LoA: Character Skills

Skill

Rng

MP Cost

Stam Cost

Additional Effects

SP Cost

Blades

—

—

—

When using Short Blades, Long Blades or 2 Handed
Blades, +Rank*Rank minimum damage and +Rank hit.

15, 275, 700

Parry

—

—

—

When using a melee weapon, +1 Evade against
physical & magi-physical attacks for every 3 weapon weight below
9+Rank.  This bonus cannot exceed Rank.  +1 Defence against physical &
magi-physical attacks when using blades of any kind.

15, 250. 650

Hit and Run Tactics

wpn

4+Rank

3+ Rank

Adds Suppression (45+10* Rank)% vs Perception.
+20% chance when using melee weapons.

10, 220, 600

Dual Wield

—

—

Wield a weapon in the offhand, adding ½ of its max
damage during engagements.  Causes engagements to use the modified
accuracy of (mainhand + offhand)/2 – 4 + Rank in the Attack formula.
The offhand also only contributes half of its critical effect for
critical hits.  In addition, both weights are collectively compared
against Body Index for speed loss.

15, 275, 700

Draw In

—

4+ Rank

3+ Rank

Reactive.  +(0.1 + Rank*0.1) AP

10, 220, 600

Skill

Rng

MP Cost

Stam Cost

Additional Effects

SP Cost

Wear Down

—

—

—

Adds Safestrike and  4+Rank*3 Stamina damage to
Draw In.

275, 700, 1150

Energy Strike

1

3 +2*Rank

3+ Rank

Damage dealt -10%.  Also does 4+Rank*3 MP damage.

235, 625, 1050

Blade Defense

—

5+ Rank

3+ Rank

Reactive.  Gives opponent Safestrike, but increases
the Duelist’s Parry bonus by (50+50*Rank)%.

235, 625, 1050

Daringness

—

—

—

Adds Safestrike & Disorient (55+10*Rank)% vs.
Willpower to Hit and Run Tactics.

275, 700, 1150

Skill

Rng

MP Cost

Stam Cost

Additional Effects

SP Cost

Flame Cut

1

6+ 2*Rank

2+ Rank

Makes attack magi-physical fire damage.  +2*Rank
min damage.

235, 625, 1050

Freeze Sword

1

6+ 2*Rank

2+ Rank

Makes attack magi-physical ice damage.  Adds 0.3 +
Rank*0.1 AP damage.

235, 625, 1050

Shock Stab

1

6+ 2*Rank

2+ Rank

Makes attack magi-physical lightning damage.  70%
chance of engaging an additional target in the same staging area.  This
additional attack has Safestrike and its normal chance to hit, but only
inflicts (40+10*Rank)% of its normal damage.

235, 625, 1050

Magic Deflection

—

—

—

Adds +Rank Evade against magi-physical and magic
attacks to Draw In.

275, 700, 1150

Skill

Rng

MP Cost

Stam Cost

Additional Effects

SP Cost

Polearms

—

—

—

When using Staves or Spears, +Rank*Rank minimum
damage and +Rank hit.

15, 275, 700

Weakpoint Guard

—

—

—

+Rank crit when making defending an attack.  This
bonus is increased by 1 if using polearms.

15, 250. 650

Dig In

self

3+ Rank

4+ Rank

Reduces damage taken by 5% + Rank*5%.  Further 10%
bonus against melee when using polearms.

8, 200, 550

Jab

1

2+ Rank

2+ Rank

+Rank hit bonus, but -10% damage dealt.

10, 220, 600

Sudden Push

wpn

3+ Rank

3+ Rank

Safestrike.  Adds Panic (65+10*Rank)% vs Willpower.

10, 220, 600

Skill

Rng

MP Cost

Stam Cost

Additional Effects

SP Cost

Mounted Mobility

—

—

—

+(0.75+0.25*Rank) AP regeneration.  May move while
inflicted with Suppresion, but requires (4-Rank)*0.15+0.05 more AP.

275, 700, 1150

Swift Maneuvers

—

—

—

Causes Jab to decrease opposing Terrain bonuses or
increase Terrain penalties by 50% +Rank.

