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== What are Skills? == | == What are Skills? == | ||
− | There are different Skills that may transform a | + | There are different Skills that may transform a character into a great gold digger, a prosperous tissue hunter or a quick NPC hunter. Skills are one possibility of individualizing a character. A character can develop into a certain direction. Achieved Skills can not be undone, switched or altered via sponsoring, all Skills are permanent. |
− | Most Skills improve the yield of a task that can be done by any | + | Most Skills improve the yield of a task that can be done by any player even without the Skill. For example the Skill [[Gold Mining]] increases the money you gain for working in the [[Gold Mine]]. |
There are other Skills that enable you to accomplish a task, like the Skill [[Magic Preservation]]. | There are other Skills that enable you to accomplish a task, like the Skill [[Magic Preservation]]. | ||
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== How do you train? == | == How do you train? == | ||
− | Strictly | + | Strictly speaking, one must differ between the ''acquiring'' of a Skill (level 1) and the ''training'' of a Skill (Level 2 and more). |
− | To acquire a Skill you need to buy and read (use) the corresponding [[Book]]. The | + | To acquire a Skill you need to buy and read (use) the corresponding [[Book]]. The book will dissolve and the character gets the Skill at Level 1. Using a book is always possible, even while you are training another Skill. All higher Levels are reached by selecting the Skill to be trained in the Skill menu (top right) and using the link ''Train level ...''. A character that never read any book does not have any Skills. |
− | Training is possible at any time. The | + | Training is possible at any time. The training lasts a certain amount of time -from a few minutes to several days- which depends on the following factors: |
* which Skill is trained | * which Skill is trained | ||
* which Level shall be reached | * which Level shall be reached | ||
− | * which Level of the | + | * which Level of the [[Learning Aptitude]] Skill the player has. |
− | The | + | The wiki pages of each Skill include detailled training timetables. The training time can be reduced by using spells like the [[Spell of Very Quick Knowledge]]. |
− | The training | + | The training does not influence the normal gaming. Moreover, the training even continues when you log out, are incapacipated or jailed. |
− | Once the training of one Skill is finished, it is possible to train the next | + | Once the training of one Skill is finished, it is possible to train the next Level or another Skill using the Skill menu again. Sponsors are able to put the Skills into a training queue, so the training will be continued without losing a second of time. |
The most important Skill to train is the Learning Aptitude - it will always be useful while other Skills can prove to have been a mistake due to the developing way of playing. | The most important Skill to train is the Learning Aptitude - it will always be useful while other Skills can prove to have been a mistake due to the developing way of playing. | ||
− | The | + | The wiki pages of the [[profession]]s include tipps, what Skills are useful for what tasks. See also: [[Tips/Tricks:Skills]]. |
− | == Race | + | == Race bonus == |
− | Since | + | Since September 23rd, 2006 all [[Race]]s have a bonus on different Skills. That means that this Race is training this certain Skill 3% faster than all other Races. |
Race depending Skills are listed here: | Race depending Skills are listed here: | ||
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|[[Life Energy]], [[Repairmanship]] | |[[Life Energy]], [[Repairmanship]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |[[Human/ | + | |[[Human/Warrior]] |
|[[Ranged Weapons]], [[Strength Training]] | |[[Ranged Weapons]], [[Strength Training]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Human/Sorcerer]] | |[[Human/Sorcerer]] | ||
− | |[[Tissue | + | |[[Tissue Research]], [[Wizardry]] |
|- | |- | ||
|[[Onlo]] | |[[Onlo]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|[[Dark Mage]] | |[[Dark Mage]] | ||
− | |[[Magic | + | |[[Magic Preservation]], [[Advocacy]] |
|- | |- | ||
|[[Serum Wraith]] | |[[Serum Wraith]] | ||
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? | ? | ||
− | == What Skills | + | == What Skills exist? == |
{| class="sortable" {{Prettytable}} | {| class="sortable" {{Prettytable}} | ||
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| Origin | | Origin | ||
