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| bgcolor=#cccccc | '''Description'''
| bgcolor=#cccccc | '''Description'''
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Weathering'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Weathering'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Rigorous training yields a toughened physique.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Rigorous training yields a toughened physique.
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: '''Known:''' Yes


: '''Syntax:'''            WEATHERING
: '''Syntax:'''            WEATHERING
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Your budding control over your body will assist you in weathering the storm of life by increasing your constitution by one point.
Your budding control over your body will assist you in weathering the storm of life by increasing your constitution by one point.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Augment'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Augment'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Your bladework reaches new heights of potency.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Your bladework reaches new heights of potency.
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: '''Known:''' Yes
 
: '''Syntax:'''            SHIN AUGMENT <ALL|amount>
: '''Syntax:'''            SHIN AUGMENT <ALL|amount>


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&#42;&#42; This ability is used in conjunction with the parry ability.
&#42;&#42; This ability is used in conjunction with the parry ability.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Breathing'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Breathing'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Control your breathing to resist choking attacks.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Control your breathing to resist choking attacks.
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| colspan=2 bgcolor=#c9c9c9 |                      
Breathing (Shindo)                           
: '''Known:''' No (6 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            HOLD BREATH
: '''Syntax:'''            HOLD BREATH
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This ability will grant a short-term immunity from anything doing asphyxiation damage. However, any offensive activity or consumption of balance or equilibrium will cause you to begin breathing once again.
This ability will grant a short-term immunity from anything doing asphyxiation damage. However, any offensive activity or consumption of balance or equilibrium will cause you to begin breathing once again.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Shintrance'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Shintrance'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Sink into a reverie of battle.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Sink into a reverie of battle.
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: '''Known:''' No (15 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            SHIN TRANCE
: '''Syntax:'''            SHIN TRANCE
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Swordplay and Striking are supremely graceful arts, the fury of bloodshed tempered by rhythm, control, and prowess. Entering the Shin trance, you may sensitise yourself to the cadence and flow of combat, accumulating Shin energy with every strike you land upon a foe. Successfully channelling this energy is essential in order to unleash many of the advanced Shindo, TwoArts, and Striking techniques. The more powerful your opponent, the more Shin energy you will gain from striking them. Shin energy will slowly dissipate over time.
Swordplay and Striking are supremely graceful arts, the fury of bloodshed tempered by rhythm, control, and prowess. Entering the Shin trance, you may sensitise yourself to the cadence and flow of combat, accumulating Shin energy with every strike you land upon a foe. Successfully channelling this energy is essential in order to unleash many of the advanced Shindo, TwoArts, and Striking techniques. The more powerful your opponent, the more Shin energy you will gain from striking them. Shin energy will slowly dissipate over time.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Shadow'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Shadow'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Surveil from the shadows.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Surveil from the shadows.
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: '''Known:''' No (33 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            SHADOW <adventurer>
: '''Syntax:'''            SHADOW <adventurer>
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From the ground or in the trees you may attempt to shadow an adventurer in an adjacent location. If you are not detected, you will enter their location unseen and begin to follow them.
From the ground or in the trees you may attempt to shadow an adventurer in an adjacent location. If you are not detected, you will enter their location unseen and begin to follow them.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Detect'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Detect'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Find others throughout the land.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Find others throughout the land.
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| colspan=2 bgcolor=#c9c9c9 |  
: '''Known:''' No (44 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            DETECT <adventurer>
: '''Syntax:'''            DETECT <adventurer>
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A useful benefit of the intense training of body and mind inherent to the practise of Shindo is an increased sensitivity to the latent telepathic powers all mortals possess. By honing your focus, you may detect the location of other adventurers.
A useful benefit of the intense training of body and mind inherent to the practise of Shindo is an increased sensitivity to the latent telepathic powers all mortals possess. By honing your focus, you may detect the location of other adventurers.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Deaf'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Deaf'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Will silence upon the world.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Will silence upon the world.
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: '''Known:''' No (66 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            DEAF
: '''Syntax:'''            DEAF
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Through force of will, you may block out all sound, rendering yourself deaf.
Through force of will, you may block out all sound, rendering yourself deaf.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Hearing'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Hearing'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Restore aural sensation.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Restore aural sensation.
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: '''Known:''' No (88 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            HEARING
: '''Syntax:'''            HEARING
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No trauma may deprive you of your hearing should you wish otherwise. Concentrate, and the sounds of the world will return.
No trauma may deprive you of your hearing should you wish otherwise. Concentrate, and the sounds of the world will return.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Blind'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Blind'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Render your eyes unseeing.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Render your eyes unseeing.
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: '''Known:''' No (111 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            BLIND
: '''Syntax:'''            BLIND
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Meditating upon the Void, you may will your eyes to cease their function, blinding yourself.
Meditating upon the Void, you may will your eyes to cease their function, blinding yourself.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Sight'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Sight'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | See the world anew.
| bgcolor=#999999 | See the world anew.
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: '''Known:''' No (133 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            SIGHT
: '''Syntax:'''            SIGHT
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You have sufficient control over your body to instantly repair your eyes when blinded.
