SKILL CLUSTERS
The following skills may be grouped together. I generally allow players to choose up to half the number of levels as skills in the specific skill cluster listed under "Subsequent Term Skills" in their profession. Thus, if the skill cluster has six skills, the player may choose three levels in any combination of skills in the skill cluster. In the case of fractions, round up.
There is some overlap between certain clusters.
Acrobat Skill Cluster
| Acrobatics | Climbing | Escape Skill | Jumping |
| Stealth | Thrown Weapon |
Aircraft Skill Cluster
| Pilot (Fabric Wing) | Pilot (Fixed Wing) | Pilot (Glider) | Pilot (Jet) |
| Pilot (Multiengine) | Pilot (Rotary Wing) | Pilot (Spacecraft) |
Animal Handling Skill Cluster
| Animal Handling and Training | Farming | Riding |
Archaic Weapons Skill Cluster
| Archery | Thrown Weapon |
Artillery Skill Cluster
| Archaic Artillery | Forward Observer | Heavy Artillery |
Artisan Skill Cluster
| Carpenter | Jeweler | Mason | Metallurgy |
Charm Skill Cluster
| Act/Bluff | Carousing | Persuasion | Recruiting |
Crime Skill Cluster
| Escape Skill | Forgery | Intrusion | Pickpocket |
Determination Skill Cluster
| Leadership | Streetwise | Willpower |
Economics Skill Cluster
| Admin/Legal | Business | Bargain | Business |
Engineer Skill Cluster
| Civil Engineer | Combat Engineer | Construction | Demolitions |
| Excavation |
Explore Skill Cluster
| Cartography | Climbing | Navigation | Scrounging |
| Survival | Swimming |
Fine Arts Skill Cluster
| Act/Bluff | Dance | Disguise | Music |
| Painting | Sculpture | Song |
Gun Combat Skill Cluster
| Autogun | Pistol | Rifle |
Heavy Weapons Skill Cluster
| Autogun | Grenade Launcher | Tac Missile |
Helm Operations Skill Cluster
| Ship Helm Operations | Submarine Helm Operations |
Interaction Skill Cluster
| Bargain | Instruction | Interrogation | Language |
| Recruiting |
Medical Skill Cluster
| Biology | Medical (Diagnosis) | Medical (Surgery) | Medical (Trauma) |
| Veterinarian |
Melee Skill Cluster
| Armed Martial Arts | Unarmed Martial Arts |
Perception Skill Cluster
| Blind Fighting | Cryptography | Observation | Psychology |
| Research | Scrounging | Stalking | Tracking |
Personal Transport Skill Cluster
| Bicycle | Long Distance Marching | Parachute | Snow Skiing |
| Swimming |
Physical Science Skill Cluster
| Biology | Chemistry | Farming | Genetics |
| Geology | Meteorology | Physics |
Social Science Skill Cluster
| History | Instruction | Language | Persuasion |
| Psychology | Research |
Tactics Skill Cluster
| Tactics (Air) | Tactics (Ground) | Tactics (Ship) |
Technician Skill Cluster
| Aircraft Mechanic | Computer | Cryptography | Electronics |
| Gunsmith | Machinist | Mechanic | Metallurgy |
| NBC Specialist | Reactor Operations | Warhead |
Vice Skill Cluster
| Bribery | Disguise | Gambling | Streetwise |
Vehicle Skill Cluster
| Ground Vehicle (Motorcycle) | Ground Vehicle (Snowmobile) | Ground Vehicle (Tracked) | Ground Vehicle (Wheeled) |
| Riding |
Vessel Skill Cluster
| Vessel Use (Boat) | Vessel Use (Hovercraft) | Vessel Use (Ship) |