Nonweapon Proficiencies

Note: Player's Option: Skills & Powers contains modified Proficiencies rules.

General[]

General
Proficiency	# of Slots Required	Relevant Ability	Check Modifier	Source
Agriculture	1	Intelligence	+0	Player's Handbook
Alertness	1	Wisdom	+1	The Complete Ranger's Handbook The Complete Barbarian's Handbook
Animal Handling	1	Wisdom	-1	Player's Handbook
Animal Rending	1	Dexterity	+2	The Complete Barbarian's Handbook
Animal Training	1	Wisdom	+0	Player's Handbook
Artistic Ability	1	Wisdom	+0	Player's Handbook
Begging	1	Charisma	Special	The Complete Book of Humanoids
Blacksmithing	1	Strength	+0	Player's Handbook
Boat Piloting	N/A	N/A	N/A	Player's Option: Skills & Powers
Boating	1	Wisdom	+1	The Complete Ranger's Handbook The Complete Barbarian's Handbook
Boatwright	1	Intelligence	-2	The Complete Book of Dwarves
Brewing	1	Intelligence	+0	Player's Handbook
Carpentry	1	Strength	+0	Player's Handbook
Cartography	1	Intelligence	-2	The Complete Ranger's Handbook
Chaos Shaping	1	Wisdom	+0	The Planewalker's Handbook
Cheesemaking	1	Intelligence	+0	The Complete Book of Humanoids
City Familiarity	1	Intelligence	+0	The Complete Ninja's Handbook
Clothesmaking, Crude	1	Intelligence	-1	The Complete Barbarian's Handbook
Cobbling	1	Dexterity	+0	Player's Handbook
Contact	1	Wisdom	+0	Skills & Powers: Psionicist
Cooking	1	Intelligence	+0	Player's Handbook
Curtain Cognizance	2	Int	-2	A Guide to the Ethereal Plane
Dancing	1	Dexterity	+0	Player's Handbook
Danger Sense	2	Wisdom	+1	The Complete Book of Humanoids
Debate	1	Intelligence	+0	Arabian Adventures
Deep Diving	N/A	N/A	N/A	Player's Option: Skills & Powers
Direction Sense	1	Wisdom	+1	Player's Handbook
Direction Sense, Planar	1	Wisdom	+1	The Planewalker's Handbook
Distance Sense	1	Wisdom	+1	The Complete Ranger's Handbook
Drinking	1	Constitution	+0	The Complete Book of Humanoids
Dwarf Runes	1	Intelligence	+2	The Complete Book of Dwarves
Eating	1	Constitution	+0	The Complete Book of Humanoids
Ethereal Sight	1	Wis	-1	A Guide to the Ethereal Plane
Etiquette	1	Charisma	+0	Player's Handbook
Feign Magic	1	Intelligence	-1	Dragon Magazine 255(42)
Fire-building	1	Wisdom	-1	Player's Handbook
Fishing	1	Wisdom	-1	Player's Handbook
Flintworking	1	Dexterity	+1	Dragon #265
Folklore	1	Charisma	+0	Warriors & Priests of the Realms
Foraging	1	Intelligence	-2	The Complete Ranger's Handbook The Complete Barbarian's Handbook
Fungi Recognition	1	Intelligence	+3	The Complete Book of Dwarves
Haggling	2	Wisdom	0	Arabian Adventures
Heraldry	1	Intelligence	+0	Player's Handbook
Heraldry (Space)	1 slot	Intelligence	+0	The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook
Hiding	2	Intelligence	-1	The Complete Book of Humanoids
