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.

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