Ogre:CharacterCodex:Skills:Game
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Game[edit]
Games skill represents your aptitude to play and masters certain games. Games generally ask for intellectual strategies, if an activity asks for some physical action, it is probably a Sport.
You can practice your games and make a decent living by playing in a league, treat the skill as if it was also an Income skill.
When in competition, to determine the winner, you make an opposed Games check. The winner of the check is the winner of the game. In certain game, you can cheat by doing a Sleight of hands check instead of a Game check. If an opponent or someone carefully observing the game and beat your Sleight of hands check with a Sense Motive check, he spot you cheating.
With games, you can gamble to try to earn a lot of money in a short time but you risk losing a lot of money if you are not lucky. The higher the stake, the harder it is to win. When in a gambling house or in a casino, you can try to double your stake in a game. To do so, you must succeed a Games checks DC 10 + purchase level of stake + opponent skill rank.
Total success: You double your gain for each total success.
Card[edit]
| Ability | Intelligence |
|---|---|
| Action | See below |
| Armor Penalty | None |
| Untrained | Yes |
| Concentration | No |
Proficiency: Each Card Game
Description: This skill is your ability to play games that use card as the main element.
Action: Trying to earn money by playing game requires anywhere from an evening to a full day's playing.
Dice[edit]
| Ability | Intelligence |
|---|---|
| Action | See below |
| Armor Penalty | None |
| Untrained | Yes |
| Concentration | No |
Proficiency: Each Game
Description: You are skilled with games that use dices for their main element.
Action: Trying to earn money by playing game requires anywhere from an evening to a full day's playing.
Luck[edit]
| Ability | Intelligence |
|---|---|
| Action | See below |
| Armor Penalty | None |
| Untrained | Yes |
| Concentration | No |
Proficiency: Each Game
Description: You know how games that ask for pure luck works and can find more easily when you have more chance to win.
Action: Trying to earn money by playing game requires anywhere from an evening to a full day's playing.
Strategy[edit]
| Ability | Intelligence |
|---|---|
| Action | See below |
| Armor Penalty | None |
| Untrained | Yes |
| Concentration | No |
Proficiency: Each Game Description: Chess, checker, war games Action: Trying to earn money by playing game requires anywhere from an evening to a full day's playing.
