Proficiencies
These proficiencies are from Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, 2nd edition. You can select the proficiencies you wish to view. Please see the source books for the descriptions. If you know of more, please email me.
Proficiency | Slots | RA | CM | Class(es) | Sources |
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Acting | 1 | Cha |   | all | Sources |
Adaptation | 2 | Int |   | Warrior, Rogue | Source |
Administration | 1 | Int | +1 | Priest | Source |
Adobe | 1 | Str |   | all | Source |
Agriculture | 1 | Int |   | all | Source |
Alchemy | 2 | Int | -3 | Wizard | Source |
Alertness | 1 | Wis | +1 | all | Sources |
All-Around Attack | 1 |   |   | Warrior | Source |
Alms | 1 | Cha |   | Priest | Source |
Ambidexterity | 1 | Dex |   | Warrior, Rogue | Sources |
Ambush | 1 | Int |   | Warrior, Rogue | Source |
Anatomy | 2 | Int |   | Wizard | Sources |
Animal Handling | 1 | Wis | -1 | all | Source |
Animal Lore | 1 | Int |   | Warrior | Sources |
Animal Noise | 1 | Wis | -1 | all | Sources |
Animal Rending | 1 | Dex | +2 | Warrior | Source |
Animal Training | 1 | Wis |   | all | Source |
Appraising | 1 | Int |   | Rogue | Source |
Arcanology | 1 | Int | -3 | Wizard | Source |
Armor Optimization | 1 | Dex | -2 | Warrior | Source |
Armorer | 2 | Int | -2 | Warrior | Source |
Armorer-Crude | 1 | Int | -1 | Warrior | Source |
Art Expression/Dramatist | 1 | Int | -2 | all | Source |
Artillerist | 1 | Cha |   | all | Source |
Artistic Ability | 1 | Wis |   | all | Source |
Assimilation | 1 | Int |   | Rogue | Source |
Astrology | 1 | Int |   | Rogue, Priest, Wizard | Sources |
Astronomy | 2 | Int |   | all | Sources |
Athletics | 1 | Dex | -1 | all | Source |
Awareness | 2 | Wis |   | Warrior, Rogue | Source |
Ball Game | 1 | Spec |   | all | Source |
Bargain | 1 | Wis | -2 | all | Source |
Bartering | 1 | Int | -2 | Rogue | Source |
Begging | 1 | Cha | var | all | Sources |
Blacksmithing | 1 | Str |   | all | Source |
Blind-fighting | 2 |   |   | Warrior, Rogue | Source |
Boat Piloting | 1 | Int | -2 | all | Source |
Boating | 1 | Wis | +1 | all | Sources |
Boatwright | 1 | Int | -2 | all | Source |
Bookbinding | 1 | Int |   | Priest, Wizard | Source |
Bowyer/Fletcher | 1 | Dex | -1 | Warrior | Source |
Bowyer/Fletcher-Crude | 1 | Dex |   | Warrior | Sources |
Bravery | 1 | Wis |   | Warrior | Source |
Brewing | 1 | Int |   | all | Source |
Bureaucracy | 2 | Int | -2 | Rogue, Priest | Sources |
Calligraphy | 2 | Dex | -2 | all | Source |
Camouflage | 1 | Int/Wis |   | Warrior, Rogue | Sources |
Canoe-making | 1 | Wis | 2 | all | Source |
Canoeing | 1 | Dex |   | all | Source |
Captivate* | 1 | Cha |   | Warrior | Source |
Carpentry | 1 | Str |   | all | Source |
Cartography | 1 | Int | -2 | Rogue, Priest, Wizard | Sources |
Caving | 2 | Wis | var | all | Source |
Ceremony | 1 | Wis |   | Priest | Source |
Chanting | 1 | Cha | +2 | all | Sources |
Chaos Shaping | 1 | Wis |   | all | Source |
Chariotering | 1 | Dex | +2 | Warrior | Source |
Cheese making | 1 | Int |   | all | Source |
Chicanery | 1 | Dex | -1 | Rogue | Source |
