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