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Weapon Skills define how good a character is with specific weapons and unlock several abilities as you progress. Weapon skills have five available tiers. At every tier, a passive damage (and accuracy for ranged weapons) bonus to that specific weapon type will be given for all attacks. With shields, a bonus will be given to blocking chance instead of damage. This bonus is the score in the primary statistic, multiplied by the rank level.

For example: rank 3 in axes with a score of 9 strength, gives a bonus of 27. This bonus will be 36 and 45 for ranks 4 and 5 respectively. With 8 strength, those bonuses will be 24, 32 and 40.

In order to have access to a weapon skill, the character needs at least a score of 4 in the primary statistic of the weapon skill. The only exemption is the unarmed skill, which is accessible with any score in Strength.

Axe Skills[]

Primary stat: Strength

Skill Name SP Required Actions Description
Shield Hook Shield Hook 6
  • Attack
Pull the opponent's shield away, making them Exposed (Cannot block).
Improves damage with axes with strength score multiplied by 1.
9 Improves damage with axes with strength score multiplied by 2.
Cleave Cleave 12
  • Attack
Make an attack that is always blocked, but any damage not absorbed by the shield is dealt to the target's hitpoints.
Improves damages with axes with strength score multiplied by 3.
15 Improves damage with axes with strength score multiplied by 4.
Weapon Hook Weapon Hook 18
  • Attack
Uses the axe to pull the opponent's weapon away, adding the status effect Disarmed (Cannot use weapon or switch weapons)
Improves damage with axes with strength score multiplied by 5.
Total: 60

Sword Skills[]

Primary stat: strength

Skill Name Required Actions Description
Ready
Ready
6
  • Attack

Automatically attacks the first enemy that enters melee range.

Improves damage with swords with strength score multiplied by 1.

9 Improves damage with swords with strength score multiplied by 2.
Heavy Swing
Heavy Swing
12
  • Full
  • Charges: 2

Ignores the target's Damage Reduction.

Improves damage with swords with strength score multiplied by 3.

15 Improves damage with swords with strength score multiplied by 4.
Execute
Execute
18
  • Full
  • Charges: 2

Marks the target for a killing blow on the next turn, which will instantly dismember them if it deals any damage.

Improves damage with swords with strength score multiplied by 5.

Total: 60

Spear Skills[]

Primary stat: finesse

Skill Name Required Actions Description
Extend
Extend
6
  • Attack

Attack a target 3 hexes away, but at 75% Damage.

Improves damage with spears with finesse score multiplied by 1.

9 Improves damage with spears with finesse score multiplied by 2.
Smack
Smack
12
  • Full

Smack an adjacent target for 50% Damage, making them Concussed (Physical Resistance; Endurance -3), and then take 1 step back without incurring Attack of Opportunity.

Improves damage with spears with finesse score multiplied by 3.

15 Improves damage with spears with finesse score multiplied by 4.
Distract
Distract
18
  • Free
  • Charges: 2

Neutralise the Attack of Opportunity of an enemy who is exactly 2 hexes away.

Improves damage with spears with finesse score multiplied by 5.

Total: 60

Dane Axe Skills[]

Primary stat: strength

Skill Name Required Actions Description
Reckless Strike
Reckless Strike
6
  • Attack

Deals 25% extra damage, but makes you Unbalanced (Lose all moves at beginning of next turn)

Improves damage with dane-axes with strength score multiplied by 1.

9 Improves damage with dane-axes with strength score multiplied by 2.
Pull
Pull
12
  • Attack
  • Charges: 2

Hooks the target's neck with the axe and pulls them into melee range.

Improves damage with dane-axes with strength score multiplied by 3.

15 Improves damage with dane-axes with strength score multiplied by 4.
Swipe
Swipe
18
  • Attack
  • Charges: 2

Performs a wide-arced attack with no Armour Piercing Damage that simultaneously hits the target and any characters standing on either side of the target, but which cannot damage shields.

Improves damage with dane-axes with strength score multiplied by 5.

Total: 60

Knife Skills[]

Primary stat: finesse

Skill Name SP Required Actions Description
Deathblow
Deathblow
6
  • Attack

Deals double damage but can only target immobilised enemies.

