Work
Skills
Your character's own skills, raised by what they do whatever their trade. Each goes from 1 to 10; F2 > Work > My trade and skills > My skills shows them.
| Skill | Raised by | What it gives |
|---|---|---|
| Bargaining | selling at a market | +2% market price per level |
| Horsemanship | riding for pay: parcels and fares | +2% courier and coach pay per level, whistle +25 m per level |
| Toil | gathering | +4 sack space per level |
| Lockcraft | picking locks | +3% success and 1 s faster per level |
| Smithing | working a forge | unlocks forge recipes |
| Alchemy | an apothecary's bench, binding wounds | unlocks remedies and potions |
| Cooking | a tavern's kitchen | unlocks dishes and drinks |
How long a skill takes
Like a trade, a skill climbs slowly: level 5 needs 3 200 experience, level 8 17 150, level 10 36 450 - over a hundred hours of the work that trains it. The crafts train at the bench a little at every piece, and the materials must be gathered or bought first.