Rolemaster Skill Costs Revised

DCMetro Rolemaster Group – Singh Khanna (GM)

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to the various GMs who wish to use it, and the Players in those games. It is not
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The only reason that the Creative Commons tag has been used is to make it clear
that my personal work cannot be resold without my permission, I make no claim
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DCMetro Rolemaster Group – Singh Khanna (GM)

A long time back, our group discovered Rolemaster (1982!) and as we got to know it, the GMs
naturally thought of additions and ‘improvements’ to the system. Most of those worked out (we’ve had
some really great GMs over the years), a few didn’t, and one in particular, grew into a monster; the Skills
list, which dominates Rolemaster Companion 2. It was a great tool for its time, but there were over 150
different skill costs for each profession, and those cascaded out to more than 450 when you took all the
permutations and nested skills into account. The only thing that really made it workable was the great
job that Iron Crown did in laying it out in ROCO 2, so that it was fairly easily accessible.

But what ICE couldn’t do is keep up with all the skill costs. There were a number of attempts
made to improve the skill systems (Rolemaster Standard System, and Rolemaster Fantasy Roleplaying
System) but neither of them had the success of the original. Even with those attempts to herd the skills
into logical hierarchies, it ratcheted out of control before leaving the distributer with development
packages, talent packages, and whatnot. With Rolemaster Classic, ICE returned back to the system that
worked so well, but at a cost of losing out so many of the great skills which extended the capability of
each Player.

In 2008, we began experimenting with a revised skill cost system which had fewer costs per
profession than Rolemaster Classic (once you included Secondary Skills), yet gave the Player access to all
of the old skills with the potential to easily add as many more as the GM desires or needs for his game,
without having to calculate out the costs for every profession. That’s what you have in your hands now.
It’s been playtested and tweaked for years and has proven to be robust and fairly simple.

Here’s how it works; There are 15 Skill Categories, and each Profession has a total of +12 per
level of Level Bonus Points which are distributed between those Skill Categories. These define with
clarity the purpose of the profession by showing what tasks it’s geared towards.

Within each Skill Category are one or more Skill Costs, with a list of skills beneath each one. All
of the indented shaded skills have the exact same cost as the unshaded Skill Cost above it. This groups
like-costing skills (not the same as Similar Skills, but rather, skills which cost the same amount of time
and effort to learn based on the focus of the profession) together and a GM can easily add any new skill
into an appropriate Skill Cost section.

For example; A Fighter’s Skill Cost to learn Adrenal Actions is 2/6. That means his cost to learn
any of the Adrenal Moves beneath that Cost will be the same; 2/6. Whether he’s learning Adrenal Move:
Strength, or Frenzy, the cost for a Fighter is the same; 2 for the first rank and 6 for the second, learned in
a single level of development.

Likewise, for that Fighter, if he wants to learn Herb Lore and Weather Watching, both are under
the Skill Category of Lore, General, so his development point cost will be 3 points per rank.

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Related Skill Categories
Academic Category Animal Category Communications Category Medical Category
Administration Animal Handling Skills Language Skills Medical Skills
Lore, General Animal Handling / Training Lip Reading Animal Healing
Culture Beast Master Mimicry Diagnostics
Fauna Lore Driving / Loading Read Music Drug Tolerance
Flora Lore Herding Signaling First Aid
Heraldry Riding Learn Language Hypnosis
Herb Lore Athletic Category Concentration Category Medicine
History Body Development Adrenal Defense Midwifery
Philosophy Athletics Adrenal Action Mind Healing Lore
Poison Lore Athletic Games Adrenal Move: Balance Second Aid
Region Lore Climbing Adrenal Move: Landing Surgery
Religion Diving Adrenal Move: Leaping Perception Category
Weather Watching Flying/Gliding Adrenal Move: Quick-Draw Perception, General
Lore, Obscure Rappelling Adrenal Move: Speed Detecting Traps
Demon/Devil Lore Rowing Adrenal Move: Strength Direction Sense
Dragon Lore Running Frenzy Lie Perception
Faerie Lore Sailing Meditation Locate Secret Opening
Undead Lore Skating Meditation: Cleansing Poison Perception
Xeno Lores Skiing Meditation: Death Surveillance
Lore, Technical Surfing Meditation: Healing Time Sense
Architecture Swimming Meditation: Ki Tracking
Law Gymnastic Skills Meditation: Sleep Social Category
Lock Lore Acrobatics Meditation: Trance Social Skills
Mechanition Contortions Mental Control Advertising
Metal Lore Juggling Body Damage Stabilization Begging
Mining Lore Jumping Control Lycanthropy Bribery
Star Gazing Pole Vaulting Mnemonics Diplomacy
Stone Lore Stilt Walking Spacial Location Awareness Duping
Trading Lore Tightrope Walking Deadly Category Gambling
Science Tumbling Ambush Interrogation
Alchemy (Chemistry) Combat Category Deadly Skills Leadership
Engineering Combat Maneuver Sense Ambush/Assassin Propaganda
Math, Advanced Disarm Foe, Armed Silent Kill Public Speaking
Math, Basic Disarm Foe, Unarmed Use/Remove Poison Trading
Navigation Grappling Hook Evaluation Category Seduction
Physics Iai Evaluation Subterfuge Category
Arts & Crafts Category Jousting/Lancing Appraisal Stalk / Hide
Artistry Reverse Stroke Armor Evaluation Subterfuge Skills
Acting Subduing Metal Evaluation Camouflage/Disguise
Dance Tumbling, Attack Stone Evaluation Disarm Trap
Drawing Tumbling, Evasion Weapon Evaluation Hide Item
Mimery Yado Magical Category Pick Locks
Poetic Improvisation Kata, Weapon Attunement (Staves & Wands) Pick Pockets
Painting Lore, Martial Channeling Trap-Building
Sculpting Logistics Directed Spells Trickery
Singing Military Organizations Lore, Magical Survival Category
Tale Telling Siege Engineering Artifact Lore Survival Skills
Ventriloquism Tactics Circle Lore Caving
Crafting Maneuvering in Armor: Soft Leather Rune Lore Foraging
Crafting Maneuvering in Armor: Rigid Leather Planar Lore Hostile Environment
Cookery Maneuvering in Armor: Chain Ley Lore Scrounge
Drafting Maneuvering in Armor: Plate Spell Lore Streetwise
Fletching Martial Arts Symbol Lore
Gimmickry Brawling Warding Lore
Horticulture Grappling Magical Languages
Leather-Working Strikes Magical Skills
Mapping / Surveying Sweeps & Throws Magical Ritual
Rope Mastery Missile Artillery Divination
Skinning Stunned Maneuver Power Perception
Smithing Two-Weapon Combo Power Projection
Stone-Crafts Weapon Skills: Category 1 Spell Mastery
Games Weapon Skills: Category 2 Targeting Skill
Wood-Crafts Weapon Skills: Category 3 Sense Reality Warp
Music Weapon Skills: Category 4 Power Point Development
Play Instrument: Category 1 Weapon Skills: Category 5 Rune Working
Play Instrument: Category 2 Weapon Skills: Category 6 Spell List Acquisition
Play Instrument: Category 3 Transcend Armor

