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Skills Skills
-Skills determine your Lost Souls character's abilities in many areas. You can see a summary of your skills with the+Skills determine your Lost Souls character's abilities in many areas. You can see a summary of your skills with the command 'show skills'. Each skill represents an area of knowledge, training, or conditioning that your character can potentially have. The maximum level of ability you can achieve in a given skill, and the speed with which you approach that level, is determined mainly by whether and to what degree you specialize in that skill. See '[[specialties|help specialties]]' for a detailed discussion of this.
-command 'show skills'. Each skill represents an area of knowledge, training, or conditioning that your character can+
-potentially have. The maximum level of ability you can achieve in a given skill, and the speed with which you approach+
-that level, is determined mainly by whether and to what degree you specialize in that skill. See 'help specialties' for+
-a detailed discussion of this.+
-When categorizing skill competence in-character, we use descriptive rather than numeric skill levels. These are, in+When categorizing skill competence in-character, we use descriptive rather than numeric skill levels. These are, in increasing order of ability: incapacitated, handicapped, unskilled, very inept, inept, unpracticed, fairly competent, competent, fairly proficient, proficient, fairly skilled, skilled, fairly adept, adept, expert, masterful, prodigious, incredible, amazing, preternatural, unearthly, nigh-divine and transcendent.
-increasing order of ability: incapacitated, handicapped, unskilled, very inept, inept, unpracticed, fairly competent,+
-competent, fairly proficient, proficient, fairly skilled, skilled, fairly adept, adept, expert, masterful, prodigious,+
-incredible, amazing, preternatural, unearthly, nigh-divine and transcendent.+
-Help is available on each individual skill. However, note that some special skills are hidden from most people;+Help is available on each individual skill. However, note that some special skills are hidden from most people; until your character has attained knowledge about a hidden skill, you will not be able to view help on it, nor will it appear in the skill list below. A skill's help will display the skill class it belongs to and the attribute it is based on; this attribute is the source of the specialty points needed to specialize in this skill, and often is used together with your skill level in determining your overall ability in that area. Hidden skills and skills which can only be learned by someone specializing in them will be indicated as such. Some skills have special maximum ratings that apply to them in addition to the maximum imposed by your specialty degree; this will be noted. Also, some unusual skills are incompatible with other skills, meaning that if you have any of the skills shown as incompatible, then this skill cannot be learned. Naturally, the help will also include a description of the skill's function.
-until your character has attained knowledge about a hidden skill, you will not be able to view help on it, nor will it+
-appear in the skill list below. A skill's help will display the skill class it belongs to and the attribute it is based+