275, 700, 1150

Into The Fray

1

7+ 2*Rank

3+ Rank

Disorient (55+11*Rank)% vs. Willpower and Panic
(55+11*Rank)% vs. Willpower.

235, 625, 1050

Mounted Charge

—

—

—

Adds +1 crit and +Rank hit to Sudden Push.

275, 700, 1150

Skill

Rng

MP Cost

Stam Cost

Additional Effects

SP Cost

Bodyguard

0

—

—

Dig In also causes the Defender to redirect attacks
from non-Defender characters in the same staging area to self.  Lasts
for Rank attacks.

275, 700, 1150

Martyrdom

0

4+ 2*Rank

10+ 2*Rank

Buff.  Sacrifice 20% of Max HP (do not apply damage
reduction) to heal an ally for (20+5*Rank)% the Defender’s Max HP.

235, 625, 1050

Vicious Counters

—

—

—

When defending, damage dealt  to attackers is
increased by (10*Rank)%.

275, 700, 1150

Unwavering Fervour

—

6+ 2*Rank

3+ Rank

Instantly remove Rank negative status effects from
self and apply Haste 1 to self for 1 round.

235, 625, 1050

Skill

Rng

MP Cost

Stam Cost

Additional Effects

SP Cost

Axes

—

—

—

When using 1h Axes or 2h Axes, +Rank*Rank minimum
damage and +Rank hit.

15, 275, 700

Power Smash

1

2+ Rank

4+ Rank

Add damage equal to (Rank*50)% of weapon wgt
(truncate decimals). Axes receive a further 25% bonus.

10, 220, 600

Winding Aggression

1

3+ Rank

2+ Rank

Causes 5*Rank additional Stamina damage.

10, 220, 600

Shield Expertise

—

—

—

When using a shield, +Rank Def.

15, 250. 650

Bluntside Smash

1

2+ Rank

4+ Rank

Adds Disorient (65+10*Rank)% vs Willpower.  Damage
is decreased by 50%, but hit is increased by (1+33*Rank)% wpn wgt.

10, 220, 600

Skill

Rng

MP Cost

Stam Cost

Additional Effects

SP Cost

Shield Smash

—

—

—

Adds (40*Rank)% of Champion’s shield wgt to damage
and half of that to Stam damage for Winding Aggression.

275, 700, 1150

Concentrated Power

—

—

—

Adds a +Rank hit bonus to Power Smash.

275, 700, 1150

Staggering Blows

—

—

—

Adds 0.1 + 0.1*Rank AP damage to Bluntside Smash.

275, 700, 1150

Iron Defense

—

4+ Rank

6+ Rank

Reactive.  Requires a shield.  Adds (1+33*Rank)% of
shield’s wgt to Def and Rep.

235, 625, 1050

Skill

Rng

MP Cost

Stam Cost

Additional Effects

SP Cost

Wild Strike

1

3+3*Rank

4+ Rank

Max weapon damage +(5 + Rank*15)%.

235, 625, 1050

War Cry

—

—

—

Adds Safestrike & Panic (55+10*Rank)% vs. Willpower
to Winding Aggression.

275, 700, 1150

Breaking Point

—

—

—

Whenever the Berserker is damaged, gain
0.1+0.1*Rank AP.  If the attacker scored a critical, use 2.5x this
bonus.

275, 700, 1150

Frenzied Assault

—

—

—

Adds the following to Power Smash: (55+Rank*5)% chance to
sometimes engage another random target in the same staging ground with
Safestrike added, but with -(25 -Rank*5)% hit.

275, 700, 1150

Skill

Rng

MP Cost

Stam Cost

Additional Effects

SP Cost

Bows

—

—

—

When using Short or Long Bows, +Rank*Rank minimum
damage and +Rank hit.

15, 275, 700

Assess

—

—

—

Increases the party’s Assess Level by Rank.  Rank counts
for double for Scout classes.

15, 250. 650

Stealthy Tactics

—

2+ Rank

4+ Rank

Reactive.  Unless (59+ Rank *9)% vs. Perception, damage
dealt to self and by self reduced to 0, ignoring other modifiers.

10, 220, 600

Poisoned Strike

wpn

5+ Rank

2+ Rank

Adds a poison DoT if the attack connects.  The DoT
does 18+6*Rank damage at the end of each turn.  Lasts 2  turns.

