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Skill Categories

The alphabetical skill list in the GURPS

Basic Set, Fourth Edition is ideal for looking

up specific skills by name . . . but not so handy

when you’re trying to create a character or a

template, and want to select a small handful of

suitable skills from among the hundreds of

options in the Basic Set . This document sorts

skills into categories that coincide with likely

career paths for adventurers.

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Compiled by ERIC B. SMITH

Edited by SEAN PUNCH

Based on GURPS, Fourth Edition by

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S KILL C ATEGORIES

This document sorts the hundreds of skills in the GURPS

Basic Set into 25 categories associated with common adven-

turing activities and areas of knowledge. Players can use it to

flesh out character concepts without reading the Basic Set ’s 55-

page skill list from A to Z. The GM can use it when creating new

Talents (p. B89), wildcard skills (p. B175), and character tem-

plates (p. B445) – all of which require a clear picture of which

skills are more-or-less associated with one another.

Each category below opens with a brief explanation of the

kinds of skills it covers, and then lists the relevant skills. The fol-

lowing information appears for each skill:

Skill: The name of the skill. Skills marked with a † require

specialization.

Attribute: The skill’s controlling attribute or secondary char-

acteristic (see p. B167).

Difficulty: The skill’s difficulty level (see p. B168) – E for

Easy, A for Average, H for Hard, or VH for Very Hard. Where

different specialties have different difficulties, this is given as

Var.

Page: The page in the Basic Set where the skill’s full descrip-

tion appears.

Finally, note that these classifications are suggestions, not

rules. If you disagree with a skill’s placement, change it!

About the Compiler

Eric B. Smith spends his nights working in retail. He

has been a GURPS player for 11 years now, and has

been active in various online GURPS discussion groups

for over 8 years. He lives in Binghamton, NY with his

cat, Fuzzy.

Skill

Attribute Difficulty

Page

Current Affairs/TL

186

(Popular Culture)

Dancing

187

Electronics Operation/TL IQ

189

(Media)

Fire Eating

195

Group Performance†

198

Makeup/TL

206

Mimicry†

210

Musical Composition

210

Musical Instrument†

211

Performance

212

Photography/TL

213

Poetry

214

A NIMAL

These skills let the user interact with animals in some way –

or, in the case of Mount, let a beast interact with his rider. To

study animals in the lab, learn Natural Sciences skills (p. 4)

such as Biology/TL, Paleontology/TL, and Physiology/TL.

Skill

Singing

220

Sleight of Hand

221

Stage Combat

222

Ventriloquism

228

Writing

228

Attribute Difficulty

Page

A THLETIC

The skills below are useful to athletes and action heroes

alike, as they deal with surmounting physical obstacles and per-

forming feats of strength, speed, and endurance. See pp. B349-

357 for rules for such activities.

Skill

Animal Handling†

175

Falconry

194

Mimicry (Animal Sounds) IQ

210

Mimicry (Bird Calls)

210

Mount

210

Naturalist

211

Attribute Difficulty

Page

Packing

212

Acrobatics

174

Riding†

217

Aerobatics

174

Teamster†

225

Aquabatics

174

Veterinary/TL

228

Bicycling

180

Body Sense

181

A RTS /E NTERTAINMENT

This list doesn’t attempt to answer the thorny question of

who’s an “artist” and who’s an “entertainer.” It simply gathers

together the professional skills of musicians, visual artists, and

screen, stage, and street performers – and the directors and

technicians who accompany them – and lets the show go on.

Skill

Breath Control

182

Climbing

183

Combat Art†

Var.

184

Combat Sport†

Var.

184

Flight

195

Free Fall

197

Hiking

200

Attribute Difficulty

Page

Jumping

203

Artist†

179

Lifting

205

Connoisseur†

185

Mount

210

Current Affairs/TL

186

Parachuting/TL

212

(High Culture)

Running

218

GURPS S KILL C ATEGORIES

Skill

Attribute Difficulty

Page

Skill

Attribute Difficulty

Page

Scuba/TL

219

Monowire Whip

209

Skating

220

Parry Missile Weapons

212

Skiing

221

Polearm

208

Sports†

222

Rapier

208

Swimming

224

Saber

208

Throwing

226

Shield†

220

Shortsword

209

B USINESS

Executives, politicians, speculators, and traders aren’t typi-

cal “adventurers” . . . but money makes the world go round. A

hero who can pull the right strings will find that life is much

easier! These skills deal with money and influence. Career busi-

nessmen often have Social skills (p. 5) as well.

