v0.31:Attribute

Skills impacted by Soul Attributes
Analytical Ability	Animal caretaker • Trapper • Beekeeper • Cheese maker • Cook • Furnace operator • Strand extractor • Gem cutter • Siege engineer • Siege operator • Mechanic • Architecture • Diagnostician • Appraiser • Organizer • Record keeper • Student • Knapper
Focus	Fisherdwarf • Archer • Siege operator • Ambusher • Surgeon • Bone doctor • Suturer • Record keeper • Student • Concentration • Observer
Willpower	Miner • Wood cutter • Fighter • Crutch-walker • Pump operator • Swimmer • Concentration • Resists exertion/pain effects
Creativity	Bone carver • Clothier • Glassmaker • Glazer • Leatherworker • Potter • Stone crafter • Weaver • Wood crafter • Wax worker • Trapper • Cheese maker • Cook • Architecture • Organizer • Liar • Comedian
Intuition	Animal trainer • Judge of intent • Appraiser • Observer • Diagnostician
Patience	Animal trainer • Fisherdwarf • Concentration • Some non-skill tasks
Memory	Animal caretaker • Herbalist • Diagnostician • Appraiser • Record keeper • Student
Linguistic Ability	Persuader • Negotiator • Liar • Intimidator • Conversationalist • Comedian • Flatterer • Consoler • Pacifier • Leader • Teacher
Spatial Sense	Miner • Wood cutter • Bone carver • Clothier • Glassmaker • Leatherworker • Potter • Glazer • Wax worker • Stone crafter • Weaver • Wood crafter • Trapper • Spinner • Combat Skills • Siege operator • Ambusher • Architecture • Wound dresser • Surgeon • Bone doctor • Suturer • Crutch-walker • Papermaker • Bookbinder • Swimmer • Observer • Knapping
Musicality	Nothing yet
Kinesthetic Sense	Most skills involving any movement at all (lots of them), non-skilled tasks as well
Empathy	Animal trainer • Animal caretaker • Wound dresser • Persuader • Negotiator • Judge of intent • Conversationalist • Flatterer • Consoler • Pacifier • Leader • Teacher
Social Awareness	Persuader • Negotiator • Judge of intent • Organizer • Liar • Conversationalist • Flatterer • Consoler • Pacifier • Leader • Teacher

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A creature has numerous attributes which impact its performance at various tasks. These attributes are split into physical factors associated with the body and mental factors associated with a creature's soul.

Attributes are located in the Thoughts and Preferences screen. Body attributes are listed just above prefstrings, and soul attributes are listed immediately thereafter. Positive attributes are dark green and negative attributes are red.

Attributes are now associated with skills, so that shield use will raise endurance as an attribute, but not attributes like memory. Attribute gain and rust rates, along with skill gain and rust rates, are moddable in the raws as Creature_Tokens.

Attributes can be viewed for individual dwarfs by selecting view dwarves, z, enter or by going to the units menu, view, then enter.

Body Attributes

Strength

Alters the damage done in melee, increases muscle mass, and increases how much a creature can carry. Increasing strength, at least in adventurers, increases movement speed (albeit not as much as agility).

unbelievably strong
mighty
very strong
strong

weak
very weak
unquestionably weak
unfathomably weak

Agility

This attribute is directly related to a character's Speed, and the difference between 1000 agility and the maximum 5000 agility is roughly halving the time between each turn you take.

amazingly agile
extremely agile
very agile
agile

clumsy
quite clumsy
totally clumsy
abysmally clumsy

Toughness

Reduces physical damage.

basically unbreakable
incredibly tough
quite durable
tough

flimsy
very flimsy
remarkably flimsy
shockingly fragile

Endurance

Reduces the rate at which dwarves become exhausted.

absolutely inexhaustible
indefatigable
very slow to tire
slow to tire

quick to tire
very quick to tire
extremely quick to tire
truly quick to tire

Disease Resistance

Reduces the risk of disease.

virtually never sick
almost never sick
very rarely sick
rarely sick

susceptible to disease
quite susceptible to disease
really susceptible to disease
stunningly susceptible to disease

Recuperation

Increases the rate of wound healing.

possessed of amazing recuperative powers
incredibly quick to heal
quite quick to heal
quick to heal

slow to heal
very slow to heal
really slow to heal
shockingly slow to heal

Soul Attributes

From this post by Toady One

With respect to skills: most of these attributes only effect duration, when that is the only available skill effect to begin with, but they are factored into outcomes when it applies.

At the bottom is a list of which attributes affect which skills. This pair of charts provides an easier to read summary of the soul attributes that are useful for doctors and soldiers.