-on; this attribute is the source of the specialty points needed to specialize in this skill, and often is used together+
-with your skill level in determining your overall ability in that area. Hidden skills and skills which can only be+
-learned by someone specializing in them will be indicated as such. Some skills have special maximum ratings that apply+
-to them in addition to the maximum imposed by your specialty degree; this will be noted. Also, some unusual skills are+
-incompatible with other skills, meaning that if you have any of the skills shown as incompatible, then this skill cannot+
-be learned. Naturally, the help will also include a description of the skill's function.+
-The list below shows the full set of skills on Lost Souls that your character has knowledge of, organized by class. +The list below shows the full set of skills on Lost Souls that your character has knowledge of, organized by class.
-Be aware that some of these skills, especially among the craft and trade skills, have no implemented effect in the game,+
-being defined for future use, and that many skills are presently used only by guilds or other affiliations.+
-Artistic Skills+Be aware that some of these skills, especially among the craft and trade skills, have no implemented effect in the game, being defined for future use, and that many skills are presently used only by guilds or other affiliations.
- [[Calligraphy]] [[Drawing]] [[Erotic Arts]] [[Painting]]+==Artistic Skills==
- [[Poetry]] [[Prose]] [[Sculpture]] +<table colspan="3" width="100%" border="1">
 +<tr>
 +<td>[[Calligraphy]][[Drawing]][[Erotic Arts]] [[Painting]]</td>
 +</tr>
 +<tr>
 +<td>[[Poetry]] [[Prose]] [[Sculpture]]</td>
 +</tr>
 +<tr>
 +</table>
-Athletic Skills+==Athletic Skills==
- +<table colspan="3" width="100%" border="1">
- [[Balance]] [[Climbing]] [[Dancing]] [[Equestrian]]+<tr>
 +<td>[[Balance]] [[Climbing]] [[Dancing]] [[Equestrian]]
[[Jousting]] [[Jumping]] [[Massive Exertion]] [[Practice]] [[Jousting]] [[Jumping]] [[Massive Exertion]] [[Practice]]
- [[Running]] [[Swimming]] [[Training]] [[Tumbling]]+ [[Running]] [[Swimming]] [[Training]] [[Tumbling]]</td>
 +</tr>
 +<tr>
 +</table>
-Close Combat Weapon Skills+==Close Combat Weapon Skills==
- +<table colspan="3" width="100%" border="1">
- [[Axe]] [[Bludgeon]] [[Dagger]] [[Flail]]+<tr>
 +<td>[[Axe]] [[Bludgeon]] [[Dagger]] [[Flail]]
[[Hammer]] [[Pole arm|Pole Arm]] [[Spear]] [[Staff]] [[Hammer]] [[Pole arm|Pole Arm]] [[Spear]] [[Staff]]
- [[Sword]] + [[Sword]]</td>
 +</tr>
 +<tr>
 +</table>
-Combat Skills+==Combat Skills==
- +<table colspan="3" width="100%" border="1">
- [[Blindfighting]] [[Brawling]] [[Combat reflexes|Combat Reflexes]] [[Courage]]+<tr>
 +<td>[[Blindfighting]] [[Brawling]] [[Combat reflexes|Combat Reflexes]] [[Courage]]
[[Dirty fighting|Dirty Fighting]] [[Dodge]] [[Eructant weapon|Eructant Weapon]] [[Find weakness|Find Weakness]] [[Dirty fighting|Dirty Fighting]] [[Dodge]] [[Eructant weapon|Eructant Weapon]] [[Find weakness|Find Weakness]]
[[Gaze weapon|Gaze Weapon]] [[Impact Absorption]] [[Instant Stand]] [[Killer instinct|Killer Instinct]] [[Gaze weapon|Gaze Weapon]] [[Impact Absorption]] [[Instant Stand]] [[Killer instinct|Killer Instinct]]