You have sufficient control over your body to instantly repair your eyes when blinded.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Nightsight'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Nightsight'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Vision in darkness as in light.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Vision in darkness as in light.
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: '''Known:''' No (155 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            NIGHTSIGHT [ON|OFF]
: '''Syntax:'''            NIGHTSIGHT [ON|OFF]
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The dark of night is no barrier to your trained eyesight.
The dark of night is no barrier to your trained eyesight.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Bind'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Bind'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Brace yourself with Shin energy.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Brace yourself with Shin energy.
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: '''Known:''' No (199 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            BINDING [ON|OFF]
: '''Syntax:'''            BINDING [ON|OFF]
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Once so bound, any Shin energy accumulated beyond the maximum you may store will invigorate your body, sparking a renewal of health.
Once so bound, any Shin energy accumulated beyond the maximum you may store will invigorate your body, sparking a renewal of health.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Blocking'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Blocking'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Deny them escape.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Deny them escape.
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: '''Known:''' No (222 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            BLOCK <direction>
: '''Syntax:'''            BLOCK <direction>
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With the ability to block exits, you cut off the chances for your cowardly opponent's to flee your blade.
With the ability to block exits, you cut off the chances for your cowardly opponent's to flee your blade.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Toughness'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Toughness'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Strengthen your body against assault.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Strengthen your body against assault.
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: '''Known:''' No (244 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            TOUGHNESS
: '''Syntax:'''            TOUGHNESS
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By increasing the density of your skin, you are able to decrease the amount of damage you will take from physical cutting attacks.
By increasing the density of your skin, you are able to decrease the amount of damage you will take from physical cutting attacks.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Projectiles'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Projectiles'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Weave and dodge missiles.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Weave and dodge missiles.
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: '''Known:''' No (288 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            PROJECTILES [ON|OFF]
: '''Syntax:'''            PROJECTILES [ON|OFF]
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Heightening your reflexes, you may sense and avoid many projectiles.
Heightening your reflexes, you may sense and avoid many projectiles.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Dodging'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Dodging'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Elude attacks from the air.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Elude attacks from the air.
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: '''Known:''' No (333 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            DODGING [ON|OFF]
: '''Syntax:'''            DODGING [ON|OFF]
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This ability will allow you to dodge attacks from the air.
This ability will allow you to dodge attacks from the air.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Sturdiness'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Sturdiness'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Stand steadfast against acts of force.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Stand steadfast against acts of force.
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: '''Known:''' No (377 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            STAND FIRM
: '''Syntax:'''            STAND FIRM
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By concentrating on increasing your mass, you are able to gain immunity from most attempts to move you against your will. It is lost when you next use balance or equilibrium.
By concentrating on increasing your mass, you are able to gain immunity from most attempts to move you against your will. It is lost when you next use balance or equilibrium.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Leap'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Leap'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Vault over obstacles.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Vault over obstacles.
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: '''Known:''' No (422 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            LEAP <direction>
: '''Syntax:'''            LEAP <direction>
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Walls, rubble, and other impediments are no longer a problem to one with your training. What you cannot get around, you may go over.
Walls, rubble, and other impediments are no longer a problem to one with your training. What you cannot get around, you may go over.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Immunity'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Immunity'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Withstand the foulest of poisons.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Withstand the foulest of poisons.
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: '''Known:''' No (466 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            IMMUNITY
: '''Syntax:'''            IMMUNITY
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By stirring your circulation, you may prepare yourself to shrug away the next poison that enters your bloodstream. As venoms are so wide in variety, such a state of readiness requires the whole of your focus; performing any action will end your immunity.
By stirring your circulation, you may prepare yourself to shrug away the next poison that enters your bloodstream. As venoms are so wide in variety, such a state of readiness requires the whole of your focus; performing any action will end your immunity.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Burst'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Burst'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | A crude release of force.
| bgcolor=#999999 | A crude release of force.
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: '''Known:''' No (511 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            BURST <target>
: '''Syntax:'''            BURST <target>
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This attack will bypass, but not destroy, magical shields and prismatic barriers.
This attack will bypass, but not destroy, magical shields and prismatic barriers.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Dash'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Dash'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Fly across the ground.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Fly across the ground.
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: '''Known:''' No (555 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            DASH <direction>
: '''Syntax:'''            DASH <direction>
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Sprinting in a particular direction, you may rapidly cover a great distance.
Sprinting in a particular direction, you may rapidly cover a great distance.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Waterwalk'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Waterwalk'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Dance over the waves.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Dance over the waves.
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: '''Known:''' No (599 lessons required)
: '''Known:''' No (599 lessons required)


