Dragaera for 7th Sea: Skills and Knacks
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Skills and Knacks

Martial Skills
Civil Skills

The basic skill system is generally used as per 7th Sea.  Skills cost 2 Hero Points each to buy during character creation, for which you get all the Basic Knacks at level 1, except as noted below.  Basic Knacks cost 1 HP per level to increase; Advanced Knacks cost 3 HP per level to buy and/or increase unless you have an Advantage that affects the cost.  If you get two skills that grant the same basic knack, they are additive.  The maximum rank at any starting skill is 3.

Martial Skills
Martial Skill Basic Knacks Advanced Knacks
Athlete Climbing, Footwork, Sprinting, Throwing Break Fall, Leaping, Lifting, Long Distance Running, Rolling, Side-step, Swimming, Swinging
Buckler Parry (Buckler) Attack (Buckler)
Captain Strategy, Tactics Ambush, Bribery, Cartography, Diplomacy, Incitation, Leadership, Logistics
Cloak Parry (Cloak) Entangle
Commander Strategy, Tactics Ambush, Camouflage, Cartography, Diplomacy, Incitation, Leadership, Logistics
Dirty Fighting Attack (Dirty Fighting) Attack (Improvised Weapon), Eye-gouge, Kick, Parry (Improvised Weapon), Throat Strike, Throw (Improvised Weapon)
Fencing Attack (Fencing), Parry (Fencing)  
Flash Stone Attack (Flash stone)  
Gauntlet Attack (Gauntlet), Parry (Gauntlet) Uppercut
Hand Axe Attack (Hand Axe), Parry (Hand Axe) Throw (Hand Axe)
Heavy Weapon Attack (Heavy Weapon), Parry (Heavy Weapon)  
Javelin
 Hand Attack (Javelin), Throw (Javelin)
Knife Attack (Knife), Parry (Knife) Throw (Knife)
Lyorn Soft Martial Art Balance, Block (Soft Martial Arts), Footwork, Grapple, Yield Break Fall, Disarm (Unarmed), Escape, Joint Lock, Leaping, Meditation, Side-step, Throws
Polearm Attack (Polearm), Parry (Polearm) Set Defense
Pugilism Attack (Pugilism), Footwork, Jab Ear Clap, Uppercut
Rider Ride (Horse) Animal Training, Mounting, Trick Riding
Shield Parry (Shield) Attack (Shield)
Staff Attack (Staff), Parry (Staff)  
Waylay Lie in Wait, Set Traps, Shadowing Ambush, Camouflage, Land on Target, Snatch and Grab
Whip Attack (Whip)  
Wrestling Grapple Bear Hug, Break, Escape, Head Butt

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Civil Skills
Civil Skill Basic Knacks Advanced Knacks
Acrobat Balance, Footwork Break Fall, Circus, Contortion, Juggling, Leaping, Lifting, Rolling, Stunt, Swinging
Artist Note: Start at rank 2 in one knack. Composer, Drawing, Musician (instrument), Sculpting, Singing, Writing  
Bard Etiquette, History, Oratory, Singing (House) Lore, Diplomacy, Heraldry, Lip Reading, Riddles, Sincerity
Courtesan Note: Start at rank 1 in 3 knacks. Acting, Dancing, Etiquette, Fashion, Jenny, Masseur, Unobtrusive  Cold Read, Conceal, Gossip, Mooch, Poison, Politics, Seduction, Sincerity 
Courtier Dancing, Etiquette, Fashion, Oratory Diplomacy, Gaming, Gossip, Lip Reading, Memorizing, Mooch, Politics, Scheming, Seduction, Sincerity
Criminal Gambling, Shadowing, Stealth Ambush, Cheating, Lockpicking, Pickpocket, Prestidigitation, Quack, Scrounging
Engineer Architecture, Drafting, Mathematics Accounting, Natural Philosophy
Falconer Bird Handling Animal Training
Fence Appraising, Socializing Haggling, Shopping, Underworld Lore
Forger Calligrapher, Forgery, Paper Maker, Research Conceal, Cryptography
Fortune Telling Oratory, Palm Reading Bones, Card Reading, Cold Read, Haggling, Occult, Omens, Other Divination (specify)
Guide Note: Start at rank 1 in 3 knacks (Street Navigation must be one of them). Climbing, Ride, Stealth, Street Navigation, Survival, Tracking, Trail Signs. Ambush, Cartography, Direction Sense, Navigation, Swimming.
Healer Diagnosis, First Aid Dentist, Examiner, Quack, Surgery, Veterinarian
Herbalist Cooking, Diagnosis, First Aid, Flora Compounds, Poison, Quack
Hunter Note: Start at rank 1 in 3 knacks. Fishing, Skinning, Stealth, Survival, Tracking, Trail Signs, Traps Ambush, Animal Training
Merchant/Artisan Note: Start at rank 2 in one knack. Apothecary, Baker, Blacksmith, Brewer, Butcher, Calligrapher, Carpenter, Ceramics, Chandler, Cobbler, Confectioner, Cooking, Cooper, Distiller, Dying, Embalmer, Fletcher, Florist, Furrier, Gardener, Glassblower, Gunsmith, Hairdresser, Hatter, Innkeeper, Jenny, Jeweler, Mason, Masseur, Miller, Paper Maker, Perfumer, Potter, Printer, Sail Maker, Scribe, Seamstress, Shipwright, Spinner, Steward, Tailor, Vintner, Weaver  Accounting, Appraising, Architecture, Bartending, Haggling, Tinker
Performer Acting, Dancing, Oratory, Singing Animal Training, Circus, Cold Read, Disguise, Juggling, Memorizing, Prestidigitation, Shill, Storytelling
Riverboat Pilot Balance, Knotwork, Rigging, River Navigation Ambush, Bribery, Cartography, Diplomacy, Pilot, Swimming, Weather
Sailor Balance, Climbing, Knotwork, Rigging Cartography, Leaping, Navigation, Pilot, Sea Lore, Swimming, Weather
Scholar History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Research Astronomy, Law, Natural Philosophy, Occult, (House) Lore, Heraldry
Servant Etiquette, Fashion, Menial Tasks, Unobtrusive Accounting, Drive Carriage, Drive Sleigh, Gossip, Haggling, Seneschal, Valet
Spy Shadowing, Stealth Bribery, Conceal, Cryptography, Disguise, Forgery, Hand Signs, Interrogation, Lip Reading, Memorizing, Poison, Sincerity
Streetwise Socializing, Street Navigation Area Lore (City-Specific), Scrounging, Shopping, Underworld Lore
Urchin Stealth, Street Navigation, Survival Area Lore (City-Specific), Conceal, Pickpocket, Scrounging, Sincerity

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