[[Lack of weakness|Lack of Weakness]] [[Martial arts|Martial Arts]] [[Massive blow|Massive Blow]] [[Mounted combat|Mounted Combat]] [[Lack of weakness|Lack of Weakness]] [[Martial arts|Martial Arts]] [[Massive blow|Massive Blow]] [[Mounted combat|Mounted Combat]]
[[Precision strike|Precision Strike]] [[Resilience]] [[Shield]] [[Steadiness]] [[Precision strike|Precision Strike]] [[Resilience]] [[Shield]] [[Steadiness]]
- [[Unarmed combat|Unarmed Combat]] [[Wrestling]] + [[Unarmed combat|Unarmed Combat]] [[Wrestling]]</td>
- +</tr>
-Craft Skills+<tr>
 +</table>
- [[Artificing]] [[Brewing]] [[Carpentry]] [[Carving]]+==Craft Skills==
 +<table colspan="3" width="100%" border="1">
 +<tr>
 +<td>[[Artificing]] [[Brewing]] [[Carpentry]] [[Carving]]
[[Cooking]] [[Fletching]] [[Locksmithing]] [[Masonry]] [[Cooking]] [[Fletching]] [[Locksmithing]] [[Masonry]]
[[Metallurgy]] [[Sewing]] [[Smithing]] [[Tanning]] [[Metallurgy]] [[Sewing]] [[Smithing]] [[Tanning]]
- [[Weaving]] + [[Weaving]]</td>
 +</tr>
 +<tr>
 +</table>
-Divine Skills+==Divine Skills==
- +<table colspan="3" width="100%" border="1">
- [[Apotheosis]] [[Cosmogony]] [[Eudaimonia]] [[Godhead]]+<tr>
 +<td>[[Apotheosis]] [[Cosmogony]] [[Eudaimonia]] [[Godhead]]
[[Incarnation]] [[Manifestation]] [[Psychopompery]] [[Theolysis]] [[Incarnation]] [[Manifestation]] [[Psychopompery]] [[Theolysis]]
- [[Theomachy]] [[Theophany]] + [[Theomachy]] [[Theophany]]</td>
- +</tr>
-Esoteric Skills+<tr>
 +</table>
- [[aging retardation|Aging Retardation]] [[air affinity|Air Affinity]] [[Biofeedback]] [[Breath Control]]+==Esoteric Skills==
 +<table colspan="3" width="100%" border="1">
 +<tr>
 +<td>[[aging retardation|Aging Retardation]] [[air affinity|Air Affinity]] [[Biofeedback]] [[Breath Control]]
[[Centering]] [[Channeling]] [[chaos affinity|Chaos Affinity]] [[chaos resistance|Chaos Resistance]] [[Centering]] [[Channeling]] [[chaos affinity|Chaos Affinity]] [[chaos resistance|Chaos Resistance]]
[[combat meditation|Combat Meditation]] [[Discipline]] [[earth affinity|Earth Affinity]] [[fire affinity|Fire Affinity]] [[combat meditation|Combat Meditation]] [[Discipline]] [[earth affinity|Earth Affinity]] [[fire affinity|Fire Affinity]]
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[[necromancy resistance|Necromancy Resistance]] [[necromantic affinity|Necromantic Affinity]] [[order affinity|Order Affinity]] [[order resistance|Order Resistance]] [[necromancy resistance|Necromancy Resistance]] [[necromantic affinity|Necromantic Affinity]] [[order affinity|Order Affinity]] [[order resistance|Order Resistance]]
[[power direction|Power Direction]] [[power focusing|Power Focusing]] [[power generation|Power Generation]] [[power tuning|Power Tuning]] [[power direction|Power Direction]] [[power focusing|Power Focusing]] [[power generation|Power Generation]] [[power tuning|Power Tuning]]
- [[psychic integrity|Psychic Integrity]] [[Transcendence]] [[unholy fortitude|Unholy Fortitude]] [[Unholy Taint]]+ [[psychic integrity|Psychic Integrity]] [[Transcendence]] [[unholy fortitude|Unholy Fortitude]] [[Unholy Taint]]</td>
 +</tr>
 +<tr>
 +</table>
-Fieldcraft Skills+==Fieldcraft Skills==
- +<table colspan="3" width="100%" border="1">
- [[Arctic Fieldcraft]] [[Awareness]] [[Desert Fieldcraft]] [[Foraging]]+<tr>
 +<td>[[Arctic Fieldcraft]] [[Awareness]] [[Desert Fieldcraft]] [[Foraging]]
[[Forestry]] [[Hills Fieldcraft]] [[Jungle Fieldcraft]] [[Exoma Fieldcraft]] [[Forestry]] [[Hills Fieldcraft]] [[Jungle Fieldcraft]] [[Exoma Fieldcraft]]
