Every character has a finite set of skills he or she can learn during the course of the game. Each known skill has a level score, representing the character's proficiency in that skill. The skill level can be raised by spending ADV Points on the Character Screen. The ADV Point cost to train a particular skill is determined in part by the character's class.

Icon	Skill	Description	Prerequisites	Available To
	Light Armor	The ability to wear light armor, such as leather armor, without suffering combat or movement penalties.	None	All Classes
	Medium Armor	The ability to wear medium armor, such as chain mail, without suffering combat or movement penalties.	Light Armor (3)	All Classes
	Heavy Armor	The ability to wear heavy armor, such as plate mail, without suffering combat or movement penalties.	Medium Armor (3)	Battlemage, Crusader, Deathlord, Imperial, Knight, Lord, Paladin, Valkyrie, War Witch, Warlock, Warlord
	Light Shields	The ability to effectively use a small shield without suffering combat or movement penalties.	None	All Classes
	Medium Shields	The ability to use a medium-sized shield without suffering combat or movement penalties.	Light Shield (3)	All Classes
	Heavy Shields	The ability to effectively use a heavy shield without suffering combat or movement penalties.	Medium Shield (3)	Battlemage, Crusader, Deathlord, Hatamoto, Knight, Lord, Paladin, Valkyrie, Warlock, Warlord
	Parry	The ability to avoid and defend against melee weapon attacks. Parry skill contributes to the Parry combat statistic.	None	All Classes