Secondary skills.

Every time a hero gets a level up, a random primary skill is increased by one. (Attack-
Defense skill, Spell power or Knowledge) You are also given the choice between 2
secondary skills.  A hero can learn 8 different secondary skills, and each of those
can be mastered at he Basic, the advanced or the expert level.  Since a hero can
learn but 8 different secondary skills, it is very important to choose them wisely.
When you can choose between a higher level of a skill the hero has already learned
or a very nice new one, then it is quite obvious that you take the new one.  In the
same case, but with a bad new skill, you choose the upgrade of course.


The best secondary skills:

These are the secondary skills that I consider to be the best.  They are sorted from
must-have to very useful: 1.Wisdom 2.Earth Magic 3.Air Magic 4.Logistics
5.Leadership (Necromancy for Necromancers and Death Knights) 6.Diplomacy
7.Intelligence 8.Tactics In maps with a large amount of rough terrain, take Pathfinding
in stead of another skill. (below the third position) The more rough terrain, the more
important Pathfinding is.  In maps with 30-40% rough terrain or even more, Pathfinding
ascends to the fourth position in the list.


Secondary skill reference:

   Secondary Skills:



Picture
Name
Description
Basic
Advanced
Expert

Air Magic
*Increases the effects of Air Magic-spells.
*Air Magic-spells are cast on Basic level.
*Air Magic-spells are cast on Advanced level.
*Air Magic-spells are cast on Expert level.

Archery
*Increases the damage done by the hero's ranged attackers.
*Damage +10%.
*Damage +25%.
*Damage +50%.

Armorer
*Decreases the damage done to the hero's creatures.
*Damage - 10%.
*Damage - 20%.
*Damage - 30%.

Artillery
*Gives the hero manual control over the ballista and increases the number of shots per round to 2.
*Gives the hero manual control over the arrow towers during siege combat.
*50% chance to deal double damage.
*75% chance to deal double damage.
*All shots do double damage.

Ballistics
*Gives the hero manual control over the catapult.
*60% chance to hit the targeted wall.
*50% chance to deal maximum damage.
*Same as Basic, but the catapult fires 2 shots now.
*75% chance to hit the targeted wall.
*the catapult fires 2 shots with maximum damage.

Diplomacy
*Increases the chance that wandering creatures offer to join you.
*Reduces the cost of surrendering.
*25% chance that weaker groups of wandering creatures offer to join your army.
*Reduces the cost of surrendering by 20%.
*50% chance that weaker groups of wandering creatures offer to join your army.
*Reduces the cost of surrendering by 40%.
*Weaker groups of wandering creatures always offer to join your army.
*Reduces the cost of surrendering by 60%.

Eagle Eye
*The hero gains the ability to learn spells cast by opponents during combat.
*40% chance to learn level 2 spells or below.
*50% chance to learn level 3 spells or below.
*60% chance to learn level 4 spells or below.

Earth Magic
*Increases the effects of Earth Magic-spells.
*Earth Magic-spells are cast on Basic level.
*Earth Magic-spells are cast on Advanced level.
*Earth Magic-spells are cast on Expert level.

Estates
*The hero produces an amount of gold.
*125 gold/day.
*250 gold/day.
*500 gold/day.

Fire Magic
*Increases the effects of Fire Magic-spells.
*Fire Magic-spells are cast on Basic level.
*Fire Magic-spells are cast on Advanced level.
*Fire Magic-spells are cast on Expert level.

First Aid
*Gives the hero manual control over the first aid tent.
*Heals a maximum of 50 healthpoints.
*Heals a maximum of 75 healthpoints.
*Heals a maximum of 100 healthpoints.

Intelligence
*The maximum number of the hero's spellpoints is increased.
*Spellpoints increased by 25%.
*Spellpoints increased by 50%.
*Spellpoints are doubled.

Leadership
*The Morale of the hero's troops is increased. (does not work for the Necromancer and Death Knight hero-types
*Morale +1.
*Morale +2.
*Morale +3.

Learning
*Increases the amount of experience the hero gains.
*Gained experience +5%.
*Gained experience +10%.
*Gained experience +15%.

Logistics
*The hero's movement over land increases.
*Movement +10%.
*Movement +20%.
*Movement +30%.

Luck
*The Luck of the hero's troops is increased.
*Luck +1.
*Luck +2.
*Luck +3.

Mysticism
*The hero's spellpoints are restored faster.
*2 spellpoints restored per day.
*3 spellpoints restored per day.
*4 spellpoints restored per day.

Navigation
*The hero's movement over water increases.
*Movement +50%.
*Movement +100%.
*Movement +150%.

Necromancy
*After a successful battle, a part of the slain enemy creatures return as skeletons to serve in the hero's army.
*10% of the slain enemies are returned as skeletons.
*20% of the slain enemies are returned as skeletons.
*30% of the slain enemies are returned as skeletons.

Offense
*Increases the damage done by the hero's creatures.
*Damage +10%.
*Damage +20%.
*Damage +30%.

Pathfinding
*Decreases the movement penalty for rough terrain.
*Eliminates the 125% penalty for rough.
*Reduces the 150% penalty for sand and snow to 125%.
*Reduces the 175% penalty for swamp to 150%.
*Same as Basic, but the penalty for sand and snow is eliminated.
*The penalty for swamp terrain is reduced to 125%.
*All movement penalties are eliminated.

Resistance
*Cancels spells cast by an opponent on the hero's creatures.
*5% chance to prevent an enemy spell from working.
*10% chance to prevent an enemy spell from working.
*20% chance to prevent an enemy spell from working.

Scholar
*Enables the hero to learn and exchange spells with allied heroes.
*Level 2 spells or below.
*Level 3 spells or below.
*Level 4 spells or below.

Scouting
*Increases the hero's visual range.
*Visual range increased by 1 hex.
*Visual range increased by 2 hexes.
*Visual range increased by 3 hexes.

Sorcery
*Increases the damage done by the hero's offensive spells.
*Damage +5%.
*Damage +10%.
*Damage +15%.

Tactics
*Allows the hero to position his/her troops on the battlefield before the fight begins.
*The hero's creatures may be moved within an amount of hexes equal to 2 x the hero's Tactics level - the opponent's Tactics level.
*Tactics level 1.
*Tactics level 2.
*Tactics level 3.

Water Magic
*Increases the effects of Water Magic-spells.
*Water Magic-spells are cast on Basic level.
*Water Magic-spells are cast on Advanced level.
*Water Magic-spells are cast on Expert level.

Wisdom
*Allows the hero to learn higher level spells.
*Spells of level 3 or below can be learned.
*Spells of level 4 or below can be learned.
*All spells can be learned.