These skills can never be learned by those who choose the crown.

  • Dragon Speech: You speak draconic. One mistake can be deadly.
  • Shadow Guild: Recall hand-signs and passwords of underground groups.
  • Vicious Strike: When you do damage, forego your next turn to double the amount inflicted. If a kill is made, recover the turn sacrificed.
  • Scurry: With this roll, relocate anywhere within a bowshot. “What the-”
  • Shadow Jump: Roll to move between any two deep shadows.
  • Fire Snap: Snap your fingers to quadruple an open flame you can see.
  • Misdirection: If a thing is noticed, you can ‘move’ that attention to something else entirely. Not with magic, but cunning.
  • Silent Kill: If you kill an unsuspecting target, roll this skill to go unnoticed.
  • Lift: Roll to steal a high-profile item or object without being seen.
  • Fade: Even if being directly observed, roll this skill to move unnoticed.
  • Fang Disciple: Once per town, castle, or abbey, roll to attract a strange, misfit worshiper… this person will do anything for you.
  • Blood: *In a pinch, drink the blood of your lineage to recover 1 skill attrition.