diff --git a/game/modules/tome/data/general/npcs/bear.lua b/game/modules/tome/data/general/npcs/bear.lua
index 92314bb5bdaff354abd52d036cfdeae29c51064f..444a123c71a9dd1bc961c0c17219123555dcfb37 100644
--- a/game/modules/tome/data/general/npcs/bear.lua
+++ b/game/modules/tome/data/general/npcs/bear.lua
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ newEntity{
 	combat_armor = 1, combat_def = 1,
 	combat = { dam=resolvers.levelup(resolvers.rngavg(12, 25), 1, 1), atk=10, apr=3, physspeed=2, dammod={str=0.8} },
 	life_rating = 12,
-	resolvers.tmasteries{ ["technique/other"]=0.25 },
 
 	resists = { [DamageType.FIRE] = 20, [DamageType.COLD] = 20, [DamageType.NATURE] = 20 },
 	ingredient_on_death = "BEAR_PAW",
diff --git a/game/modules/tome/data/general/npcs/ghoul.lua b/game/modules/tome/data/general/npcs/ghoul.lua
index 0da250aa18c0835827c1d2122062c936704d93ae..dde7c42b7d5b0b3b36e5a341affedcf914aa6084 100644
--- a/game/modules/tome/data/general/npcs/ghoul.lua
+++ b/game/modules/tome/data/general/npcs/ghoul.lua
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ newEntity{
 	infravision = 10,
 
 	resolvers.racial(),
-	resolvers.tmasteries{ ["technique/other"]=1, },
 
 	open_door = true,
 
diff --git a/game/modules/tome/data/general/npcs/skeleton.lua b/game/modules/tome/data/general/npcs/skeleton.lua
index 4c1f24415cbbc2e5eed6d12593eb3eeda2eafd94..94369aaaf2e0d2bf9fb14737d4ffb0b8d7e2be6f 100644
--- a/game/modules/tome/data/general/npcs/skeleton.lua
+++ b/game/modules/tome/data/general/npcs/skeleton.lua
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ newEntity{
 	stats = { str=14, dex=12, mag=10, con=12 },
 
 	resolvers.racial(),
-	resolvers.tmasteries{ ["technique/other"]=0.3, ["technique/2hweapon-offense"]=0.3, ["technique/2hweapon-cripple"]=0.3 },
+	resolvers.tmasteries{ ["technique/2hweapon-offense"]=0.3, ["technique/2hweapon-cripple"]=0.3 },
 
 	open_door = true,
 
diff --git a/game/modules/tome/data/general/npcs/spider.lua b/game/modules/tome/data/general/npcs/spider.lua
index 04fb9025550c41c3c8ecb6b47b999db5eb490230..301769c94f2ae887922948c5833a76b327b5a323 100644
--- a/game/modules/tome/data/general/npcs/spider.lua
+++ b/game/modules/tome/data/general/npcs/spider.lua
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ newEntity{
 
 	resolvers.inscriptions(2, "infusion"),
 
-	resolvers.tmasteries{ ["technique/other"]=0.3 },
 	resolvers.sustains_at_birth(),
 
 	poison_immune = 0.9,
diff --git a/game/modules/tome/data/general/npcs/troll.lua b/game/modules/tome/data/general/npcs/troll.lua
index 6aa84d1097ce7e0c0317bea26b85a4d721c32e45..d27d726f54a86f886eebf68d7ea943530ab1ead1 100644
--- a/game/modules/tome/data/general/npcs/troll.lua
+++ b/game/modules/tome/data/general/npcs/troll.lua
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ newEntity{
 
 	open_door = true,
 
-	resolvers.tmasteries{ ["technique/other"]=0.3 },
-
 	resists = { [DamageType.FIRE] = -50 },
 	fear_immune = 1,
 	ingredient_on_death = "TROLL_INTESTINE",