Languages, Modern	1	Intelligence	+0	Player's Handbook Player's Option: Skills & Powers
Leatherworking	1	Intelligence	+0	Player's Handbook
Local Dwarf History	1	Charisma	+2	The Complete Book of Dwarves
Mental Armor	1	Wisdom	-2	Skills & Powers: Psionicist
Metalworking	1	Dexterity	0	Arabian Adventures
Mining	2	Wisdom	-3	Player's Handbook
Nutriment	1	Wis	-2	A Guide to the Ethereal Plane
Observation	1 slot	Intelligence	+0	The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook
Orienteering	N/A	N/A	N/A	Player's Option: Skills & Powers
Painting	N/A	N/A	N/A	Player's Option: Skills & Powers
Planar Sense	1	Wisdom	-1	The Planewalker's Handbook
Planar Survival	2	Intelligence	-2	The Planewalker's Handbook
Poetry	1	Intelligence	-2	The Complete Paladin's Handbook
Portal Feel	2	Intelligence	-3 or -5	The Planewalker's Handbook
Pottery	1	Dexterity	-2	Player's Handbook
Prospecting	1	Dexterity	-1	Dragon Magazine 229(45)
Psychic Defense	2	Wisdom	-2	The Will and the Way
Realmspace Lore	1	Intelligence	-2	Demihumans of the Realms
Riding, Airborne	2	Wisdom	-2	Player's Handbook
Riding, Land-Based	1	Wisdom	+3	Player's Handbook
Riding, Sea-based	2	Dexterity	-2	The Complete Ranger's Handbook
Rope Use	1	Dexterity	+0	Player's Handbook
Sculpting	N/A	N/A	N/A	Player's Option: Skills & Powers
Seamanship	1	Dexterity	+1	Player's Handbook
Seamstress/Tailor	1	Dexterity	-1	Player's Handbook
Shipwright	1 slot	Dexterity	+1	The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook
Signalling	1	Intelligence - Dwarf Intelligence - Barb	+2 -2	The Complete Book of Dwarves The Complete Ranger's Handbook The Complete Barbarian's Handbook The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook
Sign Language	1	Intelligence - Dwarf Dexterity - Barb	+2 0	The Complete Book of Dwarves The Complete Barbarian's Handbook
Singing	1	Charisma	+0	Player's Handbook
Slow Respiration	1	Wisdom	+0	The Complete Book of Dwarves The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook
Smelting	1	Intelligence	+0	The Complete Book of Dwarves
Sound Analysis	1	Wisdom	+0	The Complete Book of Dwarves
Spacemanship	1 slot	Dexterity	+1	The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook
Stonemasonry	1	Strength	-2	Player's Handbook
Survival, Underground	1	Intelligence	+0	The Complete Book of Dwarves
Swimming	1	Strength	+0	Player's Handbook
Underground Navigation	1	Intelligence	+0	The Complete Book of Dwarves
Underwater Communication	2	Intelligence	-3	Sea of Fallen Stars
Underwater Riding	2	Dexterity	-2	Of Ships and the Sea
Voice Mimicry	2	Charisma	Special	The Complete Book of Humanoids
Weather Sense	1	Wisdom	-1	Player's Handbook
Weaving	1	Intelligence	-1	Player's Handbook
Wind-Sailing	1	Dexterity	+0	Earth, Air, Fire and Water
Winemaking	1	Intelligence	+0	The Complete Book of Humanoids

