Our Character Specialties

   Specialties are special proficiencies that not every character can learn. Specialties can have a number of effects on a character who learns them: they can alter or improve the way his skills work; they can grant him new skills or powers; they can improve his primary attributes; or they can alter the

fundamental rules of the game to his benefit.

   Like skills, most specialties are learned at between 15 and 30 points and must be improved through use, though a few such as Heir and Worldly Goods are instantly learned to mastery.  Unlike skills, each character has a limited number of specialties that he can pick.  Think carefully before choosing, for the choice is permanent.

   Each character receives a specialty slot at level 1.  Single-class characters can choose an additional specialty every fifth level, i.e. at levels 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, and 95, for a total of twenty slots.  Multi-class characters can choose an additional specialty every seventh level, i.e. at 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63, 70,

77, 84, 91, and 98, for a total of fifteen slots.  Multi-class characters gain specialty slots only when they first reach a given level, not when each of their classes does.

   Many specialties require more than one slot to learn.  Furthermore, a few broad classes of specialties - namely, disciples, schools of magic, and weapon masteries - are considered exclusive.  A given character may learn no more than one of these specialties.

   Most specialties can be learned from the Punisher in Nevrast, Hyritraeznon in Aluhryn, or Master Torgir in Galtherdelve.  You must seek out other teachers to learn schools of magic, weapon masteries, or training as a disciple.

    Syntax: specialties

            specialties {specialty name}

            specialties {class}

            specialties {class} {min level}

            specialties {class} {min level} {max level}

            specialties {min level}

            specialties {min level} {max level}

   A variant of the 'learned' command, the 'specialties' command lists all the specialties that you have in the class, skill, and/or level range specified.

   For every ten points you have in a specialty, a hyphen (-) is displayed. Additional ability from equipment and other temporary effects is displayed with plus signs (+), and specialties you have mastered appear as rows of asterisks (*).  Specialties you do not qualify for - either because your level is too low, your class cannot learn them, or you do not meet the prerequisites -

appear in parentheses (()) instead of brackets ([]).

accuracy                Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

adrenaline surge        Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

aeromancy               Level: 50, Max: 100, Diff: Pain,Slots: 2

alertness               Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Smpl, Slots: 1

ambidexterity           Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 2

animal empathy          Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Chal, Slots: 1

artificer               Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Smpl, Slots: 1

athletics               Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Free, Slots: 2

axe mastery             Level: 50, Max: 100, Diff: Very,Slots: 2

back to back            Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Easy, Slots: 1

beauty disciple         Level: 50, Max: 100, Diff: Pain,Slots: 1

beguiling               Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

blackjack               Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Very, Slots: 2

blood lust              Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Hard, Slots: 1

blood magic             Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Chal, Slots: 1

bloody mess             Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Norm, Slots: 1

bojutsu                 Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

brawling                Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Norm, Slots: 1

calligraphy             Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Easy, Slots: 1

cantrip                 Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

charisma                Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

child of thunder        Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Easy, Slots: 1

chirurgery              Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Hard, Slots: 2

circle kick             Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Very, Slots: 1

clarity                 Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Free, Slots: 2

close quarters          Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Smpl, Slots: 1

combat concentration    Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

combat medic            Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Chal, Slots: 2

compulsion              Level: 50, Max: 100, Diff: Pain,Slots: 1

countermagic            Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Norm, Slots: 2

coup de grace           Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Very, Slots: 1

cowardice               Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Easy, Slots: 1

crumble                 Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Easy, Slots: 1

crowd fighting          Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Hard, Slots: 1

cutthroat               Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Chal, Slots: 1

dagger mastery          Level: 50, Max: 100, Diff: Pain,Slots: 1

desiccate               Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Easy, Slots: 1

dilettante              Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Norm, Slots: 2

divine blessing         Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Very, Slots: 1

door bash               Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Hard, Slots: 1

double parry            Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 2

dual kata               Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

dual shield             Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

elemental turning       Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Smpl, Slots: 1

evasion                 Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Smpl, Slots: 2

eye gouge               Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Norm, Slots: 1

extension               Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

fighting spirit         Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Hard, Slots: 1

flexible kata           Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Free, Slots: 1

flurry of blows         Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 2

flying kick             Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Norm, Slots: 2

forbidden knowledge     Level: 50, Max: 100, Diff: Free,Slots: 1

force of will           Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Easy, Slots: 1

fork                    Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 2

freeze solid            Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Easy, Slots: 2

frenzy                  Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Hard, Slots: 2

geomancy                Level: 50, Max: 100, Diff: Pain,Slots: 2

ghost touch             Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

gladiator               Level: 50, Max: 100, Diff: Free,Slots: 1

great kata              Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Free, Slots: 1

greatsword mastery      Level: 50, Max: 100, Diff: Pain,Slots: 1

gravebane               Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

hammer mastery          Level: 50, Max: 100, Diff: Hard,Slots: 1

hamstring               Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Very, Slots: 2

hands of the master     Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Hard, Slots: 1

head butt               Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

healing disciple        Level: 50, Max: 100, Diff: Pain,Slots: 1

heir                    Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Free, Slots: 2

