Public Speaking

Based On: Presence

Time Required: Length of speech

Description: Public speaking represents a character’s skill at oration, his ability to speak in front of large crowds and convince them of his beliefs.

Action	Difficulty
Speak with little fear and stammering	Easy
Speak confidently and with emotion	Moderate
Convince crowd†	Difficult

† Increase or decrease this difficulty depending on the demeanor of the crowd as a whole. Friendly, accepting crowds will be easier to convince, while hostile crowds will be more difficult to convince.

Skills
System Book	Acrobatics • Anatomy • Arcane Lore • Assume Identity • Balance • Blindfighting • Cartography • Computer Operations • Contacts • «Creative Ability» • «Creature» Riding • Customs of «Region or Cultures» • Diagnose Malady • Etiquette • Forgery • Gambling • Haggling • Healing • Heraldry • History of «Area» • Identify «Subject» • Information Gathering • «Instrument» • Jumping • Law • Library Use/Database Use • Lockpicking • Meditation • «Melee Weapon» • «Missile Weapon» • Navigation • Public Speaking • Read/Write «Language» • Scaling • «Science» • Secret Societies • Shadowing • Sneak • Speak «Language» • Swimming • Theatrics • Theurgy • Tracking • Traps • Urban Geography • «Vessel» Piloting • «Weaponless Fighting Style»
Adventure	Acrobatics • Artist • Business • Command • Con • Dodge • Fighting • Flying • Forgery • Gambling • Hide • Intimidation • Investigation • Jumping • Know-how • Languages • Lifting • Lockpicking • Marksmanship • Melee Combat • Mettle • «Missile Weapon» • Persuasion • Piloting • Repair/Craft • Riding • Running • Scaling • Scholar • Search • Security • Sleight of Hand • Sneak • Stamina • Streetwise • Survival • Swimming • Throwing • Tracking
Space	Acrobatics • Artist • Business • Command • Con • Dodge • Fighting • Flying • Forgery • Gambling • Hide • Intimidation • Investigation • Know-how • Languages • Lifting • Melee Combat • Mettle • «Missile Weapon» • Persuasion • Riding • Running • Scholar • Search • Security • Sleight of Hand • Sneak • Stamina • Streetwise • Survival • Swimming • Throwing
Fantasy	Acrobatics • Artist • Command • Con • Dodge • Fighting • Flying • Gambling • Healing • Hide • Intimidation • Investigation • Jumping • Know-how • Lifting • Lockpicking • Marksmanship • Melee Combat • Mettle • «Missile Weapon» • Persuasion • Repair/Craft • Riding • Running • Scaling • Scholar • Search • Sleight of Hand • Stamina • Streetwise • Survival • Swimming • Throwing • Tracking • Traps