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		1	=head1 Skills
		2
		3	=head1 Description
		4
		5	Instead of gaining experience for basically just killing monsters (and
		6	disarming traps) you can also gain a variety of experience through the
		7	use of skills.
		8
		9	=head1 Skill Overview
		10
		11	Skill Experience Associated Stats
		12	Stat 1 Stat 2 Stat 3
		13	Achemy Mental Int Dex Wis
		14	Bargaining NONE n/a n/a n/a
		15	Bowyer Mental Int Dex Wis
		16	Clawing Physique Str Dex n/a
		17	Disarm Traps Agility Dex Int Str
		18	Find Traps Mental Int Dex n/a
		19	Flame Touch Physique Str Dex Int
		20	Hiding Agility Dex Int n/a
		21	Inscription Mental Int Dex n/a
		22	Jeweler Mental Int Wis Dex
		23	Jumping Physique Str Dex n/a
		24	Karate Physique Str Dex n/a
		25	Literacy Mental Int Wis n/a
		26	Lockpicking Agility Dex Int n/a
		27	Meditation NONE Int Wis Pow
		28	Melee Weapons Physique Str Dex n/a
		29	Missile Weapons Physique Str Dex n/a
		30	Mountaineer NONE n/a n/a n/a
		31	Oratory Personality Cha Int n/a
		32	Praying Wisdom Wis Pow n/a
		33	Punching Physique Str Dex n/a
		34	Sense Curse Wisdom Pow Wis n/a
		35	Sense Magic Magic Pow Int n/a
		36	Set Traps Mental Int Dex Str
		37	Singing Personality Cha Int n/a
		38	Smithery Mental Int Str Dex
		39	Stealing Agility Dex Int n/a
		40	Thaumaturgy Mental Int Wis n/a
		41	Throwing Physique Str Dex n/a
		42	Use Magic Item NONE Pow Int n/a
		43	Wizardry Magic Pow Int n/a
		44	Woodsman Mental Int Dex Wis
		45
		46	=head1 Detailed Skill Description
		47
		48	Below is a more detailed description of each skills and how they are used.
		49
1	=head2 alchemy	50	=head2 alchemy
2		51
3	You can identify potions, containers, and different kinds of ore and mineral,	52	You can identify potions, containers, and different kinds of ore and mineral,
4	mix potions and create other stuff (such as gold, weapons, deadly monsters	53	mix potions and create other stuff (such as gold, weapons, deadly monsters
5	killing him/her etc.) from other ingredients using a cauldron.	54	killing him/her etc.) from other ingredients using a cauldron.
6		55
		56	To identify alchemy stuff you have to stand over it or have it in your inventory and
		57	issue the command C<use_skill alchemy>. The alchemy items will be identified. Some might
		58	not get identified if your alchemy level is too low.
		59
		60	A higher alchemy level will also help you to estimate the value of items better.
		61
		62	To create something new, for example some dust or potion, you have to get a B<cauldron>.
		63	You find these in shops, guilds and some appartments. Some alchemy shops also let you use
		64	their cauldron for a fee. All you need now is to know what items creates which other item.
		65	You learn the ingredients this by finding receipes. It is B<very important> that you B<identify>
		66	all ingredients for a receipe before using them!
		67
		68	For a start you could try to make B<water of the wise>:
		69	Get 7 water bottles (filled), identify them, put them in a cauldron, do C<use_skill alchemy>.
		70	If everything worked there should be B<water of the wise> in the cauldron now.
		71	Congratulations, your first alchemy was done!
		72
		73	Be careful when doing alchemy and trying complicated receipes, they might fail and
		74	will backfire heavily at you.
		75
7	I<Never, ever, do alchemy in your home or in public places!> You can	76	I<Never, ever, do alchemy in your home or in public places!> You can
8	easily create powerful monsters that will kill you, kill you again when	77	easily create powerful monsters that will kill you, kill you again when
9	you wake up in your savebed, kill you again... etc.	78	you wake up in your savebed, kill you again... etc.
10		79
11	=head2 bargaining	80	=head2 bargaining
12		81
13	ERROR: Is this true?	82	This skill helps you to bargain in shops when buying and selling. The higher
		83	your bargaining level is the better prices you will get. Besides having a high
		84	bargaining skill it helps a lot to have a high B<Cha>risma stat.
14		85
15	While this skill is readied the user has added B<Cha> for purposes of
16	purchase and selling of items only. B<Cha> is never allowed to exceed 30.
17	When you are in a shop, you can use_skill bargaining to see whether that	86	When you are in a shop, you can C<use_skill bargaining> to see whether that
18	shop will buy the items you want to sell at a higher price than others and	87	shop will buy the items you want to sell at a higher price than others and
19	whether the shopkeeper likes you. Elf shopkeepers will like elf players.	88	whether the shopkeeper likes you. Elf shopkeepers will like elf players.
20		89
21	=head2 bowyer	90	=head2 bowyer
22		91
222	especially via the Imperial Post Office (IPO).	291	especially via the Imperial Post Office (IPO).
