Swimming

Swimming is a skill that requires significantly less training than most other skills to use properly. A character with 30 ranks will be able to travel just about anywhere in Elanthia they may desire, and this skill isn't even necessary unless the character wants to go to certain locations. Noteably, The Rift, the Ruined Temple, Old Ta'Faendryl, and Maelstrom Bay require swimming training to hunt in those areas. However, Maelstrom Bay can be bypassed without training in swimming if the character uses the spell, Water Walking (112).

In areas where swimming is required, the swim verb is usually used.

Type	Square			Semi			Pure
Profession	Rogue	Warrior	Monk	Bard	Paladin	Ranger	Cleric	Empath	Savant	Sorcerer	Wizard
Max Ranks Per Level	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	-	1	1
Training Point Cost	2/0	2/0	2/0	3/0	2/0	2/0	3/0	3/0	-	3/0	3/0

Locations Requiring Swimming

Most Swimming checks also take encumbrance and injuries into account.

Realm	Location	Applicable Level	Suggested Swimming Ranks	Notes
Wehnimer's Landing	Thanatoph Bowels	80-90	40
Teras Isle	Nelemar	100	70-75
Ta'Illistim	Old Ta'Faendryl	73-100	25-30	Swim found on Gyldemar road, Encumbrance greatly affects
River's Rest	Sea Caves	20-25	1-10	Possible without any ranks, but much easier with. Still extremely difficult with advanced levels of encumbrance
River's Rest	Maelstrom Bay	30-55	10-15	Encumbrance greatly affects

External Links

• Skills: Swimming, on Play.net