This volume introduces 4 new non-spell-using professions: the Scout, the Sage, the Barbarian and the Swashbuckler. The School of Hard Knocks includes 10 new training packages focusing on non-spell use and a section on balancing spell users and non-spell users. This skill companion contains the complete Rolemaster skill list including difficulty modifiers. Now you can settle that long-running argument with your GM about how many broadswords your PC can juggle while wearing full plate, and how difficult it is. The School of Hard Knocks takes the guesswork out of maneuvers and skills.