Syllabus Collegiate

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The Complete Book
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of Skills

Compiled from skills from the

Player's Handbook (Second Printing, 2001)
The Spellslinger's Guide to Wurld Domination (First Printing, 2002)
The Combatant's Guide to Slaughtering Foes (First Printing, 2003)
The Zealot's Guide to Wurld Conversion (First Printing, 2003)
The Griftmaster's Guid to Life's Wildest Dreams (First Printing, 2003)
The Adventurer's Guide to Pixie Fairies (First Printing, 2005)
Hackjournal #24 (Summer - 2008)

This PDF document is meant for use with HackMaster 4th Edition and all Copyrights/Trademarks are property of Kenzer and
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Administration Anatomy, Vital (specific animal)
(Academia) (Academia)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 313 BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 313
Relevant Ability: (INT+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d6 Relevant Ability: (INT+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 475 gp Course Difficulty: +10% Course Cost: 750 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Agriculture
(Academia)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 313
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d10
Course Cost: 250 gp Course Difficulty: +0%

Ancient History
(Academia)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 313
Alchemy Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d12
(Academia) Course Cost: 650 gp Course Difficulty: +0%
BP Cost: 7 Book/Page: PHB, 313
Relevant Ability: (INT+WIS+)/2 Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 400 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Anatomy, Basic
(Academia) Animal Lore
BP Cost: 3 Book/Page: PHB, 313
(Academia)
Relevant Ability: (INT+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d8
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 313
Course Cost: 500 gp Course Difficulty: +5%
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d10
Course Cost: 200 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

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Appraisal: Gemstone Art Appreciation: Subset: Painting
(Academia) (Academia)
BP Cost: 3 Book/Page: PHB, 314 BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 314
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d6 Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d20
Course Cost: 500 gp Course Difficulty: +5% Course Cost: 350 gp Course Difficulty: +0%

Art Appreciation: Subset: Scupture

(Academia)
Appraising BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 314
(Academia) Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d20
BP Cost: 6 Book/Page: PHB, 314 Course Cost: 300 gp Course Difficulty: +0%
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 400 gp Course Difficulty: +0%

Astrology
(Academia)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 314
Art Appraisal: Subset: Painting
Relevant Ability: (INT+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d8
(Academia)
Course Cost: 550 gp Course Difficulty: +5%
BP Cost: 3 Book/Page: PHB, 314
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 275 gp Course Difficulty: +15%

Botany
(Academia)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 314
Art Appraisal: Subset: Sculpture
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d8
(Academia)
Course Cost: 250 gp Course Difficulty: +10%
BP Cost: 3 Book/Page: PHB, 314
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 250 gp Course Difficulty: +15%

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Campaign Logistics
(Academia)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: INT
Course Cost: 1,200 gp
Civil Administration
(Academia)
BP Cost: 2
Relevant Ability: (CHA+INT+WIS)/3 Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 500 gp
Culinary Arts
(Academia)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: WIS
Course Cost: 300 gp
Culture (race specific)
(Academia)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: WIS
Course Cost: 275 gp
Current Affairs
(Academia)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: INT
Course Cost: 100 gp
Book/Page: PHB, 314
Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Difficulty: +15%
Book/Page: PHB, 314
Course Difficulty: +20%
Book/Page: PHB, 314
Mastery Die: 1d10
Course Difficulty: +10%
Book/Page: PHB, 314
Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Difficulty: +15%
Book/Page: PHB, 315
Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Difficulty: +0%
4
Customs and Etiquette (culture specific)
(Academia)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: WIS
Course Cost: 275 gp
Engineering
(Academia)
BP Cost: 2
Relevant Ability: (INT+WIS)/2
Course Cost: 1,750 gp
Engineering, Fortifications
(Academia)
BP Cost: 2
Relevant Ability: (INT+WIS)/2
Course Cost: 950 gp
Engineering, Public Works
(Academia)
BP Cost: 2
Relevant Ability: (INT+WIS)/2
Course Cost: 650 gp
Book/Page: PHB, 315
Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Difficulty: +15%
Book/Page: PHB, 315
Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Difficulty: +20%
Book/Page: PHB, 315
Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Difficulty: +15%
Book/Page: PHB, 315
Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Difficulty: +10%
Forestry History, Local
(Academia) (Academia)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 315 BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 315
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d6 Relevant Ability: (CHA+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 300 gp Course Difficulty: +0% Course Cost: 100 gp Course Difficulty: +0%

Geology
(Academia)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 315
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 300 gp Course Difficulty: +5% History, World
(Academia)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 315
Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 150 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Heraldry
(Academia)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 315
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 165 gp Course Difficulty: +0%

Herbalism
(Academia)
BP Cost: 6 Book/Page: PHB, 315
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 250 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

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Identify Poison Leadership, Basic
(Academia) (Academia)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: GG, 66 BP Cost: 3 Book/Page: GG, 66
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d8 Relevant Ability: (CHA+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d5
Course Cost: 500 gp Course Difficulty: +5% Course Cost: 225 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Leadership, Committee
(Academia)
BP Cost: 3 Book/Page: PHB, 316
Relevant Ability: (CHA+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d5
Course Cost: 275 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Military History
(Academia)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: INT
Course Cost: 400 gp
Book/Page: CG, 51
Mastery Die: 1d12
Course Difficulty: +0%

Military: Battle Sense

(Academia)
BP Cost: 9 Book/Page: PHB, 316
Relevant Ability: (INT+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Cost: 350 gp Course Difficulty: +10%
Know Ability
(Academia)
BP Cost: 5 Book/Page: SSG, 53
Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 100 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

