GURPS Simple Skills
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As a common complaint is that the skill set presented in GURPS is too large, the following much simplified skill set is presented as an alternative. It consists of a list of 40 skills, all of which follow a few simple rules.
Skill Difficulties & Defaults
All skills listed below are by default Hard skills, meaning the first point in a skill will bring you to Attribute-2. Defaulting in a skill always allows the roll of the associated Attribute-5. Additionally, any skill listed below may be taken with an optional specialty, making it into an Average skill, as per the usual optional specialty rules. Any specialty of a skill defaults to another specialty of that skill at -2. Finally, all of the skills below have an associated TL, and are assumed to be taken at the TL which is default for the campaign, unless specified otherwise. These skills default to other TL versions of the skill at the usual penalty (-1 per TL in the past, -2 per TL in the future). Remember, as usual for GURPS, a skill may be rolled based on another attribute other than the one usually associated with it, as per the GM's call.
Other Skills
It is worth noting that these replace the list of otherwise mundane skills. Magical skills, psi skills or skills representing special abilities may exist in addition to the ones listed here.
The Skill List
Acrobatics
- Attribute: DX
- Defaults: Athletics-3
Animals
- Attribute: Will
- Defaults: Empathy-3, Ride-3, Survival-3
Art
- Attribute: Per
- Defaults: Crafts-3, Performance-3
Athletics
- Attribute: HT
- Defaults: Acrobatics-3
Awareness
- Attribute: Per
- Defaults: Empathy-3, Investigation-3
Biology
- Attribute: IQ
- Defaults: Chemistry-3, Medicine-3, Survival-3
Chemistry
- Attribute: IQ
- Defaults: Biology-3, Mathematics-3, Physics-3
Crafts
- Attribute: Will
- Defaults: Art-3, Mechanics-3
Deception
- Attribute: Per
- Defaults: Diplomacy-3, Empathy-3, Socialize-3
Diplomacy
- Attribute: Will
- Defaults: Deception-3, Performance-3, Socialize-3
Drive
- Attribute: DX
- Defaults: Ride-3, Tech Operation-3
Earth Science
- Attribute: IQ
- Defaults: Chemistry-3, Physics-3, Survival-3
Empathy
- Attribute: Per
- Defaults: Deception-3, Socialize-3
Geography
- Attribute: IQ
- Defaults: History-3, Humanities-3, Social Science-3
History
- Attribute: IQ
- Defaults: Geography-3, Humanities-3, Religion-3
Humanities
- Attribute: IQ
- Defaults: Geography-3, History-3
Intimidation
- Attribute: Will
- Defaults: Performance-3, Socialize-3
Investigation
- Attribute: Per
- Defaults: Awareness-3, Socialize-3, Streetwise-3
Mathematics
- Attribute: IQ
- Defaults: Chemistry-3, Physics-3, Social Science-3
Mechanics
- Attribute: IQ
- Defaults: Crafts-3, Repair-3, Tech Design-3
Medicine
- Attribute: Per
- Defaults: Biology-3, Survival-3
Melee
- Attribute: DX
- Defaults: Tactics-3
Occult
- Attribute: IQ
- Defaults: Religion-3
Performance
- Attribute: Will
- Defaults: Art-3, Deception-3, Empathy-3
Physics
- Attribute: IQ
- Defaults: Chemistry-3, Mathematics-3
Projectiles
- Attribute: DX
- Defaults: Tactics-3
Religion
- Attribute: IQ
- Defaults: History-3, Humanities-3, Occult-3
Repair
- Attribute: DX
- Defaults: Mechanics-3, Tech Design-3, Tech Operation-3
Ride
- Attribute: DX
- Defaults: Animals-3, Drive-3, Survival-3
Security
- Attribute: DX
- Defaults: Tech Design-3, Thievery-3
Socialize
- Attribute: Will
- Defaults: Deception-3, Empathy-3, Performance-3
Social Science
- Attribute: IQ
- Defaults: Geography-3, History-3, Mathematics-3
Stealth
- Attribute: DX
- Defaults: Acrobatics-3, Thievery-3
Streetwise
- Attribute: IQ
- Defaults: Socialize-3
Survival
- Attribute: HT
- Defaults: Animals-3, Earth Science-3, Tracking-3
Tactics
- Attribute: IQ
- Defaults: Melee-3, Projectiles-3
Tech Design
- Attribute: IQ
- Defaults: Mathematics-3, Repair-3, Tech Operation-3
Tech Operation
- Attribute: IQ
- Defaults: Mechanics-3, Repair-3, Tech Design-3
Thievery
- Attribute: DX
- Defaults: Acrobatics-3, Stealth-3
Tracking
- Attribute: Per
- Defaults: Awareness-3, Investigate-3, Survival-3
