DAMRules General Skills: Small Boat Use (manual)

Knowledge and practiced ability in rowing, paddling, or punting. Gives understanding of the techniques of manual-powered small boat use, its equipment, and maintenance. Once operating time has elapsed the user must rest for 10 minutes minus the user's STA÷10 before making a STA roll. Success allows continuation for half the normal operating time. This repeats until the user can no longer operate the vessel and must rest properly before again operating the vessel. Trying to use the vessel beyond the operating time could result in damage to the user and their STR or cause them to make a Hitting Save or fall unconscious.

Default Skill: (MIND + DEX + STA) ÷10 = 75% optimum speed maximum and may operate for STA÷3 in minutes.

Once Rating reaches 68 a Specific may be chosen of either a vessel, condition (windy, calm etc.) or environment (rivers, open sea etc.). Specific starts with Rating of 61 but may divide basic skill down to 68 Rating and add to new Specific at choosing. Whenever basic skill gains an extra 5 Rating a new Specific may be taken if applicable and some experience has been gained in the same way.

When the Specific reaches 70 Rating a Specific Speciality may be taken that starts at 61 Rating, but no division may be made to add to it.

RATING
SKILL ABILITY

1-35
General skill in normal, calm conditions and in familiar environments. Craft must be familiar to user. -20 Handling. May operate for STA in minutes.

36-60
Competant user, can use craft in all situations and conditions (except extreme) in familiar environments. Craft must be typical or similar to user. -10 Handling. May operate for STA x2 in minutes.

61-70
Skilled boatperson. Gives ability to use familiar, similar craft in every situation and condition, as well as all safety procedures and maintenance of craft as well as easy to medium difficulty repairs. May operate for STA x10 in minutes.

71-90
Professional boatperson. Can use any vessel and 'pick up' ability to use similar vessel in (100-Rating)÷3 minutes. Allows extreme conditions without penalty and safety procedures and maintenance as well as difficult repairs. May operate for STA x30 in minutes.

91-100
Ratty from the River Bank, you can direct a bathtub with two spoons off a waterfall and survive. Gives Excess speed capability and an extra Manoeuver. May operate for STA x100 in minutes.

RATING	SKILL ABILITY
1-35	General skill in normal, calm conditions and in familiar environments. Craft must be familiar to user. -20 Handling. May operate for STA in minutes.
36-60	Competant user, can use craft in all situations and conditions (except extreme) in familiar environments. Craft must be typical or similar to user. -10 Handling. May operate for STA x2 in minutes.
61-70	Skilled boatperson. Gives ability to use familiar, similar craft in every situation and condition, as well as all safety procedures and maintenance of craft as well as easy to medium difficulty repairs. May operate for STA x10 in minutes.
71-90	Professional boatperson. Can use any vessel and 'pick up' ability to use similar vessel in (100-Rating)÷3 minutes. Allows extreme conditions without penalty and safety procedures and maintenance as well as difficult repairs. May operate for STA x30 in minutes.
91-100	Ratty from the River Bank, you can direct a bathtub with two spoons off a waterfall and survive. Gives Excess speed capability and an extra Manoeuver. May operate for STA x100 in minutes.