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Help - Knowledges

Every second level, you will be allowed to choose a Knowledge. The available Knowledges depend on your specialities.

Basic Knowledges

Every character starts with these Knowledges.

	Knowledge	Level	Description
	Basic History and Archaeology	—	+20% identify rate. You may discover Excavations for 10AP.
	Unarmed Combat	—	Allows you to use basic combat actions.

Amateur Knowledges

Amateur Knowledges may be learned by any character.

	Knowledge	Level	Description
	Archaeology	0	+10% identify rate. -1 AP travel to an Excavation.
	Appraisal	0	When you successfully identify an Artifact, you gain 1 AP.
	Backpacker	0	+2 carrying capacity.
	Botany	0	+10% identify rate for 'plant'-type "Artifacts." +1 HP restored when you eat fruit.
	Favored Customer	0	+5 Weapon Store options.
	Geography	0	-1 AP to discover new Excavations. -1 AP to Return Home.
	History	0	+10% identify rate. -1 AP to discover new Excavations.
	Martial Arts	0	+5% accuracy and defense. +1 resistance when not using a weapon.
	Mythology	0	+20% identify rate for 'mythology'-type Artifacts.
	New Age	0	+10% identify rate for 'alien' and 'magic'-type Artifacts.
	Palaeontology	0	+10% identify rate for 'bone'-type Artifacts. +1 reputation for donating 'bone'-type Artifacts.
	Pottery	0	+20% identify rate for 'pottery'-type Artifacts.
	Primitive Weapons	0	Allows you to equip 'primitive weapon'-type weapons, and use the "Charge" Action? when equipped with one. +10% identify rate for 'primitive weapon'-type Artifacts.
	Quick Draw	0	Changing your weapon during combat takes less time.
	Religion	0	+20% identify rate for 'religion'-type Artifacts.
	Simple Firearms	4	Allows you to equip 'simple firearm'-type weapons, and use the "Take Aim" Action? when equipped with one.
	Taxonomy	0	+10% identify rate for 'bone' and 'plant'-type Artifacts.

Adventurer Knowledges

	Knowledge	Level	Description
	Combat Stance	10	+10% defense bonus.
	Digging Team	10	-2 AP to discover new Excavations.
	Double-strike	10	Allows you to use the "Double-strike" Action?.
	Hardy	10	Your maximum Hit Points is increased by 5.
	Sharp Shooter	10	+10% 'simple firearm' accuracy.
	Speed Climbing	10	It cost you 1 AP to Climb Ropes, instead of 2.

Mystic Knowledges

	Knowledge	Level	Description
	Alchemy	10	Gives you access to several Laboratory Recipes.
	Odic Force	10	+10% 'magic weapon' and 'alien weapon' accuracy.
	Homeopathy	10	When you use a Medical Kit there is a 50% chance that it is not expended.
	Magic Weapons	10	Allows you to equip 'magic weapon'-type Weapons. +10% identify rate for 'magic weapon'-type Artifacts.
	Mystic Teaching	10	+10% identify rate for 'magic'-type Artifacts.
	Speak with Spirits	10	Allows you to use 'fetish'-type Artifacts. +10% identify rate for 'fetish'-type Artifacts.
	Stunning Word	10	Allows you to use the "Stunning Word" Action?.
	Trance	10	Allows you to enter the Trance State?.

Scientist Knowledges

	Knowledge	Level	Description
	Chemistry	10	Gives you access to several Laboratory Recipes.
	Engineering	10	Allows you to equip 'high-tech weapon'-type weapons, and use the "Take Aim" Action? when equipped with one. +5% identify rate for 'alien'-type Artifacts.
	Medicine	10	When you use a Medical Kit, you have a 50% chance to gain 1 AP.
	Physics	10	+10% 'high-tech weapon' and 'alien weapon' damage.
	Scientific Method	10	You gain 10 Action Points whenever you level-up.
	Zoology	10	Allows you to "Study" monsters during combat. +10% defense against studied monster types.

