[3.5] List of All Skills

[Thurbane]

So, I don't think this has been done before, unless it was done over at BG or here and my search skills are failing me, but thought it might be worthwhile to compile a list of the official skills (and sub-skills) that exist in 3.5 (and un-updated 3.0).

To be clear, I won't be including PF, 3rd party, or homebrew. I also won't be including KoK, Ravenloft or Dragonlance; Dragon Mag or Dungeon mag, although I may give these their own section in the future.

So, here goes - formatting will change throughout the process, and I might pretty it all up with tables etc.

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• Appraise (Int)
• Autohypnosis (Wis, TO) (SRD/ PsH p.18)
• Balance (Dex, ACP)
• Bluff (Cha)
• Climb (Str, ACP)
• Concentration (Con)
• Control Shape (Wis) (SRD/MM p.303)
• Craft* (Int)
• Decipher Script (Int, TO)
• Diplomacy (Cha)
• Disable Device (Int, TO)
• Disguise (Cha)
• Escape Artist (Dex, ACP)
• Forgery (Int)
• Gather Information (Cha)
• Handle Animal (Cha, TO)
• Handle Humanoid (Cha, TO) [this is kind of a gag skill, so may or may not be accepted at your table; also, it's tagged as Feline Only - this is from a 3.0 article back when "exclusive skills" were a thing]
• Heal (Wis)
• Hide (Dex, ACP)
• Iaijutsu Focus (Cha) (OA p.58)
• Intimidate (Cha)
• Jump (Str, ACP)
• Knowledge* (Int, TO)
• Listen (Wis)
• Lucid Dreaming (Wis, TO) (MotP p.203)
• Martial Lore (Int, TO) (ToB p.28)
• Move Silently (Dex, ACP)
• Open Lock (Dex, TO)
• Perform* (Cha)
• Profession* (Wis, TO)
• Psicraft (Int, TO) (SRD/PH p.19)
• Ride (Dex)
• Search (Int)
• Sense Motive (Wis)
• Sleight of Hand (Dex, TP, ACP)
• Speak Language (TO) [this is a special case where it isn't measured in ranks, it is measured in number of languages you have purchased with points]
• Spellcraft (Int, TO)
• Spot (Wis)
• Survival (Wis)
• Swim (Str, ACP x2)
• Truespeak (Int, TO) (ToM p.195)
• Tumble (Dex, TO, ACP)
• Use Magic Device (Cha, TO)
• Use Psionic Device (Cha, TO) (SRD/PH p.20)
• Use Rope (Dex)

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[Thurbane]

Reserved

Craft

• Alchemy (various)
• Armorsmithing (various)
• Basketweaving
• Boatbuilding
• Bowmaking (various)
• Bookbinding (A&EG p.62)
• Brassmaking (A&EG p.62)
• Brewing (A&EG p.62)
• Calligraphy
• Candlemaking (A&EG p.62)
• Carpentry
• Cobbling
• Coppersmithing (A&EG p.62)
• Coralshaping (A&EG p.15)
• Dyemaking (A&EG p.62)
• Flower Arranging (OA p.57)
• Gemcutting (A&EG p.62)
• Goldsmihting (A&EG p.62)
• Hatmaking (A&EG p.62)
• Hornworking (A&EG p.62)
• Jewelmaking (A&EG p.63)
• Landscape Gardening (OA p.57)
• Leatherworking
• Locksmithing
• Mapmaking (A&EG p.62)
• Masonry (EoE p.149) [probably a duplicate of Stonemasonry]
• Metalworking
• Origami (OA p.57)
• Other Fine Arts (?) (OA p.57)
• Painting (A&EG p.63)
• Parchmentmaking (A&EG p.63)
• Pewtermaking (A&EG p.63)
• Poisonmaking (A&EG p.38)
• Pottery
• Potterymaking (A&EG p.63)
• Painting (EoE p.87)
• Ropemaking
• Sailmaking
• Sculpting (various)
• Sculpture (A&EG p.20) [probably a duplicate of Sculpting]
• Shipmaking (A&EG p.63)
• Silversmithing (A&EG p.63)
• Shoemaking (A&EG p.62)
• Skinning (A&EG p.63)
• Soapmaking (A&EG p.63)
• Stonecarving
• Stonemasonry (EoE p.121)
• Stoneworking
• Tanning (A&EG p.63)
• Trapmaking (various)
• Weaponsmithing (various)
• Weaving (A&EG p.63)
• Wheelmaking (A&EG p.63)
• Winemaking (A&EG p.63)
• Woodcarving
• Woodworking (A&EG p.62)

