Leveling — Master skills

Master Skills allows five chosen class skills to advance from 100 to 200. Choices are permanent.

Turning Master Skills off preserves progress, but values above 100 count as 100 until it is enabled again. The setting cannot be changed inside a dungeon.

Progress above 100 requires considerably more practice:

Combat skills need stronger enemies to advance; rapidly repeating an action gives less progress, and non-combat spellcasting gives one quarter of normal progress.

Mastery provides smaller bonuses than ordinary skill levels. A mastered skill at 200 has an effective value of 140. Bonuses depend on the skill: weapon masteries can improve damage or attack speed, magic masteries improve spells, and Climbing mastery improves climbing speed.

Mastering a compatible pair unlocks an arcane or martial specialisation.