Defensive Schools

Note that innate skills in defensive schools have a primary and sometimes secondary effect.

Gambeson Combat

Has least focus or movement penalties. Best for stealth and magic. Also is least expensive armor to maintain.

• Active:
  • Dodge: Increases defense values for next hit on caster
  • Tumble: Increases defense values for next hit on caster and moves caster X meters
  • Flurry: Increases attack speed
  • Sprint: Increases Movement speed
  • Detaunt: Decreases Agro on caster
• Innate:
  • Speed: Movement & Attack Speed Increased + Decrease Light Armor penalty
  • Acrobatics: Light Armor Moves Effects Increased + Increase Defense
  • Armor Preservation: Armor Damage Reduced
  • Camouflage: Increased stealth when not moving
  • Silent Movement: Increased stealth while moving

Mail Skill

Best balanced armor between protection and minimal penalties.

• Active:
  • Glancing Blow: Causes next attack to glance off armor
  • Trip: Next attack on caster has chance to do a knockdown attack on target
  • Step Through: Caster is able to ignore any defensive moves of target
  • Brawl: Next weapon swing also gets a punch, pommel hit, etc.
  • Grapple: Next hit on caster has chance to either root the attacker or render equipped weapon ineffective for one attack
• Innate:
  • Deflection: % chance to deflect% of damage + Increase Defense
  • Agility: Increases Glancing Blow, Trip & Step Through + Decrease Medium Armor Penalty
  • Aggression: Increases Brawl and Grapple effects
  • Focus: Focus regenerates % faster + Decrease Med Armor casting penalty
  • Field Repair: Armor damage regenerates% of max X min after last combat

Plate Skill

Best protection but biggest penalties for movement, encumbrance, and focus.

• Active:
  • Defensive Stance: Increases defense values for next X seconds on caster
  • Inner Strength: Increases strength at cost of Focus
  • Absorb Impacts: Decreases damage received at cost of increasing damage to armor
  • Knight's Grace: Removes stun, knockdown effects
  • Body Slam: Stunning attack that comes at cost of increasing damage to armor
  • Taunt: Increases agro on caster
• Innate:
  • Heavy Lifter: Increase base carry capacity:
  • Hard Headed: Increases resist stun, knockback & knockdown effects
  • Endurance: Increases Strength + Decreases Heavy Armor penalties
  • Healthy: Increases Health + Increases Health Regen Rate

Shield Skill

Defensive school with most cooperative skills.

• Active:
  • Deflect: Increases defense values vs melee attacks for next X seconds on caster
  • Overhead Hold: Increases defense values vs ranged attacks for next X seconds on caster
  • Shield Bash: small damage instant attack intended to possibly disrupt caster with small stun chance
  • Charge: Small damage attack with medium stun chance that also moves caster forward 3 meters
  • Dig In: Roots Caster in exchange for huge increase in AC in radius around caster, radius increased 50% for each ally equipped with shield. Radius tripled if ally also casts Dig In
  • Testudo: Slows Caster movement but grants increase in AC in radius around caster, radius increased 50% for each ally equipped with shield. Radius tripled if ally also casts Testudo
• Innate:
  • Angles: Increased Defense with shield
  • Balance: Increase Shield Move effects
  • Shield Preservation: Reduces shield damage

Stand Your Ground: Increase resist stun, knockback & knockdown effects