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-====== Character Profile Skills ======
+===== Character Skills =====
-Every generated character in EXODE may have one or more skills in their “profile” that affect the successful completion of tasks.
+In EXODE, for simplicity, skills encompass a very broad range of concepts so that the same mechanics can be used throughout.  This removes many of the endless tables and memorization of traditional role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons (D&D).  Thus, not only do EXODE skills encompass traditional skills but also things that D&D considers innate abilities and attributes -- so that all can be handled in exactly the same simplified, unified fashion.
-In the future,  many skills may be released but only when interactivity allows it without breaking the game flow.
+For example, in many role-playing games, attributes like "Constitution" or "Dexterity" are numeric scores which may or may not modify things like hit points, saving throws or success chances (often requiring a table to sort out).  In EXODE, whether you succeeding at not dying when damaged is a direct comparison between damage and  TOUGHNESS //**skill**// * 2 (which is basically the same as D&D's hit points).  Similarly, your chance of succeeding in not taking damage from a hit on the shields to which you are brain-wired (or dying from poison) simply requires a check against your TOUGHNESS //**skill**// (rather than figuring out which D&D saving throw table is most applicable).
-The complete list of skills is as follows:
+Skill scores are measured on an open-ended numeric scale and are very dependent upon a character's quality level (QL).  For example, Legendary Characters (QL10) without a given skill generally perform on a par with average crew with that skill.  As seen in the table of average scores below, the average across all Quality Levels for not having a skill is approximately 50.  Variance in skill scores from the average can range from 3 for major negative traits for low QL characters to nearly 100 for major positive skills for elite Legendary characters.
-**Administration**
+ ** Average Skill Scores by Quality Level (QL)**
+{{ :skill-scores.png |}}
-**Cybernetics** - assists in Loading Fuel, Upgrading Hyperdrive
+When checking for success:
+  * a skill 50 auto-succeeds at very mundane (difficulty: 25) tasks
+  * a skill 100 auto-succeeds at average (difficulty: 50) tasks
+  * a skill 200 auto-succeeds at hard (difficulty: 100) tasks
+  * very hard tasks/impossible tasks can require a roll from anyone
-** Hardpoints **
+The complete current list of skills and their associated traits is as follows:
+==== Academic Skills & Traits ====
+{{ :traits-a.png?450 |}}
-**Mechanics** - assists in Upgrading Hyperdrive
+==== Individual Skills & Traits ====
+{{ :traits-p-2.png |}}
-**Medical**
+==== Social Skills & Traits ====
+{{:traits-s.png|}}
-**Planetary**
-*Poisoncraft**
-**Programming**
-**Radar**
-**Science**
-**Spaceships**
-**Station**
-**Warfare**