Editing Skills List

{{Update Needed|[[A Time of War]]}}
The '''Skills List''' is compiled for use with ''[[Classic BattleTech RPG]]'' (also known as ''[[MechWarrior, Third Edition]]''). In cases where multiple sources are listed for the same skill, either additional subskills were added after the primary source's introduction of the skill or the secondary source has provided additional rules expansion for that skill. Refer to the sources for detailed descriptions and rules for use. The list is currently updated only as far as the references indicate.

==A==
{|class="wikitable"
! Skill !! Link Attributes !! Source
|-
|'''Academics'''*
|INT/WIL
|MW3
|-
|Acrobatics
|RFL/STR
|MW3
|-
|Acting
|CHA/WIL
|MW3
|-
|'''Administration'''
|CHA/INT
|MW3
|-
|Animal Handling
|CHA/WIL
|MW3
|-
|'''Appraisal'''
|INT/WIL
|MW3
|-
|Archery
|DEX/STR
|MW3
|-
|'''Artillery'''
|INT/WIL
|MW3, AT2, Clan
|-
|Arts*
|varies
|MW3
|}
*Academics subskills: '''various'''
*Arts subskills: various


==B==
{|class="wikitable"
! Skill !! Link Attributes !! Source
|-
|Blades 
|DEX/RFL
|MW3
|-
|'''Bombing''' 
|DEX/INT
|MW3, AT2, Clan
|-
|Boxing
|RFL/BOD
|CBTC
|-
|Brawling 
|RFL/STR
|MW3

|-
|'''Bureaucracy*''' 
|CHA/SOC
|MW3
|}
*Bureaucracy subskills: '''various''', by region

==C==
{|class="wikitable"
! Skill !! Link Attributes !! Source
|-
|'''Careers*'''
|varies
|MW3
|-
|Chic
|CHA/SOC
|CBTC
|-
|Climbing
|BOD/DEX
|MW3
|-
|'''Comms/Conventional'''
|INT/WIL
|MW3
|-
|'''Comms/FAX'''
|INT/WIL
|HBHD
|-
|'''Comms/HPG'''
|INT/WIL
|MW3
|-
|'''Computers*'''
|INT/WIL
|MW3, CBTC
|-
|Cooking
|INT/WIL
|CBTC
|-
|'''Cryptography'''
|EDG/INT
|MW3
|}
*Careers subskills: '''various'''
*Computers subskills: '''Operations, Programming, Hacker'''

==D==
{|class="wikitable"
! Skill !! Link Attributes !! Source
|-
|Deception
|INT/WIL
|CBTC
|-
|'''Demolitions'''
|DEX/INT
|MW3
|-
|Disguise
|DEX/WIL
|MW3
|}


==E==
{|class="wikitable"
! Skill !! Link Attributes !! Source
|-
|'''Electronic Counter-Measures'''
|INT/WIL
|CBTC
|-
|'''Engineering'''
|INT/WIL
|MW3
|-
|'''Environmental Combat*'''
|varies
|CovOps
|-
|'''Escape Artist'''
|DEX/WIL
|MW3
|}
*Environmental Combat subskills: Wilderness (Steppes) (BOD/WIL), Arctic (BOD/STR), Forest (BOD/INT), Desert (STR/WIL), Jungle (BOD/WIL), Mountains (STR/BOD), Hostile Atmosphere/Vacuum (BOD/RFL), Aquatic (BOD/RFL) 


==F==
{|class="wikitable"
! Skill !! Link Attributes !! Source
|-
|Fast Talk
|CHA/WIL
|MW3
|-
|First Aid
|DEX/INT
|MW3
|-
|'''Forgery'''
|DEX/INT
|MW3
|-
|Forward Observer
|INT/EDG
|CBTC
|-
|Free Fall
|RFL/WIL
|MW3
|}



==G==
{|class="wikitable"
! Skill !! Link Attributes !! Source
|-
|Gambling
|EDG/INT
|MW3
|-
|'''Gunnery*''' 
|varies (see note)
|MW3, AT2, Clan
|-
|'''Gunsmith'''
|DEX/INT
|MW3
|}
*Gunnery subskills: '''Ballistic''' (DEX/RFL), '''Laser''' (DEX/RFL), '''Missile''' (DEX/INT), '''Orbital Bombardment''' (?/?)
*Note: Each of the three subskills of Ballistic, Laser and Missile fall within a specific category by the way the weapon is mounted. The categories are: AeroSpace (Aero), Conventional (Conv.), Humanoid, ProtoMech (Proto) and Space.

