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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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.

Dilettante

When you Improve, you may learn any Skill that requires: Fighter, Hunter, Merchant, Militant, Performer, or Rogue (even if you do not meet its requirements).

Place that Skill on this card & while it is there, you always meet that Skill's requirements.

You cannot Master a Skill on this card & you can only learn one Skill in this way. If you discard this Skill, also discard the attached Skill.

6 XP

Dilettante

When you Improve, you may learn any Skill that requires: Fighter, Hunter, Merchant, Militant, Performer, or Rogue (even if you do not meet its requirements).
Place that Skill on this card & while it is there, you always meet that Skill's requirements.

You cannot Master a Skill on this card & you can only learn up to three Skill in this way.

If you discard this Skill, also discard all the attached Skills.

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.

Found in

Mean Streets

Related actions

Improve

Spend XP󰀰 to learn a Skill or Mastery.

Start skill for

Fugitive Fop

human ∙ merchant ∙ scholar

When you Invest at a Settlement󰀕, gain 1 Luck󰀣

+14 󰀆 | +3 󰀰 | +4 󰀣

Also available to

Angel of Death

human ∙ rogue ∙ scholar

Once per turn, make a MAG Test at the end of a fight if you have 0 Wounds󰀄 & if you pass gain 1 Luck󰀣

+8 󰀆 | +6 󰀰 | +2 󰀣

Banished Sorcerer

reptilian ∙ scholar ∙ wizard

When you learn a Mastery, make a MAG Test & if you pass gain 1 Luck󰀣

+8 󰀆 | +10 󰀰 | +4 󰀣

Cloaked Killer

reptilian ∙ hunter ∙ scholar

When you destroy a Human with XP󰀰 VAL 2 or more, make a MAG Test & if you pass gain 1 Luck󰀣

+4 󰀆 | +2 󰀰 | +3 󰀣

Eccentric Astronomer

human ∙ scholar ∙ wizard

If you pass a PER Test with doubles when resolving an Encounter, gain 1 Luck󰀣

+6 󰀆 | +5 󰀰 | +4 󰀣

Filch Mold

goblin ∙ scholar ∙ rogue

Gain 1 Luck󰀣 if you pass your CON Test with doubles while using Gourmet on a Goblin or Human.

+6 󰀆 | +5 󰀰 | +2 󰀣

High Alchemist

human ∙ scholar ∙ wizard

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

+10 󰀆 | +5 󰀰 | +4 󰀣

Leather Lash

human ∙ rogue ∙ scholar

When you succeed in your Dominate skill's Combat Action with doubles gain 1 Luck󰀣

+8 󰀆 | +3 󰀰 | +5 󰀣

Mercenary Alchemist

human ∙ militant ∙ scholar

Gain 1 Luck󰀣 if you pass your MAG Test with doubles while using Alchemy

+8 󰀆 | +6 󰀰 | +4 󰀣

Naughty Naturalist

human ∙ scholar ∙ wild*

When your party starts a fight with one or more Filth by Hunting, you gain 1 Luck󰀣

You may decide to count as Wild or not in any given situation.

+8 󰀆 | +6 󰀰 | +2 󰀣

Unlicensed Surgeon

human ∙ rogue ∙ scholar

When you win a fight, if your party destroyed any Humans, you may become Detained & make a PER Test; if you pass, gain 1 Luck󰀣

+9 󰀆 | +8 󰀰 | +4 󰀣

Learnable via Dilettante

Audience Control

Immediately after choosing a Map Stance, make a MRL Test. If you pass, become Blessed & all other adventurers in your party may make a MRL Test. Each adventurer that passes becomes Blessed.

Backstab

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

Beer Magnet

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

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).

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.

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.

Counteract

Before resolving Arrival Abilities at the start of a fight make a PER Test. Attach this card to any monster targeting you with XP󰀰 VAL lower than or equal to {PER Test}.

If this card is attached to a monster, its ATT is 0 & it loses any Arrival abilities.

If this card is attached to a monster during the Establish Targets step or if you or the attached monster leaves the fight for any reason, return this card to your hand.

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.

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.

Forlorn Hope

While you have Wounds󰀄 equal to or greater than your CON, you have +1 STR & you are immune to Fear & Pain.

Goblin Slayer

Your Attacks inflict +1 damage against Goblins.

Happy go Lucky

When you make a MRL test, roll 3 dice & use any 2.

Immunity

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

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.

Looter

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

Martial Discipline

You are immune to Annoy & Taunt.

Misdirection

If this card is attached to a monster during the Establish Targets step, you may choose that monster's target.

Return this card to your hand if you or the attached monster leaves the fight for any reason.

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

QUICK ACTION:
Choose a target monster & make an AGI or MAG Test. If you pass & your highest single die is equal to or greater than the target's XP󰀰 VAL, place this card on the target.

Performance

Make an AGI, MAG, or STR Test. If you pass, gain GP󰀆 equal to your lowest single die.

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).

Polearm Discipline

If you are using a Reach Attack with a 2H Heavy󰁀 Item, you may resolve the effects of your Attack before you resolve the attacks of monsters targeting you without Range󰁃 on the first round of a fight, unless you are Stunned (if you destroy your target, it cannot attack).

Project Voice

You may use MRL to Escape (in place of AGI).

QUICK ACTION:

Make a MRL Test. If you pass, all monsters in the fight lose Command this turn.

River Rat

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

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).

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}.

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).

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.

Street Songs

At the start of the Map Action Phase, if there are no counters on this card, place a Metaphysical󰀠 counter on this card.

Remove a Metaphysical󰀠 counter from this card to remove Demoralized or Fatigued, from any adventurer in your party.

Streetwise

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

To the Front

If you are being targeted by 4 or more monsters, you may swap the value of any one Power die with any one Defence die.

Track

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