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Skilfularcher: /* Composed (Strategist) */

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Composed (Strategist)

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	== Strategist ==		== Strategist ==

	=== Composed ~~(Strategist)~~ ===		=== Composed ===
	'''Prerequisite:''' [[Scholar#Strategize\|Strategize]]<br>		'''Prerequisite:''' [[Scholar#Strategize\|Strategize]]<br>
	'''Activation:''' Always Active.<br>		'''Activation:''' Always Active.<br>

Skilfularcher: /* Composed */

2026-09-27T05:12:24Z

Composed

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	== Strategist ==		== Strategist ==

	=== Composed ===		=== Composed (Strategist) ===
	'''Prerequisite:''' [[Scholar#Strategize\|Strategize]]<br>		'''Prerequisite:''' [[Scholar#Strategize\|Strategize]]<br>
	'''Activation:''' Always Active.<br>		'''Activation:''' Always Active.<br>

Skilfularcher: /* Proficient Operator (Archaeologist) */

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Proficient Operator (Archaeologist)

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	*Load delicate cargo.<br>		*Load delicate cargo.<br>
	The GM decides whether you can use this talent to meaningfully contribute to an endeavor.<br>		The GM decides whether you can use this talent to meaningfully contribute to an endeavor.<br>
	'''Leads to:''' [[Scholar#Deep Study\|Deep Study]], [[Scholar#Fine Handiwork\|Fine Handiwork]]<br>		'''Leads to:''' [[Scholar#Deep Study (Archaeologist)\|Deep Study]], [[Scholar#Fine Handiwork\|Fine Handiwork]]<br>

	=== Visions of Time ===		=== Visions of Time ===

Skilfularcher: /* Mind of the Ancients */

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Mind of the Ancients

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	=== Mind of the Ancients ===		=== Mind of the Ancients ===
	'''Prerequisite:''' Lore 3+; [[Scholar#Deep Study (Archaeologist\|Deep Study]]<br>		'''Prerequisite:''' Lore 3+; [[Scholar#Deep Study (Archaeologist)\|Deep Study]]<br>
	'''Activation:''' Special Activation<br>		'''Activation:''' Special Activation<br>
	You can spend 1 focus to give yourself the Determined condition and raise the stakes on your next test with either Intellect or Willpower.<br>		You can spend 1 focus to give yourself the Determined condition and raise the stakes on your next test with either Intellect or Willpower.<br>

Skilfularcher: /* Deep Study */

2026-09-26T19:02:48Z

Deep Study

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	== Archaeologist ==		== Archaeologist ==

	=== Deep Study ===		=== Deep Study (Archaeologist) ===
	Prerequisite: [[Scholar#Narrative Expert\|Narrative Expert]] or [[Scholar#Proficient Operator (Archaeologist)\|Proficient Operator]]		'''Prerequisite:''' [[Scholar#Narrative Expert\|Narrative Expert]] or [[Scholar#Proficient Operator (Archaeologist)\|Proficient Operator]]<br>
	Activation: ∞		'''Activation:''' Always Active<br>
	Driven by academic inquiry, you love nothing more than		''Driven by academic inquiry, you love nothing more than getting lost in an archive of books, scrolls, and dusty secrets.''<br>
	getting lost in an archive of books, scrolls, and dusty secrets.		When you acquire this talent, your Erudition talent grants you one additional cultural or utility expertise, and it grants you two additional cognitive skills that aren’t resonance skills. You can reassign these in the same way as the others you gained from that talent.<br>
	When you acquire this talent, your Erudition talent		'''Leads to:''' [[Scholar#Mind of the Ancients\|Mind of the Ancients]]<br>
	grants you one additional cultural or utility expertise,
	and it grants you two additional cognitive skills that
	aren’t ~~surge~~ skills. You can reassign these in the same
	way as the others you gained from that talent.

