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ferring to stay in the safe walls of a library or
academy, but it occasionally happens that they
join groups of adventurers to find forgotten
knowledge or for personal reasons.
Career Skills
Scholars count the following skills as career
skills: Charm, Cool, Discipline, Knowledge
(Academic), Negotiation, Perception. After
choosing a specialization, but before spending
experience during character creation, a Scholar
may choose four of their career skills and
gain one rank in each of them.
Starting specialization
During character creation a Scholar can pick
one of the following specializations for free:
Academician, Agitator, Physician, Priest,
Warrior Priest, Wizard
Starting Gear
If you have a Scholar character, they start with
the following gear in addition to gear gained
after choosing a specialization: a Dagger.
Soldier
Wars almost constantly sweep through the
Old World, so it is not surprising that a large
part of the population serves or has served in
the army or local militia. Soldiers are usually
well trained in combat and used to long and
exhausting journeys. Although they lack finesse,
they are solid and loyal fighters.
Career Skills
Soldiers count the following skills as career
skills: Athletics, Brawl, Discipline, Melee
(Light), Resilience, Survival. After choosing
a specialization, but before spending experience
during character creation, a Soldier may
choose four of their career skills and gain one
rank in each of them.
Starting specialization
During character creation a Soldier can pick
one of the following specializations for free:
Cavalerist, Foot Soldier, Marksman, Mercenary,
Officer, Sailor.
Starting Gear
If you have a Soldier character, they start with
the following gear in addition to gear gained
after choosing a specialization: a Dagger, Flint
and Steel, a Bedroll, a Flask.
Wanderer
Wanderers spend most of their time traveling
in the wild or wandering from town to town.
Sometimes they are restless individuals, unable
to stay in one place for too long; sometimes
they are people forced to travel due to the
hardships of life. However, they have one thing
in common - they can survive in all conditions.
Career Skills
Wanderers count the following skills as career
skills: Coordination, Perception, Ranged, Resilience,
Survival, Vigilance. After choosing
a specialization, but before spending experi-
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