Priest[]

Priest
Proficiency	# of Slots Required	Relevant Ability	Check Modifier	Source
Administration	1	Intelligence	+1	Player's Option: Spells & Magic
Alchemy	3	Intelligence	-2	Warriors & Priests of the Realms
Alms	1	Charisma	+0	Player's Option: Spells & Magic
Anatomy	1	Intelligence	+2	The Complete Book of Necromancers
Ancient History	1	Intelligence	-1	Player's Handbook
Astology	2	Intelligence	+0	Player's Handbook
Bartering	1	Intelligence	-2	The Complete Barbarian's Handbook
Bookbinding	1	Intelligence	+0	Player's Option: Spells & Magic
Burial Customs	1	Intelligence	+0	Warriors & Priests of the Realms
Bureaucracy	2	Intelligence	+0	Player's Option: Spells & Magic The Complete Paladin's Handbook Arabian Adventures
Cartography	1	Intelligence	-2	The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook
Ceremony	1	Wisdom	+0	Player's Option: Spells & Magic
Diagnostics	1	Wisdom	-1	The Complete Paladin's Handbook
Diplomacy	1	Charisma	-1	Player's Option: Spells & Magic
Engineering	2	Intelligence	-3	Player's Handbook
Genie Lore	1	Intelligence	0	Arabian Adventures
Healing	2	Wisdom	-2	Player's Handbook
Herbalism	2	Intelligence	-2	Player's Handbook
Inquisitor	2	Wisdom	+0	Warriors & Priests of the Realms
Investigation	1	Intelligence	-2	Player's Option: Spells & Magic
Languages, Ancient	1	Intelligence	+0	Player's Handbook Player's Option: Skills & Powers
Law	1	Intelligence Wisdom	+0	Player's Option: Spells & Magic The Complete Paladin's Handbook
Local History	1	Charisma	+0	Player's Handbook
Musical Instrument	1	Dexterity	-1	Player's Handbook
Navigation	1	Intelligence	-2	Player's Handbook
Navigation (Wildspace)	1 slot	Intelligence	2	The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook
Navigation (Phlogiston)	1 slot	Intelligence	—2	The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook
Necrology	1	Wisdom	+0	The Complete Book of Necromancers
Netherworld Knowledge	1	Wisdom	-3	The Complete Book of Necromancers
Observation	1	Intelligence	+0	Player's Option: Spells & Magic
Omen Reading	1	Wisdom	-2	Player's Option: Spells & Magic
Oratory	1	Charisma	-1 +0	Player's Option: Spells & Magic The Complete Paladin's Handbook
Papermaking	1	Intelligence	+0	Player's Option: Spells & Magic
Persuasion	1	Charisma	-2	Player's Option: Spells & Magic The Complete Ranger's Handbook
Planetology	2 slots	Intelligence	-1	The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook
Planology	1	Intelligence	+0	The Planewalker's Handbook
Reading/Writing	1	Intelligence	+1	Player's Handbook
Religion	1	Wisdom	+0	Player's Handbook
Sage Knowledge	2	Intelligence	-2	Player's Option: Spells & Magic
Scribe	1	Dexterity	+1	Player's Option: Spells & Magic
Soothsaying	2	Intelligence	+0	The Complete Barbarian's Handbook
Spell Recovery	2	Intelligence	-5	The Planewalker's Handbook
Spellcraft	1	Intelligence	-2	Player's Handbook
Spelljamming	2 slots	Intelligence	-2	The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook
Spirit Lore	2	Charisma	+4	The Complete Book of Necromancers
Undead Lore	1	Intelligence	-1	Player's Option: Spells & Magic
Underwater Communication	2	Intelligence	+0	Sea of Fallen Stars
Veterinary Healing	1	Inteligence	-3	The Complete Ranger's Handbook
Venom Handling	1	Wisdom	-2	The Complete Book of Necromancers
Zero-Gravity Combat	1 slot	Intelligence	-2	The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook

Rogue[]

