====== Skill Mapping ======

Straight from the core rulebooks, here is a chart explaining the base characteristics.

^Characteristic^Description^
|Brawn|Brute power, strength, over toughness. Physical fitness, hardiness, strong constitutions.|
|Agility|Manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination, body control. Flexibility, sense of balance, deft hands.|
|Intellect|Intelligence, education, mental acuity, ability to reason, rationalization. Extrapolate and interpolate data, recalling details, drawing from previous experience, long term strategies, ramifications of present actions.|
|Cunning|Crafty, devious, clever, creative. Savvy, picks ups on vital social and environment clues, short-term plans, tactics.|
|Willpower|Discipline, self-control, mental fortitude, faith. Withstand stress, fatigue, remain composed, exert influence.|
|Presence|Moxie, charisma, confidence, force of personality. Leaders, draw attention, ease of striking up a conversation, adapt to social situations.|

This chart shows examples each skill when paired with a different base characteristic. **Bold characteristics are the default ones** and the descriptions of those are **from the core rulebooks**. For discussions on these see the section below. Skills should reflect training and practice which would be layered on top of the characters natural characteristics. Go ahead and add to this chart, filling in examples for Skill/Characteristic match ups.

^Skill^Characteristic^Description^Difficulty/Opposed^
|Astrogation|Brawn|||
|:::|Agility|||
|:::|**Intellect**|Program hyperspace coordinates. Knowledge of stellar locations, astronomy, formation of the galaxy. Galactic geography. Can use navicomputer to identify an unknown location. Hyperspace routes and types of craft common along those routes.|Area targeted & distance traveled.|
|:::|Cunning|||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|Presence|||
|Athletics|**Brawn**|Fitness training and physical conditioning. Climbing, swimming, jumping, running. Things that don't need finesse, see Coordination for that.|Severity of the task.|
|:::|Agility|||
|:::|Intellect|||
|:::|Cunning|||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|Presence|||
|Charm|Brawn|||
|:::|Agility|||
|:::|Intellect|||
|:::|Cunning|||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|**Presence**|For sincere statements. Persuasion through flattery, flirtation, grace. Appealing to a targets better nature. Sincere seduction.|Opposed by Cool. Large groups would be a set difficulty.|
|Coercion|Brawn|||
|:::|Agility|||
|:::|Intellect|||
|:::|Cunning|||
|:::|**Willpower**|Threats implied or otherwise, questioning under captivity, torture, intimidation.|Opposed by Discipline. Large groups would be a set difficulty.|
|:::|Presence|||
|Computers|Brawn|||
|:::|Agility|||
|:::|**Intellect**|Controlling computerized equipment or software. Slicing, encryption, security, etc. Droid programming. Computer system repair.|Severity of the task.|
|:::|Cunning|||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|Presence|||
|Cool|Brawn|||
|:::|Agility|||
|:::|Intellect|||
|:::|Cunning|||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|**Presence**|Staying calm and placid temperament. Defending against outside influences. Resisting Charm or Negotiation. Ignoring lies and discerning truth. Lining up a sniper shot, selecting optimal time to begin engagement. Being better prepared for a known engagement.|Usually not rolled except for initiative.|
|Coordination|Brawn|||
|:::|**Agility**|Remaining stable, tumbling safely. Balance and flexibility. Walking across a narrow surface. Escape restraints by contorting limbs. Crawling through chutes.|Severity of the task.|
|:::|Intellect|||
|:::|Cunning|||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|Presence|||
|Deception|Brawn|||
|:::|Agility|||
|:::|Intellect|||
|:::|**Cunning**|Lying, distracting through guile, laying false trails.|Opposed by Discipline.|
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|Presence|Charm with lies. Deceiving through flattery or seduction.||
|Discipline|Brawn|||
|:::|Agility|||
|:::|Intellect|||
|:::|Cunning|||
|:::|**Willpower**|Maintain composure and react in an effective manner. Control biological instincts, overcome abject panic. Resist Leadership, Coercion, Deception, overcome treachery and threats. Needed to act normally in fearful situations. Resist temptations, mentally sorting truth from fiction.|Usually not rolled except for fear.|
|:::|Presence|||
|Leadership|Brawn|||
|:::|Agility|||
|:::|Intellect|||
|:::|Cunning|||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|**Presence**|Lead companions. Instill belief, faith, trust. Combination of making smart decisions, being firm and decisive, instilling a sense of loyalty and respect. Sway a crowd. Help allies recover from fear or realign their loyalties.|Either a set difficulty or opposed by Discipline.|
|Mechanics|Brawn|||
|:::|Agility|||
|:::|**Intellect**|Expertise required for mechanical repairs. Identify parts and tool needed for a job along with approximate cost. Constructing new devices.|Severity of the task.|
|:::|Cunning|||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|Presence|||
|Medicine|Brawn|||
|:::|Agility|||
|:::|**Intellect**|Training that can be used to heal cuts, bruises, and even life threatening injuries. First-aid, surgery, fight infectious diseases & parasites. Cyber augmentation, psychotherapy.|Severity of the task.|
|:::|Cunning|||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|Presence|||
|Negotiation|Brawn|||
|:::|Agility|||
|:::|Intellect|||
|:::|Cunning|||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|**Presence**|Determining how much of what a subject wants must be surrendered in order to get a particular good or service in return. Acquiring or selling equipment or services.|Opposed by Negotiation or Cool.|
|Perception|Brawn|||
|:::|Agility|||
|:::|Intellect|||
|:::|**Cunning**|Maintain a careful awareness of their environment. Spotting clues that hint at danger or advantages. Making an active attempt to study the surroundings. Encompasses all natural senses. If unprepared for a trap a Perception check can be made. Surveilling or searching.||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|Presence|||
|Piloting - Planetary|Brawn|||
|:::|**Agility**|Piloting surface transportation.||
|:::|Intellect|||
|:::|Cunning|||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|Presence|||
|Piloting - Space|Brawn|||
|:::|**Agility**|Piloting starships.||
|:::|Intellect|||
|:::|Cunning|||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|Presence|||
|Resilience|**Brawn**|Perseverance over sleep deprivation, climates, malnutrition, toxins. Physical fortitude. The ability to push the body beyond reasonable limits.||
|:::|Agility|||
|:::|Intellect|||
|:::|Cunning|||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|Presence|||
|Skulduggery|Brawn|Performing covert or criminal activities requiring brute strength.||
|:::|Agility|Performing covert or criminal activities requiring speed or accuracy.||
|:::|Intellect|Knowledge of performing covert or criminal activities. Overlaps with Knowledge Underworld in some cases and maybe Streetwise too.||
|:::|**Cunning**|Covert or criminal activities (physical and mental). Picking locks, breaking into/out of secure facilities, covert operations, disguise, setting traps. Escaping from cells.||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|Presence|||
|Stealth|Brawn|||
|:::|**Agility**|Not being noticed. Wilderness camouflage. Hiding, follow other without being detected. Hide people or objects.||
|:::|Intellect|||
|:::|Cunning|||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|Presence|||
|Streetwise|Brawn|||
|:::|Agility|||
|:::|Intellect|||
|:::|**Cunning**|||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|Presence|||
|Survival|Brawn|||
|:::|Agility|||
|:::|Intellect|||
|:::|**Cunning**|||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|Presence|||
|Vigilance|Brawn|||
|:::|Agility|||
|:::|Intellect|||
|:::|Cunning|||
|:::|**Willpower**|||
|:::|Presence|||

