HERO System (5th ed.)
Franklin's List of Background Skills
All original work herein is copyright © by Franklin W. Cain. All rights reserved. (Last updated: 27 January 2007)
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(A)
Accounting (PS) Adjutant Aerobatics Aeronautical Engineering (Sci) Aerospace Vehicles Agriculture Agronomy (Sci)
Hydroponics AI Systems Aide/Adjutant Air Vehicles Airship (TF) Alchemy (KS or Sci) Aliens
Alien Biology Alien Medicine Alien Psychology Alien Technology Analyze Style Anatomy/Physiology (Sci) Animals Anthropology Anti-Spacecraft Missile (WF) Antigrav (TF) Apothecary (KS) Appraisal (PS) Arcane and Occult Lore Archaic Cannon (WF) Archaic Firearms (WF group) Archaic Pistol (WF) Archeology/Anthropology (Sci)
Xenoarcheology Architect (PS) Architecture Arctic Terrain (AK) Armorer Armory Armourer (PS) Artificial Intelligence (Sci) Artillery Arts/Artist
Acting Audio/Video Editing (PS) Calligraphy (PS) [DEX] Carving (PS) [DEX] Composer (PS)
Engraving/Etching (PS) [DEX] Forgery Gardening (PS) Musical Instrument (PS) [DEX or CON] Origami (PS)
Painting (PS) Poet (PS) Showmanship Singing (PS) [CML or CON] Writing (PS) Asian Medicine Astrogation (PS) Astrography (AK) Astrology (KS or Sci) Astronaut (PS) Astronautical Engineering (Sci) Astronomy/Astrophysics (Sci) Athletics Audio/Video Editing (PS) Author Automobile Axe/Mace/Pick (WF) (B)
Bacteriology (Sci) Baker Ballistic/Orbital Missile (WF) Balloon (TF) Bar Hopping Barber (PS) Barnstorming Bartender (PS) Basketball (PS) Baton Battleaxe Battlesuit Bazooka Beasts of Burden Bestiary (KS) Bicycle (TF) [DEX or CON] Biochemistry (Sci) Biology (Sci)
Alien Biology Biochemistry Biophysics Ecology
Marine Biology Microbiology Molecular Biology Xenobiology Biophysics (Sci) Birds Black-Powder Weapons Blackjack Blackjack/21 (KS) Blacksmith (PS) Blade Blademaster Blaster Blimp Blowgun (WF) Bo Staff Bodyguard (PS) Bonecarving Bookbinding (PS) Botany (Sci) Bow (WF) Bowyer/Fletcher (PS) Brain Surgeon Brawling Brewing/Winemaking (PS) Bus/Heavy Truck (TF) Business Administration/Management (KS) Business/Contract Law Butcher (PS) Butler (PS) (C)
Calligraphy (PS) [DEX] Caltrops Camel (TF) Cannon/Howitzer (TF) Car (TF) Card Games (KS) Cardiology (Sci) Carousing (PS) Carpenter (PS) Cartography (KS) Cartoonist (PS) Carving (PS) [DEX] Casheir/Teller (PS) Chain-and-Rope Weapons (WF) Chandler (PS) Charioteering Chef Chemical Engineering (Sci) Chemistry (Sci)
Biochemistry Chemical Engineering Geochemistry Inorganic Chemistry Organic Chemistry Chess (KS) Chinese Medicine Civil Engineering (Sci) Club (WF) Clubbing Cobbler (PS) Comm Protocols Common Aerospace Vehicles (TF group) Common Air Vehicles (TF group) Common Beasts of Burden (TF group) Common Black-Powder Firearms Common Heavy Weapons (WF group) Common Martial Arts Weapons Common Melee Weapons (WF group) Common Missile Weapons (WF group) Common Motorized Seacraft (TF group) Common Oriental Melee Weapons (WF group) Common Pre-Industrial Seacraft Common Small Arms (WF group) Common Space Vehicles (TF group) Common Surface Vehicles (TF group) Composer (PS) Computer Science (Sci)
