This site was a project to make a list of available skills per Dungeon Degenerate character, which then went a bit overboard. It is based on the card CSS renderering work done by Stephan Beal for his excellent Morbad Tools site. The actual content and artwork all belongs to the Dungeon Degenerates creator, Sean Äaberg of of Goblinko. Used with permission. Site by David Waller.

There is a total of 1079 entries in the site. Last updated Sun May 24 2026

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High Alchemist

human ∙ scholar ∙ wizard

When you gain a status condition when you already have two or more, gain 1 Luck󰀣.

+10 󰀆 | +5 󰀰 | +4 󰀣

Highway Robber

human ∙ rogue ∙ hunter

When you draw an Ally or Item while Looting on a Path or Road, make a MRL Test & if you pass, gain 1 Luck󰀣

+4 󰀆 | +5 󰀰 | +3 󰀣

Highway Robber

Lurking in the ditches along the roadsides of the Würstreich to ambush the wealthy passengers of stage coaches & richly-stocked wagon trains of the Noble Houses & Highlands Guilds, the Highway Robber's profitable career earned her some powerful enemies. The hefty bounty placed on her head by frustrated Würstmeisters of House Patschesitzen was soon collected, but it's only a matter of time before she escapes again & returns to her roving life of banditry & brazen rebellion.

Hinterlander

human ∙ hunter ∙ wild

Gain 1 Luck󰀣 when you use Stealth to avoid a fight while you are Outside󰀖

+2 󰀆 | +4 󰀰 | +3 󰀣

Found in

Freaks & Psychos

Home

The Foothills

The Foothills are a prodigious expanse of roling hillsides & pastures spotted with farmsteads & ancient stone fortifications eroded by the wind that offer shelter to vagrants, cults, refugees & robbers. Processions of Weirds travel freely across the countryside; part warband & part circus parade, they spread their insanity unchallenged & unabated.

Start setup

Blunderbuss

item󰁀2Huses shot

You cannot Attack with this Item while there is a 󰀆 counter on it. Remove 󰀆 counters from it at the end of a fight.

ATTACK:
(RANGE) Roll 2D6 & inflict damage equal to the highest single die on your target. If the target is a Swarm, inflict damage equal to both dice combined; but if your taget if Ghostly, the attack inflicts 0 damage.

When you Attack with this Item, add a 󰀆 counter to this card & discard any attached Ammo.

COMBAT ACTION:
Remove a 󰀆 counter from this card.

Smoke Bomb

COMBAT ACTION:
Adventurers & monsters in your space cannot attack this round & adventurers in your space may immediately Escape the fight (ignore Pursuit). Then, discard this card.

Looter

When you make a Loot roll, roll two dice & use either result (ignore the other die).

Astynomiaphobia

You would do almost anything to avoid being locked up again.
If you fail a Recovery Test in a Law󰀴 space, you become Demoralized & cannot Invest or Trade this turn.

Recommended skills

Black Market

Draw a card from the Loot deck. If it is an Ally, Item, or Service, you may purchase it for normal cost (otherwise discard it).

Track

When you make a PER test to Explore or Hunt, roll 3 dice & use any 2.

Other available battle skills

Backstab

If you are using a Blade, your Attacks against monsters that are not targeting you ignore 1 point of ARM.

Call Fire

QUICK ACTION:
Make a PER Test & if you pass, place this card on a target monster. Return it to your hand at the end of the fight, or if either you or the attached monster leaves the fight or is destroyed/Defeated.

While this card is attached to a monster, adventurers may target the attached monster with Range or Reach Attacks (even if they are being attacked & Taunted).

Combat Reflexes

This bonus does not apply until your first turn in a fight.

Counter

For each 6 you roll on a Power die, inflict 1 Piercing damage on a monster targeting you without Range󰁃.

Dead Eye Shot

QUICK ACTION:
If you make a Range Attack this turn, you may swap the value of a Power die with the value of one of your Attack dice, unless your target is an Ooze or Swarm, or has Ghostly.

Dominate

COMBAT ACTION:
Make a PER Test. If you pass, inflict damage equal to your lowest single die to target monster (not Ooze or Swarm or has Ghostly). If you inflict damage greater than the monster's XP󰀰 val, they become Dazed.

Exploit

Your Attacks inflict +1 damage against monsters that are Dazed or Hexed.

Exterminator

Your Attacks inflict +1 damage against Swarms & Vermin.

Find Weakness

COMBAT ACTION:
Make a PER Test. If you pass, attach this card to target monster (place this card on that monster's card).

Attacks inflict +1 damage against the attached monster.

Return this card to your hand at the end of the fight, or at the end of the combat round if the attached monster is removed from the fight.

Foe Killer

Your Melee Attacks inflict +1 damage against targets with XP󰀰 VAL 3 or more.

