Proficiencies List

id	name	required_proficiencies	description
`prof_scav_cooking`	Scavenger Cooking	None	You know the secrets of cooking tasty food using strange substitutions and weird things you found in a cabinet in an abandoned house.
`prof_forage_cooking`	Forager Cooking	None	Cooking with foraged ingredients that you wouldn't find in most cookbooks.
`prof_food_prep`	Food Preparation	None	You've done enough cooking to know the basics about how to quickly and efficiently sort your ingredients.
`prof_knife_skills`	Knife Skills	prof_food_prep	You're quite skilled at culinary knife work, making you noticeably faster at preparing meals that involve a lot of chopping.
`prof_baking`	Principles of Baking	None	You know the basics of baking - proportions, leavening, and things - and are less likely to make a dramatic mistake when working from memory.
`prof_baking_bread`	Breadmaking	prof_baking	You've baked enough bread to consider yourself an expert. May your yeast be ever frothy.
`prof_baking_desserts_1`	Dessert Baking	prof_baking	Anyone can make a cookie, but you can make it look amazing. Cakes and other fluffies are also no longer a barrier.
`prof_baking_desserts_2`	Patisserie Expert	prof_baking_desserts_1	You could have been a professional baker before the Cataclysm. Your profiteroles are the envy of the wastelands.
`prof_frying`	Principles of Frying	None	Anyone can toss stuff into deep fryer oil. You know more about selecting oil, keeping the food from burning, and the like.
`prof_frying_bread`	Breading & Battering	prof_frying	You know enough about deep frying breads and batters to do it easily without thinking about it.
`prof_frying_dessert`	Fried Desserts	prof_frying / prof_baking_desserts_1	You know the vaunted secrets of creating delicious deep fried sweets.
`prof_preservation`	Food Preservation	None	The basic knowledge of ways to keep food safe for long periods of time in a post-refrigeration world.
`prof_food_curing`	Curing and Drying Food	prof_preservation	Using salt, smoke, and similar agents to cure or dehydrate food.
`prof_food_canning`	Canning Food	prof_preservation	Using pressure canning or tinning to safely store food in sealed containers.
`prof_cheesemaking_1`	Principles of Cheesemaking	None	The basics of curdling and coagulating milk and similar things without the wrong kinds of bacteria and mold winning out.
`prof_cheesemaking_2`	Cheesemaking Expert	prof_cheesemaking_1	Taking the basics of curdled milk and making it delicious.
`prof_fermenting`	Culinary Fermentation	None	The basics of fermenting for human consumption, including sanitary technique, avoiding harmful molds, and identifying common problems.
`prof_brewing`	Brewing	prof_fermenting	The fine art of brewing grains into beers.
`prof_winemaking`	Winemaking	prof_fermenting	The knowledge of how to turn sugary fruits, and occasionally vegetables, into fermented beverages.
`prof_lactofermenting`	Lactofermentation	prof_fermenting	The microbiology of most non-alcoholic fermented edibles, from sauerkraut to sourdough.
`prof_distilling`	Distillation	None	The process of separating two mixed liquids by their different boiling points.
`prof_beverage_distilling`	Beverage Distillation	prof_distilling	Applying the science of distillation to alcoholic beverages to get something tasty.
`prof_intro_chemistry`	Principles of Chemistry	None	You are beginning to grasp a general idea of how elements and compounds react with each other.
`prof_gross_anatomy`	Gross Anatomy	None	You've identified the key organs within several creatures and their locations with the goal of attacking them in combat.
`prof_intro_biology`	Principles of Biology	None	You are beginning to gain a general idea of how various living beings function.
`prof_organic_chemistry`	Organic Chemistry	prof_intro_chemistry	Knowledge of the branch of chemistry that studies and uses carbon-containing compounds.
`prof_inorganic_chemistry`	Inorganic Chemistry	prof_intro_chemistry	Knowledge of the branch of chemistry that studies and uses compounds not containing carbon.
`prof_biochemistry`	Biochemistry	prof_organic_chemistry / prof_intro_biology	The understanding of the chemistry of living things.
`prof_physiology`	Physiology	prof_intro_biology	An in-depth understanding of how humans and animals operate.
`prof_xenology`	Xenology	prof_intro_biology	You are beginning to grasp a general idea of how alien and post-Cataclysm mutated creatures function and operate.
`prof_intro_chem_synth`	Principles of Chemical Synthesis	prof_intro_chemistry	You're beginning to grasp the basics of chemical production.
`prof_chem_synth`	Complex Chemical Synthesis	prof_intro_chem_synth	The proper understanding of safe chemical synthesis and how to clean your tools used for the next batch.
`prof_pharmaceutical`	Pharmaceutical Production.	prof_intro_chemistry / prof_intro_biology	An understanding of how to produce various natural and chemical substances pure enough for human consumption.
`prof_metallurgy`	Metallurgy	None	An understanding of the chemistry of metalworking and alloys.
`prof_fibers`	Fiber Twisting	None	You've got a basic grasp of the theory of how to twist and arrange fibers into a more durable cord.
