HERO System (5th ed.)
Franklin's Skill List
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Skills ( List ) . . . Agility | Intellect | Interaction . . . Background ( List ) . . . Languages . . . Transport Familiarity | Weapon Familiarity . . . Martial Arts
Name of Skill Type Base Roll Base / "+1" Cost Genre Acrobatics Agility 9 + (DEX/5) 3 / 2 All Acting Interaction 9 + (PRE/5) 3 / 2 All Analyze(see notes) Animal Handler Interaction 9 + (PRE/5) 3 / 2 All Area Knowledge Background 11* 2 / 1 * All Artist Intellect 9 + (INT/5) 3 / 2 All Autofire Skills(see notes) Breakfall Agility 9 + (DEX/5) 3 / 2 All Bribery Interaction 9 + (PRE/5) 3 / 2 All Bugging (aka "Eavesdropping")(see notes) Bureaucratics Interaction 9 + (PRE/5) 3 / 2 All City Knowledge Background 11* 2 / 1 * All Climbing Agility 9 + (DEX/5) 3 / 2 All Combat Driving Agility 9 + (DEX/5) 3 / 2 All Combat Pilot Agility 9 + (DEX/5) 3 / 2 Modern, Future CombatSkill Levels"Meta" Varies All Computer Programming Intellect 9 + (INT/5) 3 / 2 Modern, Future Concealment Intellect 9 + (INT/5) 3 / 2 All Contortionist Agility 9 + (DEX/5) 3 / 2 All Conversation Interaction 9 + (PRE/5) 3 / 2 All Cramming (see notes) Criminology Intellect 9 + (INT/5) 3 / 2 All Cryptography Intellect 9 + (INT/5) 3 / 2 All Deduction Intellect 9 + (INT/5) 3 / 2 All Defense Maneuver Maneuver Varies All Demolitions Intellect 9 + (INT/5) 3 / 2 All Disguise Intellect 9 + (INT/5) 3 / 2 All Electronics Intellect 9 + (INT/5) 3 / 2 Modern, Future Fast Draw Agility 9 + (DEX/5) 3 / 2 All Forensic Medicine(see notes) Forgery Intellect 9 + (INT/5) 3 / 2 All Gambling Intellect 9 + (INT/5) 3 / 2 All High Society Interaction 9 + (PRE/5) 3 / 2 All Interrogation Interaction 9 + (PRE/5) 3 / 2 All Inventor Intellect 9 + (INT/5) 3 / 2 All Knowledge (aka "Knowledge Skill") Background 11* 2 / 1 * All Language Background Varies Varies All Lipreading(see notes) Lockpicking Agility 9 + (DEX/5) 3 / 2 All Martial Arts Maneuver Varies All Mechanics Intellect 9 + (INT/5) 3 / 2 All Mimicry Intellect 9 + (INT/5) 3 / 2 All Navigation Intellect 9 + (INT/5) 3 / 2 All Oratory Interaction 9 + (PRE/5) 3 / 2 All Paramedic (aka "First Aid") Intellect 9 + (INT/5) 3 / 2 All Penalty SkillLevels"Meta" Varies All Persuasion Interaction 9 + (PRE/5) 3 / 2 All "Power" Skill (Aptitude) 9 + (CHAR/5) 3 / 2 All Profession (aka "Professional Skill") Background 11* 2 / 1 * All Rapid Attack(see notes) Riding Agility 9 + (DEX/5) 3 / 2 All Science (aka "Science Skill")Background 11* 2 / 1 * All Security Systems Intellect 9 + (INT/5) 3 / 2 All Seduction Interaction 9 + (PRE/5) 3 / 2 All Shadowing Intellect 9 + (INT/5) 3 / 2 All Showmanship Interaction 9 + (PRE/5) 3 / 2 All Skill Levels "Meta" Varies All Sleight of Hand Agility 9 + (DEX/5) 3 / 2 All Stealth Agility 9 + (DEX/5) 3 / 2 All Streetwise Interaction 9 + (PRE/5) 3 / 2 All Survival Intellect 9 + (INT/5) 3 / 2 All Systems Operation Intellect 9 + (INT/5) 3 / 2 Modern, Future Tactics Intellect 9 + (INT/5) 3 / 2 All Teamwork Agility 9 + (DEX/5) 3 / 2 All Tracking Intellect 9 + (INT/5) 3 / 2 All Trading Interaction 9 + (PRE/5) 3 / 2 All Transport Familiarity Background Varies Varies All Two-Weapon Fighting(see notes) Ventriloquism Intellect 9 + (INT/5) 3 / 2 All Weapon Familiarity Background Varies Varies All Weaponsmith Intellect 9 + (INT/5) 3 / 2 All
* Characters can base these Skills on a Characteristic (frequently INT) for a Base Cost of three points (3 pts.).
Name of
Skill EnhancerType(s) of Skills Affected Genre Jack of All Trades Professions, Transport / Weapon Familiarities All Linguist Languages All Scholar Knowledges All Scientist Sciences All Traveller Area / City / Terrain / Culture Knowledges All Well-Connected Contacts, FavorsAll
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