Skills in Solasta: Crown of the Magister are talents that determine how proficient your character is at performing and passing different tasks. Skills are usually categorized into two groups, active and passive. Active Skills are usually used during exploration or in battle, while passive skills are additional buffs or effects that are added to the player or party's different stats, all skills roll a 20 sided dice. This page covers a list of all the Skills in Solasta: Crown of the Magister.
What are Skills in Solasta?
Skills are more specific abilities that fall under a specific Ability Score from Abilities. These are more specific skills that are used during Skill checks that occur when interacting with other characters or items in the game that require these skills. An example below is the first Skill on the list, Atheletics, which derives from the Strength Ability. A skill check may occur when a character attempts to climb, jump or swim. Your Ability Score in strength will affect your odds at a successful roll.
Helpful Pages in Solasta for Skills
- Character Creation: View each step of character creation, that leads up to the Ability Scores set up page, and how this can affect some of these skills.
- Abilities: View all abilities and how they can be modified or customized
- Classes: View all classes and and which abilities are important to each of them.
Abilities and Skills in Solasta
Since these skills are parts of the larger Abilities, it may be important to learn about each of the 6 Abilities available. Characters will each have a set of Ability Scores, and depending on their Classes, will also have a set of Abilites that will be important for the selected class. This will then affect which Skills they will be proficient in. It is best to consider a balance when creating a party, in order to have different characters have strength in different skills and abilities for different types of interactions in the game. These Abilities and their skill checks include:
- Strength (STR) - Athletics
- Dexterity (DEX) - Acrobatics, Sleight of Hand, Stealth
- Constitution (CON) - n/a
- Intelligence (INT) - Arcana, History, Investigation
- Wisdom (WIS) - Animal Handling, Insight, Medicine, Perception
- Charisma (CHA) - Deception, Intimidation, Performance, Persuasion
Solasta Skills
Athletics
Athletics is a Strength Skill that determines how well you can climbing, jumping, or swimming.
Acrobatics
A Dexterity skill that covers your attempt to stay on your feet in a tricky situation.
Sleight of Hand
Execute a Dexterity skill check that whenever you attempt an act of legerdemain or manual trickery such as pickpocketing.
Stealth
Stealth is a Dexterity skill that determines how fast the detection gauge fils up when sneaking around enemies.
Arcana
This skill is an Intelligence check that measures your ability to recall lore about spells.
History
This skill is an Intelligence check that measures your ability to recall lore about historical events, legendary people, ancient kingdoms, past disputes, recent wars, and lost civilizations.
Investigation
The investigation skill is an Intelligence skill that focuses on looking for clues and make deductions based on those clues.
Nature
Your Intelligence check measures your ability to recall lore about terrain, plants and animals, the weather, and natural cycles.
Religion
This skill is an Intelligence check that measures your ability to recall lore about deities, rites and prayers, religious hierarchies, holy symbols, and the practices of secret cults.
Animal Handling
Animal Handling is a Wisdom skill that revolves around empathy and knowledge against domesticated animals.
Perception
A Wisdom skill that measures your general awareness of your surroundings and the keenness of your senses.
Intimidation
A Charisma skill that determines how you can influence others through overt threats, hostile actions, and physical violence.
Performance
Performance is a Charisma skill that determines how well you can delight an audience with music, dance, acting, storytelling, or some other form of entertainment.
Persuasion
This skill revolves around Charisma and determines your proficiency to influence someone or a group of people with tact, social graces, or good nature.
