The supplied mechanics pages describe how skill books, ability levels, attributes, and weapon abilities shape character options. Skills are grouped by ability and tier; learning them uses skill books, and the listed ability levels set skill-slot limits. The pages explain how falling short of a recommended ability level changes Action Point cost, how attributes affect skill effectiveness, and how particular weapon abilities modify attacks. They also give a Chain Lightning example of Intelligence affecting its base chance to cause Stunned. Many named skills appear only in lists, with no individual effects described. The records below preserve the described mechanics and examples; they do not establish comparative effectiveness, optimal investments, or complete requirements.
Source-bounded reference to skill learning, tiers, ability progression, skill requirements, and weapon abilities. Skill names without described effects are omitted except where used as a documented tier or requirement example. The supplied passages do not describe talents or equipment item effects.
The Steam identity is Divinity: Original Sin (Classic), while the supplied skills and abilities pages identify their mechanics as Enhanced Edition. The provided passages do not resolve the edition relationship; mechanics here are attributed to the supplied pages.
The passages list many skill names without describing their individual effects. Named skill records are limited to the documented Chain Lightning example.
The supplied passages do not describe talent effects or equipment item effects.
The passages do not establish patch-specific status, comparative effectiveness, optimal investments, or complete skill and ability requirements.
Explanations prepared with GPT-6 Luna and checked against the linked references. These are source-reviewed guides. They do not establish independently tested optimal builds or exact upgrade budgets. How coverage works.