Trader Knowledges

	Knowledge	Level	Description
	Conscientious Buyer	10	-10% buy prices from the Store.
	Dazzle	10	Allows you to "Dazzle" enemies, affording an opportunity to escape.
	Deep Pockets	10	+2 carrying capacity.
	Hard Seller	10	+10% Artifact sell prices.
	Jack of All Trades	10	You may pick up to two Knowledges from a Speciality that is not your own.

Argonaut Knowledges

Only Adventurers may become Argonauts.

	Knowledge	Level	Description
	Battle-hardened	20	Your maximum Hit Points is increased by 5. +1 damage when not using a weapon.
	Combat Reflexes	20	Increases the likelihood that you go first in combat.
	Gun Fu	20	+1 resistance if you are equipped with a 'simple firearm'.
	Marksman	20	+10% 'simple firearm' damage.
	Rage	20	Allows you to enter the Rage State?.
	Roll with the Punches	20	+1 resistance.

Entrepreneur Knowledges

Only Traders may become Entrepreneurs.

	Knowledge	Level	Description
	Buy Out	20	Allows you to use the "Buy Out" Action? during combat.
	Entrepreneur	20	You require 7,500ρ less to found a Corporation?.
	Hired Hand	20	+2 carrying capacity.
	Infopreneur	20	When you donate an item to the Museum, you gain money equal to twice the Reputation earned.
	Mining Industry	20	"Forget about this Excavation" is replaced with "Sell this Excavation".
	Offshore Investing	20	When you gain 1AP due to the time passing, you also gain 7ρ.

Inventor Knowledges

Only Scientists may become Inventors.

	Knowledge	Level	Description
	Invention	20	+10% 'high-tech weapon' accuracy.
	Tinker	20	+5% 'high-tech weapon' critical attack rate.
	Track-building	20	Allows you to build tracks in Excavations to quickly ferry Artifacts to Base Camp.
	TRIZ	20	Allows you to "Solve" equipment, adding a random bonus to it.

Illusionist Knowledges

Only Mystics and Traders may become Illusionists.

	Knowledge	Level	Description
	Invisibility	20	Allows you to use the "Turn Invisible" action.
	Magician's Choice	20	When you successfully identify an item, you may choose to identify another item instead.
	Prestidigitation	20	Changing equipment during combat takes less time.
	Sleight of Hand	20	Allows you to pull an item from Storage into your Backback while at an Excavation.
	Trap Door	20	Allows you to use the "Trap Door" action.

Parapsychologist Knowledges

Only Mystics and Scientists may become Parapsychologists.

	Knowledge	Level	Description
	Alien Tools	20	Allows you to use 'alien tool'-type items. +10% identify rate for 'alien tool'-type artifacts.
	Alien Weapons	20	Allows you to equip 'alien weapon'-type weapons. +10% identify rate for 'alien weapon'-type artifacts.
	Eight Circuits of Consciousness	20	Allows you to "Study" Alien items for AP and Experience.
	Remote Viewing	20	Allows you to use the "Remote Viewing" action.
	Retrocognition	20	+10% identify rate.

Ranger Knowledges

Only Adventurers and Mystics may become Rangers.

	Knowledge	Level	Description
	Animal Companion	20	When you reincarnate, your currently-equipped pet will be waiting for you in your next life.
	Animal Handling	20	You may equip up to two pets simultaneously.
	Hunting	20	Allows you to "Study" monsters during combat. +4% critical attack rate against studied monster types.
	Soulhunter	20	+3% chance to receive a Soul Gem Fragment when you defeat a monster.
	Swift Attack	20	Allows you to use the "Swift Attack" Action?. +1 damage when not using a weapon.
	Wilderness Survival	20	+15% Fatigue recovered when you rest. +1 HP restored when you eat fruit.

Scoundrel Knowledges

Only Adventurers and Traders may become Scoundrels.