Goblin Slayer

Your Attacks inflict +1 damage against Goblins.

Killing Blow

When making an AGI melee attack, if you inflict damage to target monster & the monster's total Wounds󰀄 is only one less than their HP󰀘, you may inflict 1 extra damage.

Lurker

During a fight, you may skip your turn & act last; after all other adventurers in your party have taken a turn.

If another member of your party is also using this Skill/Mastery, agree who will act first or roll off.

Pigeon Friend

If you roll at least one 6 on any Power die, you may ignore damage from any single monster targeting you (if you are in Guard󰀔 stance you may still use the Power die to block damage from another monster).

Provoke

QUICK ACTION:
If you are not being targeted this round, attach this card to a monster in your space (place this card on that monster's card).

The attached monster must target you during the Establish Targets step.

Return this card to your hand at end of fight, or at the end of a round if the attached monster is removed from the fight or Provoked by another adventurer.

Scheming

Before resolving Arrival Abilities at the start of a fight make a PER Test. If you pass, you may resolve a free Attack or Combat Action on any monster targeting you (treat the monster as having an ATT of 0 during the free Attack).

Sixth Sense

You are immune to Ambush.

Adventurers in your party add +1 to their PER while they Test against Ambush.

Slippery

QUICK ACTION:

If it is the first round of a fight, choose a target monster & make an AGI or PER Test.

If you pass & your highest single die is equal to or greater than the target's XP󰀰 VAL, reassign the monster to another adventurer, based on its target attribute.

This skill has no effect on monsters that target ALL.

Slow Death

If you Destroy a monster using a 1H Item's Attack or Combat Action, you may choose to Subdue it.

Smell Trouble

At the start of a fight, make a PER Test. If you pass, you may discard any single monster card (including Law cards) in your space with XP󰀰 VAL lower than {PER Test}.

Sneak Attack

QUICK ACTION:
If it is your first turn after entering a fight, you may roll an additional Power die when you use an AGI or PER Attack this turn.

Snipe

QUICK ACTION:

When making a Range Attack, if your lowest Attack die is higher than target monster's ARM, your Attack inflicts Piercing damage.

Street Rat

Roll 3 dice & use any 2 when you to attempt to Escape.

COMBAT ACTION:
Make a PER Test. If you pass, monsters cannot inflict Wounds󰀄 on you this round unless they have Pursue.

Other available utility skills

Beer Magnet

Make a PER Test. If you pass, you may buy any Loot Item from the Discard pile that is both Alchemical & Food.

Botanist

Make a PER Test. If you pass, place a Metaphysical󰀠 counter on any Herb card. When instructed to discard a card with a Metaphysical󰀠 counter on it, you may instead discard a single Metaphysical󰀠 counter.

You may only use one Metaphysical󰀠 counter for this purpose at any given time.

Contacts

Make a MRL Test. If you fail the Test & your highest die is greater than the Town Level, gain GP󰀆 equal to your lowest die.

Make a PER Test. If you pass, draw Loot cards equal to your lowest die. You may purchase one item & discard the rest.

Cure Disease

Make a MAG Test. If you pass, discard Alchemical or Herb items with GP cost equal to {MAG Test} to remove a Plague counter or discard a Disease card from any adventurer in your space (including yourself).

Detective

When rolling dice (a Test or otherwise) for the purposes of revealing, obtaining, or activating a Clue token, you may roll an additional die & discard any single die.

Dopesmoker

When you make a Test while using an Herb, you may roll an additional die & use any 2.

Gourmet

At the end of a fight, you may consume one Brute, Filth, or Goblin that your party destroyed. If you do, make a CON Test. If you pass, recover Wounds󰀄 equal to your lowest single die. If you fail, you become Poisoned.

Immunity

If you would become Poisoned, first roll D6. If your roll is equal to or greater than your Wounds󰀄, you are not Poisoned.

Night Vision

When you make a PER Test to EXPLORE you may add the Moon Phase Value to your PER value.

River Rat

You may River Port Travel for free & other members of your party may River Port Travel for 1 GP󰀆 each.

Sticky Fingers

After Resolving your Recovery action, you may draw Loot cards equal to {AGI Test} or the Town Level (whichever is lower) & keep one (discard the others). If you fail your AGI Test, become Detained unless you pay a fine of GP󰀆 equal to the single lowest die (the single highest die if you are in a Law󰀴 space).

Streetwise

When you make a PER Test to Explore or Hunt, roll 3 dice & use any 2.

Torture

At the end of a fight where your party has Subdued a Goblin or Human monster in a fight, make a MRL Test. If you fail, become Demoralized to draw cards up to the monsters XP󰀰 VAL from the Loot or any Encounter or Monster decks. You may then choose to discard any of the cards drawn & place the cards you chose not to discard at the top of their deck(s).