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So swift are your footsteps that water will not part beneath your feet, permitting you to glide across the surface.
So swift are your footsteps that water will not part beneath your feet, permitting you to glide across the surface.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Clarity'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Clarity'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Behold no deception.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Behold no deception.
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: '''Known:''' No (667 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            CLARITY
: '''Syntax:'''            CLARITY
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Those who would hide in the shadows cannot escape your well-trained eyes and ears. Your increased awareness may also see the truth behind magical illusions, although the chances of detecting this type of artifice are less reliable.
Those who would hide in the shadows cannot escape your well-trained eyes and ears. Your increased awareness may also see the truth behind magical illusions, although the chances of detecting this type of artifice are less reliable.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Mindnet'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Mindnet'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Know of all who approach.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Know of all who approach.
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: '''Known:''' No (736 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            MINDNET [ON|OFF]
: '''Syntax:'''            MINDNET [ON|OFF]
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Reaching out with your every sense, abilities heightened by rigorous mental training, you may become aware of the comings and goings of others nearby. Such concentration will be a constant burden on your mana reserves.
Reaching out with your every sense, abilities heightened by rigorous mental training, you may become aware of the comings and goings of others nearby. Such concentration will be a constant burden on your mana reserves.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Consciousness'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Consciousness'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Maintain awareness at all times.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Maintain awareness at all times.
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: '''Known:''' No (805 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            CONSCIOUSNESS [ON|OFF]
: '''Syntax:'''            CONSCIOUSNESS [ON|OFF]
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Such is your iron will that you may cling to consciousness where lesser minds would fail.
Such is your iron will that you may cling to consciousness where lesser minds would fail.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Healthtrans'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Healthtrans'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Heal your wounds with Shin power.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Heal your wounds with Shin power.
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: '''Known:''' No (874 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            SHIN HEALTHTRANS <amount of Shin|ALL>
: '''Syntax:'''            SHIN HEALTHTRANS <amount of Shin|ALL>
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Releasing Shin energy inwardly, you may instantly mend wounds and restore your body. The more energy accumulated, the more you may transmute in this feat of regeneration.
Releasing Shin energy inwardly, you may instantly mend wounds and restore your body. The more energy accumulated, the more you may transmute in this feat of regeneration.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Manatrans'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Manatrans'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Fortify your mind with Shin power.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Fortify your mind with Shin power.
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: '''Known:''' No (943 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            SHIN MANATRANS <amount of Shin|ALL>
: '''Syntax:'''            SHIN MANATRANS <amount of Shin|ALL>
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Allowing Shin energy to focus your thoughts and elucidate your mind, you may instantly replenish your mana reserves. The more energy accumulated, the more you may transmute in this way.
Allowing Shin energy to focus your thoughts and elucidate your mind, you may instantly replenish your mana reserves. The more energy accumulated, the more you may transmute in this way.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Highleap'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Highleap'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | The sky is within your reach.
| bgcolor=#999999 | The sky is within your reach.
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: '''Known:''' No (1012 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            LEAP HIGH
: '''Syntax:'''            LEAP HIGH
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So powerful are your legs that you may leap high into the sky, briefly eluding gravity's grip. Beware that you lack the control to move about while up in the air.
So powerful are your legs that you may leap high into the sky, briefly eluding gravity's grip. Beware that you lack the control to move about while up in the air.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Annihilation'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Annihilation'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Fury given fiery form.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Fury given fiery form.
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: '''Known:''' No (1081 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            SHIN ANNIHILATION
: '''Syntax:'''            SHIN ANNIHILATION
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Sparked into flame by inner fury, you may release the unbridled might of your accumulated Shin energy in a flood of flames that will scorch all within reach. So forceful is this burst of heat that others may be flung from the location. Focus and control are essential in performing this advanced technique, lest you yourself succumb to the fire.
