Skills Listing
This is an alphabetical listing of all skills in GURPS, along with type, defaults and page references.
Name
The name of the skill. Classes of highly specialized skills have been grouped under single entries, such as 'Psi Skills" arid "Spells." See the reference(s) for details.
Type
Whether the skill is Physical or Mental, and its difficulty:
PE - Physical/Easy PA - Physical/Average PH - Physical/Hard
ME - Mental/Easy MA - Mental/Average MH - Mental/Hard MVH - Mental/Very Hard
Default
The main or most common default or defaults for the skill. There may be others ( sometimes many others), and highly--specialized or circumstantial defaults are not given - see the skill description for those.
Page Reference
As per the other appendices. this page reference refers to the newest or most complete entry for the skill. Any number not preceded by an abbreviation refers to this book.
| Name | Type | Defaults | Page Ref. |
| Abacus | MA | None | 153 |
| Accounting | MH | IQ-10, Merchant-5, Mathematics-5 | B58 |
| Acrobatics | PH | DX-6 | B48 |
| Acting | MA | IQ-5, Bard-5, Performance-2 | B62 |
| Administration | MA | IQ-6, Merchant-3 | B62 |
| Agronomy/TL | MA | IQ-5 | B59 |
| Airshipman/TL | MH | IQ-6 | 161 |
| Alchemy/TL | MVH | None | 148, B59 |
| Animal Guise | MA | IQ-5 | 152 |
| Animal Handling | MH | IQ-6 | B46, OW33 |
| Anthropology | MH | IQ-6 | B59 |
| Appreciate Beauty | MVH | art or craft skill, IQ-5, Savoir-Faire-5 | 129, VTM65 |
| Archaeology | MH | IQ-6 | B59 |
| Architecture/TL | MA | IQ-5 | B59 |
| Area Knowledge (type) | ME | IQ-4 | B62 |
| Area Knowledge (Cyberspace) | ME | IQ-4 | 146 |
| Area Knowledge (Galaxy) | MH | IQ-4 | 146 |
| Armoury/TL (type) | MA | IQ-5, Weapon skill-6 | B53 |
| Artificial Intelligence/TL | MH | Teaching-5, Computer Programming-3 | 155 |
| Artist | MH | IQ-6 | B47 |
| Astrogation/TL | Var. | Navigation-5, Astronomy-4, Mathematics-4 | B59, S34 |
| Astrology | MH | IQ-6 | AN56 |
| Astronomy/TL | MH | IQ-6 | B60 |
| Augury (type) | MVH | Theology-4, Occultism-3 | 137 |
| Autohypnosis | MH | None | 137 |
| Aviation/TL | MA | IQ-5 | 153 |
| Axe/Mace | PA | DX-5 | B49 |
| Axe Throwing | PE | DX-4 | B49 |
| Ball Game | PA | DX-5, ST-5 | AZ37 |
| Barber | ME | None | G16 |
| Bard | MA | IQ-5, Performance-2 | B47 |
| Bardic Lore | MH | IQ-6 | 146, MTA47, RH9 |
| Bartender | MA | Carousing-3 | 153 |
| Battlesuit/TL | PA | IQ-5, DX-5, Vacc Suit-3 | B49 |
| Beam Weapons/TL (type) | PE | DX-4, other Beam Weapons -4 | B49 |
| Being Ridden | PA | DX-5 | 128, HO49 |
| Beverage-Making | ME | IQ-4 | 136 |
| Bicycling | PE | DX-4, Motorcycle | B68 |
| Biochemistry /TL | MVH | Chemistry -5, Xenobiology -4 | B60 |
| Black Powder Weapons/TL (type) | PE | DX-4 | B49 |
| Blackjack | PE | DX-4 | B49 |
| Blacksmith/TL | MA | IQ-5, Jeweler-4 | B53 |
| Blind Fighting | MVH | None | 138 |
| Blinding Touch | MVH | None | 138 |
| Blowpipe (Fukiya) | PE | DX-4 | 132, J31 |