Analytical Ability

awesome intellectual powers
great analytical abilities
a sharp intellect
a good intellect

poor analytical abilities
very bad analytical abilities
a lousy intellect
a stunning lack of analytical ability

Memory

an astonishing memory
an amazing memory
a great memory
a good memory

an iffy memory
a poor memory
a really bad memory
little memory to speak of

Creativity

a boundless creative imagination
great creativity
very good creativity
good creativity

meager creativity
poor creativity
lousy creativity
next to no creative talent

Intuition

uncanny intuition
great intuition
very good intuition
good intuition

bad intuition
very bad intuition
lousy intuition
horrible intuition

Focus

unbreakable focus
a great ability to focus
very good focus
the ability to focus

poor focus
quite poor focus
really poor focus
the absolute inability to focus

Willpower

Willpower directly resists exertion/pain effects

an unbreakable will
an iron will
a lot of willpower
willpower

little willpower
a large deficit of willpower
next to no willpower
absolutely no willpower

Patience

Some non-skill tasks are affected by Patience

absolutely boundless patience
a deep well of patience
a great deal of patience
a sum of patience

a shortage of patience
little patience
very little patience
no patience at all

Spatial Sense

a stunning feel for spatial relationships
an amazing spatial sense
a great feel for the surrounding space
a good spatial sense

a questionable spatial sense
poor spatial senses
an atrocious spatial sense
no sense for spatial relationships

Kinesthetic Sense

Most skills involving any movement at all (lots of them), and non-skilled tasks as well are affected by Kinesthetic Sense

an astounding feel for the position of own body
a great kinesthetic sense
a very good sense of the position of own body
a good kinesthetic sense

a meager kinesthetic sense
a poor kinesthetic sense
a very clumsy kinesthetic sense
an unbelievably atrocious sense of the position of own body

Linguistic Ability

an astonishing ability with languages and words
a great affinity for language
a natural inclination toward language
a way with words

a little difficulty with words
little linguistic ability
very little linguistic ability
difficulty with words and language

Musicality

This attribute doesn't affect any skills as of version .31.11

an astonishing knack for music
a great musical sense
a natural ability with music
a feel for music

an iffy sense for music
little natural inclination toward music
next to no natural musical ability
absolutely no feel for music at all

Empathy

an absolutely remarkable sense of others' emotions
a great sense of empathy
a very good sense of empathy
an ability to read emotions fairly well

poor empathy
a very bad sense of empathy
next to no empathy
the utter inability to judge others' emotions

Social Awareness

a shockingly profound feel for social relationships
a great feel for social relationships
a very good feel for social relationships
a good feel for social relationships

a meager ability with social relationships
a poor ability to manage or understand social relationships
a lack of understanding of social relationships
an absolute inability to understand social relationships

Skills By Soul Attribute

Skills and associated attributes

I gathered data on what attributes are trained by various skills. I assume, without evidence, that the same skills use [i]some[/i] of the attributes that they train (i.e. high agility improves chance of dodging). Game version 31.18.

Notes:

-Spatial Sense and Kinesthetic Sense are almost everywhere

-Nothing trains Disease Resistance, Recuperation, or Musicality

-Intimidation and Comedy, social skills, raise Agility. Dwarven comedy is slapstick/clowning, not stand-up.

-knowledge_acquisition (student) doesn't boost skill gain except for teacher-student relations in a barracks

-Choose high-volume labors that train useful attributes for milita day-jobs/bootcamp

-Fishing, Siege Operating, and Record Keeping are useful for marksdwarves as they train the Focus attribute -Hunting (ambusher/sneak) has identical attribute gain to Crossbow and Archer skills

Military/Adventure skills

axe

strength
agility
toughness
willpower
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

sword

strength
agility
toughness
willpower
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

dagger

strength
agility
toughness
willpower
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

mace

strength
agility
toughness
willpower
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

hammer

strength
agility
toughness
willpower
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

spear

strength
agility
toughness
willpower
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

crossbow

agility
focus
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

shield (shield user)

strength
agility
toughness
willpower
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

armor (armor user)

strength
toughness
endurance
willpower
kinesthetic sense

dodging

agility
toughness
endurance
willpower
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

pike

strength
agility
toughness
willpower
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

whip

strength
agility
toughness
willpower
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

bow

agility
focus
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

blowgun

agility
focus
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

throw

strength
agility
toughness
willpower
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

sneak (ambusher)

agility
focus
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

crutch_walk

agility
endurance
willpower
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

swimming

strength
agility
endurance
willpower
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

situational_awareness (observer)

focus
intuition
spatial sense

melee_combat (fighter)

strength
agility
toughness
willpower
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

ranged_combat (archer)

agility
focus
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

wrestling

strength
agility
endurance
willpower
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

bite

strength
toughness
endurance
willpower
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

grasp_strike (punch/strike)

strength
agility
toughness
willpower
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

stance_strike (kick)

strength
agility
toughness
willpower
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

misc_weapon (inc. shield bash)

strength
agility
toughness
willpower
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

knapping

strength
agility
analytical ability
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

