Skills System

TL;DR

Skills level up as you use them. The maximum skill level is 100, but also limited by your governing stat × 2 (e.g., 30 STR = max 60 Sword skill). Total skill points across all skills are capped at 1,000. Choose wisely — you can down-skill, but it costs time!

Skill List

Every character has access to a set of skills, each governed by a primary stat that determines its maximum trainable level.

Skill	Governing Stat	Max Level
Mining	STR	STR x 2
Fishing	DEX	DEX x 2
Magic Resistance	Level	Level x 2
Magic	MAG	MAG x 2
Hand Attack	STR	STR x 2
Archery	DEX	DEX x 2
Short Sword	DEX	DEX x 2
Long Sword	DEX	DEX x 2
Fencing	DEX	DEX x 2
Axe Attack	DEX	DEX x 2
Shield	DEX	DEX x 2
Alchemy	INT	INT x 2
Manufacturing	STR	STR x 2
Hammer	DEX	DEX x 2
Pretend Corpse	INT	INT x 2
Staff Attack	MAG	MAG x 2
Poison Resistance	VIT	VIT x 2

Warrior Build: Focus on STR (melee damage) and DEX (accuracy + defense). Pick one weapon skill and max it. Add some VIT for survivability. Typical split: STR 100 / DEX 80 / VIT 50+.

Mage Build: Focus on MAG (spell power) and INT (casting success). You'll still want some VIT to survive. Typical split: MAG 100 / INT 80 / VIT 40+.

Weapon-to-Skill Mapping

Each weapon type is associated with a specific skill that governs its proficiency and unlocks super attacks.

Weapon	Skill Used
Unarmed	Hand Attack
Short Swords / Daggers	Short Sword
Long Swords	Long Sword
Rapiers / Spears	Fencing
Axes	Axe Attack
Hammers / Warhammers	Hammer
Bows	Archery
Shields	Shield
Staves	Staff Attack

Progression Formula

Skill progression follows a two-phase curve. Early levels advance quickly, while higher levels demand dramatically more effort.

From level 1 to 50, each level costs that many skill points (level 10 = 10 points).
From level 51+, the cost increases quadratically (level squared / 20).

Points-Needed Examples

The following table illustrates the skill point requirements at key milestones.

Current Level	Points Needed	Total from 0
1	1	1
10	10	55
25	25	325
50	50	1,275
51	130	1,405
60	180	~2,200
75	281	~5,500
90	405	~9,800
100	500	~13,700

Steep Curve Warning: Skill progression is linear from level 1-50, but becomes quadratic after level 50. The jump from skill 50 to 100 takes roughly 10x more effort than 0 to 50. Combat skills (weapons + magic) train at 2x speed, cutting that grind in half!

Estimated Casts / Hits Per Level

The following table shows how many successful casts or hits you need to advance one skill level. Combat skills (weapons and magic) benefit from a built-in 2x training speed bonus.

Current Level	Points Needed	Combat Skills (2x)	Non-Combat Skills (1x)
10	11	6 hits	11 actions
25	26	13 hits	26 actions
50	51	26 hits	51 actions
55	156	78 hits	156 actions
60	186	93 hits	186 actions
65	217	109 hits	217 actions
70	252	126 hits	252 actions
75	288	144 hits	288 actions
80	328	164 hits	328 actions
85	369	185 hits	369 actions
90	414	207 hits	414 actions
95	460	230 hits	460 actions
99	500	250 hits	500 actions

Example: To train Magic from level 64 to 100, you'll need approximately 6,200 successful spell casts (with the 2x combat bonus). That's roughly 1.7 hours of continuous casting at 1 cast per second.

Skill Point Cap

The total skill points across all your skills is capped at 1,000. When a character exceeds this limit, "down skilling" occurs automatically to bring the total back within bounds.

Down Skilling Process

The skill you have selected as your down skill loses points first.
If more reduction is needed, the skill that has been training the least among those at level 21 or above loses points next.
Skills at level 20 or below lose their entire level in one step.
Skills at level 21 or above lose 1 level per iteration.

Players should carefully choose their down skill to protect their most important combat abilities from being degraded.

