Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition Skills

All 27 skills available in Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition

Choose from 27 different skills in Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition.

Skills at a glance

Skill	Category	Summary
Athletics	physical	Physical activities like running, climbing, swimming, and jumping
Brawl	physical	Hand-to-hand combat and unarmed fighting techniques
Craft	physical	Creating, repairing, and modifying objects with your hands
Drive	physical	Operating vehicles, from cars to motorcycles to boats
Firearms	physical	Using guns, rifles, and other ranged weapons
Larceny	physical	Breaking and entering, picking locks, and stealing
Melee	physical	Using melee weapons like swords, knives, and clubs
Stealth	physical	Moving unseen and unheard, hiding and sneaking
Survival	physical	Living off the land, tracking, and wilderness skills
Animal Ken	social	Understanding and communicating with animals
Etiquette	social	Proper social behavior and formal manners in Kindred society
Insight	social	Reading people and understanding their motivations
Intimidation	social	Using fear and threats to influence others
Leadership	social	Inspiring and directing groups of people
Performance	social	Acting, singing, dancing, and other entertainment skills
Persuasion	social	Convincing others through logic and charm
Streetwise	social	Understanding criminal culture and urban survival
Subterfuge	social	Deception and misdirection: lying convincingly and hiding your motives
Academics	mental	Formal education, research, and scholarly knowledge
Awareness	mental	Noticing details and being alert to your surroundings
Finance	mental	Understanding money, investments, and economic systems
Investigation	mental	Gathering information, solving mysteries, and detective work
Medicine	mental	Healing, diagnosing, and understanding the human body
Occult	mental	Knowledge of supernatural phenomena and mystical practices
Politics	mental	Understanding power structures and political systems
Science	mental	Understanding scientific principles and methodology
Technology	mental	Using and understanding computers and modern technology

27 skills

A

academics

Formal education, research, and scholarly knowledge

animal_ken

Understanding and communicating with animals

athletics

Physical activities like running, climbing, swimming, and jumping

awareness

Noticing details and being alert to your surroundings

B

brawl

Hand-to-hand combat and unarmed fighting techniques

C

craft

Creating, repairing, and modifying objects with your hands

D

drive

Operating vehicles, from cars to motorcycles to boats

E

etiquette

Proper social behavior and formal manners in Kindred society

F

finance

Understanding money, investments, and economic systems

firearms

Using guns, rifles, and other ranged weapons

I

insight

Reading people and understanding their motivations

intimidation

Using fear and threats to influence others

investigation

Gathering information, solving mysteries, and detective work

L

larceny

Breaking and entering, picking locks, and stealing

leadership

Inspiring and directing groups of people

M

medicine

Healing, diagnosing, and understanding the human body

melee

Using melee weapons like swords, knives, and clubs

O

occult

Knowledge of supernatural phenomena and mystical practices

P

performance

Acting, singing, dancing, and other entertainment skills

persuasion

Convincing others through logic and charm

politics

Understanding power structures and political systems

S

science

Understanding scientific principles and methodology

stealth

Moving unseen and unheard, hiding and sneaking

streetwise

Understanding criminal culture and urban survival

subterfuge

Deception and misdirection: lying convincingly and hiding your motives

survival

Living off the land, tracking, and wilderness skills

T

technology

Using and understanding computers and modern technology

Overview

This page lists all 27 skills available in Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition. Click on any skill to learn more about their abilities, characteristics, and optimal build strategies.

All Skills

athletics - Physical activities like running, climbing, swimming, and jumping brawl - Hand-to-hand combat and unarmed fighting techniques craft - Creating, repairing, and modifying objects with your hands drive - Operating vehicles, from cars to motorcycles to boats firearms - Using guns, rifles, and other ranged weapons larceny - Breaking and entering, picking locks, and stealing melee - Using melee weapons like swords, knives, and clubs stealth - Moving unseen and unheard, hiding and sneaking survival - Living off the land, tracking, and wilderness skills animal_ken - Understanding and communicating with animals etiquette - Proper social behavior and formal manners in Kindred society insight - Reading people and understanding their motivations intimidation - Using fear and threats to influence others leadership - Inspiring and directing groups of people performance - Acting, singing, dancing, and other entertainment skills persuasion - Convincing others through logic and charm streetwise - Understanding criminal culture and urban survival subterfuge - Deception and misdirection: lying convincingly and hiding your motives academics - Formal education, research, and scholarly knowledge awareness - Noticing details and being alert to your surroundings finance - Understanding money, investments, and economic systems investigation - Gathering information, solving mysteries, and detective work medicine - Healing, diagnosing, and understanding the human body occult - Knowledge of supernatural phenomena and mystical practices politics - Understanding power structures and political systems science - Understanding scientific principles and methodology technology - Using and understanding computers and modern technology

How to Choose Your Skill

Consider your character concept, playstyle preferences, and how this choice fits into your campaign when making your decision.