Non-combat skills seem limited...

[sniderman]

Was putting together an NPC for Timemaster who was not combat-oriented. Let's say he's a historically important philosopher/writer. Historically, he never was involved in war nor trained/used weapons of any kind in his life. Steering clear of the "give him a standard 'pistol' skill" train of thought, I decided to focus more on the non-combat skills. That's when I realized the non-combat skills were very limited. Outdoor survival? Equestrian? Gambling? Theft? Tracking? There are 42 separate melee/combat skills, yet only 20 non-combat skills. And those skills listed just didn't seem appropriate, although this PC is very well-educated and world-reknowned.

For example, suppose you were trying to stat out Charles Darwin? Steven Hawking? Carl Sagan? Heck, any 19th/20th century scientist? How would you do it?

I'm beginning to think that a supplement for further Timemaster Skills would be something useful for situations like this, so non-combat historically important figures aren't saddled with "Mechanics" and "Historical Specialty" as the only appropriate Skill sets. (To flesh it out, maybe add some new Paranormal Talents...)

[Goblinoid Games]

Several skills were added in Rotworld, so you might start there. That will probably fill most of the gaps from Timemaster.

[sniderman]

Yup, it sure seems like some of the "holes" were filled with the Rotworld non-combat skills. Perhaps in a future update of TM they can be implemented, or perhaps released separately as an addendum to the game.

[sniderman]

Actually, I just noticed that Timetricks has an entire section on new skills that seem to add many including "intellectual" abilities glossed over in the original rules:

Acrobatics/Gymnastics
Advanced Temporal Engineering
Artifact Construction
Bargaining
Diplomacy
Historical Analysis
Nautical
Navigation/Astrogation
Research/Knowledge Skills