SkillsRule
7.1.2022

In 5eS, there are 22 skills, each of which is based on an ability.

For a character sheet featuring these abilities, see the digital library.

Skills by Ability

Athletics, often seen as the equivalent of Acrobatics, represents your physical power, such as your ability to break down doors.
Intimidation is how good you are at impressing others so much that they do your bidding.

Acrobatics measures the physical flexibility and agility. Often used for climbing and other dexterous checks.
Sleight of Hand describes your hand agility, such as your ability to pick pockets and flourish swords.
Stealth is your ability to sneak around undetected.

Constitution measures your physical fortitude; how well you can resist poison and deadly blows.

Arcana measures your understanding of magic and how it works.
Deception represents your skill at misleading others, and making them think how you want them to.
Investigation is your ability to go through a room, or sift through evidence, and find things that aren't evident.
Performance is how good of a show, whether musical or oratory, you can put up.
Survival is your ability to survive in the wild, and to adapt to changing wilderness conditions. Also measures your navigational skill.

Culture is your knowledge of people and their societies. This includes traditions, religion, social conventions, and more. Has some reach into the past, too.
History is your knowledge of non-personal, larger-scale past events.
Insight represents how perspicacious you are, mentally; i.e., how well you can see through schemes, or the front offered by a suspicious person.
Medicine is your skill in the arts of healing. Can be used to help wounded party members.
Nature is your knowledge of plants and animals, and how they interact. Includes how well you can handle animals.
Persuasion is your ability to convince others.

Bravery is how staunch you are, how good you are at resisting fear and how daring you are.
Memory is your ability to recall personal things from the distant past, or things that you wouldn't want to remember.
Honor represents your own sense of morals. Can affect your Honor score.
Perception is how well you can visually spot things; in a way, this measures your eyesight.
Sanity describes how well you can put up with battle stress without losing your mind. Can affect your Sanity score.