Action Ratings
There are sixteen actions in the game that the player characters use to overcome obstacles:
- Channel
- Command
- Consort
- Hunt
- Lore
- Natural Philosophy
- Skirmish
- Skulk
- Study
- Survey
- Sway
- Thaumatology
- Theology
- Tinker
- Traverse
- Wreck
Each action has a rating (from one to four) that tells you how many dice to roll when you perform that action. Qualitatively, each rating can be understood as the following level of competence:
| Action Rating | Competence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Novice |
| 2 | Adept |
| 3 | Expert |
| 4 | Master |
Action ratings don’t just represent skill or training. You’re free to describe how your character performs that action based on the type of person they are. Maybe your character is good at Command because they have a scary stillness to them, while another character barks orders and intimidates people with their military bearing.
You choose which action to perform to overcome an obstacle, by describing what your character does. Actions that are poorly suited to the situation may be less effective and may put the character in more danger, but they can still be attempted. Usually, when you perform an action, you’ll make an action roll to see how it turns out.
Coming From Dungeons & Dragons
If you’re coming to Heroes in the Storm having previously played a d20 system such Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition, then you might find the following statistical equivalencies helpful:
| Action Rating | d20 Bonus |
|---|---|
| 1 | +0 |
| 2 | +4 |
| 3 | +7 |
| 4 | +9 |