Core Skills

Core Skills are the basic skills of each vocation.

They include skills that allow movement such as Feather Jump, the standard attacks such as Hack, and other combat skills such as Controlled Fall and Deflect.

Core skills are tied to weapons, not vocation, and so may not need to be relearned when switching to a new vocation.

Use of core skills doesn't consume stamina, unlike other skills. Additionally they can be neither Skill Stifled nor Silenced.

Core Skill	Vocations	Description and Notes
Onslaught		Continuous attacks with one-handed sword.
Empale		Release a stabbing strike straight forward.
Vault		Executes a jump to a higher location.
Dire Onslaught		An advanced form of Onslaught adding a new pattern to chains of sword slashes
Takedown		An advanced form of Empale that appends a tackle to a forceful jab.
Controlled Fall		Tucks the body into a tight roll when falling, mitigating harm.
Defend		Use your shield to block an enemy's attack.
Deflect		An advanced form of Defend that deflects attacks back toward the assailant.
Carve		Continuous attacks with a dagger.
Two Step		A two-level stabbing strike straight forward.
Roundelay		An advanced form of Two-Step that topps off a double strike with a whirling slash.
Engrave		An advanced form of a Carve that includes kicks after a flurry of dagger blows to strike at a broader range.
Double Vault		An advanced form of Vault that kicks at the air to propel the user in a second leap.
Forward Roll		Curls forward into a tumble effective as an evasive maneuver.
Loose		Fires equipped bow. Can execute while moving.
Quick-Loose		Requires less time to nock the next arrow after firing.
Feather Jump		A light jump. More effective when grabbing to platforms or rocks.
Magick Billow		Swing your staff downward to stagger the enemy. Follow-up attacks can send the enemy to the ground.
Magick Bolt		Launches a magick bolt from your staff. Press 'Light Attack' repeatedly for additional effect. Can add elemental effect via enchantments.
Levitate		An advanced form of Feather Jump that mitigates gravity's pull, enabling a gentle landing even from great heights.
Magick Agent		An advanced form of Magick Billow. Conjures spheres of magickal energy around the user to attack encroaching foes. Also employable from mid-air.
Focused Bolt		An advanced form of Magick Bolt. Focuses the user's active enchantment into a powerful burst that can be fired from the ground or air.
Hack		Consecutive Slashes with the sword.
Transfix		A stabbing strike straight forward.
Devastate		An advanced form of Hack that extends a chain of one-handed sword slashes across a broader range.
Eviscerate		An advances form of Transfix that withdraws the blade with a sweep after stabbing the target.
Repel		Use your Magick Shield to block an enemy's attack.
Reflect		An advanced form of Repel that deflects attacks at the assailant.
Seeker		Fire magical arrows with additional properties.
True Seeker		An advanced form of Seeker that boasts improved seeking capabilities.

Notes

• There are four Unarmed Combat attacks, a light and heavy attack, and jumping light and heavy attacks - they function as Core Skills and consume no stamina.
• Shortbows and Longbows have some core skills of the same name, but these need to be learned separately
• Maces and Swords share core skills
• Longswords and Warhammers share core skills
• If a high level weapon is equipped by one with Character Level below its Weapon Level Requirement then Stamina use is accelerated, and even using core skills consumes stamina.

See also

• Running.