How to Play TriadCity

The TriadCity Players' Guide

Table of Skills

These are all of the Skills currently available:

Skill Available to Roles Min Learn Level Prerequisite Skills Avg. Difficulty to Learn Energy Cost to Practice

Actuate Herbalist 10 DrawMagicCircle, Learn, Meditate, RitualClean 20 15

AstralArmor Magician 25 AstralProject, Befuddle, Confuse, DrawMagicCircle, Learn, Meditate, Mystify, RitualClean, Trance 50 50

AstralBefuddle Magician 25 AstralProject, Befuddle, Confuse, DrawMagicCircle, Learn, Meditate, Mystify, RitualClean, Trance 50 50

AstralConfuse Magician 27 AstralBefuddle, AstralProject, Befuddle, Confuse, DrawMagicCircle, Learn, Meditate, Mystify, RitualClean, Trance 55 55

AstralEnergize Healer 25 AstralProject, Bandage, DrawMagicCircle, Energize, Heal, Learn, Meditate, RitualClean, Trance 50 50

AstralEnergyDrain Malopath 25 AstralProject, DrawMagicCircle, EnergyDrain, Harm, HiddenEnergyDrain, HiddenHarm, Learn, Meditate, RitualClean, Trance 50 50

AstralEnergySteal Malopath 30 AstralEnergyDrain, AstralProject, DrawMagicCircle, EnergyDrain, EnergySteal, HiddenEnergyDrain, HiddenEnergySteal, Learn, Meditate, RitualClean, Trance 60 60

AstralHarm Malopath 27 AstralEnergyDrain, AstralProject, DrawMagicCircle, EnergyDrain, Harm, HiddenEnergyDrain, HiddenHarm, Learn, Meditate, RitualClean, Trance 55 55

AstralHeal Healer 27 AstralEnergize, AstralProject, Bandage, DrawMagicCircle, Energize, Heal, Learn, Meditate, RitualClean, Trance 55 55

AstralLook Healer, Magician, Malopath 20 AstralProject, DrawMagicCircle, Learn, Meditate, RitualClean, Trance 60 60

AstralMove Healer, Magician, Malopath 20 AstralLook, AstralProject, DrawMagicCircle, Learn, Meditate, RitualClean, Trance 60 60

AstralMystify Magician 29 AstralBefuddle, AstralConfuse, AstralProject, Befuddle, Confuse, DrawMagicCircle, Learn, Meditate, Mystify, RitualClean, Trance 60 60

AstralProject Healer, Magician, Malopath 20 DrawMagicCircle, Learn, Meditate, RitualClean, Trance 60 60

