Skill and Task

Skill

Skill noun - Subtle or imaginative ability in inventing, devising, or executing something.

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Task and skill are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Task" instead a noun "Skill".

Nearby Words: skilled, skillfully, skilful, skilly

Task noun - A piece of work that needs to be done regularly.

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Skill and task are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Skill" instead a noun "Task".

Nearby Words: tasked, taskwork, tasking

physical	physical skill	physical task
special	special skill	special task
particular	particular skill	particular task
similar	similar skill	similar task
Other adjectives: common, specific, certain, single, actual, great, main, useless, important, personal, ultimate, new, final, mundane, primary, different, magical.

There are tons of items in the game that make you better at any given skill or task while you're wearing them.

Source: Upgrade Artifact
Tech Tree: It even comes with the task and skill of 'Inventing'.

Source: Video Game / Diggles: The Myth of Fenris
The part that doesn't make sense is that your chance of starting a kitchen fire also decreases with your Cooking skill, and seems to have little relation to how simple your task actually is.

Source: You Have Researched Breathing

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