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Slaanesh got some new skill points on their generic characters

[All chaos sorcerers](https://totalwarhammerplanner.com/planner/vanilla3/sla_slaanesh/wh3_dlc20_chs_sorcerer_slaanesh_msla) seem to have gotten 2 new skills: Prolific Spellcasting and Unblinking Vigilance. However, this was likely a bug, since the text for these skills point out they're supposed to be for Kihar, one of the devotion unique heroes for Norsca.

[Cultists of Slaanesh got a new skill line](https://totalwarhammerplanner.com/planner/vanilla3/sla_slaanesh/wh3_main_skill_node_set_sla_cultist) to buff them and their mortal allies' speed up a little. The herald of Slaanesh and [alluress characters got](https://totalwarhammerplanner.com/planner/vanilla3/sla_slaanesh/wh3_main_skill_node_set_sla_alluress_slaanesh) new mutually exclusive skills to either buff themselves or their armies. [The herald continues the trend](https://totalwarhammerplanner.com/planner/vanilla3/sla_slaanesh/wh3_main_skill_node_set_sla_herald_of_slaanesh_shadow) of powercreeping Khorne's Potentialite and Greater Locii skill equivalents (however they do have different effects compared to Tzeentch's herald's). This now means other Chaos players have reason to ask for new skill updates to the other Chaos characters, to bring parity. At least The Inevitable Whisper on the herald of Slaanesh makes me want to try an exalted chariot mount again.

[The exalted keeper of secrets](https://totalwarhammerplanner.com/planner/vanilla3/sla_slaanesh/wh3_main_skill_node_set_sla_exalted_keeper_of_secrets_shadow) is where CA got a bit excessive with some skills. They got 2 new sets of mutually exclusive skills, and they naturally powercreep the bloodthirster's. I originally thought the exalted lord of change's mutually exclusive skills were intentionally made OP to compensate for the lack of a proper yellow line, but APPARENTLY NOT because the keeper of secrets' aren't far behind. The one that sticks out to me is The Secret to Excess, which gives unconditional perfect vigour army-wide. Unless you're doomstacking fiends or pleasureseekers, I can't ever see taking the other 2 skills in this set.

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