223	You can also rewrite spell scrolls with a previously known spell. B<Sp>,	292	You can also rewrite spell scrolls with a previously known spell. B<Sp>,
224	time and an old scroll are needed. Backfire effects are possible. Only	293	time and an old scroll are needed. Backfire effects are possible. Only
225	available as a 'writing pen'.	294	available as a 'writing pen'.
226		295
		296	How to rewrite a mail scroll/books etc.:
		297
		298	mark <name of scroll> # or use the menu
		299	use_skill inscription <your message goes here>
		300
227	How to rewrite a scroll:	301	How to rewrite a spell scroll:
228		302
		303	mark <name of scroll> # or use the menu
229	cast <spell> # prepare the spell you want to write	304	cast <spell> # prepare the spell you want to write
230	apply writing pen
231	use_skill inscription # write the spell on the scroll	305	use_skill inscription # write the spell on the scroll
232		306
233	The scroll on which you want to write has to be much lower than your inscription	307	The scroll on which you want to write has to be much lower than your inscription
234	level, otherwise you may accidentally read the scroll and cast the spell inside it.	308	level, otherwise you may accidentally read the scroll and cast the spell inside it.
235	If you succeed, the scroll will be a scroll of the spell you chose and your level of	309	If you succeed, the scroll will be a scroll of the spell you chose and your level of
236	inscription as its level. Hence, you don't need to be that level in the spell skill	310	inscription as its level. Hence, you don't need to be that level in the spell skill
237	to write higher level spellscrolls.	311	to write higher level spellscrolls.
238		312
		313	Caution: Magic spell writing can be risky to one's health. There can be
		314	some negative effects if one fails to write a spell scroll. The most
		315	benign is that one becomes confused for a short time. Other effects are
		316	more severe and can even be dangerous.
		317
239	=head2 spark touch	318	=head2 spark touch
240		319
241	You can do a "bare-handed attack" and shock the opponent with this skill	320	You can do a "bare-handed attack" and shock the opponent with this skill
242	readied. Attacking is done by running into the opponent. This is a unique skill	321	readied. Attacking is done by running into the opponent. This is a unique skill
243	that can only be used by sparklings.	322	that can only be used by sparklings.
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260		339
261	You can do a "bare-handed attack" and inject poison into the opponent with	340	You can do a "bare-handed attack" and inject poison into the opponent with
262	this skill readied. Attacking is done by running into the opponent. This is a	341	this skill readied. Attacking is done by running into the opponent. This is a
263	unique skill that can only be used by goblins.	342	unique skill that can only be used by goblins.
264		343
		344	=head1 About experience and skills
		345
		346	=head2 Associated and miscellaneous skills
		347
		348	In Crossfire two types of skills exist; The first kind, "associated"
		349	skills, are those skills which are associated with a category of
		350	experience. The other kind of skill, "miscellaneous" skills, are not
		351	related to any experience category.
		352
		353	The main difference between these two kinds of skills is in the result
		354	of their use. When associated skills are used successfully experience
		355	is accrued in the experience category associated with that skill. In
		356	contrast, the use of miscellaneous skills never gains the player any
		357	experience regardless of the success in using it.
		358
		359	Both miscellaneous and associated skills can fail. This means that
		360	the attempt to use the skill was unsuccessful. Both miscellaneous
		361	and associated skills can have certain primary stats associated with
		362	them. These associated stats can help to determine if the use of a skill
		363	is successful and to what degree it is successful.
		364
		365	All gained experience is modified by the associated stats for that skill
		366	(table skill statistics) and then the appropriate experience category
		367	automatically updated as needed.
		368
		369	=head2 Restrictions on skills use and gaining experience
		370
		371	Neither a character's stats nor the character class restricts the player
		372	from gaining experience in any of the experience categories. Also, there
		373	are no inherent restrictions on character skill use-any player may use any
		374	acquired skill.
		375
		376	Average of Experienced
		377	Associated Gain
		378	Stats Multiplier
		379	1 0.01
		380	2 0.1
		381	3 0.3
		382	4 0.5
		383	5 0.6
		384	6 0.7
		385	7 0.8
		386	8 0.85
		387	9 0.9
		388	10 0.95
		389	11 0.96
		390	12 0.97
		391	13 0.98
		392	14 0.99
		393	15 1.0
		394	16 1.01
		395	17 1.02
		396	18 1.03
		397	19 1.04
		398	20 1.05
		399	21 1.07
		400	22 1.09
		401	23 1.12
		402	24 1.15
		403	25 1.2
		404	26 1.3
		405	27 1.4
		406	28 1.5
		407	29 1.7
		408	30 2.0
		409
		410	=head2 Algorithm for Experience Gain under the skills system
		411
		412	Here we take the view that a player must "overcome an opponent" in
		413	order to gain experience. Examples include foes killed in combat,
		414	finding/disarming a trap, stealing from some being, identifying an object,
		415	etc.
		416
		417	Gained experience is based primarily on the difference in levels between
		418	"opponents," experience point value of a "vanquished foe," the values of
		419	the associated stats of the skill being used and two factors that are set
		420	internally. (Note: If you want to know more about this, check out the
		421	skills_developers.doc.)
