The New Winds

Some default traits for Artisan sub skills, and a few explanation examples behind the reasoning. Note, if you can provide an adequate explanation why you should use a different trait, feel free to ask the GM:

• Bonsai - Awareness or Willpower - Explanation: Growing a bonsai takes extreme awareness for proper care, patience, bending something to your will
• Gardening - Awareness or Intelligence - Explanation: Gardening is similar to bonsai in that it takes awareness for proper care, but also intelligence on growing methods
• Ikebana (flower arranging) - Awareness - Explanation: Ikebana requires a sense of awareness for what other perceive as aesthetically pleasing
• Origami (paper folding) - Agility or Intelligence - Explanation: Folding paper requires fine dexterity to make proper folds or intelligence on how a fold will turn out
• Painting - Awareness - Explanation: Painting is another art that primarily requires a sense of awareness of what others see as pleasing.
• Poetry - Awareness - Explanation: Poetry is another art that primarily requires a sense of awareness of what others see as pleasing.
• Sculpture - Awareness - Explanation: Sculpting is another art that primarily requires a sense of awareness of what others see as pleasing.
• Tattooing - Agility, Awareness or Intelligence - Tattooing requires a steady, dexterous hand, an awareness of what others see as pleasing, and intelligence on proper procedure.

Armorsmithing - Strength
Blacksmithing - Strength
Bowyer - Agility
Brewing - Intelligence
Carpentry - Agility
Cartography - Perception
Cobbling - Agility
Cooking - Intelligence
Farming - Willpower
Fishing - Perception
Masonry - Agility
Mining - Stamina
Poison - Intelligence
Pottery - Awareness
Shipbuilding - Intelligence
Tailoring - Awareness
Weaponsmithing - Strength
Weaving - Agility

Player trait examples

Artisan: Gemcutting - Agility.
--With Gems, you have to pay careful attention to how you shape it. This requires careful hand-eye coordination beyond intelligence - just knowing how to do it isn't enough. It also doesn't need speed or strength, so fits more in with Agility than with Strength or Reflexes, and as it's more a physical than mental activity so suits Agility more than Perception or Intelligence.