Sparked into flame by inner fury, you may release the unbridled might of your accumulated Shin energy in a flood of flames that will scorch all within reach. So forceful is this burst of heat that others may be flung from the location. Focus and control are essential in performing this advanced technique, lest you yourself succumb to the fire.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Thunderstorm'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Thunderstorm'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Unleash a galvanic surge of power.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Unleash a galvanic surge of power.
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: '''Known:''' No (1185 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            SHIN THUNDERSTORM
: '''Syntax:'''            SHIN THUNDERSTORM
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As the storm releases its might through crackling bolts of lightning, so may you channel Shin energy into a savage electrical assault upon all in the vicinity. The galvanic forces released are likely to jangle the nerves of those struck.
As the storm releases its might through crackling bolts of lightning, so may you channel Shin energy into a savage electrical assault upon all in the vicinity. The galvanic forces released are likely to jangle the nerves of those struck.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Blizzard'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Blizzard'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Quench your foes with a storm of ice.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Quench your foes with a storm of ice.
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: '''Known:''' No (1288 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            SHIN BLIZZARD
: '''Syntax:'''            SHIN BLIZZARD
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Through a secret Shindo technique familiar only to masters of the art, you may draw the heat from the air around you into yourself. Manipulating the resultant freezing atmosphere into a shearing blizzard, you may scourge all nearby with lashes of ice.
Through a secret Shindo technique familiar only to masters of the art, you may draw the heat from the air around you into yourself. Manipulating the resultant freezing atmosphere into a shearing blizzard, you may scourge all nearby with lashes of ice.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Bounding'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Bounding'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Leap great distances in but one soaring step.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Leap great distances in but one soaring step.
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: '''Known:''' No (1392 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            BOUND <direction>
: '''Syntax:'''            BOUND <direction>
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Launching yourself skywards, you may briefly soar through the air in a particular direction, bypassing the adjacent location, and any obstacles within, and landing in the location beyond.
Launching yourself skywards, you may briefly soar through the air in a particular direction, bypassing the adjacent location, and any obstacles within, and landing in the location beyond.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Vitiate'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Vitiate'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Your strength becomes another's frailty.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Your strength becomes another's frailty.
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: '''Known:''' No (1495 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            VITIATE <adventurer>
: '''Syntax:'''            VITIATE <adventurer>
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The potent forces of Shin energy can prove crippling to the uninitiated. By directing them upon an opponent, you may weaken your foe for a time, sapping their strength and dexterity.
The potent forces of Shin energy can prove crippling to the uninitiated. By directing them upon an opponent, you may weaken your foe for a time, sapping their strength and dexterity.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Evade'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Evade'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Move as the wind, unseen and unstoppable.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Move as the wind, unseen and unstoppable.
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: '''Known:''' No (1564 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            EVADE <direction>
: '''Syntax:'''            EVADE <direction>
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No difficult feat for one with Shindo training, you may silently evade past obstructions, at once losing anyone who may be following you.
No difficult feat for one with Shindo training, you may silently evade past obstructions, at once losing anyone who may be following you.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Fullsense'''
| bgcolor=#999999 | '''Fullsense'''
| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Reach out with your mind to touch others nearby.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Reach out with your mind to touch others nearby.
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: '''Known:''' No (1667 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            FULLSENSE
: '''Syntax:'''            FULLSENSE
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Scouring the surroundings with your well-honed senses, both physical and mental, you may detect the presences of all adventurers within the local area.
Scouring the surroundings with your well-honed senses, both physical and mental, you may detect the presences of all adventurers within the local area.
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | '''Phoenix'''
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| bgcolor=#CBC1BF | Rebirth through cleansing flame.
| bgcolor=#999999 | Rebirth through cleansing flame.
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: '''Known:''' No (1736 lessons required)


