Non-weapon proficiencies from Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2e…
WILDERNESS LORE
* Animal Lore: Interpret animal behavior, imitate animal calls, and understand animal habits.
* Direction Sense: Determine travel direction and reduce the chance of becoming lost.
* Fire-building: Start fires without flint and steel, even under difficult conditions.
* Fishing: Catch fish using hooks, nets, or spears.
* Herbalism: Identify medicinal plants and prepare remedies, salves, and natural poisons.
* Hunting: Stalk, approach, and surprise wild game.
* Mountaineering: Climb cliffs and steep terrain using ropes and climbing equipment.
* Set Snares: Construct and conceal traps and snares for animals or larger creatures.
* Survival: Find food and water and avoid environmental hazards in a chosen terrain.
* Tracking: Follow trails and identify creatures from their tracks and signs.
* Weather Sense: Predict weather conditions up to six hours in advance.
COURTLY LORE
* Etiquette: Understand proper manners, titles, ceremonies, and social customs.
* Heraldry: Identify coats of arms, banners, insignia, and symbols of organizations.
SOLDIERS
* Armorer: Craft, fit, and inspect armor and shields.
* Blacksmithing: Forge iron tools, horseshoes, and other metal objects.
* Bowyer/Fletcher: Craft bows and arrows.
* Endurance: Perform strenuous physical activity twice as long before becoming exhausted.
* Weaponsmithing: Forge and craft metal weapons, including swords, axes, and spearheads.
SEAMANSHIP
* Navigation: Navigate ships using stars, currents, and coastal landmarks.
* Rope Use: Tie specialized knots, escape bindings, and improve rope climbing and lasso use.
* Seamanship: Crew, operate, and maintain boats and sailing ships.
BARDIC ARTS
* Juggling: Juggle objects, entertain audiences, and catch small thrown weapons.
* Musical Instrument: Play a chosen musical instrument proficiently.
* Singing: Perform songs and compose choral music.
OTHER
* Animal Handling: Calm and control pack animals and beasts of burden.
* Animal Training: Tame and train animals to perform tasks and tricks.
* Appraise: Estimate the value and authenticity of jewelry, artwork, antiques, and valuables.
* Art: Create works in a chosen medium, such as painting, sculpture, or composition.
* Astrology: Predict vague future events from the stars and improve celestial navigation.
* Blind-fighting: Fight effectively in darkness or against invisible opponents.
* Brewing: Produce beer and other fermented drinks.
* Carpentry: Build and repair wooden structures, furniture, and equipment.
* Charioteering: Drive chariots safely and at increased speed.
* Cobbling: Make and repair shoes, boots, and sandals.
* Cooking: Prepare meals, including exceptional cuisine.
* Dancing: Perform folk, formal, and other styles of dance.
* Disguise: Alter appearance to impersonate different people or identities.
* Engineering: Design and supervise construction of buildings, fortifications, and siege engines.
* Forgery: Create and identify counterfeit documents, signatures, and handwriting.
* Gambling: Play games of chance and skill, including cheating.
* Gem Cutting: Cut and polish gemstones to increase their value.
* Healing: Administer first aid and treating wounds, poison, and disease.
* Jumping: Perform exceptional long jumps, high jumps, and pole vaults.
* Languages, Ancient: Read and write or speak a chosen ancient language.
* Languages, Modern: Speak an additional modern language.
* Leatherworking: Tan leather and craft leather armor, clothing, and equipment.
* Local History: Recall regional history, legends, notable people, and historical sites.
* Mining: Locate mineral deposits, establish mines, and supervise mining operations.
* Pottery: Create clay vessels, containers, and other ceramic objects.
* Reading Lips: Understand speech by observing a speaker’s mouth movements.
* Reading/Writing: Read and write a chosen modern language the character speaks.
* Religion: Understand religious beliefs, rituals, symbols, and organizations.
* Riding, Airborne: Ride and maneuver flying mounts, including performing aerial stunts.
* Riding, Land-Based: Ride and control ground mounts, including performing mounted stunts.
* Running: Travel at twice normal movement speed for extended periods.
* Seamstress/Tailor: Sew, design, alter, and decorate clothing.
* Spellcraft: Identify spells being cast and recognize magical constructs.
* Stonemasonry: Construct and carve durable stone buildings, walls, and structures.
* Swimming: Swim and move through water.
* Tightrope Walking: Balance and move along ropes, beams, and narrow surfaces.
* Tumbling: Perform acrobatics, improve defensive maneuvers, and reduce falling damage.
* Ventriloquism: Disguise the apparent source of one’s voice to deceive observers.
* Weaving: Produce fabric, garments, tapestries, and draperies using a loom.
MODERN
Espionage, Crime & Investigation
* Acting: Convincingly portray emotions, personalities, and fictional identities.
* Appraising: Estimate the value and authenticity of artwork, jewelry, antiques, and valuables.
* Cryptography: Create, interpret, and decipher coded or encrypted messages.
* Criminology: Understand criminal behavior, methods, organizations, and patterns.
* Disguise: Alter appearance to impersonate different people or identities.
* Escape Artist: Escape ropes, handcuffs, restraints, and confined spaces.
* Tradecraft: Employ covert communication, dead drops, cover identities, and espionage tactics.
* Explosives: Identify, safely handle, and employ explosive devices.
* Forgery: Create or identify counterfeit documents, signatures, and credentials.
* Forensic Science: Examine physical evidence to reconstruct crimes and identify suspects.
* Interrogation: Question subjects to uncover concealed or disputed information.
* Intimidation: Use threats, presence, or implied consequences to compel cooperation.
* Investigation: Locate, collect, and analyze clues, records, and witness testimony.
* Lip Reading: Understand speech by observing a speaker’s mouth movements.
* Locksmithing: Install, repair, and open mechanical locks and security hardware.
* Pickpocketing: Secretly remove small objects from a person’s possession.
* Security Systems: Install, operate, evaluate, and bypass electronic security systems.
* Sleight of Hand: Conceal, manipulate, or exchange small objects without detection.
* Surveillance: Secretly observe, document, and track people, places, or activities.
* Tailing: Follow a moving subject without attracting attention.
* Undercover Operations: Maintain false identities and infiltrate organizations.
* Ventriloquism: Disguise the apparent source of one’s voice to deceive observers.
Military, Tactical & Security
* Camouflage: Conceal people, vehicles, and equipment using terrain and artificial cover.
* Combat Engineering: Construct and remove battlefield obstacles, fortifications, and barriers.
* Communications: Operate military radios, tactical networks, and communication procedures.
* Demolitions: Plan and carry out controlled demolition of structures and obstacles.
* Electronic Warfare: Detect, disrupt, and counter hostile electronic communications and sensors.
* Fieldcraft: Move, shelter, and operate discreetly in wilderness or hostile environments.
* First Responder: Provide immediate emergency assistance in dangerous situations.
* Leadership: Organize, direct, and motivate personnel during stressful operations.
* Logistics: Coordinate supplies, equipment, transportation, and operational support.
* Military Intelligence: Analyze enemy capabilities, movements, intentions, and vulnerabilities.
* Military Tactics: Plan and coordinate small-unit maneuvers and combat operations.
* NBC Defense: Recognize and protect against nuclear, biological, and chemical hazards.
* Orienteering: Navigate unfamiliar terrain using maps, compasses, and landmarks.
* Parachuting: Safely descend and land using parachute equipment.
* Physical Security: Protect buildings, personnel, and assets against intrusion or attack.
* Reconnaissance: Observe and report terrain, installations, and enemy activity.
* SERE: Survive, evade capture, resist coercion, and escape captivity.
* Small-Unit Operations: Coordinate patrols, formations, movement, and tactical teamwork.
* Tactical Medicine: Treat injuries and stabilize casualties in hazardous environments.
* Tracking: Follow people or animals using footprints, disturbances, and environmental signs.
Athletics, Outdoors & Physical Skills
* Acrobatics: Perform flips, rolls, vaults, and other advanced body maneuvers.
* Animal Handling: Calm, control, and direct domesticated animals.
* Animal Training: Train animals to obey commands and perform specialized tasks.
* Climbing: Scale walls, cliffs, ropes, and artificial climbing surfaces.
* Diving: Operate underwater using scuba or other diving equipment.
* Endurance: Sustain strenuous physical activity and resist fatigue.
* Fishing: Catch fish using lines, nets, traps, or spears.
* Hiking: Travel efficiently over long distances through difficult terrain.
* Hunting: Locate, stalk, and capture or kill wild game.
* Jumping: Perform exceptional horizontal and vertical leaps.
* Mountaineering: Traverse mountains, cliffs, glaciers, and hazardous slopes.
* Running: Sprint or run long distances at increased speed.
* Skating: Travel and maneuver using ice skates or roller skates.
* Skiing: Travel and maneuver on snow using skis.
* Sports: Compete effectively in a chosen organized sport.
* Stealth: Move quietly and conceal oneself from observation.
* Survival: Find shelter, food, and water in a chosen natural environment.
* Swimming: Swim, dive, and maneuver safely in water.
* Tumbling: Perform controlled falls, rolls, and evasive acrobatic movements.
* Weather Sense: Interpret natural signs to anticipate short-term weather changes.
