Howdy folks!

I appreciate there have been many threads on the question I am about to propose but I cannot seem to find a definitive answer, so forgive me if I am just being stupid or missing something obvious

I would like to roll a Forge World born Explorator - my question is in relation to skills.

I apparently get Common Lore (Tech) and Common Lore (Machine Cult) as untrained skills.

^ I thought everybody could use any Basic skill untrained just with a modifier, why is is listed as specifically untrained for Forge World born?

I also then get Common Lore (Tech) and Common Lore (Machine Cult) for being an Explorator.

^ So to what level does a starting character who is a Forge World born Explorator have these skills trained at?

Thanks for your time

Per RAW you start them at Trained because the Forge World background allows you to treat those skills as Untrained Basic Skills when they are nominally Advanced Skills which cannot be defaulted on,

Ahhh, that's what I was missing.

Thank you!