====== Skills ======

**The Nexus Framework** uses a light and flexible skill structure. There are eighteen skills, each tied to a single attribute. A character’s focus within a skill can be refined through Skill Traits, which represent specialization or expertise.

^Skill        ^  Attribute  ^Use                                                                  ^
|Aim          |  Dexterity  |Making ranged attacks, including thrown weapons                      |
|Acrobatics   |  Agility    |Climbing, balancing, swinging from chandeliers                       |
|Athletics    |  Body       |Jumping, swimming, or performing feats of strength                   |
|Brawling     |  Body       |Making unarmed attacks, breaking objects                             |
|Coercion     |  Charisma   |Convincing or fooling people into seeing things your way             |
|Endurance    |  Body       |Carrying heavy loads, running over an extended period                |
|Esoterica    |  Education  |Specialized training in unusual fields, such as magic or technology  |
|Influence    |  Charisma   |Etiquette, making a good impression, surviving in high society       |
|Knowledge    |  Education  |Remembering lore, procedures, or specific information                |
|Leadership   |  Charisma   |Inspiring your allies or intimidating your foes                      |
|Legerdemain  |  Dexterity  |Picking pockets, holding out items, minor manipulations of objects   |
|Melee        |  Agility    |Making melee attacks with a weapon held in hand                      |
|Perception   |  Foresight  |Spotting hidden things, noticing details                             |
|Precision    |  Dexterity  |Opening locks, disarming traps, or assembling devices                |
|Profession   |  Education  |Doing a "job", including the skilled trades                          |
|Stealth      |  Agility    |Moving without being noticed                                         |
|Strategy     |  Foresight  |Recognizing patterns and spotting opportunities                      |
|Survival     |  Foresight  |Wilderness navigation, tracking, foraging, weather awareness         |

===== Skills and Training =====

Each skill in the game has an associated training value, which represents a character’s competence with that skill. Skills can be either trained or untrained:

==== Untrained Skills ====

If a skill is untrained, the character has no formal ability in it, and its value is +0. The character can still attempt the skill, but they rely entirely on the governing attribute and any situational modifiers.

==== Trained Skills ====

When a character first becomes trained in a skill, that skill receives a value of +2, reflecting basic proficiency.

Trained skills improve over time. Upon reaching levels 2, 8, and 13, any skill a character has trained will gain an additional +1 bonus to its value. Further specialization is possible: certain traits allow characters to gain bonuses to skills within specific fields, representing focused study, practice, or innate talent.

===== Skill Checks =====

Whenever a character is directed to make a skill check, they must do the following:
  * Roll 2d10.
  * Add their skill's training value, plus the controlling attribute's modifier.
  * Consult the [[nexusframe:rules:Success Table]] to determine how well they did.