`prof_fibers_rope`	Ropemaking	prof_fibers	Making twisted fibers into durable and useful rope.
`prof_spinning`	Spinning	None	The art of spinning fiber into thread.
`prof_weaving`	Weaving	None	You've learned how to use a loom to produce sheets of fabric from thread.
`prof_knitting`	Knitting	None	Knitting, one of the oldest ways of tying knots in fiber until it is fabric.
`prof_knitting_speed`	Speed Knitting	prof_knitting	You have knitted and knitted and knitted some more, and have the consistent string tension to show for it. When you get going, the clicking of your needles is like a metronome.
`prof_elastics`	Stretch Fabric	None	Making elastic bands is easy enough, but making a whole garment from stretchy cloth takes a bit of finesse. You're good at it.
`prof_polymerworking`	Advanced polymer sewing	None	You know the tricks for working with Kevlar, Nomex, and other advanced polymer cloth.
`prof_basketweaving`	Basketweaving	None	Forming coarse fibers into shapes.
`prof_articulation`	Joint Articulation	None	Making flexible items out of hard materials is tricky. You've done enough of it to understand how to make smoothly articulated joints out of rigid or semi-rigid materials.
`prof_chain_armour`	Chain Garments	None	Turning sheets of chain links into effective, wearable clothing that doesn't bind up.
`prof_tanning_basic`	Basic Tanning	None	You're familiar with the theory behind turning raw hides into leather.
`prof_tanning`	Tanning	prof_tanning_basic	You have a lot of practice and experience with processing hides to leather, as well as related techniques like making boiled leather.
`prof_leatherworking_basic`	Principles of Leatherworking	None	You've got a basic familiarity with how to work with leather, furs, hides, and similar materials.
`prof_leatherworking`	Leatherworking	prof_leatherworking_basic	Working with leather requires a specific set of skills and tools… a set you are familiar with.
`prof_furriery`	Furriery	prof_leatherworking_basic	Working with fur and faux fur is a skill all its own.
`prof_millinery`	Millinery	prof_leatherworking_basic	Like a solitary mouse, you've learned how to construct hats by hand.
`prof_chitinworking`	Chitinworking	prof_leatherworking_basic	It seems unlikely that anyone prior to the Cataclysm knew how to work with the shells of giant bugs as well as you do now.
`prof_closures`	Garment Closures	None	You are familiar with the adjustments and tricks needed to make properly functional buttons, zippers, and other closures on garments.
`prof_closures_waterproofing`	Fabric Waterproofing	None	You know how to making garments and fabric containers sealed against water.
`prof_cobbling`	Cobbling	prof_closures / prof_leatherworking_basic	Like a magical elf, you've learned how to construct footwear by hand.
`prof_glassblowing`	Glassblowing	None	Working with glass and heat without poisoning or perforating yourself.
`prof_plumbing`	Plumbing	None	Working with pipes and pipe fittings to transport fluids without leakage.
`prof_plasticworking`	Plastic Working	None	Working with plastic using your hands, including carving, molding, and gluing it. You know how to identify thermoplastics that are suitable for mold casting, and how to identify the right plastic for the right job.
`prof_carving`	Carving	None	Shaping wood, bone, and similar materials with a cutting implement.
`prof_carpentry_basic`	Basic Carpentry	None	Simple projects involving holding planks and panels of wood together with nails or similar fasteners.
`prof_pottery`	Pottery	None	Basic pottery, from shaping to working with slip to fuse pieces.
`prof_pottery_glazing`	Pottery Glazing	None	Adding glazes to pottery to make them waterproof.
`prof_knapping`	Basic Knapping	None	You know the basic principles of turning stones into more useful tools.
`prof_knapping_speed`	Knapping	prof_knapping	You've banged rocks together so much and for so long, you've become extremely fast at it.
`prof_bowyery`	Bowyery	None	The ability to make durable, effective bows.
`prof_fletching`	Fletching	None	The skill involved in making arrows that fly true.
`prof_bow_basic`	Basic Archer's Form	None	You have grasped some basic understanding on archery, and find handling bows easier.
`prof_bow_expert`	Expert Archer's Form	prof_bow_basic	After significant practice, you have become an expert in the movements used in drawing and firing a bow, and have strengthened those muscles considerably.
`prof_bow_master`	Master Archer's Form	prof_bow_expert	You have drawn and fired a bow so many times, you probably have a bit of a twist in your spine from it. You've developed what would once have been a world class understanding of the pose and motion of effective archery.
`prof_helicopter_pilot`	Helicopter Piloting	None	Before the Cataclysm, you were a helicopter pilot. Now, you just hope you can fly again.
`prof_aircraft_mechanic`	Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic	None	You've been trained and certified to repair aircraft. You're not really sure how that could help you survive now.
`prof_elec_soldering`	Electronics Soldering	None	An understanding of the skills and tools needed to create durable, effective soldered electrical connections.