Note: The 'shaded' skills are the same skill cost as the primary cost they are indented beneath
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Realm of Arms (Non-Spell Users)

Warrior
Skills Barbarian Dancer Fighter Warrior Hunter Rogue Assassin Thief Scholar Trader Monk Layman
Academic Category
Administration 7 2/ 5 2/ 6 10 10 2/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 5 1/ 3 1/ 3 3/ 7 2/ 6
Lore, General 5 4 3 4 3/ 6 3/ 5 3/ 5 3/ 5 1/ 3 3/ 5 2/ 6 3/ 5
Lore, Martial 3 5 1/ 3 1/ 2 3 2/ 5 6 4 1/ 3 2/ 5 2/ 4 3/ 6
Lore, Obscure 8 6 6 8 4 4 3/ 6 3/ 7 1/ 4 2/ 5 3/ 7 4
Lore, Science 10 5 4 7 5 4 3/ 5 3/ 6 1/ 3 2/ 5 4 3/ 6
Lore, Technical 5 6 5 2/ 6 5 2/ 5 1/ 3 2/ 5 2/ 6 3 2/ 6 2/ 5
Animal Category
Animal Handling 1/ 3 2/ 7 1/ 4 2/ 5 1/ 4 1/ 4 3/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 5 1/ 3 2/ 6 2/ 6
Riding 2/ 5 3/ 7 2/ 6 1/ 5 1/ 4 2/ 5 3/ 5 2/ 6 3 1/ 4 2/ 7 2/ 6
Athletic Category
Body Development 1/ 3 1/ 5 1/ 3 1/ 2 1/ 5 2/ 5 3/ 5 3/ 7 7 2/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 6
Athletics 1/ 3 2/ 5 1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 4 2/ 4 1/ 4 2/ 5 6 2/ 5 1/ 4 2/ 6
Gymnastic Skills 2/ 5 1/ 2 2/ 5 2/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 3 4 2/ 5 1/ 4 2/ 6
Combat Category
Combat Maneuver 1/ 5 3/ 8 1/ 4 1/ 3 2/ 5 2/ 5 1/ 5 2/ 6 5 3/ 7 1/ 4 2/ 6
Kata, Weapon 3/ 7 2/ 6 3/ 6 2/ 5 3/ 6 3/ 8 2/ 5 3/ 7 10 4 1/ 3 4
Martial Arts 3/ 6 1/ 5 2/ 6 1/ 4 2/ 5 3/ 6 1/ 4 3/ 6 5 3/ 7 1/ 3 3/ 6
Missile Artillery 3/ 7 8 1/ 3 2/ 6 4 2/ 5 4 3/ 7 10 10 6 4
Stunned Maneuver 2/ 5 2/ 5 2/ 6 2/ 4 2/ 6 2/ 6 3 2/ 6 3 3 1/ 3 2/ 6
Two-Weapon Combo v v v v v v v v v v v v
Maneuver in Armor: Soft Leather 2/ * 2/ * 1/ * 1/ * 1/ * 1/ * 2/ * 1/ * 3/ * 2 * 9 1/ *
Maneuver in Armor: Rigid Leather 3/ * 9 1/ * 1/ * 1/ * 1/ * 4 2/ * 4/ * 2 * 9 2/ *
Maneuver in Armor: Chain 5/ * 5/ * 1/ * 1/ * 3/ * 2/ * 6 3/ * 5/ * 4 * 10 3/ *
Maneuver in Armor: Plate 7/ * 15 1/ * 1/ * 5/ * 3/ * 8 4/ * 7/ * 5 10 4/ *
Weapon Skills: Category 1 1/ 4 3/ 9 1/ 4 1/ 3 1/ 4 2/ 5 1/ 3 2/ 7 4 2/ 7 4 3/ 6
Weapon Skills: Category 2 2/ 5 5 1/ 5 1/ 4 1/ 5 3/ 8 1/ 4 3/ 8 6 3/ 8 5 3/ 6
Weapon Skills: Category 3 3/ 8 6 1/ 6 1/ 4 3/ 8 3/ 9 1/ 5 4 9 3/ 9 6 4
Weapon Skills: Category 4 4 8 1/ 7 1/ 5 5 3/ 9 2/ 6 4 15 5 8 5
