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Description
added a Version for Iberian breeds!

This is my newest invention - the Skill System.
It's mainly created for Sport Horse breeds, another one for Race Horses will follow. It can of course be used for other breeds, too.

Warmblood/Eventing version
Example in Use:
Iberian/Baroque version
Example in Use:

Template Pack - free to use:

Why you should use the Skill System
It gives your horse more personality - it's not only a coat color design anymore.
Other players have a quick summary of your horses skills, what helps them to pick the right breeding partner for their horses.
uniform design - the standardised skill bar shows the same features, so it's easier to compare the horses
No "bad" horses - I thought a long time about which features I want to use in the skill bar, because I wanted to avoid bad attributes - no one likes to breed with horses that have flaws or are bad in the disciplines.
That's why I used rather value-free converse characteristics.
More realism - when creating a horse, many people don't think about coherent features. For example, it's very unlikely that a horse has enormous stamina and is extremely fast at the same time - now the player has to decide if the horse is more endurant or fast, but it can't be perfect in both anymore. That's way more authentic.
That also means - no 'Mary Sues'. No more of those boring perfect-in-everything-horses. For example, the horse can be either perfect in one discipline (expert in dressage, for example), or good in all three disciplines (when the shpere is placed in the middle of the triangle). The skills I chose always have benefits and misfits - if you take a high sensitivity for the riders aids, the horse will be a bit hyperactive and nervous, too.

The skill system is made just for fun. It is not planned to affect Competitions or anything. It's there to give the horses more depth and personality, and it makes it easier to roleplay with them.

You can download the template here, if you want to use the system, too.

Skill System by EscyKane
Skill Suggestions by Life-d-Sign

Description
added a Version for Iberian breeds!

This is my newest invention - the Skill System.
It's mainly created for Sport Horse breeds, another one for Race Horses will follow. It can of course be used for other breeds, too.

Warmblood/Eventing version
Example in Use:
Iberian/Baroque version
Example in Use:

Template Pack - free to use:

Why you should use the Skill System
It gives your horse more personality - it's not only a coat color design anymore.
Other players have a quick summary of your horses skills, what helps them to pick the right breeding partner for their horses.
uniform design - the standardised skill bar shows the same features, so it's easier to compare the horses
No "bad" horses - I thought a long time about which features I want to use in the skill bar, because I wanted to avoid bad attributes - no one likes to breed with horses that have flaws or are bad in the disciplines.
That's why I used rather value-free converse characteristics.
More realism - when creating a horse, many people don't think about coherent features. For example, it's very unlikely that a horse has enormous stamina and is extremely fast at the same time - now the player has to decide if the horse is more endurant or fast, but it can't be perfect in both anymore. That's way more authentic.
That also means - no 'Mary Sues'. No more of those boring perfect-in-everything-horses. For example, the horse can be either perfect in one discipline (expert in dressage, for example), or good in all three disciplines (when the shpere is placed in the middle of the triangle). The skills I chose always have benefits and misfits - if you take a high sensitivity for the riders aids, the horse will be a bit hyperactive and nervous, too.

The skill system is made just for fun. It is not planned to affect Competitions or anything. It's there to give the horses more depth and personality, and it makes it easier to roleplay with them.

You can download the template here, if you want to use the system, too.

Skill System by EscyKane
Skill Suggestions by Life-d-Sign