Skills in An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire determine the effectiveness of the player's actions. The game offers eighteen skills, each with corresponding attributes. During character creation, build points can be spent on skills to increase their effectiveness.
The School of Alteration specializes in magic's ability to change the structure and composition of matter. The better the character's skill, the easier the character can buy, learn, and cast spells in this School.
A dastardly and underhanded skill, Backstabbing is automatically checked when the character attacks a target from behind. A successful Backstab inflicts double the normal damage to the target.
Critical Strike allows the character to inflict a devastating amound of damage. With every successful strike, this skill is checked. Assassins favor this skill.
The School of Destruction specializes in the explosive, destructive, and damaging powers of magic. The better the character's skill, the easier it is to buy, learn, and cast spells in this School.
Whenever the character is attacked, whether with a spell, a missile, or a sword, Dodging is automatically checked to see if the blow hits home. The higher the skill, the better the chance is of an attack missing the character.
Characters with this skill are martial artists inflicting damage with their punches and kicks. The better the skill, the more effective are Hand-to-Hand attacks.
The School of Illusion specialized in magics of obscuring, illumination, and camouflage. The better the character's skill, the easier buying, learning, and casting spells is in this School.
The School of Mysticism specializes in the most arcane and mysterious working of magic. Many of the spell effects are curious and specific, not fitting into any of the other areas of magic. The better the character's skill, the easier buying, learning, and casting spells is in this School.
The School of Restoration specializes in magics that ease, heal, and purify. The better the character's skill, the easier buying, learning, and casting spells is in this School.
When the character approaches another creature at half speed or less, the Stealth skill is automatically checked. Illumination, the character's equipment, and the creature's perception factor into the success of this skill. A successful Stealth check means the creature does not notice the character approaching.
The School of Thaumaturgy focuses on manipulating known forces and objects within their natural laws. The better the character's skill, the easier buying, learning, and casting spells is in this School.
