Mechanics Lab

Skills

Skill lists, proficiencies, and competency systems — how RPGs define what characters are trained to do.

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Acrobatics

Agile and acrobatic feats, such as flips and somersaults.

Aerial Combat

Combat in the air, such as flying or dogfighting.

Agility

TBD

Aid

Skill to help allies

Alchemy

TBD

Alertness

TBD

Animal Training

Teaching and handling animals.

Arcana

Knowledge of magic, spells, and the arcane.

Architecture

TBD

Armorer

Crafting and repairing armor.

Art

Creating visual or performing art forms.

Athletics

Physical sports and feats of strength or agility.

Awareness

Alertness and perception of one's surroundings.

Balacing

TBD

Bargaining

TBD

Bartering

Negotiating and haggling for better prices and deals.

Beast Lore

Knowledge of animals, their behavior, and habitats.

Beasts Knowledge

Knowledge about fauna in given environments

Beekeeping

TBD

Blades

TBD

Bludgeons

TBD

Bluffing

Deception and the ability to convincingly lie.

Body

Physical fitness and toughness.

Body Language

Knowledge about understanding how people move and intuit them

Bows

TBD

Brag

TBD

Brawling

Unarmed combat and brawling skills.

Breakfall

Techniques for falling safely.

Brewing

TBD

Bushcraft

Survival skills in wilderness, like tracking and foraging.

Business

Managing finances, trade, and commerce.

Climber

Scaling walls and cliffs.

Commerce

Knowledge about micro and macro economics, and how to negotiate

Computers

Using and programming computers and digital systems.

Conceal Object

TBD

Cooking

TBD

Courtier

Etiquette and diplomacy in noble or courtly settings.

Crafting

Creating and repairing items, from weapons to tools.

Criminal Underworld

TBD

Criminology

Investigating and understanding criminal activity.

Culture

TBD

Deception

TBD

Deduction

Skill do take information and form a picture and understand it

Discipline

TBD

Disguise

Changing one's appearance and identity.

Drive

Operating and controlling vehicles.

Eavesdrop

TBD

Electronics

Working with electronic devices and circuits.

Empathize

TBD

Endurance

TBD

Engineering

Ability to construct and build

Escape Artist

TBD

Ettiquette

TBD

Evade

Dodging and avoiding attacks or danger.

Examine

Scrutinizing and analyzing objects or scenes.

Faith

Religious devotion and miracles.

Falconeering

TBD

Farming

TBD

Finesse

Precise and skillful movements.

Firearms

TBD

First aid

TBD

Fletching

TBD

Forgery

TBD

Gambling

Games of chance and gambling expertise.

Glassblowing

TBD

Gravedigging

TBD

Gymnastics

TBD

Handle Animals

TBD

Healing

Medical knowledge and the ability to tend to injuries.

Heavy Weapons

TBD

Heraldry

TBD

Hide

TBD

History

TBD

Hunting

Tracking and capturing animals for food or sport.

Hunting & Fishing

Tracking and capturing animals for food or sport.

Influence

Ability to manipulate or persuade others.

Ingenuity

Knowledge about creation of items and things

Insight

TBD

Interrogate

TBD

Investigate

Examining and gathering information.

Jewelry

TBD

Jump

Leaping and jumping over obstacles.

Knowledge

General knowledge and a wide range of facts.

Languages

Proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing languages.

Law

Knowledge of legal systems and proceedings.

Leadership

Guiding and commanding groups or organizations.

Lie

TBD

Lift

TBD

Light Weapons

TBD

Linguist

Mastery of multiple languages.

Lockpicking

Picking locks and bypassing security measures.

Lore

Knowledge in specific fields, like history or nature.

Lying

TBD

Magework

Ability to utilize magic and magical items

Magic

Spellcasting and magical abilities.

Martial Arts

Expertise in specific combat styles and techniques.

Masonry

TBD

Mechanics

Repairing and constructing mechanical devices.

