Skills can be used by any Class at any time. They may be boosted by certain Equipment, Talents, or Items.

Acrobatics

Increased by: Dexterity.

Helps with staying on your feet, for example, crossing a tightrope, or performing a backflip.

Athletics

Increased by: Strength.

Helps with difficult jumps, swimming, or strenuous physical activities.

Appraise

Increased by: Charisma.

Helps determine the market value of an Identified Item.

Arcane Lore

Increased by: Intellect.

Helps reveal the nature of Magical runes, devices, or tomes.

Brute Force

Increased by: Strength.

Helps breaking down doors and structures.

Climbing

Increased by: Strength.

Helps climbing.

Disarm Trap or Device

Increased by: Dexterity.

Helps disarm a placed Trap or Device safely.

Filch

Increased by: Dexterity.

Helps steal small Items from pockets or conceal small objects.

First Aid

Increased by: Constitution.

Helps to Heal without Spells and can be used to stem certain afflictions.

Haggle

Increased by: Charisma.

Helps gain small discounts on purchases or profits on sales and benefits other transactions.

History

Increased by: Wisdom.

Helps reveal lore and knowledge about historical events and figures.

Identify

Increased by: Charisma.

Helps reveal the nature of an unknown Item.

Lockpick

Increased by: Dexterity.

Helps opening Locks.

Navigate

Increased by: Intellect.

Helps finding your way to your destination safely.

Religion

Increased by: Wisdom.

Helps reveal lore about deities and religious rituals and may help communicate with certain Spirits.

Reveal

Increased by: Wisdom.

Helps discover the position of Creatures in Stealth.

Search

Increased by: Wisdom.

Helps look for Traps, tripwires, hidden passageways, switches, and so forth.

Stealth

Increased by: Dexterity, Wisdom.

Helps you Hide.

Throw

Increased by: Dexterity.

Helps you throw accurately.

Use Trap or Device

Increased by: Intellect.

Helps you place a Trap as desired without setting it off, and helps use switches, Scrolls, devices, and so forth.

Wilderness

Increased by: Constitution.

Helps you avoid (or find) hostile Encounters in the wild and discover sources of shelter and supplies.