Shadows over Loathing skills

Character skills in Shadows over Loathing are a mix of class-specific abilities and generic skills acquired through various means. Skills are also either usable only in combat, for which most require using Action Points (AP), or provide non-combat or passive abilities. Combat skills are further broken down depending on whether you can only use them once in a given combat scenario or multiple times, and whether or not using the skill ends your combat round.

The core companions also all have skills.

Skills List

Image	Name	Description	Type	Class	Restrictions	Source
	Air of Mystery	You've got that certain Je ne sais quoi that makes it seem like nothing can bother you.		Jazz Agent		Can be purchased through your character sheet as a Jazz Agent
	Anatomy Expertise	It's not enough to just hit a monster with a stick. You have to know where to hit it. And also what kind of stick to use, but that's less of a big deal.		Pig Skinner		Purchase from your character screen.
	Antibiotic Ointment	N/A	combat	companion		Having Professor Adams as your companion
	Arthropod Affinity	You really know what makes bugs tick. And what makes them ticks.		all		Purchase from your character screen as an Insectologist.
	Bamboozle	It doesn't count as lying if you do it for a really good reason.		Jazz Agent		Basic Skills
	Bewitch	Anyone can lie, but if you want to be really good at it, you'll need to use a little magic.		Cheese Wizard		Basic Skills
	Big Honk		combat	all	Once per combat	super-honky horn, while equipped
	Bite Shadow Apple	Take a bite of the apple, raising all of your stats by 13	combat	all	Once per combat	shadow apple, while equipped
	Blasted Glutes	A thick, strong butt can stand up to the most vigorous of kickings.		Pig Skinner		Purchase from your character screen.
	Bleu Brilliance	Chunks of arcane wisdom dot your mind like the chunks of mold in an aged cheese.		Cheese Wizard		Can be purchased through your character sheet as a Cheese Wizard
	Bloodblast		combat	all	Once per combat	orb of bloodblasting, while equipped
	Boring Lecture	You locate the ſpine of your Notes-Binder in the Detritus, and yank it out with a quick jerk, ſuch that the remainder of the Pile ſettles itſelf without collapſing.	combat	companion		Professor Adams acquires this skill after visiting his old office
	Brag	Another great thing about you is that you're really good at bragging.		Pig Skinner		Basic Skills
	Brandish Dumb Mug		combat	all	Once per combat	dumb coffee mug, while equipped
	Brandish Monkey		combat	all	Once per combat	wind-up monkey, while equipped
	Brandish Scarecrow Face		combat	all	Once per combat	severed scarecrow face, while equipped
	Call Largestmouth Luke		combat	all		conch shell, while equipped
	Call for Backup	The best offense is the friends we made along the way.	combat	Jazz Agent		Reading Greta's Guide to Cross-Species Friendship
	Cap Knee	N/A	combat	companion		Having Molly Buttons as your companion
	Cheddarmor	The best defense is a good cheese.	combat	Cheese Wizard		Reading Hard Rock, Soft Rock
	Cheerlead	One of the most important leadership skills is a willingness to humiliate yourself.	combat	Pig Skinner	Once per combat	Reading Field Manual PS706: Troop Morale Maintenance
	Cheez Heal	N/A	combat	companion		Summoning an Emmental Elemental Cheezling
	Cheez Punch	N/A	combat	companion		Summoning an Emmental Elemental Cheezling
	Chekhov's Rifle	This is one of Simone's skills Simone will shoot a target causing Physical Damage equal to a Basic Ranged Attack	combat	companion		Completing Simone's second vignette
	Coil Discharge	This is one of Simone's skills Simone will blast two random foes with electricity, dealing Physical Damage equal to her Mysticality At level 7, Simone will blast two random foes with electricity, dealing Physical Damage equal to her Mysticality plus 1	combat	all		Having Simone as your companion
	Commit Arson		combat	all	Once per combat	puckwudgie arson charm, while equipped
	Competitive Instincts	You know how to get ahead, in both a foot race and a rat race.		Pig Skinner		Purchase from your character screen.
