Physical Skills

All ponies start with 1 Physical rank. The Physical skill is used for physical tasks and ponies take on a primary and may take on a secondary Specialization. The physical rank is shared between both, but it is assumed the secondary specialization is more difficult for the pony.

Tasks outside a pony's specializations have a score of the pony's physical rank -2. So if a Rank 1 pony with primary Martial skill and Secondary Subtlety skills tries to intimidate someone (typically a Presence skill), they're physical rank is considered -1: They are really bad at this. That same pony at rank 5 trying to intimidate someone would be at 3: They are okay at it.

The ranks are not used for actual 'checks': see rule #3. The idea behind the specializations is to instead encourage players to limit the skills a pony will have and encourage players to find limitations and allow their characters to have failures and flaws. The pony is granted an allowance to be good at something in particular, and encouraged to fail at others.

Ranks
• <0: The Incompetent. Do not even try anything. You will injure yourself.
• 0: The Below Average. You are really terrible at this task.
• 1: The Average. You can walk and talk at the same time and not fall on your face. Good for you. You also know something academically about your specialization and have maybe tried it once or twice.
• 2: The Promising. You have some proficiency in physical tasks in your specialization but its usually all raw power, little control, and a risk of over-exerting yourself.
• 3: The Above Average. You are considered quite capable in your physical specialization.
• 4: The Skilled. You know your way around the physical task you specialize in, whether its Dancing or Fighting or Dance Fights. You're not the best, but you're a cut above the rabble.
• 5: The Master. You know just about everything and have reached the pinnacle of physical training in your specialization. Congratulations.

Physical Specializations: