Abilities

There are three categories of Abilities: Talents, Skills, and Knowledges. Like Attributes, players are asked to prioritize their Abilities, placing them in order of primary, secondary, and tertiary. A human, mortal+ or ghoul character receives 11 (Primary), 7 (Secondary) and 4 (Tertiary) points. A mage or vampire character receives 13 (Primary), 9 (Secondary) and 5 (Tertiary) points. Like Attributes, Abilities are rated from 0 to 5. Naturally, a rating of 0 reflects complete unfamiliarity with the ability. Skills at 0 are rolled at a +2 difficulty because due to the characters pure lack of ability. Knowledges at 0 are cannot be rolled at all.

Level Descriptor ● Novice ●● Practictioner ●●● Professional ●●●● Expert ●●●●● Master

Ability List

Talents Alertess - attention to detail and surroundings Athletics - sports and movement Awareness - understanding of supernatural phenomena Brawl - unarmed combat Empathy - observing emotions and understanding viewpoints Expression - art of communication and entertainment Intimidation - coercing via force and threat Leadership - delegating to and communicating with a team Streetwise - navigating urban streets and gathering intel there Subterfuge - deceiving others and noticing it Do - The Akashayana's specialized form of martial arts

Skills Animal Ken - understanding animal minds and behaviors Crafts - constructing, crafting, and repairing objects Drive - operating automobiles under rough conditions Etiquette - knowledge of proper protocol among your social circles Firearms - identifying, using, and maintaining firearms and bows. Larceny - picking locks, burglary, bypassing security, sleight of hand, etc Melee - identifying, using, and maintaining non-firearm weapons Performance - acting, playing music, or otherwise entertaining an audience Stealth - moving silently and unnoticed Survival - enduring harsh environments Meditation - management of one's mental state

Knowledges Academics - knowledge in Arts and Humanities, scholarly research. We use the V20 version (it is vaguer than M20). Computer - computer programming, network security, and operating systems Finance - competent management of one's finances Investigation - forensics, pathology, and navigating government records Law - understanding of laws, statues, and litigation Medicine - physiology, anatomy, and medical treatments Occult - lore about the supernatural and mythological Politics - political processes and bureaucratic maneuvers Science - physical and natural sciences Technology - operating electronics and special equipment/machinery. Cosmology - understanding of supernatural realms and the universe

Non-Mage characters do not need to invest in dots of Do, Meditation, or Cosmology. These are stats that Mages have to buy in order to be able to pull off certain things.

M20 provides Secondary Abilities. If you are looking through the M20 book and wish to use them please read about how we handle Secondary Abilities.