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====Skills====
'''Skills:''' the primary way in which characters interact with the story. These interactions take the form of four basic actions: Overcome, Create an Advantage, Attack, and Defend.

Examples:

*Overcome: Ford uses Burglary to pick a lock
*Create an Advantage: Tallulah uses Notice to case an orc encampment and discovers that the guard in the tower on the north side is '''Drunk on the Job'''
*Attack: Jeroy uses Fight when he takes on a pair of demons, armed with his trusty Soulmate
*Defend: Amon uses Will to defend against a mind flayer's domination spell

Skills provide both a capability and a context in how actions are carried out. Both Deceive and Shoot can be used to Create an Advantage, but the contexts in which they can be used, and the story effects of their use, will differ wildly. Each character gets a number of skills with bonuses following the Skill Pyramid (see character sheet), with 1 +4/Great skill, 2 +3/Good skills, 3 +2/Fair skills, and 4 +1/Average skills. A full list of skills and which actions they can be used for can be found in the Fate Core book, page 97.