Tag: i20
Lore: [Subject] (Culture, Institution, Field, etc.)
Posted on June 8, 2022 in Skill
Knowledge of a particular subject (1 per instance). Its cultural manifestations, practices, places, implements, and personalities relevant to the setting.
Lore: {Subject} of Cultural lore includes important city, region, and populations and how they interact. No deep understanding is necessarily implied, without related capabilities or powers. The Common Knowledge gained by any competent skill practitioner can easily be gained by questions and study of recorded information. The Lore Knowledge Levels follow the standard Learning levels.
Common Requirements: Significant time to acquire/achieve outside of Character Inception. All study must be done while Hale or it takes double the time without some intervening effect.
Frame of Reference: All Skills are bound by the character's Setting (physics), and the details that their culture/society's Science (gathered by Technology), direct experience, and/or collective Records are capable of revealing. A character may not be able to apply their full measure on a different world, with different species and tools. With a common frame of reference, multiple specific Lores can stack.
Subject Lore Examples
Security Devices
Posted on January 17, 2022 in D20 iCore Skill
The types of options for this are setting-dependent based on Availability and Technology. Most will have the standard Device Properties. Each Setting may have Devices and Technology that enhance Toolkits and Work Stations for making and repairing related materials.
Frame of Reference: All Skills are bound by the character's Setting (physics), and the details that their culture/society's Science (gathered by Technology), direct experience, and/or collective Records are capable of revealing. A character may not be able to apply their full measure on a different world, with different species and tools. With a common frame of reference, multiple specific Lores can stack.
i20™ Skill Details
i20 Skills REPLACE d20 skill proficiency: Add the skill level + modifiers to the check ( Proficiency Bonus not used).
A single Result Check to assess Success or Failure AND quality which may be impacted by conditions which indicate a Lack of Capability (Unfamiliar, Unproficient, etc.). The GM can { } Narrate it, and players may request an appropriate impact when anything other than a basic outcome is indicated. Character Points are Rewarded by the GM to improve Skills (and other Features).
iCore™ Skill Details
Communication Devices
Posted on January 17, 2022 in D20 iCore Skill
Most will have the standard Device Properties. Each Setting may have Devices and Technology that enhance Toolkits and Work Stations for making and repairing related materials.
Frame of Reference: All Skills are bound by the character's Setting (physics), and the details that their culture/society's Science (gathered by Technology), direct experience, and/or collective Records are capable of revealing. A character may not be able to apply their full measure on a different world, with different species and tools. With a common frame of reference, multiple specific Lores can stack.
i20™ Skill Details
i20 Skills REPLACE d20 skill proficiency: Add the skill level + modifiers to the check ( Proficiency Bonus not used).
A single Result Check to assess Success or Failure AND quality which may be impacted by conditions which indicate a Lack of Capability (Unfamiliar, Unproficient, etc.). The GM can { } Narrate it, and players may request an appropriate impact when anything other than a basic outcome is indicated. Character Points are Rewarded by the GM to improve Skills (and other Features).
iCore™ Skill Details
Computer Devices
Posted on January 17, 2022 in D20 iCore Skill
Most will have the standard Device Properties. Each Setting may have Devices and Technology that enhance Toolkits and Work Stationsfor making and repairing related materials.
Frame of Reference: All Skills are bound by the character's Setting (physics), and the details that their culture/society's Science (gathered by Technology), direct experience, and/or collective Records are capable of revealing. A character may not be able to apply their full measure on a different world, with different species and tools. With a common frame of reference, multiple specific Lores can stack.
i20™ Skill Details
i20 Skills REPLACE d20 skill proficiency: Add the skill level + modifiers to the check ( Proficiency Bonus not used).
A single Result Check to assess Success or Failure AND quality which may be impacted by conditions which indicate a Lack of Capability (Unfamiliar, Unproficient, etc.). The GM can { } Narrate it, and players may request an appropriate impact when anything other than a basic outcome is indicated. Character Points are Rewarded by the GM to improve Skills (and other Features).
iCore™ Skill Details
Squad/Team/Irregular Tactics
Posted on December 29, 2021 in Skill
A form of Unit Tactics that applies to a small integrated squad or team, or a group of veteran irregulars working together. If all characters are part of a Group Concord, tactical operation can be enhanced as well.
Frame of Reference: All Skills are bound by the character's Setting (physics), and the details that their culture/society's Science (gathered by Technology), direct experience, and/or collective Records are capable of revealing. A character may not be able to apply their full measure on a different world, with different species and tools. With a common frame of reference, multiple specific Lores can stack.