| Blow pipe | PH | DX-6 | B49 |
| Board Games (type) | ME | IQ-5 | AN58, MAO30 |
| Boating | PA | IQ-S. DX-5, Powerboat-3 | B68 |
| Body Control | MVH | None | 138 |
| Body Language | MH | Psychology-3, Detect Lies-3 | 132 |
| Body Sense | PH | DX-6, Acrobatics-3 | 131, M105, P100, SU22 |
| Boinger | PA | DX-4. Thrown Weapon-1 | TT34 |
| Bolas | PA | None | B49 |
| Botany/TL | MH | IQ-6, Agronomy-5, Planetology-4, Xenobiology -3 | B60 |
| Bow and Palette | PA | DX-5 | 152 |
| Bow | PH | DX-6 | B50 |
| Boxing | PA | None | 132, MA28 |
| Brain Hacking | MVH | Will-6 | 160 |
| Brawling | PE | None | B50 |
| Breaking Blow | MH | None | 138 |
| Breath Control | MVH | None | B48 |
| Broadsword | PA | DX-5, Shortsword-2, Force Sword-3 | B50 |
| Buckler | PE | DX-4, Shield-2 | B50 |
| Bulldancing | PH | Acrobatics-5 | 128 |
| Bullfighting | PA | DX-5 | 128 |
| Bun Fu | PH | None | BB53 |
| Calligraphy | PA | Artist-2, DX-5 | B47 |
| Camouflage | ME | IQ-4, Survival-2 | B65 |
| Carousing | PA(HT) | HT-4 | B63 |
| Carpentry | ME | IQ-4, DX-4 | B53 |
| Cartography | MA | IQ-5, Navigation-5, Surveying-5 | 155 |
| Change Control | MH | None | 138 |
| Chemistry/TL | MH | IQ-6, Alchemy-3 | B60 |
| Chess | ME | IQ-4, Strategy-4 | 145 |
| Chi Treatment | MH | IQ-6 | 138 |
| Choreography | MA | Dancing-2 | 129 |
| Climbing | PA | DX-5, ST-5 | B57 |
| Cloak | PA | DX-5, Buckler-4, Shield-4 | 132 |
| Combat/Weapon Art (type) | Var. | Combat/Weapon skill-3 | 133 |
| Combat/Weapon Sport (type) | Var. | Combat/Weapon skill-3 | 133 |
| Computer Hacking/TL | MVH | Computer Op. 8, Computer Programing.-4 | 155 |
| Computer Operation/TL | ME | IQ-4 | B58 |
| Computer Programming/TL | MH | None | B60 |
| Conducting | MA | IQ-5, Musical Instrument-2 | 129 |
| Consonant Tree Lore | MH | None | CM57 |
| Conspiracy Theory | MVH | History-4, Occultism-4 | 155 |
| Cooking | ME | IQ-4 | B53 |
| Cooperage | ME | IQ-4, DX-4 | 136 |
| Courtesan | MA | Savoir-Faire-S | 153 |
| Criminology/TL | MA | IQ-4 | B60 |
| Crossbow | PE | DX-4 | B50 |
| Cryptanalysis/TL | MH | Special | 156, SO54 |
| Cryptography/TL | MH | Special | 156 |
| Cryptology/TL | MH | Special | 156, MIT41 |
| Cyberaxe (type) | MH | equivalent Musical Instrument-4 | 129 |
| Cyberdeck Operation/TL | MVH | Computer Operation-8 | 153 |
| Cyphering | ME | IQ-2 | 156, F114 |
| Dancing | PA | DX-5 | B47 |
| Darts | PE | DX-4, Throwing | 146 |
| Demolition/TL | MA | IQ-5, Engineer-3, Underwater Demolition-2 | B65 |
| Detect Lies | MH | IQ-6, Psychology-4 | B65 |
| Dexitroboping | PH | None | L32 |
| Diagnosis/TL | MH | IQ-6, First Aid-8, Vet-5, Physician-4 | B56 |
| Diplomacy | MH | IQ-6 | B63 |
| Directing | MH | Performance-5 | 129 |
| Disguise | MA | IQ-5 | B65 |
| Dislocating | PH | None | 138 |
| Distilling | MA | IQ-4 | 136 |
| Dreaming | MVH | IQ-10 | 139 |
| Dreamlands Lore | MH | Dream Travel-5 | CT49 |
| Driving/TL (type) | PA | IQ-5, DX-5, (other Driving)-4 | B68 |
