General Skill Actions
Pathfinder Core Rulebook (Second Edition), page 234
General skill actions are skill actions that can be used with multiple different skills. When you use a general skill action, you might use your modifier from any skill that lists it as one of the skill’s actions, depending on the situation.
| General Skill Action | Proficiency | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Decipher Writing | Trained | 234 |
| Earn Income | Trained | 236 |
| Identify Magic | Trained | 238 |
| Learn a Spell | Trained | 238 |
| Recall Knowledge ◆ | Untrained | 238 |
| Subsist | Untrained | 240 |
In this section
- Decipher Writing (Trained) When you encounter particularly archaic or esoteric texts, the GM might require you to Decipher the Writing before you can understand it. You must be trained in the relevant skill to Decipher Writing.
- Earn Income (Trained) You can use a skill—typically Crafting, Lore, or Performance—to earn money during downtime. You must be trained in the skill to do so.
- Identify Magic (Trained) Using the skill related to the appropriate tradition, as explained in Magical Traditions and Skills on page 238, you can attempt to identify a magical item, location, or ongoing effect.
- Learn a Spell (Trained) If you’re a spellcaster, you can use the skill corresponding to your magical tradition to learn a new spell of that tradition.
- Recall Knowledge (Untrained) To remember useful information on a topic, you can attempt to Recall Knowledge.
- Subsist (Untrained) If you need to provide food and shelter, you can use the Subsist downtime activity. This typically uses Society if you’re in a settlement or Survival if you’re in the wild.