Siegecraft

Siegecraft is the proficiency, knowledge and skill to craft or oversee the crafting of various siege crafts. This includes but isn't limited to, bastillae, battering rams, catapults, iron maws, ladders, mangonels, onagers, siege towers, springalds trebuchet, etc.

  • This proficiency is a "Trained Use" skill, meaning that it cannot be used until it is unlocked.
  • The cost to unlock this skill is Two Proficiency Points.
  • The Attribute Modifier for this skill is Intelligence.


Those with this proficiency will know how the various siege weapons are designed and how their mechanisms work. As such they can direct others or they themselves work towards constructing it, though it generally requires they have the carpentry proficiency to properly craft the various parts. In addition to this they will also have a bonus to hit, and bonus to damage siege weapons due to their knowledge of them and knowing where their weak points will be. They will also have the proper knowledge to utilize siegecraft without receiving penalties to hit with them.