Helo. I hab gurl (very good, gib brishies and snuggles) BUT too dark ago gurl leave in hooman go-place-box with big stuff-bag and NOT COME BACK. Sustitute hoomans say she go on “Nited Air Limes” to “Jah-pane.” How I soo Nited Air Limes to get gurl back?
-Sweet babie Smudgie
Int skills are:
-Logic- use structured thought to prune impossibilities.
-Esoterica- know things others don’t. The more obscure, the better.
-Literacy- understand the world through a prose/poetic lens. Articulate your thoughts
-Integration- Take in and combine information. See novel connections.
-Aesthetics- evaluate the relationships between shapes, colors, patterns, and textures.
-Fantasia- conjure images, sounds, smells, and sensations.
Psy skills are:
-Executive function- apply yourself to tasks. Resist bad impulses. Recall important information. -Reflection: see yourself in the world, and the world in yourself.
-Sympathy- Put yourself in another’s place. Understand what you would feel there.
-Life of the Mind- Wander places yet unseen. Are you writing this down? You should be.
-Kinship- The world is your family. Love it.
-Influence- Impose your desires on others. Understand their desires in turn.
Fis skills are:
-Might- Use the strength of your body!
-Tolerance- Accept what discomfort you cannot change. To a point.
-Living Vessel- The body which contains you is healthy and strong
-Hedonism- seek pleasure and joy
-Interoception- listen to your body. Hear its needs.
-Prey Instinct- Feel dangers, real and imagined.
Mot skills are:
-Physical intuition- Physics applied through experience. Predict movements. Locate sounds.
-Sensation- Don’t just perceive the world, experience it.
-Impulse/Response- Think fast, react big. Move without delay.
-Flair- Move with more than purpose-do it with *style*!
-Finesse-Control the small things. Speak fluidly. Move precisely.
-Tatemae- Put up a front. Let them see what you want them to see.
Some of these are self explanatory and some are not. Mostly I positioned skills in the same place as the skill they’re analogous to in Harry’s character sheet, but some of them are completely different.
I was discussing the game with a friend recently and found out that we interpreted the origins of the Skills very differently. My interpretation was that they appeared as a result of Harry’s bender/ >!pale irradiation!< and his complete memory loss. Basically, without his memories to provide context for him learning things his abilities manifested as what we see in the game. He heard voices before-hand, similar to what a high Inland Empire gets you in game, but the Skills themselves were new.
My friend said she always thought Harry had always had the Skills talking to him, like some kind of fantasy dissociative disorder.
So what do you all think? Did Harry hear voices pre-Martinaise? Did he hear the Skills specifically? Is there any actual evidence from the game?