Focused Skills

These are the focused skills, which are much more specific and rarer than the general skills. Instead of listing a class, which is the same as the general skill, these skills have a "base" entry, which is the skill that is required to begin learning that focused skill.

Bardic College base: Bardic Music and special restrictions: source and special cost: 2 rank: source attribute: Presence, others
note: there are actually 7 of these skills, one for each of the Bardic Colleges. See Magic from Music for more information.

Dreamwalking base: Mental Focus restrictions: Dreamwalker advantage; note that unlike most restricted skills, this skill can be used untrained, but cannot be improved without the advantage. cost: 2 rank: must overcome some obstacle in the World of Dreams; the severity increases with increasing rank. attribute: various mental

• Novice: The character can enter the World of Dreams as part of a normal dream. This requires the expenditure of Stability.
• Apprentice: The character learns to fall asleep quickly, and can then enter the World of Dreams. In addition, the character learns how to recognize types of dreams, and how better to protect their dreams.
• Journeyman: The character can dream of their surroundings while sleeping (but not dreamwalking), so that they are harder to surprise. Also, the character learns how to find other people through the World of Dreams.
• Master: The character can send messages or images into the dreams of others. Also, the character can attempt to cause another to dream; if they are awake, this can cause them to enter a daydream.
• Grandmaster: The character can attempt to draw others into the World of Dreams.

Elemental Mastery base: Elemental Lore restrictions: source cost:2 rank: source attribute: various
note: you must choose one element to work in with this skill, and this must be the same as your Elemental Lore skill's element.

• Novice:
• Apprentice:
• Journeyman:
• Master:
• Grandmaster:

Faerie Magic base: Spirit Manifestation restrictions: Faerie race, source cost: 2 rank: source attribute: Will, Presence

• Novice:
• Apprentice:
• Journeyman:
• Master:
• Grandmaster:

Illusion base: Spirit Manifestation restrictions: source cost: 2 rank: source attribute: Will, Perception, Intelligence

• Novice:
• Apprentice:
• Journeyman:
• Master:
• Grandmaster:

Invocation base: Prayer restrictions: Divine Connection, source cost: 2 rank: source, special attribute: Intelligence, Will, Presence

• Novice:
• Apprentice:
• Journeyman:
• Master:
• Grandmaster:

Necromantic Lore base: Anticratic Lore restrictions: source cost: 2 rank: source, special attribute: Intelligence

• Novice:
• Apprentice:
• Journeyman:
• Master:
• Grandmaster:

Rune Mastery base: Rune Lore restrictions: source cost: 3 rank: Intelligence (Rank +2 or higher) attribute: Intelligence, Dexterity
note: please see Runic Magic for more information.

• Novice: The mage may draw Greater Runes. The mage learns 1 Greater Rune per rank. The mage also learns an additional Lesser Rune at each rank.
• Apprentice: The mage may Master Lesser Runes and phrases containing only Lesser Runes.
• Journeyman: The character Masters a Lesser Rune for free.
• Master: The mage may Master Greater Runes and phrases containing Greater Runes.
• Grandmaster:

Shadow Lore base: Anticratic Lore restrictions: source cost: 2 rank: source attribute: Intelligence

• Novice:
• Apprentice:
• Journeyman:
• Master:
• Grandmaster:

Spirit Walking base: Spirit Sense restrictions: source cost: 3 rank: source attribute: Intelligence

• Novice:
• Apprentice:
• Journeyman:
• Master:
• Grandmaster: