Shorten skill list...

[Terath Ninir]

But then, if you're into a social campaign, then wth are you doing playing DND? It's designed as a tactical, hack-and-slash system. Tons of other, more-rp-oriented, very good systems out there *cough Gurps cough*...: )

Yes, but D&D is actually fun...

Yoinked some ideas out of this thread. I'm going to have to give my players new skill lists and new class skill lists. They may be picking new skills, too.

 

[CRGreathouse]

CRYPTOGRAPHY - replaces decipher script, does not read scrolls, includes mathematics

On a tangent: Does anyone know 'period' names for cryptology (cryptography/cryptanalysis)?

 

[Terath Ninir]

On a tangent: Does anyone know 'period' names for cryptology (cryptography/cryptanalysis)?

Hmm. I think Decipher Script would be a lot more in keeping with the period. Cryptography comes from Latin and/or Greek, so it's along the lines of what a medieval person would come up with as a name -- but cryptography has entirely modern connotations. It doesn't work well for pseudomedieval settings.