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wolves21 · May 20, 2010, 05:28 PM // 17:28

Hi all a new player here been playing about a year my question is I was a W/R and then change my second profession to monk if I create a new Character say a Ranger will he be able to access the skill I unlocked on my main Character many thanks in advance.

Senor Sarcastico · May 20, 2010, 05:43 PM // 17:43

In a word ... yes. But you'll need tomes get them for your new guy (or gal).

*Darcy* · May 20, 2010, 06:03 PM // 18:03

When a character learns a skill (character creation/secondary, skill quest, buy from skill trainer, signet of capture) the skill is unlocked on the player's account. Once a skill is unlocked it can be used by any hero or PvP character on the account. A different PvE character must either learn the skill himself through the same methods or use a skill tome.

MagmaRed · May 20, 2010, 08:08 PM // 20:08

I'll say the same thing, but hopefully a little different. What was said is true, but maybe not easy to understand.

Your W/R can learn any Ranger skill he has found a quest that rewards them, a trainer that sells them, or a boss to capture them from. This unlocks the skill. Now, if you make a new character (a Ranger) if will not start with those skills the W/R learned. It starts off the way all characters do, with nothing available. However, any skill unlocked on the account can be learned from ANY skill trainer in the campaign the skill is from. Tomes, which drop from chests and monsters in Hard Mode can also be used to learn a skill that is unlocked on the account. Elite skills have to be captured from the boss(es) that have that skill, or learned from an Elite Skill Tome (if it was unlocked).

Unless there is a skill only available late in the game, don't waste time/money on skills your Warrior won't use. Since I doubt you are using a bow, any Marksmanship skill will be useless to a Warrior. If there is a skill you would want to use early on that is not available from a skill trainer until late in the game, then go ahead and use the Warrior to learn it if it has reached that skill trainer. This will allow the Ranger to have access to the skill from any skill trainer in the skills campaign.

May 20, 2010, 05:28 PM // 17:28	#1
wolves21 Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Mar 2010 Profession: W/Mo	Skills Hi all a new player here been playing about a year my question is I was a W/R and then change my second profession to monk if I create a new Character say a Ranger will he be able to access the skill I unlocked on my main Character many thanks in advance.

May 20, 2010, 06:03 PM // 18:03	#3
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	When a character learns a skill (character creation/secondary, skill quest, buy from skill trainer, signet of capture) the skill is unlocked on the player's account. Once a skill is unlocked it can be used by any hero or PvP character on the account. A different PvE character must either learn the skill himself through the same methods or use a skill tome. __________________ That's me, the old stick-in-the-mud non-fun moderator. (and non-understanding, also)

May 20, 2010, 05:43 PM // 17:43	#2
Senor Sarcastico Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Mar 2010 Guild: Stand Alone Or Die Trying [TaNK]	In a word ... yes. But you'll need tomes get them for your new guy (or gal).

May 20, 2010, 08:08 PM // 20:08	#4
MagmaRed Furnace Stoker Join Date: Mar 2007 Guild: Our Crabs Know True [LOVE] Profession: R/	I'll say the same thing, but hopefully a little different. What was said is true, but maybe not easy to understand. Your W/R can learn any Ranger skill he has found a quest that rewards them, a trainer that sells them, or a boss to capture them from. This unlocks the skill. Now, if you make a new character (a Ranger) if will not start with those skills the W/R learned. It starts off the way all characters do, with nothing available. However, any skill unlocked on the account can be learned from ANY skill trainer in the campaign the skill is from. Tomes, which drop from chests and monsters in Hard Mode can also be used to learn a skill that is unlocked on the account. Elite skills have to be captured from the boss(es) that have that skill, or learned from an Elite Skill Tome (if it was unlocked). Unless there is a skill only available late in the game, don't waste time/money on skills your Warrior won't use. Since I doubt you are using a bow, any Marksmanship skill will be useless to a Warrior. If there is a skill you would want to use early on that is not available from a skill trainer until late in the game, then go ahead and use the Warrior to learn it if it has reached that skill trainer. This will allow the Ranger to have access to the skill from any skill trainer in the skills campaign.