10, 220, 600

Opportunistic Tactics

wpn

4+ Rank

2+ Rank

Adds Sabotage (65+10* Rank)% vs Perception.

10, 220, 600

Skill

Rng

MP Cost

Stam Cost

Additional Effects

SP Cost

Arc Shot

bow (wpn)

4+ Rank

3+ Rank

Requires a bow.  +1 range, but incurs a (6-Rank)
hit penalty.

235, 625, 1050

Debilitating Poison

—

—

—

Adds Disorient (55+10*Rank)% vs Willpower to Poison
Strike.

275, 700, 1150

Clever Traps

—

—

—

Adds Sabotage (55+10*Rank)% vs Perception against
the attacker to Stealthy Tactics.

275, 700, 1150

Deadly Opportunities

—

—

—

Add +crit & increased Critical effects +Rank*10% to
Opportunistic Tactics.

275, 700, 1150

Skill

Rng

MP Cost

Stam Cost

Additional Effects

SP Cost

Numbing Poison

—

—

—

Adds 0.1 + 0.1*Rank AP damage to Poison Strike.

275, 700, 1150

Ambush

wpn

4+ Rank

4+ Rank

Ignore enemy S/P/C Evade bonuses and increases any enemy
S/P/C weakness by Rank*50% (round up).  Also, (65+10*Rank)% vs
Perception or else the Rogue gets +10% damage and Safestrike. 

235, 625, 1050

Escape Artist

—

—

—

+Rank*10 Perception against Suppression effects.
+3*Rank Perception against Sabotage effects.

275, 700, 1150

Lead Astray

—

—

—

Adds 0.1 + 0.1*Rank AP damage to Stealthy Tactics.

275, 700, 1150

Skill

Rng

MP Cost

Stam Cost

Additional Effects

SP Cost

Fireball

1-2

2+4*Rank

Rank

Safestrike.  Magical fire damage.  Spell damage (25
to 35)*Rank, Spell hit 12+4*Rank.

10, 220, 600

Ice Shard

1-2

2+4*Rank

Rank

Safestrike.  Magical ice damage.  Spell damage (16
to 25)*Rank, Spell hit 12+3*Rank. Adds 0.1 + 0.1*Rank AP damage.

10, 220, 600

Lightning Bolt

1-2

2+4*Rank

Rank

Safestrike.  Magical lightning damage.  Spell
damage (13 to 55)*Rank, Spell hit 11+3*Rank.

10, 220, 600

Heal

0-1

5+4*Rank

Rank

Buff.  Heal an ally for between
(Rank+0.75)*(20+Mag) and (Rank+1.25)*(20+Mag)

10, 220, 600

Truestrike

0-1

2+4*Rank

Rank

Buff.  Grants Truestrike (Rank) for 2 rounds.

10, 220, 600

Skill

Rng

MP Cost

Stam Cost

Additional Effects

SP Cost

Inferno Collateral

—

—

—

Fireball can randomly engage another target in the
same staging ground as the original target.  This additional attack has
Safestrike, but suffers from a 8-Rank Hit penalty.

275, 700, 1150

Deep Chill

—

—

—

Adds Disorient (55+10*Rank)% vs Willpower to Ice
Shard.

275, 700, 1150

Erratic Bolt

—

—

—

Increases Lightning Bolt range by 1, but hit by
suffers a 8-Rank penalty at 3 range.

275, 700, 1150

Mana Master

—

—

—

Increases MP Regen by Rank*5%

275, 700, 1150

Skill

Rng

MP Cost

Stam Cost

Additional Effects

SP Cost

Rejuvenate

—

—

—

Causes Heal to also remove negative status effects
and restore 4*Rank Stam.

275, 700, 1150

Haste

—

—

—

Adds Haste (Rank) to Truestrike.

275, 700, 1150

Awake

0

14+3*Rank

2+Rank

Revive a fallen ally to (1+Rank*33)% of Max HP.
Ally is revived in caster’s staging area.

235, 625, 1050

Mystic Affinity

—

—

—

Anytime the Channeler is hit by any skill, restore to
self (10+Rank*10)% of its MP cost.

275, 700, 1150