Difference between spells and special moves?

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What is the difference between "Reduces MP used when casting spells" and " Reduces MP used for special moves" or moreso what is a spell and what is a special move

[Magistrella]

Sadly the Menu doesn't show that clearly.

Basically, a skill is when you use a weapon to execute it, like Tani's arrow skills, and a spell is something that is cast.

On some instances it isn't clear, like Roland's shockwave "spell", but im pretty sure everything that is melee attack based is considered a skill too x.x

[Ydyp]

Well a spell is indeed something learned and improved through the spellworks in your kingdom. Everything else is a special move.

Also another way to find out when you get a new skill, if it can be improved with absorbing higglies then you learned a special move, as for spells you first have to unlock the higglies improved spells at the spellworks.

Most characters only have only handfull of spells. For instance Roland ony has 2 spells and that is the static wall and pressure point. Where Evan has a lot more spells but very little special moves.

[amarildozero]

weapon skill is special move.
exemple: roland skill tree.

fire or water magic is... spell
exemple: evan fire magic