| [[Default-Price|(Price)]] | | [[Default-Price|(Price)]] | ||
− | ! class="unsortable" | Effect each Level | + | ! class="unsortable" | Effect of each Level |
− | | Max | + | | Max level |
| [[Skill#Race Bonus|Race Bonus]] for | | [[Skill#Race Bonus|Race Bonus]] for | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| valign="top" |[[Pironian]] | | valign="top" |[[Pironian]] | ||
| valign="top" | | | valign="top" | | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Decreases the price of Quest | + | | valign="top" |''Decreases the price of Quest Hall items by [[#Cumulative effect|1%]].'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |40 | | valign="top" align="right" |40 | ||
| valign="top" |-- | | valign="top" |-- | ||
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| valign="top" |[[House of Knowledge]] | | valign="top" |[[House of Knowledge]] | ||
| valign="top" align="right" |500 | | valign="top" align="right" |500 | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Increases the payment for | + | | valign="top" |''Increases the payment for quests by [[#Cumulative effect|1%]].'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |70 | | valign="top" align="right" |70 | ||
| valign="top" |[[Serum Wraith]] | | valign="top" |[[Serum Wraith]] | ||
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| valign="top" |[[Father of Spineshot Hedgehogs]] | | valign="top" |[[Father of Spineshot Hedgehogs]] | ||
| valign="top" | | | valign="top" | | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Decreases the usage time of the [[ | + | | valign="top" |''Decreases the usage time of the [[excavation shovel]] by [[#Cumulative effect|4%]].'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |70 | | valign="top" align="right" |70 | ||
| valign="top" |-- | | valign="top" |-- | ||
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| valign="top" |[[Excavation Shovel]] | | valign="top" |[[Excavation Shovel]] | ||
| valign="top" | | | valign="top" | | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Decreases the | + | | valign="top" |''Decreases the daily bank deposit costs by [[#Cumulative effect|1%]].'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |80 | | valign="top" align="right" |80 | ||
| valign="top" |-- | | valign="top" |-- | ||
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| valign="top" |[[House of Knowledge]] | | valign="top" |[[House of Knowledge]] | ||
| valign="top" align="right" |3000 | | valign="top" align="right" |3000 | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Decreases the construction time of buildings by [[#Cumulative | + | | valign="top" |''Decreases the construction time of buildings by [[#Cumulative effect|1%]].'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |70 | | valign="top" align="right" |70 | ||
| valign="top" |-- | | valign="top" |-- | ||
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| valign="top" |[[House of Knowledge]] | | valign="top" |[[House of Knowledge]] | ||
| valign="top" align="right" |480 | | valign="top" align="right" |480 | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Decreases the price for Theft Protection by [[#Cumulative | + | | valign="top" |''Decreases the price for Theft Protection by [[#Cumulative effect|3%]].'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |50 | | valign="top" align="right" |50 | ||
| valign="top" |-- | | valign="top" |-- | ||
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| valign="top" |[[House of Knowledge]] | | valign="top" |[[House of Knowledge]] | ||
| valign="top" align="right" |420 | | valign="top" align="right" |420 | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Decreases the corn processing price by [[#Cumulative | + | | valign="top" |''Decreases the corn processing price by [[#Cumulative effect|15%]].'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |30 | | valign="top" align="right" |30 | ||
| valign="top" |-- | | valign="top" |-- | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | valign="top" |[[Tissue | + | | valign="top" |[[Tissue Research]] |
− | | valign="top" |[[Book of Tissue | + | | valign="top" |[[Book of Tissue Research]] |
| valign="top" |[[The Red Cottage]] | | valign="top" |[[The Red Cottage]] | ||
| valign="top" align="right" |500 | | valign="top" align="right" |500 | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Increases the payment for tissue mission by [[#Cumulative | + | | valign="top" |''Increases the payment for tissue mission by [[#Cumulative effect|1%]].'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |50 | | valign="top" align="right" |50 | ||
