The Land: Alliances (Chaos Seeds Book 3)

Richter’s Skill Rank Bonuses

1) Herb Lore

Novie: Can detect one trait from picked herbs.

Initiate: Can detect two traits from picked herbs. Can avoid one negative trait when ingesting

Apprentice: Can detect three traits from picked herbs. Can avoid two negative traits when ingesting

2) Pierce the Veil

Novice: Can see hidden traps

Initiate: Can see hidden compartments

3) Trade

Novice: Can “smell” a deal

Initiate: 5% better prices, buying and selling

Apprentice: 10% better prices, buying and selling. Can find black markets.

4) Portal Construction

Novice: Can travel only between two points on the same ley line.

Initiate: can create portals to allow travel between any two points on the same type of ley line.

Apprentice: Can create a portal with multiple exit points. This can only be built at a Place of Power. The number of destination points is determined by the number of ley lines present.

5) Enchanting

Novice: Can add an enchantment to an item while it is being created.

Initiate: You now will gain more charges when recharging with a soul stone. Items you enchant now have their enchantment potential increased by +2. For each new rank in Enchanting that you achieve, enchantment potential will increase by another two points. You can now add enchantments to already created items, albeit with an 80% penalty to effectiveness.

Apprentice: You can now enchant scrolls based on spells that you already know. Items that you enchant with a finite number of charges will now have +10 charges. For each new rank you obtain in Enchanting, you will get another +10 charges. You can now add enchantments to already created items, albeit with an 60% penalty to effectiveness.

6) Tracking

Novice: You can now follow tracks and spoor to find your quarry.

Initiate: Your sense of smell is now heightened. You can track an enemy by scent if you have a piece of clothing or an item they were recently in contact with.

7) Archery

Novice: Increased ability to wield a bow

Initiate: 50% chance to retrieve special arrows after they have been shot.

8) Light Armor

Novice: Movement speed penalty of 3% per piece of armor (including shield). Can wear Light Armor

Initiaite: Movement speed penalty decreased from 3% per piece to 2% per piece. Decreased casting penalty from wearing light armor. Stamina drain from exertions while wearing armor reduced. You have learned to move in your armor gaining the Perk: Synergy. Synergy gives a +20% defense bonus to light armor as long as you are wearing only light armor. Synergy stacks with each successive level.