| Drunken Fighting | PH | None | 139 |
| Dyeing | MA | IQ-4 | 136 |
| Ecology/TL | MH | IQ-6, Naturalist-3, Planetology-4, Xenobiology-3 | B60 |
| Economies | MH | IQ-6, Merchant-6 | B60 |
| Electronics Operation/TL (type) | MA | IQ-4, Electronics-3 | B58 |
| Electronics/TL (type) | MH | (other Electronics)-4 | B60 |
| Emmfozing | PH | DX-6 | L32 |
| Engineer/TL (type) | MH | Mechanic-6 | B60 |
| Enigmas | MH | IQ-6 | MTA47, WTA66 |
| Enthrallment: Captivate | MH | None | 140 |
| Enthrallment: Persuade | MA | None | 139 |
| Enthrallment: Suggest | MH | None | 139 |
| Enthrallment: Sway Emotions | MA | None | 139 |
| Equestrian Acrobatics | PH | Acrobatics-3, Riding-3 | l28 |
| Erotic Art | PH | Acrobatics-5 | 159, MTA47, VO57 |
| Escape | PH | DX-6 | B65 |
| Exorcism | MH | IQ-6, Theology-3 | 153, H45 |
| Exoskeleton/TL | PA | IQ-6, DX-6, Battlesuit-2 | 161 |
| Explosive Ordnance Disposal/TL | MH | Demolition-4 | 150 |
| Falconry | MA | IQ-5 | B46 |
| Fanning | PE | Guns-4, DX-6 | 133, OW80 |
| Fast-Draw (type) | PE | None | B50, OW79 |
| Fast-Draw (Balisong) | PE | None | MA28 |
| Fast-Draw (Knife from Teeth) | PE | None | 133 |
| Fast-Talk | MA | IQ-5, Acting-5 | B63 |
| Featherworking | MA | IQ-5 | 129 |
| Fencing | PA | DX-5 | 133, B50, MAA100, SW12 |
| Fiber Crafts | MH | IQ-6 | BB27 |
| Fight Choreography | MA | Stage Combat-2 | 129 |
| Filch | PA | Pickpocket-5, Sleight of Hand-5 | 161, GB81 |
| Fire Eating | PA | None | 129 |
| Fire-Siphon | PA | DX-5 | 134 |
| Fire Walking | ME | Will-5 | 140 |
| Fireworks | MH | IQ-6, Chemistry-3 | 136 |
| First Aid/TL | ME | Physician, IQ-5, Vet-5 or Physiology-5 | B56 |
| Fishing | ME | IQ-4 | B57 |
| Flail | PH | DX-6 | B50 |
| Flight (type) | PA | DX-4, (other Flight )-2 | 131, FF8 |
| Flint Sparking | PE | DX-4 | 152 |
| Flower Arranging | ME | IQ-4 | 129, AZ37 |
| Flying Fists | MVH | None | 140 |
| Flying Leap | MH | None | 140 |
| Fnord | MVH | None | B257 |
| Force Shield | PE | DX-4 | B50 |
| Force Sword | PA | DX-5, (other sword skill)-3 | B50 |
| Force Whip/TL | PA | Whip-3 | 134 |
| Forensics/TL | MH | Criminology-4 | B61 |
| Forgery/TL | MH | IQ-6, DX-8, Artist-5 | B65 |
| Fortune Telling | MA | IQ-4, Fast-Talk-3 | 154 |
| Forward Observer/TL | MA | IQ-5 | 151, HT80, SO54 |
| Free Fall/TL | PA | DX-5, HT-5 | B48, S35 |
| Freight Handling | MA | IQ-5 | B46 |
| Gambling | MA | IQ-5, Mathematics-5 | B63 |
| Games (type) | ME | IQ-5 | 146, V129 |
| Gardening | ME | IQ-4 | 129, J31 |
| Garrote | PE | DX-5 | 134 |
| Genetics/TL | MVH | Biochemistry -5, Physiology -5, Xenobiology-4 | B61, TE118 |
| Geology/TL | MH | IQ-6, Prospecting-4, Planetology-3 | B61 |
| Gesture | ME | IQ-4, Sign Language | B55 |
| Glassblowing | PH | DX-6 | 136 |
| Gunner/TL (type) | PA | DX-5, (other Gunner)-4 | B50 |
| Guns/TL (type) | PE | DX-4, (other Guns)-4 | B51 |
| Hairdressing | MA | IQ-4 | CM57 |
| Hand of Death | MVH | None | 140 |
