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--- guide:character_template [2017/03/28 06:53] – updates all around luca
+++ guide:character_template [2018/03/10 16:02] (current) – moogle
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   * **Distinguishing Features** - List any notable features, such as scars, mannerisms, or catch phrases.
   * **Voice** - Optional link to a voice sample, or a description of the character's voice.
-=== Abilities ===
-**Theme** - List the source of your character's abilities here. This can include Martial, Gadgets, Artificial Intelligence, Cybernetics, Racial, Mutations, Psionics, Spellcasting, and more.
-  * **Theme** - Ability themes are described in bullet points.
-    * **Ability ** - Describe the character's ability here.
 ==== Mental ====
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   * **Dislikes** - Your character's dislikes.
   * **Goals** - Your character's short or long term goals. Optional.
-=== Spellbook ===
->Characters with skills and abilities in spellcasting can start knowing a few spells. They can be committed to memory, written in a book, or manifested some other thematic way. Describe how they learn and prepare spells, and their source of power.
->This section can also be used for Psionic abilities.
->This section can be omitted from the character biography if your character knows no spells, psionics, or other magic-like abilities.
-  * **Spell Name** - Describe your character's spells in bullet points.
-    * Subspells from a root school, an item in an array of spells, or variants can be listed like this.
 ==== Social ====
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 === Basic Skills ===
   * **Basic or Beginner Skills** - Can be listed like this.
+==== Abilities ====
+>Abilities are different from Skills - as Skills represent common knowledge throughout the whole profession while abilities represent a character's personal twists on something. For example, many characters have the Vehicles skill, but a handful of individuals have the ability to make the car do some beautiful stunts. Many people may know how to use the Firearms skill, but some people can intuitively reassemble firearms or quick-draw.
+**Theme** - List the source of your character's abilities here. This can include Martial, Gadgets, Artificial Intelligence, Cybernetics, Racial, Mutations, Psionics, Spellcasting, and more.
+  * **Theme** - Ability themes are described in bullet points.
+    * **Ability ** - Describe the character's ability here.
+=== Spellbook ===
+>Characters with skills and abilities in spellcasting can start knowing a few spells. They can be committed to memory, written in a book, or manifested some other thematic way. Describe how they learn and prepare spells, and their source of power.
+>This section can also be used for Psionic abilities.
+>This section can be omitted from the character biography if your character knows no spells, psionics, or other magic-like abilities.
+  * **Spell Name** - Describe your character's spells in bullet points.
+    * Subspells from a root school, an item in an array of spells, or variants can be listed like this.
 ===== Inventory =====