So I’m currently making a new tabletop called In Bloom. It’s all about knights and adventurers trying to save the world from a global “Bloomtinder” spell that turns all the plants evil.
I’m not talking too much about it right now, but I’ve so far developed a skill list I’ve divvied into TASK categories, or Trick, Attack, Social, and Knowledge skills.
—Trick Skills
Acrobatics:: Dextrous and nimble maneuvers.
Athletics:: Physically intensive maneuvers.
Crafts:: Creation and repair of items.
Stealth:: Hide and avoid detection.
Survival:: The ability to thrive in nature.
Thievery:: Handling locks or stealing.
—Attack Skills
Bladefaire:: Bladed weaponry, parrying.
Gaeal:: Weather, nature, terraforming.
Hexery:: Buffs, curses, enchantments.
Precision:: Aiming, targeting, ranged weapons.
Smashary:: Heavy weaponry, smashing.
—Social Skills
Insight:: Discovering lies and motivations.
Investigate:: Find clues and information.
Perform:: Impress or impersonate others.
Persuade:: Convincing others via lies or logic.
Provoke:: Intimidating away or goading others.
Notice:: Detecting fleeting or immediate details.
—Knowledge Skills
Academics:: Scholarly study and knowledge.
Cryptology:: Study of ancient or coded languages.
Local:: Knowledge of towns and rumors.
Medicine:: Application of health and poison.
Nature:: Knowledge of flora and fauna.
Tactics:: Study of strategy and weaponry.
Theurgy:: Study of magic, blight, and Beacons.
The categories don’t actually do anything other than tell the player ‘hey, taking skills in this section helps you do x-thing better.’ Which I think is already well worth the divvying.
