For any who might be curious as to the basic mechanics that will be used in Myth, here you go.
Your character is rated in a variety of natural abilities. These are:
Awareness: Awareness measures the observational and responsive abilities of a character. High awareness characters tend to be tough to surprise, notice details, and quickly assess threats.
Brawn: Brawn measures the raw physical power of a character. High brawn reflects great physical strength and potency, allowing a character to lift great weight, carry heavier loads, and bring punishing blows to bear.
Deftness: Deftness measures a character's agility and puissance. High deftness characters tend to be able to act quickly and consitently with great coordination.
Knowledge: Knowledge measures a character's education and reserves of information. High knowledge is useful when attempting to remember lore and is vital for the complex rituals necessary for safely channeling arcane energies.
Presence: Presence measures a character's will and bearing. A high presence character tends to leave an impression from social interactions and is far less susceptible to effects that might influence a more feeble mind.
Resilience: Resilience measures a character's health and stamina. High resilience allows a character to endure greater physical exertion and recover from injuries that might lay low a character of lesser conditioning.
Each of these attributes factors in determining success with certain actions and generally combines with a skill. For example, trying to evaluate an item might invoke knowledge and arms lore or perhaps arcane lore if the item has supernatural qualities. Combat might require awareness and combat reflexes for speed and deftness and a weapon skill when striking a foe.
When attempting an action, the relevant abilities are compared against the difficulty of the task or the skill of the opponent. Flat success or failure is rare- generally tasks are achieved by degrees and some tasks might require some investment of time to finish (such as crafting an object or picking a lock, for example). Of course, some tasks are so trivial that a certain level of skill can almost be assured success with little time. Likewise, some tasks are so difficult that without a minimum level of proficiency, success could take a lifetime (and only then with luck!).
The currently included skills are:
Craft Skills
Armorcraft- Used to repair and create armor. Useful with Leathercraft, Woodcraft, and Metalcraft
Foodcraft- Used to prepare and create consumables. Useful with Alchemy, Herb Lore, and Medicine
Jewelcraft- Used to prepare jewelry and precious metals/stones. Useful with other craft skills for embellishment.
Leathercraft- Used to repair and create goods from skins and hide. Useful with Threadcraft and Armorcraft.
Lockcraft- Used to create, repair, and bypass locking mechanisms. Useful with Metalcraft.
Metalcraft- Used to repair and create metal goods.
Weaponcraft- Used to repair and create armaments. Useful with Stonecraft, Woodcraft, and Metalcraft
Woodcraft- Used to repair and create wooden goods. Also used in construction and building.
Spellcraft- Used to prepare scrolls, spells and grimoires. Useful with Leathercraft.
Stonecraft- Used to repair and create stone goods. Also used in construction and building. Useful with Mining.
Threadcraft- Used to repair and create cloth goods.
Lore Skills
Alchemy- Knowledge of chemicals and reagents. Useful with Herb Lore and Arcane Lore.
Animal Lore- Knowledge of animals and their behavior.
Arcane Lore- Knowledge of the supernatural. Useful with Alchemy and Spellcraft.
Herb Lore- Knowledge of flora. Useful with Alchemy, Foodcraft, and Medicine.
Item Lore- Knowledge of items, their use, and value. Useful with Craft Skills
Medicine- Knowledge of healing, leechcraft, and the like. Useful with Animal Lore and Herb Lore.
Misc. Skills
Artistry- Creative ability and talent for beauty. Useful with Craft Skills and Music.
Meditation- Ability to focus and control one's self.
Mining- Ability to claim minerals and stones from the earth. Useful with Woodcraft and Stonecraft to build mines.
Music- Musical talent and performance ability. Useful with Artistry.
Stealing- Skill in theft and legerdemain. Useful with Artistry and Stealth.
Stealth- Skill in hiding, silence, and obfuscation.
Tracking- Skill in following and interpreting tracks. Useful with Animal Lore.
Training- Skill in teaching and training others.
Combat Skills
Archery- Skill in the bow, crossbow, and similar missile weapons.
Axe- Skill in hafted chopping weapons.
Block- Skill in using weapon and shield to intercept and deflect blows.
Brawl- Skill in the use of natural weapons. Includes glove weapons such as cesti and punch daggers.
Cudgel- Skill in weighted bludgeoning weapons such as the mace and hammer.
Dagger- Skill in small bladed weapons needing one hand.
Dodge- Skill in evading incoming attacks, primarily missiles.
Misc.- Skill in weapons that defy other categories such as chains, whips, and other exotic weaponry.
Polearm- Skill in long, pole based weaponry such as spears and poleaxes.
Reflex- Skill in recovering and reacting quicly in combat.
Sword- Skill in long bladed weapons such as the broadsword and greatsword.
Throw- Skill in manually hurled missles such as darts, rocks, and javelins. |
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