Alternate Skill Bonuses (Apath)

Unofficial rules compendium

Skill	Normal Key Ability or Subskill	Alternate Key Ability
Acrobatics	Dex	Str
Appraise	Int	Wis
Bluff	Cha	Wis
Climb	Str	Dex
Craft	Int	Dex
	Blacksmith	Str
	Fermenting, painting	Wis
Diplomacy	Cha	Wis
Disable Device	Dex	Int
Disguise	Cha	Wis
Escape Artist	Dex	Str
Fly	Dex	Str
Handle Animal	Cha	Wis
Heal	Wis	Int
Intimidate	Cha	Str
Knowledge	Int	Wis
Linguistics	Int	Wis
Perception	Wis	Int
Perform	Cha	Wis
	Comedy, dance, string	Dex
	Percussion, oratory, wind, sing	Str
Profession	Wis	Int
	Courtesan, gambler, innkeeper	Cha
	Farmer, miner, soldier, woodcutter	Str
Ride	Dex	Cha
Sense Motive	Wis	Int
Sleight of Hand	Dex	Cha
Spellcraft	Int	Wis
Stealth	Dex	Str
Survival	Wis	Str
Swim	Str	Wis
Use Magic Device	Cha	Int

1. You can never add the same ability score to a particular skill twice. This limits the possibilities for feats like Intimidating Prowess
2. A skill that has a primary key attribute that is Strength or Dexterity suffers from armor check penalties, even if used with another attribute as an alternate key ability.
3. Skills with several subskills (Craft, Knowledge, Perform and Profession) have certain subskills with different alternate key abilities. If a specific subskill has a different alternate key ability, you cannot use it with the common alternate key ability.