Weapon Skills: Category 5 4 9 1/ 7 1/ 6 6 3/ 9 3/ 6 4 20 6 8 6
Weapon Skills: Category 6 6 10 1 1/ 7 8 6 3/ 7 6 20 8 15 7
Concentration Category
Adrenal Action 2/ 4 1/ 3 2/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 6 2/ 6 1/ 4 2/ 6 5 2/ 6 1/ 3 2/ 6
Adrenal Defense 6 3/ 8 20 15 6 20 3/ 7 20 18 20 3/ 7 15
Meditation 3/ 7 3/ 7 3/ 7 4 3/ 7 3/ 6 2/ 5 3/ 6 1/ 4 2/ 6 1/ 4 2/ 6
Mental Control 10 3/ 6 3/ 8 5 4 3/ 6 2/ 5 3/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 6 1/ 4 3/ 6
Lethal Category
Ambush 2/ 5 2/ 5 3/ 8 3/ 6 1/ 4 2/ 5 1/ 3 1/ 3 3/ 9 4 3/ 9 3/ 6
Deadly Skills 1/ 4 3/ 5 1/ 4 2/ 5 1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 2 1/ 3 3 2/ 6 1/ 4 3
Evaluation Category
Evaluation 3/ 6 1/ 4 2/ 5 5 3/ 5 2/ 4 2/ 5 1/ 3 1/ 4 1/ 2 2 2/ 5
General Category
Crafting 2/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 5 4/ 6 1/ 4 2/ 4 2/ 5 1/ 5 1/ 5 1/ 4 2/ 5 2/ 6
Artistry 2/ 6 2/ 6 2/ 6 10 2/ 6 2/ 6 3/ 6 2/ 6 1/ 4 2/ 6 1/ 3 2/ 6
Linguistic Category
Language 3/ 6 1/ 4 3/ 6 2/ 6 3/ 6 3/ 6 1/ 5 3/ 5 1/ 3 1/ 5 3/ 5 2/ 6
Linguistics 2/ 4 1/ 3 3/ 5 4 3/ 6 3/ 5 1/ 5 2/ 5 2/ 4 2/ 4 3/ 6 2/ 5
Magical Category
Attunement 10 8 9 10 6 8 6 7 4 5 9 3/ 6
Channeling 25 19 25 25 25 20 20 20 15 20 19 3/ 6
Directed Spells 25 20 20 15 20 20 15 20 15 20 20 3/ 6
Magical Languages 10 8 9 25 10 9 10 8 3/ * 7 6 2/ 6
Magical Lore 15 10 10 25 15 8 8 7 2/ 5 7 8 8
Magical Skills 20 10 16 25 20 14 15 12 6 12 12 6
Power Point Development 20 9 15 20 15 10 8 8 5 10 6 4
Rune Working 10 6 7 20 20 6 10 6 3/ 9 5 6 3/ 6
Spell List Acquisition 25 10 20 20 15 8 10 10 4 7 10 5/ *
Transcend Armor 20 12 15 5 20 12 10 10 10 13 20 15
Medical Category
Medical Skills 3/ 6 2/ 5 3/ 5 4/ 6 3/ 5 3/ 5 2/ 6 2/ 7 2/ 5 2/ 6 2/ 6 2/ 6
Perception Category
Perception, General 2/ 4 2/ 4 2/ 5 2/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 3 2/ 5 1/ 3 1/ 3 1/ 3 2/ 5 2/ 6
Social Category
Entertainment Skills 2/ 6 1/ 4 2/ 6 5 3/ 6 1/ 3 2/ 6 1/ 2 2/ 6 1/ 4 6 2/ 6
Social Skills 2/ 6 2/ 4 2/ 6 5 4 2/ 4 2/ 5 2/ 6 2/ 5 1/ 3 2/ 6 2/ 6
Subterfuge Category
Stalk/Hide 1/ 5 1/ 4 2/ 5 2/ 6 1/ 3 1/ 3 1/ 2 1/ 3 3 2/ 5 2/ 4 2/ 6
Subterfuge Skills 2/ 6 2/ 4 3/ 6 5 1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 2 1/ 3 2/ 5 1/ 3 3 2/ 6
Survival Category
Survival 1/ 2 3/ 6 2/ 5 3/ 6 1/ 4 2/ 5 2/ 6 1/ 5 6 1/ 4 4 2/ 6

