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A collection of activities that improve a character's specific athletic proficiencies (in virtually any activity). These must be treated as individual skills that demand much physical conditioning of the body, concentrating upon specific forms of concentration, flexibility, precision, power, speed, endurance, balance, awareness and timing.
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'''Athletics''' is a [[Sage Study|sage study]] in the [[Sage Field|field]] of [[Training (sage field)|Training]], encompassing a range of foundational physical skills that the characters are able to cultivate through dedicated practice and hard work.  Between moments of the game's play, the character is assumed to have invested time and effort into improving these skills deliberately.
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Each ability demands specialised agility and physical conditioning involving the individual's dedication to attaining capabilities associated with flexibility, precision, speed, strength, stamina, equilibrium, attentiveness and timing. The roster of athletic disciplines comprises:
  
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Knowledge points accumulated by the character are assigned to a specific athletic activity, listed below. These then determine the character's ability at that pursuit. As ever, Amateur ability is gained once the character has accumulated 10 knowledge points. Unlike other sage abilities, however, there are two levels below amateur that apply.
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* [[Cliff Diving (sage ability)|Cliff Diving]]
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* [[Free-diving (sage ability)|Free-diving]]
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* [[Hurling (sage ability)|Hurling]]
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* [[Ice Sailing (sage ability)|Ice Sailing]]
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* [[Kayaking (sage ability)|Kayaking]]
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* [[Martial Arts (sage ability)|Martial Arts]]
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* [[Running (sage ability)|Running]]
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* [[Sailing (sage ability)|Sailing]]
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* [[Scrambling (sage ability)|Scrambling]]
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* [[Skating (sage ability)|Skating]]
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* [[Skiing (sage ability)|Skiing]]
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* [[Surfing (sage ability)|Surfing]]
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* [[Swimming (sage ability)|Swimming]]
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Untrained is the lowest of these two levels. This refers to any individual's ability to perform. Most people can run, jump or throw, for example, so that untrained describes the baseline ability in these activities. No knowledge points are required to perform any of these activities as an untrained character.
 
  
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Talented is a level above untrained yet less than Amateur (which should be thought in terms of trained enough to compete in the activity). Talented persons have accumulated 5 knowledge points in a given activity.
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Many combat-related athletic disciplines, such as wrestling or horseback riding, are categorized within different areas of study. Furthermore, certain sports that might appear suitable, like dog sledding, are non-existent in a pre-Industrial era setting.
  
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The specific limitations of these two levels, along with Amateur and levels above amateur, are included within the description of each activity, as linked below. Note that characters may 'share around' knowledge points gained at any level to different activities as they prefer.
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Each form of athletic is counted as a "[[Sage Ability|sage ability]]" — however, they should be regarded as separate endeavors categorized under the overarching study "Athletics."  When [[Knowledge Points|knowledge points]] are allocated to a specific ability, the character's proficiency in that pursuit advances; however, this advancement confers no advantages in other athletic disciplines.
  
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:* Cliff Diving
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== Assigning Points ==
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:* Kayaking
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The study of Athletics gathers knowledge in the same way as any other.  However, when acquired, this knowledge can be assigned by the character to enhance their proficiency in the specific pursuits they choose.  Points can be entirely dedicated to a single pursuit or scattered across multiple endeavors. Some characters may opt not to invest any points in certain pursuits, deeming sage abilities with fewer than 10 points as unworthy of their attention — as "[[Knowledge Points#Amateur|amateur-status]]" can be desirable.
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:* Martial Arts
 
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:* [[Running (athletic ability)|Running]]
 
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:* [[Sailing (sage ability)|Sailing]]
 
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:* [[Scrambling (sage ability)|Scrambling]]
 
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:* Skating
 
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:* [[Running (athletic ability)|Skiing]]
 
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:* Surfing
 
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:* Swimming
 
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:* Throwing
 
  
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Details to be added on these activities as needed for game purposes (I simply don't want to spend hours working on these until characters actually want to be proficient in these activities).
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Nonetheless, many of these athletic activities can be performed without any skill at all, and even a modest allocation of points in each can yield significant improvements.
  
