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Tradecrafts are used for tradecraft checks. These arise either when some rules text specifies (such as in First Aid), or when the GM tells you to attempt one. When this happens, you roll 1d20 and, if proficient in the associated tradecraft, you add your proficiency bonus (P). You do not need to be proficient in a tradecraft to attempt a tradecraft check.

Note: Tradecrafts have no levels associated with them. This differs from live action FanWar. You either have a given tradecraft proficiency or you don't.

Game Master: The blacksmith says "What? I'm not a vampire! I've never even seen a vampire! I walk around in the sun all the time. It's my favorite thing to do, other than bloodsipping. Er, I mean blacksmithing! I'm a blacksmith. Blacksmithing is what I do."
Player: Do I think that he's lying?
Game Master: Attempt a peacekeeper check.
Player: Rolls 1d20 with no bonus because they're not proficient in this.; I rolled a 6.
Game Master: You can see blood dripping from the corner of his mouth, bite marks on the side of his neck, and a corpse that looks just like Flumbo sticking out of a barrel. Yeah he's totally lying.

Game Master: You see some markings on the dungeon wall. They're poorly carved and not easy to make out.
Player: Can I do a scribe check to try to see what they say?
Game Master: Sure. Go ahead.
Player: Rolls 1d20+2 because they're proficient in scribe and level 18.; I got a 21.
Game Master: The carvings are incomplete and have a lot of mistakes in them. You don't think whoever wrote them was very good at Common, but you can piece together the details. It looks like it says "Flumbo was here."
Player: I note that down in my Carnivore's Almanac.
Game Master: Noted.

Tradecraft Fluencies

As you rank up, you get the option to take additional tradecrafts, or gain a fluency in a tradecraft you already have. A tradecraft fluency is a more tailored form of the tradecraft it corresponds to. For instance, you could be a historian with a fluency in ancient Shaloban history, a tailor with a fluency in wizard robes, or an enforcer with a fluency in intimidating homeless people. When you make a tradecraft check where your fluency is relevant, you add your fluency bonus (F) instead of your proficiency bonus (P) to the roll. The GM may also tailor the results of your check with regards to your fluency.

Game Master: You find what looks like an old pirate map.
Player: Can I try and make out the symbols on it? I'm a cartographer with a fluency in nautical directions.
Game Master: Sure thing. Roll for it.
Player: Rolls 1d20+6 because they're fluent in this and level 29.; I rolled 19.
Game Master: You recognize a lot of the markings as referring to whirlpools and sea dragons. It's your choice whether you want to avoid or go into those areas.

The levels at which characters gain tradecrafts and tradecraft fluencies are shown highlighted in the table below.

Bonuses By Level
Rank	Level	Warrior	Semi	Mage	Proficiency Bonus	Fluency Bonus	Presence Tier
0	1	Basic abilities			+0	+0	1
	2	Proficiency in basic abilities
	3	New tradecraft or tradecraft fluency
	4	+1 presence tier					2
	5	+6 HP (1d10) / +6 MP (1d10)
1	6	Class abilities and proficiency in them
	7	+1 proficiency bonus / +1 fluency bonus			+1	+2
	8	New tradecraft or tradecraft fluency
	9	+1 presence tier					3
	10	+7 HP (1d12) / +5 MP (1d8)	+6 HP (1d10) / +6 MP (1d10)	+5 HP (1d8) / +7 MP (1d12)
2	11	Class abilities and proficiency in them
	12	+1 fluency bonus				+3
	13	New tradecraft or tradecraft fluency
	14	+1 presence tier					4
	15	+7 HP (1d12) / +5 MP (1d8)	+6 HP (1d10) / +6 MP (1d10)	+5 HP (1d8) / +7 MP (1d12)
3	16	Class abilities and proficiency in them
	17	+1 proficiency bonus / +1 fluency bonus			+2	+4
	18	New tradecraft or tradecraft fluency
	19	+1 presence tier					5
	20	+7 HP (1d12) / +5 MP (1d8)	+6 HP (1d10) / +6 MP (1d10)	+5 HP (1d8) / +7 MP (1d12)
4	21	Class abilities and proficiency in them
	22	+1 fluency bonus				+5
	23	New tradecraft or tradecraft fluency
	24	+1 presence tier					6
	25	+7 HP (1d12) / +5 MP (1d8)	+6 HP (1d10) / +6 MP (1d10)	+5 HP (1d8) / +7 MP (1d12)
5	26	Class abilities and proficiency in them
	27	+1 proficiency bonus / +1 fluency bonus			+3	+6
	28	New tradecraft or tradecraft fluency
	29	+1 presence tier					7
	30	+7 HP (1d12) / +5 MP (1d8)	+6 HP (1d10) / +6 MP (1d10)	+5 HP (1d8) / +7 MP (1d12)

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-{{Core|name=Tradecrafts|}}Tradecrafts are used for '''tradecraft checks'''. These arise either when some rules text specifies (such as in {{L|Ability|First Aid}}), or when the {{GM}} tells you to attempt one. When this happens, you roll {{Dice|1d20}} and, if proficient in the associated tradecraft, you add your {{L|Core|Proficiency Bonus}} (P). You do ''not'' need to be proficient in a tradecraft to attempt a tradecraft chcek.
+{{Core|name=Tradecrafts|}}Tradecrafts are used for '''tradecraft checks'''. These arise either when some rules text specifies (such as in {{L|Ability|First Aid}}), or when the {{GM}} tells you to attempt one. When this happens, you roll {{Dice|1d20}} and, if proficient in the associated tradecraft, you add your {{L|Core|Proficiency Bonus}} (P). You do ''not'' need to be proficient in a tradecraft to attempt a tradecraft check.
 {{Note|Tradecrafts have no levels associated with them. This differs from live action FanWar. You either have a given tradecraft {{L|Core|Proficiency Bonus|proficiency}} or you don't.}}
 {{Example|; Game Master
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 : Do I think that he's lying?
 ; Game Master
-: Attempt a {{L|Tradecraft|Peacekeeper}} check.
+: Attempt a {{L|Tradecraft|Peacekeeper|Peacekeeper}} check.
 ; Player
 : ''Rolls {{Dice|1d20}} with no bonus because they're not proficient in this.''
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 : You see some markings on the dungeon wall. They're poorly carved and not easy to make out.
 ; Player
-: Can I do a {{L|Tradecraft|Scribe}} check to try to see what they say?
+: Can I do a {{L|Tradecraft|Scribe|Scribe}} check to try to see what they say?
 ; Game Master
 : Sure. Go ahead.
 ; Player
-: ''Rolls {{Dice|1d20+2}} because they're {{L|Proficiency Bonus|proficient}} in {{L|Tradecraft|Scribe}} and {{L|Core|Leveling Up|level 18}}.''
+: ''Rolls {{Dice|1d20+2}} because they're {{L|Proficiency Bonus|proficient}} in {{L|Tradecraft|Scribe|Scribe}} and {{L|Core|Leveling Up|level 18}}.''
 : I got a 21.
 ; Game Master