some skills questions

From: Janus <janus2213_at_...>
Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2000 00:42:03 -0400

Hi,

A couple of HW newbie Qs...

There seems to be two mundane meta-skills: Close Combat and Ranged Combat, that encompass all weapons. Are there other meta-skills? any non-combat and non-magical ones?  

Does Close Combat (CC) include dodging?

I noticed a Dodge missile skill in one of the sample characters, why isn't it a speciality of CC?

If you want to fight while mounted, what do you need in addition to Ride? At what skill level do you fight?

How are skills like Fight in Formation used? as augmentations?

Why is sorcery so much more expensive than theist magic? (and the scope of spells seem much more limited than feats.)

Thanks in advance,

Janus