Description
_The Crafts Skill represents a character’s knowledge of repairing, designing, and creating things. _
- It covers tasks like rebuilding a car engine, laying a foundation for a house, or sewing clothing.
- It also has some overlap with Expression for purposes of creating paintings or sculpture.
- In general, Crafts should be used when you are trying to make something that is accurate (a scale model, an eye-witness sketch, or a reconstruction of a damaged manuscript) or useful for a specific task, as opposed to something that is being created to be beautiful or convey emotion.
- A character using the Crafts Skill will generally need specific tools and materials.
- They have the knowledge to make something, but they usually cannot do it with their bare hands. However, this generally should not cause them problems unless they are in a situation where the tools or materials are rare or difficult to access.
Examples
Sample Actions
- Look for flaws (Wits + Crafts)
- Design object (Intelligence + Crafts)
- Repair item (Dexterity + Crafts)
Sample Specialties
- Automotive
- Carpentry
- Jury Rigging
- Sculpting
- Welding
Sample Contacts
- Automotive engineer
- 3d printing expert
- Crime Sketch Artist
Levels
Examples and descriptions of someone at each level
Novice (1 dot)
- Replace brakes, oil and belts
- Can make simple repairs and fix plumbing
- Understands how to read and create blueprints and design diagrams
- A character at this level can perform basic automotive repair and maintenance
Professional (2 dot)
- Can perform extensive repairs of cars and other vehicles
- Can work as a professional handyman
- Works with a construction crew seamlessly on houses to high-rises
- A character at this level can produce high quality and professional blueprints and designs
Experienced (3 dot)
- Can design and build a house from the ground up
- Completely rebuild a car
- Handle industrial electrical and plumbing solutions
- A character at this level is a talented builder or architect
Expert (4 dot)
- Can design and build almost anything they can imagine
- Can weld just about anything
- Can build a car from scratch
- Machines precision parts easily and with speed
Master (5 dot)
- This character can repair anything
- Building working devices from scraps in minutes
- The da Vinci of diagrams, design, and creation
- Able to seamlessly incorporate anything needed into their work