Part of the Steadfast5e suite for grittier, more grounded 5E play.

Replaces the standard 18 5E skills with 26 flat skills that give every ability score a broader role, tighten scope boundaries between similar skills, and bring CON and CHA fully into the skill economy.

The 26 Skills

Skill          Ability  Notes
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Academics      INT      Renamed from History
Acrobatics     DEX      Unchanged
Arcana         INT      Unchanged
Athletics      STR      Unchanged
Beastcraft     WIS      Renamed from Animal Handling
Cooking        WIS      New
Crafting       INT      New
Deception      CHA      Absorbs Intimidation
Endurance      CON      New
Healing        WIS      Renamed from Medicine
Herblore       WIS      New
Insight        WIS      Unchanged
Investigation  INT      Unchanged
Nature         INT      Restored as pure knowledge skill
Occult         WIS      New
Perception     CON      Moved from WIS
Perform        CHA      Renamed from Performance
Persuasion     CHA      Unchanged
Religion       INT      Unchanged
Science        INT      New
Stealth        DEX      Unchanged
Streetwise     CHA      New
Survival       WIS      Unchanged
Tracking       WIS      New
Trickery       DEX      Renamed from Sleight of Hand
Wildcraft      WIS      Replaces active elements of old Nature

Smooth Migration
Loading the extension on an existing campaign automatically renames skill nodes, carries over proficiencies, absorbs Intimidation into Deception, moves Perception to CON, and creates fresh nodes for new skills. SKILL: effects using old names continue to work.

Companion Module Included
Install the companion .mod file alongside the extension for full GM and player reference entries in the FGU library — scope descriptions, boundaries, example uses, and GM guidance for all 26 skills.

Compatibility

• Fantasy Grounds Unity 4.x
• D&D 5E 2014 (Legacy) and 2024
• Compatible with other Steadfast5e extensions