: '''Syntax:'''            SHIN PHOENIX
: '''Syntax:'''            SHIN PHOENIX

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Shindo focusses on the spectacular unleashing of Shin energy, allowing one to enter the Shin trance to truly understand its power. Those of the Blademaster class possess this skill, placing them further along the path to becoming a true master swordsman. Furthermore, many advanced abilities within TwoArts and Striking require Shin energy to perform, and without the mastery of the ShinTrance ability the use of such will not be possible.

Abilities in Shindo

Ability Description
Weathering Rigorous training yields a toughened physique.
Syntax: WEATHERING
Details:

Your budding control over your body will assist you in weathering the storm of life by increasing your constitution by one point.

Augment Your bladework reaches new heights of potency.
Syntax: SHIN AUGMENT <ALL|amount>
Details:

By augmenting your reflexes with shin energy, you will reach such a degree of skill with the blade that you are able to deflect blows aimed at your limbs, even when prone.

** This ability is used in conjunction with the parry ability.

Breathing Control your breathing to resist choking attacks.
Syntax: HOLD BREATH
RELEASE
Details:

This ability will grant a short-term immunity from anything doing asphyxiation damage. However, any offensive activity or consumption of balance or equilibrium will cause you to begin breathing once again.

Shintrance Sink into a reverie of battle.
Syntax: SHIN TRANCE
BREAK TRANCE
Details:

Swordplay and Striking are supremely graceful arts, the fury of bloodshed tempered by rhythm, control, and prowess. Entering the Shin trance, you may sensitise yourself to the cadence and flow of combat, accumulating Shin energy with every strike you land upon a foe. Successfully channelling this energy is essential in order to unleash many of the advanced Shindo, TwoArts, and Striking techniques. The more powerful your opponent, the more Shin energy you will gain from striking them. Shin energy will slowly dissipate over time.

Shadow Surveil from the shadows.
Syntax: SHADOW <adventurer>
Works on/against: Adventurers
Details:

From the ground or in the trees you may attempt to shadow an adventurer in an adjacent location. If you are not detected, you will enter their location unseen and begin to follow them.

