Skill Lists for Game Designers
Contents
- 1 Skill Lists for Game Designers
- 1.1 A Note on How the Skills are Organized
- 1.2 Skills
- 1.2.1 Academic Pursuits
- 1.2.2 The Arts
- 1.2.3 Athletic Endeavors
- 1.2.4 Awareness & Direct Observation
- 1.2.5 Combat Skills
- 1.2.6 Engineering & Tinkering
- 1.2.7 Medical Arts
- 1.2.8 Metaphysics
- 1.2.9 Navigation & Vehicle Operation
- 1.2.10 Professional Skills
- 1.2.11 Social Interaction
- 1.2.12 Subterfuge & Covert Activities
- 1.2.13 Survival & Wilderness Mastery
Skill Lists for Game Designers
This comprehensive list of skills is designed to help prospective game designers to quickly frame up skills and abilities for their games, or see what has come before if they are trying to create something unique. The compiling of this list was done by Velexia Ombra.
A Note on How the Skills are Organized
Skills are listed alphabetically by category, to make them easy to find if you know what kind of task you are looking for. Overlapping skills (skills that have the same function, but a different name) are listed alphabetically in parenthesis after the list entry. In places where a skill falls into multiple categories, each usage has a separate entry and definition. Each skill then has two tags associated with it; a usage tag, and a typical genre tag.
- Example (Model, Pattern)- An instance serving for illustration. Usage-Clarity Genre-Any
The Skills are given by category, to make them easier to organize, and easier to find. The categories are:
Academic pursuits The Arts Athletic Endeavors Awareness & Direct Observation Combat Skills Engineering & Tinkering Medical Arts Metaphysics Navigation & Vehicle Operation Professional Skills Social Interaction Subterfuge & Covert Activities Survival & Wilderness Mastery
Skills
Academic Pursuits
Academics Agriculture Algebra Ancient History Animal Genetics Animal Science Anthropology Antiques Arcana (Mysteries) Archeology Architecture Archivist
The Arts
Acting Aesthetics
Athletic Endeavors
Acrobatics Ambidexterity Aerobics
Awareness & Direct Observation
Alertness
Combat Skills
Ambidexterity (Two-Weapon Fighting) Ambush Archery
Engineering & Tinkering
Aerodynamics Aerospace Engineering Aircraft Armor Aircraft Mechanics Aircraft Weaponry Architect
Medical Arts
Acupuncture Anatomy Anesthesiology Animal Anatomy Animal Disease Animal Evaluation Animal Health (Animal Nutrition)
Metaphysics
Abjuration - This skill is focused on protective magics, as well as spells which cancel or interfere with other spells, magical effects or supernatural abilities, such as breaking enchantments, preventing teleportation or dimensional portals, dispelling magic or removing curses. Magic users who specialize in this school are often known as Abjurers. Usage - Magic Genre - Fantasy
Adaptability Air Magic Alchemy Analysis
Aerial Navigation Aerial Operations Aerobatics Air-to-Air Combat Aircraft (Airplane)
Professional Skills
Accountant (Accounting) Actuary (Arbitration) Administration Advertising Aircraft Mechanic Airplane Pilot (Airline Pilot) Antiquarianism Appraisal
Social Interaction
Amiability Animal Language Annoying
Subterfuge & Covert Activities
Survival & Wilderness Mastery
Adaptation Animal Behavior Animal Friend Animal Handler (Animal Handling, Animal Husbandry, Animal Ken, Animal Management, Animal Training) Animal Lore