==H==
{|class="wikitable"
! Skill !! Link Attributes !! Source
|-
|
|
|
|-
|Hunting/Tracking*
|INT/WIL
|CBTC
|}
*Hunting/Tracking subskills: Humanoids, Mammals

==I==
{|class="wikitable"
! Skill !! Link Attributes !! Source
|-
|Interests*
|varies
|MW3
|-
|Interrogation
|CHA/WIL
|MW3
|-
|Intimidation
|BOD/CHA
|MW3
|-
|Investigation
|WIL/INT
|CBTC
|}
*Interests subskills: varies

==J==
{|class="wikitable"
! Skill !! Link Attributes !! Source
|-
|Jack Of All Trades
|INT/WIL
|CovOps
|-
|Jump Packs
|INT/RFL
|MW3
|}


==L==
{|class="wikitable"
! Skill !! Link Attributes !! Source
|-
|'''Languages*'''
|CHA/INT
|MW3
|-
|Leadership
|CHA/WIL
|MW3
|-
|Linguistics
|INT/WIL
|CBTC
|}
*Languages subskills: '''various''' (character's native language is not considered difficult)


==M==
{|class="wikitable"
! Skill !! Link Attributes !! Source
|-
|Marketing
|INT/WIL
|HBHS
|-
|'''Martial Arts*'''
|RFL/WIL
|MW3, CBTC, ISP, ISP2, Sol
|-
|'''MedTech*'''
|INT/CHA
|MW3
|-
|'''Meditation'''
|WIL/BOD
|CBTC
|}
*Martial Arts subskills: '''Aikido''', '''BattleMech''', '''Battlesuit''', '''Gung Fu/Crane''', '''Gung Fu/Dragon''', '''Gung Fu/Leopard''', '''Gung Fu/Praying Mantis''', '''Gung Fu/Snake''', '''Gung Fu/Tiger''', '''Gung Fu/Wing Chun''', '''Karate''', '''Kashima Shinryu (Kenjutsu)''', '''Military''', '''Ninjitsu (Bujinkan)''', '''Quick Death''', '''Systema''', '''Tae kwon do'''
*Note: Though not indicated in the respective titles, both Martial Arts/Quick Death and Martial Arts/Systema are rated Difficult.<ref>[http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,39004.0.html "Martial Arts/Systema and /Quick Death"] (dead link)</ref>

==N==
{|class="wikitable"
! Skill !! Link Attributes !! Source
|-
|'''Navigation*'''
|INT/WIL
|MW3
|-
|Negotiation (see note)
|CHA/WIL
|MW3, HBHS
|}
*Navigation subskills: '''Air, Ground, Jump Drive, Naval, Space'''
*Note: The Negotiation skill offers specializations in the following: Commercial, Legal and Political.


==P==
{|class="wikitable"
! Skill !! Link Attributes !! Source
|-
|Perception
|INT/WIL
|MW3
|-
|Performance
|CHA/WIL
|HBHM
|-
|Pick Pocket
|DEX/RFL
|CBTC
|-
|Piloting* (see note)
|DEX/RFL
|MW3, AT2, Clan
|-
|Pistols
|DEX/RFL
|MW3
|-
|Poisons & Antidotes
|?
|CBTC
|-
|'''Protocol*'''
|CHA/SOC
|MW3
|-
|Pugilism
|BOD/RFL
|CBTC
|}
*Piloting subskills: '''Aero, Aircraft, 'Mech''', Battlesuit, Hover, '''Jump''', Naval, '''Proto''', '''Quad, Spheroid, Sub''', Tracked, '''VTOL''', Wheeled
*Protocol subskills: '''various''', by region
*Note: Piloting offers specializations within the various subskills: Aero (Space operations, atmospheric operations, NOE flight, docking, landing), Aircraft (NOE flight, landing), Jump (Docking, WarShip operations), Spheroid (Space operations, atmospheric operations, landing, docking, hovering).


