diff --git a/module/data/actor-character.mjs b/module/data/actor-character.mjs
index bddacd5..97ba95d 100644
--- a/module/data/actor-character.mjs
+++ b/module/data/actor-character.mjs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export default class CainCharacter extends CainActorBase {
 
     schema.skills = new fields.SchemaField(Object.keys(CONFIG.CAIN.skills).reduce((obj, skill) => {
       obj[skill] = new fields.SchemaField({
-        value: new fields.NumberField({ ...requiredInteger, initial: 0, min: 0, max: 3 }),
+        value: new fields.NumberField({ ...requiredInteger, initial: 1, min: 0, max: 3 }),
         max: new fields.NumberField({ ...requiredInteger, initial: 3, min: 0, max: 3 }),
       });
       return obj;
diff --git a/system.json b/system.json
index 8754c06..94486c4 100644
--- a/system.json
+++ b/system.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       "thumbnail": "systems/cain/assets/cain.png"
     }
   ],
-  "version": "1.0.23",
+  "version": "1.0.24",
   "compatibility": {
     "minimum": 11,
     "verified": "12"