Detect Find others throughout the land.
Syntax: DETECT <adventurer>
Works on/against: Adventurers
Details:

A useful benefit of the intense training of body and mind inherent to the practise of Shindo is an increased sensitivity to the latent telepathic powers all mortals possess. By honing your focus, you may detect the location of other adventurers.

Deaf Will silence upon the world.
Syntax: DEAF
Works on/against: Self
Details:

Through force of will, you may block out all sound, rendering yourself deaf.

Hearing Restore aural sensation.
Syntax: HEARING
Works on/against: Self
Details:

No trauma may deprive you of your hearing should you wish otherwise. Concentrate, and the sounds of the world will return.

Blind Render your eyes unseeing.
Syntax: BLIND
Works on/against: Self
Details:

Meditating upon the Void, you may will your eyes to cease their function, blinding yourself.

Sight See the world anew.
Syntax: SIGHT
Works on/against: Self
Details:

You have sufficient control over your body to instantly repair your eyes when blinded.

Nightsight Vision in darkness as in light.
Syntax: NIGHTSIGHT [ON|OFF]
RELAX NIGHTSIGHT
Details:

The dark of night is no barrier to your trained eyesight.

Bind Brace yourself with Shin energy.
Syntax: BINDING [ON|OFF]
RELAX BINDING
Details:

Once so bound, any Shin energy accumulated beyond the maximum you may store will invigorate your body, sparking a renewal of health.

Blocking Deny them escape.
Syntax: BLOCK <direction>
UNBLOCK
Details:

With the ability to block exits, you cut off the chances for your cowardly opponent's to flee your blade.

Toughness Strengthen your body against assault.
Syntax: TOUGHNESS
Details:

By increasing the density of your skin, you are able to decrease the amount of damage you will take from physical cutting attacks.

Projectiles Weave and dodge missiles.
Syntax: PROJECTILES [ON|OFF]
RELAX PROJECTILES
Details:

Heightening your reflexes, you may sense and avoid many projectiles.

Dodging Elude attacks from the air.
Syntax: DODGING [ON|OFF]
RELAX DODGING
Details:

This ability will allow you to dodge attacks from the air.

Sturdiness Stand steadfast against acts of force.
Syntax: STAND FIRM
Details:

By concentrating on increasing your mass, you are able to gain immunity from most attempts to move you against your will. It is lost when you next use balance or equilibrium.

Leap Vault over obstacles.
Syntax: LEAP <direction>
Details:

Walls, rubble, and other impediments are no longer a problem to one with your training. What you cannot get around, you may go over.

Immunity Withstand the foulest of poisons.
Syntax: IMMUNITY
Details:

By stirring your circulation, you may prepare yourself to shrug away the next poison that enters your bloodstream. As venoms are so wide in variety, such a state of readiness requires the whole of your focus; performing any action will end your immunity.

Burst A crude release of force.
Syntax: BURST <target>
Works on/against: Adventurers and denizens
Details:

Shin energy is a source of power both pliant and potent. You may unleash a measure of this energy upon a target in a crude but damaging burst of raw force.

This attack will bypass, but not destroy, magical shields and prismatic barriers.

Dash Fly across the ground.
Syntax: DASH <direction>
Details:

Sprinting in a particular direction, you may rapidly cover a great distance.

Waterwalk Dance over the waves.
Known: No (599 lessons required)
Syntax: WATERWALK [ON|OFF]
RELAX WATERWALK
Details:

So swift are your footsteps that water will not part beneath your feet, permitting you to glide across the surface.

Clarity Behold no deception.
Syntax: CLARITY
Details:

Those who would hide in the shadows cannot escape your well-trained eyes and ears. Your increased awareness may also see the truth behind magical illusions, although the chances of detecting this type of artifice are less reliable.