City Familiarity | 1 | Int |   | all | Source |
Classify Traps | 2 | Int |   | Rogue | Source |
Clockwork Creation | 2 | Dex |   | Wizard | Source |
Close-quarter Fighting | 2 | Dex |   | Warrior, Rogue | Source |
Clothes making-Crude | 1 | Int | -1 | all | Source |
Cobbling | 1 | Dex |   | all | Source |
Concentration | 2 | Wis |   | Wizard | Source |
Concocting | 1 | Int | -2 | all | Source |
Contact | 1 | Wis |   | all | Source |
Cooking | 1 | Int |   | all | Source |
Craft Instrument | 2 | Dex | -2 | all | Sources |
Crowd Working | 1 | Cha | +2 | all | Sources |
Crushing Blow* | 1 |   |   | Warrior, Rogue, Priest | Source |
Cryptography | 1 | Int | -1 | Rogue, Wizard | Source |
Crystal Focus | 1 | Wis | -1 | Psionisist | Source |
Dancing | 1 | Dex |   | all | Source |
Danger Sense | 2 | Wis | +1 | all | Sources |
Death Blow | 2 |   |   | Warrior | Source |
Debate | 1 | Int |   | all | Source |
Deep Diving | 2 | Con | -3 | all | Source |
Detect Deception* | 1 | Wis |   | Priest | Source |
Detect Signing | 1 | Int | 1 | Rogue | Source |
Diagnostics | 1 | Wis | -1 | Priest | Source |
Dialects | 1 | Int |   | all | Source |
Diplomacy | 1 | Cha | -1 | Priest | Source |
Direction Sense | 1 | Wis | +1 | all | Source |
Direction Sense, Planar | 1 | Wis | +1 | all | Source |
Direction Sense, Underground | 1 | Wis | +2 | all | Source |
Dirty Fighting | 1 | Int |   | Warrior, Rogue | Source |
Disguise | 1 | Cha | -1 | Rogue | Source |
Display Weapon Prowess | 1 | Dex |   | Warrior | Source |
Distance Sense | 1 | Wis |   | all | Source |
Divine Strength* | 1 | Wis |   | Priest | Source |
Divine Voice* | 1 | Cha |   | Priest | Source |
Divine Will | 1 | Wis |   | Priest | Source |
Dowsing | 1 | Wis | -3 | Wizard | Source |
Dream Interpretation | 2 | Wis | -1 | Priest | Source |
Drinking | 1 | Con |   | all | Source |
Dwarf Runes | 1 | Int | 2 | all | Source |
Eating | 1 | Con |   | all | Source |
Eminence | 1 | Cha |   | Priest | Source |
Enamor | 1 | Cha | -2 | Rogue | Source |
Endurance | 2 | Con |   | Warrior, Rogue | Sources |
Engineering | 2 | Int | -3 | all | Sources |
Escape | 2 | Dex |   | Rogue | Source |
Etiquette | 1 | Cha |   | all | Source |
Evasion | 1 |   |   | Rogue | Source |
Falcontry | 1 | Wis | -1 | all | Source |
Fall/Jump | 1 | Dex |   | Rogue | Source |
Fast-talking | 1 | Cha | var | all | Sources |
Featherfoot | 1 |   |   | Rogue | Source |
Feign/Detect Sleep | 1 | Int |   | Rogue | Source |
Fighting Styles | 1 |   |   | special | Sources |
Fine Balance | 1 | Dex |   | Warrior, Rogue | Source |
Fire-building | 1 | Wis | -1 | all | Source |
Fishing | 1 | Wis | -1 | all | Source |
Floating Agriculture | 2 | Str |   | all | Source |
Flower Arranging | 1 | Wis |   | all | Source |
Foraging | 1 | Int | -2 | all | Sources |
Forgery | 1 | Cha | -1 | Rogue | Source |
Fortune Telling | 2 | Cha | +2 | all | Sources |
Frighten/Challenge* | 1 | Cha |   | Warrior | Source |
Fungi Recognition | 1 | Int | 3 | all | Source |
Gaming | 1 | Cha |   | all | Sources |
Gem Cutting | 2 | Dex | -2 | Rogue, Wizard, Psionisist | Sources |
