When the level progression calls for skill advancement, you can opt to either acquire a new skill set or advance in a skill set you've already learned.
In both cases, you must meet the requirements specified for the skill rank or skill set you wish to acquire or progress in. There is no limit to the number of skill sets you can have, but once you've learned a skill set, it cannot be changed.
Perquisite: 7 Strength
This skill set focuses on improving the strength of Greatswords, Greataxes, Great Hammers, Greatbows, or any weapon with the Colossal property, with a primary focus on delivering mighty blows that utilize the weapon's weight to their advantage.
As the wizard's spell grounds the dragon in front of you, leaving it no time to react, you swing your greathammer at the beast. The weapon's immense weight, combined with your formidable strength, shatters its bones with a satisfying crunch, sending tremors through the battlefield
This skill set revolves around harnessing the power of uncontrollable rages that empower your strength but come at the cost of an insatiable bloodthirst.
As you, a fierce warrior, enter a frenzied rage on the battlefield, your strength surges to unparalleled levels. In the midst of combat, you can feel your every muscle vibrating with raw power, and your senses heighten to a razor-sharp edge. You hack and slash at the waves of foes crashing against your might, your perception narrowing to a haze of blood, flesh, and ligaments tearing as you rage. Eventually, you come back to your senses, and as your vision focuses, you see your axe is lodged in the leg of your friend.
This skill set revolves around the ancient art of rune-carving, allowing you to inscribe powerful tattoos on your skin that can be activated to empower yourself with spells.
A few steps as you sprint, and your feet leave the ground as you leap from the cliff. You push power into the tattoo on your legs, infusing them with energy. Instead of falling, the air hardens under your footsteps, allowing you to keep sprinting in the air toward the harpy trying to flee from you. As you close in on your prey, another tattoo on your chest glows a deep green as you triple in size and cleave into the harpy with your sword.
Perquisite: 7 Agility
This skill set enhances the potency of weapons such as daggers, rapiers, shortswords, light hammers, hand axes, or any weapon with the Light property. It enables you to deliver precise and swift strikes that leave your foes off-balance.
As the orc warrior charges at you, swinging his warhammer down, a quick side step allows you to move to the left of the warrior. The weight of the warhammer carries the orc forward, causing him to hunch over and miss you. Seizing this opportunity, you deliver three rapid, piercing blows with your rapier, felling your foe before he can recover.
This skill set enhances the potency of ranged weapons, including bows, firearms, slingshot and crossbows, allowing you to improve your accuracy and damage with these instruments.
As you venture deep into the ancient forest, a fearsome dire wolf suddenly emerges from the shadows. Without hesitation, you draw your trusty longbow, the arrow flying true and finding its mark in the beast's heart. With your archery skills, the creature falls with a swift and silent grace, leaving you unharmed to continue your journey.
The Way of the Flowing Fist is a martial art that harnesses inner willpower, channeling it through one's fist to deliver devastating blows.
You take a quick breath to center yourself, allowing your energy to flow from your core to the tip of your fist. With a forward punch, the accumulated energy takes shape in accordance with your will, delivering a burst of freezing cold energy that stops your foe in their tracks. Your second fist follows, delivering a kinetic burst that shatters the icy prison and your foe into hundreds of frozen pieces.
The totem carver creates intricate wood-carved totems, and the patterns on these totems create powerful effects when willpower is channeled into them.
You sprint down the sewers, the sound of rushing water growing closer behind you. On your final stretch, you hurriedly reach the narrower part of the sewer way and instinctively slam one of your totems onto the ground, channelling your willpower into it. A protective orb of air pressure expands from the totem, just in time to intercept the rushing water and hermetically seal the tunnel.
Perquisite: 7 Intelligence
Arcanist master magic through studies. There is no spell they cannot learn as long as they have the time and dedication to study it.
Your master always said if you study well, there is a spell for everything. Clearly your foes were not aware of that fact when you cast
This skill set enables you to raise undead minions to carry out your bidding. As you grow more powerful, you can control a greater number of minions and have them perform increasingly complex tasks.