Vehicles, Piloting & Transportation
* Aircraft Piloting: Operate fixed-wing airplanes under normal and challenging conditions.
* Boating: Operate small motorboats and recreational watercraft.
* Commercial Driving: Operate trucks, buses, and other large road vehicles.
* Driving: Operate passenger cars, vans, and light trucks.
* Drone Piloting: Operate remotely controlled aircraft and unmanned vehicles.
* Helicopter Piloting: Operate rotary-wing aircraft.
* Heavy Equipment: Operate cranes, bulldozers, excavators, and construction machinery.
* Maritime Navigation: Navigate vessels using charts, instruments, and environmental conditions.
* Mechanized Vehicles: Operate armored vehicles, tanks, and other military ground vehicles.
* Motorcycling: Operate motorcycles and other two-wheeled motor vehicles.
* Off-Road Driving: Maneuver vehicles across rough or unimproved terrain.
* Race Driving: Perform high-speed driving and advanced vehicle maneuvers.
* Rail Operations: Operate trains and other rail vehicles.
* Sailing: Operate wind-powered vessels and manage sails and rigging.
* Seamanship: Crew, maintain, and operate large ships and maritime vessels.
* Vehicle Maintenance: Diagnose and repair routine problems with motor vehicles.
Computers, Electronics & Technology
* Artificial Intelligence: Develop, operate, and evaluate AI systems and machine-learning models.
* Computer Hardware: Assemble, maintain, and repair computers and peripheral devices.
* Computer Programming: Write, debug, and maintain software applications.
* Computer Security: Protect computer systems against intrusion, malware, and unauthorized access.
* Cyber Intrusion: Identify and exploit vulnerabilities in computer systems and networks.
* Data Analysis: Examine datasets to identify patterns, relationships, and trends.
* Database Management: Design, maintain, and query structured databases.
* Digital Forensics: Recover and analyze electronic evidence from computers and devices.
* Electronics: Design, diagnose, and repair electronic circuits and equipment.
* Geographic Information Systems: Analyze and map geographic data using digital tools.
* Information Research: Find and evaluate information from databases, publications, and public records.
* Network Administration: Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot computer networks.
* Radio Operations: Operate radio transmitters, receivers, and communication equipment.
* Robotics: Build, program, maintain, and operate robotic systems.
* Software Engineering: Design and manage complex software systems and applications.
* Telecommunications: Install and maintain telephone, satellite, and data communication systems.
* Web Development: Create and maintain websites, web applications, and online services.
Medical, Biological & Healthcare
* Anatomy: Understand the structures and functions of the human or animal body.
* Dentistry: Diagnose and treat diseases and injuries of the teeth and mouth.
* Emergency Medicine: Assess and stabilize patients with urgent injuries or illnesses.
* Epidemiology: Study patterns, causes, and spread of diseases in populations.
* First Aid: Treat minor injuries and stabilize patients until professional care arrives.
* Forensic Medicine: Examine injuries, remains, and medical evidence to determine causes of death.
* Genetics: Analyze heredity, genetic traits, and biological inheritance.
* Herbalism: Identify medicinal plants and prepare traditional herbal remedies.
* Medical Diagnosis: Identify diseases and medical conditions from symptoms and examinations.
* Nursing: Provide patient care, administer treatments, and monitor recovery.
* Nutrition: Evaluate diets and recommend nutritional practices.
* Pharmacology: Understand medications, their effects, interactions, and appropriate uses.
* Psychiatry: Diagnose and medically treat mental health disorders.
* Psychology: Understand and analyze human thoughts, emotions, and behavior.
* Surgery: Perform medical operations to treat injuries, diseases, and abnormalities.
* Toxicology: Identify and analyze poisons, toxins, and their effects.
* Veterinary Medicine: Diagnose and treat illnesses and injuries in animals.
Science, Engineering & Academics
* Anthropology: Study human cultures, societies, and their development.
* Archaeology: Investigate ancient societies through artifacts, ruins, and material remains.
* Architecture: Design buildings and other structures.
* Astronomy: Study celestial objects, planetary systems, and astronomical phenomena.
* Biology: Study living organisms, their structures, and biological processes.
* Botany: Identify and study plants, their properties, and environments.
* Chemistry: Analyze substances, chemical reactions, and material properties.
* Civil Engineering: Design infrastructure, bridges, roads, dams, and public works.
* Economics: Analyze markets, trade, resources, and economic systems.
* Electrical Engineering: Design and evaluate electrical systems, circuits, and equipment.
* Geology: Study rocks, minerals, geological formations, and Earth processes.
* History: Recall historical events, people, civilizations, and their significance.
* Languages, Ancient: Read, write, or speak a chosen ancient language.
* Languages, Modern: Speak, read, and write a chosen modern language.
* Law: Understand legal systems, statutes, contracts, and judicial procedures.
* Linguistics: Analyze language structures, evolution, and patterns of communication.
* Mathematics: Apply advanced calculations, equations, and mathematical reasoning.
* Mechanical Engineering: Design, evaluate, and maintain mechanical systems and machinery.
* Meteorology: Study atmospheric conditions and forecast weather patterns.
* Oceanography: Study oceans, marine environments, currents, and underwater conditions.
* Physics: Understand forces, energy, motion, and physical laws.
* Political Science: Analyze governments, political systems, and public institutions.
* Religion: Understand religious beliefs, traditions, organizations, and practices.
* Sociology: Analyze social groups, institutions, and patterns of human behavior.
* Statistics: Analyze numerical data, probabilities, and statistical relationships.
* Zoology: Identify and study animals, their behavior, and biological characteristics.
Professional, Business & Social Skills
* Accounting: Maintain financial records, budgets, and business accounts.
* Administration: Organize records, schedules, personnel, and office operations.
* Advertising: Develop persuasive promotional campaigns and marketing materials.
* Bureaucracy: Navigate institutional procedures, regulations, and administrative systems.
* Business Management: Organize and direct commercial operations and personnel.
* Counseling: Help individuals address personal, emotional, or interpersonal difficulties.
* Diplomacy: Manage formal relations, negotiate agreements, and resolve disputes.
* Etiquette: Follow appropriate manners, customs, titles, and social conventions.
* Finance: Evaluate investments, financial instruments, and money management strategies.
* Gambling: Understand and compete in games of chance, including recognizing cheating.
* Instruction: Teach skills and knowledge effectively to individuals or groups.
* Journalism: Investigate, verify, and report news and current events.
* Marketing: Research audiences and develop strategies to promote products or services.
* Negotiation: Reach agreements through bargaining, compromise, and persuasion.
* Oratory: Deliver effective speeches and persuade audiences through public speaking.
* Persuasion: Influence attitudes, beliefs, and decisions through reason or rhetoric.
* Politics: Understand political organizations, campaigns, and power relationships.
* Public Relations: Manage public reputation, communications, and media relationships.
* Research: Locate, evaluate, and organize information from reliable sources.
* Salesmanship: Persuade customers to purchase goods or services.
* Teaching: Communicate academic knowledge and evaluate student learning.
* Translation: Convert written or spoken material between known languages.
* Writing: Produce effective prose, reports, fiction, and other written works.
Domestic, Trade & Technical Skills
* Agriculture: Cultivate crops and manage farming operations.
* Automotive Mechanics: Diagnose and repair automobiles and their mechanical systems.
* Brewing: Produce beer and other fermented beverages.
* Carpentry: Construct and repair wooden buildings, furniture, and fixtures.
* Cooking: Prepare meals using a variety of culinary techniques.
* Electrical Work: Install, repair, and maintain building electrical systems.
* Fashion Design: Design clothing, garments, and accessories.
* Firefighting: Suppress fires, perform rescues, and manage fire-related emergencies.
* Gardening: Grow and maintain ornamental plants, vegetables, and landscapes.
* Housekeeping: Clean, maintain, and organize residential or commercial spaces.
* Locksmithing: Install, service, and open mechanical locking systems.
* Masonry: Construct and repair structures using brick, stone, and concrete.
* Metalworking: Shape, weld, and fabricate metal objects and structures.
* Plumbing: Install and repair water, drainage, and sanitation systems.
* Tailoring: Design, sew, alter, and repair clothing.
* Welding: Join and repair metal components using heat and specialized equipment.
* Woodworking: Craft furniture, cabinetry, and decorative wooden objects.
Arts, Entertainment & Media
* Acting: Portray characters convincingly in theatrical or recorded performances.
* Artistic Ability: Create visual art in a chosen medium, such as painting or sculpture.
* Dancing: Perform choreographed or improvised dance styles.
* Film Production: Plan and produce motion pictures and recorded video projects.
* Graphic Design: Create visual layouts, illustrations, and communication materials.
* Juggling: Manipulate multiple objects in coordinated patterns for entertainment.
* Musical Composition: Create original musical works and arrangements.
* Musical Instrument: Play a chosen instrument proficiently.
* Photography: Capture and compose photographs using cameras and lighting.
* Singing: Perform vocal music with trained technique and expression.
* Sound Engineering: Record, edit, mix, and reproduce audio.
* Stagecraft: Design and operate theatrical sets, lighting, props, and equipment.
* Video Editing: Assemble, refine, and produce recorded video content.
CRIMNAL
* Appraising: Estimate the value and authenticity of stolen goods, jewelry, artwork, and other valuables.
