📚 Pax Mercatura – Ultima Online Outlands Skills Compendium

Mastery in Ultima Online Outlands hinges upon understanding and expertly harnessing a diverse array of skills. This compendium categorizes every trainable skill by primary function, guiding guild members to specialize effectively and strategically align their capabilities with guild missions and economic objectives.

⚔️ Combat Skills

Combat skills define prowess in direct engagements, turning skilled fighters into legendary warriors:

Skill	Description
Anatomy	Enhances damage and optimizes healing efficiency.
Archery	Mastery over bows and crossbows.
Chivalry	Divine combat support through holy abilities.
Fencing	Specializes in precision piercing weaponry.
Healing	Mastery in healing oneself and allies using bandages.
Mace Fighting	Expertise in blunt force combat.
Parrying	Increases ability to deflect incoming attacks with shields or weapons.
Swordsmanship	Mastery of slashing and cutting weapons.
Tactics	Maximizes combat effectiveness and damage output.
Wrestling	Expert hand-to-hand combat and grappling skills.

🪄 Magic Skills

Magic skills command the arcane, bending mystical forces to your will:

Skill	Description
Arcane	Controls advanced arcane spellcasting.
Evaluating Intelligence	Amplifies the potency and effectiveness of spells.
Magery	Enables versatile spellcasting abilities.
Meditation	Accelerates mana regeneration significantly.
Necromancy	Commands the dark arts and summons undead forces.
Resisting Spells	Bolsters defenses against magical assaults.
Spirit Speak	Enhances necromantic power and facilitates communication with spirits.

🎵 Bard Skills

Bardic skills manipulate the battlefield through artistry and musical finesse:

Skill	Description
Discordance	Weakens enemy attributes and resistances.
Musicianship	Essential foundation for all bardic abilities.
Peacemaking	Temporarily pacifies hostile entities.
Provocation	Incites enemies to attack one another.

🕵️ Thieving Skills

Stealth and cunning define the thieving arts, crucial for covert operations:

Skill	Description
Detecting Hidden	Reveals hidden or invisible entities and objects.
Hiding	Allows rapid disappearance from enemy view.
Lockpicking	Expertly unlocks secure containers.
Poisoning	Enhances weaponry or food with lethal toxins.
Snooping	Secretly inspects containers carried by others.
Stealing	Stealthily acquires items from unsuspecting targets.
Stealth	Enables hidden, silent movement.

🛠️ Trade Skills

Trade skills form the economic backbone, essential for guild prosperity and dominance:

Skill	Description
Alchemy	Masterfully creates potions and poisons.
Blacksmithy	Forges weapons and armor of unmatched quality.
Carpentry	Crafts precision wooden goods and essential structures.
Cartography	Accurately draws and deciphers intricate maps.
Cooking	Expert preparation of nourishing and beneficial foods.
Fishing	Harvests valuable sea treasures and fish.
Inscription	Produces magical scrolls and enchanted spellbooks.
Lumberjacking	Efficiently harvests lumber for crafting needs.
Mining	Extracts precious ores and gems from the earth.
Tailoring	Creates exceptional clothing and leather armor.
Tinkering	Crafts vital tools and ingenious mechanical devices.

🌲 Wilderness Skills

Wilderness skills harness nature's untamed power, enhancing survival and control of the wild:

Skill	Description
Animal Lore	Provides detailed insights about creatures.
Animal Taming	Tames and commands wild beasts.
Camping	Establishes secure campsites for rest and recovery.
Forensic Evaluation	Investigates corpses for critical clues.
Herding	Skillfully directs animals to desired locations.
Tracking	Expertly tracks creatures or players.
Veterinary	Heals and maintains the health of tamed animals.

📦 Miscellaneous Skills

Miscellaneous skills offer invaluable support and unique utility across numerous situations:

Skill	Description
Arms Lore	Reveals detailed attributes of arms and armor.
Begging	Successfully solicits gold from NPCs.
Focus	Enhances passive regeneration of stamina and mana.
Item Identification	Identifies hidden properties of magical items.
Taste Identification	Discerns magical effects and properties of consumables.

Guild members of Pax Mercatura are expected to thoughtfully cultivate their skills, aligning closely with their guild roles, billets, and operational strategies. Skillful specialization is key to our collective economic supremacy and strategic effectiveness.