#skill list

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Imagine a game with this kind of ability/skill list:

Force (physical power/strength)

Grace (agility, balance, flexibility, stillness)

Delicacy (fine motor control, sleigh of hand)

Command (demanding attention to provoke action in an audience; giving orders, inspiring speeches)

Perform (demanding attention to provoke an emotional response in an audience)

Sway (talking with someone to affect how they think or feel; flirting or persuading)

Deceive (talking with someone to hide something; lying or misleading)

Converse (talking with someone to share information or understand)

Perceive (see/hear/taste/feel/smell what others might miss)

Learn (ability to learn and retain knowledge; ability to reason things out)

Withstand (perseverance, stamina, fortitude, etc)

What kind of game is this? Clearly social, right? This is a game that assumes you’re going to be talking to a lot of different people and it matters how well you can relate to people in different ways. Command and perform are you to an audience. Sway, Deceive, and Converse are conversations. Converse is boring because it doesn’t have a goal, which means it should probably be dropped. Regular conversation doesn’t require a roll. Dropping converse makes it easier to determine which social skill to roll. Are you talking with someone or in front of a crowd? If a crowd, are you trying to provoke action (command) or an emotional response (perform)? If not a crowd, are you trying to influence their behavior/thinking (sway) or keep them from figuring something out (deceive)?

In contrast, it only gives three options for physicality--your overall strength, agility, and fine motor control. The lattermost being good for pickpockets, stage magicians, and clockmakers alike--anything that requires delicate, careful work. (Delicacy needs a better name). Another way to think about it, I suppose, is this: Are you trying to move yourself (grace) or make other things move? If making other things move, does the task require power (force) or care (delicacy)?

This also has one mental skill: Learn. The game is assuming that you have the basic knowledge needed for whatever you do. Learn enables you to add more knowledge and skills, determines what you already know, and possibly enables you to set up bonuses for social rolls. 

Withstand is social, mental, and physical. It should probably also be dropped. Instead each character ought to have defense scores for mental, social, and physical “attacks” or tests.

Here’s a little bit of a list of 3/4* available units you should keep for their helpful skills. This is not going to be all of the units with helpful skills, but just some of them that I think are helpful and used often. Any 5* locked unit I would generally keep or merge instead of sending home, so they are not included. Also, any limited unit (GHB, TT, etc) is not included because I would also generally not sacrifice or send them home.

Specials:

Palla // Moonbow at 4*

Athena // Moonbow at 4*

Odin // Moonbow at 4*

Frederick // Luna at 4*

Catria // Luna at 4*

Adult Tiki // Bonfire at 4*

M Robin // Bonfire at 4*

Niles // Iceberg at 4*

Shanna // Iceberg at 4*

Kaze // Iceberg at 4*

Sothe // Glimmer at 4*

Peri // Glimmer at 4*

Beruka // Glimmer at 4*

Lon’qu // Glimmer at 4*

Legualt // Glimmer at 4*

Assists:

Selena // Reposition at 3*

Barst // Reposition at 3*

Seth // Swap at 3* 

Stahl // Swap at 3*

Subaki // Swap at 3*

Arthur // Swap at 3*

Fae // Draw Back at 3*

Sully // Draw Back at 3*

Nino // Draw Back at 3*

Mae // Draw Back at 3*

A Passives:

Hinata // Fury 3 at 4*

Sothe // Life and Death at 4*

Klein // Death Blow at 4*

Roy // Triangle Adept at 4*

Ares // Brazen Atk/Def 3 at 4*

B Passives:

Shanna // Desperation 3 at 4*

Subaki // Quick Riposte 3 at 5*

Klein // Quick Riposte 3 at 5*

Lon’qu // Vantage at 4*

Reinhardt // Vantage at 4*

Fae // Renewal 3 at 4*

L’Arachel // Renewal 3 at 4*

C Passives:

Legault // Atk Tactic 3 at 4*

Basic Attack: Cut You Down

Unleash six close range knife attacks, the final hit propelling Liv backwards with a backflip, dealing Physical damage. Each successful hit regains 1 Big Iron shot, with a maximum of 6.