Rogue
Proficiency	# of Slots Required	Relevant Ability	Check Modifier	Source
Acting	1	Charisma	-1	The Complete Ninja's Handbook
Ancient History	1	Intelligence	-1	Player's Handbook
Appraising	1	Intelligence	+0	Player's Handbook
Assimilation	1	Intelligence	+0	The Complete Ninja's Handbook
Awareness	2	Wisdom	+0	Arabian Adventures
Begging	1	Charisma	+0	The Complete Thief's Handbook Arabian Adventures
Blind-fighting	2	NA	NA	Player's Handbook
Bribery	1	Charisma	+0	The Castle Guide
Bureaucracy	2	Intelligence	+0	Player's Option: Spells & Magic The Complete Paladin's Handbook Arabian Adventures
Camouflage	1	Wisdom	+0	The Complete Ranger's Handbook
Cartography	1	Intelligence	-2	The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook
Close-quarter Fighting	2	Dex	+0	The Complete Book of Humanoids
Cryptography	N/A	N/A	N/A	Player's Option: Skills & Powers
Detect Signing	1	Intelligence	+1	The Complete Ninja's Handbook
Disguise	1	Charisma	-1	Player's Handbook
Enamor	1	Charisma	-2	The Complete Ninja's Handbook
Escape	2	Dexterity	+0	The Complete Ninja's Handbook
Fast-Talking	1 slot	Charisma	Special	The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook
Feign/Detect Sleep	1	Intelligence	+0	The Complete Ninja's Handbook
Forgery	1	Dexterity	-1	Player's Handbook
Fortune Telling	2 slots	Charisma	+2	The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook
Gaming	1	Charisma	+0	Player's Handbook
Gem Cutting	2	Dexterity	-2	Player's Handbook
Giant Kite Flying	1	Dexterity	-3	The Complete Ninja's Handbook
Grooming	2	Dexterity	0	Arabian Adventures
Hold Breath	1	Constitution	+0	The Complete Ninja's Handbook
Information Gathering	1	Intelligence	Var	The Complete Thief's Handbook
Juggling	1	Dexterity	-1	Player's Handbook
Jumping	1	Strength	+0	Player's Handbook
Local History	1	Charisma	+0	Player's Handbook
Locksmithing	1	Dexterity	+0	The Complete Thief's Handbook
Looting	1 slot	Dexterity	+0	The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook
Musical Instrument	1	Dexterity	-1	Player's Handbook
Night Vision	1	Wisdom	-2	The Complete Ninja's Handbook
Observation	1	Intelligence	+0	The Complete Ninja's Handbook
Pest Control	1	Wisdom	+0	The Complete Book of Dwarves
Quick Study	2	Varies	-3	The Complete Ninja's Handbook
Reading Lips	2	Intelligence	-2	Player's Handbook
Riding, Horse Specialization	2	Wisdom	+4	Arabian Adventures
Riding, Camel Specialization	2	Wisdom	+4	Arabian Adventures
Set Snares	1	Dexterity	-1	Player's Handbook
Toxicology	2	Intelligence	+0	The Complete Ninja's Handbook
Throwing	N/A	N/A	N/A	Player's Option: Skills & Powers
Tightrope Walking	1	Dexterity	+0	Player's Handbook
Trail Signs	1	Inteligence	-1	The Complete Ranger's Handbook
Trailing	1	Dexterity	Special	The Complete Thief's Handbook
Tumbling	1	Dexterity	+0	Player's Handbook
Underclass	1	Wisdom	+0	The Complete Ninja's Handbook
Underwater Combat	2	Dexterity	+0	Of Ships and the Sea
Ventriloquism	1	Intelligence	-2	Player's Handbook
Voice Mimicry	2	Charisma	Var	The Complete Ninja's Handbook
Water Walking	1	Dexterity	-1	The Complete Ninja's Handbook
Zero-Gravity Combat	1 slot	Intelligence	-2	The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook

Warrior[]