	Knowledge	Level	Description
	Backstabber	20	+3% Critical Attack rate.
	Coercion	20	+5% Artifact sell prices. -5% buy prices from the Store.
	Cunning Blade	20	When you use the "Feint" Action?, it can hit, and receives a +1 damage bonus.
	Escapology	20	Taking Ropes that have been tied down does not cost you any AP.
	Tricky Blow	20	Allows you to use the "Tricky Blow" Action?. +1 damage when not using a weapon.
	Unscrupulous Methods	20	Gives the option to discover new Excavations for 1000ρ.

Sorcerer Knowledges

Only Mystics may become Sorcerers.

	Knowledge	Level	Description
	Arcane Teaching	20	+10% 'magic weapon' damage.
	Black Art	20	Allows you to "Consume" Soul Gem Fragments, even during battle, to fully heal and gain some AP.
	Cleromancy	20	Allows you to "Cast" bones. +10% identify rate for 'bone'-type Artifacts.
	Anaportation	20	Allows you to use the "Anaport" action.
	Ties of the Soul	20	Allows you to "Harvest" pets for Soul Gem Fragments.

Surveyor Knowledges

Only Traders and Scientists may become Surveyors.

	Knowledge	Level	Description
	Cadastre	20	You may travel to an Excavation directly from another Excavation (without returning home first), if you could return home from the Excavation you are in.
	Expert Topography	20	You may return home from anywhere on the first floor of an Excavation.
	Hydrology	20	You may spend 1 AP to identify an unidentified Spring without drinking from it.
	Stratigraphy	20	10% more Artifacts in Excavations. 10% chance that discovered Excavations are 1 floor deeper.
	Surveying	20	-3 AP cost to discover Excavations.

Monk Knowledges

Monk is a "secret" speciality - its prerequisites will have to be discovered!

	Knowledge	Level	Description
	Meditation	20	You gain a +5% accuracy bonus while in the Focusing Stance?.
	Palm of Heaven	20	Your unarmed attacks are treated as though they are attacks made by a magic weapon. +1 damage when not using a weapon.
	Tiger Strike	20	Allows you to use the "Tiger Strike" Action?. +10% accuracy when not using a weapon.
	Blunt Weapon Mastery	20	+5% accuracy and defense when using a Club or Hammer.

Ninja Knowledges

Ninja is a "secret" speciality - its prerequisites will have to be discovered!

	Knowledge	Level	Description
	Assassination	20	Your attacks receive a +15% critical attack rate bonus until you are attacked. (UNIMPLEMENTED)
	Diversionary Tactics	20	Using Smoke Bombs does not cost you AP; using Flash Granades does not Fatigue you.
	Cat-like Reflexes	20	When you find a hidden Pit Trap, you do not fall down it. +5% defense.
	Unseen Strike	20	When you engage a monster while Invisible, you get a free attack before combat with a +50% accuracy and critical attack bonus. (UNIMPLEMENTED)

Summoner Knowledges

Summoner is a "secret" speciality - its prerequisites will have to be discovered!

	Knowledge	Level	Description
	Call Familiar	20	You may pay 20% Fatigue to equip a pet while in an excavation. (UNIMPLEMENTED)
	Floating Eye	10	You may pay 20% Fatigue to reveal all adjacent spaces in the excavation. (UNIMPLEMENTED)
	Send Familiar	10	You may pay 20% Fatigue to unequip a pet while in an excavation. (UNIMPLEMENTED)
	Summon Hound	15	You may pay 20% Fatigue to Summon a Hound? during combat. (UNIMPLEMENTED)
	Summon Giant Tortise	20	You may pay 20% Fatigue to Summon a Giant Tortise? during combat. (UNIMPLEMENTED)
	Summon Wyrm	25	You may pay 20% Fatigue to Summon a Wyrm? during combat. (UNIMPLEMENTED)
	Unseen Servent	20	You may pay 5% Fatigue to pick up a random treasure during combat. (UNIMPLEMENTED)

Time Traveller Knowledges

Time Traveller is a "secret" speciality - its prerequisites will have to be discovered!

