Specialties

• General house rules for specialties

Here are some specific examples of specialties that are narrow enough to be approved (i.e. would not apply to virtually all rolls involving that stat). Rejected entries can be appealed if you think it's narrower than what staff envisioned.

Attributes

Attribute	Approved	Rejected	Unreviewed
Strength	Fists Like Anvils / Rocklike Fists Intimidation Iron Grip / Never Lets Go / Holds Jumping / Long Jumping Lifting Lower Body Massive Powerful Arms Reserves of Strength Sustained Carrying	Focus Power	Immovable Vicious
Dexterity	Athletic Fine Manipulation / Nimble Fingers Flexible Hand-Eye Coordination Grace Lightning Reflexes / Smooth Reflexes Nimble Precise Running Steady Hand Sure-Footed / Perfect Balance Swift		Feline Grace Firearms Light Touch
Stamina	Gifts of Endurance High Pain Threshold Resolute Stay in the Fight Tireless / Long Hours / Determined Unbreakable	Soaking damage (this is a reflex, not a voluntary action) Tenacious (too vague) Tough / Tough as Nails (which Stamina rolls would this not apply to?)	Enduring Resilient Vigorous
Manipulation	Calming Conjurer of 'Facts' Cunning Deceitful Gentle Persuasion Patient Persuasive Poker Face Seductive Subtle Well-Reasoned		Doubletalk Forked Tongue Glib Misdirection Underhanded Unswerving Logic
Charisma	Calming Captivating Commanding / Commanding Voice / Forceful Confident / Air of Confidence Diplomatic Eloquent Friendly Face Gracious Hustler Inspires Protection Persuasive Regal Grandeur Smooth Talker Trustworthy Witty / Infectious Humor		Amusing Genteel Graceful Urbane
Appearance	Alluring Big Ol' Dick Bold Demeanor Captivating Charming Cosmetics / Make-Up Cuddly Earthy Elfin Exotic / Exotic Beauty MILF Noble Bearing Sensual Unforgettable Face Zaddy		Fashion Sense Fragility Genial Glamorous Memorable Pose Nice Ass Photogenic Sex Appeal Style Unconventional Looks
Perception	Detail-Oriented Discerning / Discern Motives Intuitive Keen-Eyed Probing Sharp Hearing Tactical Thorough Uncanny Instincts	Attentive Observant	Attentive Careful Empathetic Experienced Eyes in the Back of Your Head Farsighted Insightful Paranoid
Intelligence	Analytical / Analyzing Information Book Knowledge Common Sense Creative Discerning Good Memory Logical Pragmatic Problem Solver Researcher Scholarly	Cursed Knowledge	Astute Probability Calculation Subject Authority Trivia
Wits	Ambushes Clever Cool-Headed Cunning Post-Millennial Snark Problem Solver Snappy Patter / Snappy Retorts Survival Witty Bon Mots	Combat Reflexes Ever-Ready	Changes in Strategy Creative Getting the Jump on Others Insults One Step Ahead

Primary Abilities

Primary Ability Specialties may also overlap with a Secondary Ability (even if you do not have any dots in that Secondary Ability)

