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Heart Skills

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Aim

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Your ability to aim at range, useful for throwing and firing things.

For details on attacks (which sometimes use Aim{: .heart-color }), see [Techniques]({{ "/techniques" | absolute_url }}).

For rules on aiming Items in combat, see [Aim – Item Attacks]({{ "/skills_in_detail#aim---item-attacks" | absolute_url }}){: .heart-color }.

Specialisations include: Bows, Items, Shoot{: .italic }

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Athletics

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Your ability to run, jump, swim, grapple, flex your muscles and all sorts of maneuvers. Even things that other species can't do naturally, such as a Koopa's shell slide, a Bob-Omb's explosions or a Hothead's static charge, can be considered Athletic{: .heart-color } ability.

For rules on escaping from combat, see [Athletics – Fleeing]({{ "/skills_in_detail#athletics---fleeing" | absolute_url }}){: .heart-color }.

Specialisations include: Brawn, Jump, Run{: .italic }

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Coordination

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Your ability to make fine movement and hit hard, whether it's to tie a rope, work with delicate mechanisms or line up a strike in melee.

For details on attacks, see [Techniques]({{ "/techniques" | absolute_url }}).

For rules on swapping battle position, see [Coordination – Swapping]({{ "/skills_in_detail#coordination---swapping" | absolute_url }}){: .heart-color }.

Specialisations include: Hammers, Lockpicking, Unarmed{: .italic }

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Guard

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Your ability to consciously defend yourself from all manner of harm.

For the specifics of resisting attacks in combat, see [Guard – Reducing Damage]({{ "/skills_in_detail#guard---reducing-damage" | absolute_url }}){: .heart-color }.

Specialisations include: VS Melee, VS Ranged, VS Aerial{: .italic }

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Heal

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Your ability to perform first aid and concoct certain remedies, allowing you to get by without stopping to rest, or to improve the Items you use.

For rules on recovering HP{: .heart-color } and Statuses, see [Heal – Recovery]({{ "/skills_in_detail#heal---recovery" | absolute_url }}){: .heart-color }.

Specialisations include: First Aid, Mushrooms, VS Poison{: .italic }