Talk:Skills

Skill Bonuses

• skill basis (automatic/passive) — +1 to +9
• magic enhancement (item) — +1 to +9 (+1 to +5 pre-epic, +6 to +9 epic)
• feats:

• skill expert feat — +2
• skill specialist feat — +2
• skill prodigy feat — +1
• less dedicated feats — +1 to +4
• tertiary feats — +1

• racial traits or class feature

• major trait or major class feature — +1 to +4
• minor trait or lesser class feature — +1 to +2

• weapon bonus (from weapon qualities) — +1 to +4 (only for specific combat maneuvers)

Specific Skill Bonuses

• weapon qualities — +2 to one or more combat maneuvers.

Acrobatics

advanced uses:

• better mitigation of falling damage (e.g. allowed to make a check even if the falling wasn't intentional; mitigation applies to more than just the first (or second) 10 feet, etc.)

Barter

• barter roll against challenging DC for CR of a monster generates 10 percent more treasure, failure to make an average roll removes ten percent
• barter roll can be used for bluff or diplomacy in 'low society' at normal.
• diplomacy gains a new situation modifier of =/- 5 for 'high or low' society
• barter roll can be used for bluff and diplomacy in 'high society' at -5 to rolls
• barter is used for 'quick talk' type skill rolls to talk your way into things. we don't currently have a quick talk skill?
• barter is used for smuggling and other flim-flam type situations, ie, 'low society' from above
• barter is a direct swap for bluff or diplomacy vs monsters (low society)

Diplomacy

combat uses:

• Detante = invite a foe to attack another besides yourself
• Leading Discourse = Make target think an idea is its own

Epic:

• False Flag = a foe treats you as an ally in combat for one round
• Overtures = reduce a foe's initiative