* Black Market: Locate illegal goods, illicit services, and underground buyers or sellers.
* Bribery: Influence officials or other individuals through illicit payments or favors.
* Burglary: Infiltrate buildings and steal valuables without attracting attention.
* Car Theft: Steal vehicles and overcome common automotive security measures.
* Concealment: Hide weapons, contraband, or other small objects on one’s person or in surroundings.
* Counterfeiting: Create or identify counterfeit currency, documents, tickets, and other valuables.
* Cybercrime: Exploit computer systems for theft, fraud, or unauthorized access.
* Disguise: Alter appearance to impersonate other people or avoid recognition.
* Escape Artist: Escape handcuffs, ropes, restraints, and confined spaces.
* Extortion: Obtain money, services, or cooperation through threats or coercion.
* Fence: Identify buyers and negotiate the sale of stolen property.
* Forgery: Create convincing false signatures, identification, and official documents.
* Fraud: Deceive individuals or institutions for financial or personal gain.
* Gambling: Understand games of chance, betting systems, and common cheating methods.
* Gang Lore: Recognize criminal gangs, their territories, symbols, leaders, and rivalries.
* Hacking: Gain unauthorized access to computers, networks, and digital information.
* Impersonation: Convincingly assume another person’s identity, mannerisms, and behavior.
* Intimidation: Use threats, reputation, or implied violence to compel cooperation.
* Interrogation: Question unwilling subjects to extract information.
* Lockpicking: Open mechanical locks without their keys.
* Money Laundering: Conceal the illicit origin of money through financial transactions.
* Pickpocketing: Secretly remove valuables from a person’s clothing or possessions.
* Poisoning: Recognize, prepare, and administer toxic substances.
* Safecracking: Open safes and secure containers without authorized access.
* Security Systems: Identify, evaluate, and circumvent alarms, cameras, and electronic locks.
* Sleight of Hand: Secretly manipulate, conceal, or exchange small objects.
* Smuggling: Transport contraband across borders, checkpoints, or controlled areas.
* Stealth: Move silently and remain hidden from observation.
* Streetwise: Locate criminal contacts, recognize street-level threats, and navigate illicit networks.
* Surveillance: Secretly observe and document the activities of individuals or organizations.
* Tailing: Follow individuals or vehicles without being detected.
* Trapmaking: Construct and conceal mechanical traps and improvised hazards.
* Underworld Etiquette: Understand criminal hierarchies, codes of conduct, and unwritten rules.
* Vehicle Evasion: Use advanced driving techniques to escape pursuit.
* Ventriloquism: Disguise the apparent source of one’s voice to distract or deceive observers.
SCIENCE FICTION
Starship Operations & Navigation
* Faster-Than-Light Astrogation: Plot interplanetary and interstellar courses.
* Atmospheric Piloting: Fly spacecraft through planetary atmospheres.
* Capital Ship Piloting: Maneuver large starships and military vessels.
* Docking: Dock spacecraft with ships and stations.
* Fleet Operations: Coordinate multiple spacecraft.
* Flight Control: Direct spacecraft launches, landings, and traffic.
* Gravitic Piloting: Pilot antigravity and gravitic vehicles.
* Helm Operations: Control starship movement and orientation.
* Orbital Mechanics: Calculate orbits, transfers, and intercepts.
* Sensor Operations: Detect, identify, and track distant objects.
* Shuttle Piloting: Pilot shuttles and small spacecraft.
* Spacecraft Piloting: Pilot civilian starships and transports.
* Starship Communications: Operate spacecraft communication systems.
* Starship Tactics: Coordinate ship maneuvers and tactical systems.
* Traffic Control: Manage spacecraft traffic around ports.
* Zero-G Maneuvering: Move and work effectively in microgravity.
STARSHIP ENGINEERING & MAINTENANCE
* Artificial Gravity: Maintain artificial gravity systems.
* Damage Control: Contain fires, hull breaches, and system failures.
* Energy Systems: Operate reactors and power systems.
* Environmental Systems: Maintain life support and environmental controls.
* Field Engineering: Repair machinery with limited resources.
* FTL Engineering: Maintain faster-than-light propulsion systems.
* Fuel Systems: Handle and transfer spacecraft fuels.
* Hull Engineering: Construct and repair spacecraft structures.
* Inertial Systems: Maintain acceleration compensation systems.
* Mechanical Engineering: Design and repair mechanical systems.
* Nanotechnology: Design and operate microscopic machines.
* Power Distribution: Maintain energy distribution systems.
* Propulsion Engineering: Maintain engines and thrusters.
* Replicator Technology: Operate matter fabrication systems.
* Robotics: Build, program, and repair robots.
* Shield Engineering: Maintain defensive energy fields.
* Starship Architecture: Design spacecraft structures and systems.
* Starship Maintenance: Inspect, service, and repair spacecraft.
* Systems Integration: Connect and coordinate complex systems.
* Transporter Technology: Operate matter transmission systems.
SPACE EXPLORATION & PLANETARY SURVIVAL
* Asteroid Prospecting: Locate valuable asteroid resources.
* Atmospheric Analysis: Analyze planetary atmospheric conditions.
* EVA Operations: Work outside spacecraft in vacuum.
* Exobiological Fieldwork: Collect and examine alien organisms.
* Extreme Environment Survival: Survive hostile planetary conditions.
* First Contact Procedures: Approach unfamiliar intelligent species.
* Hazard Detection: Identify environmental and technological dangers.
* Low-Gravity Adaptation: Work effectively in low gravity.
* Orbital Survey: Survey planets from orbit.
* Planetary Cartography: Map unfamiliar planetary terrain.
* Planetary Exploration: Explore unfamiliar planetary environments.
* Planetary Geology: Identify planetary rocks and minerals.
* Radiation Protection: Identify and mitigate radiation hazards.
* Resource Extraction: Recover useful planetary resources.
* Spacesuit Operations: Use and maintain protective spacesuits.
* Terraforming: Transform planetary environments.
* Vacuum Survival: Respond to vacuum and decompression hazards.
* Wilderness Survival: Find food, water, and shelter.
* Xenoecology: Study alien ecosystems.
* Zero-G Construction: Build structures in microgravity.
COMPUTERS, CYBERNETICS & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
* AI Engineering: Design and maintain artificial intelligence.
* AI Psychology: Understand intelligent machine behavior.
* Brain-Computer Interfaces: Operate direct neural computer connections.
* Computer Hacking: Exploit computer security vulnerabilities.
* Computer Programming: Write and modify software.
* Computer Security: Protect systems against digital intrusion.
* Cyberdeck Operations: Navigate networks through neural interfaces.
* Cybernetic Engineering: Design and repair cybernetic implants.
* Cybernetic Medicine: Treat complications involving cybernetic implants.
* Data Analysis: Identify patterns in complex datasets.
* Digital Forensics: Recover and analyze electronic evidence.
* Drone Operations: Remotely operate unmanned vehicles.
* Electronic Warfare: Disrupt hostile sensors and communications.
* Expert Systems: Develop specialized computer intelligence.
* Holography: Create and manipulate holographic images.
* Neural Interface Operations: Control systems through neural signals.
* Quantum Computing: Operate quantum computing systems.
* Robot Programming: Program autonomous robotic behavior.
* Virtual Reality: Navigate immersive digital environments.
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH & ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
* Astrobiology: Study extraterrestrial life.
* Astrophysics: Study stars, galaxies, and cosmic phenomena.
* Biochemistry: Study chemical processes in organisms.
* Biotechnology: Develop biological technologies.
* Chemistry: Analyze substances and chemical reactions.
* Cosmology: Study the structure and evolution of the universe.
* Exotic Matter Physics: Study unusual forms of matter.
* Genetic Engineering: Modify organisms through genetic manipulation.
* Gravitational Physics: Study gravity and spacetime.
* Materials Science: Develop and analyze advanced materials.
* Nanoscience: Study matter at molecular scales.
* Particle Physics: Study subatomic particles and forces.
* Planetology: Study planetary environments and structures.
* Quantum Physics: Study quantum phenomena.
* Reverse Engineering: Analyze and reproduce unfamiliar technology.
* Scientific Research: Design experiments and interpret evidence.
* Spectroscopy: Identify materials through electromagnetic spectra.
* Subspace Physics: Study hypothetical subspace phenomena.
* Temporal Physics: Study time and temporal phenomena.
* Warp Field Theory: Study spacetime manipulation for FTL travel.
MEDICINE, BIOLOGY & XENOSCIENCE
* Alien Anatomy: Understand extraterrestrial body structures.
* Alien Biochemistry: Analyze alien biological chemistry.
* Biological Containment: Isolate hazardous organisms and pathogens.
* Biological Engineering: Design or modify living organisms.
* Cloning: Artificially reproduce biological organisms.
* Cryogenic Medicine: Preserve and revive suspended organisms.
* Cybernetic Surgery: Install and repair cybernetic implants.
* Emergency Medicine: Stabilize serious injuries and illnesses.
* Epidemiology: Study disease transmission and patterns.
* Exobiology: Study extraterrestrial organisms.
* Genetic Medicine: Diagnose and treat genetic disorders.
* Medical Diagnosis: Identify diseases and injuries.