Genie Lore | 1 | Int |   | Priest, Wizard | Source |
Geography | 1 or 2 | Int | -1 | all | Source |
Geography, Ancient | 1 or 2 | Int | -2 | Priest | Source |
Giant Kite Flying | 1 | Dex | -3 | Rogue | Source |
Glass blowing | 1 | Dex |   | Wizard | Source |
Gold Casting | 1 | Int | -1 | all | Source |
Grooming | 2 | Dex |   | Rogue | Source |
Haggling | 2 | Wis |   | all | Source |
Hardiness* | 2 | Con |   | Warrior | Source |
Harness Subconscious | 2 | Wis | -1 | Psionisist | Source |
Healing | 2 | Wis | -2 | Priest | Source |
Heat Protection | 1 | Int | -2 | all | Source |
Heraldry | 1 | Int |   | all | Source |
Heraldry, Space | 1 | Int |   | all | Source |
Herbalism | 2 | Int | -2 | Rogue, Priest, Wizard | Sources |
Hiding | 2 | Int | -1 | all | Sources |
History, Ancient | 1 | Int | -1 | Rogue, Priest, Wizard | Sources |
History, Future | 1 | Int |   | Wizard | Source |
History, Local | 1 | Cha |   | Rogue, Priest | Source |
History, Local, Dwarf | 1 | Cha | 2 | all | Source |
Hold Breath | 1 | Con |   | Rogue | Source |
Horde Summoning | 2 | Cha | -2 | Warrior | Source |
Hunting | 1 | Wis | -1 | Warrior, Rogue | Sources |
Hypnosis | 1 | Cha | -2 | Wizard, Psionisist | Sources |
Iaijutsu | 1 |   |   | Warrior | Source |
Improvised Attack | 2 |   |   | Rogue | Source |
Information Gathering | 1 | Int | var | Rogue | Source |
Inner Focus | 1 | Wis |   | Warrior, Rogue | Source |
Instant Stand* | 1 | Dex |   | Warrior, Rogue, Priest | Source |
Intimidation | 1 | Str/Cha |   | Warrior, Rogue | Sources |
Investigation | 1 | Int | -2 | Priest | Source |
Invincibility* | 2 | Wis |   | Priest | Source |
Iron Will | 2 | Wis | -2 | Warrior, Rogue, Priest | Source |
Jousting | 1 | Dex | 2 | Warrior | Source |
Juggling | 1 | Dex | -1 | Rogue | Source |
Jumping | 1 | Str |   | Rogue | Source |
Landscape Gardening | 1 | Wis | -1 | all | Source |
Languages, Ancient | 1 | Int |   | Priest, Wizard | Source |
Languages, Future | 1 | Int |   | Wizard | Source |
Languages, Modern | 1 | Int |   | all | Source |
Large Weapons | var |   |   | all | Source |
Law | 1 | Int |   | Warrior, Priest | Sources |
Leadership | 1 | Cha | -1 | Warrior, Rogue, Priest | Sources |
Leather working | 1 | Int |   | all | Source |
Light Sleeping | 1 | Con | -1 | Warrior | Source |
Loan | 1 | Wis |   | Priest | Source |
Locksmithing | 1 | Dex |   | Rogue | Sources |
Looting | 1 | Dex |   | all | Sources |
Masseur | 1 | Dex |   | all | Source |
Meditative Focus | 1 | Wis | +1 | Psionisist | Source |
Medium | 2 | Wis |   | all | Source |
Mental Armor | 1 | Wis | -2 | all | Source |
Mental Focus | 1 | Wis |   | Wizard | Source |
Mental Resistance | 1 | Wis | -1 | Wizard, Psionisist | Source |
Metalworking | 1 | Dex |   | all | Source |
Military Science | 1 | Int |   | all | Source |
Mining | 2 | Wis | -3 | all | Sources |
Missile Deflection* | 1 |   |   | Warrior, Rogue, Priest | Source |
Mosaic | 1 | Wis |   | all | Source |
Mountaineering | 1 |   |   | Warrior, Rogue | Source |
Musical Instrument | 1 | Dex | -1 | all | Source |
Natural Fighting | 2 | Str | +1 | Warrior | Source |