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Realm of Channelling
Pure Spell Users Semi-Spell Users
Channeling Paladin / Ranger /
Skills Animist Cleric Druid Healer Shaman Dervish Inquisitor Monk Champion Pathfinder
Academic Category
Administration 6 2/ 4 6 2/ 5 6 2/ 6 2/ 5 1/ 4 2/ 5 5
Lore, General 2/ 4 1/ 4 2/ 4 2/ 4 2/ 4 2/ 6 2/ 4 1/ 4 2/ 5 2/ 5
Lore, Martial 5 4 5 8 5 4 6 5 1/ 4 2/ 5
Lore, Obscure 3/ 5 2/ 4 3/ 5 3/ 6 3/ 5 5 1/ 4 3/ 5 3/ 5 3/ 7
Lore, Science 3/ 6 3/ 6 3/ 6 3/ 7 3/ 6 4 3/ 7 2/ 5 4 3/ 5
Lore, Technical 6 2/ 5 6 6 7 4 2/ 4 2/ 6 2/ 5 3/ 5
Animal Category
Animal Handling 1/ 2 2 1/ 2 2 2/ 4 3 4 3/ 6 1/ 4 1/ 3
Riding 1/ 3 3 1/ 4 3 2/ 4 3 5 4 2/ 5 2/ 6
Athletic Category
Body Development 4 6 4 1/ 3 2/ 4 2/ 6 5 3/ 7 2/ 5 2/ 7
Athletics 2/ 5 2/ 6 2/ 6 3/ 7 2/ 5 2/ 5 3/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 4 2/ 4
Gymnastic Skills 2/ 6 3/ 6 3/ 6 4 2/ 6 1/ 4 3/ 7 2/ 6 2/ 6 2/ 6
Combat Category
Combat Maneuver 8 7 8 9 8 3/ 7 4 2/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 6
Kata, Weapon 10 9 10 12 12 3/ 6 3/ 5 2/ 6 3/ 8 3/ 6
Martial Arts 6 6 6 6 6 2/ 5 2/ 5 2/ 5 3/ 6 3/ 5
Missile Artillery 8 3/ 6 8 10 8 6 3/ 5 8 1/ 4 3/ 5
Stunned Maneuver 4 4 3 4 4 2/ 5 3 2/ 4 2/ 5 2/ 7
Two-Weapon Combo v v v v v v v v v v
Maneuver in Armor: Soft Leather 2/ * 1/ * 1/ * 2/ * 1/ * 5/ * 2/ * 3/ * 1/ * 1/ *
Maneuver in Armor: Rigid Leather 3/ * 2/ * 1/ * 3/ * 2/ * 7/ * 2/ * 5/ * 1/ * 2/ *
Maneuver in Armor: Chain 12 10 12 15 12 9 3/ * 10 2/ * 3/ *
Maneuver in Armor: Plate 15 11 15 20 15 15 4/ * 20 3/ * 4/ *
Weapon Skills: Category 1 6 6 5 9 6 3/ 7 2/ 6 2/ 7 2/ 5 2/ 6
Weapon Skills: Category 2 7 7 8 20 7 5 3/ 7 8 3/ 6 3/ 7
Weapon Skills: Category 3 9 9 8 20 9 6 5 10 3/ 6 4
Weapon Skills: Category 4 9 9 8 20 9 6 7 15 4 6
Weapon Skills: Category 5 9 9 9 20 9 9 10 20 4 6
Weapon Skills: Category 6 20 20 15 20 20 15 15 20 6 9
Concentration Category
Adrenal Action 5 5 5 5 5 1/ 3 3 2/ 4 3/ 9 2/ 7
Adrenal Defense 20 20 20 20 20 3 20 4 20 20
Meditation 1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 2 1/ 2 2/ 4 2/ 6 1/ 3 2/ 5 2/ 5
Mental Control 2/ 4 2/ 5 2/ 4 1/ 3 1/ 4 3/ 6 2/ 6 1/ 4 3/ 6 3/ 6
Lethal Category
Ambush 6 9 6 15 9 3 3 5 9 3
Deadly Skills 6 6 5 10 6 1/ 5 1/ 4 2/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 3
Evaluation Category
Evaluation 3 2 3 2 3 3 1/ 4 2/ 5 2/ 6 2/ 6
General Category
Crafting 2/ 6 2/ 6 2/ 6 2/ 6 2/ 6 3 3/ 5 1/ 4 2/ 4 2/ 4
Artistry 1/ 4 2/ 5 2/ 4 2/ 4 2/ 4 4 3/ 5 1/ 3 1/ 4 1/ 4
Linguistic Category
Language 2/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 6 3/ 6 2/ 6 2/ 5 3/ 6 3/ 6
Linguistics 2/ 5 2/ 5 3/ 5 3/ 6 2/ 4 2/ 4 1/ 4 3/ 6 3/ 6 3/ 6
Magical Category
Attunement 2/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 5 3/ 7 2/ 5 6 4 5 9 6
Channeling 2/ 5 1/ 4 2/ 5 2/ 5 1/ 5 2/ 7 2/ 5 2/ 5 3 3
Directed Spells 3 3 3 3 2/ 7 15 5 15 20 15
Magical Languages 2/ * 2/ * 2/ * 2/ * 1/ * 4/ * 3/ * 3/ * 4/ * 4/ *
Magical Lore 3/ 6 2/ 4 2/ 5 3/ 6 3/ 7 3/ 6 3/ 6 3/ 5 4/ 7 5
Magical Skills 1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 4 3/ 5 3/ 5 3/ 6 3/ 6 3/ 6
Power Point Development 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4
Rune Working 2/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 6 2/ 6 2/ 5 8 3/ 6 3/ 5 7 5
Spell List Acquisition 1/ * 1/ * 1/ * 1/ * 1/ * 4/ * 4/ * 4/ * 4/ * 4/ *
Transcend Armor 5 4 5 5 5 4/ 6 3/ 6 6 2/ 6 3/ 7
Medical Category
Medical Skills 2/ 4 1/ 4 2/ 5 1/ 2 2/ 4 2/ 5 1/ 4 2/ 5 1/ 4 2/ 4
Perception Category
Perception, General 3 3 3 3 3 2/ 4 1/ 4 2/ 7 2/ 5 1/ 4
Social Category
Entertainment Skills 3 5 3 8 4 3 4 5 5 2/ 5
Social Skills 2/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 4 2/ 6 1/ 4 2/ 6 1/ 4 1/ 5 1/ 4 2/ 6
Subterfuge Category
Stalk/Hide 3 5 3 6 3 3 4 3/ 6 4 1/ 4
Subterfuge Skills 3 5 4 8 3 2/ 5 3/ 5 5 4 2/ 5
Survival Category
Survival 1/ 4 6 2/ 5 2/ 6 1/ 4 2/ 6 3/ 6 3/ 5 3/ 6 1/ 3