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Military: Leadership
(Academia)
BP Cost: 4
Relevant Ability: (CHA+INT+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Cost: 275 gp
Military: Operations
(Academia)
BP Cost: 2
Relevant Ability: (INT+WIS)/2
Course Cost: 325 gp
Military: Small Unit Tactics
(Academia)
BP Cost: 5
Relevant Ability: (INT+WIS)/2
Course Cost: 375 gp
Plant Identification: Holistic
(Academia)
BP Cost: 2
Relevant Ability: (INT+WIS)/2
Course Cost: 300 gp
Book/Page: PHB, 316
Course Difficulty: +5%
Book/Page: PHB, 316
Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Difficulty: +10%
Book/Page: PHB, 316
Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Difficulty: +15%
Book/Page: PHB, 316
Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Difficulty: +5%
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Religion (General)
(Academia)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 316
Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d12
Course Cost: 100 gp Course Difficulty: +0%
Religion (Specific)
(Academia)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 316
Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 250 gp Course Difficulty: +5%
Spirit Lore
(Academia)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: SSG, 54
Relevant Ability: (INT+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 300 gp Course Difficulty: +10%
Weather Sense
(Academia)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 316
Relevant Ability: (INT+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Cost: 150 gp Course Difficulty: +5%
Woodland Lore
(Academia)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: (INT+WIS)/2
Course Cost: 200 gp
Arcane Lore
(Arcane Knowledge)
BP Cost: 5
Relevant Ability: INT
Course Cost: 500 gp
Divine Lore
(Arcane Knowledge)
BP Cost: 5
Relevant Ability: WIS
Course Cost: 450 gp
Spellcraft
(Arcane Knowledge)
BP Cost: 2
Relevant Ability: INT
Course Cost: 500 gp
Artistic Ability
(Artisan & Performing Arts)
Book/Page: PHB, 316 BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 320
Mastery Die: 1d8 Relevant Ability: (DEX+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Difficulty: +0% Course Cost: 500 gp Course Difficulty: +5%
Book/Page: PHB, 313 Chanting
Mastery Die: 1d6 (Artisan & Performing Arts)
Course Difficulty: +4% BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: GG, 63
Relevant Ability: CON Mastery Die: 1d12
Course Cost: 250 gp Course Difficulty: -10%
Book/Page: PHB, 313
Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Difficulty: +4%
Dancing (Ballroom)
(Artisan & Performing Arts)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 321
Relevant Ability: DEX Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 400 gp Course Difficulty: +10%
Book/Page: PHB, 313
Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Difficulty: +5%
Interpret/Perform Mime (Secondary Language)
(Artisan & Performing Arts)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 321
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d12
Course Cost: 240 gp Course Difficulty: +0%
8
Juggling Poetry, Writing and Comprehension/
(Artisan & Performing Arts) Interpretation
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 321 (Artisan & Performing Arts)
Relevant Ability: DEX Mastery Die: 1d8 BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 321
Course Cost: 100 gp Course Difficulty: +10% Relevant Ability: (INT+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 200 gp Course Difficulty: +10%

Singing
Note: Another version of Juggling exists in the GG, see the Sophisticated section (Artisan & Performing Arts)
for that version.
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 321
Relevant Ability: CHA Mastery Die: 1d4
Manu Weasel Dance Course Cost: 500 gp Course Difficulty: +15%
(Artisan & Performing Arts)
BP Cost: 5 Book/Page: PHB, 321
Relevant Ability: DEX Mastery Die: 1d12
Course Cost: 250 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Whistling/Humming
(Artisan & Performing Arts)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: CHA
Course Cost: 80 gp
Book/Page: GG, 68
Mastery Die: 1d10
Course Difficulty: -15%

Mocking Jig
(Artisan & Performing Arts)
BP Cost: 10 Book/Page: PHB, 321
Relevant Ability: DEX Mastery Die: 1d10
Course Cost: 120 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Musical Instrument
(Artisan & Performing Arts)
BP Cost: 1 each Book/Page: PHB, 321
Relevant Ability: (DEX+INT)/2 Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 500 gp Course Difficulty: +15%
Note: No decription for Musical Instrument exists in the PHB.

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Aerial Wrestling
(Combat Procedures)
BP Cost: 3
Relevant Ability: (DEX+STR)/2 Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 255 gp
Angawa Battle Cry
(Combat Procedures)
BP Cost: 2
Relevant Ability: (CHA+STR)/2 Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 225 gp
Art of Beating
(Combat Procedures)
BP Cost: 2
Relevant Ability: (INT+STR)/2
Course Cost: 275 gp
Attitude Adjustment
(Combat Procedures)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: (CHA+STR)/2 Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 200 gp
Book/Page: PF, 43
Course Difficulty: +5%
Book/Page: PHB, 319
Course Difficulty: +0%
Book/Page: PHB, 319
Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Difficulty: +5%
Book/Page: PHB, 319
Course Difficulty: +5%
10
Brawler
(Combat Procedures)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 319
Relevant Ability: (DEX+STR)/2 Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 175 gp Course Difficulty: +5%
Crane
(Combat Procedures)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 319
Relevant Ability: DEX Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Cost: 215 gp Course Difficulty: +10%
Crickit-in-the-Pea Pod
(Combat Procedures)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 319
Relevant Ability: DEX Mastery Die: 1d5
Course Cost: 275 gp Course Difficulty: +15%
Dirty Fighting
(Combat Procedures)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 319
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 225 gp Course Difficulty: +0%
Disarm Entrenchment Construction
(Combat Procedures) (Combat Procedures)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: CG, 50 BP Cost: 4 Book/Page: PHB, 319
Relevant Ability: DEX Mastery Die: 1d8 Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 400 gp Course Difficulty: +5% Course Cost: 425 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Establish Ambush Zone

(Combat Procedures)
BP Cost: 8 Book/Page: PHB, 319
Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 225 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Eye Gouge
(Combat Procedures)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 319
Disarm, Expert Relevant Ability: DEX Mastery Die: 1d8
(Combat Procedures) Course Cost: 125 gp Course Difficulty: +5%
BP Cost: 3 Book/Page: CG, 50
Relevant Ability: DEX Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 1,000 gp Course Difficulty: +15%

Eye of the Tiger Advantage

(Combat Procedures)
BP Cost: 5 Book/Page: PHB, 319
Relevant Ability: DEX Mastery Die: 1d5
Course Cost: 325 gp Course Difficulty: +10%

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Feint Groin Punch
(Combat Procedures) (Combat Procedures)
BP Cost: 4 Book/Page: ZG, 72 BP Cost: 10 Book/Page: PHB, 320
Relevant Ability: (DEX+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d6 Relevant Ability: STR Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Cost: 225 gp Course Difficulty: -5% Course Cost: 75 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Flying Combat Improve Cover

(Combat Procedures) (Combat Procedures)
BP Cost: 3 Book/Page: CG, 51 BP Cost: 4 Book/Page: ZG, 72
Relevant Ability: (DEX+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d6 Relevant Ability: (DEX+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 1,500 gp Course Difficulty: +10% Course Cost: 200 gp Course Difficulty: +0%

Improved Charge
(Combat Procedures)
BP Cost: 4
Relevant Ability: DEX
Course Cost: 300 gp
Book/Page: CG, 51
Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Difficulty: +10%