	=== Efficient Engineer ===		=== Efficient Engineer ===

Skilfularcher: /* Scholar */

2026-09-26T19:01:41Z

Scholar

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 After a long rest during which you had access to a library, you can reassign any expertises and skill ranks granted by this talent. Follow the same rules to choose them as you did when you gained this talent.<br>
 '''Leads to:'''<br>
-*[[Scholar#Heavy Adjustment|Heavy Adjustment]] & [[Scholar#Proficient Operation|Proficient Operation]] ([[Scholar#Inventor|Inventor]])
+*[[Scholar#Efficient Engineer|Efficient Engineer]] & [[Scholar#Narrative Expert|Narrative Expert]] ([[Scholar#Archaeologist|Archaeologist]])
 *[[Scholar#Mind and Body|Mind and Body]] & [[Scholar#Strategize|Strategize]] ([[Scholar#Strategist|Strategist]])
 *[[Scholar#Emotional Intelligence|Emotional Intelligence]] & [[Scholar#Field Medicine|Field Medicine]] ([[Scholar#Surgeon|Surgeon]])<br>
 == Inventor ==
 === Acute Scrutiny ===
-'''Prerequisite:''' Lore 2+; [[Scholar#Proficient Operator|Proficient Operator]] or [[Scholar#Hasty Adjustment|Hasty Adjustment]]<br>
+'''Prerequisite:''' Lore 2+; [[Scholar#Proficient Operator (Inventor|Proficient Operator]] or [[Scholar#Hasty Adjustment|Hasty Adjustment]]<br>
 '''Activation:''' Reaction<br>
 ''Your expert eye quickly spots shoddy construction and malfunctions waiting to happen. Through misdirection or outright sabotage, you ensure misfortune strikes at the perfect moment.''<br>
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 === Gunsmith ===
-'''Prerequisite:''' Crafting 2+; [[Scholar#Proficient Operator|Proficient Operator]] or [[Scholar#Hasty Adjustment|Hasty Adjustment]]<br>
+'''Prerequisite:''' Crafting 2+; [[Scholar#Proficient Operator (Inventor)|Proficient Operator]] or [[Scholar#Hasty Adjustment|Hasty Adjustment]]<br>
 '''Activation:''' Always Active<br>
 ''Crafting firearms with bells and whistles is a fickle art but one you have an affinity for.''<br>
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 '''Leads to:''' [[Scholar#Detonation Expert|Detonation Expert]]<br>
-=== Proficient Operator ===
+=== Proficient Operator (Inventor) ===
 '''Prerequisite:''' [[Scholar#Erudition (Scholar Talent)|Erudition key talent]]<br>
 '''Activation:''' Always Active<br>

Skilfularcher: /* Scholar */

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Scholar

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	toward prerequisites.<br>		toward prerequisites.<br>
	After a long rest during which you had access to a library, you can reassign any expertises and skill ranks granted by this talent. Follow the same rules to choose them as you did when you gained this talent.<br>		After a long rest during which you had access to a library, you can reassign any expertises and skill ranks granted by this talent. Follow the same rules to choose them as you did when you gained this talent.<br>
			'''Leads to:'''<br>
			*[[Scholar#Heavy Adjustment\|Heavy Adjustment]] & [[Scholar#Proficient Operation\|Proficient Operation]] ([[Scholar#Inventor\|Inventor]])
			*[[Scholar#Mind and Body\|Mind and Body]] & [[Scholar#Strategize\|Strategize]] ([[Scholar#Strategist\|Strategist]])
			*[[Scholar#Emotional Intelligence\|Emotional Intelligence]] & [[Scholar#Field Medicine\|Field Medicine]] ([[Scholar#Surgeon\|Surgeon]])<br>

	== Inventor ==		== Inventor ==

Skilfularcher: /* Scholar */

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Scholar

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	== Inventor ==		== Inventor ==

			=== Acute Scrutiny ===
			'''Prerequisite:''' Lore 2+; [[Scholar#Proficient Operator\|Proficient Operator]] or [[Scholar#Hasty Adjustment\|Hasty Adjustment]]<br>
			'''Activation:''' Reaction<br>
			''Your expert eye quickly spots shoddy construction and malfunctions waiting to happen. Through misdirection or outright sabotage, you ensure misfortune strikes at the perfect moment.''<br>
			When a character you can sense attempts to use a non-Resonant object that either belongs to them or that was present at the start of the scene, you can use this reaction and spend 1 focus to make a Crafting test against that character’s Cognitive defense. On a success, the item is no longer functional; the GM determines what happens when it malfunctions.<br>
			'''Leads to:''' [[Scholar#It's In Here Somewhere\|It's In Here Somewhere]]<br>