| valign="top" |[[Human Sorcerer]] | | valign="top" |[[Human Sorcerer]] | ||
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| valign="top" |[[Larpan]] | | valign="top" |[[Larpan]] | ||
| valign="top" | | | valign="top" | | ||
− | | valign="top" |''"This and that" | + | | valign="top" |''"This and that" happens.'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |15 | | valign="top" align="right" |15 | ||
| valign="top" |[[Natla]] | | valign="top" |[[Natla]] | ||
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| valign="top" |[[Shop (Buran)]] | | valign="top" |[[Shop (Buran)]] | ||
| valign="top" align="right" |300 | | valign="top" align="right" |300 | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Increases the | + | | valign="top" |''Increases the profit of Gold Mining by [[#Cumulative effect|5%]].'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |30 | | valign="top" align="right" |30 | ||
| valign="top" |-- | | valign="top" |-- | ||
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| valign="top" |[[Natla]] | | valign="top" |[[Natla]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | valign="top" |[[Craftsmanship]] | + | | valign="top" |[[Craftsmanship]] |
− | | valign="top" |[[Book of Craftsmanship]] | + | | valign="top" |[[Book of Craftsmanship]] |
| valign="top" |[[House of Knowledge]] | | valign="top" |[[House of Knowledge]] | ||
| valign="top" align="right" |250.000 | | valign="top" align="right" |250.000 | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Enables to produce Items in the [[ | + | | valign="top" |''Enables to produce Items in the [[Craftsman`s Workshop]].'' |
| valign="top" align="right" | 6 | | valign="top" align="right" | 6 | ||
| valign="top" |-- | | valign="top" |-- | ||
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| valign="top" |[[House of Knowledge]] | | valign="top" |[[House of Knowledge]] | ||
| valign="top" align="right" |500 | | valign="top" align="right" |500 | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Decreases the time between two uses of the Special Race Skill by [[#Cumulative | + | | valign="top" |''Decreases the time between two uses of the Special Race Skill by [[#Cumulative effect|5%]].'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |50 | | valign="top" align="right" |50 | ||
| valign="top" |-- | | valign="top" |-- | ||
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| valign="top" |[[The Forest House]] | | valign="top" |[[The Forest House]] | ||
| valign="top" align="right" |350 | | valign="top" align="right" |350 | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Increases the chance to find small NPCs by [[#Cumulative | + | | valign="top" |''Increases the chance to find small NPCs by [[#Cumulative effect|5%]].'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |50 | | valign="top" align="right" |50 | ||
| valign="top" |[[Onlo]] | | valign="top" |[[Onlo]] | ||
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| valign="top" |[[House of Knowledge]] | | valign="top" |[[House of Knowledge]] | ||
| valign="top" align="right" |350 | | valign="top" align="right" |350 | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Cooked meals heal 1 [[ | + | | valign="top" |''Cooked meals heal 1 [[life point|LP]] more.'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |80 | | valign="top" align="right" |80 | ||
| valign="top" |[[Onlo]] | | valign="top" |[[Onlo]] | ||
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| valign="top" |[[House of Knowledge]] | | valign="top" |[[House of Knowledge]] | ||
| valign="top" align="right" |80000 | | valign="top" align="right" |80000 | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Enables to produce | + | | valign="top" |''Enables to produce spells in the [[magic lab]].'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |28 | | valign="top" align="right" |28 | ||
| valign="top" |-- | | valign="top" |-- | ||
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| valign="top" |[[House of Knowledge]] | | valign="top" |[[House of Knowledge]] | ||
| valign="top" align="right" |3000 | | valign="top" align="right" |3000 | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Decreases the | + | | valign="top" |''Decreases the depot upgrading price by [[#Cumulative effect|1%]].'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |70 | | valign="top" align="right" |70 | ||
| valign="top" |-- | | valign="top" |-- | ||
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| valign="top" |[[The White House of Lorania]] | | valign="top" |[[The White House of Lorania]] | ||
