ViewVC Help
View File | Revision Log | Show Annotations | Download File
/cvs/deliantra/server/pod/skill_help.pod
(Generate patch)

Comparing deliantra/server/pod/skill_help.pod (file contents):
Revision 1.1 by pippijn, Thu Sep 7 21:49:33 2006 UTC vs.
Revision 1.6 by root, Thu Nov 8 19:43:25 2007 UTC

1=begin comment
2***
3*** WARNING: THIS IS A GENERATED FILE - CHANGES WILL BE LOST
4*** The source for this file is in CFPlus/pod/skill_help.pod
5*** Make any changes there and then run ./copy_doc
6***
7=end comment
8
1=head1 Skills 9=head1 Skills
2 10
3=head1 Description 11=head1 Description
4 12
5Instead of gaining experience for basically just killing monsters (and 13Instead of gaining experience for basically just killing monsters (and
… …
232While the skill is readied, the possessor will move faster through "hilly" 240While the skill is readied, the possessor will move faster through "hilly"
233terrain (hills, mountains, etc.) 241terrain (hills, mountains, etc.)
234 242
235=head2 oratory 243=head2 oratory
236 244
237You may "recruit" followers. Recruitees must be of lower level, and 245You may "recruit" followers targeting them with your B<oratory>
238unaggressive to start. Use of this skill may anger the audience. Also, 246skill. Recruitees must be unaggressive to start (a good way to pacify
239"special" monsters are immune to recruitment. Success depends on user's 247monsters is the L<singing skill|skill_description/singing>). Use of
240L<charisma|stat_Cha> and level. 248this skill may anger the audience. Also, some monsters are immune to
249recruitment. Success depends on user's level and her L<charisma|stat_Cha>
250vs. the recruitee's L<intelligence|stat_Int> and level.
251
252Kill experience from your followers goes directly to your oratory skill.
253
254Cleaning women and unagggressive low-level monsters (such as the dogs in
255the wizards house in scorn) are good initial targets for this skill.
241 256
242=head2 praying 257=head2 praying
243 258
244You are allowed to cast "cleric" spells. In addition, this skill may be 259You are allowed to cast "cleric" spells. In addition, this skill may be
245used to accelerate the accumulation of grace by C<use_skill praying>. 260used to accelerate the accumulation of grace by C<use_skill praying>.
… …
276You can detect whether items that you hold are B<magic> by firing in any 291You can detect whether items that you hold are B<magic> by firing in any
277direction while this skill is readied. 292direction while this skill is readied.
278 293
279=head2 singing 294=head2 singing
280 295
281You may pacify hostile monsters with this skill. Certain kinds of 296You may pacify hostile monsters with this area attack skill. Certain
282monsters are immune. Success depends on user level and L<charisma|stat_Cha>. 297kinds of monsters are immune. Success depends on user's level and her
298L<charisma|stat_Cha> vs. the monster's L<intelligence|stat_Int> and level.
299
300Singing is a good companion skill for the L<oratory
301skill|skill_description/oratory>: first you pacify creates using singing,
302then you can orate them, convincing them if your cause. It is a useful
303skill when monsters are overwhelming you, too.
283 304
284=head2 smithery 305=head2 smithery
285 306
286You can identify arms and armour that you hold, and, with the help of a 307You can identify arms and armour that you hold, and, with the help of a
287B<forge>, can even create weapons using the alchemy skill. 308B<forge>, can even create weapons using the alchemy skill.
… …
376 397
377=head1 About experience and skills 398=head1 About experience and skills
378 399
379=head2 Associated and miscellaneous skills 400=head2 Associated and miscellaneous skills
380 401
381In Crossfire two types of skills exist; The first kind, "associated" 402In Deliantra, two types of skills exist; The first kind, "associated"
382skills, are those skills which are associated with a category of 403skills, are those skills which are associated with a category of
383experience. The other kind of skill, "miscellaneous" skills, are not 404experience. The other kind of skill, "miscellaneous" skills, are not
384related to any experience category. 405related to any experience category.
385 406
386The main difference between these two kinds of skills is in the result 407The main difference between these two kinds of skills is in the result

Diff Legend

– Removed lines
+ Added lines
< Changed lines
> Changed lines