Special Skills

Skills

Critical Eye

Level 1: 1 per day
Level 2: 1 per scene
Level 3: refreshes on a resonance of choice (before roll)

Uncovers a critical weakness, that, if taken advantage of grants 2 bonus dice.
The weakness is described and anyone can take advantage of it, most weaknesses are single use, not all

Bloodletting

This skill can be used to decontaminate (without alacast) anything, in proportion to damage caused.
1 contamination - total construction
every [5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,20] halves damage
TODO

Yoink

The character can put an item that they can grab into their inventory, directly. Others might notice the proximity and the lack of item, but not the act of stealing.
Level 1: 1 per adventure
Level 2: 1 per day
Level 3: 1 per scene

Reservoir

When the Characters Contamination exceeds their Resistance, this skill may be used to contain the additional contamination, only one effect can be applied until the Contamination is brought below Resistance.
Focus - for short term situations, lowers the (just applied) Ingress Wound by [5,8,11,14,17,20]
Intuition - +[5,10,15,17,20] Bonus dice on usages of Contamination, and Malus dice on resisting and healing.
Discipline - The influence of contamination on healing is lowered by [5,8,11,14,17,20] for one week.

Contamination Restoration

While Contamination exceeds Resistance, this skill can be used in Healing.

Cortex Drive

This skill represents a pilot’s ability to push their control in battle via neural implants.
When activated, it can be used as a third selector during a roll that would benefit from faster or more precise control. For each Resonance triggered in the roll, the pilot suffers one wound of severity equal to the Amplitude of that Resonance.

Anechoic

Perks/Passives
Anechoic can be used once per Scene:
Level 1: You may choose (before a roll) that there will be no resonances whatsoever
Level 2: You may choose a Resonance frequency to Ignore.
Level 3: You may, after rolling, decide which resonances to apply and which to ignore.

Broad Skills

Special skills are given here as examples, they can and should be created speci

Raven

A tribal Raven shaman’s connection to their totem and how it can be used.

• Talon – Offensive and interactive
• Eye – Scouting, perception, and information-gathering
• Wing – Movement and utility

Spirit

General manipulation of Contamination by a shaman.

• Call – Induces Contamination at range. Weaker with distance.
• Infuse – Boosts Contamination in a target, repairing and restoring vitality.
• Expunge – Reduces Contamination in a target, causing harm.

Resonant Body

Innate superhuman traits awakened in a tribal warrior.

• Resonant Healing – Perk: Total Amplitude of Frequencies (10-Discipline-Resonant Body) bonus healing transferred from Contaminatio
• Tireless – Focus roll to negate exhaustion. 1 Contamination per started hour.
• Ancestors' Strength – Perk Add Intuition to a Physical skill roll (once per level per day).

Deathless

Legendary endurance and survival seen in rare Tribals.

• Last Chance – No single wound can incapacitate the character. Roll to ignore wounds depending on Task
• Return – If restored [quickly, before decomposition, in any sense at any time] after death, the body returns to life.
• Ancestors Resistance – Extends lifespan, adds directly to resistance when Contamination is in (otherwise) dangerous area

Ranged Mech Weapons

This Broad Skill Covers all weapons too large to be handheld, including mounted turrets and vehicle-grade systems, usually mech weapons.
Usually used with the Focus Attribute and another skill depending on Tactics, surroundings or Systems.

This group of 7 Skills starts with 3 Skillgaps by default.

Weapon Types

• Laser - "Directed Energy Weapons" that fire pure energy. Use no ammo, just energy. Weaker raw damage, but pinpoint accuracy and excellent visual feedback in particulate-heavy air.
• Ballistics - Classic "guns" that fire solid projectiles. Use various ammo types. High kinetic force, versatile but ammo-dependent.
• Missile - Self-propelled weapons that travel independently.
  Slower, heavier, expensive — but depending on the Missile can ignore shields and can deliver payloads like explosives or devices.

Attack Modes

• Direct – Aimed and fired directly at the target. Requires line of sight.
• Indirect – Fired in arcs or lobbed. Needs target coordinates but ignores LoS.
• Seeking – Guided via sensors or datalinks. Will track as long as lock is active.
• Beam – Sustained streams of damage. Easy to aim, costly to maintain, less flexible.

Mech Melee

Massive close-range weapons. Unmatched in close quarters, but nearly useless at range.

• Sharp – High speed, precision. Relies on mech movement systems to reset quickly.
• Blunt – Slower, easier to dodge, but hits like artillery.
• Unarmed – No dedicated weapon; used for grappling, disabling, and improvisation.

Piloting Practice

Covers maneuvering mechs in various environments and sizes.
Usually used with the Discipline Attribute and another skill depending on Task
Both of these groups start with everything but 3 things skillgapped

Terrain

• Plain
• Desert
• Forest
• Arctic
• Mountain
• Urban
• Mud
• Marine
• Extreme

Weightclass

• Exo – Exoskeletons or mechs barely bigger than a human (<1t).
• Tiny – Small craft: buggies, light drones, micro-walkers (1–5t).
• Very Light – APCs, light tanks, agile walkers (5–15t).
• Light – Equivalent to a main battle tank (15–50t).
• Medium – Like superheavy tanks (50–150t).
• Heavy – Beyond conventional armor (150–500t).
• Very Heavy – Massive landcruisers (500–1500t).
• Ultra – Beyond classification. ???