Skills

Skill System

Skills represent general proficiencies that improve through use.

Viewing skills: Type skills or skill to see your current skill levels.
Practicing: practice <skill> to actively train a skill.
Trainers: train <skill> at a trainer NPC for faster gains.

Skills range from 0 to 100. Higher skill levels improve your effectiveness at related tasks and may unlock new recipes, dialogue options, or interactions.

Skill categories include investigation, lockpicking, cooking, smithing, alchemy, herbalism, and more. Every skill also has its own direct help topic, so help tracking or help first aid will give you practical guidance. Direct skill topics label whether their contextual world behavior is Live or Planned; planned skills can still be practiced or trained.