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'''Empathy''' is the special skill of the [[guild association is::Empath]] guild. No other guild may learn or use the Empathy skill.
'''Empathy''' is the special skill of the [[guild association is::Empath]] guild. No other guild may learn or use the Empathy skill.


==Spells and abilities that boost Empathy==
==History==
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==Spells and abilities that decrease Empathy==
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==History==
Originally, the Empath's Guild did not have this skill, it was created in the late 1990's as Transference. When first released, it was a decaying skill, which meant ranks were actually lost the longer an Empath went without healing other people. This aspect of the skill was met with much protest, and was removed shortly after. Today, the skill has been renamed to reflect the Empath's expanded abilities to encompass more than healing.


This skill was originally called Transference. When first released, it was a decaying skill, which meant ranks were actually ''lost'' the longer an Empath went without healing other people. This aspect of the skill was met with much protest, and was removed shortly after. The skill was renamed to reflect the fact that Empaths can do more than heal.
==Ways to Train Empathy==


==Training methods==
*[[Empath Healing]] -- Taking wounds, poisons, diseases, and vitality from other characters is the most basic way to learn empathy and how most Empaths learn the bulk of their ranks early in their career. You will not learn any Empathy skill when you take wounds from another Empath.
*[[Perceive Health]] -- Generally considered the easiest way to train since it does not require other player characters. It is not as easy to train at lower circles as other methods, however. If there are too many people within range when you do this, you can be stunned. This stun will give you internal head and nerve wounds.
*{{tt|STUDY}}ing [[Anatomy Charts]].
*[[Teaching skill|Empathy class]] -- The student Empath must first successfully [[Link ability|link]] to the teacher Empath in the Empathy skill. Then the teacher Empath can start the class, assuming of course that the teacher does in fact know more Empathy. Because a link is required, there can only be one student in each Empathy skill class at one time.


*[[Empath Healing|Healing Patients]] -- Taking wounds, poisons, diseases, and vitality from other characters is now the best way to learn Empathy. However, you will ''not'' gain any experience in Empathy by healing a fellow Empath.
==See Also:==
*[[Perceive Health|Perceiving Health]] -- Although this method generates less experience than healing, it's not dependent on other [[Character|PCs]]. You will not gain any experience unless you successfully perceive a living being. There is a timer for using this command and an experience timer for perceiving the same beings. If there are too many people in the room (depending on your skill), you will be stunned. (These stuns result in internal head wounds and nerve wounds.)
*{{com|STUDY}}ing [[Anatomy Charts]]: first study only
*Removing a [[Parasites|Parasite]] - You can learn Empathy pretty well from tending off any of the blood creatures (worms in the croc maze, sand leeches in the Muspar'i pit, etc.). As an Empath, you will also learn a fair amount of [[First Aid skill|First Aid]] and a small amount of [[Animal Lore skill|Animal Lore]] from this. In exchange for not learning Empathy, everyone else learns [[Skinning skill|Skinning]].
*[[Manipulate ability|Manipulating Creatures]] - You can learn a decent amount of Empathy from manipulating a creature, provided that there is some challenge. (The amount of experience is somewhere between health-walking and healing.)
*[[Shift|Shifting]] - You can learn a small to fair amount of Empathy from a successful SHIFT on another character depending on the difficulty of the modification. As of June 2010, the shifter will get an Empathy experience pulse after the shift is completed and throughout the downtime from the cooldown.
*[[Teaching skill|Teaching or Listening to Empathy]] -- Empaths can teach other Empaths empathy. However, to teach or to listen to an Empathy class, you have to have at least 2/3rds of your Empathy intact.
*[[Link ability|Linking]] - Not ideal for training, but you do pulse a small amount of Empathy while you have a LINK open.
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Latest revision as of 00:47, 1 September 2015

Empathy is the special skill of the Empath guild. No other guild may learn or use the Empathy skill.

Spells and abilities that boost Empathy

Spells and abilities that decrease Empathy

History

This skill was originally called Transference. When first released, it was a decaying skill, which meant ranks were actually lost the longer an Empath went without healing other people. This aspect of the skill was met with much protest, and was removed shortly after. The skill was renamed to reflect the fact that Empaths can do more than heal.

Training methods

  • Healing Patients -- Taking wounds, poisons, diseases, and vitality from other characters is now the best way to learn Empathy. However, you will not gain any experience in Empathy by healing a fellow Empath.
  • Perceiving Health -- Although this method generates less experience than healing, it's not dependent on other PCs. You will not gain any experience unless you successfully perceive a living being. There is a timer for using this command and an experience timer for perceiving the same beings. If there are too many people in the room (depending on your skill), you will be stunned. (These stuns result in internal head wounds and nerve wounds.)
  • STUDYing Anatomy Charts: first study only
  • Removing a Parasite - You can learn Empathy pretty well from tending off any of the blood creatures (worms in the croc maze, sand leeches in the Muspar'i pit, etc.). As an Empath, you will also learn a fair amount of First Aid and a small amount of Animal Lore from this. In exchange for not learning Empathy, everyone else learns Skinning.
  • Manipulating Creatures - You can learn a decent amount of Empathy from manipulating a creature, provided that there is some challenge. (The amount of experience is somewhere between health-walking and healing.)
  • Shifting - You can learn a small to fair amount of Empathy from a successful SHIFT on another character depending on the difficulty of the modification. As of June 2010, the shifter will get an Empathy experience pulse after the shift is completed and throughout the downtime from the cooldown.
  • Teaching or Listening to Empathy -- Empaths can teach other Empaths empathy. However, to teach or to listen to an Empathy class, you have to have at least 2/3rds of your Empathy intact.
  • Linking - Not ideal for training, but you do pulse a small amount of Empathy while you have a LINK open.

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