determines the quality of the work. There is no purchase level to use this Craft skill.

Check:

Skill Check Result	Effort Achieved
9 or lower	Untalented amateur
10–19	Talented amateur
20–24	Professional
25–30	Expert
31 or higher	Master

Action: Creating a work of writing requires at least 1 hour, but usually takes a day, a week, or more, depending on the scope of the project.