Axe Ranger, Warrior 10 Hit, Learn 12 2

Backstab Lawyer, Liberator, Politician, Thief 15 Dagger, Learn 24 8

Bandage all 5 Learn 6 2

Bash Warrior 10 Hit, Learn 12 2

Befuddle Magician 16 Learn 30 30

Bite all 10 Hit, Learn 8 2

Blast all 15 Hit, Learn 15 5

BodyPierce Cosmetologist 10 Bandage, Learn 9 3

Chop all 10 Hit, Learn 10 3

Claws all 5 Hit, Learn, Parry 12 2

Climb all 5 Learn 10 20

Club Ranger, Warrior 10 Hit, Learn 12 2

Confuse Magician 18 Befuddle Learn 40 40

Consider all 5 Hit, Learn 12 1

Cut Warrior 10 Hit, Knife, Learn 12 8

Cutlass Warrior 10 Hit, Learn, Parry, Sword 12 2

Dagger Liberator, Thief, Warrior 10 Hit, Learn 12 2

DetectEvil all 10 Learn 14 3

DetectGhosts Cleric, GhostHunter 15 Learn 30 15

DetectGood all 10 Learn 14 3

DetectMagic all 15 Learn 18 4

DetectNeutral all 10 Learn 14 3

DetectPoison all 15 Learn 18 4

DetectVampires Cleric, VampireHunter 15 Learn 30 15

DiagnoseIllness Doctor, Healer, Ranger 15 Learn 15 6

Disarm Ranger, Warrior 15 Consider, Flee, Hit, Learn, Parry 12 6

DrawIllness Healer 20 Learn, DiagnoseIllness 20 20

DrawIntoxication Healer 20 Learn, DiagnoseIllness, DrawIllness 20 20

DrawLisp Cleric, Healer 15 Learn, 30 20

DrawMagicCircle Healer, Herbalist, Magician, Malopath 10 Learn, Meditate 20 15

DrawParalysis Healer 20 Learn, DiagnoseIllness, DrawIllness, DrawIntoxication 20 20

DrawPoison Healer 20 DiagnoseIllness, DrawIllness, DrawIntoxication, Learn 20 20

DrawStutter Cleric, Healer 15 Learn, 30 20

Energize Healer 10 Bandage, Learn, Meditate 18 12

EnergyDrain Malopath 10 Learn, Meditate 15 15

EnergySteal Malopath 18 EnergyDrain, HiddenEnergyDrain, Learn, Meditate 35 35

Evaluate Magician, Merchant, Thief, Vampire 13 Learn, Meditate 15 15

Flee all 1 Learn 6 0

Hammer Warrior 10 Hit, Learn 12 2

Harm Malopath 12 EnergyDrain, Learn, Meditate 20 20

Heal Healer 11 Bandage, Energize, Learn, Meditate 20 15

Hearability all 15 Hear, Learn 48 6

Hear all 10 Learn 10 2

Hide BountyHunter, Liberator, Ranger, Thief, Vampire 10 Learn 18 6

HiddenEnergyDrain Malopath 14 EnergyDrain, Harm, Learn, Meditate 25 25

HiddenEnergySteal Malopath 20 EnergyDrain, EnergySteal, Harm, Learn, Meditate 40 40

HiddenHarm Malopath 16 EnergyDrain, Harm, HiddenEnergyDrain, Learn, Meditate 30 30

Hit all 1 Learn 6 2

Incapacitate all 5 Consider, Hit, Learn 12 2

Inject all 5 Learn 1 1

Kick Warrior 10 Hit, Learn 12 4

Knife Liberator, Ranger, Thief 10 Hit, Learn, Parry 12 2

Learn all 1 none 8 2

Liberate Liberator 20 Backstab, Hide, Learn, Lockpick, Sneak, Steal 40 40

Lockpick Liberator, Thief 12 Learn 18 6

Longbow Ranger, Warrior 15 Hit, Learn 20 3

Manicure Cosmetologist 10 Bandage, Learn 9 3

Maul all 15 Hit, Learn 15 4

Meditate all 5 Learn 10 2

Mystify Magician 20 Befuddle Confuse Learn 60 60

ParalysisStare Vampire 15 Learn 35 35

Parry all 10 Hit, Learn 18 6

Peek Liberator, Thief 10 Learn 15 4

Pen Artist, BotMaster, Builder, Cartographer, CodeWarrior, Judge, Lawyer, Librarian, Politician, Reporter, TelevisionWriter 10 Dagger, Hit, Learn, Parry 12 0

Pierce Warrior 10 Hit, Knife, Learn 12 5

Pistol Warrior 10 Hit, Learn 12 1

Pound all 10 Hit, Learn 10 8

Rapier Warrior 15 Hit, Learn, Parry, Sword 20 2

Razor Liberator, Thief, Warrior 10 Hit, Learn, Parry 12 2

Read all 1 Learn 6 1

RemoveLisp Cleric, Healer 15 Bandage, DrawMagicCircle, Energize, Heal, Learn, Meditate, RitualClean 30 20

RemoveParalysis Cleric, Healer 18 Bandage, DrawMagicCircle, Energize, Heal, Learn, Meditate, RitualClean 35 25

RemoveStutter Cleric, Healer 15 Bandage, DrawMagicCircle, Energize, Heal, Learn, Meditate, RitualClean 30 20