| Hard-Hat Diving/TL | MA | Scuba-2 | 152, HT90, SO55 |
| Harpoon | PH | Spear Throwing-2 | 134 |
| Hedgewise | MA | IQ-5 | BB27 |
| Heraldry | MA | IQ-5, Savoir-Faire-3 | B58 |
| Herbalist | MH | Naturalist-6 | 150 |
| Herbary/TL | MVH | None | 150, R97 |
| Hidden Lore (type) | MA | None | 147 |
| Hiking | PA(HT) | None | 152 |
| History | MH | IQ-6, Archaeology-6 | B61 |
| History: Esoteric | MH | None | 157 |
| Holdout | MA | IQ-5, Sleight of Hand-3 | B66 |
| Howl (type) | PA(HT) | None | WTA65 |
| Hyperborean Baton (type) | PH | (other Hyper. Baton)-6 | CO17 |
| Hyperspace Physics/TL | MVH | None | 157 |
| Hypnotic Hands | MH | None | 141 |
| Hypnotism | MH | None | B56 |
| Illumination | PA | Artist-2, DX-5 | 129, MAO29 |
| Illusion Art | MH | IQ-6, Artist-3 | 148 |
| Immovable Stance | PH | None | 141 |
| Inertialess Agility | PH | None | 131 |
| Integrating Calculator Op | MA | None | L32 |
| Intelligence Analysis/TL | MH | IQ-6 | 161, B66, E22, SO52 |
| Interrogation | MA | IQ-5, Intimidation-3 | B66, E22 |
| Intimidation | MA | ST-5, Acting-3 | 159 |
| Invisibility Art | MVH | None | 141 |
| Jeweler/TL | MH | IQ-6, Blacksmith-4 | B53 |
| Jitte/Sai | PA | DX-5, Shortsword-3 | 134 |
| Judo | PH | None | B51, MA28 |
| Juggling | PE | Sleight of Hand-3 | 131 |
| Jumping | PE | None | B48 |
| Karate | PH | None | B51, MA28 |
| Katana | PA | DX-5, Special | 134, MA29 |
| Keneenk | MH | None | U29 |
| Kiai | PH(HT) | None | 141 |
| Kite Flying | PE | DX-2 | 146. J32 |
| Knife | PE | DX-4 | 851 |
| Knife Throwing | PE | DX-4 | 851 |
| Kosho | PA | DX-5, ST-5 | PR42 |
| Kusari | PH | DX-5, Flail-2 | 134 |
| Lance | PA | DX-6, Special | B51, CA10 |
| Language (type) | Var. | IQ (native) | B54 |
| Lasso/Riata | PA | None | B51, OW34 |
| Law | MH | IQ-6 | B58 |
| Leadership | MA | ST-5 | B63 |
| Leatherworking | ME | IQ-4, DX-5 | B53 |
| Lifting | PH(ST) | None | 132 |
| Light Walk | MH | None | 142 |
| Linguistics | MVH | None | B61 |
| Lip Reading | MA | Vision- 10 | B66 |
| Literature | MH | IQ-6 | B61 |
| Lockpicking/TL | MA | IQ-5 | B67 |
| Low-G Flight/TL | PA | ST-6, Piloting-4 | 132 |
| Lucid Dreaming | ME | Will-4 | 142 |
| Magic Breath | PE | DX-2 | 148 |
| Magic Jet | PE | DX-4 | 148 |
| Main-Gauche | PA | DX-5 | 134, SW13 |
| Make-Up/TL | ME | IQ-4, Disguise | 129 |
| Masonry | PE | IQ-3 | 136 |
| Masquerade | PA(HT) | IQ-4 | VC26 |
| Mathematics | MH | IQ-6 | B61 |
| Mechanic/TL (type) | MA | IQ-5, Engineer-4 | B54 |
| Meditation | Special | Special | 142, R97, MTA47 |
| Mental Strength | MH | None | 142 |
| Merchant | MA | IQ-5 | B64 |
| Metallurgy/TL | MH | Blacksmith-8, Jeweler-8, Armoury-8, Chemistry-5 | B61 |
| Meteorology/TL | MA | IQ-5, Planetology-3 | 1361 |
| Mimic Non-Rabbit | PH(HT) | IQ-6, HT-6 | BB28 |
| Mimicry | PH(HT) | IQ-6, HT-6 | 152 |
| Mind Block | MA | Will-4 | 155, P100 |
| Mixed Tree Lore | MH | None | CM57 |
| Monowire Whip | PH | Whip-2 | 135 |