Warrior
Proficiency	# of Slots Required	Relevant Ability	Check Modifier	Source
Animal Lore	1	Intelligence	+0	Player's Handbook
Armorer	2	Intelligence	-2	Player's Handbook
Armorer, Crude	1	Intelligence	-1	The Complete Barbarian's Handbook
Artillerist	1	Charisma	?	Player's Option: Combat & Tactics
Awareness	2	Wisdom	+0	Arabian Adventures
Blind-fighting	2	NA	NA	Player's Handbook
Bowyer/Fletcher	1	Dexterity	-1	Player's Handbook
Bowyer/Fletcher, Crude	1	Dexterity	+0	The Complete Barbarian's Handbook
Camouflage	1	Wisdom	+0	The Complete Ranger's Handbook
Charioteering	1	Dexterity	+2	Player's Handbook
Close-quarter Fighting	2	Dex	+0	The Complete Book of Humanoids
Display Weapon Prowess	1	Dexterity	0	Arabian Adventures
Endurance	2	Constitution	+0	Player's Handbook
Ethereal Tracking	2	Wis	-2/-4	A Guide to the Ethereal Plane
Gaming	1	Charisma	+0	Player's Handbook
Gunsmithing	2	Intelligence	-3	Demihumans of the Realms
Horde Summoning	2	Charisma	-2	The Complete Barbarian's Handbook
Hunting	1	Wisdom	-1	Player's Handbook
Jousting	1	Dexterity	+2	The Complete Paladin's Handbook
Law	1	Wisdom	+0	The Complete Paladin's Handbook
Leadership	1	Charisma	+0	The Complete Barbarian's Handbook
Light Sleeping	1	Constitution	-1	The Complete Barbarian's Handbook
Mountaineering	1	NA	NA	Player's Handbook
Natural Fighting	2	Strength	+1	The Complete Book of Humanoids
Naval Combat	1	Intelligence	+0	Wizards & Rogues of the Realms
Navigation	1	Intelligence	-2	Player's Handbook
Oratory	1	Charisma	+0	The Complete Paladin's Handbook
Riding, Horse Specialization	2	Wisdom	+4	Arabian Adventures
Riding, Camel Specialization	2	Wisdom	+4	Arabian Adventures
Running	1	Constitution	-6	Player's Handbook
Set Snares	1	Dexterity	-1	Player's Handbook
Spelunking	1	Inteligence	-1	The Complete Ranger's Handbook
Style Analysis	1	Intelligence	-1	The Complete Ninja's Handbook
Survival	2	Intelligence	+0	Player's Handbook
Tracking	2	Wisdom	+0	Player's Handbook
Trail Marking	1	Wisdom	+0	The Complete Ranger's Handbook
Trail Signs	1	Inteligence	-1	The Complete Ranger's Handbook
Underwater Combat	2	Dexterity	+0	Of Ships and the Sea
Vehicle Handling	1	Dexterity	?	Player's Option: Combat & Tactics
Weapon Improvisation	1	Wisdom	-1	The Complete Barbarian's Handbook
Weaponsmithing	3	Intelligence	-3	Player's Handbook
Weaponsmithing, Crude	1	Wisdom	-3	The Complete Barbarian's Handbook
Wild Fighting	2	Constitution	+0	The Complete Book of Humanoids
Zero-Gravity Combat	1 slot	Intelligence	-2	The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook

Wizard[]

