Skill Usage

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Bluff

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• Used to gain access to restricted areas.
• Used to complete a bounty instantly. Bounties completed in this fashion only reward half the XP.

Persuade

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• Used in most services to get a discount.
• Used to persuade more than one henchman or follower to join your party.
• Tip: Always try the persuade option before paying full price - who knows, you might get a lucky roll and save yourself some coin.

Appraise

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• Has a direct influence on merchant prices.

Disable Trap

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• Disabling or recovering a trap now rewards XP, based on the difficulty of the trap.

Pick pocket

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• Most NPCs and humanoids can be pick pocketed for additional loot.
• Loot you can get from pick pocket do not drop on death, so it may be wise to pick pocket an enemy before killing them.
• If you have angered some townsfolk or guards by pick pocketing, exiting the area should reset their hostility.
• Players are immune to pick pocket.

Ride

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• 30% spell failure while mounted. Spell failure reduced by 10% for every 5 ranks of the Ride skill.
• Mount speed is influenced by this skill.