hydromancy              Level: 50, Max: 100, Diff: Pain,Slots: 1

impenetrable defense    Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 2

incantation             Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

incognito               Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Hard, Slots: 1

inner fire              Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 2

intimidation            Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Easy, Slots: 2

invocation              Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 2

iron grip               Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Easy, Slots: 1

iron will               Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Smpl, Slots: 1

jack of trades          Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Easy, Slots: 2

jinx                    Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

juggernaut              Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Smpl, Slots: 1

justice disciple        Level: 50, Max: 100, Diff: Pain,Slots: 1

kenjutsu                Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

knowledge disciple      Level: 50, Max: 100, Diff: Pain,Slots: 1

leadership              Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Free, Slots: 1

life disciple           Level: 50, Max: 100, Diff: Pain,Slots: 1

lightfoot               Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Free, Slots: 1

literacy                Level: 1, Max: 80, Diff: Free, Slots: 2

low profile             Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Easy, Slots: 1

luck disciple           Level: 50, Max: 100, Diff: Pain,Slots: 1

mace mastery            Level: 50, Max: 100, Diff: Very,Slots: 2

magebane                Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Easy, Slots: 1

magic resistance        Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Easy, Slots: 2

magic tolerance         Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Free, Slots: 1

mana absorption         Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Norm, Slots: 2

mana resonance          Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

melee maneuvers         Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Norm, Slots: 1

metamagic               Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

might makes right       Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Free, Slots: 1

mind's bane             Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

mirror image            Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Hard, Slots: 1

misdirection            Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Hard, Slots: 2

morale                  Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

motionless casting      Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Hard, Slots: 2

mysticism               Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Free, Slots: 1

naginatajutsu           Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

nimbleness              Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Free, Slots: 2

nine lives              Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Free, Slots: 2

obtenebration           Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Chal, Slots: 1

off hand                Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Norm, Slots: 1

opportunism             Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Hard, Slots: 2

outflank                Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Very, Slots: 2

outmaneuver             Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Very, Slots: 1

packrat                 Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Free, Slots: 2

pain immunity           Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

pain disciple           Level: 50, Max: 100, Diff: Pain,Slots: 1

pantheon                Level: 50, Max: 100, Diff: Free,Slots: 1

parting blow            Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Hard, Slots: 1

perfect body            Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Free, Slots: 1

perception              Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Norm, Slots: 1

permanence              Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Norm, Slots: 1

plant defiance          Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Smpl, Slots: 1

pole arm mastery        Level: 50, Max: 100, Diff: Very,Slots: 1

porter                  Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

prone attack            Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Norm, Slots: 2

prone defense           Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

pyromancy               Level: 50, Max: 100, Diff: Pain,Slots: 2

quench                  Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Easy, Slots: 1

quick thinking          Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

quicksilver             Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Easy, Slots: 1

rampage                 Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Very, Slots: 2

reason                  Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Free, Slots: 2

recharge                Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Norm, Slots: 2

recuperation            Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Free, Slots: 1

repair                  Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Norm, Slots: 1

researching             Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Easy, Slots: 2

resilience              Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Smpl, Slots: 1

retreat                 Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Very, Slots: 2

reverence               Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 2

righteousness           Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 2

roar of the lion        Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Hard, Slots: 1

ruthlessness            Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Chal, Slots: 2

sadism                  Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Very, Slots: 1

saijutsu                Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

serenity                Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

shield expertise        Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 2

silver tongue           Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Chal, Slots: 1

siphon                  Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Hard, Slots: 1

skirmishing             Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

snake strike            Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Very, Slots: 1

sojutsu                 Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

spear mastery           Level: 50, Max: 100, Diff: Pain,Slots: 1

spell turning           Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Norm, Slots: 2

spirituality            Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Free, Slots: 1

sprint                  Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

staff mastery           Level: 50, Max: 100, Diff: Hard,Slots: 1

stake through the heart Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Very, Slots: 2

storm—translocation     Level: 50, Max: 100, Diff: Pain,Slots: 1

stroke of luck          Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Easy, Slots: 2

suffocate               Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Easy, Slots: 1

sword mastery           Level: 50, Max: 100, Diff: Pain,Slots: 2

tactical awareness      Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Free, Slots: 1

taijutsu                Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

threefold formula       Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Norm, Slots: 2

throwing expertise      Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

tolerate healing        Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

toughness               Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Free, Slots: 1

tranquility             Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Very, Slots: 1

translocation           Level: 50, Max: 100, Diff: Pain,Slots: 1

trample                 Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 2

triscription            Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Norm, Slots: 2

trip                    Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Hard, Slots: 1

tumbling                Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Easy, Slots: 2

unarmed mastery         Level: 50, Max: 100, Diff: Pain,Slots: 2

valor                   Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Chal, Slots: 1

vigilant rest           Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

vigor                   Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Free, Slots: 2

vital strike            Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Norm, Slots: 1

weapon finesse          Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Very, Slots: 1

weight of mountains     Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Easy, Slots: 2

whip mastery            Level: 50, Max: 100, Diff: Pain,Slots: 2

whirlwind               Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Pain, Slots: 1

worldly goods           Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Free, Slots: 2

zeal                    Level: 1, Max: 100, Diff: Chal, Slots: 1