At the end of every turn, a list is compiled of the most proficient adventurers.
Each skill that your character has acquired will add to you total. Skills you know at the basic level will get you a score equal to your skills points. At the advanced level, each skill add twice your skill points. Thrice for each expert skill, 4 times for master and 5 times at grandmaster.
E.g. if you have the sword skill at 5 skill points and the advanced level, and the scounting skill at 3 skill points and the basic level, your total score will be: 5 x 2 + 3 x 1 = 13.