SKILL CLUSTERS
The following skills may be grouped together. I generally allow players to choose up to half the number of levels as skills in the specific skill cluster listed under "Subsequent Term Skills" in their profession. Thus, if the skill cluster has six skills, the player may choose three levels in any combination of skills in the skill cluster. In the case of fractions, round up.
There is some overlap between certain clusters.
Acrobat Skill Cluster
Acrobatics | Climbing | Escape Skill | Jumping |
Stealth | Thrown Weapon |
Aircraft Skill Cluster
Pilot (Fabric Wing) | Pilot (Fixed Wing) | Pilot (Glider) | Pilot (Jet) |
Pilot (Multiengine) | Pilot (Rotary Wing) | Pilot (Spacecraft) |
Animal Handling Skill Cluster
Animal Handling and Training | Farming | Riding |
Archaic Weapons Skill Cluster
Archery | Thrown Weapon |
Artillery Skill Cluster
Archaic Artillery | Forward Observer | Heavy Artillery |
Artisan Skill Cluster
Carpenter | Jeweler | Mason | Metallurgy |
Charm Skill Cluster
Act/Bluff | Carousing | Persuasion | Recruiting |
Crime Skill Cluster
Escape Skill | Forgery | Intrusion | Pickpocket |
Determination Skill Cluster
Leadership | Streetwise | Willpower |
Economics Skill Cluster
Admin/Legal | Business | Bargain | Business |
Engineer Skill Cluster
Civil Engineer | Combat Engineer | Construction | Demolitions |
Excavation |
Explore Skill Cluster
Cartography | Climbing | Navigation | Scrounging |
Survival | Swimming |
Fine Arts Skill Cluster
Act/Bluff | Dance | Disguise | Music |
Painting | Sculpture | Song |
Gun Combat Skill Cluster
Autogun | Pistol | Rifle |
Heavy Weapons Skill Cluster
Autogun | Grenade Launcher | Tac Missile |
Helm Operations Skill Cluster
Ship Helm Operations | Submarine Helm Operations |
Interaction Skill Cluster
Bargain | Instruction | Interrogation | Language |
Recruiting |
Medical Skill Cluster
Biology | Medical (Diagnosis) | Medical (Surgery) | Medical (Trauma) |
Veterinarian |
Melee Skill Cluster
Armed Martial Arts | Unarmed Martial Arts |
Perception Skill Cluster
Blind Fighting | Cryptography | Observation | Psychology |
Research | Scrounging | Stalking | Tracking |
Personal Transport Skill Cluster
Bicycle | Long Distance Marching | Parachute | Snow Skiing |
Swimming |
Physical Science Skill Cluster
Biology | Chemistry | Farming | Genetics |
Geology | Meteorology | Physics |
Social Science Skill Cluster
History | Instruction | Language | Persuasion |
Psychology | Research |
Tactics Skill Cluster
Tactics (Air) | Tactics (Ground) | Tactics (Ship) |
Technician Skill Cluster
Aircraft Mechanic | Computer | Cryptography | Electronics |
Gunsmith | Machinist | Mechanic | Metallurgy |
NBC Specialist | Reactor Operations | Warhead |
Vice Skill Cluster
Bribery | Disguise | Gambling | Streetwise |
Vehicle Skill Cluster
Ground Vehicle (Motorcycle) | Ground Vehicle (Snowmobile) | Ground Vehicle (Tracked) | Ground Vehicle (Wheeled) |
Riding |
Vessel Skill Cluster
Vessel Use (Boat) | Vessel Use (Hovercraft) | Vessel Use (Ship) |