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Chapter: Skills
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Name Chapter Section Page Description
Skills Skills Rules 84 Skills represent some of the most basic and yet most fundamental abilities your character possesses. As...
Acquiring Skills Skills 86 Each level, your character gains a number of skill ranks dependent upon your class plus your Intelligence...
Skill Descriptions Skills 87 This section describes each skill, including common uses and typical modifiers. Characters can sometimes...
Acrobatics (Dex; Armor Check Penalty) Skills Skill Descriptions 87 You can keep your balance while traversing narrow or treacherous surfaces. You can also dive, flip, jump,...
Appraise (Int) Skills Skill Descriptions 90 You can evaluate the monetary value of an object.
Bluff (Cha) Skills Skill Descriptions 90 You know how to tell a lie.
Climb (Str; Armor Check Penalty) Skills Skill Descriptions 90 You are skilled at scaling vertical surfaces, from smooth city walls to rocky cliffs.
Craft (Int) Skills Skill Descriptions 91 You are skilled in the creation of a specific group of items, such as armor or weapons. Like Knowledge,...
Diplomacy (Cha) Skills Skill Descriptions 93 You can use this skill to persuade others to agree with your arguments, to resolve differences, and to...
Disable Device (Dex; Armor Check Penalty; Trained Only) Skills Skill Descriptions 94 You are skilled at disarming traps and opening locks. In addition, this skill lets you sabotage simple...
Disguise (Cha) Skills Skill Descriptions 95 You are skilled at changing your appearance.
Escape Artist (Dex; Armor Check Penalty) Skills Skill Descriptions 95 Your training allows you to slip out of bonds and escape from grapples.
Fly (Dex; Armor Check Penalty) Skills Skill Descriptions 96 You are skilled at flying, through either the use of wings or magic, and can perform daring or complex...
Handle Animal (Cha; Trained Only) Skills Skill Descriptions 97 You are trained at working with animals, and can teach them tricks, get them to follow your simple...
Heal (Wis) Skills Skill Descriptions 98 You are skilled at tending to wounds and ailments.
Intimidate (Cha) Skills Skill Descriptions 99 You can use this skill to frighten your opponents or to get them to act in a way that benefits you. This...
Knowledge (Int; Trained Only) Skills Skill Descriptions 99 You are educated in a field of study and can answer both simple and complex questions. Like the Craft,...
Linguistics (Int; Trained Only) Skills Skill Descriptions 100 You are skilled at working with language, in both its spoken and written forms. You can speak multiple...
Perception (Wis) Skills Skill Descriptions 102 Your senses allow you to notice fine details and alert you to danger. Perception covers all five senses,...
Perform (Cha) Skills Skill Descriptions 102 You are skilled at one form of entertainment, from singing to acting to playing an instrument. Like Craft,...
Profession (Wis; Trained Only) Skills Skill Descriptions 103 You are skilled at a specific job. Like Craft, Knowledge, and Perform, Profession is actually a number of...
Ride (Dex; Armor Check Penalty) Skills Skill Descriptions 103 You are skilled at riding mounts, usually a horse, but possibly something more exotic, like a griffon or pegasus.
Sense Motive (Wis) Skills Skill Descriptions 104 You are skilled at detecting falsehoods and true intentions.
Sleight of Hand (Dex; Armor Check Penalty; Trained Only) Skills Skill Descriptions 104 Your training allows you to pick pockets, draw hidden weapons, and take a variety of actions without being noticed.
Spellcraft (Int; Trained Only) Skills Skill Descriptions 106 You are skilled at the art of casting spells, identifying magic items, crafting magic items, and...
Stealth (Dex; Armor Check Penalty) Skills Skill Descriptions 106 You are skilled at avoiding detection, allowing you to slip past foes or strike from an unseen position....
Survival (Wis) Skills Skill Descriptions 107 You are skilled at surviving in the wild and at navigating in the wilderness. You also excel at following...
Swim (Str; Armor Check Penalty) Skills Skill Descriptions 108 You know how to swim and can do so even in stormy water.
Use Magic Device (Cha; Trained Only) Skills Skill Descriptions 108 You are skilled at activating magic items, even if you are not otherwise trained in their use.