Knowledge

• Knowledge (arcana)
• Knowledge (barbarian lore) (OA p.58)
• Knowledge (architecture and engineering)
• Knowledge (code of martial honor)
• Knowledge (dungeoneering)
• Knowledge (forbidden lore) [special case in that it isn't Int based, and used for an alternative sanity system; also, you don't acquire ranks in the usual way]
• Knowledge (geography)
• Knowledge (gemology)
• Knowledge (ghost lore) (Gh p.27)
• Knowledge (hearth wisdom)
• Knowledge (history)
• Knowledge (law)
• Knowledge (literature)
• Knowledge (local)
• Knowledge (mathematics)
• Knowledge (nature)
• Knowledge (nobility and royalty)
• Knowledge (politics)
• Knowledge (psionics) (SRD, PH p.19)
• Knowledge (religion)
• Knowledge (shadowlands) (OA p.58)
• Knowledge (spirits) (OA p.58)
• Knowledge (streetwise)
• Knowledge (the planes)
• Knowledge (weaponry)

Perform¹

• Act
• Buffoonery (A&EG p.28, BoVD WE p.7) [should probably be comedy]
• Chant (BoVD WE p.7, CM p.77, FF p.148, SS p.97)
• Comedy
• Dance
• Drama (ELH p.299) [should probably be act]
• Drum (S&F p.92) [should probably be percussion instruments]
• Epic (BoVD WE p.7)
• Fine Arts (OA p.57)
• Flute (S&F p.92, SS p.56) [should probably be wind instruments]
• Harp (MoI p187) [should probably be string instruments]
• Juggling (Self Fulfilling Prophecy p.8)
• Keyboard Instruments
• Limericks (BoVD WE p.7)
• Lute (BoBS p.39, HoH p.36) [should probably be string instruments]
• Melody (BoVD WE p.7, FF p.148, RttToEE p.172)
• Mime (Self Fulfilling Prophecy p.8, Tiger's Palace p.6)
• Ode (BoVD WE p.7, FF p. 148)
• Oratory
• Pan Pipes (BoBS p.39) [should probably be wind instruments]
• Poetry (Tiger's Palace p.6) [should probably be oratory]
• Percussion Instruments
• Recite Poetry (BoBS p.39) [should probably be oratory]
• Recorder (RttToEE p.166) [should probably be wind instruments]
• Sing
• Song (FC1 p. 60) [duplicate/typo of sing?]
• Storytelling (BoVD WE p.7, FF p.148, HBG p.9, RotD p.25, S&F p.92) [should probably be oratory]
• String Instruments
• Tea Ceremony (OA p.57)
• Weapon Drill (CW p.121)
• Wind Instruments
  

Profession

• Apothecary (various)
• Astrologer
• Blacksmith (EoE p.121)
• Boater
• Bookkeeper (various)
• Brewer (DMG2 p.180)
• Butcher (EoE p.120)
• Cartographer
• Cook (various)
• Courtier (OA p.57)
• Embalmer (BoVD p.140)
• Engineer
• Executioner (BoVD p.39) [this has its own special rules around performing executions]
• Farmer (DMG2 p.182)
• Fisher
• Gambler
• Gardener
• Guide
• Herder
• Herbalist (various)
• Hunter
• Innkeeper (DMG2 p.182)
• Lawyer
• Lumberjack
• Mason
• Merchant
• Miller
• Miner (DMG p.124)
• Pilot (various)
• Porter
• Ranger
• Sailor (various)
• Scribe (BoVD p.153)
• Shopkeeper (DMG2 p.182)
• Siege Engineer (DMG p.100)
• Silk Maker
• Slaver
• Soldier
• Stablehand (EoE p.119)
• Tanner
• Teacher (DMG2 p.180)
• Teamster
• Woodcutter

