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Skills
Acrobatics
Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 14. Available in the SRD
Stay on your feet in a tricky situation, or perform an acrobatic stunt.
Animal Handling
Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 14. Available in the SRD
Calm or train an animal, or get an animal to behave in a certain way.
Arcana
Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 14. Available in the SRD
Recall lore about spells, magic items, and the planes of existence.
Athletics
Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 14. Available in the SRD
Jump farther than normal, stay afloat in rough water, or break something.
Deception
Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 14. Available in the SRD
Tell a convincing lie, or wear a disguise convincingly.
History
Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 14. Available in the SRD
Recall lore about historical events, people, nations, and cultures.
Insight
Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 14. Available in the SRD
Discern a person’s mood and intentions.
Intimidation
Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 14. Available in the SRD
Awe or threaten someone into doing what you want.
Investigation
Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 14. Available in the SRD
Find obscure information in books, or deduce how something works.
Medicine
Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 14. Available in the SRD
Diagnose an illness, or determine what killed the recently slain.
Nature
Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 14. Available in the SRD
Recall lore about terrain, plants, animals, and weather.
Perception
Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 14. Available in the SRD
Using a combination of senses, notice something that’s easy to miss.
Performance
Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 14. Available in the SRD
Act, tell a story, perform music, or dance.
Persuasion
Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 14. Available in the SRD
Honestly and graciously convince someone of something.
Religion
Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 14. Available in the SRD
Recall lore about gods, religious rituals, and holy symbols.
Sleight of Hand
Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 14. Available in the SRD
Pick a pocket, conceal a handheld object, or perform legerdemain.
Stealth
Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 14. Available in the SRD
Escape notice by moving quietly and hiding behind things.
Survival
Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 14. Available in the SRD
Follow tracks, forage, find a trail, or avoid natural hazards.