Subterfuge Skills

Subterfuge Skills generally allow the character to perform stealthy actions.

Ah, you seek to learn the arts of subterfuge? I will not judge you, I will just direct you to a certain Birko Babbage. He makes his residence in Ardoris, at the tavern on the docks.

-Adventuring Trainer

Subterfuge Skill Tree

Active

Camouflage	Camouflage allows players who are not moving to hide themselves. Subterfuge Specialization increases the maximum stealth level.
Distract	Distract will draw the attention of most creatures to a targeted location
Engage Opponent	Quickly engages target from a moderate range. Subterfuge Specialization reduces the focus cost.
Opportunity Strike	When performed immediately following a successful dodge of an opponent's attack, Opportunity Strike deals a vicious strike that avoids most armor. When used not immediately following a successful dodge this acts as a slightly weakened normal strike. Subterfuge Specialization increases the window of opportunity for the bonus damage.
Pick Pockets	Attempts to pick target's pocket! Only usable in PVP. Getting caught can be painful! Subterfuge Specialization reduces the cooldown time for picking pockets. (This skill is currently disabled)
Poison Weapon	Increasing the Poison Weapon skill will increase the duration of applied poisons. Subterfuge Specialization grants a chance to not consume the potion on use.
Sap	Long duration stun effect that can only be used from behind the target. Subterfuge Specialization adds a chance for a large dexterity debuff.
Silent Movement	Increased stealth while moving. Subterfuge Specialization extends the duration.
Sneak Attack	Attack that does bonus damage if stealthed and also if behind target. Subterfuge Specialization adds a chance to leave the target mesmerized after the hit.
Trip	Trip attempts to knockdown your target. Subterfuge Specialization increases the duration of the knockdown.

Innate

Armor Weak Points	Increases critical chance with all weapons
Backstab	Increases the amount of damage when attacking from behind.
Pugilism	Skill with bare fisted combat. Subterfuge Specialization increases the range at which Pugilism can hit.
Safe Fall	Safe Fall allows players to fall greater distances before taking damage.
Subterfuge Specialization	Subterfuge Specialization is the devotion of one's self to learning all things sneaky. It increases all aspects of active skills within the subterfuge tree. NOTE: Only one Specialization skill may be trained and one additional skill maintained at any given time or two may be set to maintain. Enabling training for a different specialization skill may set a specialization skill currently set to maintain to unlearn.
Train Dexterity	Increases Dexterity

External Reference

• This is extremely old and outdated information only for historical purposes: Magic, Combat, and Crafting Skills on the Shroud of the Avatar Forums