		422
		423	Below the algorithm for experience gain is given where player "pl" has
		424	"vanquished" opponent "op" using skill "sk:"
		425
		426	EXP GAIN = (EXP(op) + EXP(sk)) * lvl_mult * stat_mult
		427
		428	where C<EXP(sk)> is a constant award based on the skill used, C<EXP(op)> is the
		429	base experience award for "op" which depends on what op is (see below),
		430	stat_mult is taken from table experience modification, and lvl_mult is:
		431
		432	For C<< level(pl)> < level(op) >>:
		433
		434	lvl_mult = FACTOR(sk) * (level(op) - level(pl))
		435
		436	For C<< level(pl) = level(op) >>:
		437
		438	lvl_mult = FACTOR(sk)
		439
		440	For C<< level(pl) > level(op) >>:
		441
		442	lvl_mult = (level(op)/level(pl));
		443
		444	where C<level(op)> is the level of "op," level (pl) is the level of the
		445	player, and C<FACTOR(sk)> is an internal factor based on the skill used by
		446	"pl."
		447
		448	There are three different cases for how EXP (op) can be computed:
		449
		450	=over 4
		451
		452	=item op is a living creature: EXP(op) is just the base experience award
		453	given in the spoiler.
		454
		455	=item op is a trap: EXP(op) = 1/(fraction of the time which the trap is
		456	visible). Thus, traps which are highly visible get lower values.
		457
		458	=item op is not a trap but is non-living: EXP(op) = internal experience
		459	award of the item. Also, the lvl_mult is multiplied by any magic
		460	enchantment on the item.
		461
		462	=back
		463
		464	=head1 How skills are used
		465
		466	=over 4
		467
		468	=item B<< skills >> This command lists all the player's current known
		469	skills, their level of use and the associated experience category of each
		470	skill.
		471
		472	=item B<< ready_skill I<skill> >> This command changes the player's current
		473	readied skill to <skill>.
		474
		475	=item B<< use_skill I<skill> I<string> >> This command changes the player's
		476	current readied skill and then executes it in the facing direction of the
		477	player. Similar in action to the invoke command.
		478
		479	=back
		480
		481	Three player commands are related to skills use: B<ready_skill>,
		482	B<use_skill>, and B<skills>. Generally, a player will use a skill by first
		483	readying the right one, with the ready_skill command and then making a
		484	ranged "attack" to activate the skill; using most skills is just like
		485	firing a wand or a bow. In a few cases however, a skill is be used just
		486	by having it readied. For example, the mountaineer skill allows favorable
		487	movement though hilly terrain while it is readied.
		488
		489	To change to a new skill, a player can use either the B<use_skill> or
		490	B<ready_skill> commands, but note that the use of several common items can
		491	automatically change the player's current skill too. Examples of this
		492	include readying a bow (which will cause the code to make the player's
		493	current skill missile_weapons) or readying a melee weapon (current skill
		494	auto-matically becomes melee weapons). Also, some player actions can cause
		495	a change in the current skill. Running into a monster while you have a
		496	readied weapon in your inventory causes the code to automatically make our
		497	current skill melee weapons. As another example of this-casting a spell
		498	will cause the code to switch the current skill to wizardry or praying (as
		499	appropriate to the spell type).
		500
		501	It is not possible to use more than one skill at a time.
		502
		503	=head2 Acquiring skills
		504
		505	Skills may be gained in two ways. In the first, new skills may
		506	learned. This is done by reading a B<skill scroll> and the process is very
		507	similar to learning a spell. Just as in attempts to learn incantations,
		508	success in learning skills is dependent on a random test based on the
		509	learner's INT. Using your INT stat, look in the learn% column in table
		510	primary stat effects to find your % chance of learning a skill. Once you
		511	hit 100%, you will always be successfull in learning new skills.
		512
		513	The acquisition of a skill tool will also allow the player to use a new
		514	skill. An example of a skill tool is "lockpicks" lockpicks (which allow
		515	the player to pick door locks). The player merely applies the skill tool
		516	in order to gain use of the new skill. If the tool is unapplied, the
		517	player loses the use of the skill associated with the tool.
		518
		519	After a new skill is gained (either learned or if player has an applied
		520	skill tool) it will appear on the player's skill roster (use the 'skills
		521	command to view its status). If the new skill is an associated skill,
		522	then it will automatically be gained at the player's current level in the
		523	appropriate experience category.
		524
		525	For example, Stilco the Wraith, who is 5th level in agility, buys a set of
		526	lockpicks and applies them. He may now use the skill lockpicking at 5th
		527	level of ability since that is an agility associated skill.
		528
		529	=head1 Authors
		530
		531	Parts of this document were originally compiled, edited, and written by
		532	Brian Thomas, Klaus Elsbernd, and John W. Klar. Additional information
		533	compiled by Maciej Kalisiak, Gorlin, Anton Oussik and Gene Alexander.
		534
		535	Adapted for use by I<cfplus>, enhanced and corrected by Pippijn van
		536	Steenhoven and Marc A. Lehmann.
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