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==Summary==
==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.
* 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.


They affect the following things:
===Things that are affected===
* Formulas for damage


They '''don't''' affect the following:
* Formulas for spell or melee damage
* Crafting (for example effective inscription doesn't increase crafting or exceptional chances of spell books)
* Inscription scroll refund chance and buff duration increase
 
===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 (i.e. you still need a the minimum required skill as a base value)
* Hard caps for abilities or spells (i.e. you still need a the minimum required skill as a base value)


==Sources of effective skills==
==Sources of effective skills==
* [[Spirit Speaking]] and [[Inscription]] are is increased by
** [[Eldritch Aspect]]
** [[Mastery Chain]] Links

Revision as of 12:20, 1 September 2021

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

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 (i.e. you still need a the minimum required skill as a base value)

Sources of effective skills