Improves damage with knives with finesse score multiplied by 1.

9 Improves damage with knives with finesse score multiplied by 2.
Flurry
Flurry
12
  • Attack
  • Charges: 3

Makes 2 attacks at half damage, on the same target or on 2 different targets, that each attempts to cause Bleeding (Physical Resistance; -8-16 Hitpoints per turn).

Improves damage with knives with finesse score multiplied by 3.

15 Improves damage with knives with finesse score multiplied by 4.
Slice
Slice
18
  • Free
  • Charges: 2

Makes a free attack at half damage.

Improves damage with knives with finesse score multiplied by 5.

Total: 60

Bow Skills[]

Primary stat: perception.

Skill Name SP Required Actions Description
Ranging Shot
Ranging Shot
9
  • Free
  • Charges: 1

All enemies adjacent to the target hex get the status effect Spotted (Cannot use low cover; ranged attacks vs. character have +25% Accuracy)

Improves damage and accuracy with bows with perception score multiplied by 1.

Quick Shot
Quick Shot
12
  • Full

Make 2 ranged attacks at -30% accuracy each.

Improves damage and accuracy with bows with perception score multiplied by 2.

Aimed Shot
Aimed Shot
15
  • Full

Negates distance penalties to hit chance and grants a 5 percent-point bonus to critical hit chance.

Improves damage and accuracy with bows with perception score multiplied by 3.

Fire Arrow
Fire Arrow
18
  • Attack
  • Charges: 1

Deals normal ranged damage but also sets the target hex on fire, applying the status effect Burning (-20-30 Hitpoints per turn) to anyone in the hex. Can also target flammable objects such as haystacks.

Improves damage and accuracy with bows with perception score multiplied by 4.

Hailstorm
Hailstorm
21
  • Full
  • Charges: 2

Performs an Area of Effect attack in 3 random hexes in and around the target hex, at 50% Damage each.

Improves damage and accuracy with bows with perception score multiplied by 5.

Total: 75

Sling Skills[]

Primary stat: perception Note:The skill menu insists that increasing the skill only increases accuracy, it does increase damage as well.

Skill Name Required Actions Description
Puffball
Puffball
6
  • Attack
  • Charges: 3
Launches mushroom that explodes into a cloud of dust spores that covers the target hex and all adjacent hexes for 1 turn, treating them as full cover for purposes of ranged attacks
9
Scattershot
Scattershot
12
  • Attack
  • Charges: 1
Any character within a 2-hex arc at a 6-hex distance or less have 75% chance to be Harried (Mental Resistance; Base DR is 0%), 50% chance to be Blinded (Mental Resistance; Perception -5), and 25% chance to be Concussed (Physical Resistance; Endurance -3). The attack deals no damage
15
Grenade
Grenade
18
  • Attack
  • Charges: 1
Launches a bladder which spreads oil across the target hex and all adjacent hexes. Any occupying character gets the status effect Flammable (Burning will last twice as long)
Total: 60

Shield Skills[]

Primary stat: endurance

Skill Name SP Required Actions Description
Brace
Brace
6
  • Attack
  • Charges: 1
Restores your shield to mint condition
9
Defend
Defend
12
  • Attack
You get the status effect Defend (Shield is impervious to damage)
15
ShieldBash
Shield Bash
18
  • Attack
Pushes the target 1 hex away and applies the status effect Knocked Down (Physical Resistance; Unable to act, cannot block, Base DR is 0%; recovering costs 2 moves). This ability is nearly the same as Rebuke with the passive skill Powerful Kick.
Total: 60

Unarmed Skills[]

Primary stat: strength

Skill Name Required Actions Description
Grapple
Grapple
3
  • Attack
When flanking an enemy, grab hold of them to immobilise them until your next turn
6
Heavy Punch
Heavy Punch
9
  • Full
A heavier punch that deals +50% Damage
12
Headbutt
Headbutt
15
  • Attack
Attack at full damage and apply the status effect Stunned (Physical Resistance; Unable to act, cannot block, Base DR is 0%) if the attack isn't blocked. Provokes Attack of Opportunity and cannot be used against characters with helmets
Total: 45
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