* Neuroscience: Study brains and nervous systems.
* Pharmacology: Understand medications and their effects.
* Regenerative Medicine: Regrow or repair biological tissues.
* Reproductive Biology: Study biological reproduction.
* Surgery: Perform medical operations.
* Synthetic Biology: Design artificial biological systems.
* Toxicology: Identify toxins and their effects.
* Xenomedicine: Treat diseases and injuries in alien species.
* Xenopsychology: Understand alien psychology and behavior.
MILITARY, INTELLIGENCE & SECURITY
* Battle Armor Operations: Operate powered combat armor.
* Battlefield Communications: Coordinate tactical military communications.
* Camouflage: Conceal personnel, vehicles, and installations.
* Combat Engineering: Construct military obstacles and fortifications.
* Counterintelligence: Detect and counter hostile espionage.
* Damage Assessment: Evaluate battle damage and losses.
* Electronic Countermeasures: Disrupt hostile electronic systems.
* Espionage Tradecraft: Perform covert intelligence operations.
* Fleet Command: Direct military spacecraft formations.
* Intelligence Analysis: Evaluate hostile capabilities and intentions.
* Military Logistics: Coordinate military supplies and transportation.
* Military Strategy: Plan large-scale military campaigns.
* Military Tactics: Plan coordinated combat maneuvers.
* Orbital Assault: Coordinate military deployments from orbit.
* Planetary Defense: Organize defenses against planetary attacks.
* Powered Exoskeleton Operations: Operate powered mechanical suits.
* Reconnaissance: Gather information in hostile territory.
* Security Operations: Protect personnel and facilities.
* Sensor Countermeasures: Evade or deceive electronic sensors.
* Starship Security: Maintain security aboard spacecraft.
* Strategic Intelligence: Analyze large-scale threats and conflicts.
* Tactical Command: Direct personnel during dangerous operations.
* Tactical Medicine: Treat injuries in hazardous conditions.
* Urban Operations: Conduct coordinated operations in urban environments.
DIPLOMACY, POLITICS & INTERSTELLAR SOCIETY
* Administration: Manage institutions, personnel, and records.
* Alien Anthropology: Study extraterrestrial societies and cultures.
* Alien Etiquette: Understand alien customs and taboos.
* Alien Linguistics: Analyze extraterrestrial languages.
* Bureaucracy: Navigate complex administrative systems.
* Commerce: Conduct business and commercial negotiations.
* Cultural Adaptation: Adjust behavior to unfamiliar societies.
* Diplomacy: Negotiate between governments and civilizations.
* Economics: Analyze markets and economic systems.
* Galactic History: Recall historical events across known space.
* Interstellar Law: Understand laws governing interstellar relations.
* Leadership: Direct and motivate personnel.
* Linguistics: Study language structures and communication.
* Negotiation: Resolve disputes and reach agreements.
* Political Science: Analyze governments and political systems.
* Protocol: Follow official procedures and ceremonies.
* Psionic Diplomacy: Manage psychic abilities in diplomatic encounters.
* Sophontology: Study intelligent species and their societies.
* Trade Law: Understand interstellar commercial regulations.
* Translation: Translate between known languages.
* Universal Translator Operations: Operate automated translation devices.
* Xenocultural Studies: Understand extraterrestrial civilizations.
COMMERCE, INDUSTRY & FRONTIER LIFE
* Asteroid Mining: Extract resources from asteroids.
* Cargo Handling: Load, secure, and transport cargo.
* Colonial Administration: Manage frontier settlements.
* Colonial Agriculture: Grow crops in alien environments.
* Corporate Management: Direct commercial organizations.
* Customs Procedures: Understand inspections and shipping regulations.
* Environmental Recycling: Recover air, water, and useful materials.
* Frontier Survival: Survive in remote settlements.
* Hydroponics: Cultivate plants without soil.
* Industrial Machinery: Operate heavy industrial equipment.
* Interstellar Brokerage: Negotiate cargo and trade contracts.
* Interstellar Trading: Buy and sell goods between star systems.
* Logistics: Coordinate supplies and transportation.
* Manufacturing: Operate industrial production systems.
* Orbital Construction: Build structures in orbit.
* Prospecting: Locate valuable natural resources.
* Salvage Operations: Recover equipment from abandoned vessels.
* Spaceport Operations: Manage spacecraft servicing and cargo operations.
* Terraforming Operations: Operate planetary modification equipment.
* Trade Appraisal: Estimate the market value of commodities.
* Vacuum Welding: Weld and repair structures in vacuum.
ESPIONAGE, SMUGGLING & CRIMINAL UNDERWORLD
* Black Market: Locate illegal goods and services.
* Bounty Hunting: Track and capture wanted individuals.
* Cargo Concealment: Hide contraband in cargo and spacecraft.
* Corporate Espionage: Steal confidential business information.
* Cybercrime: Commit crimes using computer systems.
* Disguise: Conceal or alter personal appearance.
* Electronic Forgery: Create counterfeit digital credentials.
* False Identity: Maintain convincing fabricated identities.
* Information Brokerage: Acquire and sell confidential information.
* Interstellar Smuggling: Transport goods past customs and patrols.
* Memory Manipulation: Alter memories through technology or psychic abilities.
* Security Bypass: Circumvent electronic locks and alarms.
* Ship Identification Spoofing: Disguise spacecraft identification signals.
* Signal Interception: Monitor unauthorized communications.
* Smuggling Routes: Identify covert transportation routes.
* Stealth Technology: Operate systems that reduce detection.
* Surveillance: Secretly observe people and locations.
* Underworld Contacts: Locate criminal associates and fixers.
* Underworld Etiquette: Understand criminal codes and hierarchies.
ARCHAEOLOGY, EXPLORATION & ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS
* Ancient Languages: Read and interpret extinct languages.
* Archaeology: Investigate ancient ruins and artifacts.
* Artifact Analysis: Determine the origin and function of artifacts.
* Artifact Restoration: Repair and preserve ancient objects.
* Comparative Xenology: Compare alien species and civilizations.
* First Contact: Establish relations with unknown species.
* Galactic Cartography: Map unexplored regions of space.
* Historical Research: Investigate historical records and events.
* Lost Technology: Identify and operate ancient technologies.
* Precursor Studies: Study vanished advanced civilizations.
* Relic Identification: Identify ancient objects and their significance.
* Ruins Exploration: Explore abandoned installations and settlements.
* Technological Archaeology: Reconstruct extinct technological systems.
* Xenoarchaeology: Study extraterrestrial ruins and artifacts.
* Xenohistory: Research the history of alien civilizations.
PSIONICS, MENTAL DISCIPLINES & EXOTIC ABILITIES
* Astral Projection: Project consciousness beyond the body.
* Clairvoyance: Perceive distant locations or events.
* Empathic Perception: Detect the emotions of others.
* Hypnosis: Induce altered mental states through suggestion.
* Mental Conditioning: Resist psychological coercion and manipulation.
* Mental Discipline: Maintain exceptional concentration and self-control.
* Mind Shielding: Resist psychic intrusion and influence.
* Mnemonic Training: Memorize and recall complex information.
* Precognition: Perceive possible future events.
* Psychometry: Sense impressions from objects or locations.
* Psionic Control: Focus and regulate psychic abilities.
* Psionic Theory: Understand psychic phenomena and abilities.
* Psychic Healing: Promote healing through psychic abilities.
* Telekinesis: Move objects through mental effort.
* Telepathy: Communicate directly between minds.
* Trance: Enter controlled altered states of consciousness.
TIME TRAVEL, DIMENSIONAL SCIENCE & EXOTIC PHENOMENA
* Chronology: Analyze timelines and chronological inconsistencies.
* Dimensional Engineering: Maintain interdimensional technology.
* Dimensional Navigation: Navigate alternate dimensions and realities.
* Exotic Energy Systems: Operate unusual energy technologies.
* FTL Physics: Understand faster-than-light travel principles.
* Parallel Reality Studies: Analyze alternate universes.
* Portal Technology: Operate spatial gateway devices.
* Temporal Engineering: Maintain time-manipulation technology.
* Temporal Navigation: Navigate through time.
* Temporal Paradox Theory: Analyze contradictions in altered timelines.
* Temporal Security: Detect unauthorized changes to history.
* Wormhole Engineering: Maintain and stabilize spacetime passages.
SPECIALIZED SPACE OPERA PROFICIENCIES
* Artificial Person Detection: Identify synthetic humanoids.
* Biological Augmentation: Maintain enhanced biological organisms.
* Cryosleep Operations: Prepare and revive cryogenically suspended passengers.
* Ecological Engineering: Modify and manage complex ecosystems.
* Galactic Politics: Understand interstellar factions and political powers.
* Holonet Operations: Access interplanetary information networks.
* Imperial Protocol: Understand imperial hierarchies and ceremonies.
* Mentat Calculation: Perform exceptional logical and mathematical analysis.
* Mind-Machine Integration: Operate integrated biological-machine systems.
* Prescience Interpretation: Analyze visions of possible futures.
* Psychohistory: Predict societal trends using statistical models.
* Replicant Psychology: Understand synthetic humanoid behavior.
* Sandworm Riding: Ride enormous desert creatures.
* Social Engineering: Manipulate people through psychological deception.