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Improved Overbearing Kidney Bruiser
(Combat Procedures) (Combat Procedures)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: ZG, 72 BP Cost: 15 Book/Page: PHB, 320
Relevant Ability: (STR+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d8 Relevant Ability: STR Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 250 gp Course Difficulty: -5% Course Cost: 255 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Mortal Combat
Improved Subdual (Combat Procedures)
(Combat Procedures)
BP Cost: 9 Book/Page: PHB, 320
BP Cost: 3 Book/Page: ZG, 72
Relevant Ability: CON Mastery Die: 1d4
Relevant Ability: (STR+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Cost: 435 gp Course Difficulty: +5%
Course Cost: 300 gp Course Difficulty: 0%

Muster Resolve
Improved Unarmed Combat (Combat Procedures)
(Combat Procedures) BP Cost: 8 Book/Page: PHB, 320
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: ZG, 72 Relevant Ability: CON Mastery Die: 1d6
Relevant Ability: (DEX+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d6 Course Cost: 325 gp Course Difficulty: +10%
Course Cost: 150 gp Course Difficulty: 0%

Pimp Slap (Wuss Slap)

Jugular Swipe
(Combat Procedures)
BP Cost: 2
Relevant Ability: DEX
Course Cost: 275 gp
Book/Page: PHB, 320
Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Difficulty: +5%
(Combat Procedures)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 320
Relevant Ability: STR Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 95 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

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Press the Attack Shield Bash
(Combat Procedures) (Combat Procedures)
BP Cost: 6 Book/Page: CG, 51 BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: CG, 52
Relevant Ability: (DEX+STR)/2 Mastery Die: 2d4 Relevant Ability: STR Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 400 gp Course Difficulty: +0% Course Cost: 500 gp Course Difficulty: +10%

Pugilism
(Combat Procedures)
BP Cost: 7 Book/Page: PHB, 320
Relevant Ability: (DEX+INT+STR)/2 Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 125 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Round House Groin Kick
(Combat Procedures)
BP Cost: 10
Relevant Ability: DEX
Course Cost: 125 gp
Book/Page: PHB, 320
Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Difficulty: +5%
Shield Punch
(Combat Procedures)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: CG, 52
Relevant Ability: STR Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 375 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

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Trip Attack
(Combat Procedures)
BP Cost: 2
Relevant Ability: (DEX+STR)/2 Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 300 gp
Who’s Yer Mamma Ankle Wrench
(Combat Procedures)
BP Cost: 6
Relevant Ability: (DEX+STR)/2 Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 225 gp
Arcane Speak
(Languages/Communication)
BP Cost: 2
Relevant Ability: INT
Course Cost: 800 gp
Book/Page: CG, 52
Course Difficulty: +0%
Book/Page: PHB, 320
Course Difficulty: +5%
Book/Page: SSG, 53
Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Difficulty: +10%
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Dimple Runes (Braille)
(Languages/Communication)
BP Cost: 2
Relevant Ability: DEX
Course Cost: 200 gp
Dragon Speak
(Languages/Communication)
BP Cost: 10
Relevant Ability: (CHA+INT)/2
Course Cost: 800 gp
Book/Page: PHB, 317
Mastery Die: 1d3
Course Difficulty: +5%
Book/Page: PHB, 317
Mastery Die: 1d20
Course Difficulty: +5%
Evil Speak Languages, Undead
(Languages/Communication) (Languages/Communication)
BP Cost: 5 Book/Page: PHB, 317 BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 317
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d4 Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 450 gp Course Difficulty: +15% Course Cost: 300 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Armor Maintenance
(Mundane Tasks)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 318
Relevant Ability: (DEX+INT)/2 Mastery Die: Automatic
Course Cost: 75 gp Course Difficulty: -5%
Glersee (Trail Markers)
(Languages/Communication)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 317
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 275 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Maintenance/Upkeep (General)
(Mundane Tasks)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: WIS
Course Cost: 50 gp
Book/Page: PHB, 318
Mastery Die: Automatic
Course Difficulty: -20%

Languages, Ancient/Dead
(Languages/Communication)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 317
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 200 gp Course Difficulty: +10%
Shaving/Grooming
(Mundane Tasks)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 318
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: Automatic
Course Cost: 25 gp Course Difficulty: -15%

Languages, Modern
(Languages/Communication)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 317
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d10
Course Cost: 150 gp Course Difficulty: +0%

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Weapon Maintenance
(Mundane Tasks)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: WIS
Course Cost: 75 gp
Book/Page: PHB, 319
Mastery Die: Automatic
Course Difficulty: -5%
Percussion Instruments
(Musical Instrument)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 318
Relevant Ability: (DEX+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 300 gp Course Difficulty: +0%

Stringed Instruments
Brass Instruments (Musical Instrument)
(Musical Instrument) BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 318
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 317 Relevant Ability: (DEX+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d8
Relevant Ability: (DEX+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d8 Course Cost: 600 gp Course Difficulty: +5%
Course Cost: 600 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Wind Instruments
(Musical Instrument)
Exotic Instruments BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 318
(Musical Instrument) Relevant Ability: (DEX+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d8
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 317 Course Cost: 500 gp Course Difficulty: +5%
Relevant Ability: (DEX+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 500 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

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Begging (General) Berate
(Social Interaction) (Social Interaction)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: GG, 62 BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 333
Relevant Ability: CHA Mastery Die: 1d6 Relevant Ability: CHA Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 350 gp Course Difficulty: -10% Course Cost: 200 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Calling Dibs
(Social Interaction)
BP Cost: 3
Relevant Ability: WIS
Course Cost: 100 gp
Book/Page: PHB, 334
Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Difficulty: +15%

Begging (Panhandling)
(Social Interaction)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: GG, 63
Relevant Ability: CHA Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Cost: 400 gp Course Difficulty: +0%

Crowd Working
(Social Interaction)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: GG, 64
Relevant Ability: (CHA+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 100 gp Course Difficulty: +0%