			=== Detonation Expert ===
			'''Prerequisite:''' Lore 3+; [[Scholar#Out of a Jam\|Out of a Jam]]<br>
			'''Activation:''' Special Activation<br>
			''Danger doesn’t dampen your flair for dramatics, but it certainly keeps you quick on your feet. Nothing lights a fire under you like a fire under you.''<br>
			When you start your turn within 30 feet of an undetonated explosive you can sense, you gain 1 Action, which you can use only to Interact with the explosive or to Disengage or Move away from it.<br>
			Additionally, when you make an attack test with dynamite, you can use Lore instead of Heavy Weaponry.<br>
			Finally, when you acquire this talent, gain the Dynamite weapon expertise.

			=== Gunsmith ===
			'''Prerequisite:''' Crafting 2+; [[Scholar#Proficient Operator\|Proficient Operator]] or [[Scholar#Hasty Adjustment\|Hasty Adjustment]]<br>
			'''Activation:''' Always Active<br>
			''Crafting firearms with bells and whistles is a fickle art but one you have an affinity for.''<br>
			When you make a test to craft an item, your Opportunity range on that test expands by 2, and any cost to acquire raw materials is reduced by half.<br>
			Additionally, when you acquire this talent, gain the Munitions Crafting utility expertise, which you can use to invent firearms using prototype designs.<br>
			'''Leads to:''' [[Scholar#Out of a Jam\|Out of a Jam]]<br>

			=== Hasty Adjustment ===
			'''Prerequisite:''' Crafting 1+; [[Scholar#Erudition (Scholar Talent)\|Erudition key talent]]<br>
			'''Activation:''' 1 Action<br>
			''You’re a master of improvisational mechanics, even when time is tight. Where others see rubbish, you see a treasure trove of possibilities.''<br>
			Make a Crafting test either to improvise a trap or similar device, or to alter or improve a tool or machine’s utility beyond what’s typically possible. You can combine components of another tool or machine you have to gain an advantage on this test. On a success, work with the GM to determine the new item’s effect.<br>
			Additionally, when you acquire this talent, you learn to use the Survival skill to forage for scrap materials and spare parts while in an industrial area such as a city.<br>
			'''Leads to:''' [[Scholar#Acute Scrutiny\|Acute Scrutiny]], [[Scholar#Gunsmith\|Gunsmith]]<br>

			=== It’s in Here Somewhere ===
			'''Prerequisite:''' Crafting 2+; [[Scholar#Acute Scrutiny\|Acute Scrutiny]]<br>
			'''Activation:''' 3 Actions<br>
			''Your bag is full of random creations, but moments like this demonstrate exactly why you haul everything around.''<br>
			You attempt to create an item that would be useful in this scene, either using materials you have on hand or common materials you have enough gold to purchase (as if you’d purchased them in an earlier scene). Make a Crafting test to determine whether you succeed; for most items, the DC for this test is 15, but if you’re using nonstandard materials, the DC is 20.<br>

			=== Out of a Jam ===
			'''Prerequisite:''' Lore 2+; [[Scholar#Gunsmith\|Gunsmith]]<br>
			'''Activation:''' Reaction<br>
			''Tending to firearms has become second nature. You coolly attend to weapon malfunctions without missing a beat.''<br>
			After a weapon within your reach runs out of loaded ammunition or breaks, you can use this reaction and spend 1 focus to reload the weapon or make a Crafting test to repair it.<br>
			'''Leads to:''' [[Scholar#Detonation Expert\|Detonation Expert]]<br>

