Skills (NPCs)

Each NPC has a broad set of skills that affect his or her character, work possibilities and other factors that can be used by the player in various ways. These are grouped into General Skills and Sexual Skills.

General Skills

Academics

Academics determines an NPCs general knowledge and education. Reaching a value of 40 enables the NPC to work as a lecturer at the academy. A value of 70 makes him or her eligible for a professor's assignment, which also brings you a boost in Influence.

Increase Academics

• By homeschooling the NPC in the Academics subject.
• By applying the NPC to a program at the Academy.
• By letting the NPC work as a lecturer or professor.
• Through random events.

Administration

Administration determines an NPCs knowledge of handling numbers, streamlining business enterprises and managing a household's economy. It is a vital tool for any appointed accountant.

Increase Administration

• By upgrading your office (cap: 100).
• By applying the NPC to the administration program at the Academy (cap: 70, if INT is 50+ cap is 90).
• By allowing the NPC to work as an accountant with an INT that's 60+ (cap: 130).

Medicine

An NPC's Medicine skill enables him or her to better heal MC during massage/healing events. An NPC with a Medicine skill of 40+ automatically gives his or Master an additional 5 Health Points during the End Day event - if the NPC is not tied up in bondage or unconscious.

Increase Medicine

• By homeschooling (Player's Medicine skill needs to be 40 or higher).

Science

Science determines an NPC's general education in natural history, computer hardware and mechanical knowledge. Reaching a value of 40+ enables him or her to work as a lecturer at the academy. A value of 70+ makes the NPC eligible for a professor's assignment, which also brings you a boost in Influence. Note that professors need to be at least 21. You can apply teenage professors if your Influence is 6,000+.

Increase Science

• By homeschooling the NPC in the Science subject.
• By applying the NPC to a program at the Academy.
• By allowing the NPC to work as a lecturer or professor.
• Through random events.

Melee Combat

• If 80+, allows the person to choose their starting Range in Combat.
• Contributes to the person's Captain skill.

Ranged Combat

• Contributes to the person's effectiveness as a Guard (bonuses at 40+ and 80+).
• Contributes to the person's Captain skill.

Domestic

An NPC's Domestic value determines his or her cooking skills, cleaning skills, neatness, and ability to decorate your home.

It's a vital skill for maids that are mostly kept at home as it affects your long-term Influence gain.

Increase Domestic

• By homeschooling an NPC in the Domestic arts.
• By applying an NPC to the Administration and Domestic Art program at the Academy (18% chance a day).
• Through random events.

Acrobatics

Acrobatics measures an NPC's flexibility. It's considered a fine art in Ikaanos and (especially) a girl who's interested in acrobatics will yearn to attend the prestigious acrobatics shows in Crystal Hills.

Increase Acrobatics

• By homeschooling the NPC in Acrobatics.
• By applying the NPC to the acrobatics program at the Academy.
• Through random events.

Dancing

Dancing shows in Ikaanos are almost as popular as acrobatic exhibitions. It's common for slave handlers to apply slaves with good dancing skills to one of Ikaanos' finer restaurants, where she performs in front of high-class visitors, bringing in lots of prestige and influence to her Master's household.

Increase Dancing

• By homeschooling an NPC in the art of Dancing.
• By applying the NPC to a program at the Academy.
• Through random events.

Performance

The Performance skill determines an NPC's showmanship and ability to perform in front of others. Dancing or Performance 70+ is one of the requirements for working at the Golden Dragon.

Increase Performance

• By homeschooling the NPC in Dancing.
• By applying the NPC to the Gymnastic and Performance program at the Academy (6% chance a day).
• Working at the Golden Dragon provides a daily chance to raise performance (cap: 90).

Gardening

The Gardening skill determines an NPC's ability to tend to his or her Master's crops. A high value means a better yield if the NPC is assigned as a Gardener.

For more details see: Assignments and Jobs - Garden Duty

Increase Gardening

• By being assigned as a Gardener (cap: 80).
• By applying an NPC to the Administration and Domestic Art program at the Academy (16% chance a day).

Survival

The survival skill determines a slave's ability to handle him or herself in the wilderness, including building camps, gathering edible materials, fishing and hunting wild animals. The skill can be increased by having the NPC practice it, especially by participating in Hunting trips. Specific effects include:

• Survival 14 or less: -10 penalty to Hunting chance.
• Survival 20 or less: -(0-2) Merchandise when Scavenging.
• Survival 35+: Can prepare Skins from Leather Sheets (PC).
• Survival 40+: +5 bonus to Hunting chance.
• Survival 60+: +(1-3) Merchandise when Scavenging.
• Survival 80+: +15 bonus to Hunting chance.

Sexual Skills

Oral skill

A NPC's oral skill determines her ability to stimulate a manhood into ejaculation.

Tongue piercings (WIP) automatically enhances an NPC's oral skills.

Anal proficiency

Anal proficiency is not a skill in the strictest sense, but a sign of how well an NPC can relax his or her sphincter and take larger manhoods anally.

Kissing skill

A high kissing skill creates all those important details while cuddling with a female NPC; like her softness, the forming of her mouth, how she bites your neck, or how she holds you lovingly in her arms.

Vaginal skill

A female NPC's vaginal skill tells of her general lovemaking experience and her aptness in riding a man (cowgirl).