A formidable beast charges at you, but under your command, your ghoul rushes forward to intercept it. This action grants you the precious seconds you need to empower your wraith, allowing it to unleash a deadly attack that saps the remaining life force of the beast.
Spellquills utilize their willpower and ink to craft scrolls capable of casting spells when used. Although these scrolls have a limited shelf life, a skilled Spellquil can transcribe any spell, or even multiple spells, onto a single scroll.
As you approach the castle guard, he requests your invitation to the party. You smoothly produce a scroll from your cloak. As he reaches for it, you subtly infuse magic into the scroll, activating its enchantment. You can see the spell taking effect as the guard's face goes slack, influenced by the scroll's magic. Under its subtle control, he allows you to pass without any resistance.
Alchemists harness their knowledge of ancient formulas and mixtures to transmute ordinary substances into extraordinary elixirs and potions.
Three hooded figures escort you through the streets until you reach an underground cellar, where they lock you in. Fortunately, you see an opportunity to turn the tables on your captors. Quickly, you open a vial and toss it onto the ground. Water streams violently out of the vial. Simultaneously, you down a second vial. In mere seconds, your gills begin to grow, and the room is fully submerged. Your kidnappers, trapped underwater, struggle desperately as they drown, while you navigate the watery environment with ease, thanks to your alchemical skills.
Perquisite: 7 Wits
Arcane weavers harness their willpower to infuse ranged attacks made with weapons. The projectile velocity allows them to deliver devastating effects on impact.
A massive boar charges at you, and you hurriedly reload your rifle, infusing both bullets with willpower as you take aim. The first shot flies, striking the boar's front legs. As it hits, a metallic chain attaches itself to the leg and shoots to embed itself in the ground, binding the boar and flinging it backward while rotating around the anchor point due to the momentum. Seizing this opportunity, you fire your second shot, hitting the boar's flank with a devastating burst of fire upon impact.
Virtuosos create harmonies that they empower with willpower, enabling them to alter the perception of others or, for the most adept, influence reality around them.
You strum your lyre, releasing a few more notes, and music fills the air. You then slow down the cadence of your strums while channeling power through your fingertips. As the rhythm slows, so do your enemies, as the sound waves appear to slow time itself for your foes.
Oath takers are individuals who gain power through upholding a set of principles. Adepts of Salvation have sworn to heal and relieve pain wherever they encounter it. This oath empowers them to restore flesh, cure diseases, and shield from harm.
You ride your steed as fast as you can, racing to make it in time to the front lines. As you approach your goal, you see several wounded soldiers and the line of warriors holding back the horde of monsters breaking. Without hesitation, you dismount from your horse, slamming your fist onto the ground and channeling your willpower outward. A wave of yellow and green energy explodes from you, washing over your allies. The fallen soldiers rise as the magic mends their flesh. Thanks to you, the tide of battle has shifted.
Perquisite: unique for each
Catalysts are weapons designed to aid in focusing one's energy to unleash deadly attacks. These instruments of power encompass a variety of forms, including wands, librams, and magic staffs. By harnessing the capabilities of these catalysts, wielders can channel their energy with precision, enhancing their magical prowess and delivering devastating strikes upon their foes.
As you walk along the road with your party, you are suddenly ambushed by a group of bandits. They likely think you an easy prey since all you appear to be holding is a book. Swiftly, you open the aforementioned libram and infuse it with power. With a surge of energy, a bolt of lightning crackles forth, striking down the closest bandit. Simultaneously, two of your companions intercept the remaining attackers, putting an end to this ambush.
This skill set enhances the potency of standard and heavy weapons like greatswords, battleaxes, warhammers, polearms, or any weapon requiring both hands to wield effectively.
Amidst a battlefield strewn with fallen warriors, you stand as a formidable force, wielding a greatsword. The enemy forces advance, their ranks seemingly endless. With a resolute grip on your weapon, you unleash a devastating cleave that cuts through multiple foes in a single swing, creating a path of destruction.
Most people underestimate the value of well-kept equipment, a restful night's sleep, and a carefully thought-out plan. Quartermasters are individuals who specialize in the logistics necessary to execute any plan.
