Gesture

Gesture (B194) is the IQ/Easy skill to communicate through improvised hand signals.
==Magic==
Aside from this it is also a term used on B237/M8 for Magic Rituals in 3 tiers:
*"elaborate ritual movements" (both hands, both feet)
*"a gesture" (no extremity specified)
*"a small gesture" (says "a couple fingers are enough" but it's not clear if this is a minimum requirement or merely an EXAMPLE of a ritual)
Other gestures are used for certain spells:
*Lightning Stare on M198 "facial motions rather than hand gestures"
*various "Hands Free" spells like : "No hand gestures are required to cast this spell; certain lip and tongue motions are made instead"
These imply "hand gestures" are the assumed norm, though it's not clear if that means skill 9 ("both hands") or also skill 10-14 ("gesture" unspecified). The "couple fingers" of 15-20 somewhat insinuates ~more than a couple~ when making ~larger than small~ gestures with hands.
Situations which are somewhat unclear:
*Musical magery, if complex fingering on keys would qualify (similar concerns for blown instruments and incantation)
*Staff enchanted on two-handed staves: does a hand need to be freed for one-handed casting at skill 10-15? Are staffs unusable at skill 9 or suffer a -4 "no hands" penalty if using Alternate Magic Rituals ?
Category:Skills