[[Mountaineering]] [[Orienteering]] [[Plains Fieldcraft]] [[Shorelands Fieldcraft]] [[Mountaineering]] [[Orienteering]] [[Plains Fieldcraft]] [[Shorelands Fieldcraft]]
[[Spelunking]] [[Streetwise]] [[Swamp Fieldcraft]] [[Tracking]] [[Spelunking]] [[Streetwise]] [[Swamp Fieldcraft]] [[Tracking]]
- [[Umbral Fieldcraft]] [[Underwater Fieldcraft]] + [[Umbral Fieldcraft]] [[Underwater Fieldcraft]]</td>
- +</tr>
-Language Skills+<tr>
 +</table>
- [[the Aelvalie language|Aelvalie]] [[Anglic]] [[the Angrak language|Angrak]] [[the Archaen language|Archaen]]+==Language Skills==
 +<table colspan="3" width="100%" border="1">
 +<tr>
 +<td>[[the Aelvalie language|Aelvalie]] [[Anglic]] [[the Angrak language|Angrak]] [[the Archaen language|Archaen]]
[[the Assarith language|Assarith]] [[the Bagarguh language|Bagarguh]] [[the Ci-Xitid language|Ci-Xitid]] [[the Cilaghai language|Cilaghai]] [[the Assarith language|Assarith]] [[the Bagarguh language|Bagarguh]] [[the Ci-Xitid language|Ci-Xitid]] [[the Cilaghai language|Cilaghai]]
[[the Cryoprase language|Cryoprase]] [[the Dazask language|Dazask]] [[the Delphin language|Delphin]] [[the Dethek language|Dethek]] [[the Cryoprase language|Cryoprase]] [[the Dazask language|Dazask]] [[the Delphin language|Delphin]] [[the Dethek language|Dethek]]
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[[the Sperethiel language|Sperethiel]] [[the Sumerian language|Sumerian]] [[the Takargu language|Takargu]] [[the Talislan language|Talislan]] [[the Sperethiel language|Sperethiel]] [[the Sumerian language|Sumerian]] [[the Takargu language|Takargu]] [[the Talislan language|Talislan]]
[[the Thari language|Thari]] [[the Theran language|Theran]] [[the Ularu language|Ularu]] [[the Phglek language|Phglek]] [[the Thari language|Thari]] [[the Theran language|Theran]] [[the Ularu language|Ularu]] [[the Phglek language|Phglek]]
- [[the Xhax language|Xhax]] [[the Xitid langauge|Xitid]] [[the Zadjalin language|Zadjalin]] + [[the Xhax language|Xhax]] [[the Xitid langauge|Xitid]] [[the Zadjalin language|Zadjalin]]</td>
 +</tr>
 +<tr>
 +</table>
-Magickal Skills+==Magickal Skills==
- +<table colspan="3" width="100%" border="1">
- [[Aeromancy]] [[Albimancy]] [[Alchemy]] [[Apocromancy]]+<tr>
 +<td>[[Aeromancy]] [[Albimancy]] [[Alchemy]] [[Apocromancy]]
[[Biomancy]] [[Caromancy]] [[Chronomancy]] [[Conjuring]] [[Biomancy]] [[Caromancy]] [[Chronomancy]] [[Conjuring]]
[[Cryomancy]] [[Divination]] [[Enchanting]] [[Eskarimancy]] [[Cryomancy]] [[Divination]] [[Enchanting]] [[Eskarimancy]]
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[[Somniomancy]] [[Spatiomancy]] [[Summoning]] [[Symbology]] [[Somniomancy]] [[Spatiomancy]] [[Summoning]] [[Symbology]]
[[Telesma]] [[Thaumaturgy]] [[Theurgy]] [[Umbromancy]] [[Telesma]] [[Thaumaturgy]] [[Theurgy]] [[Umbromancy]]
- [[Verdomancy]] [[Xotimancy]] + [[Verdomancy]] [[Xotimancy]]</td>
 +</tr>
 +<tr>
 +</table>
-Medical Skills+==Medical Skills==
- +<table colspan="3" width="100%" border="1">
- [[Acupuncture]] [[Anatomy]] [[Barbery]] [[Chirurgery]]+<tr>
 +<td>[[Acupuncture]] [[Anatomy]] [[Barbery]] [[Chirurgery]]
[[Dentistry]] [[Diagnosis]] [[First Aid]] [[Homeopathy]] [[Dentistry]] [[Diagnosis]] [[First Aid]] [[Homeopathy]]
- [[Leeching]] + [[Leeching]]</td>
 +</tr>
 +<tr>
 +</table>
-Military Skills+==Military Skills==