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Realm of Essence
Pure Spell Users Semi-Spell Users
Force Essence Warrior
Skills Conjuror Mage Illusionist Magician Rune Master Tarot Mage Dabbler Elementalist Monk Mage
Academic Category
Administration 2/ 5 3/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 5 2/ 5 2/ 5 3/ 6 4 3/ 7 2/ 5
Lore, General 1/ 4 2/ 5 1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 3 1/ 3 2/ 5 2/ 5 1/ 4 2/ 4
Lore, Martial 4 3 4 3 3 3/ 7 4 4 4 2/ 4
Lore, Obscure 1/ 4 2/ 5 2/ 4 2/ 4 2/ 4 3/ 5 3/ 7 2/ 4 3/ 5 3/ 8
Lore, Science 3/ 6 2/ 6 3/ 6 2/ 6 3/ 5 1/ 5 3/ 5 5 3/ 5 3/ 6
Lore, Technical 3/ 6 5 5 4 3/ 6 4 2/ 4 4 2/ 5 2/ 5
Animal Category
Animal Handling 2/ 4 2/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 5 2/ 5 3/ 5 2/ 5 1/ 5
Riding 3 4 3 3 3 3 2/ 6 4 3/ 6 2/ 6
Athletic Category
Body Development 7 8 8 8 8 7 3/ 6 2/ 6 3/ 7 2/ 8
Athletics 7 7 6 7 7 6 3/ 5 3/ 6 2/ 6 2/ 5
Gymnastic Skills 6 6 4 6 6 5 2/ 5 3/ 6 3/ 6 3/ 6
Combat Category
Combat Maneuver 12 10 10 12 12 8 5 2/ 5 2/ 6 3/ 6
Kata, Weapon 12 12 12 12 12 8 5 4 2/ 6 3/ 7
Martial Arts 9 9 9 9 9 6 4 3/ 7 2/ 5 3/ 6
Missile Artillery 6 7 7 8 8 8 4 6 6 2/ 5
Stunned Maneuver 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 1/ 4 2/ 4 2/ 5
Two-Weapon Combo v v v v v v v v v v
Maneuver in Armor: Soft Leather 9 10 9 9 9 9 2/ * 5 3/ * 2/ *
Maneuver in Armor: Rigid Leather 9 10 9 9 9 9 3/ * 10 9 2/ *
Maneuver in Armor: Chain 10 12 10 10 10 10 5 15 15 3/ *
Maneuver in Armor: Plate 11 15 11 11 11 11 7 20 20 4/ *
Weapon Skills: Category 1 7 7 9 9 9 7 3/ 6 4 2/ 7 2/ 7
Weapon Skills: Category 2 10 15 20 20 20 10 4 10 8 3/ 8
Weapon Skills: Category 3 20 20 20 20 20 20 6 15 10 3/ 9
Weapon Skills: Category 4 20 20 20 20 20 20 8 20 15 5
Weapon Skills: Category 5 20 20 20 20 20 20 8 20 20 9
Weapon Skills: Category 6 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 20 20 12
Concentration Category
Adrenal Action 6 6 6 6 6 6 3/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 4 3/ 7
Adrenal Defense 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 8 4 20
Meditation 1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 4 2/ 5 1/ 4 1/ 3 2/ 5
Mental Control 2/ 6 2/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 6 2/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 6 2/ 6 1/ 4 2/ 6
Lethal Category
Ambush 7 9 5 9 9 6 2 4 5 3
Deadly Skills 8 7 4 6 6 5 2/ 5 3/ 6 2/ 4 2/ 5
Evaluation Category
Evaluation 3/ 7 3/ 7 3/ 7 3/ 7 3/ 7 3/ 5 1/ 4 3/ 5 2/ 6 3/ 7
General Category
Crafting 2/ 4 3/ 5 2/ 4 2/ 5 1/ 5 2/ 4 2/ 5 3/ 5 1/ 5 2/ 5
Artistry 2/ 5 3/ 5 2/ 4 2/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 4 2/ 6 1/ 4 1/ 4 2/ 5
Linguistic Category
Language 1/ 5 2/ 6 1/ 5 2/ 5 1/ 3 2/ 5 2/ 5 3/ 6 3/ 6 2/ 6
Linguistics 3/ 6 3/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 6 1/ 4 2/ 5 2/ 5 3/ 6 3/ 6 3/ 5
Magical Category
Attunement 1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 3 3 1/5 2/ 5 3/ 7
Channeling 7 6 8 8 7 5 15 10 5 10
Directed Spells 2/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 6 1/ 4 2/ 6 2/ 6 10 1/ 4 8 3/ 6
Magical Languages 2/ * 2/ * 2/ * 1/ * 1/ * 1/ * 4/ * 3/* 3/ * 4/ *
Magical Lore 1/ 3 2/ 5 2/ 5 1/ 4 1/ 3 2/ 5 4 2/ 5 2/ 5 2/ 6
Magical Skills 1/ 3 1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 4 2/ 5 4 2/ 5 3/ 6 3/ 5
Power Point Development 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4
Rune Working 1/ 4 2/ 5 2/ 5 1/ 4 1/ 2 1/ 4 5 4 2/ 5 3/ 6
Spell List Acquisition 1/ * 1/ * 1/ * 1/ * 1/ * 1/ * 4/ * 4/* 4/ * 4/ *
Transcend Armor 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 3/ 6 6 2/ 5
Medical Category
Medical Skills 2/ 5 3/ 6 3/ 6 2/ 6 3/ 6 3/ 7 2/ 6 4 3/ 6 3/ 5
Perception Category
Perception, General 2 3 2 3 3 2/ 6 1/ 4 2/ 5 2/ 6 2/ 6
Social Category
Entertainment Skills 2/ 6 4 1/ 5 3 3 3/ 5 2/ 5 3/ 6 5 5
Social Skills 2/ 6 3 2/ 5 2/ 6 2/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 4 4 2/ 6 2/ 6
Subterfuge Category
Stalk/Hide 5 4 3 5 5 6 2/ 4 3/ 6 3/ 6 2/ 7
Subterfuge Skills 4 5 1/ 5 5 5 6 2/ 5 4 8 3/ 5
Survival Category
Survival 8 9 10 8 8 10 2/ 6 2/ 5 3/ 6 4

