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Background SkillsA Basic Fantasy RPG Supplement

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Copyright 2009 Omer Golan-JoelAll Rights ReservedDistributed under the terms o the Open Game!i"ense version #$0a

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INTRODUCTION

)his do"ument presents an alternative method or assigning ba"*ground s*ills to "hara"ters in the %asi" &antasy Role-+laying Game$ , you dont have a "opy o the %asi" &antasy R+G "ore rules. please visit ///$basi"antasy$org anddo/nload a "opy$$$ its ree

)he %&R+G "ore rules allo/ you to "reate brave ighters.devout "leri"s. "unning thieves and brilliant magi"-usersor the sa*e o adventuring in varied antasy /orlds$ %utsometimes adventurers 1 both during adventures andbet/een them - *no/ ho/ to do things other than ight.pray. snea* or "ast spells$ )hese alternative and optionalrules try to "over some o these se"ondary s*ills$

The Basis for These Rules

)he *ey "on"ept here is reasonableness - i itsreasonable. the Game 3aster should allo/ it 4possiblyre5uiring an Ability Roll6$

Adventurers Know How to Adventure

+layer Chara"ters 4+Cs6 - as opposed to most 7ormal3en - are adventurers$ 'hile they might be mere upstartadventurers at level #. they are still assumed to *no/ thebasi"s o adventuring and e8ploration$ Assume that all

player "hara"ters *no/ ho/ to tie *nots. ho/ to "limb.ho/ to s/im. ho/ to ro/ in a small boat. ho/ to build areasonable bonire 4usually re5uiring a tinderbo86. ho/ toma*e minor repairs and maintenan"e on arms and armorand ho/ to ride a horse$ 8"ept or %arbarians 4a &ightersub"lass rom the Old Dungeoneers Almana"*6. assumethat all +Cs are literate in all the languages they spea*.*no/ ho/ to read and *no/ math at least at anelementary s"hool level: %arbarians have to ta*e !itera"yas a language$

)he a"t that the adventurer *no/s ho/ to do ea"h othese basi" tas*s. ho/ever. does not mean that he or she/ill automati"ally su""eed in doing them$ )he Game

3aster 4G36 should ;udge ea"h attempt and rule on itsresults$


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7+C 7ormal 3en. o "ourse. are as s*illed in theirproessions as the Game 3aster needs them to be$

!o)e &*a)+les of Backround !kills

+er"entile di"e "an be used to determine ba"*grounds*ills. i desired. or the player may simply "hoose rom thelist 4or ma*e something up. /ith the agreement o theG36$

0#-0> Advo"ate

0?-0@ Al"hemist

09-#2 Armorer

#-#B %la"*smith

#-20 %o/yer&let"her

2#-2> %re/er

2?-2@ Cobbler

29-2 Carpenter

-B Coo*

->0 ngineer

>#->> &armer

>?->@ Gem Cutter

>9-?2 Eerbalist

?-?B Je/eler

?-B0 3ason

B#-B> 3er"hant

B?-B@ 7avigator

B9-2 +hysi"ian

-B +otter

-@0 )ailor

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