Virtual Manipulation

Proficiency cap: +5%
Usage/effect scope: Understand and deliberately alter permitted objects, forces, and rule-exposed state inside a virtual world.
Parent stat: IQ
Roll-check stat: IQ

Understand and deliberately alter permitted objects, forces, and rule-exposed state inside a virtual world.

Subskills

Each child is a separately trained node on this skill's path. Proficiency nodes accept up to +5%; their effective rating includes every applicable ancestor. Actionable nodes grant activated effects. Passive nodes grant always-on effects with no Stamina cost. Actionable and passive nodes add no independent numeric bonus.

Subskill	Parent required	Node grant	Local cap	Effect
Energy Manipulation	+5%	proficiency	+5%	Control world-provided fire, cold, light, force, electricity, and similar simulated energy.
Matter Manipulation	+5%	proficiency	+5%	Alter the permitted form, size, material state, or arrangement of virtual objects and bodies.
Mind Manipulation	+5%	proficiency	+5%	Operate world-provided effects that alter attention, emotion, perception, intent, or represented mental state.
Spatial Manipulation	+5%	proficiency	+5%	Operate world-provided effects that alter position, distance, boundaries, portals, or local geometry.