Skill rank

Skill ranks represents how able a character is in performing a specific skill. It is the base value used for skill checks.

A character’s number of ranks in a skill is based on how many skill points a character has invested in a skill.

Many skills can be used even if the character has no ranks in them; doing this is called making an untrained skill check.

Maximum skill rank
The maximum skill rank of a skill represents the highest achievement a character can reach at his current level.


 * class:The maximum skill ranks for a character's class skill is equal to the that character's current character level + 3.


 * cross-class:The maximum skill ranks for a character's cross-class skill is equal to the that character's current character level + 3, then divided by 2.

NWN comparison

 * Cross-class skills in NWN had a max skill rank equal to (character level + 3)/2, with the final figure rounded down (e.g. the max cross-class rank of a character with 4 character levels would be 3).