* Spice Ecology: Study organisms producing exotic substances.
* Synthetic Human Maintenance: Diagnose and repair artificial humanoids.
* Truthsense: Detect deception through behavioral cues.
* Voice Control: Influence others through specialized vocal techniques.
* Zero-G Combat Maneuvering: Maneuver effectively in microgravity combat.
HORROR
OCCULT KNOWLEDGE & FORBIDDEN LORE
* Alchemy: Understand mystical transformations and occult substances.
* Ancient Mysteries: Recognize forgotten cults, rites, and esoteric traditions.
* Arcane History: Recall historical events involving magic and sorcery.
* Astrology: Interpret celestial influences and occult correspondences.
* Blood Mysticism: Understand supernatural properties and rituals involving blood.
* Cabalism: Study mystical symbolism, numerology, and esoteric traditions.
* Ceremonial Magic: Understand formal magical rituals and procedures.
* Cryptozoology: Investigate legendary and unclassified creatures.
* Cthulhu Mythos: Recognize entities and forbidden truths of the Mythos.
* Demonology: Identify demons, infernal hierarchies, and summoning traditions.
* Divination: Interpret omens, symbols, and prophetic methods.
* Dream Interpretation: Analyze dreams for psychological or occult significance.
* Enigmas: Solve obscure riddles, symbolic puzzles, and mystical mysteries.
* Esoteric Philosophy: Understand mystical theories of existence and reality.
* Exorcism: Recognize and perform traditional rites against possession.
* Forbidden Texts: Identify and interpret dangerous occult manuscripts.
* Geomancy: Interpret mystical properties of places and landscapes.
* Herbalism: Identify plants used in medicine, folklore, and magic.
* Hermetic Lore: Understand Western ceremonial and philosophical magic.
* Magical Theory: Understand the principles and limitations of magic.
* Mythology: Recall myths, legends, gods, and supernatural traditions.
* Necromancy: Understand rituals involving death, spirits, and the dead.
* Numerology: Interpret mystical significance in numbers and patterns.
* Occult: Identify supernatural lore, traditions, rituals, and symbols.
* Occult Artifacts: Identify and analyze objects of purported magical power.
* Occult Cosmology: Understand supernatural realms and metaphysical structures.
* Occult Languages: Read esoteric scripts and ritual languages.
* Occult Symbolism: Interpret magical diagrams, sigils, and hidden symbols.
* Parapsychology: Investigate psychic abilities and paranormal phenomena.
* Ritual Lore: Recognize the purpose and requirements of occult rituals.
* Sacred Geometry: Interpret mystical geometrical patterns and structures.
* Spirit Lore: Understand ghosts, spirits, and incorporeal entities.
* Sympathetic Magic: Understand magical links between objects and subjects.
* Theology: Understand religious doctrines, traditions, and institutions.
* Thaumaturgy: Understand formal traditions of practical magic.
* Witchcraft: Recognize folk magic, charms, hexes, and witchcraft traditions.
VAMPIRES, UNDEAD & SUPERNATURAL CREATURES
* Animal Ken: Understand and influence animal behavior.
* Bestial Nature: Recognize supernatural predatory instincts and behavior.
* Blood Lore: Understand supernatural feeding, blood bonds, and vitae.
* Clan Lore: Recognize vampire clans, lineages, and rivalries.
* Curse Lore: Identify supernatural curses and their conditions.
* Demon Lore: Recognize infernal entities and their characteristics.
* Fae Lore: Understand faeries, changelings, and their traditions.
* Ghost Lore: Recognize hauntings, restless dead, and spiritual manifestations.
* Ghoul Lore: Understand mortals altered by supernatural blood.
* Immortality Lore: Understand supernatural longevity and its limitations.
* Lupine Lore: Recognize werewolves and their supernatural traditions.
* Masquerade: Conceal supernatural activity from ordinary society.
* Monster Hunting: Identify and exploit the weaknesses of supernatural creatures.
* Predator Lore: Understand the habits and territories of supernatural predators.
* Shapechanger Lore: Recognize beings capable of changing physical form.
* Supernatural Anatomy: Understand the physical characteristics of unnatural creatures.
* Supernatural Etiquette: Follow customs and protocols of supernatural societies.
* Supernatural Weaknesses: Identify traditional vulnerabilities of unnatural beings.
* Undead Lore: Understand the properties and behavior of undead creatures.
* Vampire Lore: Recognize vampiric powers, weaknesses, and traditions.
* Werewolf Lore: Understand lycanthropy, packs, and shapeshifter traditions.
* Wraith Lore: Understand ghosts, the afterlife, and spiritual attachments.
Mage Traditions, Metaphysics & Reality
* Astral Projection: Navigate experiences of consciousness beyond the body.
* Awareness: Detect subtle signs of supernatural or magical activity.
* Avatar Lore: Understand mystical concepts of spiritual identity and awakening.
* Correspondence Theory: Understand mystical connections between distant places.
* Dimensional Theory: Study alternate realities and extradimensional phenomena.
* Entropy Theory: Understand mystical concepts of fate, decay, and probability.
* Etheric Science: Study speculative energies and alternative scientific theories.
* Familiar Lore: Understand magical companions and bound spirits.
* Focus Crafting: Create objects used to concentrate mystical practices.
* Hyperscience: Understand advanced or reality-defying technological principles.
* Ley Lines: Identify supposed channels of mystical energy.
* Magical Resonance: Recognize distinctive traces of magical activity.
* Meditation: Achieve controlled mental focus and altered awareness.
* Mentalism: Understand psychic influence, suggestion, and mental phenomena.
* Metaphysics: Study the fundamental nature of existence and reality.
* Paradox Theory: Understand contradictions caused by reality-altering magic.
* Paradigm Lore: Recognize competing magical worldviews and practices.
* Prime Theory: Understand theories of fundamental magical energy.
* Quintessence Lore: Recognize sources and uses of mystical energy.
* Reality Deviance: Identify phenomena that violate ordinary natural laws.
* Ritual Preparation: Assemble symbolic materials and prepare ritual spaces.
* Sanctum Design: Establish spaces suited to mystical practices.
* Spirit Cosmology: Understand spiritual dimensions and their inhabitants.
* Technomancy: Understand magical practices involving modern technology.
* True Name Lore: Understand mystical identities and naming traditions.
* Umbra Lore: Understand spiritual worlds and their associated hazards.
* Ward Lore: Recognize supernatural boundaries and protective enchantments.
Investigation, Research & Forensics
* Accounting: Analyze financial records and irregular transactions.
* Anthropology: Study human cultures, customs, and belief systems.
* Archaeology: Interpret ruins, artifacts, and ancient settlements.
* Archival Research: Locate information in historical records and collections.
* Autopsy: Examine remains to determine causes of death.
* Behavioral Profiling: Infer motives and habits from patterns of behavior.
* Cold Case Investigation: Reevaluate unresolved crimes and missing evidence.
* Criminology: Understand criminal behavior and methods.
* Cryptanalysis: Decipher encrypted messages and hidden codes.
* Cryptography: Create and interpret coded communications.
* Digital Forensics: Recover and analyze electronic evidence.
* Document Analysis: Examine documents for authenticity and hidden information.
* Evidence Collection: Collect and preserve physical evidence.
* Forensic Anthropology: Analyze human remains and skeletal evidence.
* Forensic Pathology: Investigate injuries and suspicious deaths.
* Forensic Science: Analyze physical evidence from crime scenes.
* Genealogy: Trace ancestry, family relationships, and bloodlines.
* Historical Research: Investigate historical events and obscure records.
* Investigation: Collect clues, question witnesses, and reconstruct events.
* Library Research: Locate obscure information in libraries and archives.
* Linguistics: Analyze language, speech patterns, and written texts.
* Occult Forensics: Interpret evidence of possible supernatural activity.
* Photography: Document people, objects, and locations photographically.
* Psychological Profiling: Infer personality traits and probable behavior.
* Research: Locate, evaluate, and cross-reference information.
* Search: Locate hidden objects, clues, and physical evidence.
* Surveillance Analysis: Interpret recordings and observation reports.
* Toxicology: Identify poisons, drugs, and chemical exposure.
* Tracking: Follow physical trails and signs of passage.
Intelligence, Espionage & Conspiracies
* Blackmail: Identify and exploit compromising information.
* Clandestine Communications: Exchange information through covert channels.
* Conspiracy Research: Investigate concealed organizations and coordinated plots.
* Counterintelligence: Detect infiltration, espionage, and deception.
* Cover Identity: Construct and maintain believable false identities.
* Cryptography: Encode and decode sensitive communications.
* Dead Drops: Use concealed locations for covert exchanges.
* Disguise: Alter appearance to avoid recognition.
* Electronic Surveillance: Monitor subjects using electronic equipment.
* Espionage Tradecraft: Employ covert intelligence-gathering methods.
* False Documentation: Create and recognize counterfeit credentials.
* HUMINT: Gather intelligence through observation and human sources.
* Information Brokerage: Acquire and exchange sensitive information.
* Informant Handling: Recruit, maintain, and evaluate confidential sources.
* Interrogation: Question unwilling or uncooperative subjects.
* Misdirection: Divert attention and conceal true intentions.
* Operational Security: Protect identities, communications, and covert activities.