Choose Your Down-Skill Wisely! Down-skilling is slow and irreversible in the short term. Once you reduce a skill, you'll need to grind it back up if you change your mind. Think carefully before reallocating your skill points.

Training Speed Modifiers

Several conditions can affect how quickly your skills gain experience.

Condition	Effect
Combat skills (weapon and magic skills)	2 skill points per hit
Production skills (Alchemy, Manufacturing, Fishing)	Skill points scale with recipe/item difficulty
Production failure	Half the skill points of a success
Skill Booster Active	Training speed multiplied by booster %

Production Skills

Production skills (Alchemy, Manufacturing, and Fishing) use a difficulty-based training system. Unlike combat skills which gain a flat 2 skill points per hit, production skills reward more experience for attempting harder recipes. You also gain skill experience on failure, so you always progress even when you fail.

Skill	On Success	On Failure	Stat Cap
Alchemy	Recipe Difficulty skill pts	Recipe Difficulty / 2 skill pts	INT x 2
Manufacturing	Skill Limit / 2 skill pts	Skill Limit / 4 skill pts	STR x 2
Fishing	Fish Difficulty skill pts	Fish Difficulty / 2 skill pts	INT x 2

Production Tip: You always gain skill experience, even on failure. Attempting harder recipes gives more skill pts per attempt, making them the fastest way to train. Don't be afraid to fail!

Estimated Training Time (0 to 100)

The following table compares the estimated time to fully train each skill type from 0 to 100, using optimal recipes and assuming continuous training.

Skill Type	Total Actions	Est. Time	Cost
Combat (weapons)	~8,000 hits	~3.3 hours	Free (just fight)
Alchemy	~600 crafts	~50 minutes	Materials per craft
Manufacturing	~570 crafts	~1.5 hours	Ores + materials
Fishing	~900 attempts	~2 hours	Free (just fish)

Note: Alchemy and Manufacturing require a skill manual to start training (gives 20% base skill). Without it, you cannot access any recipes. Fishing can be trained from level 0.

Alchemy Recipes

Recipe	Skill Req	Difficulty	Skill Pts on Success	Skill Pts on Failure
Red / Blue / Green Potion	20	10	10	5
Dilution Potion	30	20	20	10
Big Red / Blue / Green Potion	40	20	20	10
Invisibility Potion	50	30	30	15
Hair Color / Under Wear Potion	60	40-50	40-50	20-25
Super Green / Hair Style Potion	70	40	40	20
Super Red / Blue Potion	75	50	50	25
Skin Color / Unfreeze Potion	90	60	60	30
Sex Change Potion	95	70	70	35
Ogre / Power Green Potion	95-100	80	80	40

Manufacturing Progression

Recipe Tier	Skill Req	Max Skill	Skill Pts on Success	Skill Pts on Failure
SuperCoal / Iron Ingot	20	30	10	5
Dagger / Light Axe	30	40	15	7
Short Sword / Hauberk	40	50	20	10
Main Gauche / Chain Hose	50	60	25	12
Gradius / Scale Mail	60	70	30	15
Falchion / Chain Mail	70	80	35	17
Helm / Great Sword	75-80	85-90	37-40	18-20
Mithral / Gold Ingot	85	95	42	21
Flameberge / Plate Mail	90	100	45	22
Giant Sword / Knight Armor	95-99	100	47-50	23-25

Fishing Difficulty

Fish Type	Difficulty Range	Skill Pts on Success	Skill Pts on Failure
Common Fish	6-15	6-15	3-7
Medium Fish	16-20	16-20	8-10
Hard Fish	21-30	21-30	10-15
Rare Catches (weapons/items)	9-56	9-56	4-28

Special Skills

Some skills have unique activation mechanics and special effects beyond standard combat proficiency.

Pretend Death

Simulates death by making your character appear dead on the ground. Success chance equals your skill level (out of 100). Cannot be used in fight zones or when another player is within 8 tiles.

Fishing

Requires your character to be standing on a water tile. Success chance roughly equals your skill level. You gain skill experience on both success and failure, scaled by the fish difficulty.

Taming

Converts a hostile NPC into a tamed pet on success. The tamed creature follows and fights alongside the player until it is killed or dismissed.