Artificial Intelligence AI Systems Cybernetics Internet Research (KS) Neuroelectronics Conspiracy Theory (KS) Cooking (PS) Cooper (PS) Cosmonaut Criminal Law Criminal Psychology (Sci or KS) Criminal Profiling Crocheting Crossbow (WF) Cryonics (Sci) Cryptozoology (Sci) Culture Knowledge (AK) Cybernetics (Sci) Cycle (D)
Dagger Dancing (PS) [DEX or CON] Dentist (PS) Dentistry (Sci) Detective (PS) Dimensional Engineering Dimensional Magics Dimensional Navigation Dimensional Physics Dirigible Dirk Disk Jockey (PS) DJ Doctor (PS)
Medical Specialty Neurosurgery Surgeon (PS) Dog/Canine (TF) Drinking (E)
Early Seacraft (TF group) Eavesdropping Ecology Economics (KS) Egyptology (KS) Electrical Engineering (Sci) Elephant (TF) Endocrinology Energy Weapons Engineering (Sci)
Aerospace Engineering Architecture Astronautical Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Dimensional Engineering Electrical Engineering Environmental Systems Ergonomics
Genetic Engineering (PS) Human Engineering Hyperspace Engineering (PS) Industrial Engineering Life Support Systems Mechanical Engineering Molecular Engineering Nanotechnology Naval Architecture/Engineering
Nuclear Engineering (PS) Psionic Engineering Psychotronics Starship Architecture/Engineering Temporal Engineering Transdimensional Engineering (PS) Vehicular Engineering Engraving/Etching (PS) Environment Suit Environmental Systems EOD Epidemiology (Sci) Equine Ergonomics (Sci) Escrima Stick Esperanto (Lng) Etching EVA Suit Excavation Exobiology Exoskeleton Explosive Ordnance Disposal (PS) Extraterrestrials (F)
Falconry (PS) Farmer (PS) Fighting Styles (KS) Firearms First Aid Fist-Load (WF) Flamethrower (WF) Flail (WF) Fletcher Flight/Comm Protocols (KS) Flying Battlesuit Flying Carpet (TF) Flying Mount (TF) Fnord Football (PS) Force Field Physics (Sci) Forensics (Sci) Free Fall (G)
Games
Card Games (KS) Chess (KS) Puzzles (KS) Riddles (KS) Sports (PS) Gardening (PS) Garrote (WF) Gemcutter General Knowledge (KS) General Science (Sci) Genetic Engineering (PS) Genetics (Sci) Geochemistry (Sci) Geography (AK) Geology (Sci) Geophysics Gerontology (Sci) Gestures Glassblowing (PS) [DEX] Glazier (PS) Glider/Light Plane (TF) Gravitics (Sci) Great Axe Greatsword Grenade Grenade Launcher/Mortar (WF) Groundcar Guard Guns Gunsmith (PS) (H)
Hairdresser (PS) Hammer Hand Gestures/Signals (Lng) Harpoon Heavy Lander (TF) Heavy Machinegun Heavy Motorship (TF) Heavy Plane (TF) Heavy Sailing Vessel (TF) Heavy Truck Heavy Weapons Helicopter (TF) Help Desk (PS) Heraldry (KS) Herbalism (KS) High-Energy Optics High-Performance Motorship (TF) High-Performance Plane (TF) High-Performance Spacecraft (TF) History (KS)
