Skill Comparison

Combat Skills

Class	Dodge	Bare-handed combat	Dual wielding	Martial arts	Shield	Thrown weapon	Two-handed weapon
Archaeologist	U / E	U / M	U / M	–	–	U / E	U / E
Barbarian	U / M	B / M	U / GM	–	U / E	U / M	U / GM
Caveman	U / M	B / M	–	–	U / E	B / GM	U / GM
Healer	U / S	U / B	–	–	–	U / S	–
Knight	U / M	U / E	–	–	B / GM	U / E	U / GM
Monk	U / GM	E / GM	–	U / GM	–	U / GM	–
Priest	U / S	U / S	–	–	U / M	U / S	–
Ranger	U / S	U / S	–	–	–	U / GM	–
Rogue	U / GM	U / M	U / M	–	U / S	B / GM	–
Samurai	U / M	B / GM	U / GM	U / S	U / E	B / E	U / GM
Tourist	U / E	U / E	U / E	–	U / E	B / GM	U / E
Valkyrie	U / M	B / GM	B / GM	–	B / GM	U / E	–
Wizard	U / E	U / B	–	–	–	U / S	–

Weapon Skills

Edged and Thrusting Weapons

Class	Axe	Dagger	Polearm	Sword	Thrusting weapon
Archaeologist	–	U / M	–	U / M	–
Barbarian	B / GM	U / M	–	B / GM	U / E
Caveman	U / E	U / E	U / B	–	B / GM
Healer	–	S / GM	–	U / S	–
Knight	U / M	U / E	U / GM	B / GM	B / GM
Monk	–	–	–	–	–
Priest	–	–	–	–	–
Ranger	U / E	B / E	U / S	U / E	B / E
Rogue	–	B / GM	–	B / M	–
Samurai	–	U / E	B / GM	B / GM	U / GM
Tourist	U / E	U / E	U / E	U / E	U / E
Valkyrie	B / GM	B / GM	U / M	B / GM	U / M
Wizard	–	U / E	–	U / B	–

Blunt and Flexible Weapons

Class	Bludgeoning weapon	Flail	Quarterstaff	Whip
Archaeologist	U / M	–	U / M	B / GM
Barbarian	U / M	U / MG	U / E	–
Caveman	S / GM	U / GMG	B / GM	–
Healer	U / S	–G	B / GM	–
Knight	U / M	U / GM	–	–
Monk	–	–	U / E	–
Priest	B / E	U / EG	U / E	–
Ranger	–	–G	U / S	U / B
Rogue	U / E	U / EG	–	–
Samurai	–	U / GM	B / GM	–
Tourist	B / M	U / E	U / E	U / E
Valkyrie	B / GM	–	–	–
Wizard	–	–	B / E	–

Launchers

Class	Bow	Crossbow	Sling
Archaeologist	–	B / M	U / M
Barbarian	U / E	U / E	U / E
Caveman	U / S	–	B / GM
Healer	–	–	U / S
Knight	U / E	U / E	–
Monk	–	–	U / E
Priest	–	–	U / E
Ranger	B / GM	B / GM	U / E
Rogue	U / M	B / M	U / M
Samurai	B / GM	U / E	–
Tourist	U / E	U / E	U / E
Valkyrie	U / E	U / E	–
Wizard	–	–	–

Spell Casting Skills

Class	Abjuration	Arcane	Celestial	Clerical	Conjuration	Divination
Archaeologist	U / M	U / E	–	–	–	B / M
Barbarian	–	–	–	–	–	–
Caveman	–	–	–	–	–	–
Healer	B / GM	–	–	–	–	B / GM
Knight	U / S	–	U / S	U / S	–	–
Monk	B / GM	–	–	U / GM	–	U / GM
Priest	U / GM	–	B / GMA	B / GM	–	U / GM
Ranger	–	–	–	–	–	U / S
Rogue	–	–	–	–	–	U / S
Samurai	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tourist	U / E	U / E	–	U / E	U / E	U / M
Valkyrie	–	–	–	–	–	–
Wizard	U / E	B / GM	–	–	U / GM	U / E

Class	Enchantment	Healing	Movement	Nature	Necromancy	Transmutation
Archaeologist	–	U / E	–	–	U / M	U / M
Barbarian	–	–	–	–	–	–
Caveman	–	–	–	B / M	–	–
Healer	B / GM	S / GM	–	–	–	–
Knight	–	U / S	–	–	–	–
Monk	–	U / GM	B / GM	–	–	–
Priest	–	B / GM	–	B / GMA	B / GMA	–
Ranger	–	U / S	–	U / S	–	–
Rogue	–	–	U / S	–	–	U / S
Samurai	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tourist	U / E	U / E	U / GM	–	–	U / E
Valkyrie	–	–	–	–	–	–
Wizard	B / GM	–	U / GM	–	–	B / GM

^A Priest: only the school matching the priest's alignment is available, celestial for lawful, nature for neutral and necromancy for chaotic. The other two are restricted.

Miscellaneous Skills

Class	Wand	Digging	Disarm trap	Riding
Archaeologist	U / M	B / GMD	U / M	–
Barbarian	–	U / E	U / S	U / M
Caveman	U / E	U / MD	U / B	–
Healer	B / M	–	U / S	–
Knight	U / B	–D	U / B	B / GM
Monk	U / S	–	U / B	–
Priest	U / S	–	–	U / S
Ranger	U / S	U / B	B / M	U / GM
Rogue	U / E	–	B / GM	U / S
Samurai	U / B	–	U / B	U / E
Tourist	U / E	U / E	U / E	U / E
Valkyrie	U / B	–D	U / S	U / E
Wizard	B / GM	–	U / B	U / B

Racial Adjustments

^D Dwarf: digging enhanced.

• Dwarf Archaeologist: S / GM
• Dwarf Caveman: B / GM
• Dwarf Knight: U / GM
• Dwarf Valkyrie: U / GM

^G Gnoll: flail enhanced. A gnoll who would start with a club, mace or short sword gets a flail instead, which makes the skill Basic.

• Gnoll Barbarian: U / GM, or B / GM when starting with a flail
• Gnoll Caveman: B / GM
• Gnoll Healer: U / S
• Gnoll Priest: B / E
• Gnoll Ranger: U / E
• Gnoll Rogue: B / M

Proficiency Levels

Each cell shows the starting level / maximum level.

Symbol	Level
–	Restricted (can't be improved)
U	Unskilled
B	Basic
S	Skilled
E	Expert
M	Master
GM	Grand Master