BIG CHART OF OPTIMUM SKILLS FOR FUDGE SKILL DEFAULT* DIFFICULTY** Abacus Use Nonexistent Easy Accounting Terrible Hard Acrobatics Terrible Hard Acting Poor Average Acupressure Nonexistent Easy Acupuncture Nonexistent Average Administration Poor Average Advertising Poor Average Aerialism Terrible Hard Aeronautics Nonexistent Hard Agronomy Poor Average Aikido Nonexistent Hard Alchemy Nonexistent Very Hard Ambushing Poor Average Animal Handling Terrible Hard Animal Husbandry Poor Average Anthropology Terrible Hard Appraisal Poor Average Archaeology Terrible Hard Architecture Terrible Hard Armorsmithery*** Terrible Hard Armor Use Mediocre Easy Artillery Poor Average Astrology Poor Average Astronautics Nonexistent Hard Astronomy Terrible Hard Athletics Poor Average Atmospheric Sciences Terrible Hard Ballooning Poor Average Basketry Poor Average Begging Poor Average Bicycling Mediocre Easy Biochemistry Nonexistent Very Hard Biology Terrible Hard Bionics Nonexistent Very Hard Boatbuilding Nonexistent Average Boatmanship Poor Average Booby-trapping Nonexistent Average Bookbinding Nonexistent Average Botany Terrible Hard Boxing Nonexistent Average Brawling Poor Average Brewing Nonexistent Average Bullfighting Poor Average Butchery Poor Average Calligraphy Poor Average Camouflage Mediocre Easy Carousing Poor Average Carpentry Poor Average Cartography Poor Average Cartooning Mediocre Easy Chandlery Poor Average Chemistry Terrible Hard Choreography Poor Average Ciphering Mediocre Easy Climatology Terrible Hard Climbing Poor Average Cobbling Nonexistent Average Comedy Poor Average Computer Hacking Nonexistent Hard Computer Programming Nonexistent Average Computer Use Mediocre Easy Concealment Poor Average Conducting Poor Average Connoisseurship Nonexistent Average Contortion Nonexistent Hard Cooking Poor Average Cooperage Nonexistent Average Copy Editing Poor Average Cosmetology Poor Average Counterfeiting Nonexistent Very Hard Countersurveillance Poor Average Criminology Poor Average Cryptanalysis Terrible Hard Cryptography Nonexistent Hard Cryptozoology Terrible Hard Current Events Poor Average Cyberware Use Nonexistent Hard Dancing Poor Average Debating Poor Average Demolition Terrible Hard Diagnosis Terrible Hard Diplomacy Terrible Hard Directing Terrible Hard Disguise Poor Average Distilling Nonexistent Average Dodging Poor Average Dogma Poor Average Drama Poor Average Draughtsmanship Poor Average Drawing Poor Average Driving Poor Average Dyeing Poor Average Earth Sciences Terrible Hard Ecology Terrible Hard Economics Terrible Hard Electronics Terrible Hard Electronics Use Mediocre Easy Embalming Poor Average EMS Nonexistent Average Engineering Nonexistent Hard Environmental Suit Use Mediocre Easy Escapology Terrible Hard Etiquette Mediocre Easy Evasion Poor Average Exobiology Terrible Hard Exoskeleton Use Mediocre Easy Falconry Poor Average Fanning Poor Average Fast-Talking Poor Average Fencing Nonexistent Hard Filching Poor Average Fine Art Terrible Hard Fire Eating Nonexistent Average Fire Starting Mediocre Easy Fire Walking Mediocre Easy First Aid Mediocre Easy Fishing Poor Average Flight Poor Average Flower Arranging Mediocre Easy Folklore Mediocre Easy Foraging Mediocre Easy Forensics Nonexistent Hard Forestry Poor Average Forgery Terrible Hard Fortune Telling Poor Average Forward Observation Poor Average Freight Handling Poor Average Furriery Poor Average Gadgeteering Nonexistent Very Hard Gambling Poor Average Game Mediocre Easy Genetics Nonexistent Very Hard Geography Terrible Hard Geology Terrible Hard Glassblowing Nonexistent Hard Gravitics Nonexistent Very Hard Gunnery Poor Average Gunsmithing Nonexistent Hard Haggling Poor Average Hagiology Poor Average Hatmaking Poor Average Hawking Poor Average Heraldry Poor Average Herbalism Nonexistent Average Hiding Poor Average Hiking Nonexistent Average History Terrible Hard Hobby Mediocre Easy Horticulture Poor Average Hydrology Terrible Hard Hypnotism Nonexistent Hard Interdimensional Science Nonexistent Very Hard Interrogation Poor Average Intimidation Poor Average Invention Terrible Hard Inventory Poor Average Investing Poor Average Janitorial Mediocre Easy Jeweling Terrible Hard Journalism Poor Average Judo Nonexistent Average Juggling Poor Average Jujutsu Nonexistent Hard Jumping Poor Average Kalari Payattu Nonexistent Hard Karate Nonexistent Hard Kendo Nonexistent Hard Kite Flying Mediocre Easy Kite Making Mediocre Easy Knapping Poor Average Knitting Poor Average Knot Tying Poor Average Kung Fu Nonexistent Hard Kyudo Nonexistent Hard Language Nonexistent Varies Law Terrible Hard Leadership Poor Average Leatherworking