Manual

Chapter 8
Skills
Skills are an important aspect of your character. Class skills establish how
effective you are in your class abilities; weapon and armor skills determine
what offensive and defensive equipment you can use; and trade skills let you
gather raw materials and turn them into finished goods you can use or sell.
Class Skills
You can see all your skills, including class skills, by opening up your Skills
page by hitting the hotkey K or flipping to it from your Character Info
window.
Class skills are at the top of the Skills page and are specific to a character
class. When a mage, for example, casts fire or frost spells, the mage uses
the fire or frost skill to determine how effective these spells are. The higher
the mage’s rating in these class skills, the harder the mage's spells are to
resist.
Non-spellcasters also have class skills attached to their abilities, and these
skills likewise dictate how effective those abilities are when used.
Improving Class Skills
Class skills improve when you use them. When you cast a spell or use an
ability, the associated skill sometimes improves by one point. Note that
trade skills, weapons skills, and defense skills do not increase automatically
as you gain levels.
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