History Main / SkillPointReset

* In ''DistortedTravesty'', a NPC will do this to you for a small amount of money.

[[folder:Role-Playing Games]]

* ''DragonAge: Origins - Awakening'' had the Manuals of Focus, consumable items that reset ''everything'' about the character (stats, skills, specializations, etc.). You got a similar for free in each extra {{DLC}} campaign where you could import your ''Origins'' character.
** ''DragonAgeII'' has a potion called Maker's Sigh, available from [[{{DLC}} The Black Emporium]], which functions the same way as the Manual of Focus in ''Awakening''. It's also possible for it to cause a bug that can make you gain infinite talent points.

* Any trainer for your class in ''WorldOfWarcraft'' can reset your Talents so you can re-arrange them. However, this process costs money and becomes more expensive each time it's used. When the developers make major changes to a class' skill tree they also reset it for free.
* Don't know about the official version, but on private ''RagnarokOnline'' servers there is usually an NPC where you can reset your stats and/or your skill points for a price.
* While stats in roguelike ''DungeonCrawl'' are permanent, advanced magic-users can use the Selective Amnesia spell to forget certain spells to make room for better ones.
* ''MassEffect2'' allows you to retrain Shepard's powers for 2500 units of Element Zero after the Horizon mission. You can do the same for squad members using Advanced Training at the Shadow Broker Base (DLC-only), for 1000 Element Zero per use per character. (Not to be confused with Advanced Training on the ''Normandy'', which allows the player to select Shepard's bonus skill.)

* You can buy "Re-spec" in ''{{Borderlands}}'' after a certain level.
* ''{{X-Men Legends}} 2'' allowed you to redistribute skill points for a price. The price increases by a couple orders of magnitude for a second reset.
* Played very differently in ''MarvelUltimateAlliance,'' which allows the player to freely redistribute skill points at any SavePoint, with the caveat that a skill can never be unlearned.
* ''ChampionsOnline'' lets you "Retcon" your hero, either with in-game money or using a Retcon token from the cash shop.

[[folder:Other Games]]
* ''DeadSpace2'' allows you to reset all the upgrades you've applied to a specific weapon or piece of equipment for 5000 credits, allowing you to move them to something else instead.
* In ''WarcraftIII'', you can find/buy a Tome of Retraining on some maps, which allows you to reset your skill points (and strengthen/weaken your abilities accordingly) as you see fit.
* There's a [[TooAwesomeToUse unique item]] in ''VideoGame/GeNeSis'', the Divine Breath, that does this for one character. Usually very essential, since it's dangerously easy to make your characters' builds into complete messes.
* The Nanofield Reboot ability from ''{{Iji}}''.
* In ''DistortedTravesty'', a NPC will do this to you for a small amount of money.
* You can do this for free in ''VideoGame/GemCraft''.

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* Red Mage of ''EightBitTheater'' can edit his character sheet (or at least, he thinks to do so) to achieve this effect.

* ''ChampionsOnline'' let's you "Retcon" your hero, either with in-game money or using a Retcon token from the cash shop.

* ''DiabloII'' added a SkillPointReset character with the recent patch: once per difficulty level, Akara can reset a character's ability scores.

* You can do this for free in ''GemCraft''.

See DiscardAndDraw for when this happens involuntarily (and not limited to video games) but you get your skill points back, and BagOfSpilling for when you don't. See also RestartAtLevelOne. Not to be confused with PowerNullifier.

* There's a [[TooAwesomeToUse unique item]] in ''Game/GeNeSis'', the Divine Breath, that does this for one character. Usually very essential, since it's dangerously easy to make your characters' builds into complete messes.

* ''SkiesOfArcadia'' had "Chams" which you fed to your LivingWeapon. It also had "Choms" which caused it to reset and release all the Chams it ate, solely so that you could use them again in a different order which may be more efficient if an Abarik Cham is used at the best time. (This was changed in the Gamecube version.)

* Any trainer for your class in ''WorldOfWarcraft'' can reset your Talents so you can re-arrange them. However, this process costs money and becomes more expensive each time it's used.

* Played very differently in ''MarvelUltimateAlliance'' allows the player to freely redistribute skill points at any SavePoint, with the caveat that a skill can never be unlearned.

* ''MassEffect2'' had Advanced Training at the Shadow Broker Base (DLC-only), which cost 1000 Element Zero per use per character. It is not to be confused with Advanced Training on the ''Normandy'', which merely gave you an additional skill.

See DiscardAndDraw for when this happens involuntarily (and not limited to video games) but you get your skill points back, and BagOfSpilling for when you don't. Not to be confused with PowerNullifier.

* You can buy "Re-spec" in ''{{Borderlands}}'' after a certain level.

Can be a barely-AcceptableBreakFromReality, since in RealLife anything like this would allow you to completely forget everything you ever learned about your current job and [[InstantExpert instantly learn everything there is to know about another one]].

** ''DragonAgeII'' has a potion called Maker's Sigh, available from [[{{DLC}} The Black Emporium]], which functions the same way as the Manual of Focus in ''Awakening''.

* ''MassEffect2'' had Advanced Training at the Shadow Broker Base (DLC-only), which cost 1000 Element Zero per use per character. It is not to be confused with Advanced Training on the ''Normandy'', which merely gave you an additional skill.

In many video games (mainly {{RPG}}s), you [[PointBuildSystem can arbitrarily add points to your character's skill and attribute scores]] with each LevelUp. Some of them additionally provide you with an item or character, which allows you to reset your PlayerCharacter's scores later in the game and redistribute them from scratch. The idea behind such SkillPointReset is to let you optimize your build, better adapt it to the current level, and revert any character building decisions you came to regret.

In many video games (mainly {{RPG}}s), you [[PointBuildSystem can arbitrarily add points to your skills and attributes]] with each LevelUp. Some of them additionally provide you with an item or character, which allows you to reset your PlayerCharacter's scores later in the game and redistribute them from scratch. The idea behind such SkillPointReset is to let you optimize your build, better adapt it to the current level, and revert any character building decisions you came to regret.

In many video games (mainly {{RPG}}s), you [[PointBuildSystem can arbitrarily add points to your skills and attributes]] with each LevelUp. Some of them additionally provide you with an item or character, which allows you to reset your PlayerCharacter's scores later in the game and redistribute them from scratch. The idea behind a SkillPointReset is to let you optimize your build, better adapt it to the current level, and revert any character building decisions you came to regret.

Many video games (mainly {{RPG}}s) where you [[PointBuildSystem can arbitrarily add points to your skills and attributes]] with each LevelUp. Some of them additionally provide you with an item or character in an {{RPG}}, which allows you to reset your PlayerCharacter's scores later in the game, letting you optimize your build, better adapt it to the current level, and revert any character building decisions you came to regret. This is the idea behind a SkillPointReset.

* While stats in roguelike ''DungeonCrawl'' are permanent, advanced magic-users can use the Selective Amnesia spell to forget certain spells to make room for better ones.

See DiscardAndDraw for when this happens involuntarily (and not limited to video games) but you get your skill points back, and BagOfSpilling for when you don't. Not to be confused with PowerNullifier. See

* ''DiabloII'' added an AbilityResetter with the recent patch: once per difficulty level, Akara can reset a character's ability scores.