Poor Average Library Research Poor Average Life Sciences Terrible Hard Lip Reading Poor Average Literature Terrible Hard Lock Picking Poor Average Locksmithing Nonexistent Average Logistics Terrible Hard Lore Nonexistent Varies Lyrical Composition Poor Average Machine Use Mediocre Easy Mad Magic Nonexistent Very Hard Mad Science Nonexistent Very Hard Management Poor Average Masonry Poor Average Massage Mediocre Easy Mathematics Terrible Hard Mechanics Terrible Hard Medicine Nonexistent Hard Meditation Poor Average Mercantile Poor Average Metallurgy Terrible Hard Meteorology Terrible Hard Milling Poor Average Mimicry Terrible Hard Mineralogy Terrible Hard Mining/Tunneling Poor Average Mixology Poor Average Motorcycling Poor Average Mountaineering Poor Average Muay Thai Nonexistent Hard Mummification Nonexistent Hard Musical Composition Terrible Hard Musical Notation Nonexistent Easy Musicianship Terrible Hard Navigation Nonexistent Hard Netmaking Poor Average Ninjitsu Nonexistent Hard Nursing Poor Average Occultism Terrible Hard Oceanography Terrible Hard Oratory Poor Average Orienteering Poor Average Origami Mediocre Easy Packing Poor Average Painting Poor Average Paleontology Terrible Hard Parachuting Mediocre Easy Parapsychology Nonexistent Hard Pearl Diving Poor Average Perfumery Poor Average Pharmacy Terrible Hard Philosophy Terrible Hard Photography Poor Average Photonics Nonexistent Hard Physical Sciences Terrible Hard Physics Terrible Hard Piloting Poor Average Plant Lore Nonexistent Hard Plumbing Poor Average Pocket Picking Terrible Hard Poison Lore Nonexistent Hard Politics Poor Average Pottery Poor Average Producing Poor Average Proselytization Terrible Hard Prospecting Poor Average Psychology Terrible Hard Puppetry Poor Average Pyrotechnics Nonexistent Hard Quick Drawing Nonexistent Easy Quilting Poor Average Riding Poor Average Ritualism Nonexistent Average Robotics Nonexistent Hard Running Poor Average Safecracking Nonexistent Hard Salesmanship Poor Average Savate Nonexistent Average Scribing Poor Average Scripture Terrible Hard Scrounging Mediocre Easy Scuba Diving Poor Average Sculpting Poor Average Seamanship Poor Average Secretarial Poor Average Sewing Poor Average Shadowing Poor Average Shield Use Mediocre Easy Shipbuilding Nonexistent Hard Sign Language Nonexistent Average Singing Poor Average Skating Poor Average Skiing Poor Average Sleight of Hand Terrible Hard Smithery Nonexistent Average Snowshoeing Mediocre Easy Social Studies Terrible Hard Speed Reading Nonexistent Average Spelunking Poor Average Spinning Nonexistent Average Sports Poor Average Sprinting Poor Average Stealth Poor Average Stewardship Mediocre Easy Stonecutting Poor Average Storytelling Poor Average Strategy Terrible Hard Sumo Wrestling Nonexistent Average Surfing Poor Average Surgery Terrible Hard Surveillance Poor Average Surveying Nonexistent Average Survival Poor Average Swimming Mediocre Easy Tactics Terrible Hard Tae Kwon Do Nonexistent Hard Tailing Poor Average Tanning Poor Average Tattooing Poor Average Taxidermy Poor Average Tea Ceremony Poor Average Teaching Poor Average Telegraphy Nonexistent Easy Temporal Science Nonexistent Very Hard Theology Terrible Hard Throwing Poor Average Tightrope Walking Terrible Hard Tonsorial Mediocre Easy Toxicology Terrible Hard Tracking Poor Average Trapping Mediocre Easy Tumbling Poor Average Typesetting Poor Average Typing Poor Average Vaulting Poor Average Ventriloquism Poor Average Veterinary Medicine Nonexistent Hard Vinification Nonexistent Average Weaponsmithery*** Terrible Hard Weapon Use Poor Average Weaving Poor Average Webmastery Nonexistent Average Woodcarving Poor Average Woodworking Poor Average Wrestling Poor Average Writing Poor Average Xenology Terrible Hard Yoga Terrible Hard Zero Gravity Activity Poor Average Zoology Terrible Hard * The default of a skill refers to the level at which the skill is performed if it is attempted by an unskilled character. If the default is Nonexistent, the skill cannot be used by an unskilled character. ** The difficulty of a skill determines the level at which proficiency begins: Easy skills begin at Fair, Average skills begin at Mediocre, Hard skills begin at Poor, and Very Hard skills begin at Terrible. *** In some cases the default is Nonexistent. Initial Skill Levels SKILL DIFFICULTY BEGINNING LEVEL Easy Fair Average Mediocre Hard Poor Very Hard Terrible Compiled by Gordon A. Cooper in 2004-2008. http://www.fudgery.net http://www.fudgery.net/parallel/FILES Legal Notice (Fudgery.net) http://www.fudgery.net/parallel/ABOUT Legal Notice (Optimum Fudge) http://www.fudgery.net/parallel/OF