`prof_electromagnetics`	Electromagnetics	None	A practical working knowledge of electromagnetic fields and their creation and application.
`prof_shock_weapons`	Electroshock Weapons	None	An understanding of how to use high voltage, low-current devices to cause debilitating muscle spasms. Includes some theoretical knowledge of how to protect yourself from these.
`prof_metalworking`	Principles of Metalworking	None	A basic understanding of the properties of metal as a material, and the concepts behind smithing, die casting, and other metalworking techniques.
`prof_welding_basic`	Principles of Welding	prof_metalworking	A basic understanding of the different types of welding, welding tools and fuels, how to weld different materials, and more.
`prof_welding`	Welding	prof_welding_basic	You are an experienced welder.
`prof_blacksmithing`	Blacksmithing	prof_metalworking	The craft of working metal into tools and other items of use.
`prof_redsmithing`	Redsmithing	prof_metalworking	Working copper and bronze shares a lot of techniques with blacksmithing, but the more ductile copper-containing metals have a trick all their own.
`prof_fine_metalsmithing`	Fine Metalsmithing	None	How to make jewelry from precious metals like gold and silver.
`prof_gem_setting`	Gem Setting	prof_fine_metalsmithing / prof_redsmithing	How to add gemstones to jewelry.
`prof_armorsmithing`	Armorsmithing	prof_blacksmithing	How to make articulated armor from pieces of metal.
`prof_bladesmith`	Bladesmithing	prof_blacksmithing	How to fabricate sharp and reliable blades from scratch.
`prof_toolsmithing`	Manual Tooling	prof_blacksmithing	How to make high-quality tools and parts by hand. Includes techniques like threading, durable articulation points, and using appropriate metals for appropriate tasks. Also applies to making blunt instruments that can withstand a severe beating without distortion.
`prof_wiremaking`	Wire Making	prof_metalworking	How to turn raw ingots and metals into usable wire. Includes both drawing and extruding.
`prof_handloading`	Handloading	None	You know how to accurately measure powder and projectile weights for reloading firearm cartridges.
`prof_gunsmithing_basic`	Principles of Gunsmithing	None	A basic understanding of how guns are put together and what tools and materials are needed for the job.
`prof_gunsmithing_improv`	Improvised Gunmaking	None	You've become an expert at putting together guns and launchers from makeshift parts.
`prof_gunsmithing_antique`	Antique Gunsmithing	prof_metalworking / prof_gunsmithing_basic	You're specifically skilled at building and repairing antique guns.
`prof_gunsmithing_spring`	Spring-powered Guns and Crossbows	None	Similar to bowyery, the art of making guns that are powered by elastic mechanisms.
`prof_gunsmithing_revolver`	Revolver Gunsmithing	prof_gunsmithing_basic	You've got the know-how to make a classic Western revolver, and its many variants.
`prof_lockpicking`	Lockpicking	None	You know how to pick a lock, at least in theory.
`prof_lockpicking_expert`	Locksmith	prof_lockpicking	You can pick a lock in the dark, blindfolded. Although that doesn't make it all that much harder. You're good at locks, OK?
`prof_safecracking`	Safecracking	None	Opening safes is an exacting skill, one that you are proficient at.
`prof_traps`	Principles of Trapping	None	You know the basics of setting and taking down traps safely.
`prof_trapsetting`	Trap Setting	prof_traps	You're specifically quite skilled at setting effective traps.
`prof_disarming`	Trap Disarming	prof_traps	You know how to take down a trap safely.
`prof_spotting`	Spotting and Awareness	None	You are skilled at spotting things out of the ordinary, like traps or ambushes.
`prof_parkour`	Parkour Expert	None	You're skilled at clearing obstacles; terrain like railings or counters are as easy for you to move on as solid ground.
`prof_wound_care`	Wound Care	None	You know how to bandage wounds and understand basic principles of wound care.
`prof_wound_care_expert`	Wound Care Expert	prof_wound_care	Your extensive field experience in bandaging and wound care is on par with that of a paramedic.

Magiclysm proficiencies

id	name	required_proficiencies	description
`prof_alchemy`	Alchemy	None	You know the basics of manipulating the mana of objects through application of chemical laws.
`prof_almetallurgy`	Almetallurgy	prof_alchemy / prof_metalworking	The forging of magical alloys is a complex process requiring an understanding of both mundane metals and alchemy.
`prof_leatherworking_dragon`	Dragon leather working	prof_leatherworking	Working with dragon leather requires a specific set of skills and tools… a set you are familiar with.
`prof_scaleworking_dragon`	Dragon scale working	prof_leatherworking_dragon	Working with dragon scales requires a specific set of skills and tools… a set you are familiar with.
`prof_golemancy_basic`	Basic Golemancy	None	Infusing shaped material with your will and the ability to move is hard but you're starting to get it.

This data was extracted using tools/json_tools/table.py as follows (then formatted):

bash

tools/json_tools/table.py --type=proficiency id name description required_proficiencies