==Q==
{|class="wikitable"
! Skill !! Link Attributes !! Source
|-
|Quickdraw
|DEX/RFL
|MW3
|}


==R==
{|class="wikitable"
! Skill !! Link Attributes !! Source
|-
|'''Read Lips'''
|INT/EDG
|CBTC
|-
|'''Reconnaissance'''
|INT/EDG
|CBTC
|-
|Riding
|RFL/WIL
|MW3
|-
|Rifles
|DEX/RFL
|MW3
|-
|Running
|BOD/RFL
|MW3
|}


==S==
{|class="wikitable"
! Skill !! Link Attributes !! Source
|-
|Scrounge
|CHA/EDG
|MW3
|-
|'''Security Systems*'''
|DEX/INT
|MW3
|-
|Seduction
|CHA/WIL
|MW3
|-
|'''Sensor Operations'''
|INT/WIL
|MW3
|-
|Shotguns
|DEX/RFL
|MW3
|-
|'''Sleight Of Hand'''
|DEX/RFL
|HBHM
|-
|Staffs
|DEX/RFL
|MW3
|-
|Stealth
|INT/RFL
|MW3
|-
|'''Strategy'''
|INT/WIL
|MW3
|-
|Streetwise*
|CHA/WIL
|MW3
|-
|Submachine Guns
|DEX/RFL
|MW3
|-
|Support Weapons
|BOD/DEX
|MW3
|-
|'''Surgery'''
|DEX/INT
|MW3
|-
|Surveillance
|?
|CBTC
|-
|Survival
|BOD/INT
|MW3
|-
|Swimming
|BOD/STR
|MW3
|}
*Security System subskills: '''Electronic, Mechanical'''
*Streetwise subskills: various, by region


==T==
{|class="wikitable"
! Skill !! Link Attributes !! Source
|-
|Tactics*
|INT/WIL
|MW3, AT2, Clan
|-
|'''Technician*'''
|DEX/INT
|MW3
|-
|Throwing Weapons
|DEX/STR
|MW3
|-
|Tracking
|INT/WIL
|MW3
|-
|Training
|CHA/INT
|MW3
|}
*Tactics subskills: '''Air''', '''Air Support''', Anti-BattleMech, '''Ground''', Infantry, ''''Mech''', '''Naval''', Proto, Space'''
*Technician subskills: '''Aeronautics, Ballistics, Comms, Electronics, Fusion, ICE, Interplanetary, Jet, Jump Drive, Lasers, Mechanics, Missile, Myomer, Rotor, Support'''


==W==
{|class="wikitable"
! Skill !! Link Attributes !! Source
|-
|Whips
|DEX/RFL
|MW3
|}


==Z==
{|class="wikitable"
! Skill !! Link Attributes !! Source
|-
|Zero-G Operations
|RFL/WIL
|MW3, AT2, Clan
|}


==Legend==
*'''Bold''': indicates skills considered to be Difficult
*<nowiki>*</nowiki>: when following a Skill name, indicates the Skill represents groups of related subskills.


*Link Attributes:
** BOD: Body
** CHA: Charisma
** DEX: Dexterity 
** EDG: Edge
** INT: Intelligence
** RFL: Reflexes
** SOC: Social Standing
** STR: Strength
** WIL: Willpower


*Sources:
** AT2: [[AeroTech 2]]/[[AeroTech 2 Revised Edition]]
** CBTC: [[Classic BattleTech Companion]]
** Clan: [[MechWarrior's Guide to the Clans]]
** CovOps: [[A Guide to Covert Ops]]
** HBHD: [[Handbook: House Davion]]
** HBHM: [[Handbook: House Marik]]
** HBHS: [[Handbook: House Steiner]]
** ISP: [[Interstellar Players]]
** ISP2: [[Jihad Conspiracies: Interstellar Players 2]]
** LosTech: [[LosTech: The MechWarrior Equipment Guide]]
** MW3: [[Classic BattleTech RPG]]/[[MechWarrior, Third Edition]]
** Sol: [[MechWarrior's Guide to Solaris VII]]

==Bibliography==
*''[[AeroTech 2 Revised Edition]]''
*''[[Classic BattleTech Companion]]''
*''[[A Guide to Covert Ops]]''
*''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
*''[[Handbook: House Marik]]''
*''[[Handbook: House Steiner]]''
*''[[Interstellar Players]]''
*''[[Jihad Conspiracies: Interstellar Players 2]]''
*''[[LosTech: The MechWarrior Equipment Guide]]''
*''[[MechWarrior, Third Edition]]''
*''[[MechWarrior's Guide to Solaris VII]]''
*''[[MechWarrior's Guide to the Clans]]''

==External Links==
<references />

[[Category: Game Rules]]