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==Summary==
==Summary==
* Effective skills are applied through different sources, such as Aspect Armor or Mastery Chain Links.  
* Effective skills are applied through different sources, such as Aspect Armor or Mastery Chain Links.  
* They don't show up in the skill gump as they are only applied in certain calculations (listed below).
* They don't show up in the skill gump as they are only applied in certain calculations (listed below).
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===Things that are affected===
===Things that are affected===
* Formulas for spell or melee damage
* Formulas for spell or melee damage
* Inscription scroll refund chance and buff duration increase
* Inscription scroll refund chance and buff duration increase
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===Things that are NOT affected===
===Things that are NOT affected===
* Crafting chances (for example effective inscription doesn't increase crafting or exceptional chances of spell books)
* Crafting chances (for example effective inscription doesn't increase crafting or exceptional chances of spell books)
* Hard caps for abilities or spells (i.e. you still need a the minimum required skill as a base value)
* Hard caps for abilities or spells to cast/activate (with the exception of casting from a magery spell scroll)


==Sources of effective skills==


==Sources of Effective Skills==
* [[Spirit Speaking]] and [[Inscription]] are is increased by
* [[Spirit Speaking]] and [[Inscription]] are is increased by
** [[Eldritch Aspect]]
** [[Eldritch Aspect]]
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* [[Lockpicking]] and Resource Gathering skills
* [[Lockpicking]] and Resource Gathering skills
** [[Fortune Aspect]]
** [[Fortune Aspect]]
* [[Parrying]] and [[Resisting Spells]] are increased by
** [[Void Aspect]]
** [[Mastery Chain]] Links
* TODO: add rest of the affected skills
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Latest revision as of 19:06, 10 October 2022

Summary

  • Effective skills are applied through different sources, such as Aspect Armor or Mastery Chain Links.
  • They don't show up in the skill gump as they are only applied in certain calculations (listed below).
  • They are intended to give further bonuses to templates utilizing the skills in question, not as a secondary source of skill points to free up points to use elsewhere.

Things that are affected

  • Formulas for spell or melee damage
  • Inscription scroll refund chance and buff duration increase
  • Harvesting chances

Things that are NOT affected

  • Crafting chances (for example effective inscription doesn't increase crafting or exceptional chances of spell books)
  • Hard caps for abilities or spells to cast/activate (with the exception of casting from a magery spell scroll)


Sources of Effective Skills

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