Default Skills For New Characters

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All characters start with the following default skills:

Speak native language at rank 8,

Speak Common at rank 6 (8 if native tongue),

Horsemanship, Stealth, Drinking, Shield, and Rock at rank 0.

 

Characters start with some Skills due to Upbringing:

Burgher or Farmer: One craft at rank 0.

Merchant: Merchant rank 2; speak Common 8; speak another language 4.

Merchant Prince: Merchant rank 1; Courtier rank 1; speak Common 8; speak another language 4; Steward 1.

Craftsman: One craft at rank 2.

Adventurer: Horsemanship 2; Troubador, Spy, or Ranger at rank 2, or rank 1 in two of the skills.

Bandit: Gambling 1; Stealth 1; Thief rank 2 or Thief rank 1 and Ranger rank 1.

Pirate: Gambling 1; Seahand 2, or Seahand 1 and Navigator 1.

Lesser Nobility: Courtier rank 1; Steward 1; Horsemanship 1.

Greater Nobility: Courtier rank 1; Military Scientist rank 1; Horsemanship 1.

All characters begin with two social contacts and a familiarity of their home location at rank 4.

Adventurers and Pirates start out with 2 other location familiarities at rank 2 (see 105).