Universal Skills

When Creating a character, you get three of these to choose from! These are considered enhancements to your character's natural abilities that are not on par with actual skills from later trees.

Consider it the difference between "I can shoot a can off a fence" and "I can shoot a deer at a good distance", or "I can carry a conversation" and "I can carry a conversation and people want to listen to me"!

Another way to think of Universal Skills is that everyone has these basic skills -- but only some people are worth noticing at them. If your character has a Universal Skill for something, they are worth paying attention to in that subject.

All characters have access to these, regardless of species or origin, and you do not have to do a piece of art or literature; your character has them from the start.

Because they are not MASSIVE gains to a character, there are no levels of Universal Skills.

Artistry
Your character is capable of creating art that people want to look at.

Brawling
Your character can really hold their own in a fight! You certainly shouldn't be messed with.

Cooking
While your character may not survive Hell's Kitchen, you do delight your friends and family with your meals.

Charisma
You're an above-average communicator! At least, you say you are...

Driving
You can drive in the snow AND in the rain. You can even handle tight curves.

Mental Math
Calculations, up to a certain point, are easy for your character to do.

Shooting
Your character can hit a target from a good distance away.