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¹ A lot of 3.0 Perform subskills got rolled into broader categories, and how many subksills you got worked kind of differently:

Possible Perform types include ballad, buffoonery, chant, comedy, dance, drama, drums, epic, flute, harp, juggling, limericks, lute, mandolin, melody, mime, ode, pan pipes, recorder, shalm, storytelling, and trumpet. The character is capable of one form of performance per rank.

• Act (comedy, drama, mime)
• Comedy (buffoonery, limericks, joke-telling)
• Dance (ballet, waltz, jig)
• Keyboard instruments (harpsichord, piano, pipe organ)
• Oratory (epic, ode, storytelling)
• Percussion instruments (bells, chimes, drums, gong)
• String instruments (fiddle, harp, lute, mandolin)
• Wind instruments (flute, pan pipes, recorder, shawm, trumpet)
• Sing (ballad, chant, melody)

[ShurikVch]

Knowledge (Forbidden Lore)?

[Saintheart]

Perform (Weapon Drill), if we're breaking it down into instruments, art forms, etc?

[Anthrowhale]

It may be worthwhile to note which skills are locked by class feature (Search, Disable Device by Trapfinding, Hide by HiPS), or feat (Survival by Track, Hide by Darkstalker).

There are some extra knowledges in Oriental Adventures which may interest you.

[Ramza00]

Lists like this is making me be appreciative of the Grouped Skill Rules in Pathfinder.

[Maat Mons]

Craft (Caligraphy): Runecaster Prerequisite
Craft (Gemcutting): Runecaster Prerequisite
Craft (Metalworking): Runecaster Prerequisite
Craft (Stonecarving): Runecaster Prerequisite
Craft (Stonemasonry): Dungeon Delver Prerequisite
Craft (Stoneworking): Runesmith, Stoneblessed, Stonelord Prerequisite
Craft (Woodcarving): Runecaster Prerequisite

Edit:
Craft (Leatherworking): Effigy Master Prerequisite
Craft (Poisonmaking): Monk of the Long Death Prerequisite
Craft (Woodworking): Effigy Master Prerequisite

[Saintheart]

It looks like daremetoidareyou did a pretty extensive library of Knowledge skills (see what I did there).

[pabelfly]

It looks like daremetoidareyou did a pretty extensive library of Knowledge skills (see what I did there).

If you combine Knowledge: Dungeoneering and Knowledge: Dragons and your character should know everything.

[Thurbane]

The subskills are going to be a pain to reference, but I'll get there slowly...

Thanks for the input so far.

[Jervis]

A little memey but the now dead web enhancements (pls tell me if anyone knows where to find those now) had fabulous cats. That had the skill Handle Humaniod which was basically diplomacy but could only be used by cats on humanoids.

[Saintheart]

A little memey but the now dead web enhancements (pls tell me if anyone knows where to find those now).

Over here.

The Web Enhancements, not the cats, as yet.

[MornShine]

Ghostwalk has Knowledge (Ghost Lore) and I'm fairly certain ToB has at least one as well.

[Particle_Man]

I would be curious to know what profession skills are named explicitly in 3rd edition. I think PF went into naming some of them in the skill description but you said you are not doing PF. Perhaps there are some hidden in the prerequisites for certain prestige classes?

[PoeticallyPsyco]

I would be curious to know what profession skills are named explicitly in 3rd edition. I think PF went into naming some of them in the skill description but you said you are not doing PF. Perhaps there are some hidden in the prerequisites for certain prestige classes?

Profession (sailor) is required for a couple of PrCs. I also remember seeing a reference to Profession (barrister) discussed in a different thread.

[Metastachydium]

Yanisa has made a spreadsheet with 134 skills (including many subskills for Profession). It can be found here.

[Kaleph]

I'm surprised that the most broken skill, craft (basketweaving), doesn't show up. Or am I missing it?