Labor skills

mining

strength
toughness
endurance
willpower
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

woodcutting

strength
agility
endurance
willpower
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

carpentry

strength
agility
creativity
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

detailstone (engraver)

agility
creativity
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

masonry

strength
agility
endurance
creativity
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

animaltrain

agility
toughness
endurance
intuition
patience
empathy

animalcare

agility
analytical ability
memory
empathy

dissect_fish

agility
kinesthetic sense

dissect_vermin (animal dissection)

agility
kinesthetic sense

processfish (fish cleaner)

agility
endurance
kinesthetic sense

butcher

strength
agility
endurance
kinesthetic sense

trapping

agility
analytical ability
creativity
spatial sense

tanner

agility
kinesthetic sense

weaving

agility
creativity
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

brewing

strength
agility
kinesthetic sense

clothesmaking

agility
creativity
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

milling

strength
agility
endurance
kinesthetic sense

processplants (thresher)

strength
agility
endurance
kinesthetic sense

cheesemaking

strength
agility
endurance
analytical ability
creativity
kinesthetic sense

milk

strength
agility
endurance
kinesthetic sense

cook

agility
analytical ability
creativity
kinesthetic sense

plant (farmer)

strength
agility
endurance
kinesthetic sense

herbalism (plant gathering)

agility
memory
kinesthetic sense

fish

strength
agility
focus
patience
kinesthetic sense

smelt (furnace operator)

strength
toughness
endurance
analytical ability
kinesthetic sense

extract_strand

strength
agility
endurance
analytical ability
kinesthetic sense

forge_weapon

strength
agility
endurance
creativity
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

forge_armor

strength
agility
endurance
creativity
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

forge_furniture

strength
agility
endurance
creativity
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

cutgem

agility
analytical ability
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

encrustgem

agility
creativity
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

woodcraft

agility
creativity
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

stonecraft

agility
creativity
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

metalcraft

strength
agility
endurance
creativity
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

glassmaker

strength
agility
endurance
creativity
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

leatherwork

strength
agility
endurance
creativity
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

bonecarve

agility
creativity
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

siegecraft (siege engineer)

strength
agility
endurance
analytical ability
creativity
spatial sense

siegeoperate

strength
toughness
endurance
analytical ability
focus
spatial sense

bowyer (makes crossbows)

agility
creativity
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

mechanics

strength
agility
endurance
analytical ability
creativity
spatial sense

designbuilding (architect)

analytical ability
creativity
spatial sense

dress_wounds

agility
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense
empathy

diagnose

analytical ability
intuition
memory

surgery

agility
focus
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

set_bone

strength
agility
focus
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

suture

agility
focus
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

wood_burning

strength
toughness
endurance
kinesthetic sense

lye_making

strength
toughness
endurance
kinesthetic sense

soap_making

strength
toughness
endurance
kinesthetic sense

potash_making

strength
toughness
endurance
kinesthetic sense

dyer

strength
agility
endurance
kinesthetic sense

operate_pump

strength
toughness
endurance
willpower
kinesthetic sense

social awareness/Admin/Misc skills

persuasion

linguistic ability
empathy
social awareness

negotiation

linguistic ability
empathy
social awareness

judging_intent

intuition
empathy
social awareness

appraisal (trader)

analytical ability
intuition
memory

organization

analytical ability
creativity
social awareness

record_keeping

analytical ability
focus
memory

lying

creativity
linguistic ability
social awareness

intimidation

agility
linguistic ability
kinesthetic sense

conversation

linguistic ability
empathy
social awareness

comedy

agility
creativity
linguistic ability
kinesthetic sense

flattery

linguistic ability
empathy
social awareness

console

linguistic ability
empathy
social awareness

pacify

linguistic ability
empathy
social awareness

knowledge_acquisition (student)

analytical ability
focus
memory

leadership

linguistic ability
empathy
social awareness

teaching

linguistic ability
empathy
social awareness

Unimplemented skills

military_tactics

analytical ability
creativity
intuition

magic_nature (druid)

agility
toughness
endurance
focus
willpower
empathy

tracking

analytical ability
focus
spatial sense

concentration

focus
willpower
patience

discipline

focus
willpower

writing

creativity
intuition
linguistic ability

prose

creativity
intuition
linguistic ability

poetry

creativity
intuition
linguistic ability

reading

focus
memory
linguistic ability

speaking

linguistic ability

coordination

agility
spatial sense
kinesthetic sense

balance

strength
agility
kinesthetic sense

alchemy

agility
analytical ability
creativity
intuition