Dodge: Eleventh Hour

A quick dash dodge. Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Dodge: Celestial Celerity

While tilting the joystick, hold Dodge to activate: Summons Ethereal wings in a high-speed movement state. Steer with the joystick, and release the joystick to stop.

Dash Attack: All In

Press Attack during a dodge to activate: Shoots enemies in front with a revolver, dealing Physical damage. Does not consume Big Iron shots.

Dodge Counter: Ringtailed Retribution

Press Attack during a Perfect Dodge to activate: Shoots enemies in front with a revolver, dealing Physical damage. If there's at least 1 Big Iron shot left, attack is upgraded to a frontal shotgun attack, dealing Ether damage. Character is invulnerable during this skill.

Quick Assist: Halo Effect

When the active character is launched, press Assist to activate: Swoops down and shoots enemies, dealing Physical damage at 0 Big Iron shots or Ether damage with at least 1 Big Iron shot. Character is invulnerable during this skill.

Evasive Assist: Wide is the Gate

When the on-field character is about to be attacked, press Assist to activate: Flies backwards to dodge an enemy attack and activates Vital View. Character is invulnerable during this skill.

Assist Follow-Up: Broad is the Road

Press Attack after an Evasive Assist to activate: Fires two revolver shots, dealing Ether damage. Skill does not consume Big Iron shots.

Special Attack: Four Coffins

Press Special Attack to activate: Fires revolver shots forward, consuming Big Iron shots to deal Ether damage. If there are no Big Iron shots left, Four Coffins instead deals Physical damage. Press and hold Special Attack to sacrifice a portion of HP to refill all Big Iron shots.

EX Special Attack: Divine Decree

Press Special Attack to activate: Fires shotgun blasts forward, dealing massive Ether damage. Enemies hit with this skill receive Anathema status, suffering a debuff in Defense for 15s. Skill does not consume Big Iron shots. Character is invulnerable during this skill.

Chain Attack: Golden Ladder

When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character to activate: Unleashes a dual-trigger shotgun blast, dealing massive Ether damage. Applies the Anathema status. Character is invulnerable during this skill.

Ultimate: Kingdom Come

When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press Ultimate to Activate: Fires a quick barrage of shots forward with both revolvers and a double shotgun blast, dealing massive Ether damage. Applies the Anathema status. Character is invulnerable during this skill.

Core Passive: A Hundred Highways

Liv sacrifices X% of her health to refill her Big Iron shots. Anathema decreases enemy Defense by X%. ATK, CRIT Rate, and Ether DMG increase by X%.

Additional Ability: Battle Hymn

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Woodworking

Sailing X X

Arithmetic X

Silent boarding X

Tradecraft X

Translation X

Mind-Control X

Scenthound X

Cull the Herd

Celestial navigation X

Weather prediction

Pressure ( large force of wind : accelerator )

Addition mode ( weapons get stuck in place as more can be added : entertainer's game)

Multiplication mode ( weapons that have been added well split apart adding damage to the enemy : entertrainer's game)

Soul release ( a palm strike to the chest : accelerator )

Requiem of madness ( summoning of a black sphere of madness : all joker )

Puppet shadow ( he uses his shadow as a weapon : all joker )

Star stinger ( a quick stab : accelerator )

Raid hunt ( clones : all joker )

Black Blood Pill Skills

Bloody coat ( shield )

Bloody slicer ( arm blade )

Blood needles ( ranged attack )

Bloody Lance ( mid range attack )

Bloody thrones ( whip attack )

Shadow star techniques

Blind side ( hide within someone's shadow )

Puppet show ( control someone's shadow )

Hp 9,000

MP n/a

Sp n/a

Styles

Titan

Gladiator

Imposer

Despair

Skills

Dark matter

Blackout

Hell blaze

Darkhole

Malicious counter

Atlas toss

Devilish intent

Eye Beam

Darkness pursue

Parasite seeing

Grim reminder

Negative feast

Formula 28

Dark deflect

Darkness stream

Ultimate techniques

Sinner sun

Global horror

Formula 100

Evil explosion

Dark zero

Black smoke

Transformation

Unholy form

Minus