Skill Levels Guide
The skill system uses a lot of numbers: BP, skill levels, trait levels, and so on. Seeing a number on your +sheet doesn't really help explain what a character can do in a narrative sense.
That's where this page comes in. Look at the +modifier in a given skill and check this table to get a rough narrative ability of where your character's capabilities stand.
0: Baseline average for Kahara. 0 doesn't mean a deficit in a skill so much as it means no practice or training with it.
1-2: Dabbler - Your character has studied the skill a little bit and knows the fundamentals, but most attempts to use skills at these levels fail if it's anything harder than very simple aspects of the skill.
3: Low grade professionals are often found here. They may have a little experience, and they can accomplish most common tasks within the skill reliably, but no one will speak of their great skill. At this level of skill most characters can make enough money with their skill to justify a Wealth 4 lifestyle.
4-5: When a character is referred to as skilled, this is the level often associated with that. Those with this level of skill can justify a Wealth 6 lifestyle making a living off of this skill if the money is used well. It is also at this skill level Patrons start seeking a character out for their skill
6: Characters at this level of skill are considered very good at it. They can reliably perform all basic tasks with ease. At this level a character that uses the money from work with this skill well can justify up to a Wealth 8 standard of living through careful use of resources and access to a Patron. . Whether a character accepts is up to them. Getting better than this level is rare for most of Kahara.
7: Characters at this level are exceptional. They stand out. Usually word gets around an area who has a +7 a skill and those with influence seek them out. At this level of skill Patrons are often showing interest and will make active attempts to bring a character into their orbit.
8: Characters at this level are considered masters of their skill. Patrons actively seek them out, if only to keep them out of rivals' hands, profiting off of this level of skill is easy. 8 is also the level at which a character becomes eligible to create a Thesis for a skill to become truly legendary. However, characters at this level are extremely rare, as achieving this level of capability often demands a single-minded focus that detracts from all else.
