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m (Added a list of practicly unlinked skills. Could probably use some formating work.)
m (It's not a dagger attack, and there are dagger attacks in critical strikes anyway)
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Some skills may require or be related to specific weapons, some may have a 50% failure chance if the requirements aren't meant, while some save even different clauses. All listed skills don't have clear benefits however:
 
Some skills may require or be related to specific weapons, some may have a 50% failure chance if the requirements aren't meant, while some save even different clauses. All listed skills don't have clear benefits however:
*{{skill icon|Assault Enchantments}} (Requires [[Daggers]]) <sup>1</sup>
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*{{skill icon|Assault Enchantments}} (Requires [[Daggers]])
 
*{{skill icon|Balthazar's Spirit}} ([[Smiting Prayers]] doesn't affect Energy gain, the main usage of this skill.)
 
*{{skill icon|Balthazar's Spirit}} ([[Smiting Prayers]] doesn't affect Energy gain, the main usage of this skill.)
 
*{{skill icon|Call of Haste}} (Requires a [[Animal companion|pet]].)
 
*{{skill icon|Call of Haste}} (Requires a [[Animal companion|pet]].)
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*{{skill icon|Earth Shaker}} (Requires a Hammer)
 
*{{skill icon|Earth Shaker}} (Requires a Hammer)
 
*{{skill icon|Exhausting Assault}} (Requires Daggers)
 
*{{skill icon|Exhausting Assault}} (Requires Daggers)
*{{skill icon|Forked Arrow}} (Requires a [[Bow]]) <sup>2</sup>
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*{{skill icon|Forked Arrow}} (Requires a [[Bow]]) <sup>1</sup>
 
*{{skill icon|Gale}} (Requires 5 [[Air Magic]])
 
*{{skill icon|Gale}} (Requires 5 [[Air Magic]])
 
*{{skill icon|Hammer Bash}} (Requires a Hammer)
 
*{{skill icon|Hammer Bash}} (Requires a Hammer)
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*{{skill icon|Verata's Gaze}} (Requires 5 [[Death Magic]])
 
*{{skill icon|Verata's Gaze}} (Requires 5 [[Death Magic]])
   
<sup>1</sup> Assault Enchantments is in [[Critical Strikes]], but since it's a [[Dagger Attack]] it would fit more in the Dagger Mastery line.
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<sup>1</sup> [[Called Shot]], [[Dual Shot]], [[Magebane Shot]] and [[Quick Shot]] are in the No Attribute category, but they require a bow just like Forked Arrow.
 
<sup>2</sup> [[Called Shot]], [[Dual Shot]], [[Magebane Shot]] and [[Quick Shot]] are in the No Attribute category, but they require a bow just like Forked Arrow.
 
   
 
[[Category:Glossary]]
 
[[Category:Glossary]]

Revision as of 01:32, 8 July 2008

An unlinked skill is a skill that is not linked to an attribute. As such, their effect does not vary depending on an attribute's rank and are not considered part of any attribute for the purposes of any effects.

As there is no attribute involved, unlinked skills often offer a way for a character to be more versatile or effective without spending attribute points.

Unlinked spells for most professions use the same casting symbol as spells of that profession's primary attribute, however unlinked Assassin and Dervish spells have their own unique casting symbols.

Assassin General Spell Symbol

Assassin unlinked spell symbol

Dervish general spell symbol

Dervish unlinked spell symbol

For descriptions of all profession-specific unlinked skills, see the following articles:

For lists of all unlinked skills, see the following categories:

There are some skills however that are not in the No Attribute category, but their effectiveness doesn't increase with higher attributes. Whenever this is intentional, or just something left over from pre-release skill balancing is unknown:

Some skills may require or be related to specific weapons, some may have a 50% failure chance if the requirements aren't meant, while some save even different clauses. All listed skills don't have clear benefits however:

1 Called Shot, Dual Shot, Magebane Shot and Quick Shot are in the No Attribute category, but they require a bow just like Forked Arrow.