	Contemplate Cracked Orb		combat	all	Once per combat	cracked crystal orb, while equipped
	Contemplate Orb		combat	all	Once per combat	silvery crystal orb or golden crystal orb, while equipped
	Crack Knuckles	Finger flexibility is the key to nuanced spellcasting.	combat	Cheese Wizard		Reading Bones And How To Crack Them
	Creepy Music		combat	all	Once per combat	creepy music box, while equipped
	Curse Like a Sailor		combat	all	Once per combat	How To Curse Like a Sailor, while equipped
	Curse like a Damned Sailor		combat	all	Once per combat	Libris Maledixit Oceanum, while equipped
	Cursed Quack		combat	all	Once per combat	cursed haunted duck call, while equipped
	Dan Opener	N/A	combat	companion		Unimplemented. Fancy Dan was originally a Companion you can recruit but not implemented. This is a combat skill he could use.
	De-Light		combat	all	Once per combat	anti-UV plant flasher, while equipped
	Door Slam		combat	all	Once per combat	chopped-off car door, while equipped
	Drum Roll	Anticipation is a powerful force, and the snare drum is a powerful instrument.	combat	Jazz Agent		Reading Destroying Authority With Music
	Emmental Elemental	With cheese like this, who needs friends?	combat	Cheese Wizard	Once per combat	Reading Mascarpone's Monster or The Modern Provolone
	End Fight		combat	all		Dev tool; cannot be gained.
	End Fight (Lose)		combat	all		Dev tool; cannot be gained.
	Entire Green Hand	You've got a green thumb, but you've also got a green index finger, middle finger, ring finger and contextually inappropriately-named pinky.		all		Purchase from your character screen as a Cryptobotanist.
	Entomologist's Grace	You've achieved a level of poise and adroitness that you almost never find in people who love bugs as much as you do.		all		Purchase from your character screen as an Insectologist.
	Fancy Insult	N/A	combat	companion		Unimplemented. Fancy Dan was originally a Companion you can recruit but not implemented. This is a combat skill he could use.
	Fancy Kick	N/A	combat	companion
	Fancy Slap	N/A	combat	companion
	Fancy Treatment	N/A	combat	companion		Unimplemented. Fancy Dan was originally a Companion you can recruit but not implemented. This is a combat skill he could use.
	Fashion Sense	You know you're not supposed to wear plaid and stripes at the same time, but you're so cool that you can get away with it anyway.		all		Purchase from your character screen.
	Fingers of Fontina	Your fingers are stronger and less spindly than those of the average wizard.		Cheese Wizard		Can be purchased through your character sheet as a Cheese Wizard
	Fire Dance	N/A	combat	companion		Wandering in Gray County with Gabby as your companion
	Flap Slap	N/A	combat	companion		Having Gabby as your companion
	Flash Award		combat	all	Once per combat	Employee-of-the-Month award, while equipped
	Fondue Deluge	Few have the might, and even fewer the palate, to command the hottest of cheeses.	combat	Cheese Wizard	Once per combat	Reading Sloppy Cooking For Huge Groups
	Free-For-All	It's not a party unless everyone gets hurt.	combat	Pig Skinner	Once per combat	Reading Chaos And Its Discontents
	Gather Cheese-Chi	Sometimes you just have to burn the Camembert at both ends.	combat	Cheese Wizard		Reading Anarchy Through Spirituality
	Good Eyesight	You can recognize the letter E from really far away.		all		Purchase from your character screen.