 +<table colspan="3" width="100%" border="1">
 +<tr>
 +<td>[[Intelligence Analysis]] [[Logistics]] [[Strategy]] [[Subordination]]
 + [[Tactics]]</td>
 +</tr>
 +<tr>
 +</table>
- [[Intelligence Analysis]] [[Logistics]] [[Strategy]] [[Subordination]]+==Movement Skills==
- [[Tactics]] +<table colspan="3" width="100%" border="1">
 +<tr>
 +<td>[[Armour Adaptation]] [[armour operation|Armour Operation]] [[the techniques of breaking falls|Break Fall]] [[the ability to elude pursuit|Elude]]
 + [[Flight]] [[Load Bearing]] [[Quickness]] [[Riding]]</td>
 +</tr>
 +<tr>
 +</table>
-Movement Skills+==Musical Skills==
 +<table colspan="3" width="100%" border="1">
 +<tr>
 +<td>[[Musical Composition]] [[Percussion Instruments]] [[Singing]] [[playing stringed instruments|Stringed Instruments]]
 + [[playing wind instruments|Wind Instruments]]</td>
 +</tr>
 +<tr>
 +</table>
- [[Armour Adaptation]] [[armour operation|Armour Operation]] [[the techniques of breaking falls|Break Fall]] [[the ability to elude pursuit|Elude]]+==Performance Skills==
- [[Flight]] [[Load Bearing]] [[Quickness]] [[Riding]]+<table colspan="3" width="100%" border="1">
- +<tr>
-Musical Skills+<td>[[Acting]] [[Comedy]] [[Disguise]] [[Legerdemain]]
- +
- [[Musical Composition]] [[Percussion Instruments]] [[Singing]] [[playing stringed instruments|Stringed Instruments]]+
- [[playing wind instruments|Wind Instruments]] +
- +
-Performance Skills+
- +
- [[Acting]] [[Comedy]] [[Disguise]] [[Legerdemain]]+
[[Mimicry]] [[Showmanship]] [[Storytelling]] [[Ventriloquism]] [[Mimicry]] [[Showmanship]] [[Storytelling]] [[Ventriloquism]]
- [[Vocalization]] + [[Vocalization]]</td>
- +</tr>
-Physical Conditioning Skills+<tr>
 +</table>
- [[acid affinity|Acid Affinity]] [[acid resistance|Acid Resistance]] [[air resistance|Air Resistance]] [[alkaline affinity|Alkaline Affinity]]+==Physical Conditioning Skills==
 +<table colspan="3" width="100%" border="1">
 +<tr>
 +<td>[[acid affinity|Acid Affinity]] [[acid resistance|Acid Resistance]] [[air resistance|Air Resistance]] [[alkaline affinity|Alkaline Affinity]]
[[alkaline resistance|Alkaline Resistance]] [[Cold tolerance]] [[crushing resistance|Crushing Resistance]] [[disease affinity|Disease Affinity]] [[alkaline resistance|Alkaline Resistance]] [[Cold tolerance]] [[crushing resistance|Crushing Resistance]] [[disease affinity|Disease Affinity]]
[[earth resistance|Earth Resistance]] [[electrical resistance|Electrical Resistance]] [[fire resistance|Fire Resistance]] [[force resistance|Force Resistance]] [[earth resistance|Earth Resistance]] [[electrical resistance|Electrical Resistance]] [[fire resistance|Fire Resistance]] [[force resistance|Force Resistance]]
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[[Recuperation]] [[Regeneration]] [[Robustness]] [[slashing resistance|Slashing Resistance]] [[Recuperation]] [[Regeneration]] [[Robustness]] [[slashing resistance|Slashing Resistance]]
[[sonic resistance|Sonic Resistance]] [[Stamina]] [[supernal durability|Supernal Durability]] [[tissue hardening|Tissue Hardening]] [[sonic resistance|Sonic Resistance]] [[Stamina]] [[supernal durability|Supernal Durability]] [[tissue hardening|Tissue Hardening]]
- [[tissue softening|Tissue Softening]] [[vacuum resistance|Vacuum Resistance]] [[water resistance|Water Resistance]] + [[tissue softening|Tissue Softening]] [[vacuum resistance|Vacuum Resistance]] [[water resistance|Water Resistance]]</td>
