Spheres of Influence

Spheres of Influence are the areas in which a guild is considered to have special affinity, and thus higher caps when they are enhanced through abilities and spells. Buffs which are outside your sphere of influence are only 75% as strong as they would be if they were within your sphere of influence given the same power.

Bonuses to all skills and stats (other than crafting skills) are soft capped at 20% of your skill or stat if within your sphere of influence, or 15% if outside of it due to being reduced in strength by 25%. Bonuses to crafting skills are half that -- 10% or 7.5%. Note that most spells and abilities must be used at full strength in order to reach these percentages. E.g. casting a buff spell with less mana will result in a smaller percentage being applied.

There is a hard minimum cap of 10 ranks to a skill or 2 points to a stat regardless of the strength of the ability, the skill or stat of the target, or sphere of influence. There is no hard upper cap to buff strength.

Note: It is the person who casts or uses the ability that determines if a buff is within sphere of influence, not the ability itself or its target.

	Barbarian	Bard	Cleric	Empath	Moon Mage	Necromancer	Paladin	Ranger	Thief	Trader	Warrior Mage
Armor	Shield Usage		Shield Usage				Shield Usage			Shield Usage	Shield Usage
	Light Armor	Light Armor		Light Armor	Light Armor	Light Armor	Light Armor	Light Armor	Light Armor	Light Armor
	Chain Armor						Chain Armor	Chain Armor		Chain Armor
							Brigandine	Bridandine		Brigandine
							Plate Armor
	Defending						Defending	Defending
							Ascetism
	Barbarian	Bard	Cleric	Empath	Moon Mage	Necromancer	Paladin	Ranger	Thief	Trader	Warrior Mage
Weapon	Parry Ability	Parry Ability	Parry Ability	Parry Ability			Parry Ability	Parry Ability	Parry Ability	Parry Ability	Parry Ability
	Small Edged	Small Edged	Small Edged	Small Edged	Small Edged	Small Edged	Small Edged	Small Edged	Small Edged
	Large Edged	Large Edged	Large Edged		Large Edged		Large Edged	Large Edged			Large Edged
	Twohanded Edged		Twohanded Edged				Twohanded Edged	Twohanded Edged			Twohanded Edged
	Small Blunt	Small Blunt	Small Blunt	Small Blunt		Small Blunt	Small Blunt		Small Blunt
	Large Blunt	Large Blunt	Large Blunt				Large Blunt				Large Blunt
	Twohanded Blunt		Twohanded Blunt				Twohanded Blunt				Twohanded Blunt
	Slings		Slings					Slings	Slings
	Bow							Bow	Bow		Bow
	Crossbow							Crossbow	Crossbow	Crossbow
	Staves		Staves		Staves	Staves				Staves	Staves
	Polearms		Polearms				Polearms	Polearms			Polearms
	Light Thrown	Light Thrown			Light Thrown				Light Thrown	Light Thrown
	Heavy Thrown	Heavy Thrown					Heavy Thrown
	Brawling	Brawling		Brawling		Brawling	Brawling	Brawling	Brawling		Brawling
	Offhand Weapon	Offhand Weapon						Offhand Weapon	Offhand Weapon		Offhand Weapon
	Melee Mastery	Melee Mastery	Melee Mastery				Melee Mastery		Melee Mastery		Melee Mastery
	Missile Mastery	Missile Mastery						Missile Mastery	Missile Mastery
	Expertise
	Barbarian	Bard	Cleric	Empath	Moon Mage	Necromancer	Paladin	Ranger	Thief	Trader	Warrior Mage
Magic	Inner Fire	Elemental Magic	Holy Magic	Life Magic	Lunar Magic						Elemental Magic
		Attunement	Attunement		Attunement						Attunement
		Arcana	Arcana		Arcana					Arcana	Arcana
			Targeted Magic		Targeted Magic	Targeted Magic					Targeted Magic
		Augmentation	Augmentation	Augmentation	Augmentation	Augmentation	Augmentation	Augmentation	Augmentation		Augmentation
	Debilitation	Debilitation	Debilitation	Debilitation	Debilitation	Debilitation		Debilitation			Debilitation
			Utility	Utility	Utility				Utility		Utility
			Warding	Warding	Warding	Warding	Warding			Warding	Warding
			Sorcery		Sorcery	Sorcery					Sorcery
			Theurgy		Astrology						Summoning
	Barbarian	Bard	Cleric	Empath	Moon Mage	Necromancer	Paladin	Ranger	Thief	Trader	Warrior Mage
Survival	Evasion			Evasion	Evasion	Evasion	Evasion	Evasion	Evasion	Evasion	Evasion
	Athletics			Athletics		Athletics		Athletics	Athletics	Athletics	Athletics
			Perception		Perception	Perception	Perception	Perception	Perception	Perception
	Stealth				Stealth	Stealth		Stealth	Stealth
						Locksmithing		Locksmithing	Locksmithing	Locksmithing
		Thievery				Thievery		Thievery	Thievery
			First Aid	First Aid		First Aid		First Aid	First Aid
	Outdoorsmanship	Outdoorsmanship		Outdoorsmanship	Outdoorsmanship	Outdoorsmanship		Outdoorsmanship	Outdoorsmanship	Outdoorsmanship
	Skinning			Skinning	Skinning	Skinning		Skinning	Skinning
						Thanatology		Scouting	Backstabbing
	Barbarian	Bard	Cleric	Empath	Moon Mage	Necromancer	Paladin	Ranger	Thief	Trader	Warrior Mage
Lore	Forging	Forging		Forging			Forging			Forging	Forging
		Enginieering		Engineering	Engineering		Engineering		Engineering	Engineering
		Outfitting		Outfitting		Outfitting		Outfitting		Outfitting
		Alchemy	Alchemy	Alchemy		Alchemy			Alchemy	Alchemy
		Enchanting	Enchanting	Enchanting	Enchanting					Enchanting	Enchanting
		Scholarship	Scholarship	Scholarship	Scholarship	Scholarship	Scholarship			Scholarship	Scholarship
		Mechanical Lore	Mechanical Lore	Mechanical Lore	Mechanical Lore	Mechanical Lore	Mechanical Lore		Mechanical Lore	Mechanical Lore	Mechanical Lore
		Appraisal	Appraisal	Appraisal	Appraisal	Appraisal	Appraisal		Appraisal	Appraisal	Appraisal
		Performance	Performance	Performance		Performance			Performance	Performance
	Tactics	Tactics		Tactics	Tactics		Tactics	Tactics	Tactics	Tactics	Tactics
		Bardic Lore		Empathy						Trading
	Barbarian	Bard	Cleric	Empath	Moon Mage	Necromancer	Paladin	Ranger	Thief	Trader	Warrior Mage
Stats	Strength							Strength			Strength
	Stamina			Stamina		Stamina	Stamina			Stamina
	Reflex	Reflex				Reflex		Reflex
		Agility						Agility	Agility
					Intelligence	Intelligence			Intelligence	Intelligence	Intelligence
			Wisdom	Wisdom	Wisdom						Wisdom
			Discipline	Discipline	Discipline		Discipline		Discipline
		Charisma	Charisma				Charisma			Charisma

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