[Metastachydium]

I'm surprised that the most broken skill, craft (basketweaving), doesn't show up. Or am I missing it?

It's item no. 11 (row no. 12) on the list I linked. Does that count?

[Biggus]

Yanisa has made a spreadsheet with 134 skills (including many subskills for Profession). It can be found here.

It misses Craft (drawing) (SpC p.55).

Honestly, trying to list every craft and profession skill seems like a hiding to nothing as there are potentially thousands of them, but if we're doing this...

[Saintheart]

Lots of Craft skills in Chapter 4, A&EG which likely aren't updated...

EDIT: Also, Profession (Executioner) is a thing in Book of Vile Darkness. If you can figure out a way to render targets helpless and therefore vulnerable to a strike with an executioner's sword, and then autofail a Profession (Executioner) check, you do a critical hit. Good times.

[Thurbane]

Yeah, the sub skill list, especially for Profession and Craft, is going to be laborious.

I'm focusing on finishing up the formatting on my VC entry right now, but will update as I get a chance.

[ShurikVch]

Craft:
Arms and Equipment Guide have also:

• Locksmithing
• Milling

Dragon #359 have Craft (Body Modifications)

Perform:
Oriental Adventures have:

• Acrobatics
• Jesting
• Noh/kabuki
• Poetry
• Rhetoric
• Storytelling
• Tea ceremony

Adamantine Chef have Perform (cooking tricks)
Dragon #294 have Perform (wit) - as integral part of optional Reputation mechanics (successful check can be used to literally damage the opponent's Reputation)

Profession:
Apothecary - also prerequisite for Gnome Artificer PrC (Magic of Faerûn), which was published earlier than BoVD
Astrologer - prerequisite for Sublime Chord PrC (Complete Arcane)
Blacksmith - as "Blacksmithing", was listed in the Arms and Equipment Guide
Boater - prerequisite for Darkhagard PrC
Cartographer - prerequisite for Royal Explorer PrC (Song and Silence)
Engineer - prerequisite for Gnome Artificer PrC (Magic of Faerûn); as "Engineering" - was prerequisite for constructing Guardian Familiars (Complete Warrior)
Gambler - prerequisite for Fatespinner PrC (Complete Arcane)
Gardener - prerequisite for constructing Topiary Guardian (Monster Manual III)
Herbalist - prerequisite for Mystic Wanderer PrC (Magic of Faerûn)
Lawyer - prerequisite for Consecrated Harrier PrC (Defenders of the Faith)
Mason - prerequisite for constructing Nimblewright, Juggernaut, and Clay Half-Golem (Monster Manual II)
Merchant - prerequisite for Merchant Prince PrC (Power of Faerûn)
Pilot - appeared in the Arms and Equipment Guide
Silk Maker - prerequisite for constructing Web Golem (Monster Manual III)
Slaver - prerequisite for Thayan Slaver PrC (Unapproachable East)
Soldier - Border Watch feat (Dragon #315) gives +5 bonus on checks for this skill
According to the joke Conventioneer article, Mat Smith have Profession (copywriter) +13 and Profession (foam weaponsmith) +5

[Feantar]

From Sword and Fist:

Knowledge (Hearth Wisdom)
Knowledge (Literature)
Knowledge (Mathematics)
Knowledge (Politics)
Knowledge (Streetwise)
Knowledge (Weaponry) [In the Weapon Master Entry]

Yeap, apparently we need to check the class skill lists as well.

(Weirdly, two of those are Knowledges and one is a Talent in World of Darkness)

Was there a Knowledge (Tactics) somewhere? Maybe Miniatures Handbook? Dungeonscape? I currently do not have access to those.

Perform:
Oriental Adventures have:

• Acrobatics
• Jesting
• Noh/kabuki
• Poetry
• Rhetoric
• Storytelling
• Tea ceremony

Hey, can someone remind me why bards can't use bardic music with tea ceremony? I seem to remember they can't but I don't remember the RAW why (besides the ridiculous image of a bard setting up a tea table so perfectly, amidsth a battle, that their comrades are inspired to fight).

