Some skills are only available to some roles.
| Skill | Bonus | Role Limitation | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Espionage Skills | |||
| Fukiburi-jutsu (blowgun) | +1 raiding | Ninja | Ninjutsu School |
| Kayakujutsu (gunpowder) | +1 agility | Ninjutsu School | |
| Hensojutsu (disguise) | +1 agility | Ninjutsu School | |
| Shurikenjutsu (throwing) | +1 throwing | Ninjutsu School | |
| Tantojutsu (knives) | +1 swordsmanship | Ninjutsu School | |
| Choho (espionage) | +1 raiding | Ninjutsu School | |
| Intonjutsu (concealment) | +1 agility | Ninjutsu School | |
| Boryaku (tactics) | +1 tactics | Ninjutsu School | |
| Yuwaku (seduction) | +1 raiding | Kunoichi | Boarding House |
| Civil Skills | |||
| Akinai (trading) | +1 commerce | Chonin | Storehouse |
| Dengaku (popular dance) | +1 charisma | Geisha | Boarding House |
| Mystical Skills | |||
| Bonseki (mini landscaping) | +1 charisma | Sohei | Tea Room |
| Kagura (sacred dance) | +1 healing | Miko | Kagura Guild |
| Tenyaku (herbalism) | +1 healing | Tea Room | |
| Noble Skills | |||
| Monshogaku (heraldry) | +1 honour | Mansion | |
| Takagari (falconry) | +1 honour | Mansion | |
| Classical Arts | |||
| Shogaku (calligraphy) | +1 honour | Shogaku Academy | |
| Renga (poetry) | +1 honour | Shogaku Academy | |
| Ikebana (flower arrangement) | +1 honour | Tea Room | |
| Chanoyu (tea ceremony) | +1 honour | Tea Room | |
| Gagaku (court music) | +1 honour | Gagaku Guild | |
| Martial Arts | |||
| Teisatsu (scouting) | +1 raiding | Mansion | |
| Bajutsu (riding) | +1 riding | Bajutsu School | |
| Suifujutsu (sailing) | +1 sailing | Wokou Lair | |
| Kyujutsu (archery) | +1 shooting | Kyujutsu School | |
| Yabusame (mounted archery) | +1 shooting | Yabusame Ground | |
| Sojutsu (spears) | +1 polearms | Naginatajutsu School | |
| Naginatajutsu (glaives) | +1 polearms | Naginatajutsu School | |
| Hojutsu (firearms) | +1 shooting | Ashigaru | Hojutsu School |
| Kenjutsu (swords) | +1 swordsmanship | Kenjutsu School | |
| Iajutsu (sword drawing) | +1 swordsmanship | Kenjutsu School | |
| Senjojutsu (battles) | +1 tactics | Mansion | |
| Shusai (campaigning) | +1 leadership | Mansion | |
| Chikujojutsu (siege) | +1 leadership | Mansion | |
Some skills can only be learned at a particular school.
Some bonuses of martial arts only affect a particular unit or units who wield a particular weapon or only have effect in a particular combat situation.
| Martial Art | Bonus | Weapon | Unit | Combat Situation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teisatsu (scouting) | +1 raiding | |||
| Bajutsu (riding) | +1 riding | |||
| Suifujutsu (sailing) | +1 sailing | naval battle | ||
| Kyujutsu (archery) | +1 shooting | Yumi | ||
| Sojutsu (spears) | +1 polearms | |||
| Naginatajutsu (glaives) | +1 polearms | Naginata | ||
| Yabusame (mounted archery) | +1 shooting | Yumi Samurai | ||
| Hojutsu (firearms) | +1 shooting | Teppou | ||
| Kenjutsu (swords) | +1 swordsmanship | |||
| Iajutsu (sword drawing) | +1 swordsmanship | |||
| Senjojutsu (battles) | +1 tactics | |||
| Shusai (campaigning) | +1 leadership | land battle | ||
| Chikujojutsu (siege) | +1 leadership | siege |
Espionage skills are only available to characters with a mercenary occupation.
Civil skills are only available to characters with a artisan or mercantile occupation.
Mystical skills are only available to characters with a mystical occupation.
Noble skills are only available to characters of the Buke class.
Classical arts are available to everyone.
Martial arts are available to everyone.