Topic: 3 Most Commonly Used Skills

[Thom @ ICE]

For a project I am working on I need to highlight the 3 most commonly used skills

This can not include - Weapon Skills, Endurance, Psi Energy Development, Power Point Development, or the Resistance skills...

My thoughts are: Perception / Stalk&Hide / Appraisal
What do you guys think?

[NicholasHMCaldwell]

Computer Operation, Computer Hacking, Machine Operation (scanners), Electronic Bypass and a vehicle skill of choice are heavily utilised in my game. Perception beats them all in the popularity stakes. Stalking & Hiding gets used by those who have some. Likewise Acrobatics, First Aid, Tracking, Demolitions, Signaling, Engineering: magnetogravitics. Appraisal has been used once - assessing the value of an interstellar frigate while posing in the El Dorado system as arms dealers for Khayyam.

Best wishes,
Nicholas

[Mungo]

Machine Operation (Scanners)
Perception

[GMLovlie]

Perception is by far one of the most used and important skills, at least in my experience. My players usually max it out, or close to anyway, cause it?s a life saver.
Other than that I can agree with Stalk&Hide
For a third skill, I?m uncertain, it becomes hazy at this point.

[buddha]

Perception without a doubt, after that it it depends on the character.
Computer operations is important, not being able to operate a computer is a huge handicap.
Not all characters need Stalk & Hide, but it somehow always gets quite a few DPs from me and all my players.

[markc]

 I would have a 3 skill set for each profession, that way you can help new players pick the skills most usefull to their new PC.

MDC