 +</tr>
 +<tr>
 +</table>
-Psionic Skills+==Psionic Skills==
- +<table colspan="3" width="100%" border="1">
- [[matrix craft|Matrix Craft]] [[matrix interface|Matrix Interface]] [[Metacreativity]] [[Metasenses]]+<tr>
 +<td>[[matrix craft|Matrix Craft]] [[matrix interface|Matrix Interface]] [[Metacreativity]] [[Metasenses]]
[[Psychokinesis]] [[Psycholeptesis]] [[Psychovorism]] [[Redaction]] [[Psychokinesis]] [[Psycholeptesis]] [[Psychovorism]] [[Redaction]]
- [[Telepathy]] [[Translocation]] + [[Telepathy]] [[Translocation]]</td>
 +</tr>
 +<tr>
 +</table>
-Ranged Weapon Skills+==Ranged Weapon Skills==
 +<table colspan="3" width="100%" border="1">
 +<tr>
 +<td>[[Archery]] [[the use of crossbows|Crossbow]] [[Sling]] [[the use of telesmatic weapons|Telesmatic Weapon]]
 + [[the use of throwing weapons|Throwing]]</td>
 +</tr>
 +<tr>
 +</table>
- [[Archery]] [[the use of crossbows|Crossbow]] [[Sling]] [[the use of telesmatic weapons|Telesmatic Weapon]]+==Rogue Skills==
- [[the use of throwing weapons|Throwing]] +<table colspan="3" width="100%" border="1">
 +<tr>
 +<td>[[Eavesdropping]] [[Gambling]] [[Lip Reading]] [[Lockpicking]]
 + [[Picking Pockets]] [[Stealth]] [[the handling of traps|Traps]]</td>
 +</tr>
 +<tr>
 +</table>
-Rogue Skills+==Scholarly Skills==
- +<table colspan="3" width="100%" border="1">
- [[Eavesdropping]] [[Gambling]] [[Lip Reading]] [[Lockpicking]]+<tr>
- [[Picking Pockets]] [[Stealth]] [[the handling of traps|Traps]] +<td>[[Animal Lore]] [[Arcane Lore]] [[Armour Lore]] [[Biology]]
- +
-Scholarly Skills+
- +
- [[Animal Lore]] [[Arcane Lore]] [[Armour Lore]] [[Biology]]+
[[Cartography]] [[Cosmology]] [[Daemonology]] [[Elder Lore]] [[Cartography]] [[Cosmology]] [[Daemonology]] [[Elder Lore]]
[[Erotic Lore]] [[Gem Lore]] [[Heraldry]] [[History]] [[Erotic Lore]] [[Gem Lore]] [[Heraldry]] [[History]]
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[[Physics]] [[Plant Lore]] [[Poison Lore]] [[Politics]] [[Physics]] [[Plant Lore]] [[Poison Lore]] [[Politics]]
[[Psychology]] [[Rune Lore]] [[Scholarship]] [[Teaching]] [[Psychology]] [[Rune Lore]] [[Scholarship]] [[Teaching]]
- [[Theology]] [[Weapon Lore]] + [[Theology]] [[Weapon Lore]]</td>
 +</tr>
 +<tr>
 +</table>
-Social Skills+==Social Skills==
- +<table colspan="3" width="100%" border="1">
- [[Carousing]] [[Diplomacy]] [[Empathy]] [[Fast Talk]]+<tr>
 +<td>[[Carousing]] [[Diplomacy]] [[Empathy]] [[Fast Talk]]
[[Haggling]] [[Intimidation]] [[Leadership]] [[Manipulation]] [[Haggling]] [[Intimidation]] [[Leadership]] [[Manipulation]]
- [[Ownership]] [[Rhetoric]] [[Savoir Faire]] + [[Ownership]] [[Rhetoric]] [[Savoir Faire]]</td>
- +</tr>
-Trade Skills+<tr>
 +</table>
- [[Appraisal]] [[Cargo Handling]] [[Demolition]] [[Digging]]+==Trade Skills==
 +<table colspan="3" width="100%" border="1">
 +<tr>
 +<td>[[Appraisal]] [[Cargo Handling]] [[Demolition]] [[Digging]]
[[Driving]] [[Farming]] [[Finance]] [[Fishing]] [[Driving]] [[Farming]] [[Finance]] [[Fishing]]
[[Garbology]] [[Livestock Breeding]] [[Machine Operation]] [[Mortuary]] [[Garbology]] [[Livestock Breeding]] [[Machine Operation]] [[Mortuary]]
- [[Navigation]] [[Seamanship]] [[the ability to torture|Torture]]+ [[Navigation]] [[Seamanship]] [[the ability to torture|Torture]]</td>
 +</tr>
 +<tr>
 +</table>