Talents

Ability	Approved	Rejected	Unreviewed
Alertness	Ambushes Crowds Eavesdropping Fine Details Noises / Sound Scents Visual		Animals Forests Hidden Weapons
Athletics	Acrobatics Climbing / Rock Climbing Distance Running Feats of Strength Flying Gymnastics Jumping / Leaping Parkour Skateboarding Surfing Swimming		Dancing Specific Sports
Awareness	Evocations Illusions Powers Crossing Dimensions Resonance Shifter Gifts Sphere Magic Vampire Disciplines	Effects (too close to the purpose of the stat)	Debunking Ghostly Activity Mystical Objects Someone's in My Head
Brawl	Bite Combat Vicissitude Grappling Gun Kata Karate Natural Weapons Kicks Punches Recognizing Combat Styles Sweep the Leg Wrestling		Dirty Fighting Strikes Submission Holds Throws Specific Fighting Styles
Do			Noncombative Performance / Katas Pressure Point Attacks Restraining without Harming Specific Styles
Dodge	Cover Fancy Footwork (Non-Combat) Multiple Opponents Sidestep Slippery Leap
Empathy	Affairs of the Heart Detect Lies Emotions Gaining Trust Motives / Discern Motivation		Insight
Expression	Composition (Music) Conversation Folksy Wisdom Inspirational Speeches Impromptu / Improv Nonfiction Poetry Prose Verbal Written		Acting Fiction Social Media
Intimidation	Fearlessness Interrogation the Mom Look Physical / Imposing Physicality Physical Coercion Psych-Outs Staredown Unsettling Veiled Threats		Blackmail Internet Pulling Rank
Kenning	Crafting Illusions		Cantrips Changelings Chimera Enchantment Trods
Leadership	Combat Readiness Compelling Friendly Noble Small Groups Social Activism		Military Multimedia Open Oratory
Primal Urge	Hunting Shifting Forms Tracking		Hunches Reacting
Shentao
Streetwise	Being on the Guest List Black Market Gangs / Gang Activity Homeless Illegal Drugs / Weed Political Underground Rumors		Fencing Goods Free Wifi Illegal Weapons Local Slang
Subterfuge	Cover Stories Detect Lies Diversions Impeccable Lies Misdirection	Lack of Tells	Feigning Mortality Long Con Seduction

Skills

Ability	Approved	Rejected	Unreviewed
Animal Ken	Crocodillians Predator Handling Vermin Wolves		Attack Training Big Cats Dogs Falconry Farm Animals Horses
Crafts	Carpentry Graffiti Hekau Items for Artifacts / Enchantment Jewelry Metalworking Natural Items Welding Woodworking / Woodcarving		Appraisal Carburetors Home Repair Pottery Sewing
Drive	Defensive Evasive / Evading Pursuit High Speed		Avoiding Traffic Cops Heavy Traffic Motorcycles Off-Road
Etiquette	Gang High Society Kindred Society / Vampire Old Fashioned Street Culture	Shifter	Business Garou
Firearms	Fast-Draw Pistols / Handguns Rifles Shotguns		Gunsmithing Marksmanship Revolvers
Iskakku	Sweeps		Disarm
Kailindo			Kick Punch Throw
Martial Arts (Hard Style)	Fist Strikes / Hand Strikes Teleportation Combat	Specific Styles (as they do not limit use of the ability)	Kicks
Martial Arts (Soft Style)	Counters	Specific Styles (as they do not limit use of the ability)	Locks Throws
Melee	Bludgeon Fencing Improvised Weaponry Klaive Dueling / Klaivaskar Knives Polearms Swords Weapons he crafted	Blades (excludes blunt weapons; still overly broad)	Disarm Riposte
Performance	Accordion Atrocities (Shock Art) Dancing Guitar Karaoke Singing Recitation / Oratory Singing Storytelling		Acting Drunken Karaoke Guitar Solos Piano Rock & Roll
Security	Business Security Systems Bypassing Computer Systems Electronic Surveillance
Stealth	Concealment Darkness Hiding in Place Hiding in Plain Sight Hunting Prey Light Feet Lurking Moving Unseen Obtenebration Tricks Shadowing Silent Movement Surveillance		Crowds
Survival	Desert Foraging Hunting No Gear Street Life Tracking Urban Exploration		Jungle Woodlands
Technology	Computer Security Improvised Solutions Modifying Consumer Gadgets Security		Communications Computers Industrial Espionage Telecom