Skill

Smallsword

208

Spear

208

Staff

208

Sumo Wrestling

223

Tonfa

209

Two-Handed Axe/Mace

208

Tw o-Handed Flail

208

Attribute Difficulty

Page

Tw o-Handed Sword

209

Whip

209

Accounting

174

Wrestling

228

Administration

174

Current Affairs/TL

186

(Business)

Diplomacy

Ranged Combat

Skill

187

Attribute Difficulty

Page

Economics

189

Artillery/TL†

178

Finance

195

Beam Weapons/TL†

179

Law†

204

Blowpipe

180

Market Analysis

207

Bolas

181

Mathematics/TL (Statistics) IQ

207

Bow

182

Merchant

209

Crossbow

186

Politics

215

Dropping

189

Propaganda/TL

216

Fast-Draw†

194

Public Speaking

216

Gunner/TL†

198

Savoir-Faire (High Society) IQ

218

Guns/TL†

198

Innate Attack†

201

C OMBAT /W EAPON

Combat is deadly and complex enough that each form of

armed and unarmed combat merits its own skill. Most adven-

turers will have at least one of these skills. Professional warriors

will know several. For weapon statistics, see pp. B268-281.

Combat rules are on pp. B362-417. The unusual abilities of cin-

ematic martial-arts masters are Esoteric skills (p. 3).

Lasso

204

Liquid Projector/TL†

205

Net

211

Sling

221

Spear Thrower

222

Throwing

226

Thrown Weapon†

226

Melee Combat

Skill

Attribute Difficulty

Page

C RAFT

Craft skills deal specifically with doing the work necessary to

turn raw materials – cloth, leather, metal, stone, wood, etc. –

into finished goods. Complex machines are the realm of

Design/Invention (p. 3) and Repair/Maintenance (p. 5) skills.

Skill

Axe/Mace

208

Boxing

182

Brawling

182

Attribute Difficulty

Page

Broadsword

208

Artist (Pottery)

179

Cloak

184

Artist (Sculpting)

179

Fast-Draw†

194

Artist (Woodworking)

179

Flail

208

Carpentry

183

Force Sword

208

Jeweler/TL

203

Force Whip

209

Leatherworking

205

Garrote

197

Masonry

207

Jitte/Sai

208

Sewing/TL

219

Judo

203

Smith/TL†

221

Karate

203

Knife

208

C RIMINAL /S TREET

Members of any profession might sell their skills for a dis-

honest buck, but a few skills are common among criminals and

Kusari

209

Lance

204

Main-Gauche

208

GURPS S KILL C ATEGORIES

rarely learned by honest folk. These often overlap Police (p. 5)

and Spy (p. 6) skills. In some times and places, being trained in

the technological skills on this list may be a Secret (p. B152) for

anyone but a government agent.

Skill

Master, even for skills that don’t specifically list such require-

ments.

Skill

Attribute Difficulty

Page

Autohypnosis

Will

179

Attribute Difficulty

Page

Blind Fighting

Per

180

Carousing

183

Body Control

181

Climbing

183

Breaking Blow

182

Computer Hacking/TL

184

Dreaming

Will

188

Counterfeiting/TL

185

Enthrallment†

Will

191

Disguise/TL†

187

Esoteric Medicine

Per

192

Electronics Operation/TL IQ

189

Flying Leap

196

(Security)

Escape

Immovable Stance

201

192

Invisibility Art

202

Explosives/TL (Demolition) IQ

194

Kiai

203

Fast-Talk

195

Light Walk

205

Filch

195

Meditation

Will

207

Forced Entry

196

Mental Strength

Will

209

Forgery/TL

196

Mind Block

Will

210

Gambling

197

Musical Influence

210

Holdout

200

Power Blow

Will

215

Intimidation

Will

202

Pressure Points

215

Lockpicking/TL

206

Pressure Secrets

215

Observation

Per

211

Push

216

Panhandling

212

Throwing Art

226

Pickpocket

213

Zen Archery

228

Poisons/TL

214

Savoir-Faire (Mafia)

218

E VERYMAN

Most of these skills fall into other categories, too. What they

have in common is that in cultures and TLs where they exist at

all, almost everyone will know two or three of them – including

any hero who didn’t grow up under a rock!

Skill

Scrounging

Per

218

Shadowing

219

Sleight of Hand

221

Smuggling

221

Stealth

222

Streetwise

223

Attribute Difficulty

Page

Traps/TL

226

Area Knowledge†

176

Urban Survival

Per

228

Computer Operation/TL IQ

184

D ESIGN /I NVENTION

These skills deal with conceiving new artifacts and technol-

ogy; see pp. B473-479. Use Architecture/TL for buildings,

Bioengineering/TL for biotech, Computer Programming/TL for

software, Engineer/TL for machines, and Pharmacy/TL for

drugs. Maintaining technology calls for Repair/Maintenance

skills (p. 5); using it generally requires Combat/Weapon (p. 2),

Technical (p. 6), or Vehicle (p. 7) skills.