Navigation | 1 | Int | -2 | all | Source |
Navigation, Phlogiston | 1 | Int | -2 | Priest, Wizard | Source |
Navigation, Underground | 1 | Int |   | all | Source |
Navigation, Wildspace | 1 | Int | -2 | Priest, Wizard | Source |
Necrology | 1 | Wis |   | Priest, Wizard | Source |
Netherworld Knowledge | 1 | Wis | -3 | Priest, Wizard | Source |
Night Vision | 1 | Wis | -2 | Rogue | Source |
Noh | 1 | Cha | -1 | all | Source |
Nondetection | 2 | Wis |   | Rogue | Source |
Numeracy | 1 | Int |   | Wizard | Source |
Numerology | 2 | Int |   | Wizard | Source |
Observation | 1 | Int |   | all | Sources |
Obsidian Working | 2 | Int | -1 | all | Source |
Omen Interpretation | 1 | Int | -2 | Priest | Source |
Omen Reading | 1 | Wis | -2 | Priest, Wizard | Source |
Oratory | 1 | Cha | -1 | all | Sources |
Orienteering | 1 | Int | -2 | all | Source |
Painting | 1 | Wis |   | all | Source |
Paper making | 1 | Int |   | Priest, Wizard | Source |
Persuasion | 1 | Cha | -2 | all | Sources |
Pest Control | 1 | Wis |   | Rogue | Source |
Philosophy | 1 | Wis | -1 | all | Source |
Planar Sense | 1 | Wis | -1 | all | Source |
Planetology | 2 | Int | -1 | Priest, Wizard | Source |
Planology | 1 | Int |   | Priest, Wizard | Source |
Poetry | 1 | Int | -2 | all | Sources |
Politics | 1 | Int |   | all | Source |
Portal Feel | 2 | Int | -3 or -5 | all | Source |
Pottery | 1 | Dex | -2 | all | Source |
Power Manipulation | 2 | Int | -4 | Psionisist | Source |
Prestidigitation | 1 | Dex | -1 | Wizard | Source |
Prophecy | 1 | Wis | -2 | all | Source |
Psionic Defense | 2 | Wis | -2 | all | Source |
Psionic Detection | 1 | Wis | -2 | all | Source |
Psionic Lore | 2 | Int | +1 | Psionisist | Source |
Quick Study | 2 | Var | -3 | Rogue | Source |
Quickness | 2 | Dex |   | Warrior, Rogue | Source |
Reading Lips | 2 | Int | -2 | Rogue | Source |
Reading/Writing | 1 | Int | 1 | Rogue, Priest, Wizard, Psionisist | Sources |
Rejuvenation | 1 | Wis | -1 | Psionisist | Source |
Religion | 1 | Wis |   | Rogue, Priest, Wizard, Psionisist | Sources |
Research | 1 | Int |   | Wizard | Source |
Rhetoric | 1 | Cha |   | all | Source |
Riding, Airborne | 2 | Wis | -2 | all | Source |
Riding, Camal Specialization | 2 | Wis | +4 | Warrior, Rogue | Source |
Riding, Horse Specialization | 2 | Wis | +4 | Warrior, Rogue | Source |
Riding, Land-Based | 1 | Wis | +3 | all | Sources |
Riding, Sea Based | 2 | Dex | -2 | all | Source |
Rope Use | 1 | Dex |   | all | Source |
Rowing | 1 | Str | -1 | all | Source |
Running | 1 | Con | -6 | Warrior | Source |
Sage Knowledge | 2 | Int | -2 | Priest, Wizard | Source |
Scribe | 1 | Int | +1 | Priest, Wizard | Source |
Sculpting | 1 | Wis |   | all | Source |
Seamanship | 1 | Dex | +1 | all | Source |
Seamstress/Tailor | 1 | Dex | -1 | all | Source |
Sense Danger | 2 | Wis |   | Warrior, Rogue | Source |
Set Snares | 1 | Dex | -1 | Warrior, Rogue | Source |
Shadow Flight* | 1 |   |   | Rogue | Source |
Shadow Travel | 1 |   |   | Rogue | Source |
Shamanistic Ritual | 1 | Wis | 1 | Priest | Source |
Shipwright | 1 | Dex | +1 | all | Source |
