Sacred 2:Skills

Skills improve the hero's characteristics in many different ways. Each character class has different skills. On reaching the next experience level, the player can distribute additional skill points in order to improve these existing skills. The number of skill points gained depends on the level of the hero. These abilities are very powerful and they should be chosen carefully depending on the character class and the preferred style of playing.

• Players of all classes will recieve a new skill choice at the levels: 2, 3, 5, 8, 12, 18, 25, 35, 50 and 65.
• One additional weapon slot and Combat Art slot are granted at the levels: 3, 11 and 25
• Between level 1-4 One skill point is gained per level up.
• Between level 5-11 Two skill points are gained per level up.
• Between level 12-24 Three skill points are gained per level up.
• Between level 25-49 Four skill points are gained per level up.
• Between level 50-150 Five skill points are gained per level up.

Character Level	2	3	5	8	11	12	18	25	35	50	65	150
New Skill choice given at level:
# of Skill points gained on level up	1		2			3		4		5
# of Attribute points gained on level up	1									2		3
New Weapon Slot at level:
New Combat Art Slot at level:

Combat Art Skills:

Ancient Magic - Increases damage for spells

Combat Discipline Increases damage and improves regeneration for Combos. Also increases the number of Combat Arts you can have in a combo

Concentration Gives an additional buff slot & improves regeneration for all Combat Arts

All skills in the left column below may be chosen as soon as a character reaches level two.

All skills in the right column below may be chosen only after a Primary skill from the left column has reached level 5.

Dryad

[u]Primary:[/u] Capricious Hunter Focus Improves regeneration and raises max Combat Art level for this aspect Cabalistic Voodoo Lore Increases damage, critical chance and cast speed for this aspect Nature Weaver Lore Increases damage, critical chance and cast speed for this aspect

[u]Secondary:[/u] Cabalistic Voodoo Focus Improves regeneration and raises max Combat Art level for this aspect Nature Weaver Focus Improves regeneration and raises max Combat Art level for this aspect

High Elf

[u]Primary:[/u] Arrant Pyromancer Lore Increases damage, critical chance and cast speed for this aspect Mystic Stormite Lore Increases damage, critical chance and cast speed for this aspect Delphic Arcania Lore Increases damage, critical chance and cast speed for this aspect

[u]Secondary:[/u] Arrant Pyromancer Focus Improves regeneration and raises max Combat Art level for this aspect Mystic Stormite Focus Improves regeneration and raises max Combat Art level for this aspect Delphic Arcania Focus Improves regeneration and raises max Combat Art level for this aspect

Inquisitor

[u]Primary:[/u] Gruesome Inquisition Focus Improves regeneration and raises max Combat Art level for this aspect Astute Supremacy Lore Increases damage, critical chance and cast speed for this aspect Nefarious Netherworld Lore Increases damage, critical chance and cast speed for this aspect

[u]Secondary:[/u] Astute Supremacy Focus Improves regeneration and raises max Combat Art level for this aspect Nefarious Netherworld Focus Improves regeneration and raises max Combat Art level for this aspect

Seraphim

[u]Primary:[/u] Exalted Warrior Focus Improves regeneration and raises max Combat Art level for this aspect Celestial Magic Lore Increases damage, critical chance and cast speed for this aspect Revered Technology Lore Increases damage, critical chance & cast speed for this aspect

[u]Secondary:[/u] Celestial Magic Focus Improves regeneration and raises max Combat Art level for this aspect Revered Technology Focus Improves regeneration and raises max Combat Art level for this aspect

Shadow Warrior

[u]Primary:[/u] Astral Lord Lore Increases damage, critical chance and cast speed for this aspect Death Warrior Focus Improves regeneration. Raises max Combat Art level for this aspect Malevolent Champion Focus Improves regeneration. Raises max Combat Art level for this aspect Astral Lore Focus Improves regeneration. Raises max Combat Art level for this aspect

[u]Secondary:[/u]

Temple Guardian

[u]Primary:[/u] Devout Guardian Focus Improves regeneration. Raises max Combat Art level for this aspect Lost Fusion Lore Increases damage, critical chance and cast speed for this aspect Source Warden Lore Increases damage, critical chance and cast speed for this aspect

[u]Secondary:[/u] Lost Fusion Focus Improves regeneration. Raises max Combat Art level for this aspect Source Warden Focus Improves regeneration. Raises max Combat Art level for this aspect

Offensive skills:

Damage Lore - Provides a better chance for applying "status effects" (eg, burning with fire damage) on monsters

Dual wield - Allows you to wield two single-handed weapons

Hafted Weapons - Increases attack speed, chance to hit and max item level usable without penalties with these weapons

Magic Staffs -Increases attack speed, chance to hit and max item level usable without penalties with these weapons

Pole Arms - Increases attack speed, chance to hit and max item level usable without penalties with these weapons

Ranged Weapons - Increases attack speed, chance to hit and max item level usable without penalties with these weapons

Speed Lore - Increases attack and defense and run speed

Sword Weapons - Increases attack speed, chance to hit and max item level usable without penalties with these weapons

Tactics Lore - Increases damage with all weapons

Defensive Skills:

Armour Lore - Improves your resists and increases maximum item level without penalties

Combat Reflexes - Improves player's Evasion statistic (chance to dodge attacks) & reduces the chance that the character will get hit with a critical hit from a monster

Constitution - Increases health and health regeneration

Pacifism - Reduces damage taken in PvP (all possible ramifications still unknown)

Shield Lore - Still unknown, possibly increases defense and maximum item level without penalties

Spell Resistance - Increases your resistance to spells

Toughness - Improves your resists and provides minimal % damage mitigation

Warding Energy - Increases shield energy (only available for Seraphiim and Temple Guardian) and damage absorption for Combat Arts that use/create a shield (Eg, Temple Guardian's T-Energy Shroud).

General skills:

Alchemy - Allows player to use certain consumables

Bargaining - Much like Trading in original Sacred, improves what merchants have to offer.

Blacksmith - Allows the player to socket items without having to use a Blacksmith

Divine Devotion - Improves regeneration of god-spell

Enhanced Perception - Gives the player a better chance of "seing" invisible monsters as well as "magical hiding places"

Riding - Improves player's mount's Combat Arts as well as the level of Mount allowed to be used by the player.