Skill

Cooking

185

Current Affairs/TL†

186

First Aid/TL

195

Housekeeping

200

Knot-Tying

203

Savoir-Faire (Servant)

218

Sewing/TL

219

Typing

228

Weather Sense

209

Attribute Difficulty

Page

K NOWLEDGE

These skills represent knowledge of an activity, place, group

of people, or body of research. They needn’t be obscure; you

could find hundreds of people with Area Knowledge (U.S.A.),

Games (Card Games), and Professional Skill (Plumber) in

downtown New York! Expert Skills are by definition arcane,

though, and Hidden Lore might even require an Unusual

Background (p. B96).

Skill

Architecture/TL

176

Bioengineering/TL†

180

Computer

184

Programming/TL

Engineer/TL†

190

Pharmacy/TL†

213

Weird Science

228

E SOTERIC

Esoteric skills let the user direct bioenergy, chi, psi, or anoth-

er force that originates within his mind or body. They are to

skills as exotic and supernatural advantages are to advantages.

The GM decides which Esoteric skills exist in his campaign. He

may require prerequisite advantages, such as Trained By A

Attribute Difficulty

Page

Area Knowledge†

176

Connoisseur†

185

Current Affairs/TL†

186

Expert Skill†

193

Games†

197

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Skill

Attribute Difficulty

Page

Skill

Attribute Difficulty

Page

Heraldry

199

Scuba/TL

219

Hidden Lore†

199

Soldier/TL

221

Hobby†

DX or IQ

200

Strategy†

222

Professional Skill†

DX or IQ

215

Tactics

224

Savoir-Faire†

218

Traps/TL

226

M EDICAL

Medical skills are for treating injury and affliction; see pp.

B423-425. They are the job skills of medical professionals – doc-

tors, nurses, psychiatrists, etc. – and first responders such as

army medics and paramedics. In some settings, barbers,

herbalists, midwives, and even torturers will know some of

these skills.

Skill

N ATURAL S CIENCES

These skills attempt to explain the natural world, from sub-

atomic particles to galaxies. Those who study manmade artifacts

have Design/Invention skills (p. 3), those who study medicine

have Medical skills (above), and those who study the cultures of

sapient beings have Social Sciences/Humanities skills (p. 6).

Skill

Attribute Difficulty

Page

Attribute Difficulty

Page

Alchemy/TL

174

Diagnosis/TL

187

Astronomy/TL

179

Electronics Operation/TL IQ

189

Biology/TL†

180

(Medical)

Esoteric Medicine

Chemistry/TL

183

Per

192

Expert Skill

193

Expert Skill

193

(Epidemiology)

Expert Skill (Hydrology) IQ

(Epidemiology)

First Aid/TL

193

195

Expert Skill

193

Hypnotism

201

(Natural Philosophy)

Geology/TL†

Pharmacy/TL†

213

198

Physician/TL

213

Mathematics/TL†

207

Physiology/TL

213

Metallurgy/TL

209

Poisons/TL

214

Meteorology/TL†

209

Psychology

216

Naturalist

211

Surgery/TL

223

Paleontology/TL†

212

Veterinary/TL

228

Physics/TL

213

Physiology/TL

213

M ILITARY

Military forces often have members with every skill imagi-

nable, but a few skills are rare outside the armed services. The

GM may make Military Rank (p. B30) or Security Clearance (p.

B82) a prerequisite for certain technological skills on this list.

Most military personnel also know Combat/Weapon skills (p. 2)

and a few Technical (p. 6) and Vehicle (p. 7) skills.

Skill

Attribute Difficulty

Page

O CCULT /M AGICAL

Occult/Magical skills deal with gods, magic, spirits, and sim-

ilar otherworldly forces. They are the professional skills of

priests, shamans, and wizards – any of whom might also learn

spells or other working magic. Unusual forces that originate

within the user are the focus of Esoteric skills (p. 3).

Skill

Attribute Difficulty

Page

Armoury/TL†

178

Alchemy/TL

174

Brainwashing/TL

182

Exorcism

Will

193

Camouflage

183

Expert Skill (Psionics)

193

Cryptography/TL

186

Herb Lore/TL

199

Electronics Operation/TL IQ

189

Hidden Lore (Demon Lore) IQ

199

(Electronic Warfare)

Electronics Repair/TL

Hidden Lore (Faerie Lore) IQ

199

190

Hidden Lore (Spirit Lore) IQ

199

(Electronic Warfare)

Expert Skill

Occultism

212

193

Religious Ritual†

217

(Military Science)

Explosives/TL†

Ritual Magic†

218

194

Symbol Drawing†

224

Forward Observer/TL

196

Thaumatology

225

Intelligence Analysis/TL

201

Interrogation

202

O UTDOOR /E XPLORATION

Heroes often travel vast distances, living off the land and

pushing back the frontiers. The skills below are useful for these

purposes and common among explorers, pioneers, prospectors,

and rangers. Most outdoorsmen also know Animal (p. 1) or

Leadership

204

NBC Suit/TL

192

Observation

Per

211

Parachuting/TL

212

Propaganda/TL

216

Savoir-Faire (Military)

218

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