| Motorcycle/TL (type) | PE | DX-5, IQ-5, Bicycling-5 | B69 |
| Mountain Heart | MVH | None | 142 |
| Muscle Reading (type) | MVH | None | 143 |
| Musical Composition | MH | Musical Instrument-2, Poetry-2 | 129 |
| Musical Instrument (type) | MH | (similar instrument)-3, (equivalent Cyberaxe)-4 | 84B |
| Musical Notation | ME | None | 154 |
| Mythos Lore | MVH | None | CT49 |
| Mythos Magick Rituals | MVH | None | CT51 |
| Naturalist | MH | IQ-6 | B57 |
| Navigation/TL | MH | Astronomy-5, Seamanship-5 | B57 |
| NBC Warfare/TL | MA | IQ-5 | 151, SO55 |
| Needlecraft | PA | DX-4 | 137 |
| Nei Tan | MVH | None | 143 |
| Net | PH | None | B51 |
| Netmaking | PE | DX-6 | 137 |
| Neurophon | MVH | None | 130 |
| No-Landing Extraction | MA | IQ-6 | 151, SO55 |
| Nuclear Physics/TI. | MVH | None | B61, HT29 |
| Nuclear Powerplant Engineer/TL | MH | None | HT29 |
| Nuclear Weapons Engineer/TL | MH | None | HT29 |
| Occultism | MA | IQ-6 | B61 |
| Occultism: Demonology | MA | IQ-6 | 157 |
| Occultism: Vampire | MA | IQ-6 | 157 |
| Open-Dress Diving/TL | MA | Scuba-2 | 152 |
| Oral Literature | MH | IQ-6 | 157 |
| Orienteering | MA | IQ-5. Navigation-2 | 153, SO55 |
| Origami | ME | IQ-4 | 130 |
| Packing | MA | IQ-6, Animal Handling-6 | B46 |
| Paleontology | MH | Variable | 157 |
| Panhandling | ME | IQ-5, Fast-Talk-2, Bard-3 | 154 |
| Parachuting | PE | DX-4, IQ-6 | B48, S053 |
| Paraphysics/TL | MVH | None | 157 |
| Parry Missile Weapons | PH | None | 135 |
| Patolli | ME | IQ-4 | AZ37 |
| Performance | MA | IQ-5, Acting-2, Bard-2 | B64 |
| Performance/Ritual | MA | IQ-5, Acting-2 Bard-2 | 147 |
| Pharmacy/TL | MH | IQ-7 | 150 |
| Philosophy (type) | MH | IQ-6 | 157, MA30 |
| Photography/TL | MA | IQ-5 | B47 |
| Photonics/TL (type) | MH | (same Electronics )-4, (other Photonics)-4 | 157 |
| Physician/TL | MH | Vet-5, First Aid-11, IQ-7 | B56 |
| Physics/TL | MH | IQ-6 | B61 |
| Physiology/TL (race) | MVH | IQ-7, Medical skill-5, Xenobiology -4 | B61, U28 |
| Pickpocket | PH | DX-6. Sleight of Hand-4 | B67 |
| Picture-Writing | MH | (other Picture-Writing)-3 | 130 |
| Piloting/TL (type) | PA | IQ-6, (other Piloting)-4 | B69 |
| Planetology (type) | MA | IQ-5, Geology -4, Meteorology -4, (other Planetology) -3 | 157, S36 |
| Poetry | MA | IQ-5, Language-5 | B47 |
| Poisons | MH | IQ-6, Chemistry-5, Physician-3. others | B67 |
| Polearm | PA | DX-5 | B51 |
| Politics | MA | IQ-5, Diplomacy -5 | B64 |
| Pottery | MA | IQ-5 | B54 |
| Power Blow | MH | None | 143 |
| Powerboat/TL | PA | IQ-5, DX-5, Boating-3 | B69 |
| Precognitive Parry | MH | None | 143 |
| Pressure Points | MH | Yin/Yang Healing-4 | 144 |
| Pressure Secrets | MVH | None | 144 |
| Probability Physics/TL | MVH | None | 158 |
| Prospecting | MA | IQ-5, Geology -4 | B62 |
| Psi Skills | MH | None | B165, P10 |
| Psionics/TL | MVH | None | 158, U29 |
| Psychology | MH | IQ-6 | B62 |
| Punning | MA | Bard-3 | 130 |
