Now this is where the fun begins.
What kind of skills will you be acquiring with your life?
What are you currently working on?
Or what do you wish you were working on?
Let’s say you want to study the guitar.
Your skill might be Guitar—or maybe Chordsmith, Soundcraft, Legacy Licks, or whatever name feels right for your build.
Sub-skills could include:
Fret Flow Builds finger dexterity and smooth transitions across chords, scales, and melodic lines.
Rhythm Anchor Trains your internal timing and groove, whether strumming solo or syncing with others.
Tone Tuning Develops your ear for texture, dynamics, and emotional resonance in every note.
Loop Literacy Teaches you how to build, layer, and improvise using loops or repeatable progressions.
Stage Signal Strengthens your ability to perform, share, or record with confidence and emotional clarity.
But TLiaG isn’t just about mastering physical skills.
What if you wanted to be less shy and nervous around strangers?
Your skill could be Brave Presence—or maybe Stage Buff, Social Gravity, NPC Mode, or whatever name fits your questline.
Sub-skills could include:
Anchor Breath Grounds your nervous system with intentional breathing before or during social exposure.
Micro-Yes Trains the muscle of saying “yes” to small, low-stakes interactions to build social momentum.
Signal Scan Tunes your awareness to body language, tone, and energy shifts without spiraling into self-doubt.
Voice Unmute Strengthens your ability to speak up, even when your voice shakes or your heart races.
Exit Grace Builds the skill of leaving conversations or spaces with kindness and self-trust, not shame.
These aren’t just tasks. They’re emotional XP.
Every sub-skill is a breadcrumb. Every skill is a system.
Track what matters. Build what resonates. Teach what you’ve earned.
The C.H.A.R.A.C.T.E.R system tracks your traits.
Skills & Sub-skills track your actions.
Together, they form your build.
Your framework might call for Grit, Curiosity, and Craft.
Or Visibility, Precision, and Legacy. (These aren’t part of the C.H.A.R.A.C.T.E.R system—but they’re great signals for your build.)
What matters is naming your skills and tracking them with intention.
👉 Download your Skills & Sub-skills Sheet and start logging your XP.
Next time: You’ll start logging quests, and turning motion into emotional XP. Log Your Quests
Until then, keep levelling up.
📊 Stat Boosts This Quest
Courage: +1 XP (Naming your skill)
Clarity: +1 XP (Breaking it into sub-skills)
🆕 Ability Unlocked: Tracking Skill & Sub-Skills
🎁 Loot Unlocked: Skills & Sub-Skills Sheet
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Let me know what Skills & Sub-Skills you’ll be making!