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Are there a complete a list of all that abilities anywhere? Don't mind how i get them, just want to know how many rank they have and all of them.

I found a list in the IGN WItcher Vault, but, for example it lacks the aiblity

"Strong Stomach" +10% poison resistence , i think obtained after Kayran fight, being "spitted" at least once from that lovecraftian fishy horror.
here are the ones that comes to my mind right now:

persuasion/intimidation/axii sign hex: gained and improved by using them in dialogue.
assasin: gained when u find the Assasin's Creed easter egg in the Ballista quest during prologue. (there is a corpse of a white hooded man with a red sash near the ballista). also heard this may be gained by attacking a foe from behind while he is occupied with another.
conjurer: i'm not sure exactly but one way is to use axii during dialogue, another is to use more than one sign to defeat a foe i think.
strong back: carrying Aryan LaValette to the exit during the escape from the dungeons. also heard you may gain it if you escape from dungeons overencumbered, but that's not %100 sure.
cover: by staying inside Triss' shield spell, at the beginning of chapter 1.
strong stomach: after the completion of Hung Over! quest
thrower: beating Ves in knife throwing in Blue Stripes' party.
exorcist: not sure but by either freeing Henselt of the blood curse, or completely ending it
exterminator: not sure about this one, may be imagining it :) but gained by completing a certain number of contracts i think

also heard there are a pyromaniac and haggler perk but don't know how to get them. using igni at a special time for the former i guess.

pretty sure i missed some, but that's all i can think of right now.
Post edited May 26, 2011 by eCos
I read that there is a haggler ability earned in chapter 1 but the criterion was vague and I didn't get it despite best efforts
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eCos: here are the ones that comes to my mind right now:

persuasion/intimidation/axii sign hex: gained and improved by using them in dialogue.
assasin: gained when u find the Assasin's Creed easter egg in the Ballista quest during prologue. (there is a corpse of a white hooded man with a red sash near the ballista). also heard this may be gained by attacking a foe from behind while he is occupied with another.
conjurer: i'm not sure exactly but one way is to use axii during dialogue, another is to use more than one sign to defeat a foe i think.
strong back: carrying Aryan LaValette to the exit during the escape from the dungeons. also heard you may gain it if you escape from dungeons overencumbered, but that's not %100 sure.
cover: by staying inside Triss' shield spell, at the beginning of chapter 1.
strong stomach: after the completion of Hung Over! quest
thrower: beating Ves in knife throwing in Blue Stripes' party.
exorcist: not sure but by either freeing Henselt of the blood curse, or completely ending it
exterminator: not sure about this one, may be imagining it :) but gained by completing a certain number of contracts i think

also heard there are a pyromaniac and haggler perk but don't know how to get them. using igni at a special time for the former i guess.

pretty sure i missed some, but that's all i can think of right now.
You do not gain Assassin through backstabbing foes, you can't get Conjurer through using signs in combat, and you can't get Strong Back through getting overloaded. The only way to get these abilities is to find the Assassin's Creed Easter egg, use Axii in dialogue, and carry Aryan through the dungeons. You get Strong Stomach through using the special potion during the Kayran quest, not through the Hung Over! quest. You get Pyromaniac through taking a specific amount of damage via being incinerated - you can do this through stepping on fires over and over again.

There are a total of thirty Abilities in the game files, though only Axii Sign Hex, Persuasion, and Intimidate have any extra levels (each has three). All the others have a single level.

I'll put up a list of all thirty ability names (translated from Polish, as that's what's given in the game files and we don't have access to the English text files yet) and their effects in a bit.
Patiently waiting.
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All of the abilities in the game files:

Axii Sign Hex: Use Axii options in dialogue. Three levels.
Persuasion: Use Persuasion options in dialogue. Three levels.
Intimidate: Use Intimidate options in dialogue. Three levels.
Rugged: +20 Vitality
Cover: +5% Damage Reduction
Veteran/'Seasoned in Battle': Combat Vigor Regeneration +5%
Swordsman: Sword Damage +4
Haggling: 20% Reduction in Shop Prices
Secret Knowledge: Sign Intensity +0.5
Strong Back: +50 Max Carry Weight
Pyromaniac: +20% to Incinerate Chance
Exorcist: +10% Damage Bonus to Spirits and Wraiths
Anatomy Lesson: +10% Damage Bonus to Humans
Experienced: +10% Bonus to Experience Earned
Strong Stomach: +10% Bonus to Poison Resistance
Conjurer: +3 Sign Damage
Healthy Eating: +20% to Vitality Regen Outside of Combat
Toxic Blood: 30% Chance to Poison Opponents Who Hit Geralt
Minesweeper: 50% Chance to Avoid Trap Damage
Assassin: +25% to Backstab Damage
Thrower: +5 Throwing Knife Damage
Child of the Night: +2 to Vitality Regen At Night
Precision: +5% to All Critical Effects
Ornithologist: +10% Damage Bonus to Harpies
Pirouette: +10% to Resist Incineration, Poison, and Bleeding
Executioner: +1% to Instant Kill Chance
Batter: +20% Chance to Instantly Kill an Enemy via Arrow Deflection
Resistance to Magic: +20% Resistance to Magic
David: +10% Damage to Huge Creatures
Parry: +10% Auto-Riposte on Parry Chance


Two of them are currently untranslated - Google Translate didn't work for them for some reason. Could someone with some knowledge of Polish translate these for us?

'Pólpiruet' (Untranslated, possibly 'Resistant'): +10% to Resist Incineration, Poison, and Bleeding
'Kat' (Untranslated): +1% to Instant Kill Chance

EDIT: Thanks to Wiktor these two have been translated, though I'm going to state again that I'm not positive all of the translations are the same as the ones used in the actual English game.
Post edited May 26, 2011 by Langy
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Langy: Two of them are currently untranslated - Google Translate didn't work for them for some reason. Could someone with some knowledge of Polish translate these for us?

'Pólpiruet' (Untranslated, possibly 'Resistant'): +10% to Resist Incineration, Poison, and Bleeding
'Kat' (Untranslated): +1% to Instant Kill Chance
Kat = Executioner
Półpiruet = something like "half-spin", a combat move
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I'll explan how to get some of them.

Swordsman: Sword Damage +4
-win at the kaedwenni arena
Exorcist: +10% Damage Bonus to Spirits and Wraiths
-do the exorcism ritual with henselt
David: +10% Damage to Huge Creatures
-defeat the golem in the assassins' hideout on roche's route
Pyromaniac: +20% to Incinerate Chance
-apparently, walking into campfires gives you this perk
Haggling: 20% Reduction in Shop Prices
-unsure, but from what i've read you need to get more than just the "two pouches of gold" bonus from the merchant, when discussing the kayran reward.
Child of the Night: +2 to Vitality Regen At Night
-sneak through henselt's camp on iorveth's side, when going to rescue triss.
Thrower: +5 Throwing Knife Damage
-defeat ves at knife throwing during the party in chapter 1. does NOT require knife throwing ability, but it's kinda useless without.

EDIT:
Anatomy Lesson: +10% Damage Bonus to Humans
-do the autopsy during the succubus quest on iorveth's side, using tools (though not entirely sure this is what's required - you probably also need to buy the book?)
Post edited May 26, 2011 by anticitizen101
A HUGE THANK YOU!

It was exactly what i was searching for.
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Langy: Two of them are currently untranslated - Google Translate didn't work for them for some reason. Could someone with some knowledge of Polish translate these for us?

'Pólpiruet' (Untranslated, possibly 'Resistant'): +10% to Resist Incineration, Poison, and Bleeding
'Kat' (Untranslated): +1% to Instant Kill Chance
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wiktor: Kat = Executioner
Półpiruet = something like "half-spin", a combat move
Thanks, Wiktor. I edited my previous post with the newly translated words in. I used Pirouette for Półpiruet, as it seems closest (and the two words look similar enough that that might be based on each other).
We all know that Geralt leaves himself exposed during a half-spin due to one of his legs being crushed once.
awesomeness! thanx, indeed very helpfull :)
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wiktor: Kat = Executioner
Półpiruet = something like "half-spin", a combat move
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Langy: Thanks, Wiktor. I edited my previous post with the newly translated words in. I used Pirouette for Półpiruet, as it seems closest (and the two words look similar enough that that might be based on each other).
It does not matter at all of course but just for purists ;)
pół = half
piruet = pirouette
A helpful thread indeed

Re.Swordsman ability...I've completed Ave Henselt and the Butcher of Cidaris quests and have no Swordsman ability.

Could there be another criterion for award?

BTW I am on Roche path at the moment
Hmm, sorry, if you didn't get the perk after Ave Henselt, then there must be another trigger indeed.

I merely noticed it some time after Ave Henselt, and assumed that was the reason.