Wizard
Proficiency	# of Slots Required	Relevant Ability	Check Modifier	Source
Alchemy	2 3	Intelligence	-3 -2	Player's Option: Spells & Magic Warriors & Priests of the Realms
Anatomy	2	Intelligence	-2	Player's Option: Spells & Magic The Complete Book of Necromancers
Ancient History	1	Intelligence	-1	Player's Handbook
Arcanology	1	Intelligence	-3	Player's Option: Spells & Magic
Astrology	2	Intelligence	+0	Player's Handbook
Astronomy	N/A	N/A	N/A	Player's Option: Skills & Powers
Body Manipulation	2	Dexterity	-3	The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook
Bookbinding	1	Intelligence	+0	Player's Option: Spells & Magic
Cartography	1	Intelligence	-2	The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook
Clockwork Creation	2	Dexterity	+0	The Complete Sha'ir's Handbook
Concentration	2	Wisdom	-2	Player's Option: Spells & Magic
Cryptography	N/A	N/A	N/A	Player's Option: Skills & Powers
Dowsing	1	Wisdom	-3	Player's Option: Spells & Magic
Dowsing	2	Wisdom	-1	Dragon Magazine 229(45)
Engineering	2	Intelligence	-3	Player's Handbook
Gem Cutting	2	Dexterity	-2	Player's Handbook
Genie Lore	1	Intelligence	0	Arabian Adventures
Glassblowing	1	Dexterity	+0	Player's Option: Spells & Magic
Herbalism	2	Intelligence	-2	Player's Handbook
Hypnotism	1	Charisma	-2	Player's Option: Spells & Magic
Illusion Pierce	3	N/A	N/A	A Guide to the Ethereal Plane
Languages, Ancient	1	Intelligence	+0	Player's Handbook Player's Option: Skills & Powers
Mental Resistance	1	Wisdom	-1	Player's Option: Spells & Magic
Navigation	1	Intelligence	-2	Player's Handbook
Navigation (Wildspace)	1 slot	Intelligence	2	The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook
Navigation (Phlogiston)	1 slot	Intelligence	—2	The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook
Necrology	1	Wisdom	+0	The Complete Book of Necromancers
Netherworld Knowledge	1	Wisdom	-3	The Complete Book of Necromancers
Numeracy	1	Intelligence	+0	The Complete Sha'ir's Handbook
Numerology	2	Intelligence	+0	The Complete Sha'ir's Handbook
Omen Reading	1	Wisdom	-2	Player's Option: Spells & Magic
Papermaking	1	Intelligence	+0	Player's Option: Spells & Magic
Planetology	2 slots	Intelligence	-1	The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook
Planology	1	Intelligence	+0	The Planewalker's Handbook
Prestidigitation	1	Dexterity	-1	Player's Option: Spells & Magic
Reading/Writing	1	Intelligence	+1	Player's Handbook
Religion	1	Wisdom	+0	Player's Handbook
Research	1	Intelligence	+0	Player's Option: Spells & Magic
Sage Knowledge	2	Intelligence	-2	Player's Option: Spells & Magic
Scribe	1	Dexterity	+1	Player's Option: Spells & Magic
Sorcerous Dueling	2	Intelligence	-1	The Complete Sha'ir's Handbook
Spell Recovery	2	Intelligence	-5	The Planewalker's Handbook
Spellcraft	1	Intelligence	-2	Player's Handbook
Spelljamming	2 slots	Intelligence	-2	The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook
Spirit Lore	2	Charisma	+4	The Complete Book of Necromancers
Tactics of Magic	1	Intelligence	-1	Player's Option: Spells & Magic
Tattooing	1	Dexterity	+0	The Complete Sha'ir's Handbook
Thaumaturgy	1	Intelligence	-2	Player's Option: Spells & Magic
Undead Knowledge	1	Wisdom	+0	The Complete Sha'ir's Handbook
Underwater Communication	2	Intelligence	+0	Sea of Fallen Stars
Vapor Weave	3	Con	-3	A Guide to the Ethereal Plane
Venom Handling	1	Wisdom	-2	The Complete Book of Necromancers

Psionicist[]

Psionicist
Proficiency	# of Slots Required	Relevant Ability	Check Modifier	Source
Crystal Focus	1	Wisdom	-1	The Will and the Way
Gem Cutting	2	Dexterity	-2	Player's Handbook
Harness Subconscious	2	Wisdom	-1	The Complete Psionics Handbook
Hypnosis	1	Charisma	-2	The Complete Psionics Handbook (removed in updated list)
Meditative Focus	1	Wisdom	+1	The Complete Psionics Handbook
Musical Instrument	1	Dexterity	-1	Player's Handbook
Power Manipulation	2	Intelligence	-4	The Will and the Way
Psionic Lore	1	Intelligence	+1	The Will and the Way
Reading/Writing	1	Intelligence	+1	Player's Handbook
Rejuvenation	1	Wisdom	-1	The Complete Psionics Handbook
Religion	1	Wisdom	+0	Player's Handbook

Chronomancer[]

Chronomancer
Proficiency	# of Slots Required	Relevant Ability	Check Modifier	Source
Appraising	1	Intelligence	+0	Player's Handbook
Disguise	1	Charisma	-1	Player's Handbook
Future History	1	Intelligence	-2	Chronomancer
Languages, Future	1	Intelligence	+0	Chronomancer
Local History	1	Charisma	+0	Player's Handbook
Prophecy	1	Wisdom	-1	Chronomancer
Time Sense	1	Wisdom	-2	Chronomancer

Other Nonweapon Proficiencies you know weird stuff that fits no where[]

Proficiency	# of Slots Required	Relevant Ability	Check Modifier	Source
Concocting (Proficiency)	1	Intelligence	-2	Sages & Specialists