Editing Cortex Fantasy Hack (section)

==Skill Point Allotment==
<u>You then have '''9''' points</u> to divide among your skills. Raising any [[file:d4a.png|24px|d4]] skill up to [[file:d6a.png|24px|d6]] costs 2 points. Any skill at [[file:d6a.png|24px|d6]] or higher costs one point for each die type you step it up.

Skills ranked at [[file:d6a.png|24px|d6]] or higher are considered Trained Skills. Skills ranked at [[file:d4a.png|24px|d4]] are considered untrained.

===Athletics=== 
Running, jumping, climbing, swimming, etc
: <u>Possible Specialties</u>: Endurance, Racing, Holding Breath

===Combat, Melee===
Close-in fighting, unarmed or with hand held weapons.
: <u>Possible Specialties</u>: Sword, Dagger, Axe, Unarmed, Kicks, Combo Moves

===Combat, Ranged===
Use of thrown ''(spear, dagger, hatchet)'', launched ''(sling, atlatl)'', or fired ''(bow, crossbow)'' weapons
: <u>Possible Specialties</u>: Crossbow, Javelin, Sling Stone, Long Range, Point Blank

===Diplomacy===
Convincing others to think or act a certain way or perceive things differently than they did
: <u>Possible Specialties</u>: Statesman, Fear Monger, Conciliatory

===Focus===
Concentration. Used to resist Diplomacy and Intimidation.
: <u>Possible Specialties</u>: Mind Like a Steel Trap; Too Stupid to be Scared, Can't be Moved

===Healing===
Taking care of people's injuries or ailments, physical or psychological
: <u>Possible Specialties</u>: Field Aid, Herbalist, Back Alley Surgeon, Bedside Manner

===Insight===
Seeing behind the words or action presented to the intent behind them. Used to resist Diplomacy and Trickery
: <u>Possible Specialties</u>: Empathy, Fellow Trickster, Reason

===Intimidation===
Coercing someone through threat of force, real or imagined
: <u>Possible Specialties</u>: Build Like a Mountain, Barely Suppressed Rage, A Hint of Madness

===Linguistics===
The ability to suss out commonalities in unfamiliar languages, dialects, or writings with known tongues to gain new understanding
: <u>Possible Specialties</u>: Ancient Tongues, Dialects of the Empire, Glyphs and Runes

===Lore===
General understanding and recall. Gain one free specialization for each die rank  [[file:d6a.png|24px|d6]] or higher.
: <u>Possible Specialties</u>: Royal Etiquette, Heraldry, Mythology, Astrology, Numerology, Cultures of the Empire, History, Architecture, Famous Landmarks, Warcraft, Cooking, Poisoncraft, etc

===Mechanisms===
Tampering with, setting, unsetting, jamming, or fixing locks, traps, and other machinery.
: <u>Possible Specialties</u>: Locksmith, Tinkerer, Trapper

===Perception===
Noticing things in your surroundings that might otherwise go unnoticed
: <u>Possible Specialties</u>: Eagle Eye, Nose for Trouble, Eidetic Memory

===Perform===
Acting, singing, playing an instrument, etc
: <u>Possible Specialties</u>: Lute Master, Virtuoso, A Thousand Faces

===Stealth===
The art of going unseen and unheard
: <u>Possible Specialties</u>: Move Silently, Silent Step, Not an Item Out of Place

===Trailcraft===
Tracking, covering your tracks, and foraging food, water, and supplies
: <u>Possible Specialties</u>: Streetcraft (urban Trailcraft), Desert Survival, Leave No Tracks

===Trickery===
Deceiving or conning somebody, sleight of hand, feinting instead of attacking, etc
: <u>Possible Specialties</u>: Pickpocket, Misdirection, Forgeries

===Wyrd=== 
Reaching past the Realm of Men and manifesting effects from the Other Side [Must have a Wyrd Distinction to use this skill].
: <u>Possible Specialties</u>: A character's choice of Wyrd Specialty must fit with their Wyrd Distinction, so a Farseer might have the specialty Children that makes it easier to use their power on the young, or a Bonewight might have the specialty Creature that makes it easier for them to speak to dead animals, etc