The following is a comprehensive list of Civil Skills. For skill knack explanations, please see the Skill Knacks page.
Acrobat
Basic Knacks: Balance, Catching*, Footwork
Advanced Knacks: Balancing, Break Fall, Circus, Contortion, Juggling, Leaping, Lifting, Rolling, Stunt, Swinging
Alchemy
Basic Knacks: Research
Advanced Knacks: Natural Philosophy, Occult, Poison
Archaeologist
Basic Knacks: Excavation*, Occult, Research, Society Lore
Advanced Knacks: Syrneth Lore, Artifact Evaluation, Trap Lore
Arson
Basic Knacks: Mathematics, Street Navigation
Advanced Knacks: Architecture, Cartographer, Conceal, Natural Philosophy
Artist (When choosing this skill, you do not receive all basic knacks at a 1. Instead, you receive only one basic knack at a rank 2. You may purchase additional Basic Knacks for 1 hero point each)
Basic Knacks: Composer, Drawing, Musician, Sculpting, Singing, Writing
Advanced Knacks: None
Barber*
Basic Knacks: Barber, Diagnosis
Advanced Knacks: Examiner, Surgery
Bard
Basic Knacks: Etiquette, History, Oratory, Singing
Advanced Knacks: Diplomacy, Herb Lore, Riddles, Sidhe Lore
Bomb-making
Basic Knacks: Blacksmith, Cooper, Mathematics
Advanced Knacks: Fuses, Natural Philosophy, Poison
Cao Yao (Cathayan Healer)
Basic Knacks: Diagnosis, First Aid, Masseur
Advanced Knacks: Acupuncture, Compounds, Quack
Captain
Basic Knacks: Strategy, Tactics
Advanced Knacks: Ambush, Bribery, Cartography, Diplomacy, Gunnery, Incitation, Leadership, Logistics
Courtesan (You begin with 3 of the following Basic Knacks at rank 1. You may purchase additional Basic Knacks at Rank 1 for 1 HP)
Basic Knacks: Acting, Dancing, Etiquette, Fashion, Jenny, Masseur, Unobtrusive
Advanced Knacks: Cold Read, Conceal Gossip, Mooch, Poison, Politics, Seduction, Sincerity
Courtier
Basic Knacks: Dancing, Etiquette, Fashion, Oratory
Advanced Knacks: Diplomacy, Gaming, Gossip, Heraldry*, Lip Reading, Mooch, Politics, Scheming, Seduction, Sincerity
Criminal
Basic Knacks: Gambling, Shadowing, Stealth
Advanced Knacks: Ambush, Cheating, Lockpicking, Pickpocket, Prestidigitation, Quack, Scrounging, Sleight of Hand*
Doctor
Basic Knacks: Diagnosis, First Aid
Advanced Knacks: Dentist, Examiner, Quack, Surgery, Veterinarian
Engineer
Basic Knacks: Architecture, Drafting, Mathematics
Advanced Knacks: Accounting, Cannonsmithing, Natural Philosophy
Escapologist*
Basic Knack: Knotwork
Advanced Knack: Contortion, Lockpicking
Falconer
Basic Knacks: Bird Handling
Advanced Knacks: Animal Training
Fence
Basic Knacks: Appraising, Socializing
Advanced Knacks: Haggling, Shopping, Underworld Lore
Feng Shui Shi (Cathayan Priest/Geomancer)
Basic Knacks: Chanting, Gardener, Oratory, Philosophy
Advanced Knacks: Astronomy, Cartography, Geomancy, Meditation, Occult, Theology
Forger
Basic Knacks: Calligrapher, Engraving*, Forgery, Paper Maker, Research
Advanced Knacks: Conceal, Cryptography
Fortune Telling
Basic Knacks: Oratory, Palm Reading
Advanced Knacks: Bones, Card Reading, Cold Read, Haggling, I Ching, Occult, Omens, Other (Specify)
Guide (You begin with two of the following Basic Knacks at Rank 1 and Street Navigation at Rank 1. You may purchase additional Basic Knacks at Rank 1 for 1 HP each)
Basic Knacks: Climbing, Ride, Stealth, Street Navigation, Survival, Tracking, Trail Signs
Advanced Knacks: Ambush, Cartography, Direction Sense, Navigation, Swimming
Gwai Liao (part Courtier, part Scholar, part Civil Servant)
Basic Knacks: Etiquette, Fashion, Mathematics, Oratory, Writing
Advanced Knacks: Accounting, Diplomacy, Law, Politics, Scheming, Sincerity
Herbalist
Basic Knacks: Cooking, Diagnosis, First Aid, Flora
Advanced Knacks: Compounds, Poison, Quack
Hunter (You begin with three of the following Basic Knacks at rank 1. You may purchase additional basic knacks for 1 hero point each.)