	Knowledge	Level	Description
	Alien History	20	You may spend 2 AP to replace any weapon's weapon type with "Alien Weapon".
	Regeneration	20	+15 HP when rescued from the brink of death.
	Running Away	5	The "Run Away!" action costs you 0 AP instead of 1.
	The Future	0	+10% identify rate. -1 AP to discover new Excavations.
	Time Travel	10	You may "Time Travel" to discover - and travel to - an excavation in a random country.

Special Knowledges

These Knowledges cannot be learned from leveling up. They are awarded for completing certain in-game actions.

	Knowledge	Level	Description
	Essential Charisma	0	+5 Weapon Store options.
	Eternal Stamina	25	+3 Hit Points.
	Fortune's Favor	0	You receive slightly better results when spinning the Wheel of Fate.
	Hidden Dexterity	15	+3% defense; +3% accuracy.
	Hired Butler	0	You can buy, sell, donate, and identify items while at an Excavation. (Your butler does it for you.)
	Inner Strength	5	+2% critical attack rate. +1 damage when not using a weapon.
	Protective Aura	0	When you "die", your equipped pet has a 20% chance to avoid losing a Hit Point.
	Secret Wisdom	10	When you are defeated by a monster that has not defeated you before, you gain 4 AP.
	Study: Atlantis	0	+10% identify rate for 'atlantis'-type Artifacts.
	Study: China	0	+10% identify rate for 'china'-type Artifacts.
	Study: Egypt	0	+10% identify rate for 'egypt'-type Artifacts.
	Study: Greece and Rome	0	+10% identify rate for 'greece' and 'rome'-type Artifacts.
	Study: Inca	0	+10% identify rate for 'inca'-type Artifacts.
	Study: India	0	+10% identify rate for 'india'-type Artifacts.
	Study: Japan	0	+10% identify rate for 'japan'-type Artifacts.
	Study: Khmer	0	+10% identify rate for 'khmer'-type Artifacts.
	Study: Maya	0	+10% identify rate for 'maya'-type Artifacts.
	Study: Near East	0	+10% identify rate for 'near east'-type Artifacts.
	Study: Porcelain	0	+10% identify rate for 'porcelain'-type Artifacts.
	Study: Scandinavia	0	+10% identify rate for 'scandinavia'-type Artifacts.
	Sun God's Blessing	0	+5% chance that Excavations you discover contain an Obelisk.
	Whispered Intelligence	20	+10% identify rate.

Role-playing Knowledges

These are not "Knowledges", per se. Rather they represent personality traits of your character. They cannot be taken as Transcendental Knowledges.

	Knowledge	Level	Description
	AP Sophisticate	0	+100 Action Point maximum. You may enable the "AP reaches 200" e-mail notification.
	Interned Research Assistant	10	You may have items identified from Home Base.
	Motivation: Caretaker	0	When a pet levels up after winning a fight, you gain 3 AP.
	Motivation: Greed	0	+1.5% Artifact sell prices.
	Motivation: Hero	0	Counts as 1 Heroic Deed?.
	Motivation: In Love	0	No effect at this time.
	Motivation: Power	0	No effect at this time. Planned: may equip items 1 level above your level.
	Motivation: Rebel	0	+10 Action Point maximum.
	Motivation: Revenge	0	+5% Accuracy against monsters that have defeated you before.
	Motivation: Scholar	0	When you discover a new Excavation, you gain 2 experience points.
	Motivation: Survivor	0	Your maximum Hit Points is increased by 2.
	Motivation: Thrill-seeker	0	+4% accuracy against monsters who are higher level than you are.
	Motivation: Tourist	0	No effect at this time. Planned: bonus for traveling.
	Swiss Bank Account	0	When you reincarnate, your money will be waiting for you in your next life.
	The Four Noble Truths	0	You may not benefit from another Book of The Four Noble Truths this lifetime.

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