Talents

The skills or abilities in Mass Effect are called talents. Available to each class are 12 talents (four starting talents and eight unlockable talents). Below is a list of talents, separated by type and accompanied by which classes can use each talent.

To advance the levels of the various talents, players are awarded 100 points between the levels of 1-60 to place where they see fit, in addition to the 2 points that are automatically assigned to two starting abilities (one point each). The player is automatically awarded additional points for becoming a Spectre, and gains points in Charm and Intimidate for advancing the Paragon and Renegade meters respectively. (See Morality for more details.)

Each character in your party, on the other hand, recieves 80 points between the levels of 1-60 to place where players see fit, in addition to the 2 points that are automatically assigned to two starting abilities.

Base Classes
Soldier

Engineer

Adept

Sentinel

Infiltrator

Vanguard

Specialization Classes
Shock Trooper - Soldier, Vanguard

Commando - Soldier, Infiltrator

Operative - Engineer, Infiltrator

Medic - Engineer, Sentinel

Nemesis - Adept, Vanguard

Bastion - Adept, Sentinel

Other
Spectre Training - Unlockable after becoming a Spectre

Charm

Intimidate

Squad Member Classes
Quarian Machinist - Tali'Zorah nar Rayya specific

Asari Scientist - Liara T'Soni specific

Krogan Battlemaster - Urdnot Wrex specific

Turian Agent - Garrus Vakarian specific