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Diplomacy
(Social Interaction)
BP Cost: 2
Relevant Ability: CHA
Course Cost: 150 gp
Distraction
(Social Interaction)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: (CHA+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 100 gp
Feign Toughness
(Social Interaction)
BP Cost: 2
Relevant Ability: CHA
Course Cost: 250 gp
Flex Muscle
(Social Interaction)
BP Cost: 2
Relevant Ability: STR
Course Cost: 170 gp
Book/Page: PHB, 334
Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Difficulty: +10%
Book/Page: ZG, 72
Course Difficulty: -15%
Book/Page: PHB, 334
Mastery Die: 1d10
Course Difficulty: +5%
Book/Page: PHB, 334
Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Difficulty: +0%
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Graceful Entrance/Exit
(Social Interaction)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: CHA
Course Cost: 100 gp
Idle Gossip
(Social Interaction)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: CHA
Course Cost: 185 gp
Intimidation
(Social Interaction)
BP Cost: 2
Relevant Ability: WIS
Course Cost: 250 gp
Joke Telling
(Social Interaction)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: (CHA+INT)/2
Course Cost: 50 gp
Book/Page: PHB, 334
Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Difficulty: +10%
Book/Page: PHB, 334
Mastery Die: 1d12
Course Difficulty: +0%
Book/Page: PHB, 334
Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Difficulty: +5%
Book/Page: PHB, 334
Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Difficulty: +10%
Knowledge of Courtly Affairs
(Social Interaction)
BP Cost: 2
Relevant Ability: WIS
Course Cost: 400 gp
Mingling (Balls, Parties)
(Social Interaction)
BP Cost: 2
Relevant Ability: CHA
Course Cost: 300 gp
Oration
(Social Interaction)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: (CHA+INT)/2
Course Cost: 190 gp
Parley
(Social Interaction)
BP Cost: 4
Relevant Ability: CHA
Course Cost: 150 gp
Book/Page: PHB, 334
Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Difficulty: +5%
Book/Page: PHB, 334
Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Difficulty: +10%
Book/Page: PHB, 334
Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Difficulty: +20%
Book/Page: PHB, 334
Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Difficulty: +15%
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Poker Face
(Social Interaction)
BP Cost: 3 Book/Page: PHB, 334
Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 80 gp Course Difficulty: +10%
Resist Persuasion
(Social Interaction)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 335
Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 90 gp Course Difficulty: +5%
Rousing Speech
(Social Interaction)
BP Cost: 3 Book/Page: PHB, 335
Relevant Ability: CHA Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 270 gp Course Difficulty: +20%
Rules of Fair Play
(Social Interaction)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 335
Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 150 gp Course Difficulty: +5%
Secret Persona
(Social Interaction)
BP Cost: 2
Relevant Ability: WIS
Course Cost: 600 gp
Snappy Comeback
(Social Interaction)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: (INT+WIS)/2
Course Cost: 125 gp
Social Etiquette
(Social Interaction)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: (CHA+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 170 gp
Book/Page: PHB, 335
Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Difficulty: +5%
Book/Page: CG, 52
Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Difficulty: +5%
Book/Page: PHB, 335
Course Difficulty: +5%
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Street Cred
(Social Interaction)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 335
Relevant Ability: (CHA+STR+WIS)/3 Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 150 gp Course Difficulty: +10%
Taunting, Major
(Social Interaction)
BP Cost: 3 Book/Page: PHB, 335
Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 200 gp Course Difficulty: +10%
Taunting, Minor
(Social Interaction)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 335
Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 100 gp Course Difficulty: +5%
Threat Gestures (Nonverbal – body and hand)
(Social Interaction)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 335
Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 175 gp Course Difficulty: +5%
Ulterior Motive Animal Handling
(Social Interaction) (Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 335 BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 321
Relevant Ability: CHA Mastery Die: 1d4 Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d10
Course Cost: 100 gp Course Difficulty: +10% Course Cost: 300 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Animal Noise
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: GG, 62
Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d8
Acting
Course Cost: 100 gp Course Difficulty: +0%
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: GG, 62
Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d10
Course Cost: 800 gp Course Difficulty: +0%

Acupuncture
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PF, 42
Relevant Ability: DEX Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 100 gp Course Difficulty: +10%

Aerial Acrobatics
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PF, 43
Relevant Ability: DEX Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 125 gp Course Difficulty: +10%

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Animal Training
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2
Relevant Ability: (INT+WIS)/2
Course Cost: 500 gp
Armor Repair, Advanced
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 4
Relevant Ability: (DEX+INT)/2
Course Cost: 575 gp
Book/Page: PHB, 321
Mastery Die: 1d10
Course Difficulty: +10%
Book/Page: PHB, 322
Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Difficulty: +10%
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Armor Repair, Basic
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 3
Relevant Ability: (DEX+INT)/2
Course Cost: 375 gp
Armor Repair, Expert
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 8
Relevant Ability: (DEX+INT)/2
Course Cost: 875 gp
Armorer
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 10
Relevant Ability: INT
Course Cost: 600 gp
Book/Page: PHB, 322
Mastery Die: 1d10
Course Difficulty: +5%
Book/Page: PHB, 322
Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Difficulty: +10%
Book/Page: PHB, 321
Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Difficulty: +5%
Bargain Sense Bowyer/Fletcher
(Sophisticated) (Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 5 Book/Page: PHB, 322 BP Cost: 5 Book/Page: PHB, 322
Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d8 Relevant Ability: DEX Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 100 gp Course Difficulty: +0% Course Cost: 450 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Bartering
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 322
Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 100 gp Course Difficulty: +0%

Brewing
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 322
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d12
Course Cost: 75 gp Course Difficulty: +0%

Blacksmithing
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 322
Relevant Ability: STR Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 100 gp Course Difficulty: +0% Calligraphy
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: SSG, 53
Relevant Ability: DEX Mastery Die: 1d10
Course Cost: 100 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Boating
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: GG, 63
Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 120 gp Course Difficulty: -5%

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Camouflage Cartography: Dungeon
(Sophisticated) (Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: CG, 50 BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 322
Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d10 Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 275 gp Course Difficulty: +5% Course Cost: 200 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Cartography: Hasty Mapping

(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 322
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d10
Course Cost: 75 gp Course Difficulty: +0%

Cartography: Overland
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 323
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 225 gp Course Difficulty: +10%

Charioteering
Carpentry (Sophisticated)
(Sophisticated) BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 323
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 322 Relevant Ability: DEX Mastery Die: 1d8
Relevant Ability: STR Mastery Die: 1d10 Course Cost: 165 gp Course Difficulty: +5%
Course Cost: 150 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

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Clever Packer Construction: Defense Works
(Sophisticated) (Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 3 Book/Page: PHB, 323 BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 323
Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d8 Relevant Ability: (DEX+STR+WIS)/3 Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 80 gp Course Difficulty: +0% Course Cost: 400 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Construction: Fortifications
(Sophisticated)
Cobbling BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 323
(Sophisticated) Relevant Ability: (DEX+STR+WIS)/3 Mastery Die: 1d6
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 323 Course Cost: 450 gp Course Difficulty: +5%
Relevant Ability: DEX Mastery Die: 1d12
Course Cost: 85 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Coin Pile Numerical Approximation

