====== Skills ======
FIXME Are skills actually broken up into mental, etc categories?

[[Skills]] grant [[characters]] means [[#combat skills]], [[#spell casting skills]] which grant access to [[:spells]]. They also allow a character to become an [[#artisan skills|artisan]] or just [[#general skills|generally become better]].

==== Combat Skills ====
    * [[skills:combat|Combat skills]] are those skills that rely on the character's ability to cut, slice ,thrust, bludgeon, shoot... you get the idea. They can be split into two categories: Melee and Missle.
=== Melee Skills ===
      * [[skills:single_handed|Single-Handed Weapons]]
      * [[skills:two_handed|Two-Handed Weapons]]
      * [[skills:Punching]]
      * [[skills:Karate]]
      * [[skills:Clawing]]
      * [[skills:Flame Touch]]
=== Missile Skills ===
      * [[skills:Missile Weapons]]


==== Spell Casting Skills ====
  * [[skills:spell_casting|Spell Casting skills]] are those skills that rely on the manipulation of magic to both protect allies of, and disable the various enemies of all inhabitants of Crossfire.
    * [[skills:Wizardry]] are the schools of magic whose [[:spells]] use [[characters:mana]]:
      * [[skills:Summoning]]
      * [[skills:Sorcery]]
      * [[skills:Pyromancy]]
      * [[skills:Evocation]]
    * [[spells:praying|Praying spells]] that require [[characters:grace]]:
      * [[skills:Praying]]
    * Not all are gifted with an innate ability to use magic, some find power through the skill of channeling trinkets and tokens of great power. Even many gifted would rather this path for the most powerful or dangerous of magics.
      * [[skills:Use Magic Item]]

==== Artisan Skills ====
Whilst an apprentice may struggle with the steps to building the most basic of raw materials or singing in tune, through great artistry, mundane items and skills can be empowered with magic and there are those who specialize in the knowledge of these skills. These masters are often consulted to understand the value and true purpose of found objects.
  * [[skills:Alchemy]]
  * [[skills:Bowyer]]
  * [[skills:Inscription]]
  * [[skills:Jeweler]]
  * [[skills:Literacy]]
  * [[skills:Smithery]]
  * [[skills:Thaumaturgy]]
  * [[skills:Woodsman]]
  * [[skills:Writing]]

==== General Skills ====
These skills provide denizens of Crossfire with diverse means of survival:

  * [[skills:Bargaining]]
  * [[skills:Climbing]]
  * [[skills:Disarm Traps]]
  * [[skills:Find Traps]]
  * [[skills:Fishing]]
  * [[skills:Hiding]]
  * [[skills:Jumping]]
  * [[skills:Levitation]]
  * [[skills:Lockpicking]]
  * [[skills:Meditation]]
  * [[skills:Mountaineer]]
  * [[skills:Oratory]]
  * [[skills:Set Traps]]
  * [[skills:Sense Curse]]
  * [[skills:Sense Magic]]
  * [[skills:Singing]]
  * [[skills:Stealing]]
  * [[skills:Throwing]]