Legends Military History HMG (WF) Hobby (PS) Hoist Home Improvement/Repair (PS) Horse/Equine (TF) Hostile Environment Suit Hot-Air Balloon Housekeeper (PS) Hovercraft (TF) Howitzer Human Engineering HVAC (PS) Hydroponics (Sci) Hyperdimensional Engineering Hyperdimensional Magics Hyperdimensional Navigation Hyperdimensional Physics Hyperspace Engineering (PS) Hyperspace Navigation (PS) Hyperspace Physics (Sci) (I)
Illuminati Immunology (Sci) Impromptu Weapon (WF) Industrial Engineering (Sci) Inorganic Chemistry (Sci) Instructor (PS) [PRE] Internet Research Interplanetary Navigation Interstellar Navigation (J)
Janitor (PS) Javelin/Thrown Spear (WF) Jetpack/Flying Battlesuit (TF) Jeweller/Gemcutter (PS) Jo Stick Journalism (PS) [PRE] Juggling (PS) [DEX] (K)
Kama (WF) Karate Weapons Kitchen Sink Knife Knitting (PS) [DEX] Known Superbeings and Their Powers (KS) (L)
Lab Procedures (PS) Lady-in-Waiting Lance (WF) Lander (TF) Lariat Lasers Lasso/Lariat (WF) Law (KS) Leadership (PS) [PRE] Legends Librarian (PS) Library/Internet Research (KS) Life Support Systems (Sci) Lifting (PS) Light Plane Linguistics (Sci) Lipreading (PS) Literature (KS) Logistics (KS) (M)
Maces Machinist (PS) [DEX] Magic
Alchemy (KS or Sci) Arcane and Occult Lore (KS) Astrology (KS or Sci) Magical Theory (Sci) Meditation
Occultism (KS) Thaumatology Thaumaturgical Engineering (Sci) Transdimensional Magics (Sci) Magical Theory Maid (PS) Manager Maps
Astrography (AK) Cartography (KS) Geography (AK) Navigation Marbles/Caltrops (WF) Marine Biology (Sci) Martial Art Style (WF) Martial Arts Weapons Martial Arts Sub-Culture Mathematics (Sci) Maul Mecha Mechanical Engineering (Sci) Mechanics
HVAC (PS) Machinist (PS) [DEX] Mechanical Engineering (Sci) Plumbing (PS) Steam Engines/Turbines (PS) Vehicular Engineering (Sci) Medical Technician (PS) Medicine (Sci)
Alien Medicine Medical Specialty Xenomedicine Meditation Melee Weapons Mercenary Mercenary Sub-Culture Messenger Birds Metallurgy (Sci) Meteorology (Sci) Microbiology (Sci) Military History (KS) Military Sub-Culture Mining/Excavation (KS) Missile Launcher (WF) Missile Weapons Molecular Biology (Sci) Molecular Engineering Morse Code (Lng) Mortar Motorboat (TF) Motorcycle (TF) [DEX] Motorized Seacraft Musical Instrument (PS) [DEX or CON] Musical Notation (Lng) Musket (WF) Mythology (KS) Myths and Legends (N)
Nanotechnology (Sci) Natural Philosophy (KS) Naval Architecture/Engineering (Sci) Navigation
Astrogation (PS) Dimensional Navigation Hyperspace Navigation (PS) Interplanetary Navigation Interstellar Navigation Temporal Navigation Transdimensional Navigation (PS) Neuroelectronics (Sci) Neurology Neurophysics (Sci) Neurosurgery Ninja Weapons Non-Weapon Weapon Nuclear Engineering (PS) Nuclear Physics (Sci) Nunchaku (WF) Nurse (PS) (O)
Obstetrics/Gynecology Occultism (KS) Oceanography (Sci) Off-Hand (WF) Off-Road (TF) Optical Physics (Sci) Orbital Missile Orderly Organic Chemistry (Sci) Oriental Medicine Oriental Melee Weapons Origami (PS) Oversized Motorship (TF) Ox/Bovine (TF) (P)
P-Suit Painting (PS) Paleontology (Sci) Parachute (PS) [DEX] Patent/IP Law Pathology Pets Pharmacology (Sci) Philology Philosophy/Theology (KS) Photography (PS) Photonics (Sci) Physician Physics (Sci)
