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====== Skills ======

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**Skill** is a term which largely refers to the various unlockable skills usable by characters which help define how they engage with combat as well as other sub-systems of the game at large. Skills are chiefly acquired via spending Skill Points to progress through Skill Trees which are often themed around a weapon, arcane discipline, or particular skill set a character may possess. While the majority of skill trees are accessible by default, some require ownership of a particular [[traits|trait]], membership of a certain faction, or being a particular species. Characters may also gain access to new skills whenever they have equipped a particular weapon or have had [[cyberware]] installed. Due to technical limitations, these skills will be unassigned from the action bar every time the player logs out and will have to be reassigned once again on login.

By default, all characters start with the Move, Attack, Meditate, and Sidestep skills. These are universal skills which do not belong to any particular tree.

===== Skill Levels =====

Certain skills can be purchased multiple times, denoted by an indicator just below their node on the skill tree (e.g: 0/3). The cost to level a skill is half of the cost needed to initially purchase it, rounded down. Increasing the level of the skill will upgrade the skill in some manner such as increasing an attack's damage or range. Certain skills will also change their names upon reaching their maximum level, such as Frost Lance becoming Icy Javelin upon reaching level 3. In combat, the level a skill is being casted at can be adjusted by scrolling up or down.

===== List of Skill Trees =====

The following is a list of all skill trees currently available in-game (or at least it will be when it's done).

==== Weapon Skill Trees ====

These skill trees are concerned with specific [[weapon]] types and generally require the character have the appropriate weapon equipped to use the skills they offer.

==== Magic Skill Trees ====

These skill trees are concerned with magical disciplines and can generally be used so long as the character has enough TRACE to meet their cost requirements. Characters may only buy into a single affinity tree if they do not possess the [[trait_duality|Duality]] or [[trait_elemental_nexus|Elemental Nexus]] traits.

^ __Skill Tree__ ^ __Affinity?__ ^ __Notes__ ^ __SP cost to Complete__ ^
| [[TRACE Magick]] | No | First node is required as a pre-requisite for all other magic skill trees. | 128 |
| <sub>Standard Magic Trees</sub> |
| [[Aeromancy]] | Yes | | 154 |
| [[Conjuration]] | Yes | | 148 |
| [[Electromancy]] | Yes | | 150 |
| [[Hydromancy]] | Yes | | 151 |
| [[Phantasmancy]] | Yes | | 135 |
| [[Pyromancy]] | Yes | | 149 |
| [[Terramancy]] | Yes | | 132 |
| [[The Light of Penumbra]] | Yes | | 151 |
| [[Umbramancy]] | Yes | | 153 |
| <sub>Special Magical Trees</sub> |
| [[Maestromancy]] | No | Requires completed [[Musical Knowledge]] skill tree to unlock. | 96 |
| [[Venomancy]] | Yes | Requires [[venomancy_trait|Venomancy]] background trait to unlock. | 169 | 
==== Limited Skill Trees ====

These skill trees can only be accessed via being a particular species, membership of a certain faction, or possession of a certain [[background trait]].

==== Other Skill Trees ====

These skill trees largely do not fall into the previous categories and concern areas such as professional knowledge or interact largely with game systems outside of combat.

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