| valign="top" align="right" |500 | | valign="top" align="right" |500 | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Decreases the price for | + | | valign="top" |''Decreases the price for Academies of Life by [[#Cumulative effect|1%]].'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |50 | | valign="top" align="right" |50 | ||
| valign="top" |[[Tarunan]] | | valign="top" |[[Tarunan]] | ||
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| valign="top" |[[The Salt Shop]] | | valign="top" |[[The Salt Shop]] | ||
| valign="top" align="right" |500 | | valign="top" align="right" |500 | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Decreases the training time of all other Skills by [[#Cumulative | + | | valign="top" |''Decreases the training time of all other Skills by [[#Cumulative effect|3%]].'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |50 | | valign="top" align="right" |50 | ||
| valign="top" |-- | | valign="top" |-- | ||
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| valign="top" |[[The Northern Hut]] | | valign="top" |[[The Northern Hut]] | ||
| valign="top" align="right" |2000 | | valign="top" align="right" |2000 | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Increases the effect of the Wand of Magic by [[#Cumulative | + | | valign="top" |''Increases the effect of the Wand of Magic by [[#Cumulative effect|5%]].'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |30 | | valign="top" align="right" |30 | ||
| valign="top" |[[Dark Mage]] | | valign="top" |[[Dark Mage]] | ||
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| valign="top" |[[Graveyard House]] | | valign="top" |[[Graveyard House]] | ||
| valign="top" align="right" |250 | | valign="top" align="right" |250 | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Decreases the fee of selling Items in the | + | | valign="top" |''Decreases the fee of selling Items in the Market Hall by [[#Cumulative effect|10%]].'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |50 | | valign="top" align="right" |50 | ||
| valign="top" |[[Natla]] | | valign="top" |[[Natla]] | ||
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| valign="top" |[[House of Knowledge]] | | valign="top" |[[House of Knowledge]] | ||
| valign="top" align="right" |1000 | | valign="top" align="right" |1000 | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Increases the money paid for Barrels of Oil in the | + | | valign="top" |''Increases the money paid for Barrels of Oil in the forge by [[#Cumulative effect|1%]].'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |60 | | valign="top" align="right" |60 | ||
| valign="top" |-- | | valign="top" |-- | ||
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| valign="top" |[[Gigantic Spindle Strider]], [[Small Spindle Strider]], [[Spindle Strider]] | | valign="top" |[[Gigantic Spindle Strider]], [[Small Spindle Strider]], [[Spindle Strider]] | ||
| valign="top" align="right" | | | valign="top" align="right" | | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Accelerates the loading of [[ | + | | valign="top" |''Accelerates the loading of [[phase energy]] by [[#Cumulative effect|1%]].'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |70 | | valign="top" align="right" |70 | ||
| valign="top" |-- | | valign="top" |-- | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | valign="top" |[[Phase Energy | + | | valign="top" |[[Phase Energy Maximization]] |
− | | valign="top" |[[Book of Phase Energy | + | | valign="top" |[[Book of Phase Energy Maximization]] |
| valign="top" |[[Phase Shop]] ? | | valign="top" |[[Phase Shop]] ? | ||
| valign="top" align="right" |10000 | | valign="top" align="right" |10000 | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Increases the maximal | + | | valign="top" |''Increases the maximal amount of [[Phase Energy|Phase Energy Points]] by [[#Cumulative effect|2%]]. '' |
| valign="top" align="right" |80 | | valign="top" align="right" |80 | ||
| valign="top" |-- | | valign="top" |-- | ||
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| valign="top" |[[House of Knowledge]] | | valign="top" |[[House of Knowledge]] | ||
| valign="top" align="right" |5000 | | valign="top" align="right" |5000 | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Increases the chance to get a [[Phase Sphere]] of a [[ | + | | valign="top" |''Increases the chance to get a [[Phase Sphere]] of a [[Phased NPC]] by [[#Cumulative effect|1%]].'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |70 | | valign="top" align="right" |70 | ||
| valign="top" |-- | | valign="top" |-- | ||