* Psychological Operations: Influence behavior through planned messaging.
* Sabotage: Disable equipment or disrupt operations covertly.
* Secret Societies: Identify hidden organizations, symbols, and hierarchies.
* SIGINT: Intercept and analyze electronic communications.
* Social Engineering: Manipulate people to reveal information or provide access.
* Stealth: Move and remain concealed from observation.
* Surveillance: Secretly observe individuals and locations.
* Tailing: Follow people or vehicles without detection.
* Undercover Operations: Infiltrate organizations using false identities.
Psychology, Influence & Social Manipulation
* Acting: Convincingly portray emotions and false identities.
* Blatancy: Present extraordinary events as ordinary or harmless.
* Body Language: Interpret gestures, posture, and nonverbal cues.
* Charm: Gain cooperation through personal appeal.
* Cold Reading: Infer personal details through observation and suggestion.
* Counseling: Provide guidance through emotional difficulties.
* Deception: Conceal the truth through misleading statements or behavior.
* Dream Analysis: Interpret psychological symbolism in dreams.
* Empathy: Recognize emotions and emotional needs.
* Fast-Talk: Confuse, distract, or persuade through rapid conversation.
* Gaslighting: Manipulate another person’s confidence in their perceptions.
* Hypnosis: Induce heightened suggestibility or altered mental states.
* Insight: Understand hidden motives and emotional states.
* Intimidation: Compel cooperation through threats or fear.
* Leadership: Direct and motivate people.
* Mediation: Resolve conflicts between opposing individuals or groups.
* Memory Techniques: Memorize and recall detailed information.
* Mental Discipline: Maintain concentration under extreme stress.
* Negotiation: Reach agreements through compromise and persuasion.
* Persuasion: Change opinions or decisions through argument.
* Psychoanalysis: Interpret unconscious conflicts and psychological patterns.
* Psychology: Understand human thought, emotion, and behavior.
* Psychotherapy: Treat psychological distress and trauma.
* Seduction: Influence others through romantic or sexual appeal.
* Subterfuge: Conceal intentions through deception and manipulation.
* Suggestion: Influence behavior through subtle psychological cues.
* Trauma Counseling: Help individuals cope with traumatic experiences.
* Truth Detection: Recognize potential deception through behavioral cues.
Bureaucracy, Corporate Systems & Institutional Control
* Administration: Organize personnel, schedules, and records.
* Agency Protocol: Follow classified institutional procedures.
* Archival Management: Organize and retrieve institutional documents.
* Auditing: Examine records for irregularities and procedural failures.
* Bureaucracy: Navigate complex administrative systems.
* Case Management: Track investigations, personnel, and assignments.
* Chain of Command: Understand institutional authority and reporting structures.
* Classification Procedures: Assign and interpret secrecy classifications.
* Compliance: Understand and enforce institutional regulations.
* Corporate Culture: Recognize workplace hierarchies and organizational expectations.
* Corporate Espionage: Acquire confidential institutional information.
* Crisis Management: Coordinate responses to emergencies and disruptions.
* Damage Control: Minimize institutional losses and public exposure.
* Human Resources: Manage personnel, employment policies, and disputes.
* Incident Reporting: Document unusual events and operational failures.
* Institutional Politics: Navigate internal factions, loyalties, and rivalries.
* Legal Procedures: Understand regulations, liability, and formal processes.
* Obfuscation: Conceal information through jargon and procedural complexity.
* Office Politics: Manipulate workplace relationships and influence.
* Performance Management: Evaluate personnel against institutional standards.
* Policy Interpretation: Interpret and apply written regulations.
* Procurement: Acquire equipment and services through institutional channels.
* Project Management: Coordinate complex projects and deadlines.
* Public Relations: Manage institutional reputation and public messaging.
* Records Management: Maintain, alter, and retrieve administrative records.
* Regulatory Affairs: Navigate government oversight and compliance systems.
* Risk Assessment: Identify operational hazards and liabilities.
* Security Clearance: Understand access restrictions and classified procedures.
* Workflow Management: Organize and optimize institutional processes.
Paranormal Investigation & Anomaly Containment
* Anomaly Classification: Categorize unexplained phenomena by observed properties.
* Anomaly Containment: Develop procedures to isolate unusual phenomena.
* Anomaly Detection: Recognize deviations from ordinary physical reality.
* Anomaly Documentation: Record supernatural events and their effects.
* Anomaly Research: Investigate the origins and behavior of unusual phenomena.
* Anomaly Suppression: Understand methods intended to limit anomalous effects.
* Containment Engineering: Design barriers and facilities for unusual hazards.
* Containment Protocols: Follow procedures for handling supernatural threats.
* Cryptid Tracking: Locate and follow legendary or unknown creatures.
* Dimensional Mapping: Chart spatial distortions and impossible locations.
* Electromagnetic Analysis: Detect unusual electromagnetic activity.
* Environmental Monitoring: Measure physical changes around anomalous events.
* Haunting Investigation: Examine locations associated with ghostly activity.
* Memetic Hazard Recognition: Identify dangerous ideas, symbols, or information.
* Paranormal Photography: Document suspected supernatural manifestations.
* Paranormal Surveillance: Monitor locations for unexplained activity.
* Reality Stabilization: Operate methods or devices intended to restore normality.
* Ritual Disruption: Recognize opportunities to interrupt occult ceremonies.
* Ritual Investigation: Reconstruct supernatural ceremonies from evidence.
* Supernatural Containment: Secure entities and objects with unusual properties.
* Supernatural Countermeasures: Identify protections against anomalous phenomena.
* Unnatural Lore: Recognize genuinely reality-defying phenomena.
* Witness Management: Interview and protect witnesses of impossible events.
Medicine, Psychiatry & Human Biology
* Anatomy: Understand human bodily structures.
* Biochemistry: Study chemical processes in living organisms.
* Biological Containment: Isolate dangerous organisms and biological substances.
* Emergency Medicine: Stabilize life-threatening injuries and conditions.
* Epidemiology: Investigate the spread of diseases.
* First Aid: Provide immediate treatment for injuries.
* Forensic Medicine: Examine medical evidence and suspicious deaths.
* Genetics: Understand heredity and genetic abnormalities.
* Medical Diagnosis: Identify diseases and physical disorders.
* Neurology: Diagnose conditions affecting the nervous system.
* Pathology: Study diseases and their effects on tissue.
* Pharmacology: Understand drugs, medications, and their effects.
* Psychiatry: Diagnose and medically treat mental disorders.
* Psychotherapy: Treat psychological distress through clinical methods.
* Sleep Medicine: Study sleep disorders and abnormal sleep states.
* Surgery: Perform medical operations.
* Toxicology: Analyze poisons and toxic substances.
* Trauma Medicine: Treat severe physical injuries.
* Veterinary Medicine: Diagnose and treat animal diseases.
History, Academia & Esoteric Scholarship
* Ancient Languages: Read and interpret extinct languages.
* Anthropology: Study human societies and cultural practices.
* Archaeology: Investigate ancient civilizations through material remains.
* Art History: Recognize artistic movements, works, and symbolism.
* Comparative Religion: Compare religious beliefs and traditions.
* Cryptology: Study codes, ciphers, and hidden writing systems.
* Epigraphy: Interpret inscriptions on ancient objects.
* Folklore: Recall traditional legends and supernatural beliefs.
* Genealogy: Research family histories and ancestry.
* History: Recall historical events and civilizations.
* Languages, Modern: Speak, read, and write another living language.
* Library Science: Organize and retrieve information from collections.
* Linguistics: Analyze languages and communication systems.
* Literary Analysis: Interpret written works and symbolic meanings.
* Paleography: Decipher historical handwriting and manuscripts.
* Philosophy: Analyze abstract ideas, logic, and metaphysical questions.
* Religious History: Study historical religious movements and institutions.
* Semiotics: Interpret signs, symbols, and systems of meaning.
* Theology: Study religious doctrine and spiritual beliefs.
Science, Technology & Fringe Research
* Biology: Study living organisms and their processes.
* Chemistry: Analyze chemical substances and reactions.
* Computer Hacking: Exploit computer security vulnerabilities.
* Computer Programming: Write and modify software.
* Computer Security: Protect digital systems against intrusion.
* Cybernetics: Study interactions between biological and mechanical systems.
* Data Analysis: Identify patterns in complex information.
* Electronics: Build and repair electronic equipment.
* Experimental Physics: Investigate physical phenomena through experiments.
* Fringe Science: Understand unconventional and speculative scientific theories.
* Genetic Engineering: Modify organisms through genetic techniques.
* Hypertechnology: Operate advanced or seemingly impossible devices.
* Laboratory Analysis: Examine materials using scientific equipment.
* Mechanical Engineering: Design and repair mechanical systems.
* Neuroscience: Study brains, cognition, and nervous systems.
* Paraphysics: Study speculative physics of supernatural phenomena.
* Physics: Understand matter, energy, and physical laws.
* Radio Operations: Operate radio and wireless communication equipment.
* Reverse Engineering: Determine how unfamiliar devices function.
* Scientific Research: Design experiments and evaluate evidence.
* Signal Analysis: Interpret recorded transmissions and electronic signals.
* Statistics: Analyze probabilities and numerical relationships.
