| Dodge | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Skill | Max Rank | Usu. Attributes | Prerequisites |
| Defense | 3 | Agility | none |
| While wearing light or no armor, you may add your Dodge specialty to Defense against physical attacks. | |||
| Dual-Weapon Fighting | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Skill | Max Rank | Usu. Attributes | Prerequisites |
| Combat | 3 | None | Melee or Ranged Combat Specialty |
| You may wield two weapons instead of one, provided that your off-hand weapon is light. You may attack with both weapons in the same action, using the slower of the two’s speed, at a -1 soft penalty to attack. It does not matter if these weapons are melee or ranged, so long as they meet the size and weight requirements. If you need to reload a ranged weapon while holding two weapons, you must drop one of the weapons in order to reload. | |||
| Rank 2, Melee Combat Specialty— You gain a +1 inherent bonus to Defense against melee attacks when weilding a melee weapon in your off-hand. | |||
| Rank 3, Ranged Combat Specialty— You need not drop one of your weapons to reload if weilding two ranged weapons. | |||
| Electronics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Skill | Max Rank | Usu. Attributes | Prerequisites |
| Engineering | 3 | Intelligence | none |
| You are adept at wiring circuits and making electric gizmos behave... or misbehave. | |||
| First Aid | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Skill | Max Rank | Usu. Attributes | Prerequisites |
| Medicine | 3 | Wisdom | none |
| You know how to bandage a moderate wound, restart someone’s heart, and treat the common cold. | |||
| Forensics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Skill | Max Rank | Usu. Attributes | Prerequisites |
| Investigation | 3 | Intelligence | none |
| You are especially attuned to crime scenes and other mysterioius locales, and know where and how to look for what you’re searching for. Use Forensics when searching a room, looking for tracks or clues to a crime. Can also be used with Perception. | |||
| Fortitude of Body | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Skill | Max Rank | Usu. Attributes | Prerequisites |
| Endurance | 3 | Vitality | none |
| You are especially tough. You may add your Fortitude of Body rank to any physical Endurance roll you make, except where specialties do not apply. | |||
| Fortitude of Mind | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Skill | Max Rank | Usu. Attributes | Prerequisites |
| Endurance | 3 | Focus | none |
| YYou are especially sane and level-headed. You may add your Fortitude of Mind rank to any mental Endurance roll you make, save where specialties do not apply. | |||