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| valign="top" |[[The House of Warriors]] | | valign="top" |[[The House of Warriors]] | ||
| valign="top" align="right" |480 | | valign="top" align="right" |480 | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Increases the money gain of every killed NPC by [[#Cumulative | + | | valign="top" |''Increases the money gain of every killed NPC by [[#Cumulative effect|1%]].'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |30 | | valign="top" align="right" |30 | ||
| valign="top" |[[Serum Wraith]] | | valign="top" |[[Serum Wraith]] | ||
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| valign="top" |[[ The Stone Shop]] | | valign="top" |[[ The Stone Shop]] | ||
| valign="top" align="right" |300 | | valign="top" align="right" |300 | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Decreases the price of repairing weapons and | + | | valign="top" |''Decreases the price of repairing weapons and armour by [[#Cumulative effect|10%]].'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |30 | | valign="top" align="right" |30 | ||
| valign="top" |[[Human/Worker]] | | valign="top" |[[Human/Worker]] | ||
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| valign="top" |[[The Hunter`s Camp]] | | valign="top" |[[The Hunter`s Camp]] | ||
| valign="top" align="right" |600 | | valign="top" align="right" |600 | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Enables to use | + | | valign="top" |''Enables to use ranged weapons.'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |16 | | valign="top" align="right" |16 | ||
| valign="top" |[[Human/Warrior]] | | valign="top" |[[Human/Warrior]] | ||
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| valign="top" |[[House of Knowledge]] | | valign="top" |[[House of Knowledge]] | ||
| valign="top" align="right" |100000 | | valign="top" align="right" |100000 | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Increases the chance to get a | + | | valign="top" |''Increases the chance to get a soul capsule of an NPC by [[#Cumulative effect|0,5%]].'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |60 | | valign="top" align="right" |60 | ||
| valign="top" |-- | | valign="top" |-- | ||
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| valign="top" |[[The Northern Hut]] | | valign="top" |[[The Northern Hut]] | ||
| valign="top" align="right" |1500 | | valign="top" align="right" |1500 | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Increases the effect of the Stone of Regeneration by | + | | valign="top" |''Increases the effect of the Stone of Regeneration by 1 LP.'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |60 | | valign="top" align="right" |60 | ||
| valign="top" |-- | | valign="top" |-- | ||
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| valign="top" |[[Strength Training]] | | valign="top" |[[Strength Training]] | ||
| valign="top" |[[Book of Strength Training]] | | valign="top" |[[Book of Strength Training]] | ||
− | | valign="top" |[[ | + | | valign="top" |[[House of Darkness]] |
| valign="top" align="right" |400 | | valign="top" align="right" |400 | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Decreases the price of | + | | valign="top" |''Decreases the price of Academies of Stength by [[#Cumulative effect|1%]].'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |50 | | valign="top" align="right" |50 | ||
| valign="top" |[[Human/Warrior]] | | valign="top" |[[Human/Warrior]] | ||
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| valign="top" |[[House of Knowledge]] | | valign="top" |[[House of Knowledge]] | ||
| valign="top" align="right" |450 | | valign="top" align="right" |450 | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Increases the donation of the Universal Foundation by [[#Cumulative | + | | valign="top" |''Increases the donation of the Universal Foundation by [[#Cumulative effect|2%]].'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |50 | | valign="top" align="right" |50 | ||
| valign="top" |[[Dark Mage]] | | valign="top" |[[Dark Mage]] | ||
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| valign="top" |[[The Nomad Village]] | | valign="top" |[[The Nomad Village]] | ||
| valign="top" align="right" |200 | | valign="top" align="right" |200 | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Increases the durability of weapons and armour by [[#Cumulative | + | | valign="top" |''Increases the durability of weapons and armour by [[#Cumulative effect|10%]].'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |30 | | valign="top" align="right" |30 | ||
| valign="top" |-- | | valign="top" |-- | ||