| Push | PH | None | 144 |
| Read Wathan | MVH | None | RI43 |
| Research | MA | IQ-5. Writing-3 | B62 |
| Riding (type) | PA | DX-5, Animal Handling -3 | B46 |
| Riding (Flying Person) | PA | DX-5, (other Riding)-4, Surfboard-4, Skateboard-4 | 132 |
| Rites, Garou, Social (type) | ME | IQ-4 | WTA65 |
| Rites, Garou, Spell (type) | MH/MVH | None | WTA141 |
| Ritual Magic (type) | MVH | None | 144 |
| Ritual Paths (Voodoo) | MVH | Ritual Magic-6 | VO74 |
| Rituals (Voodoo) | Spec. | Varies | VO74 |
| Rituals and Ceremonies | MH | IQ-6 | 147 |
| Rune-Lore (type) | MVH | None | 149 |
| Runes | Var. | None | M91 |
| Running | PH(HT) | None | B48 |
| Sacrifice | MH | None | 147 |
| Sailor/TL | MA | IQ-5 | 154 |
| Satire | MVH | Bard-4 | CM57 |
| Savoir-Faire | ME | IQ-4 | B64 |
| Savoir-Faire (Dojo) | ME | IQ-4, (appropriate Tournament Law)-3 | 160 |
| Savoir-Faire (Galactic) | MA | IQ-4 | 1129 |
| Savoir-Faire (Merchant Banquet) | ME | IQ-4 | AZ37 |
| Savoir-Faire (Military) | ME | IQ-4 | 160, 5053 |
| Savoir-Faire (Servant) | ME | IQ-4, Savoir-Faire-2 | 160 |
| Scene Design | MA | IQ-5, Architecture-3 | 130 |
| Science! | MVH | None | 158, IOU23 |
| Scrounging | ME | IQ-4 | B67 |
| Scuba | MA | IQ-5, Swimming-5 | B48 |
| Sculpting | PA | DX-5, IQ-5 | B47 |
| Seamanship/TL | ME | IQ-4 | B57 |
| Sensie Interface | MH | Cyberdeck Operation-3 | 130 |
| Sensitivity | MVH | None | 135 |
| Sex Appeal | MA(HT) | HT-3 | B64 |
| Shadowing | MA | IQ-6, Stealth-4 | B67 |
| Shapeshifting | MH | None | 144 |
| Shield | PE | DX-4, Buckler-2 | B52 |
| Shipbuilding/TL | MH | IQ-6 | B54 |
| Shipbuilding/TL (Starship) | MA | IQ-5, Shipbuilding-5 | 137 |
| Shiphandling/TL | MH | IQ-6 | 161 |
| Short Staff | PH | DX-5, Staff-2 | 135 |
| Shortsword | PA | DX-5, Broadsword-2, Force Sword-3 | B52 |
| Shuriken | PH | DX-6, Throwing-2 | 135 |
| SIGINT Collect/Jam | MH | None | 151 |
| Sign Language (type) | MA | None | B55 |
| Singing | PE | HT-4 | B48 |
| Skaldic Lore | MH | IQ-6 | 147 |
| Skating | PH | DX-6 | 132 |
| Skiing | PH | DX-6 | B49 |
| Sleight of Hand | PH | None | B67 |
| Sling | PH | DX-6 | B52 |
| Slipping-the-Hammer | PE | Guns-2, DX-5 | 135, OW80 |
| Snake Charming | MA | Animal Handling-4, Hypnotism-2 | 128 |
| Sonar Imaging | MA | None | 145 |
| Spear | PA | DX-5, Staff-2 | B52 |
| Spear Thrower | PA | DX-4, Spear Throwing-4 | B52 |
| Spear Throwing | PE | DX-4, Spear Thrower-4 | B52 |
| Speed-Load (type) | PE | None | B52 |
| Speed Reading | MA | None | 158, VC27 |
| Spell Throwing (type) | PE | DX-3, Throwing, (other Spell Throwing)-2 | 149, M105 |
| Spells | MH | or MVH None | B146, G8 |
| Sports (type) | PA | Varies | B49 |
| Staff | PH | DX-5, Spear-2 | B52 |
| Stage Combat | PA | Performance-3, (Combat/Weapon skill-3, Art-2) | 130 |
| Starglazing | PE | DX-4. Lockpicking-4 | 161, GB81 |
| Stealth | PA | IQ-5, DX-5 | B67 |
| Stone Knapping | MA | IQ-5 | 137 |
| Strategy (type) | MH | IQ-6, Tactics-6 | B64, SW10 |