(Sophisticated) Construction: Hasty Defense Works
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 323 (Sophisticated)
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d6 BP Cost: 4 Book/Page: PHB, 323
Course Cost: 200 gp Course Difficulty: +10% Relevant Ability: (DEX+STR+WIS)/3 Mastery Die: 1d10
Course Cost: 300 gp Course Difficulty: +0%

Complex Geometric Estimation Construction: Siege Works

(Sophisticated) (Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 323 BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 323
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d4 Relevant Ability: (DEX+STR+WIS)/3 Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Cost: 350 gp Course Difficulty: +10% Course Cost: 500 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Cooking
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: INT
Course Cost: 75 gp
Book/Page: PHB, 323
Mastery Die: 1d12
Course Difficulty: +0%

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Craft Instrument Disguise
(Sophisticated) (Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 3 Book/Page: GG, 64 BP Cost: 6 Book/Page: GG, 64
Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d8 Relevant Ability: (CHA+INT)/2 Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 1,600 gp Course Difficulty: +5% Course Cost: 900 gp Course Difficulty: +10%

Dig Hasty Grave

(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 323
Relevant Ability: STR Mastery Die: Automatic
Course Cost: 5 gp Course Difficulty: -2%

Dig Proper Grave

(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 323
Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d20
Course Cost: 15 gp Course Difficulty: +0%

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Distance Sense
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: WIS
Course Cost: 125 gp
Endurance
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 4
Relevant Ability: (CON+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 400 gp
Farming
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: WIS
Course Cost: 100 gp
Fast-Talking
(Sophisticated)
Book/Page: CG, 50 BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: GG, 65
Mastery Die: 1d12 Relevant Ability: CHA Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Difficulty: +0% Course Cost: 200 gp Course Difficulty: +0%
Fast-talk is the art of distraction and conning targets with a torrent of
words. If the fast-talker succeeds at a skill check, the target does not get a
chance to notice whatever scam the talker attempts. Modifiers are based
on the Intelligence and Wisdom of the target, as shown on Table 2S:
Fast-
Talking Modifiers. The GM may also introduce modifiers according to
the difficulty or plausibility of what the character is attempting.
Modifiers are cumulative. Targets of Intelligence 3 or less are so dim
that attempts to fast-talk chem fail automatically because they cannot
follow what is being said anyway. (Creatures that stupid are easy to fool
in other ways, however.) Targets with an Intelligence or Wisdom of 21
Book/Page: PHB, 323 or more are impervious to fast-talking.
Example: Guards discover Jandra the Silent, spy extraordinaire,
Course Difficulty: +10% as she sneaks around the emperor's palace. She quickly decides to
fast-talk them into believing that she is the mistress of the
steward of the palace and just got lost in the labyrinthine halls.
Unknown to Jandra, the Steward is an elderly, faithfully and
happily married gentleman; and the guards know of this
reparation. The GM assumes the guards to have average
belligerence and Wisdom (no modifier), but he adds a -15%
modifier because Jandra's story contradicts the Steward's
reputation. Jandra has a 65% skill in fast-talking, modified to
50% by the implausibility. She rolls a 48! The guards buy her
story, and suggest that she go where she
belongs immediately. The Seward likely faces some new rumors,
too. If she fails, they call her bluff – and perhaps escort her
straight to the door of the Steward and his wife or the dungeon!
Prerequisite: None.
Book/Page: PHB, 324 Fire-Building
Mastery Die: 1d8 (Sophisticated)
Course Difficulty: +5% BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 324
Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 75 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Fast Draw
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: GG, 65
Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d6
First Aid Skill Suite
Course Cost: 175 gp Course Difficulty: +5% (Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 5 Book/Page: PHB, 324
The fast draw skill allows a character to draw or sheathe a weapon
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d6
freely. If he succeeds in his skill check, he automatically does so before
someone without fast draw. (If his opponent also has fast draw, whoever Course Cost: 1,000 gp Course Difficulty: +10%
succeeds by more draws first.). Successful use of this skill eliminates the
5 segment penalty to draw a weapon in combat.
Prerequisite: None

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First Aid: Cauterize Wound Fishing
(Sophisticated) (Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 324 BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 324
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d8 Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d10
Course Cost: 350 gp Course Difficulty: +5% Course Cost: 100 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

First Aid: Sew Own Wounds

(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 324
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Cost: 200 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

First Aid: Sew Wounds

(Sophisticated)
Fondling (Covert Appraisal Technique)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 324 (Sophisticated)
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d6 BP Cost: 3 Book/Page: PHB, 324
Course Cost: 350 gp Course Difficulty: +0% Relevant Ability: (DEX+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Cost: 325 gp Course Difficulty: +10%

Forage for Food (by Climate)

(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 325
Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 245 gp Course Difficulty: +10%

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Forgery Gaming
(Sophisticated) (Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 10 Book/Page: PHB, 325 BP Cost: 3 Book/Page: PHB, 325
Relevant Ability: (DEX+INT)/2 Mastery Die: 1d4 Relevant Ability: CHA Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 350 gp Course Difficulty: +20% Course Cost: 200 gp Course Difficulty: +10%

Gem Cutting
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 325
Relevant Ability: DEX Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Cost: 700 gp Course Difficulty: +10%
Fortune Telling
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: GG, 65
Relevant Ability: CHA Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 550 gp Course Difficulty: +0%
This skill covers knowledge of a variety of methods of divination that
share one factor in common – all of them fake. The thief with fortune
telling is familiar with numerous devices and methods, such as tarot
cards, palm reading, interpreting the flight of sparrows or the
arrangement of a sacrificed animal's entrails, and so forth. At least, the
thief is familiar enough with these practices to make him appear to be
an authentic soothsayer. (Even if legitimate fortune telling exists, this
skill does not allow a character to make accurate predictions. It confers Glean Information
no magical powers.) The chief makes up the prediction he wishes to tell.
(Sophisticated)
A successful skill check indicates that the thief 's customer or client BP Cost: 3 Book/Page: PHB, 325
believes the fortune he was told to be authentic. If the check fails, the Relevant Ability: CHA Mastery Die: 1d8
sham is discovered in some way, or the prediction is simply too Course Cost: 300 gp Course Difficulty: +10%
outrageous or unbelievable in some way (Thief: "Your father will go on
a long journey." Target: "I'm an orphan! "). If the GM wishes, he may
use the same modifiers described for fast-talking in Table 2S: Fast-
talking Modifiers, based on the Intelligence and Wisdom of the subject
and modify further by the believably of the fortune predicted. Telling a
peasant he will be king one day is pretty wacky, bur he will want to
believe that his newborn son will one day be a great hero.
If the fortune teller rolls a natural 1 on his skill check (or some other
number the GM chooses), the GM should make every attempt to see
that the event the thief predicted actually comes true! This can certainly
lead to some interesting adventures.
Prerequisite: None.