	Gorgonzola's Guile	You don't get to be as old as a wheel of fine aged gorgonzola without learning a few things.		Cheese Wizard		Can be purchased through your character sheet as a Cheese Wizard
	Grease Gun	N/A	combat	companion		Having a Tin Lizzy come to your aid by blowing a tin whistle in Ocean City combats
	Greasy Rag Slap		combat	all	Once per combat	filthy rag, while equipped
	Grit Teeth	Sometimes you get so into the music that the only expression you're capable of making is a rictus of pain.	combat	Jazz Agent		Reading Advanced Scowling
	Haunting Quack		combat	all	Once per combat	haunted duck call, while equipped
	Healing Spores	N/A	combat	companion		Having Gabby as your companion
	Hobo Clobber	N/A	combat	companion		A friendly hobo showing up in combat after you've recruited enough people to the Hobo Camp
	Hot Lick	N/A	combat	companion		Having Obie as your companion
	Hot-Foot	You're a one-person shoe factory disaster.	combat	Pig Skinner		Reading Celsius 212
	Hypnosis		combat	all	Once per combat	uncursed pocketwatch, while equipped
	Impeccable Timing	You never miss a beat, even if somebody else screws up and the beat happens at a totally unexpected and wrong time.		Jazz Agent		Can be purchased through your character sheet as a Jazz Agent
	Improvisational Muscles	Your finger muscles have learned how to make music without the intervention of your mind.		Jazz Agent		Can be purchased through your character sheet as a Jazz Agent
	Inky Stab		combat	all	Once per combat	Professor Kalos' pen, while equipped
	Inspiring Glissando	N/A	combat	companion		Obie's second vignette
	Jazz Hands	The inventor of this technique was a guy named Jazz Hans.	combat	Jazz Agent		Reading Vibrations of the Netherzones
	Jocklin Cheer		combat	all	Once per combat	Jocklin pom pom, while equipped
	Knife Trick	N/A	combat	companion		Molly Buttons' first vignette
	Knife in the Dark	The dark is one of the most painful places to get stabbed.	combat	Jazz Agent		Reading Making The Most Of Your Stabbings
	Lapidary Empathy	You know how to really get to the bottom of a rock.		all		Purchase from your character screen as an Psychogeologist.
	Limburger Limberness	Your joints are lubricated with the finest of cheese oils.		Cheese Wizard		Can be purchased through your character sheet as a Cheese Wizard
	Matter Over Mind	If you refuse to acknowledge pain, it isn't real. It still counts for the "no pain, no gain" equation, though.		Pig Skinner		Purchase from your character screen.
	Medical Manchego	Cheese is a powerful weapon, sure. But did you know it also has non-deadly uses?	combat	Cheese Wizard		Reading Cooking For Health
	Mind Melt	The brain is similar enough in texture and composition to cheese for a skilled wizard to manipulate it.	combat	Cheese Wizard		Reading The Melting Mind
	Mind Over Muenster	A lot of dealing with injuries is just being smart enough to convince yourself that the injury never happened.		Cheese Wizard		Can be purchased through your character sheet as a Cheese Wizard
	Nasty Flask	N/A	combat	companion		Having Professor Adams as your companion
	Nasty Waft		combat	all	Once per combat	nasty mug, while equipped
	Noogie	You've got the strength and know-how to leave no scalp un-nooged.	combat	Pig Skinner		Reading Advanced Bullying Techniques
	Orchestra Strike	Sometimes you need to punctuate your violence with even more intense violence.	combat	Jazz Agent		Reading Field Manual JA227: Extraordinary Audition
	Overconfidence	You're only as tough as people think you are. Luckily, people think you are extremely tough because you never stop talking about how tough you are.		Pig Skinner		Purchase from your character screen.
	Parmesan Missile	The harder the cheese, the more damaging the projectile.	combat	Cheese Wizard		Reading Field Manual CW401: Culinary Tactics
	Pass		combat	all		Dev tool; cannot be gained.
	Pecorino Bravado	You radiate both strength and an everpresent, powerful cloud of cheese smell.		Cheese Wizard		Can be purchased through your character sheet as a Cheese Wizard
	Petal Chomp	Barker will bite an enemy for 5 Physical Damage.	combat	companion		Barker (NPC skill)
	Photosynthetic	You've learned some tricks from your friends in the Plantae kingdom.		all		Purchase from your character screen as a Cryptobotanist.
	Piano Crush	If you can't drop a safe on somebody, a piano is the next funniest thing.	combat	Jazz Agent		Reading Piano Repair for Abject Imbeciles
	Pollen Spew	Barker will spew pollen on your enemies, Poisoning them for 1.	combat	companion		Barker (NPC skill), after completing the second Barker vignette.