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Realm of Mentalism
Pure Spell Users Semi-Spell Users
Arms Beast Magent Mentalism
Skills Lay Healer Lore Master Mentalist Seer Shifter Master Bard Master (Nightblade) Monk Sleuth
Academic Category
Administration 2/ 5 1/ 2 2/ 5 2/ 5 8 5 1/ 5 7 2/ 5 2/ 5 1/ 3
Lore, General 1/ 4 1/ 2 1/ 4 1/ 3 2/ 6 4 1/ 4 2/ 6 3 1/ 4 1/ 4
Lore, Martial 4 1/ 3 3 2/ 4 3/ 7 1/ 2 2/ 5 5 2/ 4 4 2/ 4
Lore, Obscure 2/ 5 1/ 3 2/ 5 1/ 3 2/ 6 5 2/ 6 4 3/ 5 3/ 5 2/ 4
Lore, Science 2/ 4 1/ 3 1/ 3 2/ 4 2/ 6 6 2/ 5 3/ 6 3/ 6 1/ 4 1/ 4
Lore, Technical 1/ 4 1/ 3 2/ 4 1/ 4 3/ 7 2/ 5 1/ 4 6 2/ 5 2/ 5 2/ 4
Animal Category
Animal Handling 2 3 2 2 3 3/ 6 1/ 5 1/ 2 2/ 5 3/ 6 3/ 5
Riding 2 3 2 2 2 2/ 5 2/ 6 1/ 3 3 3 3
Athletic Category
Body Development 6 6 6 6 3/ 6 2/ 5 3/ 8 2/ 7 3/ 8 3/ 7 6
Athletics 6 8 5 8 4 2/ 5 2/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 4 2/ 6 6
Gymnastic Skills 5 6 4 6 4 2/ 6 2/ 4 2/ 4 1/ 3 2/ 6 7
Combat Category
Combat Maneuver 6 10 5 10 6 1/ 4 3/ 7 3/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 6 2/ 6
Kata, Weapon 5 9 5 10 3/ 8 2/ 7 3/ 8 3/ 8 2/ 5 2/ 5 4
Martial Arts 3 4 3 5 3/ 8 2/ 7 3/ 7 3/ 6 1/ 5 2/ 5 3/ 6
Missile Artillery 4 3 3/ 6 3/ 7 10 2/ 4 2/ 5 2/ 5 2/ 5 7 10
Stunned Maneuver 3 3 3 3 2/ 7 2/ 5 2/ 7 2/ 5 1/ 4 2/ 5 3
Two-Weapon Combo v v v v v v v v v v v
Maneuvering in Armor: Soft Leather 2/ * 4/ * 4/ * 4/ * 2/ * 1/ * 2/ * 2/ * 2/ * 2/ * 3/ *
Maneuvering in Armor: Rigid Leather 3/ * 5/ * 5/ * 5/ * 2/ * 1/ * 2/ * 2/ * 2/ * 2/ * 4/ *
Maneuvering in Armor: Chain 4/ * 6/ * 6/ * 6/ * 3/ * 2/ * 3/ * 4/ * 4/ * 8 8
Maneuvering in Armor: Plate 5/ * 7/ * 7/ * 7/ * 6/ * 3/ * 5/ * 6/ * 6/ * 15 20
Weapon Skills: Category 1 8 8 6 6 1/ 5 1/ 3 3/ 9 3/ 7 2/ 5 2/ 7 2/ 6
Weapon Skills: Category 2 8 10 8 15 5 1/ 3 6 4 3/ 8 3/ 8 3/ 7
Weapon Skills: Category 3 15 15 15 20 10 1/ 4 7 6 4 5 5
Weapon Skills: Category 4 20 20 20 20 15 1/ 4 7 6 7 10 10
Weapon Skills: Category 5 20 20 20 20 20 1/ 5 7 6 7 10 10
Weapon Skills: Category 6 20 20 20 20 20 1/ 5 15 9 15 15 15
