DW: Skills?

[Ghost2020]

I have read that DW doesn't have a skill system.

Does it need one?

If one wanted to add one is there a pre-created one out there someplace or would it not be worth the hassle?

thanks

 

[Vargr]

I have read that DW doesn't have a skill system.

You have heard right, if you are refering to skills as found in games like Traveller, Call of Cthulhu, D20, etc. DW does not have them.

Does it need one?

No. That is one of the charms of the system; you can pretty much use the character stats and other scores to determine the result of pretty much everything a PC aatempts.

If one wanted to add one is there a pre-created one out there someplace or would it not be worth the hassle?

Being a skill-less game is so inherent to DW that I doubt anyone has bothered coming up with a skill set over the years. In my opinion, it is not only not worth the hassle, it is antithetical to the kind of game DW is.

thanks

Don't mention it.

 

[Ghost2020]

Ok that makes a lot of sense.

Thanks for the reply.

I think I'll give this a whirl.

I got interested in it when Mongoose submitted some prizes for a convention I was at, and I got a chance to page through it.