Revision as of 20:11, 17 April 2008

Skills

Skills determine your Lost Souls character's abilities in many areas. You can see a summary of your skills with the command 'show skills'. Each skill represents an area of knowledge, training, or conditioning that your character can potentially have. The maximum level of ability you can achieve in a given skill, and the speed with which you approach that level, is determined mainly by whether and to what degree you specialize in that skill. See 'help specialties' for a detailed discussion of this.

When categorizing skill competence in-character, we use descriptive rather than numeric skill levels. These are, in increasing order of ability: incapacitated, handicapped, unskilled, very inept, inept, unpracticed, fairly competent, competent, fairly proficient, proficient, fairly skilled, skilled, fairly adept, adept, expert, masterful, prodigious, incredible, amazing, preternatural, unearthly, nigh-divine and transcendent.

Help is available on each individual skill. However, note that some special skills are hidden from most people; until your character has attained knowledge about a hidden skill, you will not be able to view help on it, nor will it appear in the skill list below. A skill's help will display the skill class it belongs to and the attribute it is based on; this attribute is the source of the specialty points needed to specialize in this skill, and often is used together with your skill level in determining your overall ability in that area. Hidden skills and skills which can only be learned by someone specializing in them will be indicated as such. Some skills have special maximum ratings that apply to them in addition to the maximum imposed by your specialty degree; this will be noted. Also, some unusual skills are incompatible with other skills, meaning that if you have any of the skills shown as incompatible, then this skill cannot be learned. Naturally, the help will also include a description of the skill's function.

The list below shows the full set of skills on Lost Souls that your character has knowledge of, organized by class.

Be aware that some of these skills, especially among the craft and trade skills, have no implemented effect in the game, being defined for future use, and that many skills are presently used only by guilds or other affiliations.

Contents

Artistic Skills

CalligraphyDrawingErotic Arts Painting
Poetry Prose Sculpture

Athletic Skills

Balance Climbing Dancing Equestrian
   Jousting                Jumping                 Massive Exertion        Practice
Running Swimming Training Tumbling

Close Combat Weapon Skills

Axe Bludgeon Dagger Flail
   Hammer                  Pole Arm                Spear                   Staff
Sword

Combat Skills

Blindfighting Brawling Combat Reflexes Courage
   Dirty Fighting          Dodge                   Eructant Weapon         Find Weakness
   Gaze Weapon             Impact Absorption       Instant Stand           Killer Instinct
   Lack of Weakness        Martial Arts            Massive Blow            Mounted Combat
   Precision Strike        Resilience              Shield                  Steadiness
Unarmed Combat Wrestling

Craft Skills

Artificing Brewing Carpentry Carving
   Cooking                 Fletching               Locksmithing            Masonry
   Metallurgy              Sewing                  Smithing                Tanning
Weaving

Divine Skills

Apotheosis Cosmogony Eudaimonia Godhead
   Incarnation             Manifestation           Psychopompery           Theolysis
Theomachy Theophany

Esoteric Skills

Aging Retardation Air Affinity Biofeedback Breath Control
   Centering               Channeling              Chaos Affinity          Chaos Resistance
   Combat Meditation       Discipline              Earth Affinity          Fire Affinity
   Holy Fortitude          Holy Purity             Ice Affinity            Introspection
   Magick Affinity         Magick Resistance       Meditation              Metamorphosis
   Necromancy Resistance   Necromantic Affinity    Order Affinity          Order Resistance
   Power Direction         Power Focusing          Power Generation        Power Tuning
Psychic Integrity Transcendence Unholy Fortitude Unholy Taint

Fieldcraft Skills

Arctic Fieldcraft Awareness Desert Fieldcraft Foraging
   Forestry                Hills Fieldcraft        Jungle Fieldcraft       Exoma Fieldcraft
   Mountaineering          Orienteering            Plains Fieldcraft       Shorelands Fieldcraft
   Spelunking              Streetwise              Swamp Fieldcraft        Tracking
Umbral Fieldcraft Underwater Fieldcraft