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Note that many of the abilities described above are limited or do not include special benefits from achieving the 'expert' or 'sage' level of expertise. This is simply because at higher levels of achievement, benefits accrue largely from nuance of existing knowledge rather then whole new abilities.
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== Skill Levels ==
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Here's a breakdown of the character proficiency levels in Athletics:
  
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Please also note that characters with a constitution of less than 10 or a strength of less than 8 cannot gain knowledge points in Athletics.
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'''Unskilled.'''  This is characterized by having less than 5 points of knowledge in the specific discipline. It signifies a lack of skill or expertise in the activity. While most characters may possess basic physical abilities like running, jumping, or throwing objects, a lack of knowledge in these areas suggests a deficiency in breath, technique, or sound judgment.  Essentially, a little knowledge conveys the character's minimum familiarity with that athletic.
  
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The accumulation of knowledge points for various activities to promote proficiency should not be compared with modern training techniques allowing Olympic-style development. It should be remember that this is a game and that no ability should - in a game - be accumulated without risk and as a deliberate reward for action. I've no interest in enabling persons to accumulate a game ability through means that do not relate to the game mechanics of my world (experience gained for risk/achievement).
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'''Talented.'''  The character demonstrates a modest proficiency in the Athletic discipline, with 5 to 9 points of knowledge.  Having some training, they possess  a basic understanding of the activity, but their technique is somewhat raw.
  
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'''Skilled.'''  These characters have achieved an amateur-status or better.  The degree of their ability varies depending on their status within this category, signifying their level of expertise and competence in the specific pursuit.
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[[Fighter Sage Abilities|Fighter Sage Abilities]]
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See also,<br>
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[[Fighter Sage Abilities|Fighter Sage Abilities]]<br>
 
[[Ranger Sage Abilities|Ranger Sage Abilities]]
 
[[Ranger Sage Abilities|Ranger Sage Abilities]]
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[[Category: Reviewed]]

Latest revision as of 22:40, 15 October 2023

AthleticsB (sage study).jpg

Athletics is a sage study in the field of Training, encompassing a range of foundational physical skills that the characters are able to cultivate through dedicated practice and hard work. Between moments of the game's play, the character is assumed to have invested time and effort into improving these skills deliberately.

Each ability demands specialised agility and physical conditioning involving the individual's dedication to attaining capabilities associated with flexibility, precision, speed, strength, stamina, equilibrium, attentiveness and timing. The roster of athletic disciplines comprises:


Many combat-related athletic disciplines, such as wrestling or horseback riding, are categorized within different areas of study. Furthermore, certain sports that might appear suitable, like dog sledding, are non-existent in a pre-Industrial era setting.

Each form of athletic is counted as a "sage ability" — however, they should be regarded as separate endeavors categorized under the overarching study "Athletics." When knowledge points are allocated to a specific ability, the character's proficiency in that pursuit advances; however, this advancement confers no advantages in other athletic disciplines.

Assigning Points

The study of Athletics gathers knowledge in the same way as any other. However, when acquired, this knowledge can be assigned by the character to enhance their proficiency in the specific pursuits they choose. Points can be entirely dedicated to a single pursuit or scattered across multiple endeavors. Some characters may opt not to invest any points in certain pursuits, deeming sage abilities with fewer than 10 points as unworthy of their attention — as "amateur-status" can be desirable.

Nonetheless, many of these athletic activities can be performed without any skill at all, and even a modest allocation of points in each can yield significant improvements.

Skill Levels

Here's a breakdown of the character proficiency levels in Athletics:

Unskilled. This is characterized by having less than 5 points of knowledge in the specific discipline. It signifies a lack of skill or expertise in the activity. While most characters may possess basic physical abilities like running, jumping, or throwing objects, a lack of knowledge in these areas suggests a deficiency in breath, technique, or sound judgment. Essentially, a little knowledge conveys the character's minimum familiarity with that athletic.

Talented. The character demonstrates a modest proficiency in the Athletic discipline, with 5 to 9 points of knowledge. Having some training, they possess a basic understanding of the activity, but their technique is somewhat raw.

Skilled. These characters have achieved an amateur-status or better. The degree of their ability varies depending on their status within this category, signifying their level of expertise and competence in the specific pursuit.


See also,
Fighter Sage Abilities
Ranger Sage Abilities

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