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.

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Click on respective stat name for full list of specialties.

• Any player may copy approved/rejected/unreviewed entries from this page to the respective sub-page.
• Players may add descriptions of how they think an entry should be interpreted, but should label them as unofficial (and then ask staff to review and approve).

Attributes

Attribute	Approved	Rejected	Unreviewed
Strength	Arm Strength Fists Like Anvils Jumping Lifting Powerful Arms Steely Grip Sustained Carrying	Focus Power Upper Body	Crushing Hard Hitting Immovable In Frenzy Reserves of Strength Strongman Vicious
Dexterity	Athletic Balance Fine Manipulation Flexible Graceful Legerdemain Nimble Precision Steady Swift		Firearms Light Touch
Stamina	Gifts of Endurance High Pain Threshold Resolute Stay in the Fight Stay Standing Tenacious Tireless Unbreakable	Soaking damage (this is a reflex, not a voluntary action) Tough / Tough as Nails (which Stamina rolls would this not apply to?)	Enduring Resilient Vigorous
Manipulation	Calming Conjurer of 'Facts' Cunning Deceitful Doubletalk Forked Tongue Gentle Persuasion Glib Misdirection Patient Persuasive Poker Face Seductive Subtle Tempting Unswerving Logic Well-Reasoned		Underhanded
Charisma	Calming Captivating Commanding Confident Diplomatic Eloquent Enthusiastic Friendly Face Gracious Hustler Inspires Protection Likeable Persuasive Regal Grandeur Smooth Talker Trustworthy Witty		Amusing Compelling Genteel Graceful Urbane
Appearance	Alluring Big Ol' Dick Bold Demeanor Captivating Charming Cosmetics Cuddly Cute Demure Earthy Elfin Epic Tits Exotic / Exotic Beauty Fashion Sense Fragility Genial Glamorous Innocent Memorable Pose MILF Nice Ass Noble Bearing Photogenic Sensual Sex Appeal Style Unconventional Looks Unforgettable Face Zaddy
Perception	Detail-Oriented Discerning Empathetic Intuitive Keen-Eyed Probing Sharp Hearing Signs of Hostility Spotting Movement Tactical Thorough Uncanny Instincts	Attentive Empathic (that'd be psychic; you mean "Empathetic") Observant	Careful Experienced Eyes in the Back of Your Head Farsighted Insightful Paranoid
Intelligence	Analytical Book Knowledge Common Sense Creative Deductive Reasoning Discerning Good Memory Internet Knowledge Logical Pragmatic Problem Solver Researcher Scholarly	Cursed Knowledge	Astute Probability Calculation Subject Authority Trivia
Wits	Ambushes Clever Cool-Headed Cunning Enigma Decryption Post-Millennial Snark Problem Solver Show Off Snappy Patter Survival Witty Bon Mots	Combat Reflexes Ever-Ready	Changes in Strategy Getting the Jump on Others Insults

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 / Listening Scents Visual		Animals Forests Hidden Weapons
Athletics	Acrobatics Climbing / Rock Climbing Distance Running Extensible Limbs Feats of Strength Flying Gymnastics Jumping / Leaping Parkour Preppy Sports Skateboarding Surfing Swimming		Dancing Specific Sports
Awareness	Evocations Illusions Powers Crossing Dimensions Resonance Shifter Gifts Sphere Magic Triatic Imbalance Vampire Disciplines	Effects (too close to the purpose of the stat)	Debunking Ghostly Activity Mystical Objects Someone's in My Head
Brawl	Bite Claws Combat Vicissitude Grappling Gun Kata Karate Natural Weapons Kicks Punches Recognizing Combat Styles Sweep the Leg Women's Self Defense Wrestling		Dirty Fighting Strikes Submission Holds Throws Specific Fighting Styles
Do			Noncombative Performance / Katas Pressure Point Attacks Restraining without Harming Specific Styles
Dodge	Bob & Weave Cover Fancy Footwork (Non-Combat) Headshots (not the face!) Multiple Opponents Sidestep Slippery Leap
Empathy	Affairs of the Heart Detect Lies Emotions Insight Gaining Trust Motives / Discern Motivation
Expression	Acting Composition (Music) Conversation Fiction Folksy Wisdom Inspirational Speeches Impromptu / Improv Lyrics Music Production Nonfiction Poetry Prose Social Media Verbal Written
Intimidation	Fearlessness Interrogation the Mom Look Physical / Imposing Physicality Physical Coercion Psychological / Psych-Outs Staredown Unsettling Veiled Threats		Blackmail Internet Pulling Rank
Kenning	Crafting Illusions		Cantrips Changelings Chimera Enchantment Trods
Leadership	Combat Readiness Corporate Management_ Compelling Friendly Inspiring others Kinfolk Military Noble Oratory Small Groups Social Activism		Multimedia Open
Primal Urge	Hunting Shifting Forms Tracking		Hunches Reacting
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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	Acting like a dumbass Chad Cover Stories Detect Lies Diversions Impeccable Lies Long Con Misdirection	Lack of Tells	Feigning Mortality Seduction

