Skills in Berkana | World Anvil

Skills

General Skills

Skills that can help improve the general capabilities of a character. There are skills in this section to increase base Vitality, Fortitude and Wound Limit.

Weapon Skills

Weapon skills are purchased once and may be used when wielding any weapon that matches the weapon tag (Blunt, Piercing, Slashing)

Arcanist Skills

Novice Arcanist, Core Skill

Cost: This skill costs 2 Renown

Description: Choose an arcane principle, Elementalism, Necromancy or Zodiac. You can now learn and cast level 1 spells within that principle. Additionally choose 2 level 1 spells from your chosen principle to add to your known spells.
 
Additional Arcanist skills may be purchased for 1 renown. They are listed in the table below

Additional Arcanist Skills

Alchemical Skills

Alchemist, Core Skill

Cost: This skill costs 2 Renown

Description: Pick either Medicinal, Coating, or Crafting category and gain all fixed recipes. you may now use a Long RP to craft any of the items with the right resource cards using Alchemy crafting rules. Additionally you may now use Potion craft.
 
Additional Alchemist skills may be purchased for 1 renown. They are listed in the table below

Additional Alchemist Skills

Apothecary and Healing Skills

Apothecary, Core Skill

Cost: This skill costs 2 Renown

Description: You may physically rep an Apothecary kit, when you do you gain access to Diagnose, Heal Vitality, Assisted healing, Surgery, and Treatment.
 
Additional Apothecary skills may be purchased for 1 renown. They are listed in the table below

  Additional Apothecary Skills

Blacksmithing Skills

Blacksmithing, Core Skill

Cost: This skill costs 2 Renown

Description: You are able to use a Long RP to craft weapons, shields, and armor. You may pick 3 Forging Techniques and gain an additional forging technique each time you gain a skill with the Blacksmith Prerequisite.
 
Additional Blacksmith skills may be purchased for 1 Renown. They are listed in the table below

 

  Additional Blacksmithing Skills

Clerical Skills

Theology, Core Skill

Cost: This skill costs 2 Renown

Description: You gain the ability to consecrate a character with a short RP under any god including yourself. During devotion you draw 1 marble. You can complete Boon trials and gain Boon Blessings.
 
Additional Clerical skills may be purchased for 1 Renown. They are listed in the table below

  Additional Clerical Skills