Basic Knacks: Fishing, Skinning, Stealth, Survival, Tracking, Trail Signs, Traps
Advanced Knacks: Ambush, Animal Training
Medicine Man
Basic Knacks: Diagnosis, First Aid, Flora, Religious Lore (Own Religion)
Advanced Knacks: Compounds, Quack, Storytelling
Merchant (You begin the game with one Basic Merchant Knack at a rank 2. You may purchase additional basic knacks for 1 hero point each.)
Basic Knacks: Apothecary, Baker, Barber, Blacksmith, Brewer, Butcher, Calligrapher, Carpenter, Ceramics, Chandler, Cobbler, Confectioner, Cooking, Cooper, Distiller, Dyeing, Embalmer, Engraving*, Fletcher, Florist, Furrier, Gardener, Glassblower, Gunsmith, Hatter, Innkeeper, Jenny, Jeweler, Mason, Masseur, Miller, Paper Maker, Perfumer, Potter, Printer, Sail Maker, Scribe, Seamstress, Shipwright, Spinner, Steward, Tailor, Vintner, Weaver, Wigmaker
Advanced Knacks: Accounting, Appraising, Architecture, Bartending, Haggling, Tinker
Missionary
Basic Knacks: Oratory, Survival, Philosophy
Advanced Knacks: Diplomacy, Theology, Cold Read
Monk
Basic Knacks: Philosophy, Writing, Calligraphy, Menial Tasks
Advanced Knacks: Theology, Senechal, Compounds
Performer
Basic Knacks: Acting, Dancing, Oratory, Singing
Advanced Knacks: Animal Training, Circus, Cold Read, Disguise, Juggling, Memorizing, Mimicry*, Prestidigitation, Shill, Slight of Hand*, Storytelling
Politician
Basic Knacks: Etiquette, Oratory, Socializing
Advanced Knacks: Diplomacy, Incitation, Politics, Rabble-rousing, Scheming, Sincerity
Priest
Basic Knacks: Oratory, Philosophy, Writing
Advanced Knacks: Diplomacy, Mooch, Theology
Professor
Basic Knacks: Oratory, Research, Writing
Advanced Knacks: Law, Mooch, Natural Philosophy, Occult, Politics, Theology, Tinker
Rahib (Crescent Priest)
Basic Knacks: Calligraphy, Chanting, History, Menial Tasks, Philosophy, Unobtrusive, Writing
Advanced Knacks: Diplomacy, Mooch, Occult, Scrounging, Storytelling, Theology
Riverboat Pilot
Basic Knacks: Balance, Knotwork, Rigging, River Navigation, Rowing*
Advanced Knacks: Ambush, Bribery, Cartography, Diplomacy, Pilot, Swimming, Weather
Sailor
Basic Knacks: Balance, Climbing, Knotwork, Rigging, Rowing*
Advanced Knacks: Cartography, Leaping, Navigation, Pilot, Sea Lore, Swimming, Weather
Scholar
Basic Knacks: History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Research
Advanced Knacks: Astronomy, Calculus, Heraldry*, Law, Natural Philosophy, Occult, Theology
Servant
Basic Knacks: Etiquette, Fashion, Menial Tasks, Unobtrusive
Advanced Knacks: Accounting, Drive Carriage, Drive Sleigh, Gossip, Haggling, Senechal, Valet
Shirbaz (Magician)
Basic Knacks: Etiquette, Fashion, Oratory
Advanced Knacks: Cold Read, Pickpocket, Prestidigitation, Sincerity
Skald
Basic Knacks: History, Oratory, Singing, Writing
Advanced Knacks: diplomacy, Incitation, Riddles, Rune Lore, Storytelling, Theology
Smuggler*
Basic Knacks: Appraising, Forgery, Unobtrusive
Advanced Knacks: Bribery, Cartography, Conceal, Logistics, Sincerity
Spy
Basic Knacks: Shadowing, Stealth
Advanced Knacks: Bribery, Conceal, Cryptography, Disguise, Forgery, Hand Signs, Interrogation, Lip Reading, Poison, Sincerity
Streetwise
Basic Knacks: Socializing, Street Navigation
Advanced Knacks: Scrounging, Shopping, Underworld Lore
Teacher
Basic Knacks: Oratory, Research, Writing
Advanced Knacks: Cold Read, Incitation, Leadership, Storytelling, Training
Urchin
Basic Knacks: Stealth, Street Navigation, Survival
Advanced Knacks: Conceal, Pickpocket, Scrounging, Sincerity
Waylay
Basic Knacks: Lie in Wait, Set Traps, Shadowing
Advanced Knacks: Ambush, Camouflage, Land on Target, Snatch and Grab
Whaler
Basic Knacks: Balance, Knotwork, Throw (Harpoon)
Advanced Knacks: Leaping, Poison, Sea Lore, Swimming, Weather
* Skills from 7th Sea Addendum eBook.
