Just note with some horrors not seeing them can be better.

Notice (Smarts): Another highly recommended Skill. These skills have the same penalty for malfunction when used this way. A Mad Science gun would use Shooting instead, an auto-gyro uses Piloting. Note not all Mad Science inventions use this skill for operation. Non-Arcane Background characters can take this Skill to use gizmos and infernal devices. Mad Science (Smarts): The Mad Scientist power skill. Lockpicking (Agility): This skill for this game cover many other larcenous skills based on the character’s background from pickpocketing to forgery. Language d6 means the character is fluent in speaking it as well as reading and writing in it (unless they have the Illiterate HIndrance). Language d4 means the character can speak the language well enough but has difficulty reading it well. This skill works a little differently than others with only a d4 and d6 available. Language: Chinese,Gaelic, German, French, Indian Sign, Latin, Spanish, Swedish, etc.: America is a melting pot of different nationalities and cultures with dozens of different languages. Knowledge: Occult (Smarts): While this skill gives the character a leg up in the world of the supernatural, a player should expect to also conduct research (via the Investigation skill) to learn about some of the things that go bump in the night. Agents, it can be used to skirt the law or point out a tyrant sheriff or judge. Knowledge: Law (Smarts): A required skill for U.S. Knowledge: History (Smarts): This skill can sometimes circumvent the Investigation skill by having a better understanding of the past. Knowledge: Demolitions (Smarts): A required skill if one wants to use dynamite and keep all of their fingers. Knowledge: Chemistry (Smarts): A required skill for Alchemy Edge, it also counts as a science skill for purposes of the Gadgeteer Edge.

Typically a rare thing out in the Wierd West, but possible for the posse to find themselves lead troops in Great Rails War battle, or Civil War flare up. Knowledge: Battle (Smarts): Used for Mass Battle rolls. This skill can be useful to cover mysteries by researching old documents, maps, and newspapers. Investigation (Smarts): Players are reminding that many towns and newspapers are keeping records and old articles that delve into their history. Intimidation is also used in the Face Off phase of Duels and can be the difference between the quick and the dead. A good description of the Intimation can net a +2. Intimidation (Spirit): A character Charisma score can be added in certain sitiations to this skill weather it be positive or negative, typically negative Charisma scores. Hexslinging (Smarts): The Hucksters power skill. The skill also covers forensics and can be used to determine cause and time of death.

Healing (Smarts): The actual manner of this skill is dependent on the character ranging from herbalism to state of the art medicine of the late 19th century. Additionally, I recommend that a player have a Minimum of a d4 in this skill. The Guts skill is in place for this setting. Guts (Spirit): Deadlands is a horror setting and fear has some very tangible effects. Characters without the Arcane Background can still take this Skill receiving the Protection power.įighting (Agility): It is highly recommended that a character have at least a d4 in this Skill just for Parry purposes. Skills such as cooking, will both rarely require a roll and the results would also rarely be dramatic and would be better suited for the player to rely on Common Knowledge with a their character have a character background that supports it.īoating (Agility): Used for all aquatic vehicles from canoes to riverboats, maze runners to submersibles.ĭriving (Agility): Used for wagons, coaches, chariots as well as many mad science horseless vehicles.įaith (Spirit): The Blessed power skill. Additionally, it should be a skill that should be dramatic if the character should fail. A note on Knowledge skills, a players should not purchase any Knowledge skill unless they are reasonable sure that they will have a opportunity to roll it within three game sessions or so. This is a fairly complete list of the skills used in Deadlands: Reloaded.

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