Skills and Skillsets

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	* '''skill''': The default type describes a individual skill, with all necessary values. This item type is fully functional on its own.		* '''skill''': The default type describes a individual skill, with all necessary values. This item type is fully functional on its own.
	* '''group''': A skill group implements the group rules of 5th edition. It provides a list of skills with a shared and connected rating. When added to an actor, skills listed must exist in the configured Skills Compendium		* '''group''': A skill group implements the group rules of 5th edition. It provides a list of skills with a shared and connected rating. When added to an actor, skills listed must exist in the configured Skills Compendium
	* '''set''': A set of skills and skill groups, each with a rating, that in combination describe what an actor can do. All skills listed must exist in the configured Skills Compendium, while all skill groups must exist in the configured Skill Group Compendium.		* '''set''': A set of skills and skill groups, each with a rating, that in combination describe what an actor can do. All skills listed must exist in the configured Skills Compendium, while all skill groups must exist in the configured Skill Group Compendium. Both skills and groups will be copied from that compendium onto the actor when skill set is dropped on an actor.

	Once added onto an actor skill groups and skillsets will be resolved into individual skill items. These will in turn be shown on actor system data under `system.skills` based on skill categories. There Active Effect changes can affect all values, without altering the skill item.		Once added onto an actor skill groups and skillsets will be resolved into individual skill items. These will in turn be shown on actor system data under `system.skills` based on skill categories. There Active Effect changes can affect all values, without altering the skill item.

	===Skills and actor creation===		===Skills and actor creation===
	When actor of any type is created, the system checks the configured Skillset Compendium for a skillset with a ~~name~~ matching the type of the new actor. Skills and skill groups defined within it, will be copied onto the actor and are available to use.		When an actor of any type is created, the system checks the configured Skillset Compendium for a skillset with a default configuration matching the type of the new actor. Skills and skill groups defined within it, will be copied onto the actor and are available to use.

	==Configuration==		==Configuration==
			The different types of skill items are the main configuration that must be set. All else follows from that.

	===Skills===		===Skills===
			Any skill allows full configuration of what values are used when it's tested. This includes attribute, limit and opposing test.

			Knowledge and language skills have their own set fields to configure, which will affect where on the actor sheet they are shown.

			The name of the skill is special:
			* By default it contains the skill name as in English. When using the system in any other language that english name is used for translation and must match the original name exactly. A custom skill name can be used but won't be translated.
			* The name is used as the `system.skills.active` key (same for language and knowledge) and will be transformed to be used as such. Special characters will be removed to do so. International alphabet is supported (tested with South Korean).

	===Skill Groups===		===Skill Groups===
			A skill group allows to define a set of skill names with a combined rating. The skill name is taken from the skill compendium.

			Once dropped or created on an actor, skills within the group won't allow their individual ratings to be changed and use the group rating for any tests made. Each skill will show the group name on their sheet but changes to its rating must be made through the skill group sheet.

			Just as with skills the Englisch name is used as the basis for translation.

	===Skillsets===		===Skillsets===
			A skill set allows to define a list of skills, each with a rating and a list of specializations, as well as a list of groups, each with a rating to be applied to an actor. Only a single skill set can be used per actor and skills from another skill set will be removed when doing so.

			Once a skill set is within a compendium, it can be used to define a default list of skills and groups for newly created actors of that type. For that the compendium must be the system skill set compendium (see settings) and must the define the actor type using the default configuration.

			NOTE: With 0.33.0 there is no centralized synchronization of skill sets and actors using that skill set. Once you've added a set to an actor, that state will be copied. Any changes made on the original set, will not affect actors using that set.

	==Custom skills==		==Custom skills==

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