List of Skills

Here is a list of all the skills available for your character to choose from in the Dresden game. These show the things your character is good at. Any action your character would need to do at any point in the story could be classified under one of these skill categories.

␣ Alertness: Avoiding Surprise, Combat Initiative, Passive Awareness

␣ Athletics: Climbing, Dodging, Falling, Jumping, Sprinting, Other Physical Actions

␣ Burglary: Casing, Infiltration, Lockpicking

␣ Contacts: Gathering Information, Getting the Tip-Off, Knowing People, Rumors

␣ Conviction*: Acts of Faith, Mental Fortitude

␣ Craftsmanship: Breaking, Building, Fixing

␣ Deceit: Cat and Mouse, Disguise, Distraction and Misdirection, False Face Forward, Falsehood and Deception

␣ Discipline*: Concentration, Emotional Control, Mental Defense

␣ Driving: Chases, One Hand on the Wheel, Other Vehicles, Street Knowledge and Navigation

␣ Empathy: Reading People, A Shoulder to Cry On, Social Defense, Social Initiative

␣ Endurance*: Long-Term Action, Physical Fortitude

␣ Fists: Brawling, Close-Combat Defense

␣ Guns: Aiming, Gun Knowledge, Gunplay, Other Projectile Weapons

␣ Intimidation: The Brush-Off, Interrogation, Provocation, Social Attacks, Threats

␣ Investigation: Eavesdropping, Examination, Surveillance

␣ Lore: Arcane Research, Common Ritual, Mystic Perception

␣ Might: Breaking Things, Exerting Force, Lifting Things, Wrestling

␣ Performance: Art Appreciation, Composition, Creative Communication, Playing to an Audience

␣ Presence*: Charisma, Command, Reputation, Social Fortitude

␣ Rapport: Chit-Chat, Closing Down, First Impressions, Opening Up, Social Defense

␣ Resources: Buying Things, Equipment, Lifestyle, Money Talks, Workspaces

␣ Scholarship: Answers, Computer Use, Declaring Minor Details, Exposition and Knowledge Dumping, Languages, Medical Attention, Research and Lab Work

␣ Stealth: Ambush, Hiding, Shadowing, Skulking

␣ Survival: Animal Handling, Camouflage, Riding, Scavenging, Tracking

␣ Weapons: Distance weaponry, Melee Combat, Melee Defense, Weapon Knowledge