Abilities

Every protagonist’s capabilities are defined by their nine Abilities. Each Ability captures a broad mode of capability. Abilities are grouped into three categories: Physical, Mental, and Emotional. The nine Abilities are listed below.

List of Abilities and Skills

Physical

• Might. Force, raw strength, and physical speed.
• Grace. Balance, precision, reflexes, and finesse.
• Endurance. Stamina, toughness, and health.

Mental

• Intellect. Analysis, knowledge, problem-solving, and technical skills.
• Cunning. Cleverness, improvisation, and trickery.
• Will. Mental resilience, patience, focus, and studiousness.

Emotional

• Confidence. Presence, likability, assertiveness, and bold projection.
• Guile. Misdirection, emotional manipulation, and decorum.
• Empathy. Sensitivity, compassion, and emotional insight.

Ability Ranks

Each protagonist has a rank of 1 to 10 in each of the nine Abilities. Protagonists can increase their ranks in Abilities with Talents.

Ability Die

An Ability’s rank determines the Ability die added to Checks that use that Ability:

Ability Rank	Ability Die
1	d0
2-3	d4
4-5	d6
6-7	d8
8-9	d10
10	d12

Like Circumstance dice, features can grant Boons and Banes to Ability die when making Checks that use that die.