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'''Psychology''' is primarily a control skill, which deals in psychic manipulation, damage, and healing. Psychologists can control enemies rage, fear and mesmerize, taunt or un-taunt, as well as reduce an enemy's damage. '''Critical-hit chances''' to attacks against various humanoid creatures can be gained through [[Phrenology]].


==Learn from==
; [[Yetta]]
: Buy the book ''Fighting with Psychology''.
; [[Riger]]
: Cheer up Riger (a quest).
; [[Nissim]]
: Unlock levels 51-60.

==Equipment==
* {{belt|Lucky Belt of the Sneak}} (Unarmed, '''Psychology''')
* {{belt|Lucky Belt of the Medic}} ('''Psychology''', Mentalism)
* {{belt|Lucky Belt of the Gladiator}} (Sword, '''Psychology''')

===Augments===
A list of know augments for this skill:
* Psychology Damage +[5-35]%
* <ability> attacks deal +45 damage
* <ability> attacks also clear Pep Talk timer (so it can be reused immediately)
* ''Tell Me About Your Mother'' attacks also clear Pep Talk timer (so it can be reused
* ''Tell Me About Your Mother'' attacks have a 100% chance to slow target's movement by 45%
* ''But I Love You'' attacks have a [x-90]% chance to stun the target
* ''Positive Attitude'' boosts your sprint speed by 10 for 10 seconds
* ''Positive Attitude'' increases your Poison Mitigation +10 for 10 seconds

==Advanced==
To earn more XP in Psychology after level 50, gain favor with [[Nissim]] in [[Amulna]], a town in the [[Ilmari]] Desert.

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! align="left" style="width:120px;"|<span style="cursor:pointer;">'''Ability'''</span> || style="width:120px"|<span style="cursor: pointer;">'''Learn From'''</span> || style="width:100px"|<span style="cursor: pointer;">'''Req.'''</span> || align="left"|Misc. Notes
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| '''You Were Adopted'''  || [[Helena Veilmoor]] || Friends || Reveal something so surprising that the target's heart briefly stops. (Only
works on targets who have been recent victims of Psychoanalyze or Tell Me About Your Mother.)<br>'''Damage''': [55/105/140] Trauma.
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| '''Fast Talk'''  || [[Helena Veilmoor]] || Friends || Explain away minor misunderstandings, causing the target to be less aggressive toward you.<br>'''Special''': Target forgets up to [50/150] damage done by you; if you‘ve done less than [50/150] damage, target may temporarily stop being hostile toward you.
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| '''But I Love You'''  || [[Helena Veilmoor]] || Friends || Attempt to make the target feel so guilty that they don't use their full strength. (Chances of success are based on your Psychology skill and the enemy's mental proficiency.)<br>'''Damage''': [12/26/41] Psychic. '''Special''': Target's attacks deal -[10/20/25]% damage for 30 seconds.
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