Skills

Ability	Approved	Rejected	Unreviewed
Animal Ken	Attack Training Big Cats Birds of Prey Crocodillians Dogs Falconry Farm Animals Horses Predator Handling Vermin Wolves
Crafts	Appraisal Carburetors Carpentry Graffiti Hekau Home Repair Items for Artifacts / Enchantment Jewelry Metalworking Natural Items Pottery Sewing / Needlecraft Welding Woodworking / Woodcarving
Drive	Avoiding Traffic Cops Defensive Evasive / Evading Pursuit Heavy Traffic High Speed Motorcycles Off-Road
Etiquette	Folksy Politeness Gang High Society Kindred Society / Vampire Old Fashioned Street Culture	Shifter	Business Garou
Firearms	Fast-Draw / Quick Draw Pistols / Handguns Rifles Shotguns		Gunsmithing Marksmanship Revolvers
Iskakku	Sweeps		Disarm
Kailindo			Kick Punch Throw
Martial Arts (Hard Style)	Block Fist Strikes / Hand Strikes Kicks Leg Strikes Ripping Strike Teleportation Combat	Specific Styles (as they do not limit use of the ability)
Martial Arts (Soft Style)	Blocks Counters Locks Mantis Strikes Throw Withering Grasp	Specific Styles (as they do not limit use of the ability)	Passive resistance
Melee	Bludgeon Fencing Hammers Improvised Weaponry Klaive Dueling / Klaivaskar Knives Polearms Swords Weapons he crafted	Blades (excludes blunt weapons; still overly broad)	Disarm Riposte
Performance	Accordion Adaptability Atrocities (Shock Art) Cello 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 Jungle No Gear Street Life Tracking Urban Exploration Woodlands
Technology	Clockwork Communications Computing Devices Electronic Security / Computer Security (i.e. computers securing something other than computers) Improvised Solutions Industrial Espionage Modifying Consumer Gadgets Security Telecom	Computers