Knowledges

Ability	Approved	Rejected	Unreviewed
Academics	Art Mythology and Folklore		Color Theory Imperial Rome Impressionist Painting Linguistics Post-Structuralism
Bureaucracy	Accounting Corporate Maneuvering
Computers	Coding Data Retrieval Viruses		Computer Languages Database Adminstration HCI Internet "The Youtubes" Specific Devices or Programs
Cosmology	Aetherial Realms / High Umbra Interpretations Realms Spirit Names Umbral Travel		Astral Travel Byways Casting Horoscopes Comets Deep Dreaming Deep Umbra Denizens Dragon Lines / Ley Lines Gauntlet, the Horizon Labyrinth, the Navigation Near Dreaming Near Umbra Nodes Planetary Aspects Planetary Incarnae / Celestines Shadowlands Tempest Trods Weird Shit
Enigmas	Ancient Mysteries Cryptography Gamecraft Numbers Riddles Things Werewolves Weren't Meant to Know		Crime Mysteries Life Verbal Visual
Finance	Corporate Personal Investing Real Estate		Accounting Appraisal Corporations Federal Bailouts Fencing Goods Foreign Currencies Money Laundering Stock Market
Gremayre	Oaths		Cantrips the Dreaming Enchantment Glamour
Investigation	Documentation Forensic Accounting Scene Analysis Tracking people Wyrm Subterfuge		Database Research Discolorations Forensics Search Shadowing
Law	Kindred Suits		Contracts Courtroom Protocol Criminal Police Procedure
Linguistics	Ancient Languages Cryptography Diplomatic Multilingual Puns Occult Languages Old Dialects Royalty-Specific Affectations Translations		Ciphers Curse Words Perfect Accent Slang Technical
Lore Bygone
Lore Changeling	History
Lore Demon
Lore Fera	Garou-Fera Relations
Lore Garou	Ancestors Garou Politics Local Tribes / Tribal Cultures		History Packs Spirit Guides Totems
Lore Kuei-jin
Lore Mage	Traditions		Astrology Kabala Mystic Traditions Order of Hermes Rituals Wicca
Lore Mummy
Lore Sewer			Food Havens Hiding Places Shortcuts Slums
Lore Sorcerer/Psychic
Lore Spirit	Gift Research High Umbrood Naturae Totems		Astral Travel Benign Spirits Hauntings Malevolent Spirits Mischievous Spirits Specific Sites
Lore Vampire	Camarilla Kindred History Noddist Mythology		Antediluvians Book of Nod Caine Gehenna Golconda Inconnu Jyhad
Lore Wraith
Lore Wyrm			Banes Black Spiral Dancers Malfeas Monsters Triatic Wyrm Urge Wyrms
Medicine	Biology Diagnostics Midwifery Pharmaceuticals Shamanic Healing Supernatural Healing Veterinary		Emergency Care Organ Transplant Pathology Poison Treatments
Occult	Celtic Mythology Christian Apocrypha Curses Folklore Ghosts Hermeticism New Age (Tarot, et cetera) Rituals Sorcery Sphere Magic Spirits / Animistic Spiritualism Witchcraft / Witches		Infernalism
Politics	Camarilla Institutional Corruption Local Top-Down Governance		Bureaucracy City Dogma Federal Garou Hierarchy Kinain Radical State
Research (Demon)	Magic
Research (Vampire)	Praxis Records
Rituals	Death / The Dead Mystic Punishment Renown		Accord Caern Minor Rites Seasonal
Science	Biochemistry Cybernetics Manufacturing Metallurgy Supernatural Physiology Xenobiology		Astronomy Biology Chemistry Genetics Geology Meteorology Physics Virology

