“Low” Skills
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Trade skills pertain largely to the tasks of the common people of the Emerald Empire. Although they are not intrinsically dishonorable or inglorious, some of them are considered inappropriate for privileged individuals such as samurai to perform in many contexts. For instance, at court, discussing money is terribly uncouth, and buying or selling items directly would be unacceptable. Similarly, a samurai would not want to be seen doing manual labor in most contexts—though on the battlefield, personally assisting in reinforcing a barricade or other such activities might become a necessity.
A character does not lose honor or glory simply for possessing or even using these skills. However, using these skills openly in the company of characters of higher status opens the character up to gossip and criticism concerning why they feel the need to possess or flaunt such pedestrian expertise. Of course, these rules vary due to circumstance and region. When on a hunt with members of a court, use of the Survival skill is obviously appropriate—and among the Unicorn, any samurai worthy of the name is expected to be skilled at tracking and hunting.
When a character wishes to use a Trade skill in front of a character with higher status in an improper context, the character of lower status must stake glory equal to their glory bonus. If the higher-status character offers no criticism, the glory value of the character who used the Trade skill’s staked glory is restored after they complete the task.
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Core Rulebook · Chapter 3: Skills › Trade Skill Group › Elemental Approaches for Trade Skills › Subsist Approach (Void Ring) · p. 165 p. 167
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Trade skills pertain largely to the tasks of the common people of the Emerald Empire. Although they are not intrinsically dishonorable or inglorious, some of them are considered inappropriate for privileged individuals such as samurai to perform in many contexts. For instance, at court, discussing money is terribly uncouth, and buying or selling items directly would be unacceptable. Similarly, a samurai would not want to be seen doing manual labor in most contexts—though on the battlefield, personally assisting in reinforcing a barricade or other such activities might become a necessity.
A character does not lose honor or glory simply for possessing or even using these skills. However, using these skills openly in the company of characters of higher status opens the character up to gossip and criticism concerning why they feel the need to possess or flaunt such pedestrian expertise. Of course, these rules vary due to circumstance and region. When on a hunt with members of a court, use of the Survival skill is obviously appropriate—and among the Unicorn, any samurai worthy of the name is expected to be skilled at tracking and hunting.
When a character wishes to use a Trade skill in front of a character with higher status in an improper context, the character of lower status must stake glory equal to their glory bonus. If the higher-status character offers no criticism, the glory value of the character who used the Trade skill’s staked glory is restored after they complete the task.