* Surveillance Technology: Operate recording and monitoring equipment.
* Technomancy: Understand supernatural practices involving technology.
Street Life, Criminal Networks & Urban Survival
* Black Market: Locate illicit goods and underground services.
* Bribery: Influence others through illicit payments or favors.
* Burglary: Enter secured locations and steal valuables.
* Concealment: Hide objects, evidence, or contraband.
* Counterfeiting: Create fraudulent currency, documents, or valuables.
* Criminal Contacts: Locate illicit associates and information sources.
* Disguise: Alter appearance to avoid recognition.
* Escape Artist: Escape restraints and confined spaces.
* Extortion: Obtain cooperation through threats or coercion.
* False Identity: Establish and maintain fabricated identities.
* Forgery: Create counterfeit signatures and documents.
* Gambling: Understand games of chance and common cheating methods.
* Gang Lore: Recognize street gangs, territories, and rivalries.
* Intimidation: Compel cooperation through threats.
* Lockpicking: Open mechanical locks without keys.
* Money Laundering: Conceal the criminal origins of money.
* Pickpocketing: Secretly remove valuables from another person.
* Safecracking: Open secured safes and containers.
* Scrounging: Find useful supplies through informal sources.
* Security Systems: Operate and circumvent electronic security devices.
* Sleight of Hand: Secretly manipulate small objects.
* Smuggling: Transport restricted goods past authorities.
* Streetwise: Navigate criminal neighborhoods and underground networks.
* Urban Exploration: Navigate abandoned buildings and restricted spaces.
* Urban Survival: Find food, shelter, and resources in hostile cities.
Optional Supernatural Disciplines & Specialties
* Aura Reading: Interpret supernatural auras and emotional signatures.
* Astral Navigation: Navigate nonphysical planes and dream realms.
* Blood Sorcery: Understand and perform vampiric magical rituals.
* Blood Sympathy: Recognize mystical bonds formed through blood.
* Channeling: Facilitate communication with spirits or entities.
* Dreamwalking: Navigate supernatural dream environments.
* Energy Manipulation: Control or channel supernatural energies.
* Enchantment: Create or maintain magically empowered objects.
* Familiar Bonding: Establish and maintain mystical companion relationships.
* Glamour Lore: Recognize supernatural illusions and emotional enchantments.
* Mind Shielding: Resist supernatural mental intrusion.
* Necromantic Rituals: Perform rites concerning death and spirits.
* Possession Lore: Recognize and understand spirit possession.
* Psychic Defense: Resist supernatural psychic influence.
* Psychic Sensitivity: Detect subtle psychic phenomena.
* Ritual Casting: Perform complex magical ceremonies.
* Sigil Crafting: Create symbols used in magical rituals.
* Spirit Binding: Understand rituals for binding supernatural entities.
* Spirit Communication: Communicate with ghosts and other spirits.
* Supernatural Perception: Interpret information revealed by extrasensory powers.
* Thaumaturgical Research: Investigate and develop magical rituals.
* Trance: Enter controlled altered states of consciousness.
* Warding: Create or maintain supernatural protective boundaries.
MOTHERSHIP
Trained Skills
* Archaeology: Study ancient civilizations and artifacts.
* Art: Create and interpret artistic works.
* Athletics: Perform demanding physical activities.
* Botany: Study plants and their properties.
* Chemistry: Identify substances and chemical reactions.
* Computers: Operate computers and digital systems.
* Geology: Study rocks, minerals, and planetary formations.
* Industrial Equipment: Operate heavy machinery and industrial tools.
* Jury-Rigging: Make improvised repairs and modifications.
* Linguistics: Study languages and communication.
* Mathematics: Perform advanced calculations.
* Military Training: Apply basic military procedures and discipline.
* Rimwise: Navigate frontier culture and criminal networks.
* Theology: Study religions and spiritual traditions.
* Zero-G: Move and work in weightlessness.
* Zoology: Study animals and their behavior.
Expert Skills
* Asteroid Mining: Extract resources from asteroids.
* Ecology: Study organisms and their environments.
* Explosives: Handle and employ explosive materials.
* Field Medicine: Treat injuries in remote or dangerous conditions.
* Firearms: Operate and maintain firearms.
* Hacking: Gain unauthorized access to digital systems.
* Hand-to-Hand Combat: Fight using unarmed and close-combat techniques.
* Mechanical Repair: Diagnose and repair machinery.
* Mysticism: Study spiritual and esoteric practices.
* Pathology: Study diseases and their causes.
* Pharmacology: Understand drugs and their effects.
* Physics: Study matter, energy, and physical forces.
* Piloting: Operate spacecraft and other flying vehicles.
* Psychology: Understand behavior and mental processes.
* Wilderness Survival: Survive in remote natural environments.
Master Skills
* Artificial Intelligence: Develop and understand intelligent machines.
* Command: Lead personnel during dangerous operations.
* Cybernetics: Design and maintain biological-machine interfaces.
* Engineering: Design and construct complex technological systems.
* Exobiology: Study extraterrestrial lifeforms.
* Hyperspace: Understand faster-than-light travel.
* Planetology: Study planetary systems and environments.
* Robotics: Design and maintain robots and androids.
* Sophontology: Study intelligent species and their societies.
* Surgery: Perform complex medical operations.
* Xenoesotericism: Study alien religions and esoteric traditions.
Additional Mothership-Inspired Proficiencies
Starships & Space Operations
* Astrogation: Plot courses between planets and star systems.
* Cargo Handling: Load, secure, and transport spacecraft cargo.
* Damage Control: Contain fires, decompression, and system failures.
* Docking: Maneuver spacecraft into ports and berths.
* EVA Operations: Perform work outside spacecraft.
* Flight Control: Direct spacecraft approaches and departures.
* Life Support: Maintain atmospheric and environmental systems.
* Navigation: Determine position and direction in space.
* Orbital Mechanics: Calculate orbital trajectories and transfers.
* Sensor Operations: Detect and identify distant objects.
* Shipboard Operations: Follow standard spacecraft procedures.
* Spacecraft Maintenance: Inspect and service shipboard equipment.
* Spacesuit Operations: Use and maintain pressure suits.
* Vacuum Survival: Respond to decompression and exposure to vacuum.
Industrial & Technical Skills
* Atmospheric Processing: Maintain air recycling and filtration equipment.
* Computer Security: Protect computer systems from intrusion.
* Cryogenic Systems: Maintain cryosleep equipment and storage systems.
* Electrical Repair: Diagnose and repair electrical equipment.
* Electronics: Build and repair electronic devices.
* Fabrication: Manufacture components using industrial equipment.
* Fuel Handling: Transfer and store spacecraft propellants.
* Hydroponics: Grow plants in controlled environments.
* Industrial Safety: Recognize machinery and workplace hazards.
* Power Systems: Operate reactors and electrical generators.
* Pressure Systems: Maintain pressurized equipment and habitats.
* Radiation Safety: Identify and mitigate radiation exposure.
* Salvage: Recover usable materials from damaged equipment.
* Scavenging: Locate useful supplies in abandoned locations.
* Technical Diagnostics: Identify faults in complex equipment.
* Welding: Join and repair metal components.
Medical, Biological & Scientific Skills
* Anatomy: Understand bodily structures and organs.
* Autopsy: Examine remains to determine causes of death.
* Biochemistry: Study chemical processes in living organisms.
* Biological Containment: Isolate hazardous organisms and pathogens.
* Cryomedicine: Treat complications from suspended animation.
* Epidemiology: Investigate disease transmission.
* Forensic Medicine: Analyze injuries and medical evidence.
* Genetics: Study heredity and genetic abnormalities.
* Medical Diagnostics: Identify diseases and physical disorders.
* Microbiology: Study microscopic organisms and pathogens.
* Neuroscience: Study brains and nervous systems.
* Quarantine Procedures: Prevent the spread of contamination.
* Sample Collection: Collect and preserve scientific specimens.
* Toxicology: Identify toxins and their effects.
* Xenoanatomy: Study extraterrestrial biological structures.
Survival Horror & Investigation
* Anomaly Detection: Recognize phenomena that defy known science.
* Containment Procedures: Secure hazardous organisms and materials.
* Crisis Management: Coordinate responses to emergencies.
* Environmental Analysis: Identify hazards in unfamiliar environments.
* Evidence Collection: Gather and preserve physical evidence.
* Forensic Investigation: Reconstruct events from physical clues.
* Hazard Assessment: Evaluate dangerous environments and equipment.
* Improvisation: Adapt available resources to unexpected problems.
* Investigation: Locate clues and reconstruct past events.
* Mental Discipline: Maintain concentration under extreme stress.
* Observation: Notice subtle details and abnormalities.
* Research: Locate and interpret technical information.
* Search: Locate hidden objects and overlooked evidence.
* Stealth: Move quietly and avoid detection.
* Tracking: Follow physical trails and signs of movement.
* Xenoparasitology: Study parasites and their alien hosts.
Corporate, Frontier & Criminal Skills
* Administration: Manage paperwork, personnel, and records.
* Black Market: Locate illicit goods and underground contacts.
* Bureaucracy: Navigate complex institutional procedures.
* Corporate Law: Understand commercial contracts and regulations.
