B/X Skill System

A variant skill system for B/X based on the skill system created by Simrion over on the Dragonsfoot forum. http://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=15923

Player assigns the following points (3, 2, 1) to three categories to fill out their background knowledge. The other two categories the character has almost no knowledge of.

After gaining a level a player may choose to raise a subcategory of any skill, even one that the character does not have any previous skill. This represent the characters learning, either through contact with, conversations with others, or through study of the subject. They may never gain more than two raises in any given sub skill (which is always added to the main skill when making a check).

Roll a d6 to make a skill check, the skill total or less is a success.

Noble	ooo
		oo Heraldry, etiquette, law
		oo Court, fashion, fine art, dancing and faux pas
		oo Taxes, trade, bureaucracy
		oo Diplomacy, debate, oratory, plotting and scheming
		oo Warfare, strategy, engineering
Rural	ooo
		oo Animal Husbandry, herding
		oo Food processing, preservation, brewing
		oo Farming, plants, seasons
		oo Woodworking, crafting, repair, tanning
		oo Construction of houses, barns, fences etc
Urban	ooo
		oo Street smarts (spotting cons, traps, hucksters, thieves)
		oo Contacts
		oo Urban navigation, bureaucracy
		oo Professional craft, guilds, commerce
		oo Gambling, gaming, cheating
Esoterica	ooo
		oo Religious Philosophy, doctrine, scripture
		oo Arcane theory, philosophy
		oo Magical creatures, realms, astronomy
		oo Alchemy, magical items and substances
		oo History, ancient societies, mathematics
Wilderness	ooo
		oo Tracking, Hunting, stealth, skinning
		oo Foraging, trapping, water witching
		oo Shelters, fire starting
		oo Bush craft, camouflage, hiding
		oo Crafting