Sign Language | 1 | Dex |   | all | Sources |
Signalling | 1 | Int | +2 | all | Sources |
Signalling, Underground | 1 | Int | +2 | all | Source |
Signature Item | 2 | Wis |   | Warrior Wizard | Source |
Signature Mount | 1 | Wis |   | Warrior | Source |
Silk Making | 1 | Dex | -2 | all | Source |
Singing | 1 | Cha |   | all | Source |
Slow Respiration | 1 | Wis |   | all | Sources |
Smelting | 1 | Int |   | all | Source |
Smite* | 2 |   |   | Priest | Source |
Somatic Concealment | 1 | Dex | -1 | Priest, Wizard | Source |
Soothsaying | 2 | Int |   | Priest | Source |
Sound Analysis | 1 | Wis |   | all | Source |
Sound Imitation | 2 | Cha | -2 | all | Source |
Spacemanship | 1 | Dex | +1 | all | Source |
Spell Recovery | 2 | Int | -5 | Priest, Wizard | Source |
Spell Sculpting | 1 | Int |   | Wizard | Source |
Spellcraft | 2 | Int | -2 | Priest, Wizard | Source |
Spelljamming | 1 | Int | -2 | Priest, Wizard | Source |
Spelunking | 1 | Int | -2 | Warrior | Source |
Spirit Lore | 1 | Wis | 2 | Priest | Source |
Spring* | 1 | Dex |   | Warrior, Rogue | Source |
Steady Hand | 1 | Dex |   | all | Source |
Stonemasonry | 1 | Str | -2 | all | Source |
Style Analysis | 1 | Int | -1 | Warrior | Source |
Survival | 2 | Int |   | Warrior, Rogue | Source |
Survival, Hills and Mountains | 1 |   |   | Warrior | Source |
Survival, Planar | 2 | Int | -2 | all | Source |
Survival,Underground | 1 | Int |   | all | Source |
Swimming | 1 | Str |   | all | Source |
Tactics | 1 | Int | -1 | Warrior | Source |
Tactics of Magic | 1 | Int | -1 | Wizard | Source |
Tea Ceremony | 2 | Wis | -2 | all | Source |
Thaumaturgy | 1 | Int | -2 | Wizard | Source |
Throwing | 2 | Dex | -2 | Rogue | Source |
Tightrope Walking | 1 | Dex |   | Rogue | Source |
Time Sense | 1 | Wis | -2 | Wizard | Source |
Toxicology | 2 | Int |   | Rogue | Source |
Tracking | 2 | Wis |   | Warrior, Rogue | Source |
Trail Marking | 1 | Wis |   | Warrior | Source |
Trail Signs | 1 | Int | -1 | Warrior, Rogue | Source |
Trailing | 1 | Dex | var | Rogue | Source |
Trance | 2 | Con | -3 | Priest | Source |
Trouble Sense | 1 | Wis |   | all | Source |
Tumbling | 1 | Dex |   | Rogue | Source |
Undead Knowledge | 1 | Wis |   | Priest, Wizard | Source |
Undead Lore | 1 | Int | -1 | Priest | Source |
Underclass | 1 | Wis |   | Rogue | Source |
Vehicle Handling | 1 | Dex |   | all | Source |
Venom Handling | 1 | Wis | -2 | Priest, Wizard | Source |
Ventriloquism | 1 | Int | -2 | Rogue | Source |
Veterinary Healing | 1 | Wis | -3 | Priest | Source |
Voice Mimicry | 2 | Cha | var | all | Sources |
Water Find | 1 | Int |   | all | Source |
Water Walking | 1 | Dex | -1 | Rogue | Source |
Weapon Improvisation | 1 | Wis | -1 | Warrior | Sources |
Weaponsmithing | 3 | Int | -3 | Warrior | Source |
Weaponsmithing-Crude | 1 | Wis | -3 | Warrior | Sources |
Weather Sense | 1 | Wis | -1 | all | Source |
Weaving | 1 | Int | -1 | all | Source |
Whistling/Humming | 1 | Dex | +2 | all | Sources |
Wild Fighting | 2 | Con |   | all | Sources |
Winemaking | 1 | Int |   | all | Source |
Zero-gravity Combat | 1 | Int | -2 | all | Source |