Item:Tome of Skill

Introduced in Update 18 a Tome of Skill also known as a Skill Tome is a rare and powerful book that permanently grants an inherent bonus to one skill. Skill tomes come in the range of +1 to +3 except for UMD.

Skill tomes can be universal (e.g. those included with Shadowfell Conspiracy purchase) - you can select which skill to improve while eating the tome (except UMD). Another variety is skill specific tome, e.g. Tome of Skill (Perform +1).

Upgrade Tomes of Skill were introduced in Update 18.2 (except for UMD).

Acquired by:
 * Purchase from the DDO Store,
 * Daily Dice prize
 * +1 variant on a 97 on free silver roll,
 * Can drop in chests (?).

Minimum levels

 * +1 - ML 1
 * +2 - ML 5
 * +3 - ML 9
 * +4 - ML 13
 * +5 - ML 17

Using tomes

 * You open barter interface - once selected specific tome of skill appears in a backpack, select the skill you want to increase once in the game.
 * You cannot select Use Magic Device. UMD tomes are available separately but only from +1 to +3.