[Particle_Man]

Don’t know about the RAW answer but maybe because a proper tea ceremony takes a long time to complete and multiple participants (the tea server and guest(s)) to do it right, and thus is not feasible in most situations involving orcs swinging falchions at your friend’s head while screaming bloody murder?

[Feantar]

Don’t know about the RAW answer but maybe because a proper tea ceremony takes a long time to complete and multiple participants (the tea server and guest(s)) to do it right, and thus is not feasible in most situations involving orcs swinging falchions at your friend’s head while screaming bloody murder?

Now don't get all reasonable on me.

I found it.

Spoiler: SRD Bardic Music Excerpt

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[...] reciting poetry, chanting, singing lyrical songs, singing melodies, whistling, playing an instrument, or playing an instrument in combination with some spoken performance [...]

Bardic Music requires, instrumentation, vocals or spoken words. Tea Ceremony is none of those - it's not sound based at all.

[Particle_Man]

So mime and interpretive dance are also not feasible with bardic music in 3.5? Interesting.

[Faily]

Craft: Leatherworking (Effigy Master prereq, Complete Arcane)
Craft: Metalworking (Effigy Master prereq, Complete Arcane)
Craft: Stonemasonry (Dungeon Delver prereq, Complete Adventurer)
Craft: Woodworking (Effigy Master prereq, Complete Arcane)


Profession: Astrologer (Sublime Chord prereq, Complete Arcane)
Profession: Gambler (Fatespinner prereq, Complete Arcane)
Profession: Sailor (Dread Pirate prereq, Complete Adventurer)

[Metastachydium]

So mime and interpretive dance are also not feasible with bardic music in 3.5? Interesting.

Perform (Wilhelm scream), on the other hand, should work just fine.

[daremetoidareyo]

Don’t know about the RAW answer but maybe because a proper tea ceremony takes a long time to complete and multiple participants (the tea server and guest(s)) to do it right, and thus is not feasible in most situations involving orcs swinging falchions at your friend’s head while screaming bloody murder?

If you are a soul bound psychic warrior who is soul bound weapon is a percolater from the arms in equipment guide, you can versatile performance weapon drill tea ceremony…

[Vaern]

Yeah, the sub skill list, especially for Profession and Craft, is going to be laborious.

I'm focusing on finishing up the formatting on my VC entry right now, but will update as I get a chance.

A bunch of crafts and professions are suggested in the PHB / SRD skill descriptions which have not yet been listed. I don't know if there's much value in listing anything that's not a prerequisite for something else, though, since these skills can consist of literally anything you can think of to fill in the blank.

Craft (Basketweaving) - PHB 70
Craft (Boatbuilding) - Stormwrack 84
Craft (Calligraphy) - PHB 70
Craft (Carpentry) - PHB 70
Craft (Cobbling) - PHB 70
Craft (Leatherworking) - PHB 70
Craft (Locksmithing) - PHB 70
Craft (Pottery) - PHB 70
Craft (Ropemaking) - Stormwrack 84
Craft (Sailmaking) - Stormwrack 84

Profession (Boater) - PHB 80
Profession (Driver) - PHB 80
Profession (Fisher) - PHB 80
Profession (Guide) - PHB 80
Profession (Herder) - PHB 80
Profession (Hunter) - PHB 80
Profession (Lumberjack) - PHB 80
Profession (Miller) - PHB 80
Profession (Porter) - PHB 80
Profession (Ranger) - PHB 80
Profession (Tanner) - PHB 80
Profession (Teamster) - PHB 80
Profession (Woodcutter) - PHB 80

So mime and interpretive dance are also not feasible with bardic music in 3.5? Interesting.

Note that bardic music requires having ranks in perform, but does not require making an actual perform check except for fascinate and countersong. A bard could play a lute with 11 ranks in perform (strings) and 20 charisma at level 8 for Inspire Courage +2. A bard with 3 ranks in perform (mime) and 6 charisma could play a lute for the exact same effect. While you can't produce a bardic music effect, being trained as a mime and having ranks in perform (mime) would allow you to qualify for class features and grant you access to the ability.