Skill update - teachable skills index!
Aug. 23rd, 2015 11:38 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Hello Synodiporians, Meta here with a slight update to the skills pages! As we have added the functionality to teach skills to other Travelers in the game, we understand that it is sometimes difficult to determine which skills can be taught, and which skills cannot be taught. I am here to answer that for you! All previous skills and current skills, as well as skills in future Jaunts, will be flagged to show whether they are teachable or not. For the next several hours, I will be updating the skills pages to reflect the changes below. A quick sum-up of the info:
The Previous Universe skills, however, are tricky. The majority of skills are in the Teachable or Special Circumstance category, while some are Unteachable. It really depends on the Jaunt. As stated above, I will be editing each description of each skill to reflect the changes. The ones that are currently not listed on previous universes, however, I can mention here:
That's it for now, everyone! Should you have any questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to leave them below in the comments for us to answer! I'm also going to include a comment thread for Skill Coordination/Teacher-Student finding, for your guys' convenience. And as always, stay awesome.
- Teachable skills are skills that can be taught, regardless of circumstance, to any Traveler who can learn them. They will always count for both first and second skill proofs. These include:
- All Liminal, Psychic, and Combo Skills.
- Some homeworld skills (e.g., Dragon Age magic). This will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
- Special Circumstance skills are skills that can be taught, but only under special circumstances, to any Traveler who can learn them, assuming you have reasonable access to the requirements. They will always count for both first and second skill proofs, provided you speak with a mod first to determine whether you have completed all the requirements. More information will be listed with the skills that require Special Circumstances to acquire.
- Unteachable skills are skills that cannot be traditionally "taught" to another Traveler. This does not mean they are unobtainable; it just means that they require mod permission to take, and sometimes very particular circumstances that are too narrow for the "Special Circumstance" category. They generally will not be eligible to be taken as second skills. These include:
- Trump skills.
- Plot-Important-Only skills.
- Some homeworld skills (e.g., X-Man Mutation, as it is a genetic, rather than learnable, trait). This will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
The Previous Universe skills, however, are tricky. The majority of skills are in the Teachable or Special Circumstance category, while some are Unteachable. It really depends on the Jaunt. As stated above, I will be editing each description of each skill to reflect the changes. The ones that are currently not listed on previous universes, however, I can mention here:
- Marches of Purgatory
- Teachable: Exorcism/Necromancy/Spirit Bargaining, Immortali Sorcery, Sins and Virtues.
- Special Circumstance: Dignities/Graces/Demesnes.
- Unteachable: Alchemy, Celestial Physique (wings, halo, tail, etc.), Tasks, Wound Regeneration.
- Questing Country
- Teachable: Dreamcatching, Genre Savvy
- Special Circumstance: Archetypal Adversary Magic, Archetypal Champion Magic, Archetypal Oracular Knowledge, Pillar Resistance, True Bond
- Unteachable: Elven/Gorgon/Hecatite/Spartoi/Vodyanoi Racial Traits, Spirit Animal/Familiar.
- Summer Solstice (same skillset as Solstice Masquerade)
- Teachable: Astronomy, Contortionism, Disguise, Formal Dance, Optical & Laser Sciences, Prevarication.
- Special Circumstance: Perfect Recall, Trapfinding.
- Unteachable: Starmover Technology.
That's it for now, everyone! Should you have any questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to leave them below in the comments for us to answer! I'm also going to include a comment thread for Skill Coordination/Teacher-Student finding, for your guys' convenience. And as always, stay awesome.