^Skill^Characteristic^Description^|
|Brawl|**Brawn**|||
|:::|Agility|||
|:::|Intellect|||
|:::|Cunning|||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|Presence|||
|Gunnery|Brawn|||
|:::|**Agility**|||
|:::|Intellect|||
|:::|Cunning|||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|Presence|||
|Melee|**Brawn**|||
|:::|Agility|||
|:::|Intellect|||
|:::|Cunning|||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|Presence|||
|Ranged - Light|Brawn|||
|:::|**Agility**|||
|:::|Intellect|||
|:::|Cunning|||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|Presence|||
|Ranged - Heavy|Brawn|||
|:::|**Agility**|||
|:::|Intellect|||
|:::|Cunning|||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|Presence|||
|Lightsaber|Brawn|||
|:::|**Agility**|||
|:::|Intellect|||
|:::|Cunning|||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|Presence|||

^Skill^Characteristic^Description^|
|Knowledge - Core Worlds|Brawn|||
|:::|Agility|||
|:::|**Intellect**|||
|:::|Cunning|||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|Presence|||
|Knowledge - Education|Brawn|||
|:::|Agility|||
|:::|**Intellect**|||
|:::|Cunning|||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|Presence|||
|Knowledge - Lore|Brawn|||
|:::|Agility|||
|:::|**Intellect**|||
|:::|Cunning|||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|Presence|||
|Knowledge - Outer Rim|Brawn|||
|:::|Agility|||
|:::|**Intellect**|||
|:::|Cunning|||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|Presence|||
|Knowledge - Underworld|Brawn|||
|:::|Agility|||
|:::|**Intellect**|||
|:::|Cunning|||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|Presence|||
|Knowledge - Xenology|Brawn|||
|:::|Agility|||
|:::|**Intellect**|||
|:::|Cunning|||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|Presence|||
|Knowledge - Warfare|Brawn|||
|:::|Agility|||
|:::|**Intellect**|||
|:::|Cunning|||
|:::|Willpower|||
|:::|Presence|||

===== Problem Points & Discussion =====

  * Cool vs Discipline
    * //MK// This is a tricky one as they seem to overlap. Here are some points made by others on the internet:
      * Cool is staying more focused in surrounding chaos, Discipline is resisting instincts and fear.
      * Cool is not getting distracted, not getting angry when others are trying to irritate you, initiative when going into a fight you know about. Discipline is being faced by scary things (explosions, Rancors, etc), courage in the face of terror. Resisting intimidation or domination.
      * Discipline is keeping your concentration, Cool is keeping your composure. You can pass a Discipline check while sweating bullets and twitching. You can pass a Cool check while being internally terrified.
      * Discipline is resisting something you don't want to do. Cool is resisting something you might want to do, even if you know you might regret it.
      * Han Solo is Cool, Obi-Wan is Disciplined.
      * Use Cool to blend into plain sight.
      * Cool is external, Discipline is internal.
  * Charm vs Deception
    * //MK// To me this is more cut and dry. It's all about implication. If you are lying it's Deception, if you are telling the truth it's Charm. But I think that makes logical arguments for using Deception/Presence and Charm/Cunning as alternatives to the default ones.
  * Vigilance vs Perception
    * //MK// Again this seems to have some overlap. It seems that even in the description of Perception it contradicts itself as to whether its passive or active awareness. Comments by others include:
      * Vigilance is like passive perception and the ability to react to something, while perception is being able to spot something that is there.