* Corporate Politics: Navigate organizational rivalries and hierarchies.
* Corporate Security: Protect company personnel and property.
* Customs Procedures: Navigate cargo inspections and trade regulations.
* Deception: Mislead others through speech and behavior.
* Forgery: Create counterfeit documents and credentials.
* Frontier Trading: Buy and sell goods in remote colonies.
* Intimidation: Compel cooperation through threats.
* Labor Relations: Understand unions, contracts, and workplace disputes.
* Logistics: Coordinate supplies, transportation, and equipment.
* Negotiation: Reach agreements through persuasion and compromise.
* Scrounging: Acquire supplies through informal networks.
* Smuggling: Transport contraband past security and customs.
* Streetwise: Navigate criminal and frontier communities.
* Surveillance: Secretly observe people and locations.
Military & Security Operations
* Battlefield Medicine: Treat casualties in dangerous conditions.
* Camouflage: Conceal personnel and equipment.
* Combat Engineering: Construct obstacles and defensive positions.
* Electronic Warfare: Disrupt hostile sensors and communications.
* Explosive Ordnance Disposal: Identify and neutralize explosive hazards.
* Gunnery: Operate mounted and spacecraft weapon systems.
* Military Logistics: Coordinate military supplies and equipment.
* Military Tactics: Plan coordinated combat maneuvers.
* Reconnaissance: Scout hostile territory and gather intelligence.
* Security Systems: Operate and assess alarms and access controls.
* Small-Unit Leadership: Direct small teams under pressure.
* Tactical Communications: Coordinate personnel through radio networks.
* Threat Assessment: Evaluate potential dangers and hostile behavior.
* Zero-G Combat: Maneuver effectively during combat in microgravity.
Alien Mysteries & Cosmic Horror
* Alien Anthropology: Study extraterrestrial cultures and societies.
* Alien Linguistics: Interpret unfamiliar extraterrestrial languages.
* Ancient Technology: Identify and operate technology from lost civilizations.
* Artifact Analysis: Determine the properties of unfamiliar objects.
* Cosmic Phenomena: Investigate unusual astronomical events.
* Dimensional Physics: Study hypothetical alternate dimensions.
* First Contact: Establish communication with unknown intelligences.
* Forbidden Knowledge: Recognize dangerous or suppressed information.
* Hyperspace Phenomena: Study anomalies associated with FTL travel.
* Memetic Hazards: Recognize dangerous information and cognitive influences.
* Occult Research: Investigate supernatural beliefs and traditions.
* Precursor Studies: Study vanished extraterrestrial civilizations.
* Reality Distortion: Identify violations of ordinary physical laws.
* Signal Interpretation: Analyze mysterious transmissions and patterns.
* Xenoarchaeology: Investigate extraterrestrial ruins and artifacts.
* Xenopsychology: Understand the behavior of alien intelligences.
GAMMA WORLD (Mad Max, Fallout, etc.)
Wasteland Society, Commerce & Politics
* Administration: Organize personnel, resources, and records.
* Barter: Exchange goods and negotiate favorable trades.
* Black Market: Locate illegal goods and underground traders.
* Bureaucracy: Navigate surviving institutional procedures.
* Caravan Operations: Organize and manage traveling merchant groups.
* Commerce: Conduct trade and manage commercial transactions.
* Diplomacy: Negotiate between settlements, tribes, and factions.
* Etiquette: Understand social customs and formal behavior.
* Faction Lore: Recognize wasteland factions, leaders, and rivalries.
* Gambling: Understand games of chance and common cheating methods.
* Intimidation: Compel cooperation through threats or reputation.
* Leadership: Organize and motivate groups of people.
* Negotiation: Resolve disputes and reach agreements.
* Persuasion: Influence others through argument and personal appeal.
* Politics: Understand power structures and political relationships.
* Resource Management: Allocate scarce food, water, fuel, and supplies.
* Settlement Administration: Manage settlement personnel and infrastructure.
* Streetwise: Navigate dangerous communities and criminal networks.
* Trade Appraisal: Estimate the value of goods and commodities.
* Trade Routes: Identify established routes and trading partners.
* Tribal Lore: Understand tribal customs, traditions, and hierarchies.
* Wasteland Etiquette: Recognize customs and codes of wasteland communities.
Raiders, Crime & Wasteland Warfare
These focus primarily on nonweapon tactical, criminal, and security abilities.
* Ambush Tactics: Plan and coordinate attacks from concealment.
* Battlefield Salvage: Recover useful equipment from battle sites.
* Camouflage: Conceal personnel, vehicles, and installations.
* Combat Engineering: Construct obstacles and fortifications.
* Convoy Defense: Organize protection for traveling vehicles.
* Demolitions: Safely handle and employ explosive materials.
* Escape Artist: Escape restraints and confined spaces.
* Explosive Ordnance Disposal: Identify and neutralize explosive hazards.
* Fortification: Construct and reinforce defensive positions.
* Gang Lore: Recognize raider groups, territories, and rivalries.
* Guerrilla Tactics: Coordinate irregular warfare and hit-and-run operations.
* Interrogation: Question unwilling or uncooperative subjects.
* Military Logistics: Organize military equipment and supplies.
* Military Tactics: Plan coordinated combat maneuvers.
* Reconnaissance: Scout hostile territory and gather intelligence.
* Sabotage: Disable equipment and disrupt enemy operations.
* Security Operations: Protect settlements, convoys, and facilities.
* Set Traps: Construct and conceal mechanical traps.
* Smuggling: Transport contraband past patrols and checkpoints.
* Tactical Communications: Coordinate personnel using signals and radios.
* Threat Assessment: Recognize potential dangers and hostile intentions.
* Underworld Contacts: Locate criminal associates and illicit services.
Settlement Building & Community Survival
* Architecture: Design buildings and permanent structures.
* Community Leadership: Organize and motivate settlement residents.
* Construction Planning: Coordinate building projects and resources.
* Defensive Planning: Identify vulnerabilities and organize settlement defenses.
* Education: Teach practical skills and preserve knowledge.
* Emergency Planning: Prepare settlements for disasters and attacks.
* Firefighting: Control fires and perform emergency rescues.
* Infrastructure Repair: Restore roads, utilities, and public facilities.
* Lawkeeping: Maintain order and resolve violations of community rules.
* Logistics: Coordinate supplies, storage, and transportation.
* Manufacturing: Produce useful goods using available equipment.
* Public Health: Prevent disease and manage community health risks.
* Recruitment: Attract and evaluate potential settlement members.
* Sanitation Engineering: Build systems for waste disposal and clean water.
* Settlement Planning: Design layouts for housing, industry, and defense.
* Teaching: Instruct others in practical or academic subjects.
* Waste Management: Collect, process, and reuse waste materials.
* Water Management: Coordinate water collection, storage, and distribution.
History, Religion & Wasteland Lore
* Ancient History: Recall events and civilizations before the apocalypse.
* Ancient Languages: Read and interpret forgotten languages.
* Archaeology: Investigate ruins and ancient artifacts.
* Artifact Lore: Understand relics and devices from the old world.
* Cartography: Create and interpret maps.
* Cult Lore: Recognize unusual religious groups and their beliefs.
* Folklore: Recall wasteland legends, myths, and oral traditions.
* Genealogy: Trace family histories and ancestral relationships.
* History: Recall historical events and their significance.
* Local History: Understand the history of nearby settlements and ruins.
* Machine Cult Lore: Understand religions centered on ancient technology.
* Mythology: Interpret legendary stories and symbolic traditions.
* Pre-War Culture: Understand customs and institutions of the lost civilization.
* Religion: Understand religious beliefs, practices, and organizations.
* Relic Identification: Recognize historically significant objects.
* Storytelling: Entertain and preserve knowledge through oral traditions.
* Technological Superstition: Recognize beliefs and taboos surrounding technology.
Optional: More Specialized Wasteland Skills
These add particular flavor to a Mad Max, Fallout, or Gamma World campaign.
* Beast Riding: Ride and control unusual or mutated animals.
* Bunker Operations: Operate and maintain underground shelters.
* Caravan Navigation: Guide convoys across dangerous territory.
* Dust Storm Survival: Survive severe sandstorms and airborne debris.
* Fuel Refining: Process crude or recovered fuel into usable products.
* Geiger Counter Operations: Detect and measure radioactive contamination.
* Junk Art: Create decorative or functional objects from scrap.
* Junkyard Lore: Identify valuable parts within industrial wreckage.
* Mutant Diplomacy: Negotiate with unusual mutant communities.
* Nomad Lore: Understand traveling cultures and their traditions.
* Power Armor Operations: Operate powered armored suits.
* Radiation Zone Navigation: Navigate contaminated territories.
* Raider Lore: Recognize raider gangs, tactics, and territories.
* Road Warrior Lore: Understand vehicular combat cultures and customs.
* Scrap Armor Crafting: Construct protective gear from salvaged materials.
* Scrap Vehicle Construction: Assemble vehicles using salvaged parts.
* Subterranean Survival: Survive in tunnels, bunkers, and underground ruins.
* Vault Systems: Maintain underground shelter infrastructure.
* Wasteland Cartography: Map dangerous territory and forgotten routes.
* Wasteland Medicine: Treat injuries and illnesses with scarce supplies.