| Streetwise | MA | IQ-5 | B68 |
| Style Analysis | MH | Body Language-6, Tactics-6 | 135 |
| Sumo Wrestling | PA | None | 136 |
| Super Skills | Var. | None | SU55 |
| Surgery/TL | MVH | Vet-5, Physician-5, Physiology-8 | B56 |
| Surveying/TL | MA | IQ-5, Cartography-5, Navigation-5 | 158 |
| Survival (type) | MA | IQ-5, Naturalist-3, (other Survival)-3, Planetology-5 | B57 |
| Survival (Urban) | MA | IQ-5 | 153, CY26 |
| Swimming | PE | ST-5, DX-4 | B49 |
| Symbol Drawing | MH | Ritual Magic-4 | 147 |
| Tactics | MH | IQ-6, Strategy -6 | B64 |
| Tactics (Naval) | MH | IQ-6, Tactics-2, Strategy (Naval)-6 | 151, SW10 |
| Talisman Creation | MVH | Prime Sphere skill-3 | MTA48 |
| Tanning | PA | IQ-4 | 137 |
| Tattooing | MA | IQ-5 | 137 |
| Tea Ceremony | MH | IQ-6, Meditation-2 | 147,131 |
| Teaching | MA | IQ-5 | B64 |
| Teamster (type) | MA | Animal Handling-4, Riding-2, (other Teamster )-3 | B47 |
| Telegraphy | ME | None | B55, SO53 |
| Temporal Electronics | MH | Temporal Operation-6, (other Electronics)-5 | 158, TT35 |
| Temporal Operation/TL | MA | Temporal Electronics-2 | 154, TT35 |
| Temporal Physics/TL | MVH | Temporal Electronics-6 | 158, TT35 |
| Thanatology | MH | Diagnosis-5, Psych-5, Soc -5, Prof Skill: Mortician-3 | 58, VC27 |
| Thaumatology | MVH | IQ-6 | 149 |
| Theology | MH | IQ-6 | B62 |
| Throwing Art | PH | None | 145 |
| Throwing | PH | None | B49 |
| Throwing (Rock-Drop) | PH | Throwing-4 | 136 |
| Throwing Stick | PE | DX-4 | 136, IA28 |
| Thrown Weapon (type) | PE | DX-4 | B52 |
| Tonfa | PH | DX-6, Shortsword-3 | 136 |
| Tournament Law (type) | ME | IQ-6 | 147 |
| Tracking | MA | IQ-5, Naturalist-5 | B57 |
| Traffic Analysis/TL | MH | None | 151 |
| Traps/TL | MA | IQ-5, DX-5, Lockpicking-3 | B68 |
| Two-Handed Axe/Mace | PA | DX-5 | B52 |
| Two-Handed Sword | PA | DX-5, Force Sword-3 | B52 |
| Typing | PE | DX-4 | 154 |
| Underwater Demolition | MA | Demolition-2 | B68, SO54 |
| Uttering of Base Coin | MH | Forgery-2 | 161, GB81 |
| Vacc Suit/TL | MA | IQ-6 | B69 |
| Vedodit Training | MH | IQ-6 | FII52 |
| Ventriloquism | MH | None | B68 |
| Veterinary/TL | MH | (Medical skill)-5, Animal Handling-5 | B47 |
| Vever Drawing | MH | Ritual Magic (Voodoo)-4 | VO57 |
| Video Production/TL | MA | IQ-6, Performance-4 | 130 |
| Vole Training | MA | IQ-4 | FII52 |
| Vowel Tree Lore | MH | None | CM58 |
| Walker/Handler Oper. | ME | IQ-6 | 1129 |
| Weaving | Spec. | Special | 137, AZ38 |
| Weird Magic | MVH | None | 149 |
| Weird Science | MVH | None | 159 |
| Whip | PA | None | B52 |
| Woodworking | PA | DX-5, Carpentry-3 | B54 |
| Wrestling | PA | None | 136, MA35 |
| Writing | MA | IQ-5, Language-5 | B48, CH33 |
| Xenobiology | MA | None | 159, S36 |
| Xenology | MH | IQ-6 | 159, S36 |
| Yin/Yang Healing | MH | IQ-6 | 145, J32 |
| Zen Archery | MVH | None | 145 |
| Zoology/TL | MH | IQ-6 Planetology -4, any Animal -6, Xenobiology -3 | B62 |