Concentration Category
Adrenal Action 3 7 3 3 3/ 5 2/ 5 2/ 7 2/ 7 2/ 4 2/ 4 10
Adrenal Defense 15 15 15 15 5 15 15 15 7 4 20
Meditation 1/ 2 1/ 3 1/ 2 1/ 2 1/ 4 2/ 7 2/ 4 2/ 7 2/ 5 1/ 3 1/ 4
Mental Control 1/ 4 1/ 5 1/ 4 1/ 3 1/ 4 2/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 5 2/ 5 1/ 4 2/ 5
Lethal Category
Ambush 9 9 9 9 4 2/ 7 6 3 3 3 4
Deadly Skills 10 4 3 4 4 1/ 5 1/ 4 1/ 3 1/ 2 2/ 4 3/ 6
Evaluation Category
Evaluation 2 1/ 5 4 3 5 3/ 7 1/ 3 2/ 5 1/ 4 2/ 6 1/ 2
General Category
Crafting 3/ 6 2/ 6 2/ 4 2/ 5 3 3 3/ 5 2/ 4 2/ 6 1/ 5 2/ 5
Artistry 2/ 4 2/ 5 2/ 5 2/ 4 2/ 5 3 1/ 4 2/ 6 2/ 6 1/ 4 2/ 6
Linguistic Category
Language 2/ 5 1/ 2 2/ 4 2/ 5 1/ 5 2/ 5 1/ 2 3/ 8 3/ 6 2/ 5 1/ 5
Linguistics 3/ 5 1/ 4 2/ 5 2/ 4 1/ 4 2/ 5 1/ 2 2/ 4 2/ 6 1/ 5 2/ 4
Magical Category
Attunement 2/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 5 2/ 6 2/ 5 5 6 6 7 4 3/ 6
Channeling 8 8 8 8 8 15 13 13 20 6 20
Directed Spells 2/ 7 2/ 7 2/ 6 2/ 7 3/ 6 3/ 6 10 9 3/ 6 10 10
Magical Languages 3/ * 1/ * 3/ * 1/ * 3/ * 6/ * 4/ * 6/ * 4/ * 3/ * 4/ *
Magical Lore 2/ 5 1/ 2 3/ 5 2/ 5 2/ 5 5 2/ 5 6 6 3/ 5 1/ 5
Magical Skills 1/ 4 1/ 3 1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 4 4 2/ 5 3/ 7 3/ 6 3/ 6 3/ 5
Power Point Development 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4
Rune Working 2/ 6 1/ 4 2/ 5 2/ 6 3/ 7 8 5 5 6 3/ 6 2/ 6
Spell List Acquisition 1/ * 1/ * 1/ * 1/ * 1/ * 4/ * 4/ * 4/ * 4/ * 4/ * 4/ *
Transcend Armor 6 4 6 7 4 2/ 5 3/ 9 3/ 9 3/ 9 4 3/ 6
Medical Category
Medical Skills 1/ 2 1/ 4 2/ 5 2/ 5 2/ 4 3/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 5 3/ 6 2/ 5 1/ 5
Perception Category
Perception, General 3 2 3 1/ 3 2/ 5 2/ 6 2/ 4 2/ 5 1/ 5 2/ 5 1/ 4
Social Category
Entertainment Skills 8 8 3 2/ 5 2/ 5 3/ 7 1/ 4 2/ 6 1/ 4 5 1/ 3
Social Skills 2/ 5 1/ 4 2/ 5 2/ 4 2/ 4 2/ 4 1/ 2 3/ 6 2/ 6 2/ 6 1/ 3
Subterfuge Category
Stalk/Hide 6 5 5 6 1/ 5 3/ 7 2/ 7 1/ 4 1/ 2 3/ 5 1/ 3
Subterfuge Skills 5 8 3 4 1/ 4 2/ 6 2/ 4 2/ 6 1/ 2 4 2/ 4
Survival Category
Survival 6 10 6 5 1/ 2 5 2/ 5 1/ 4 2/ 6 3/ 5 2/ 4