	Primordial Howl	Barker will reduce all foes' Mysticality by 3.	combat	companion		Barker (NPC skill)
	Prod Spider	N/A	combat	companion		Choosing "Well-Armed Graduate Assistant" in S.I.T. (Spiders Classroom)
	Punt	Kick 'em in the head!	combat	Pig Skinner		Reading Kicking Things For Fun and Profit
	Puzzle Box		combat	all	Once per combat	Oskaloosa's puzzle box, while equipped
	Queso Fustulento	Silent cheese, deadly cheese.	combat	Cheese Wizard		Reading Cheeses I Have Smelt
	Quick Wit	You might not be the sharpest tool in the drawer, but you're not the dullest knife in the shed.		all		Purchase from your character screen.
	Reality Shift	Sometimes it's about where the cheese isn't.	combat	Cheese Wizard	Once per combat	Reading Spacetime's Rainbow
	Reduce		combat	all	Once per combat	mechanical calculator, while equipped
	Reed Slice	N/A	combat	companion		Having Obie as your companion
	Rhythm in Your Blood	And lots of extra blood for the rhythm to dance around in.		Jazz Agent		Can be purchased through your character sheet as a Jazz Agent
	Rhythmic Precision	Whether it's the rat-tat-tat of a tommy gun or the rat-tat-tat of a snare drum, you always deliver.		Jazz Agent		Can be purchased through your character sheet as a Jazz Agent
	Ribald Memories	The jokes you remember from college would make a sailor blush, a priest cross himself, and a rabbi faint.		Pig Skinner		Purchase from your character screen.
	Ripped Triceps	The front part of your upper arms are good for showing off, but the back part is where you store all the beatings.		Pig Skinner		Purchase from your character screen.
	Sax of Violence	Honk your way to victory.	combat	Jazz Agent	Once per combat	Reading History's Worst Honking
	Sceptersplash		combat	all	Once per combat	filthy scepter, while equipped
	Second Wind	The average human only uses 25% of their winds. You've learned to use an additional 25%.	combat	Pig Skinner		Reading The Breeze In The Bristlecones
	Shadow Chomp	Consume.	combat	all		Reading Librum Umbra Malum Ovilla, with level 3 Shadow Taint, for 100 XP.
	Shadow Embrace	Together.	combat	all		Reading Librum Umbra Malum Ovilla, with level 4 Shadow Taint, for 100 XP.
	Shadow Hypnosis		combat	all	Once per combat	dangerous pocketwatch, while equipped
	Shadow Reflection		combat	all	Once per combat	shadow mirror, while equipped
	Shadow Tongues	N/A	combat	companion		Having Alphonse Gator as your companion
	Shadow Vortex	Mine.	combat	all		Reading Librum Umbra Malum Ovilla, with level 5 Shadow Taint, for 100 XP.
	Shaleshard Blast		combat	all	Once per combat	electric shaleshard, while equipped
	Sharp Eyes	People with flat eyes are both hard to look at and bad at finding things.		Jazz Agent		Can be purchased through your character sheet as a Jazz Agent
	Shredded Abs	Somebody could throw an entire six-pack of beer at your washboard stomach and you wouldn't even feel it.		Pig Skinner		Purchase from your character screen.
	Smack	A well-placed smack is so much more civilized than a punch.	combat	all
	Solder	This is one of Simone's skills Simone will set the target on fire for an amount equal to her Muscle At level 8, Simone will set the target on fire for an amount equal to her twice her Muscle	combat	companion		Having Simone as your companion
	Soothing Flute	The flute is the least intimidating instrument in the orchestra, but it doesn't mind. It just wants to help.	combat	Jazz Agent	Once per combat	Reading Flute Music Is The Best Medicine
	Spice Explosion		combat	all	Once per combat	automatic peppermill, while equipped
	Stilton Splatter	In order to achieve mastery over cheese, one must sometimes embrace the curdling chaos of its fundamental biology.	combat	Cheese Wizard		Reading Cooking With Power Tools
	Stony Heart	You can relate to rocks on both an emotional level and on a being difficult to break in half level.		all		Purchase from your character screen as an Psychogeologist.
