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will not want to slit your throat.  You never get

to use this skill actively while talking, as the

lines that Speech rolls are used on are not marked.

A higher Speech skill is useful for getting your

way.  You can use the Speech skill actively to

start a conversation, but just clicking on the

person is usually easier to do.

Barter - The skill of trading goods is used

automatically in the barter screen (see page 68.)

Your Barter skill, along with many other factors,

will be used to set the value of any goods that you

are attempting to trade.  The only game effect of

this skill is to increase the value of your goods

(and to meet the requirement of a few Perks.)

Gambling - Games of chance will always exist.

Whenever you come across a game of chance, this

skill will be used to determine whether your

character wins or loses.  This skill is used

automatically when you decide to have your

character gamble in the game.

Outdoorsman - This is used mostly on the World Map.

It will determine if you can avoid a random

encounter.  It is also used to determine how far

away from a critter you start a random encounter,

along with your character’s Perception statistic.

The Outdoorsman skill may also be used in specific

encounters.  Outdoorsman is never used actively.

These characteristics are earned automatically

based on your actions.  All actions have

consequences, and your actions will earn you some

type of Karma.

Karma is the private result of your characters

actions.  Kill a good person, and your Karma heads