[DT] Pools of Radiance (for now)

[Oedipussy Rex]

Here are some more Talents, many of which do not have a description because writing descriptions sucks.

Dowsing - Character is able to find lost and hidden things, like the car keys or the left sock or traps or secret doors. And water if it's around.
Escape - Ability to escape bonds, menaces, etc. Costs 2 CP
Forgery -
Free Climbing - Climbing (near-)vertical surfaces without the aid of ropes, pulleys, scissor-jacks, etc. Very useful when trying to climb a wall without all that racket.
Healing - Through use of splints, sutures, poultices, medicinal teas, etc. the character can speed up the healing process or delay poisons and toxins.
Hiding - Yes, sometimes in shadows
Hold Breath - Extend the duration beyond normal
Jumping -
Lock-picking -
Mimic Bird -
Mimic Noise - Non-animal noises like a creaky hinge or twig snap
Mimic Voice - Rich Little, but with talent.
Mining - Estimate depth, slope, etc., also the stability of a tunnel or shaft.
Mountaineering - Aid climbing. Doesn't have to be a mountain. Works on bluffs, foothills, and mounds, too.
Night Vision - Doesn't improve sight; improves discernment of objects in low-light situations. Can only be taken at character creation.
Prestidigitation - Sleight of hand.
Reading Lips - Can only read known languages. Does not work on creatures without lips, even if speaking a known tongue.
Riding - Mastery of riding a mount. Can calm it when spooked or coax it to make a jump where it would normally balk.
Rope Use - Yay, knots!
Set Snares - Actually outdoor snares and traps of all sizes, and if you can set it, you can disable it.
Singing -
Spelunking - Different from Mining in that Spelunking is for natural caves and caverns and Mining is for worked tunnels
Swimming - The serious stuff, like not drowning in armor.
Tumbling/Dodging - Can be used in combat but character cannot attack and is in a vulnerable position if unsuccessful
Ventriloquism - Actual throwing of the voice
Whistling -


Unskilled Attempts - When attempting something for which the character does not possess the relevant Talent, the player rolls a pool of as many d4s as the Max Rank allowed by Finesse. Brunby has a 20 Finesse but does not have the Lock-picking Talent, so if he wants to make the attempt he rolls {3d4}. Yes, this often means that an unskilled attempt has a better chance of success than for someone who has taken the Talent, but unskilled attempts never gain Character Points and do not get continued attempts.