Skills

The second edition of Shadows Over Sol reduced the skill list from 25 to 20, but also added the concept of specialized skills to account for niche fields of study. Most first edition skills have a direct analog in the new edition, but some were split or combined, as shown in the table below.

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First Edition	Second Edition
Athletics	Athletics
Awareness	Awareness
Bio-Sci	Academics (Biology)
Bureaucrat	Socializing, Streetwise
Comp-Ops	Academics (Computers)
Conspiracy	Streetwise
Crafts	Expression, Trade*
Deception	Deception
Empathy	Empathy
Engineer	Academics (Engineering)
Guns	Projectiles
Investigate	Investigation
Lib-Arts	Academics*
Mechanic	Trade (Mechanic)
Medic	Medicine
Melee	Melee
Naturalist	Animals, Survival
Ordnance	Academics (Demolitions), Trade (Soldier)
Persuade	Persuasion
Phy-Sci	Academics*
Program	Academics (Computers)
Socialize	Socializing
Stealth	Stealth
Thievery	Thievery
Vehicles	Vehicles*