Knowledges

Ability	Approved	Rejected	Unreviewed
Academics	Art Greek Classicists Imperial Rome Mythology and Folklore Sociology		Color Theory Impressionist Painting Linguistics Post-Structuralism
Bureaucracy	Accounting Corporate Maneuvering
Computers	App Programming Coding Data Retrieval Viruses		App Programming Computer Languages Database Administration 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 Visual		Crime Mysteries Life Verbal
Finance	Accounting Appraisal Corporate / Corporations Federal Bailouts Foreign Currencies Money Laundering Personal Investing Real Estate Stock Market		Fencing Goods
Gremayre	Counterweaving Oaths		Cantrips the Dreaming Enchantment Glamour
Investigation	Documentation Forensic Accounting Scene Analysis Tracking people Wyrm Subterfuge		Database Research Discolorations Forensics Search Shadowing
Law	Kindred Hermetic Law Suits		Contracts Courtroom Protocol Criminal Police Procedure
Linguistics	Aboriginal Dialects Ancient Languages Common at a specific place/time, e.g. post-WWII displacement camps Cryptography Diachronic Linguistics Diplomatic Multilingual Puns Occult Languages Old Dialects Romance Languages Royalty-Specific Affectations Translations		Ciphers Curse Words Perfect Accent Slang Technical
Lore Bygone
Lore Changeling	History
Lore Demon
Lore Fera	Dark Secrets Garou-Fera Relations
Lore Garou	Ancestors Garou Politics Local Modern Lore 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 Spiritual Etiquette 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	Black Spiral Dancers Monsters		Banes Malfeas Triatic Wyrm Urge Wyrms
Medicine	Biology Diagnostics Midwifery Pediatrics Pharmaceuticals Shamanic Healing Supernatural Healing Veterinary		Emergency Care Organ Transplant Pathology Poison Treatments
Occult	Astrology Celtic Mythology Christian Apocrypha Countermagic Curses Death and Funerary Rites Folklore Ghosts Hermeticism Kindred Lore 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
Rituals	Accord Caern Death / The Dead Minor Rites Mystic Punishment Renown Seasonal
Science	Applied Science Biochemistry Cybernetics Manufacturing Metallurgy Physics Supernatural Physiology Xenobiology		Astronomy Biology Chemistry Genetics Geology Meteorology 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 Painting		Abstract Caricature Charcoal Classical Cosmetic 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		All specialties are rejected --- Blind Fighting skill reduces Melee and Brawl difficulty and is not rolled, so specialties are N/A
Boat Handling	Dangerous Conditions
Body Crafting	Bone Carving
Brewing	Beer
Camouflage			Hiding in Plain Sight Military Hardware Urban Camouflage Vehicles
Carousing			Anecdotes Drinking Exaggeration Lewd Jokes Sexual Innuendo
Carpentry	Construction		Furniture Quality Items
City Secrets	Flow of Information		Anarchs Havens Influences Masquerade Prince Primogen Sabbat Presence Secret Powers
Climbing	Free Climbing		Buildings Cliffs Free Climbing Hiking Ice Rappelling
Computer Hacking	Data Retrieval
Computer Programming	Internet Security
Conspiracy Theory	Cover-Ups
Cooking	Asian Cuisine Meat		Bread Cajun Chinese Cordon Bleu Desserts French Italian Pastries Thai
Culture	Pop Culture
Cybernetics	Nanite Technology
Dancing	Ballet Belly Dancing Exotic Extemporaneous Hip Hop Jazz Tango		Disco Foxtrot Latin Live Polka Show Two-Step Waltz
Demolitions	Disarmament		Car Bombs Detection Dynamite Plastic Explosives
Diplomacy	Alliance Building Vampire		Cease-Fires Graceful Exits Settlements Spin Doctoring
Dream Lore	Creature Identification
Enochian	Binding Oaths
Fishing	Rod & Line Deep Sea Fly Fishing Net Fishing		Noodling Sharks Survival
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
Gematria	Infusion
Gambling	Card Games		Dice Games One-Armed Bandits Roulette
Genetics	Neurogenetics
Gunsmithing	Heavy Weapons
Haggling			Contracts Fine Print Prestation Selling Information Swaps
Heavy Weapons	Artillery
Heraldry	Unseelie
Herbalism	Natural Drugs / Narcotic / Halluciongenic Potions		Culinary Medicinal Poisonous
High Ritual	Multicaster
History	Middle Ages
Hunting			Animals Cat & Mouse Chase, the Human Prey Manhunting
Hypermathematics	Hypereconomics
Hypertech	Etherite Theories Nanotech
Interrogation			Good Cop / Bad Cop Moral Blackmail Threats Trickery
Intrigue	Court Isolating Opponents		Corporate Sabotage 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
Mechanic	Cars Chimerical
Meditation	Gaian Mana Psychic Powers Willpower		New Age Tantric Transcendental Yogic
Mimicry	Other People's Voices / Vocal Impersonation		Accents Birds & Other Animals Celebrities Mechanical Noises
Mining	Chimerical
Music	Guitar Piano Singing
Negotiation	Paranormal		Business Hostages
Persuasion	Gossip Soft Sell
Pharmacopoeia	Beta Blockers Marijuana Opioids
Pilot	Inclement Weather
Poetic Expression			Blank Verse Classical Forms Deathless Art Extemporaneous Jingles Limericks Lyric Writing Novel Scripts Short Fiction
Public Speaking	Campaigning Entertaining Rabble Rousing Soothing Oratory		Demagoguery Lies Moving Vote-Catching
Repair	Appliances
Research	Online Data Praxis Records (Camarilla vampires)
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
Storytelling	Horror Stories		Bedtime Stories Folk Tales Monologues Shaggy Dog Stories
Style	Casual Chic High Fashion		Classic Drag Ethnic Idiosyncratic 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	Axes Moving Targets Rocks		Forests Hunting Target
Tribal Lore	Early History Notable Fianna Silver Fang Culture
Umbrood Protocols	Reading Intent
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 Revitalization Shapeshifting		Counterspells
Matter	Alchemy Complex Patterns Destruction Transmutation		Counterspells
Mind	Illusions Mind Alteration / Manipulation Mind Shielding Psychodelia Self-Empowerment		Counterspells
Primal Utility
Prime	Artifice / Wonders Channeling		Counterspells Creating
Spirit	Celestials Gauntlet Alteration Spirit Dealings Umbral Travel		Counterspells
Time	Divination Scrying Temporal Control Triggers		Sortilege