Astronomy/Astrophysics Biophysics Dimensional Physics Force Field Physics Geophysics High-Energy Optics
Hyperdimensional Physics Hyperspace Physics Neurophysics Nuclear Physics Optical Physics Quantum Mechanics
Seismology Subatomic Physics Teleportation Physics Temporal Physics Theoretical Physics Transdimensional Physics Pigeons/Messenger Birds (PS) Pistol (WF) Planetology (Sci) Plumbing (PS) Poet (PS) Poker (KS) Polearm (WF) Police (PS)
Detective Powered Armor Pre-Industrial Seacraft Pressure Suit Prospecting (PS) Psionic Engineering (Sci) Psionics Psychiatry (Sci) Psychology (Sci or KS)
Alien Psychology Criminal Psychology Criminal Profiling Xenopsychology Psychotronics Puzzles (KS) (Q)
Quantum Mechanics (Sci) (R)
Raptors Recoilless Rifle (WF) Research Riddles (KS) Rifle (WF) Robotics (Sci) Rocket Launcher Rocket Science Rowboat (TF) Rugby (S)
Sai (WF) Sailboat (TF) Sailor (PS) Sap/Blackjack (WF) Savoir-Faire Scrimshaw Scuba Diving (PS) Seamanship Seamstress Secret Societies Security Guard Seismology (Sci) Semaphore (Lng) Sensei (PS) Sewing Shiphandling Shipwright (PS) Shotgun (WF) Shuriken Siege Weapons Signalling Singing (PS) [CML or CON] Skating (PS) [DEX] Skiing (PS) [DEX] Sled Team Sleuth Sling (WF) Small Arms Smallcraft (TF) SMG/LMG (WF) Snowshoes Soccer/Rugby (PS) Sociology (Sci or KS) Soldier (PS) Space Missiles Space Vehicles Spacer (PS) Spaceship Architecture/Engineering (Sci) Spear Sport (PS) [varies] Staff (WF) Staff Sling Starship Architecture/Engineering Storytelling (PS) [PRE] Style Analysis Sub-Culture Subatomic Physics Submarine (TF) Surface Vehicles Surgeon (PS)
Neurosurgery Surveying (PS) Sword/Knife (WF) Swordmaster Systems Analysis Systems Familiarity (PS) (T)
Tailor/Seamstress (PS) [DEX] Tank Gun Taser/Stungun (WF) Tax Codes Teacher Teamster/Charioteering (TF) Technician
Medical Technician (PS) Teleportation Engineering Teleportation Magics Teleportation Physics Teller Temporal Engineering Temporal Magics Temporal Navigation Temporal Physics Terrain Knowledge (AK) Terrorist Sub-Culture Thaumatology Thaumaturgical Engineering (Sci) Theology Theoretical Physics (Sci) Three-Section Staff (WF) Thrown Knife/Axe/Dart (WF) Thrown Rock/Ball/Grenade (WF) Thrown Spear Tonfa (WF) Tracked (TF) Traffic Law Train (TF) Transdimensional Engineering (PS) Transdimensional Magics (Sci) Transdimensional Navigation (PS) Transdimensional Physics (Sci) Trivia (KS) Typing (PS) [DEX] (U)
Underwater Demolitions (V)
Valet Vac Suit (PS) [DEX] Vehicular Engineering Veterinary Medicine (Sci) Vintner Virology (Sci) (W)
Walker (TF) War Fan (WF) Warhammer Warmaster Warrior (PS) Weapon and Shield (WF) Weaving (PS) Whip (WF) Whittling Winemaking Woodcarving World Writing (PS) (X)
Xenoarcheology (Sci) Xenobiology (Sci) Xenology (Sci) Xenomedicine (Sci) Xenopsychology (Sci) Xenotechnology (Sci) (Y)
Yeoman Yin-Yang Medicine (KS) (Z)
Zeppelin Zero-G Operations (PS) [DEX] Zoology (Sci)
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