RemoveTattoo Cosmetologist 20 Bandage, BodyPierce, Learn 20 10

Rescue Liberator, Ranger, Warrior 20 Consider, Flee, Hit, Learn, Parry 18 12

Revive Doctor, Healer, Ranger 10 Bandage, Learn 9 3

Rifle Warrior 20 Hit, Learn, Pistol 12 1

RitualClean Healer, Herbalist, Magician, Malopath 10 Learn, Meditate 20 15

RollPerson all 5 Learn 6 1

Sanctuary Healer, Magician, Malopath 15 DrawMagicCircle Learn, Meditate, RitualClean 20 15

ScanBlood BloodHound, Doctor, Healer, Magician, Thief, Vampire 10 Learn 12 8

See all 10 Learn 10 2

Shackle BountyHunter, Cop, Liberator 15 Learn 20 25

Shoot Warrior 10 Hit, Learn 12 5

Slash Warrior 10 Hit, Learn 12 5

Smellability all 15 Learn, Smell 48 6

Smell all 10 Learn 10 2

Sneak BountyHunter, Liberator, Thief, Vampire 10 Learn 15 4

Spear RatHunter, Warrior 10 Hit, Learn, Parry 12 2

Spray all 5 Learn 1 1

Stab Liberator, Thief, Warrior 10 Hit, Learn 12 2

Staff all 10 Hit, Learn, Parry 12 2

Stake VampireHunter 15 Learn 20 20

Steal Liberator, Thief 10 Learn, Peek 18 6

StealBlood BloodHound, Magician, Thief, Vampire 10 Learn, ScanBlood 15 10

Stick Magician, Ranger, Warrior 10 Hit, Learn, Parry 12 2

Still all 5 Learn 1 1

Sting all 5 Hit, Learn 12 2

Swim all 10 Learn 6 3

Sword Magician, Warrior 10 Hit, Learn, Parry 12 2

Tastability all 15 Learn, Taste 48 6

Taste all 10 Learn 10 2

Teach Teacher 20 Learn 48 12

Teeth all 10 Hit, Learn 12 1

Thrash Warrior 10 Hit, Learn 12 8

Touchability all 15 Learn, Touch 48 6

Touch all 10 Learn 10 2

Track BountyHunter, FidoHunter, LandlordHunter, PigeonHunter, Ranger, RatHunter, Vampire 13 Flee, Learn 18 12

Trance Healer, Herbalist, Magician, Malopath 18 DrawMagicCircle, Learn, Meditate, RitualClean 45 45

Trip Ranger, Warrior 12 Consider, Flee, Hit, Learn, Parry 18 12

Vacuum all 5 Learn, Parry 6 1

Value all 15 Learn 24 3

Visibility all 15 Learn, See 48 6

Whack Warrior 10 Hit, Learn 12 8

Whip Warrior 15 Hit, Learn, Parry 16 2

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"Two of the most common approaches [to academic study of] adventure games seem to be apologetics and trivialization. Both generally fail to grasp the intrinsic qualities of the genre, because they both privilege the aesthetic ideals of another genre, that of narrative literature, typically the novel. For the apologists, adventure games may one day -- when their Cervantes or Dickens comes along -- reach their true potential, produce works of literary value that rival the current narrative masterpieces, and claim their place in the canon. For the trivialists, this will never happen; adventure games are games, they cannot possibly be taken seriously as literature nor attain the level of sophistication of a good novel. Although the trivialists are right -- adventure games will never become good novels -- they are also making an irrelevant point, because adventure games are not novels at all. The adventure game is an artistic genre of its own, a unique aesthetic field of possibilities, which must be judged on its own terms. And while the apologists certainly are wrong, in that the games will never be considered good novels, they are right in insisting that the genre may improve and eventually turn out something rich and wonderful. This may or may not happen, so the only way to understand the genre is to study the various works that already exist and how they are played."
— Espen J. Aarseth, Cybertext (info)