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Haggle Healing
(Sophisticated) (Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 325 BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 325
Relevant Ability: (DEX+INT)/2 Mastery Die: 1d10 Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Cost: 375 gp Course Difficulty: +0% Course Cost: 400 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Hunting
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 326
Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 370 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

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Identify Animal by Tracks
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: WIS
Course Cost: 230 gp
Intelligence Gathering
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 4
Relevant Ability: (INT+WIS)/2
Course Cost: 575 gp
Interrogation
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 4
Relevant Ability: (STR+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 400 gp
Jeweler
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2
Relevant Ability: INT
Course Cost: 670 gp
Book/Page: PHB, 326
Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Difficulty: +15%
Book/Page: PHB, 326
Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Difficulty: +10%
Book/Page: PHB, 326
Course Difficulty: +10%
Book/Page: PHB, 326
Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Difficulty: +5%
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Juggling
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: GG, 66
Relevant Ability: DEX Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 400 gp Course Difficulty: +5%
Note: Another version of Juggling exists in the PHB, see the Artisan &
Performing Arts section for that version.
Jumping
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 66
Relevant Ability: STR Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Cost: 200 gp Course Difficulty: +5%
Laborer, General
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: (STR+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: Automatic
Course Cost: 50 gp
Leatherworking
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 3
Relevant Ability: (INT+STR)/2
Course Cost: 300 gp
Liar, Skilled
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 3
Relevant Ability: (CHA+INT)/2
Course Cost: 400 gp
Book/Page: PHB, 326
Course Difficulty: -20%
Book/Page: PHB, 326
Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Difficulty: +0%
Book/Page: PHB, 327
Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Difficulty: +10%
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Locksmithing
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 3 Book/Page: GG, 66
Relevant Ability: (DEX+STR+WIS)/3 Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 800 gp Course Difficulty: +10%
Looting, Advanced
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 4 Book/Page: PHB, 327
Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Cost: 550 gp Course Difficulty: +10%
Looting, Basic
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 327
Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 350 gp Course Difficulty: +5%
Maintain Self-Discipline
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2
Relevant Ability: WIS
Course Cost: 300 gp
Map Sense
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: WIS
Course Cost: 200 gp
Mapless Travel
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 3
Relevant Ability: WIS
Course Cost: 150 gp
Metalworking
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 327
Relevant Ability: (DEX+STR+WIS)/3 Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 500 gp Course Difficulty: +5%
Book/Page: PHB, 327
Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Difficulty: +5%
Book/Page: PHB, 327
Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Difficulty: +5%
Book/Page: PHB, 327
Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Difficulty: +10%
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Mimic Dialect
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 327
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Cost: 200 gp Course Difficulty: +10%
Mining
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 327
Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 500 gp Course Difficulty: +5%
Mountaineering
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 327
Relevant Ability: (DEX+INT+STR)/3 Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 400 gp Course Difficulty: +5%
Navigation, Aerial
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 3 Book/Page: PF, 43
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 100 gp Course Difficulty: +5%
Navigation, Nautical
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2
Relevant Ability: INT
Course Cost: 300 gp
Navigator Skill Suite
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 6
Relevant Ability: INT
Course Cost: 1,180 gp
Observation
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2
Relevant Ability: (INT+WIS)/2
Course Cost: 250 gp
Orchestrate Task
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 3
Relevant Ability: (CHA+INT)/2
Course Cost: 400 gp
Book/Page: PHB, 327
Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Difficulty: +10%
Book/Page: CG, 51
Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Difficulty: +15%
Book/Page: GG, 67
Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Difficulty: +5%
Book/Page: PHB, 328
Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Difficulty: +15%
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Penmanship
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: SSG, 53
Relevant Ability: (DEX+INT)/2 Mastery Die: 1d12
Course Cost: 125 gp Course Difficulty: +0%
Pinch
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 328
Relevant Ability: DEX Mastery Die: NA
Course Cost: NA Course Difficulty: NA
Pottery
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 328
Relevant Ability: DEX Mastery Die: 1d10
Course Cost: 75 gp Course Difficulty: -1%
Reading Lips
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 328
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Cost: 400 gp Course Difficulty: +15%
Reading/Writing
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2
Relevant Ability: INT
Course Cost: 350 gp
Book/Page: PHB, 328
Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Difficulty: +10%
Riding, Land-Based
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 328
Relevant Ability: (DEX+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 350 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Recruit Army
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2
Relevant Ability: CHA
Course Cost: 300 gp
Book/Page: PHB, 328
Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Difficulty: +5%

Riding, Airborne
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 328
Relevant Ability: (DEX+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 550 gp Course Difficulty: +10%

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Riding, Sea-based Riding, Warhorse (Dwarven)
(Sophisticated) (Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: CG, 51 BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 329
Relevant Ability: (DEX+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d6 Relevant Ability: (CHA+DEX)/2 Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Cost: 500 gp Course Difficulty: +10% Course Cost: 400 gp Course Difficulty: +10%

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Rope Use
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: DEX
Course Cost: 85 gp
Running
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: CON
Course Cost: 100 gp
Sailor Skill Suite
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 11
Relevant Ability: (DEX+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 1,550 gp
Seamanship Suite
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 5
Relevant Ability: DEX
Course Cost: 700 gp
Book/Page: PHB, 329
Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Difficulty: -5%
Book/Page: PHB, 329
Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Difficulty: +0%
Book/Page: CG, 52
Course Difficulty: +15%
Book/Page: PHB, 329
Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Difficulty: +10%
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Seamstress/Tailor
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 330
Relevant Ability: DEX Mastery Die: 1d12
Course Cost: 200 gp Course Difficulty: +0%
Seduction, Art of
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 330
Relevant Ability: (CHA+COM)/2 Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 750 gp Course Difficulty: +15%
Set Snares
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 330
Relevant Ability: DEX Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 250 gp Course Difficulty: +5%
Set Traps, Advanced Shipwright Skill Suite
(Sophisticated) (Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: GG, 67 BP Cost: 8 Book/Page: CG, 52
Relevant Ability: DEX Mastery Die: 1d8 Relevant Ability: (DEX+INT)/2 Mastery Die: 1d10
Course Cost: 400 gp Course Difficulty: -5% Course Cost: 5,775 gp Course Difficulty: +15%