Mindnet Know of all who approach.
Syntax: MINDNET [ON|OFF]
RELAX MINDNET
Details:

Reaching out with your every sense, abilities heightened by rigorous mental training, you may become aware of the comings and goings of others nearby. Such concentration will be a constant burden on your mana reserves.

Consciousness Maintain awareness at all times.
Syntax: CONSCIOUSNESS [ON|OFF]
RELAX CONSCIOUSNESS
Details:

Such is your iron will that you may cling to consciousness where lesser minds would fail.

Healthtrans Heal your wounds with Shin power.
Syntax: SHIN HEALTHTRANS <amount of Shin|ALL>
Extra Information: Shin Energy: Variable
Details:

Releasing Shin energy inwardly, you may instantly mend wounds and restore your body. The more energy accumulated, the more you may transmute in this feat of regeneration.

Manatrans Fortify your mind with Shin power.
Syntax: SHIN MANATRANS <amount of Shin|ALL>
Extra Information: Shin Energy: Variable
Details:

Allowing Shin energy to focus your thoughts and elucidate your mind, you may instantly replenish your mana reserves. The more energy accumulated, the more you may transmute in this way.

Highleap The sky is within your reach.
Syntax: LEAP HIGH
LAND
Details:

So powerful are your legs that you may leap high into the sky, briefly eluding gravity's grip. Beware that you lack the control to move about while up in the air.

Annihilation Fury given fiery form.
Syntax: SHIN ANNIHILATION
Extra Information: Shin Energy: 40
Works on/against: Room
Details:

Sparked into flame by inner fury, you may release the unbridled might of your accumulated Shin energy in a flood of flames that will scorch all within reach. So forceful is this burst of heat that others may be flung from the location. Focus and control are essential in performing this advanced technique, lest you yourself succumb to the fire.

Thunderstorm Unleash a galvanic surge of power.
Syntax: SHIN THUNDERSTORM
Extra Information: Shin Energy: 30
Works on/against: Room
Details:

As the storm releases its might through crackling bolts of lightning, so may you channel Shin energy into a savage electrical assault upon all in the vicinity. The galvanic forces released are likely to jangle the nerves of those struck.

Blizzard Quench your foes with a storm of ice.
Syntax: SHIN BLIZZARD
Extra Information: Shin Energy: 30
Works on/against: Room
Details:

Through a secret Shindo technique familiar only to masters of the art, you may draw the heat from the air around you into yourself. Manipulating the resultant freezing atmosphere into a shearing blizzard, you may scourge all nearby with lashes of ice.

Bounding Leap great distances in but one soaring step.
Syntax: BOUND <direction>
Details:

Launching yourself skywards, you may briefly soar through the air in a particular direction, bypassing the adjacent location, and any obstacles within, and landing in the location beyond.

Vitiate Your strength becomes another's frailty.
Syntax: VITIATE <adventurer>
Extra Information: Shin Energy: 40
Details:

The potent forces of Shin energy can prove crippling to the uninitiated. By directing them upon an opponent, you may weaken your foe for a time, sapping their strength and dexterity.

Evade Move as the wind, unseen and unstoppable.
Syntax: EVADE <direction>
Details:

No difficult feat for one with Shindo training, you may silently evade past obstructions, at once losing anyone who may be following you.

Fullsense Reach out with your mind to touch others nearby.
Syntax: FULLSENSE
Details:

Scouring the surroundings with your well-honed senses, both physical and mental, you may detect the presences of all adventurers within the local area.

Phoenix Rebirth through cleansing flame.
Syntax: SHIN PHOENIX
Works on/against: Self
Details:

Shin Energy Required: 75

Shin Energy Consumed: All

Kindling Shin energy into purifying flames, you may immolate yourself in a display of perfect mastery over both your body and the art of Shindo. Purified by fire, your form will be renewed, cleansed almost all ailments and afflictions. This feat requires and will consume a full reserve of Shin energy.


See also
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