Language Skills

Aelvalie Anglic Angrak Archaen
   Assarith                Bagarguh                Ci-Xitid                Cilaghai
   Cryoprase               Dazask                  Delphin                 Dethek
   Enochian                Erisian                 Esperanto               Etzmarak
   Fromageb                Graecan                 Hithal                  Ikatari
   K'telikix               Kathdax                 Kentos                  Latin
   Lingua Manu             Nanomi                  Ngaathgl                Nihonese
   Nilasnai                Quaraak                 Ragarr                  Rajanin
   Sekkcha                 Shan Dareis             Shosarra                Siglaryn
   Sperethiel              Sumerian                Takargu                 Talislan
   Thari                   Theran                  Ularu                   Phglek
Xhax Xitid Zadjalin

Magickal Skills

Aeromancy Albimancy Alchemy Apocromancy
   Biomancy                Caromancy               Chronomancy             Conjuring
   Cryomancy               Divination              Enchanting              Eskarimancy
   Evocation               Geomancy                Hydromancy              Illusion
   Invocation              Leximancy               Lumimancy               Necromancy
   Neuromancy              Nigromancy              Pathomancy              Patronomancy
   Plutomancy              Prestidigitation        Pyromancy               Sanguimancy
   Somniomancy             Spatiomancy             Summoning               Symbology
   Telesma                 Thaumaturgy             Theurgy                 Umbromancy
Verdomancy Xotimancy

Medical Skills

Acupuncture Anatomy Barbery Chirurgery
   Dentistry               Diagnosis               First Aid               Homeopathy
Leeching

Military Skills

Intelligence Analysis Logistics Strategy Subordination Tactics

Movement Skills

Armour Adaptation Armour Operation Break Fall Elude Flight Load Bearing Quickness Riding

Musical Skills

Musical Composition Percussion Instruments Singing Stringed Instruments Wind Instruments

Performance Skills

Acting Comedy Disguise Legerdemain
   Mimicry                 Showmanship             Storytelling            Ventriloquism
Vocalization

Physical Conditioning Skills

Acid Affinity Acid Resistance Air Resistance Alkaline Affinity
   Alkaline Resistance     Cold tolerance          Crushing Resistance     Disease Affinity
   Earth Resistance        Electrical Resistance   Fire Resistance         Force Resistance
   Hardiness               Heat tolerance          Pain Tolerance          Photonic Affinity
   Photonic Resistance     Piercing Resistance     Plasma Affinity         Plasma Resistance
   Poison Affinity         Poison Resistance       Radiation Affinity      Radiation Resistance
   Recuperation            Regeneration            Robustness              Slashing Resistance
   Sonic Resistance        Stamina                 Supernal Durability     Tissue Hardening
Tissue Softening Vacuum Resistance Water Resistance

Psionic Skills

Matrix Craft Matrix Interface Metacreativity Metasenses
   Psychokinesis           Psycholeptesis          Psychovorism            Redaction
Telepathy Translocation

Ranged Weapon Skills

Archery Crossbow Sling Telesmatic Weapon Throwing

Rogue Skills

Eavesdropping Gambling Lip Reading Lockpicking Picking Pockets Stealth Traps

Scholarly Skills

Animal Lore Arcane Lore Armour Lore Biology
   Cartography             Cosmology               Daemonology             Elder Lore
   Erotic Lore             Gem Lore                Heraldry                History
   Insect Lore             Law                     Legend Lore             Linguistics
   Literacy                Logic                   Mathematics             Memory
   Metaphysics             Metapsychology          Mineral Lore            Philosophy
   Physics                 Plant Lore              Poison Lore             Politics
   Psychology              Rune Lore               Scholarship             Teaching
Theology Weapon Lore

Social Skills

Carousing Diplomacy Empathy Fast Talk
   Haggling                Intimidation            Leadership              Manipulation
Ownership Rhetoric Savoir Faire

Trade Skills

Appraisal Cargo Handling Demolition Digging
   Driving                 Farming                 Finance                 Fishing
   Garbology               Livestock Breeding      Machine Operation       Mortuary
Navigation Seamanship Torture
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