diff --git a/db/import-tmpl/skill_db.yml b/db/import-tmpl/skill_db.yml
index 0ffeddacf7..0ca30c4927 100644
--- a/db/import-tmpl/skill_db.yml
+++ b/db/import-tmpl/skill_db.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #   HitRate                   Skill hit rate.
 #     Rates:                  Hit rate. (Default: 100)
 #       - Level               Skill level.
-#         Rate                Rate is a percent of hit rate added to hit rate.
+#         Rate                Rate is a percentage of the caster's hit rate added to hit rate.
 #     Skills:                 Skill flagged as a requirement (players only). (Optional)
 #   Element:                  Skill element. (Default: Neutral)
 #     - Level                 Skill level.
diff --git a/db/pre-re/skill_db.yml b/db/pre-re/skill_db.yml
index d4004cbbd9..b75778ec31 100644
--- a/db/pre-re/skill_db.yml
+++ b/db/pre-re/skill_db.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #   HitRate                   Skill hit rate.
 #     Rates:                  Hit rate. (Default: 100)
 #       - Level               Skill level.
-#         Rate                Rate is a percent of hit rate added to hit rate.
+#         Rate                Rate is a percentage of the caster's hit rate added to hit rate.
 #     Skills:                 Skill flagged as a requirement (players only). (Optional)
 #   Element:                  Skill element. (Default: Neutral)
 #     - Level                 Skill level.
diff --git a/db/re/skill_db.yml b/db/re/skill_db.yml
index 0f04fe86fe..a3dd6e295d 100644
--- a/db/re/skill_db.yml
+++ b/db/re/skill_db.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #   HitRate                   Skill hit rate.
 #     Rates:                  Hit rate. (Default: 100)
 #       - Level               Skill level.
-#         Rate                Rate is a percent of hit rate added to hit rate.
+#         Rate                Rate is a percentage of the caster's hit rate added to hit rate.
 #     Skills:                 Skill flagged as a requirement (players only). (Optional)
 #   Element:                  Skill element. (Default: Neutral)
 #     - Level                 Skill level.
diff --git a/db/skill_db.yml b/db/skill_db.yml
index 7c22e7fbf3..ab54260fa5 100644
--- a/db/skill_db.yml
+++ b/db/skill_db.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #   HitRate                   Skill hit rate.
 #     Rates:                  Hit rate. (Default: 100)
 #       - Level               Skill level.
-#         Rate                Rate is a percent of hit rate added to hit rate.
+#         Rate                Rate is a percentage of the caster's hit rate added to hit rate.
 #     Skills:                 Skill flagged as a requirement (players only). (Optional)
 #   Element:                  Skill element. (Default: Neutral)
 #     - Level                 Skill level.
diff --git a/doc/skill_db.txt b/doc/skill_db.txt
index 7636454d74..a31695fda1 100644
--- a/doc/skill_db.txt
+++ b/doc/skill_db.txt
@@ -159,12 +159,15 @@ Sequence Map Form
 
 HitRate: Skill hit rate.
 
-Rates - Rate is 100 by default.
+Rates - Adjust the hit rate of the skill. Rate is 100% by default.
 
 Can be defined in scalar form or sequence map form:
 Scalar Form
   HitRate:
-	Rates: 120
+    Rates: 120 # Skill HitRate is increased by 20%.
+
+  HitRate:
+    Rates: 60 # Skill HitRate is decreased by 40%.
 
 Sequence Map Form
   HitRate:
diff --git a/doc/yaml/db/skill_db.yml b/doc/yaml/db/skill_db.yml
index eca88569f8..ebf615bba6 100644
--- a/doc/yaml/db/skill_db.yml
+++ b/doc/yaml/db/skill_db.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #   HitRate                   Skill hit rate.
 #     Rates:                  Hit rate. (Default: 100)
 #       - Level               Skill level.
-#         Rate                Rate is a percent of hit rate added to hit rate.
+#         Rate                Rate is a percentage of the caster's hit rate added to hit rate.
 #     Skills:                 Skill flagged as a requirement (players only). (Optional)
 #   Element:                  Skill element. (Default: Neutral)
 #     - Level                 Skill level.