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| valign="top" |[[Green Rotor-Dragonfly]] | | valign="top" |[[Green Rotor-Dragonfly]] | ||
| valign="top" | | | valign="top" | | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Enables to use certain | + | | valign="top" |''Enables to use certain spells.'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |8 | | valign="top" align="right" |8 | ||
| valign="top" |[[Human Sorcerer]] | | valign="top" |[[Human Sorcerer]] | ||
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| valign="top" |[[House of Knowledge]] | | valign="top" |[[House of Knowledge]] | ||
| valign="top" align="right" |200000 | | valign="top" align="right" |200000 | ||
− | | valign="top" |''Enables to open and produce Magic | + | | valign="top" |''Enables to open and produce [[Magic Chest]]s.'' |
| valign="top" align="right" |40 | | valign="top" align="right" |40 | ||
| valign="top" |-- | | valign="top" |-- | ||
|} | |} | ||
− | === Cumulative | + | === Cumulative effect === |
− | The marked Skills underlie an [[ | + | The marked Skills underlie an [[interest calculation]]. For example a Skill that improves by 1% each Level has a total improvement of 100%+1%)<sup>50</sup> - 100% ≈ 64% at Level 50. |
== Weblinks == | == Weblinks == | ||
+ | |||
+ | English page: | ||
+ | * [http://lorana.lo.funpic.de/pics/skill_calc.php Lorana's skill time calculator] | ||
German pages: | German pages: | ||
− | * [http://gloop.cwsurf.de/ Gloops Rechner] | + | * [http://gloop.cwsurf.de/ Gloops Rechner] |
* [http://freewar.higger.de/sl/lernzeiten 0059Hs Lernzeiten-Rechner] | * [http://freewar.higger.de/sl/lernzeiten 0059Hs Lernzeiten-Rechner] | ||
[[Category:Skills|!Skills]] | [[Category:Skills|!Skills]] | ||
[[Category:Books|!Books]] | [[Category:Books|!Books]] |
Latest revision as of 14:33, 29 October 2011
Contents
What are Skills?
There are different Skills that may transform a character into a great gold digger, a prosperous tissue hunter or a quick NPC hunter. Skills are one possibility of individualizing a character. A character can develop into a certain direction. Achieved Skills can not be undone, switched or altered via sponsoring, all Skills are permanent.
Most Skills improve the yield of a task that can be done by any player even without the Skill. For example the Skill Gold Mining increases the money you gain for working in the Gold Mine.
There are other Skills that enable you to accomplish a task, like the Skill Magic Preservation.
How do you train?
Strictly speaking, one must differ between the acquiring of a Skill (level 1) and the training of a Skill (Level 2 and more).
To acquire a Skill you need to buy and read (use) the corresponding Book. The book will dissolve and the character gets the Skill at Level 1. Using a book is always possible, even while you are training another Skill. All higher Levels are reached by selecting the Skill to be trained in the Skill menu (top right) and using the link Train level .... A character that never read any book does not have any Skills.
Training is possible at any time. The training lasts a certain amount of time -from a few minutes to several days- which depends on the following factors:
- which Skill is trained
- which Level shall be reached
- which Level of the Learning Aptitude Skill the player has.
The wiki pages of each Skill include detailled training timetables. The training time can be reduced by using spells like the Spell of Very Quick Knowledge.
The training does not influence the normal gaming. Moreover, the training even continues when you log out, are incapacipated or jailed.
Once the training of one Skill is finished, it is possible to train the next Level or another Skill using the Skill menu again. Sponsors are able to put the Skills into a training queue, so the training will be continued without losing a second of time.
The most important Skill to train is the Learning Aptitude - it will always be useful while other Skills can prove to have been a mistake due to the developing way of playing.
The wiki pages of the professions include tipps, what Skills are useful for what tasks. See also: Tips/Tricks:Skills.
Race bonus
Since September 23rd, 2006 all Races have a bonus on different Skills. That means that this Race is training this certain Skill 3% faster than all other Races.
Race depending Skills are listed here:
History
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Cumulative effect
The marked Skills underlie an interest calculation. For example a Skill that improves by 1% each Level has a total improvement of 100%+1%)50 - 100% ≈ 64% at Level 50.
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