Starfield:Skills

Skills provide a variety of boosts to your character. Your Background gives you three starting skills. When you level up you can unlock new skills, after which you can rank up the skill to gain further benefits by using the skill and completing challenges.

Physical
Seventeen skills were shown to be in this category.

Weight Lifting
Increase total carrying capacity by 10 kilograms.

Wellness
Immediately gain 30 points of health.

Social
Sixteen skills were shown to be in this category.

Bargaining
Buy items for 5% les and sell for 10% more.

Diplomacy
You can force a target NPC at or below your level to stop fighting for a while.

Gastronomy
You can craft specialty food an drinks, and research additional recipes at a Research Lab.

Persuasion
Gain an increased chance of success on speech challenges.

Combat
Seventeen skills were shown to be in this category. Known names for these skills include:

Ballistics
Challenge: Kill 250 enemies with a ballistic weapon

Ranks: Four
 * Rank One: Ballistic weapons do 10% more damage.
 * Rank Two: Ballistic weapons do 20% more damage.
 * Rank Three: Ballistic weapons do 30% more damage.
 * Rank Four: Ballistic weapons range is increased by 30%.

Dueling
Melee weapons do 10% more damage.

Lasers
Laser weapons do 10% more damage.

Pistol Certification
Pistols do 10% more damage.

Demolitions
Challenge: Kill 125 enemies with explosives

Unlock (2/4): Explosives do 30% more damage and have a 30% larger radius.

Heavy Weapons Certification
Challenge: Kill 250 enemies with a heavy weapon.

Unlock (3/4): Gain 30 damage while aiming down sights with a heavy weapon.

Ranks: Four

Rapid Reloading
Challenge: Reload 150 empty magazines.

Unlock (3/4): Gain a chance to reload your weapon twice as fast as normal.

Ranks: Four

Sniper Certification
Only a trained sniper truly understands all of the elements necessary to patiently and effectively neutralize a target at excessive range.

Unlock (2/4): Scoped weapons are steadier and have less sway.

Ranks: Four

Targeting
Challenge: Kill 125 enemies without aiming

Unlock: Greatly increased accuracy and range when shooting without aiming.

Ranks: Four

Science
Fifteen skills were shown to be in this category.

Medicine
Med Packs heal 10% more.

Security
You can attempt to hack Advanced locks, and 2 auto attempts can be banked.

Robotics
You deal 10% more damage to Robots and Turrets.