This is the list of Skill I now use. It's a mix of PF improvements and 3.5 staples.
The PF Beta Skill list is too short and some of the changes are not improvements. I would like to see PF stay away from over simplifying rules, WotC appear to have that corner of the market covered.
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Appraise
Balance
Bluff
Climb
Concentrate
Craft
Diplomacy
Disable Device
Disguise
Escape Artist
Fly
Handle Animal
Heal
Intimidate
Jump
K Arcana
K Arch/Eng
K Dungeoneering
K Geography
K History
K Local
K Nature
K Nob/Royal
K Religion
K The Planes
Linguistics
Perception
Perform
Profession
Ride
Search
Sense Motive
Sleight of Hand
Spellcraft
Stealth
Survival
Swim
Tumble
Use Magic Devise
Use Rope
Only one on that list i would use is search. All the others are fine as is
Tell me, why don't you bring back, decipher script, gather information, listen, spot, and speak languages too?
very constructive.
Because they aren't needed. Example, Having Tumble, Jump and Balance rolled into one is too much, imo.
PF is about making 3.5 better, not making it 4.0. I for one can handle more skills than FP currently offers, and would like more. Some of the changes are "changes for changes sake" and not improvments.
Sure the Skills needed tweeking but I feel they were over tweeked. Lets fix the broken parts, not the unbroken ones.
I'm sorry, but the previous skill system was TOO complicated. The current one is good (though, I'd like to see climb removed) I see Pathfinder as trying to get a system fixed, not trying to "avoid 4e".