Medical

Healing and medical expertise.

Medicine

Healing and medical expertise.

Mental Resistance

Resisting mental manipulation and control.

Mercantilism

TBD

Military

Training and experience in military tactics and strategy.

Mining

Extracting valuable resources from the earth.

Mining

TBD

Monsters

TBD

Muscle

Physical strength and power.

Music

TBD

Mysticism

Understanding of the mystical and supernatural.

Myths & Legends

Knowledge of folklore, stories, and mythical creatures.

Nature

TBD

Navigate

TBD

Obscura

Knowledge into the occult and obscure

Occult

Knowledge of hidden or supernatural phenomena.

Oratory

Skillful public speaking and persuasion.

Perception

Ability to perceive things around you

Performance

Entertaining through music, acting, or other talents.

Persuasion

Convincing and influencing others through speech.

Pick Pocket

TBD

Pickpocket

Stealthy theft and sleight of hand.

Pilot

Operating and navigating aircraft or spacecraft.

Polearms

TBD

Politics

Knowledge about micro and macro politics.

Pottery

TBD

Power

Harnessing and controlling magical or supernatural forces.

Profession

Expertise in a specific trade or profession.

Psionics

TBD

Psychiatry

Mental health and understanding of psychological conditions.

Read Person

TBD

Religion

Knowledge about religions and sacred rights

Repair

Fixing and maintaining mechanical or technical items.

Resist

Resisting influence, poisons, or diseases.

Riding

Ability to ride and control various mounts.

Ropeworking

TBD

Rumors

TBD

Running

Sprinting and endurance in long-distance races.

Sabotage

TBD

Sailing

Navigating and operating water vessels.

Scholar

Academic knowledge and research skills.

Science

Expertise in specific scientific fields, like biology or chemistry.

Scout

Reconnaissance, tracking, and wilderness navigation.

Scribe

TBD

Sculpting

TBD

Seamanship

Skills related to operating and navigating ships.

Search

TBD

Sewing

TBD

Shield Fighting

Proficiency in using shields for defense.

Skinning

Preparing hides and materials from slain creatures.

Sleight of Hand

Deftness in tricks, pickpocketing, or concealment.

Sneaking

Moving silently and staying hidden.

Society

TBD

Special Weaponry

TBD

Spell Research

Studying and developing new magical spells.

Spot Hidden

Detecting hidden objects or details in the environment.

Sprinting

TBD

Stablemaster

TBD

Stealth

Moving silently and staying hidden.

Storytelling

TBD

Strategy

Knowledge about tactics and warfare

Streetwise

Navigating urban environments and dealing with crime.

Survival

Thriving in the wild and coping with adversity.

Swimming

Swimming and surviving in water.

Tailoring

TBD

Take Aim

Aiming accurately with ranged weapons.

Theater

TBD

Thievery

TBD

Throwing

TBD

Timescape

TBD

Tracking

Tracing the movements of creatures or individuals.

Trading

Negotiating deals and trade in markets.

Trap making

TBD

Underwater Combat

Combat and survival underwater.

Vibe

Sensing and understanding social dynamics.

Weapon - Axes

Proficiency with axes and similar weapons.

Weapon - Bows

Skill in using bows and ranged archery.

Weapon - Brawling

Unarmed combat and brawling skills.

Weapon - Crossbows

Proficiency with crossbows and bolt-firing weapons.

Weapon - Hammers

Skill in wielding hammers and mauls.

Weapon - Knives

Proficiency with knives, daggers, and similar weapons.

Weapon - Slings

Skill in using slings and projectiles.

Weapon - Spears

Proficiency with spears and polearms.

Weapon - Staves

Skill in wielding staves or long, blunt weapons.

Weapon - Swords

Proficiency with swords and bladed weapons.

Weapons

Proficiency with various weapons and combat techniques.

Wrestling

Grappling and unarmed combat techniques.