As you walk through town, checking items off your list, the elf needs more arrows, the dwarfs' armor requires a tune-up, and the alchemist has run out of ingredients. On top of that, you need to gather information about who sent assassins after your group. You flip open your contact book, prepared to leverage your network of merchants and traders, reminding the group why they are lost without your expertise.
Beast bonded individuals have formed permanent bonds with a creature of the wild. These bonds enable them to grow beyond their individual capabilities, with the nature of this synergy depending on the creature they are bonded with.
Hiding in the bushes, you command your swarm to create an illusion of yourself standing in the clearing. Within moments, the dire wolf you are hunting leaps at the illusion, biting into it and shattering your deceptive image. As your swarm disperses back to you, you seize the distraction to cast a spell and swiftly strike down the beast.
Whether it's a curse or a blessing, a wild beast resides within you. Theriothropy is the art of channeling that inner beast to enhance your natural abilities.
Two guards are chasing you as you sprint through the town. Navigating deeper into the labyrinthine streets of the older district, the crowd thins until you are left alone with the two guards in a narrow alley. Seizing the momentum of your sprint, you leap onto a wall and propel yourself in a backflip towards the guards. As you surge towards them, you let the tiger within you surface. The guards realize, too late, that they have become the prey as your hands sharpen into claws and your mouth elongates, filling with deadly fangs ready to tear into their flesh.
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The golemancer specializes in crafting a singular golem, continuously striving to enhance their creations. The capabilities of a golem are limited only by the golemancer's skills and imagination.
You stand there in anticipation, the air punctuated by a loud growl—your companion's hungry stomach demanding attention. Without delay, you open the door of the oven embedded in your golem's torso, extracting the meat pie that has been cooking within. Building this thing to hunt and cook was the best decision you have ever made.
Tricksters utilize the arts of misdirection and duplicity to gain the upper hand in any situation, whether it's disorienting an attacking foe or moving stealthily and undetected.
Kneeling on the ground, you clutch your shoulder as if struck by an arrow. One of the bandits rushes toward you, wielding an axe with the intent to cleave you. As he approaches, you roll to your side and quickly throw sand from your pocket into his eyes, blinding him. This action provides you with the opening you need to make a swift escape.
Enchanters use their knowledge of magic to infuse items with willpower, granting them unique and powerful effects.
You find yourself at the entrance of a mysterious cave, its depths shrouded in darkness. As you step inside, you pull out a small, enchanted amulet that you had crafted. With a mere thought, the amulet emanates a soft, soothing light, revealing the hidden path before you.
Leatherworkers are skilled in crafting both light and medium armor, which they can equip or sell. Crafting your own armor not only helps you save coins but also enhances its effectiveness through customization.
With anticipation, you watch as the wyrm collapses on the ground. Wasting no time, you rush to the body and begin the process of extracting all the materials you can. With these materials, you'll be able to craft a set of armor that no arrow can pierce.
Druids are individuals who have learned to open their senses to nature. This connection allows them to commune with the natural world and channel their willpower into powerful spells.
You peer down the cliff to witness an infestation of kobolds that has taken over this part of the forest. With a resounding slam of your staff on the ground, you send your power coursing through the earth, and you watch as it flourishes below, transforming into grasping vines that ensnare the fifty or so kobolds present. A second slam of your staff creates another surge of energy that shatters the cliff's edge, sending rocks tumbling down to crush the helpless creatures.
Pact holders have struck bargains with powerful entities, exchanging their services for potent abilities. Each pact is a unique agreement, granting distinct powers based on the specific terms negotiated with the entity. The nature of these pacts can vary widely, ranging from the assassination of specific targets to the collection of rare and valuable items. As pact holders fulfil their end of the deal, they unlock the extraordinary abilities bestowed upon them by their enigmatic patrons.
Leatherworkers are skilled in crafting both light and medium armor, which they can equip or sell. Crafting your own armor not only helps you save coins but also enhances its effectiveness through customization.
With anticipation, you watch as the wyrm collapses on the ground. Wasting no time, you rush to the body and begin the process of extracting all the materials you can. With these materials, you'll be able to craft a set of armor that no arrow can pierce.