	Stop Hitting Yourself	Would that they could.	combat	Pig Skinner		Reading A Treatise on a Treatise on Metareferentiality
	Stretch	It's no stretch to say that maintaining proper flexibility is critical to any training regimen.	combat	Pig Skinner		Reading To Stretch Man
	Strong Back	You can't put your back into it if your back is barely strong enough to support the weight of your own head.		all		Purchase from your character screen.
	Strong Embouchure	You make extra-loud sounds when you're playing a wind instrument, and extra-intimidating grimaces when you're not.		Jazz Agent		Can be purchased through your character sheet as a Jazz Agent
	Subcutaneous Gouda	A thick layer of cheese under your skin insulates you from the heat while also making you look more muscular.		Cheese Wizard		Can be purchased through your character sheet as a Cheese Wizard
	Swamp Chomp	N/A	combat	companion		Having Alphonse Gator as your companion
	Swiss Cunning	Your mind swirls with the forbidden magicks of alpine dairies.		Cheese Wizard		Can be purchased through your character sheet as a Cheese Wizard
	Tail Swipe	N/A	combat	companion		Having Alphonse Gator as your companion
	Tape Up	When your body is falling apart and you don't have a surgeon handy, tape is your best friend.	combat	Pig Skinner		Reading Do-It-Yourself Sports Medicine
	Taut Hamstrings	More like hamsprings, because of how springy they are and how much they look and smell like ham.		Pig Skinner		Purchase from your character screen.
	Teleport Anvil		combat	all	Once per combat	Moleross meteorite, while equipped
	Terrible Doll Head		combat	all	Once per combat	grubby doll head, while equipped
	Thick Calluses	You can play all day without making your fingers bleed. Especially if you're playing an intstrument that doesn't use them.		Jazz Agent		Can be purchased through your character sheet as a Jazz Agent
	Throw Ball	You've got a golden arm and you're not afraid to hurl with it.	combat	Pig Skinner		Reading Complete Sports Almanac, 1880-1890.
	Throw Gustave's Egg		combat	all	Once per combat	Gustave's Egg, while equipped
	Throw Sawblade	N/A	combat	companion		A friendly robot showing up in combat after you've agreed to help Rufus
	Throw a Rock	When all you have is a stone, every problem looks like two birds.	combat	all		Available by default.
	Toilet Rag Slap		combat	all	Once per combat	toilet-cleaning rag, while equipped
	Tommy Spray	N/A	combat	companion		Having Molly Buttons as your companion
	Towel Off		combat	all	Once per combat	farm towel, while equipped
	Tricky Timpani	Nobody knows exactly how a timpani works -- it's a mystery to both physics and orchestra science.	combat	Jazz Agent		Reading Harmonic Frequency Reference (90Hz - 180Hz)
	Triple Dribble		combat	all	Once per combat	basketball-on-a-string, while equipped
	Umbratanium Sonic Spike	N/A	combat	companion		Fighting a shadow pillar with Uncle Murray
	Umbratanium Spacetime Ripple	N/A	combat	companion		Fighting a shadow pillar with Uncle Murray
	Umbratanium Zap	N/A	combat	companion		Fighting a shadow pillar with Uncle Murray
	Unpleasant Hymn		combat	all	Once per combat	Unpleasant hymnal, while equipped
	Vampiric Weed		combat	all	Once per combat	weed-lord fetish, while equipped
	Venomous Riff	If you could eat music, this would be a poisonous riff.	combat	Jazz Agent		Reading Poisons from Arsenic to Zinc Oxide
	Virtuosity	You can play music of such complexity and eccentricity that only other musicians could possibly appreciate it.		Jazz Agent		Can be purchased through your character sheet as a Jazz Agent
	Whack Spider	N/A	combat	companion		Choosing "Well-Armed Graduate Assistant" in S.I.T. (Spiders Classroom)
	Wind Up	Preparation is nine tenths of the damage.	combat	Pig Skinner		Reading How To Cheat At Sports
	Wisdom of Jarlsberg	The deeds of the great wizards of yore have echoed through the ages and are now bouncing around in your skull.		Cheese Wizard		Can be purchased through your character sheet as a Cheese Wizard