Skinning
(Sophisticated)
Shield Repair, Metal BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 330
(Sophisticated) Relevant Ability: (STR+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d8
BP Cost: 3 Book/Page: PHB, 330 Course Cost: 650 gp Course Difficulty: +5%
Relevant Ability: (DEX+INT)/2 Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 275 gp Course Difficulty: +15%

Slaughter: Game Animal

(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 330
Relevant Ability: (STR+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 300 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Shield Repair, Wood

(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 3 Book/Page: PHB, 330
Relevant Ability: (DEX+INT)/2 Mastery Die: 1d10
Course Cost: 175 gp Course Difficulty: +10%

Shipwright
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: CG, 49*
Relevant Ability: (INT+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d10
Course Cost: 175 gp Course Difficulty: +10%
*Note: The Shipwright skill has no description entry in the Combatant's
Guide to Slaughtering Foes, First Printing.

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Slaughter: Livestock
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: (STR+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d10
Course Cost: 385 gp
Sleight of Hand
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 4
Relevant Ability: DEX
Course Cost: 450 gp
Slip Away into Shadows
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: DEX
Course Cost: 450 gp
Speed Reading
(Sophisticated)
Book/Page: PHB, 330 BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: SSG, 53
Relevant Ability: (INT+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d10
Course Difficulty: +0% Course Cost: 300 gp Course Difficulty: +10%
Book/Page: SSG, 53
Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Difficulty: +15%
Book/Page: PHB, 330
Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Difficulty: +10%
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Spell Tattooing Spell Tattooing
[Spellslinger's Guide to Wurld Domination] [Adventurer's Guide to Pixie Fairies]
(Sophisticated) (Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 4 Book/Page: SSG, 54 BP Cost: 4 Book/Page: PF, 42
Relevant Ability: DEX Mastery Die: 1d6 Relevant Ability: DEX Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 500 gp Course Difficulty: +15% Course Cost: 500 gp Course Difficulty: +15%

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Stealthy Movement
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 4
Relevant Ability: DEX
Course Cost: 370 gp
Stonemasonry
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: (INT+STR)/2
Course Cost: 170 gp
Survival Skill Suite
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 10
Relevant Ability: (CON+INT+WIS)/3
Course Cost: 170 gp
Survival, Desert
(Sophisticated)
Book/Page: PHB, 331 BP Cost: 3 Book/Page: PHB, 331
Mastery Die: 1d6 Relevant Ability: (CON+INT+WIS)/3 Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Difficulty: +10% Course Cost: 450 gp Course Difficulty: +10%
Book/Page: PHB, 331
Mastery Die: 1d10
Course Difficulty: +5%
Survival, Jungle
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 331
Relevant Ability: (CON+INT+WIS)/3 Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 250 gp Course Difficulty: +5%
Book/Page: PHB, 331
Mastery Die: 1d10
Course Difficulty: +5%
Survival, Underground
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 3 Book/Page: PHB, 331
Relevant Ability: (CON+INT+WIS)/3 Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Cost: 275 gp Course Difficulty: +5%
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Survival, Winter [AKA: Survival, Arctic] Torture
(Sophisticated) (Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 3 Book/Page: PHB, 331 BP Cost: 3 Book/Page: PHB, 332
Relevant Ability: (CON+INT+WIS)/3 Mastery Die: 1d4 Relevant Ability: (INT+STR)/2 Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 450 gp Course Difficulty: +10% Course Cost: 250 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Track Game
Swimming (Sophisticated)
(Sophisticated) BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 332
BP Cost: 3 Book/Page: PHB, 331 Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d6
Relevant Ability: (CON+DEX+STR)/3 Mastery Die: 1d6 Course Cost: 300 gp Course Difficulty: +10%
Course Cost: 175 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Swimming: Dog Paddle

(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 331
Relevant Ability: (CON+STR)/2 Mastery Die: 1d10
Course Cost: 50 gp Course Difficulty: +0%

Tightrope Walking
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: DEX
Course Cost: 375 gp
Book/Page: PHB, 331
Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Difficulty: +15%

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Tracking
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 332
Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d4
Course Cost: 350 gp Course Difficulty: +10%

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Trailing
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1 for thieves
(2 for other class groups)
Relevant Ability: DEX
Course Cost: 300 gp
Book/Page: GG, 67
Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Difficulty: +5%
Trap Sweep (Full Sweep)
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 332
Relevant Ability: (DEX+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 375 gp Course Difficulty: +20%

Restricted to members of the thief group.

Tumbling
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 332
Relevant Ability: DEX Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 125 gp Course Difficulty: +10%

Vandalism/Desecration
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 2
Relevant Ability: STR
Course Cost: 200 gp
Book/Page: PHB, 333
Mastery Die: 1d12
Course Difficulty: +5%

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Ventriloquism Voice Mimicry
(Sophisticated) (Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 3 Book/Page: PHB, 333 BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: GG, 68
Relevant Ability: INT Mastery Die: 1d4 Relevant Ability: CHA Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 300 gp Course Difficulty: +15% Course Cost: 700 gp Course Difficulty: +15%

Weaponsmithing
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 4 Book/Page: PHB, 333
Relevant Ability: (DEX+INT)/2 Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 700 gp Course Difficulty: +10%

Veterinary Healing
(Sophisticated)
BP Cost: 3 Book/Page: ZG, 72
Relevant Ability: WIS Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 350 gp Course Difficulty: +0%

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Weaving Drafting Tools
(Sophisticated) (Tools Skills)
BP Cost: 2 Book/Page: PHB, 333 BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 336
Relevant Ability: (DEX+INT)/2 Mastery Die: 1d8 Relevant Ability: DEX Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 100 gp Course Difficulty: +5% Course Cost: 4,200 gp Course Difficulty: +0%

Assaying/Surveying Tools
(Tools Skills)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: (DEX+INT)/2
Course Cost: 4,200 gp
Book/Page: PHB, 335
Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Difficulty: +0%
Jeweler Tools
(Tools Skills)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 336
Relevant Ability: (DEX+WIS)/2 Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 4,200 gp Course Difficulty: +0%

