The Skills List is compiled for use with Classic BattleTech RPG (also known as MechWarrior, Third Edition). Refer to the original sources for detailed descriptions and rules for use. It is currently updated only as far as the references indicate.
A
| 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
|
| Arts*
|
varies
|
MW3
|
- Academics subskills: various
- Arts subskills: various
B
| Skill |
Link Attributes |
Source
|
| Blades
|
DEX/RFL
|
MW3
|
| Boxing
|
RFL/BOD
|
CBTC
|
| Brawling
|
RFL/STR
|
MW3
|
| Bombing
|
DEX/INT
|
MW3
|
| Bureaucracy*
|
CHA/SOC
|
MW3
|
- Bureaucracy subskills: various, by region
C
| Skill |
Link Attributes |
Source
|
| Careers*
|
varies
|
MW3
|
| Chic
|
CHA/SOC
|
CBTC
|
| Climbing
|
BOD/DEX
|
MW3
|
| Comms/Conventional
|
INT/WIL
|
MW3
|
| 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
| Skill |
Link Attributes |
Source
|
| Deception
|
INT/WIL
|
CBTC
|
| Demolitions
|
DEX/INT
|
MW3
|
| Disguise
|
DEX/WIL
|
MW3
|
E
| 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
| 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
| Skill |
Link Attributes |
Source
|
| Gambling
|
EDG/INT
|
MW3
|
| Gunnery/Ballistic*
|
DEX/RFL
|
MW3
|
| Gunnery/Laser*
|
DEX/RFL
|
MW3
|
| Gunnery/Missile*
|
DEX/INT
|
MW3
|
| Gunsmith
|
DEX/INT
|
MW3
|
- Gunnery subskills: Aero, Conventional, Humanoid, Space
H
| Skill |
Link Attributes |
Source
|
|
|
|
|
| Hunting/Tracking*
|
INT/WIL
|
CBTC
|
- Hunting/Tracking subskills: Humanoids, Mammals
I
| Skill |
Link Attributes |
Source
|
| Interests*
|
varies
|
MW3
|
| Interrogation
|
CHA/WIL
|
MW3
|
| Intimidation
|
BOD/CHA
|
MW3
|
| Investigation
|
WIL/INT
|
CBTC
|
- Interests subskills: varies
J
| Skill |
Link Attributes |
Source
|
| Jack Of All Trades
|
INT/WIL
|
CovOps
|
| Jump Packs
|
INT/RFL
|
MW3
|
L
| 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
| Skill |
Link Attributes |
Source
|
| Martial Arts*
|
RFL/WIL
|
MW3
|
| MedTech*
|
INT/CHA
|
MW3
|
| Meditation
|
WIL/BOD
|
CBTC
|
- Martial Arts subskills: Aikido, 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), Tae kwon do
N
| Skill |
Link Attributes |
Source
|
| Navigation*
|
INT/WIL
|
MW3
|
| Negotiation
|
CHA/WIL
|
MW3
|
- Navigation subskills: Air, Ground, Jump Drive, Naval, Space
P
| Skill |
Link Attributes |
Source
|
| Perception
|
INT/WIL
|
MW3
|
| Pick Pocket
|
DEX/RFL
|
CBTC
|
| Piloting*
|
DEX/RFL
|
MW3
|
| Pistols
|
DEX/RFL
|
MW3
|
| Poisons & Antidotes
|
?
|
CBTC
|
| Protocol*
|
CHA/SOC
|
MW3
|
| Pugilism
|
BOD/RFL
|
CBTC
|
- Piloting subskills: Aero, Aircraft, 'Mech, Battlesuit, Hover, Jump, Naval, Quad, Spheroid, Sub, Tracked, VTOL, Wheeled
- Protocol subskills: various, by region
Q
| Skill |
Link Attributes |
Source
|
| Quickdraw
|
DEX/RFL
|
MW3
|
R
| 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
| 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
|
| 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
| Skill |
Link Attributes |
Source
|
| Tactics*
|
INT/WIL
|
MW3
|
| Technician*
|
DEX/INT
|
MW3
|
| Throwing Weapons
|
DEX/STR
|
MW3
|
| Tracking
|
INT/WIL
|
MW3
|
| Training
|
CHA/INT
|
MW3
|
- Tactics subskills: Air, Ground, Infantry, 'Mech, Naval, Space
- Technician subskills: Aeronautics, Ballistics, Comms, Electronics, Fusion, ICE, Interplanetary, Jet, Jump Drive, Lasers, Mechanics, Missile, Myomer, Rotor, Support
W
| Skill |
Link Attributes |
Source
|
| Whips
|
DEX/RFL
|
MW3
|
Z
| Skill |
Link Attributes |
Source
|
| Zero-G Operations
|
RFL/WIL
|
MW3
|
Legend
- Bold: indicates skills considered to be Difficult
- *: 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
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