MUSIC (Intelligence):

This is the skill that enables someone to play a musical instrument. The character must specify a type: woodwind, percussion, string, friction, or horn. She picks an instrument of that type (flute, drum, lute, fiddle, or trumpet) and that is the initial instrument she learns. As she progresses in skill, she begins to expand her skill into other instruments of the same type. For instance, Samae picks Lute as her instrument. Later on, as she grows more proficient, her skill allows her to play guitar or harp. At Expert, there are very few instruments of her type that she cannot at least pick a tune on.

Scholar at Proficient level is required to read and write music. Reading and writing music is not required for playing, composing or learning music, however.

Novice: The character knows a few common tunes and is able to entertain people starved for entertainment such as in a small village or a poor inn.

Proficient: The character knows many common tunes and is able to earn a decent living busking on the street.

Advanced: The character knows a great number of tunes, has begun composing her own, and has begun experimenting on different instruments similar to her own. The skill on these other instruments varies from Novice to Proficient.

Expert: The character is capable of composing vast sonatas and concerts and knows a vast number of songs. Her skill touches many kinds of instruments and those other instruments can range up to advanced in skill.