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 Rolemaster Skill Costs Revised v.6
Dual Realms Arcane Spell Users
Hybrid Spell Users Pure Semi
Mage
Skills Astrologer Enchanter Mystic Necromancer Sorcerer Witch Archmage Wizard Chaotic Hunter
Academic Category
Administration 2/ 5 2/ 5 2/ 5 2/ 5 2/ 5 5 2/ 5 2/ 5 4 3/ 8
Lore, General 1/ 3 1/ 5 1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 3 1/ 3 2/ 5 1/ 3
Lore, Martial 5 7 6 3 3/ 6 8 2/ 4 2/ 5 3/ 5 2/ 5
Lore, Obscure 2/ 4 2/ 5 2/ 5 2/ 4 2/ 5 1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 4 2/ 5 3/ 7
Lore, Science 2/ 4 3 3/ 5 4 4 4 2/ 5 2/ 6 3/ 8 3/ 7
Lore, Technical 2/ 5 8 5 6 5 6 2/ 5 2/ 6 3/ 6 2/ 5
Animal Category
Animal Handling 2 3 2/ 6 2 2/ 7 1/ 4 4 3/ 5 1/ 4 3/ 6
Riding 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 3/ 4 1/ 2 2/ 5
Athletic Category
Body Development 6 8 8 8 8 6 8 8 4/ 7 4/ 7
Athletics 8 6 3/ 6 8 8 6 8 7 1/ 5 2/ 6
Gymnastic Skills 6 5 2/ 5 6 6 4 8 9 2/ 5 1/ 5
Combat Category
Combat Maneuver 12 6 3/ 6 10 15 8 7 6 3/ 7 2/ 5
Kata, Weapon 12 10 3/ 6 12 12 7 6 6 5 4
Martial Arts 6 4 3/ 5 9 9 5 6 5 5 3/ 5
Missile Artillery 2/ 7 6 2/ 7 3/ 6 2/ 7 4 3/ 6 3/ 5 6 8
Stunned Maneuver 4 3/ 6 4 5 4 4 5 5 2/ 4 3/ 6
Two-Weapon Combo v v v v v v v v v v
Maneuver in Armor: Soft Leather 5/ * 5/ * 4/ * 9 9 9 9 9 6 4
Maneuver in Armor: Rigid Leather 9 6/ * 5/ * 9 9 9 9 9 7 5
Maneuver in Armor: Chain 10 8 6/ * 10 10 10 10 12 8 6
Maneuver in Armor: Plate 11 10 7/ * 11 11 11 11 15 9 7
Weapon Skills: Category 1 9 6 9 9 9 9 9 8 4 2/ 5
Weapon Skills: Category 2 20 12 20 20 20 20 20 20 5 3/ 6
Weapon Skills: Category 3 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 6 5
Weapon Skills: Category 4 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 8 8
Weapon Skills: Category 5 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 12
Weapon Skills: Category 6 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 12 15
Concentration Category
Adrenal Action 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 2/ 5 3/ 6
Adrenal Defense 15 15 15 20 20 20 15 10 10 20
Meditation 2/ 5 1/ 4 1/ 3 1/ 4 2/ 4 2/ 5 1/ 5 1/ 4 4 3/ 6
Mental Control 2/ 6 1/ 4 1/ 4 2/ 6 2/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 5 2/ 5 6 3/ 5
Lethal Category
Ambush 9 5 4 9 9 9 9 9 6 3
Deadly Skills 8 4 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 2/ 5
Evaluation Category
Evaluation 4 4 3/ 5 4 4 2 3/ 6 3/ 5 3/ 6 3/ 6
General Category
Crafting 2/ 6 3 2/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 6 2/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 4 4 3/ 5
Artistry 2/ 7 3 2/ 4 2/ 4 2/ 4 2/ 4 2/ 4 2/ 4 2/ 5 4
Linguistic Category
Language 1/ 5 1/ 3 1/ 4 2/ 5 2/ 6 2/ 5 1/ 4 1/ 4 3/ 6 3/ 6
Linguistics 3/ 7 1/ 3 1/ 4 3/ 6 3/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 4 1/ 4 2/ 6 2/ 5
Magical Category
Attunement 2/ 6 2/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 5 2/ 5 2/ 5 1/ 4 1/ 4 2/ 5 3/ 6
Channeling 1/ 5 8 8 2/ 5 2/ 5 1/ 4 2/ 5 3/ 5 5 7
Directed Spells 2/ 7 3/ 6 2/ 6 2/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 5 2/ 6 2/ 5 8 10
Magical Languages 3/ * 1/ * 2/ * 2/ * 3/ * 2/ * 1/ * 1/ * 4/ * 3/ *
Magical Lore 1/ 4 2/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 4 2/ 5 1/ 4 1/ 4 1/ 4 5 2/ 5
Magical Skills 1/ 4 2/ 6 2/ 4 2/ 5 2/ 5 2/ 6 1/ 2 1/ 2 6 5
Power Point Development 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6
Rune Working 2/ 6 2/ 6 2/ 5 2/ 5 2/ 5 2/ 5 1/ 4 1/ 4 8 5
Spell List Acquisition 1/ * 1/ * 1/ * 1/ * 1/ * 1/ * 2/ * 2/ * 6/ * 6/ *
Transcend Armor 7 7 7 6 6 6 4 6 5 8
Medical Category
Medical Skills 3/ 6 6 2/ 5 2/ 5 8 2/ 4 2/ 4 3/ 5 8 3/ 6
Perception Category
Perception, General 1/ 4 2/ 5 2/ 6 3 3 2/ 6 2/ 4 1/ 4 2/ 5 1/ 4
Social Category
Entertainment Skills 8 1/ 4 1/ 5 10 10 3 3 3 3/ 5 3/ 6
Social Skills 2/ 5 1/ 4 2/ 4 3/ 6 3/ 5 2/ 5 2/ 5 2/ 6 3/ 5 2/ 4
Subterfuge Category
Stalk/Hide 6 2/ 5 2 6 6 5 5 3/ 6 2/ 6 1/ 4
Subterfuge Skills 10 2/ 5 2/ 6 10 10 3 6 2/ 5 3/ 7 2/ 4
Survival Category
Survival 10 8 2/ 5 10 10 3/ 5 4 3/ 5 2/ 5 4

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