Secondary Abilities

Ability	Approved	Rejected	Unreviewed
Acrobatics	Combat Acrobatics Floor Gymnastics Jumping		Circus Maneuvers Contortions Ducking & Covering Tightrope Walking
Alchemy	Potions
Archery	Moving Targets Precision Shots / Target Quick Shot		Arched Flight Forests Hunting
Area Knowledge	Border Crossings
Artistic Expression	Drawing		Abstract Caricature Charcoal Classical Decoration Impressionist Kinetic Lighting Artist Metals Miniatures Mixed Media Models Oils Photo-Realism Resin Sketching Stone Watercolors Wood
Biotech	Nanotech
Blacksmith	Blade Making Spirit Objects Swords Weapons		Art Cast Iron Pattern-welding Spot-welding Tool Making Wrought Iron
Blind Fighting			Being Blind but Still Fighting Tho Dodging Dueling Indoors Multiple Foes Punching
Body Crafting	Bone Carving
Camouflage			Hiding in Plain Sight Military Hardware Urban Camouflage Vehicles
Carousing			Anecdotes Drinking Exaggeration Lewd Jokes Sexual Innuendo
Computer Hacking	Data Retrieval
Computer Programming	Internet
Cooking	Asian Cuisine Meat
Cybernetics	Nanite Technology
Dancing	Ballet Belly Dancing Exotic Hip Hop Jazz Tango
Diplomacy	Alliance Building Vampire		Cease-Fires Graceful Exits Settlements Spin Doctoring
Dream Lore	Creature Identification
Flight	Aerobatics
Fortune-Telling			Crystal Balls / Crystallomancy Mirrors Palms / Palmistry / Chiromancy Runes / Cleromancy Star Charts / Astrology Tarot Cards / Cartomancy Tea Leaves / Tasseography Yarrow Sticks / I Ching
Genetics	Neurogenetics
Haggling			Contracts Fine Print Prestation Selling Information Swaps
Heavy Weapons	Artillery
Herbalism	Natural Drugs / Narcotic / Halluciongenic Potions		Culinary Medicinal Poisonous
High Ritual	Multicaster
Hunting			Animals Cat & Mouse Chase, the Human Prey Manhunting
Hypertech	Etherite Theories
Interrogation			Good Cop / Bad Cop Moral Blackmail Threats Trickery
Intrigue	Court		Corporate Sabotage Isolating Opponents Mounting Coups Subversion
Intuition	Insight		Discernment Dumb Luck Inspiration
Larceny	Pickpocket
Lockpicking	Combination Locks
Masquerade	Breathing		Hiccups Producing Skin Tone Simulating Heartbeat Sneezing Warming One's Skin While Sleeping
Meditation	Gaian Psychic Powers Willpower		New Age Tantric Transcendental Yogic
Mimicry	Other People's Voices / Vocal Impersonation		Accents Birds & Other Animals Celebrities Mechanical Noises
Music	Piano Singing
Negotiation	Paranormal		Business Hostages
Persuasion	Gossip
Pilot	Inclement Weather
Poetic Expression			Blank Verse Classical Forms Deathless Art Extemporaneous Jingles Limericks Lyric Writing Novel Scripts Short Fiction
Public Speaking			Demagoguery Entertaining Lies Moving Vote-Catching
Repair	Appliances
Scrounging			Electronics & Parts Illegal Items Improvisational Fixes Manuscripts Occult Items Talented Individuals
Scan			Assassins Keeping Watch Listening Quick Scan Smelling
Search			Body Searches Concealed Doors People Search & Seizure Small Objects Sounds Uncovering Evidence Vehicle Searches Woodwork
Sense Deception	Body Language
Singing	Ballads Crooning Rock Seductive Jazz		Church Easy Listening Musicals Opera Torch Songs Tuvan Throat Singing Yodeling
Stortyelling	Horror Stories		Bedtime Stories Folk Tales Monologues Shaggy Dog Stories
Style	Casual Chic		Classic Ethnic High Fashion Retro Street Fashion
Theology	Abrahamic Religions		Agnosticism Animism Baha'i Branch Davidianism Buddhism Christianity Comparative Hinduism Jainism Judaism Liberation Shinto Sikhism Taoism Women's (Theaology) Zoroastrianism Paganism Classical Religions
Throwing			Forests Hunting Moving Targets Target
Tribal Lore	Early History Notable Fianna Silver Fang Culture
Ventriloquism			Clarity Distance Dummy Inanimate Objects (e.g. Radio, Phone)

Mage Spheres

Sphere	Approved	Rejected	Unreviewed
Correspondence	Conjuration Mapping Scrying Teleportation Warding		Counterspells
Data
Dimensional Science			Gilgul
Entropy	Curses Fate Fortune Kismet		Counterspells
Forces	Flame Illusions Motion Primal Elements Technology
Life	Harming Healing Mutation Shapeshifting		Counterspells
Matter	Alchemy Complex Patterns Destruction Transmutation		Counterspells
Mind	Illusions Mind Alteration Mind Shielding Psychodelia		Counterspells Self-Empowerment
Primal Utility
Prime	Artifice / Wonders		Channeling Counterspells Creating
Spirit	Gauntlet Alteration Spirit Dealings Umbral Travel		Celestials Counterspells
Time	Divination Scrying Temporal Control		Sortilege Triggers