Skills

Ultima Online has 55 different skills which determine the capabilities of your characters. You can expend up to 700 points between these however you wish, though with each year of subscription you will gain an additional +5 towards your overall Skill Cap (the highest possible value being 720).

In order to improve in a skill you simply carry out the associated actions. For example, if you wish to train as a Swordsman, simply fight Monsters with a sword equipped. Likewise, casting a Fishing Pole out into the water is all it takes to become a better Fisherman. Each skill is associated with certain Stats, which are trained in the same manner.

You can usually pay NPCs for training up to a certain level. For example, visit your local blacksmith's shop and you should be able to learn some of their trade via their Context Menus. You will be expected to pay for these services, of course, though the Gold requested is a pittance.

Each has skill has an individual cap of 100 points, though in some cases this can be extended by using Power Scrolls. It's also possible to boost the rate of your gains using a Scroll of Alacrity, though these are a somewhat ineffective method when you consider their scarcity. A Scroll of Transcendence, on the other hand, boosts your skill total directly.

The introduction of New Haven brought with it New Player Quests which offer tips towards training as well as accelerated skill gains. While the rewards are mostly trifles, some (especially the Crafting related items) are well worth keeping.

Of especial note is the Skill Tutor Statuette obtained by defeating the Dark Knight, which provides details on whether a given action is too easy or difficult to provide a decent gain rate.

The Skill Menu can be used to select those you wish to improve in, those you wish to "forget", and those you wish to lock at their current level.

List of Skills

Each page details what a given skill does, how it is used, and the best methods to train it.

Combat Anatomy Archery Bushido Fencing Focus Healing Mace Fighting Ninjitsu Parrying Poisoning Resisting Spells Swordsmanship Tactics Wrestling

Crafting Alchemy Glassblowing Arms Lore Blacksmithy Bowcraft & Fletching Carpentry Masonry Cartography Cooking Imbuing Inscription Tailoring Tinkering Resources Fishing Lumberjacking Mining

Magical Chivalry Evaluating Intelligence Magery Meditation Necromancy Spellweaving Spirit Speak Rogue Detecting Hidden Hiding Lockpicking Remove Trap Snooping Stealing Stealth Tracking

Bardic Discordance Enticement (Removed.) Musicianship Peacemaking Provocation Creatures Animal Lore Animal Taming Herding Veterinary Useless Begging Camping Forensic Evaluation Item Identification Taste Identification

See Also

• New Player Quests (Accelerated skillgain.)
• Skill Cap
• Stats
• Power Scrolls - Scroll of Alacrity - Scroll of Transcendence - Stat Scrolls
• Satyr Trick
• Melee Training Guide