Blacksmith Tools
(Tools Skills)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 335
Relevant Ability: (DEX+INT+STR)/3 Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 600 gp Course Difficulty: +5%
Leather Working Tools
(Tools Skills)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 336
Relevant Ability: DEX Mastery Die: 1d6
Course Cost: 400 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Carpentry Tools (Wood Working)

(Tools Skills)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 336
Relevant Ability: (DEX+INT+STR)/3 Mastery Die: 1d8 Mining Tools (Stone Working)
Course Cost: 4,200 gp Course Difficulty: +0% (Tools Skills)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 336
Relevant Ability: STR Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 400 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Construction Tools
(Tools Skills)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 336
Relevant Ability: (DEX+INT+STR)/3 Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 4,200 gp Course Difficulty: +0%

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Peg Legs Dropped Missiles
(Tools Skills) (Weapon Proficiencies)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 336 BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PF, 41
Relevant Ability: DEX Mastery Die: NA Relevant Ability: NA Mastery Die: NA
Course Cost: Free Course Difficulty: +10% Course Cost: 600 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

Surgery Tools/Suture Kit

(Tools Skills)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 336
Relevant Ability: (DEX+INT)/2 Mastery Die: 1d8
Course Cost: 4,200 gp Course Difficulty: +0%

Basic Proficiency (per weapon)

(Weapon Proficiencies)
BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 308
Relevant Ability: NA Mastery Die: NA
Course Cost: 600 gp Course Difficulty: +5%

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Grenade-Like Missiles
(Weapon Proficiencies)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: NA
Course Cost: 600 gp
Note: Course Cost and Course Difficulty listed in HJ13, p.23.
Weapon Mastery (only one weapon)
(Weapon Proficiencies)
BP Cost: 1
Relevant Ability: NA
Course Cost: 1,500 gp
Weapon Specialization (only one weapon)
(Weapon Proficiencies)
Book/Page: ZG, 75 BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: PHB, 308
Mastery Die: NA Relevant Ability: NA Mastery Die: NA
Course Difficulty: +5% Course Cost: 850 gp Course Difficulty: +10%
Book/Page: PHB, 308
Mastery Die: NA
Course Difficulty: +15%
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Precision Targeting (per ranged weapon) GM’s Note:
There are several common situations often encountered by PCs that
(Weapon Proficiencies)
would count as firing into melee, for purposes of determining actual
BP Cost: 1 Relevant Book/Page: HJ24, target. Examples of this include, but are not limited to, the following.
Ability: NA 8 Mastery Die: NA - A king surrounded by his guards while in public.
Course Cost: ? Course Difficulty: ? - A thief moving through a crowded courtyard.
The character with this proficiency is usually responsible for taking - A commanding officer moving behind a line of pike men, giving
out enemy commanders, magic-users, and deserters once combat has orders.
been joined. They have attained the mental discipline necessary to focus - A magic user casting his spells while surrounded by guards.
on their target. This proficiency is available to any class allowed to - A deserter running through a wooded area. (The nearby trees act as
employ missile weapons. A character may take a Precision Targeting possible targets. Size T for trees 2 inches or smaller in diameter, S for
proficiency in any single ranged weapon with which he is already trees 2 to 8 inches diameter, M for trees 8 to 24 inches diameter or L for
proficient. All benefits provided by Precision Targeting apply only to trees 24 inches diameter or larger.)
the chosen weapon, though the proficiency can be taken for additional
weapons.
Bigger Target
A character with the Precision Targeting proficiency is able to negate (Combat Procedures)
his normal attack(s) to “draw a bead” on his target, assuming his BP Cost: 1 Book/Page: HJ24, 8
concentration isn’t disrupted. (This period of concentration is very Relevant Ability: DEX Mastery Die: 1d4
similar to a spell caster casting a spell, and should be treated as such for
Course Cost: 225 gp Course Difficulty: +5%
purposes of armor class, and the possible disruption of the sniping
attempt.) He will be able to attack with his next shot on segment 10 as if This skill is most often employed by exceptionally loyal, or dedicated
his target were one size category larger. Note: a character must spend bodyguards of a nobleman or his family. If a guard knows or suspects a
the first nine segments of the round “drawing a bead” for each Precision ranged attack is aimed at the person he is protecting, he can, with a
Targeting attack, reducing the rate of fire by a full round. successful skill check, raise his effective size category by one. Any
subsequent missile attacks are now more likely to hit the bodyguard
Example: Sir Kirk is locked in melee with a Minotaur, and than the person under his protection. Unfortunately, any critical hits
the battle is not going his way. His companion, the ranger scored against a character with this skill will use his true size when
Burgdorf, decides to risk a long bow shot at the minotaur. determining critical location. A failed skill check results in no apparent
Without the sniper proficiency Burgdorf looses his arrow on change in the character’s size. While a critical failure of this skill results
segment one, and has a one in three chance of hitting Sir in the apparent size category of the person under his protection going
Kirk (size M), and a two in three chance of hitting the up by one. He has in effect given the attacker a better shot.
minotaur (size L). With the sniper proficiency Burgdorf will Prerequisite: None.
spend the first five segments of the round “Drawing a bead”
on the minotaur. On segment six he takes his first shot, but
with a one in five chance of hitting Sir Kirk (size M), and a
four in five chance of hitting the minotaur (considered size
H for this shot). Burgdorf is far less likely to owe Sir Kirk an
apology if he has the sniper proficiency.
In the event the character’s concentration is disrupted, all benefits of
Precision Targeting are lost, though the disrupted character may choose
to shoot anyway. Regardless of the missile weapon used, the effective
rate of fire is always halved when this proficiency is applied.
Example: Kelly, a Longbow specialist with three attacks per
round would normally shoot on segment. 1,4, and 7 of
round one, then again on segment 1,4,and 7 of round 2.
When employing his Precision Targeting Proficiency, he
concentrates on segment. 1, shoots on 4, and if he wants to
continue the benefits he needs to concentrate again on
segment 7 to shoot on segment 1 of round 2. Sergeant
Billick, a heavy crossbowman would normally shoot on
segment 1 of round one, with his second shot on segment 1
of round 2, with this proficiency the entirety of round one is
spent drawing a bead on his target, and he shoots his first
shot in round 2. If it seems that slow weapons have
disadvantage, they do more damage, so quit complaining.
Prerequisite: Basic Proficiency in chosen ranged weapon.
Note: HackJournal 24 does not list the Course Cost or Course
Difficulty.

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