Skills overview

All 37 skills, the skill cap system, how skills rise and fall, and the STR/DEX/INT stat system.

The Skills plugin adds a use-based progression system inspired by Ultima Online. You grow by doing — every time you use a skill there is a chance it increases. There are no levels, no experience bars, and no class restrictions. You choose your own build by deciding which skills to focus on.

Skill cap

Limit	Value
Maximum per skill	100
Maximum total across all skills	700

With a cap of 700 across 37 skills you can max out exactly 7 skills at 100 each. Specializing is rewarded — trying to raise everything simultaneously will cause your least-used skills to decrease as you hit the cap.

All 37 skills

Category	Skill	Summary
Combat	Swordsmanship	Sword damage
Combat	Axe	Axe damage
Combat	Mace Fighting	Mace damage (1.21+)
Combat	Spear	Spear damage (1.21.5+)
Combat	Archery	Bow and crossbow damage
Combat	Throwing	Trident damage
Combat	Wrestling	Unarmed damage and stun chance
Combat	Tactics	Damage multiplier — the primary damage skill
Combat	Anatomy	Critical hit chance and damage bonus
Combat	Parrying	Block chance with shield or weapon
Combat	Focus	Stamina pool, regeneration, and consumption
Magic	Magery	Cast success rate and spell power
Magic	Evaluating Intelligence	Magic damage bonus and enemy mana reading
Magic	Meditation	Mana regeneration while sneaking still
Magic	Resisting Spells	Incoming spell damage reduction
Crafting	Crafting	Weapons, armor, tools, repairs
Crafting	Cooking	Food and potions
Crafting	Inscription	Magic scrolls
Gathering	Mining	Mining speed and rare ore bonus drops
Gathering	Lumberjacking	Chain chopping and felling speed
Gathering	Fishing	Auto-fishing probability
Gathering	Farming	Auto-replant and accelerated growth
Thief	Hiding	Invisibility on command
Thief	Stealth	Moving while hidden
Thief	Detecting Hidden	Finding hidden players
Thief	Snooping	Viewing another player’s inventory
Thief	Stealing	Taking items from a snooped inventory
Thief	Poisoning	Coating weapons with poison
Taming	Animal Taming	Taming mobs
Taming	Animal Lore	Inspecting mob stats
Taming	Veterinary	Healing tamed mobs with food
Survival	Athletics	Fall damage reduction
Survival	Swimming	Drowning damage reduction
Survival	Heat Resistance	Fire and lava damage reduction
Survival	Cold Resistance	Freeze damage reduction
Survival	Endurance	Suffocation and contact damage reduction
Other	Arms Lore	Detailed weapon and armor inspection

How skill gain works

Every time you use a skill — whether the action succeeds or fails — a gain check fires.

Gain probability formula

base_chance = (100 - skill_value) / 10  %
final_chance = base_chance × difficulty_modifier
gain_amount  = 0.1 points

At skill 0 the base chance is 10 %. At skill 90 it drops to 1 %. This naturally slows progression as you improve.

Difficulty modifiers

Condition	Modifier	Meaning
Difficulty > skill + 20	×0.5	Too hard — uncommon gains
Difficulty within ±20 of skill	×1.0	Appropriate challenge — best gains
Difficulty < skill − 20	×0.2	Too easy — rare gains

Examples of difficulty values:

Type	Difficulty source
Combat	Mob strength (Zombie = 20, Warden = 100)
Crafting	Material tier (Wood = 5, Netherite = 60)
Magic	Spell circle × 10
Gathering	Ore or resource type
Thief	Target player’s skill level

Example: skill 50, appropriate difficulty

base_chance   = (100 - 50) / 10 = 5 %
final_chance  = 5 % × 1.0      = 5 %

On average you gain 0.1 points every 20 successful checks at this level.

Skill decrease (cap enforcement)

When your total skill points reach 600 or more, every successful gain triggers a decrease in your least recently used skill.

Skill used
    ↓
Gain check (probability)
    ↓ success
Total ≥ 600?
    ├─ No  → skill + 0.1
    └─ Yes → least-recently-used skill − 0.1 → used skill + 0.1

The plugin records a lastUsed timestamp for every skill. The skill you have not touched for the longest time is the one that decreases. Keep active use of all skills you care about to protect them.

Skills cannot decrease below 0. The decrease amount is always 0.1 — identical to the gain amount.

STR / DEX / INT stats

Three hidden stats — STR, DEX, and INT — are automatically calculated from your skill values. You cannot set them directly; they reflect your skill choices.

STR = average of all STR-contributing skills (max 100)
DEX = average of all DEX-contributing skills (max 100)
INT = average of all INT-contributing skills (max 100)

Skills contributing to each stat

Stat	Skills (full weight)	Skills (split weight)
STR	Swordsmanship, Axe, Mace Fighting, Wrestling, Tactics, Anatomy, Mining, Lumberjacking, Heat Resistance, Cold Resistance, Endurance	Crafting (60 %), Cooking (50 %), Animal Taming (50 %), Veterinary (50 %), Arms Lore (33 %)
DEX	Archery, Spear, Throwing, Parrying, Focus, Hiding, Stealth, Snooping, Stealing, Poisoning, Fishing, Farming, Athletics, Swimming	Crafting (40 %), Animal Taming (50 %), Detecting Hidden (50 %), Arms Lore (33 %)
INT	Magery, Evaluating Intelligence, Meditation, Resisting Spells, Inscription, Animal Lore	Cooking (50 %), Veterinary (50 %), Detecting Hidden (50 %), Arms Lore (33 %)

Stat effects

Stat	Effects
STR	Max HP + STR (range 100–200); mining and lumberjacking speed + (STR / 10) %
DEX	Attack speed + (DEX / 2) %; movement speed + (DEX / 10) %
INT	Mana cost − (INT / 2) %; cast success rate + (INT / 5) %

Use /stats to see your current STR, DEX, INT, and their derived bonuses.

Browse by category

Combat

Weapon skills, Tactics, Anatomy, Parrying, Focus

Magic

Magery, Evaluating Intelligence, Meditation, Resisting Spells, Inscription

Crafting

Crafting, Cooking, Inscription

Gathering

Mining, Lumberjacking, Fishing, Farming

Thief

Hiding, Stealth, Detecting Hidden, Snooping, Stealing, Poisoning

Taming

Animal Taming, Animal Lore, Veterinary

Survival

Athletics, Swimming, Heat Resistance, Cold Resistance, Endurance