Skills and how they work.

Strength- Your strength in battle. To avoid being hit, have higher speed than your opponents strength. To take a hit without taking damage, have higher strength.
Speed- How quickly you move to avoid attacks. Counters strength.
Magic- You magical strength. This is an extension of strength for magic users, but cannot be combined with physical strength. Strength does not counter magic, but speed can.
Health- How many hits you can take. Health can be increased with spells and training. It can be restored with items, spells, or rest.
Intelligence- A higher intelligence counters fighting experience.
Fighting- Your experience in fighting. This is divided by 2 and added to your strength. If your opponent has intelligence, only points higher than their intelligence is added to your strength. Fighting also counters stealth in battle.
Stealth- Your ability to hide during battle and avoid battle. Stealth is countered by marksmanship and fighting.
Marksmanship- The ability to shoot an opponent from long distances and spot them in hiding. Marksmanship is countered by stealth.
Persuasion- Persuasion works on the honor system. We hope that role players respect higher persuasion and agree easier with their opponent. Persuasion is countered by charisma and charm.
Charisma- Charisma works on the same lines as persuasion, but is improved by leadership and learned differently. Charm is countered by persuasion.
Charm- Charm gives characters the ability to lure opponents in. It can be used on opposite gender or same gender if the opponent chooses. It's countered by logic.
Logic- Allows the character to think clearly. Counters cleverness.
Cleverness- Allows for character to avoid situations and trick opponents. Works on the honor system. Counters logic.
Leadership- Quickly takes charge of situations and becomes leader. Countered by independence.
Independence- Allows characters to think and act on their own. Countered by leadership.
Medic- Can treat other characters and restore their health equal to their Medic ability.
Navigation- Avoids battles and finds currency easier.
Gardening- Creates own currency (seeds)
Technology- used to build and use computers.
Mechanics- Can build and repair mechanical objects (including guns).
Cooking- Can make medicines and foods.

In addition, UNKNOWN signifies the person's power is unknown and won't be revealed until they are engaged in battle or situation where it must be revealed.

Only GARDENING can turn seeds into a renewing source of currency. Having a gardener in your party will prove helpful.

COOKING is a good way to gather and create your own medicine. Cooks are great additions to your party.