Skills
The skills are shown on the Skills table, which notes example uses for each skill proficiency as well as the ability check the skill most often applies to.
Skill | Ability | Example Uses |
---|---|---|
Acrobatics | Dexterity | Stay on your feet in a tricky situation, or perform an acrobatic stunt. |
Animal Handling | Wisdom | Calm or train an animal, or get an animal to behave in a certain way. |
Arcana | Intelligence | Recall lore about spells, magic items, and the planes of existence. |
Athletics | Strength | Jump farther than normal, stay afloat in rough water, or break something. |
Deception | Charisma | Tell a convincing lie, or wear a disguise convincingly. |
History | Intelligence | Recall lore about historical events, people, nations, and cultures. |
Insight | Wisdom | Discern a person's mood and intentions. |
Intimidation | Charisma | Awe or threaten someone into doing what you want. |
Investigation | Intelligence | Find obscure information in books, or deduce how something works. |
Medicine | Wisdom | Diagnose an illness, or determine what killed the recently slain. |
Nature | Intelligence | Recall lore about terrain, plants, animals, and weather. |
Perception | Wisdom | Using a combination of senses, notice something that's easy to miss. |
Performance | Charisma | Act, tell a story, perform music, or dance. |
Persuasion | Charisma | Honestly and graciously convince someone of something. |
Religion | Intelligence | Recall lore about gods, religious rituals, and holy symbols. |
Sleight of Hand | Dexterity | Pick a pocket, conceal a handheld object, or perform legerdemain. |
Stealth | Dexterity | Escape notice by moving quietly and hiding behind things. |
Survival | Wisdom | Follow tracks, forage, find a trail, or avoid natural hazards. |
- Proficiency: Skill Proficiencies
- Proficiency: Skill List
- Proficiency: Determining Skills
- Character Origins: Skill Proficiencies
- Monsters: Skills
This page is unfinished!