			=== Proficient Operator ===
			'''Prerequisite:''' [[Scholar#Erudition (Scholar Talent)\|Erudition key talent]]<br>
			'''Activation:''' Always Active<br>
			''You easily complete tasks that would frazzle others while under pressure.''
			When you attempt a complex task under pressure, you don’t have to Use a Skill and succeed on a test if it’s a task you could reliably and quickly complete in a more relaxing situation. Instead, you can use the Interact action as if you weren’t acting under pressure.<br>
			For example, you might Interact to accomplish one of the following tasks in a stressful situation:<br>
			*Tie a complex knot.
			*Write and pass a note.
			*Operate a vehicle.
			*Engage multiple buttons or levers.
			*Look something up in a book.
			*Count currency.
			*Load delicate cargo.<br>
			The GM decides whether you can use this talent to meaningfully contribute to an endeavor.<br>
			'''Leads to:''' [[Scholar#Acute Scrutiny\|Acute Scrutiny]], [[Scholar#Gunsmith\|Gunsmith]]<br>


	== Strategist ==		== Strategist ==

Skilfularcher: /* Scholar */

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Scholar

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 toward prerequisites.<br>
 After a long rest during which you had access to a library, you can reassign any expertises and skill ranks granted by this talent. Follow the same rules to choose them as you did when you gained this talent.<br>
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 '''Activation:''' 2 Actions<br>
 ''You methodically search your mental archives for facts and information to help resolve your current situation.''<br>
-Reassign up to 2 of the skills and expertises gained from your Erudition.<br>
+Reassign up to 2 of the skills and expertises gained from your [[Scholar#Erudition (Scholar Talent)|Erudition talent]].<br>
 '''Leads to:''' [[Scholar#Keen Insight|Keen Insight]]<br>
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 === Mind and Body ===
-'''Prerequisite:''' [[Scholar#Erudition (Scholar Talent|Erudition key talent]]<br>
+'''Prerequisite:''' [[Scholar#Erudition (Scholar Talent)|Erudition key talent]]<br>
 '''Activation:''' Always Active<br>
 ''You expand your intensive studies to include martial arts and fitness in addition to the cerebral arts.''<br>
-When you acquire this talent, your Erudition talent grants you an additional skill, and you can use Erudition to choose physical skills that aren’t surges. Additionally, gain one weapon expertise of your choice.<br>
+When you acquire this talent, your [[Scholar#Erudition (Scholar Talent)|Erudition talent]] grants you an additional skill, and you can use Erudition to choose physical skills that aren’t Resonant skills. Additionally, gain one weapon expertise of your choice.<br>
 '''Leads to:''' [[Scholar#Know Your Moment|Know Your Moment]]<br>
 === Strategize ===
-'''Prerequisite:''' Deduction 1+; [[Scholar#Erudition (Scholar Talent|Erudition key talent]]<br>
+'''Prerequisite:''' Deduction 1+; [[Scholar#Erudition (Scholar Talent)|Erudition key talent]]<br>
 '''Activation:''' Special Activation<br>
 ''You carefully observe and assess your problem from novel angles, creating a cunning plan to remove an obstacle, gain the edge, or counter a foe’s next move.''<br>
-After you succeed on a test to Gain Advantage using a skill gained from your Erudition, you can choose an ally you can influence. That ally gains the benefits of your Gain Advantage action instead of you. When you use this talent, you can also spend 2 focus to prevent the target of your Gain Advantage from using reactions against the ally you chose until the end of your next turn.<br>
+After you succeed on a test to Gain Advantage using a skill gained from your [[Scholar#Erudition (Scholar Talent)|Erudition talent]], you can choose an ally you can influence. That ally gains the benefits of your Gain Advantage action instead of you. When you use this talent, you can also spend 2 focus to prevent the target of your Gain Advantage from using reactions against the ally you chose until the end of your next turn.<br>
 '''Leads to:''' [[Scholar#Composed|Composed]]<br>
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 ''Battles often pivot on a single crucial moment. Through studying the history of warfare, you learn to identify such opportunities and gain the upper hand.''<br>
 Once per scene, you can spend 2 focus to find a weakness in an opposing group’s strategy. Make a Deduction test against the Cognitive defense of the top-ranking enemy leader in this scene; to target this leader, you must be able to sense them. If you took a slow turn, you gain an advantage on this test. On a success, you and your allies you can influence gain an additional action on your next turns.<br>

Skilfularcher: /* Strategize */

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Strategize

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	=== Strategize ===		=== Strategize ===
	'''Prerequisite:''' Deduction 1+; [[Scholar#Erudition (Scholar Talent\|Erudition key talent]]		'''Prerequisite:''' Deduction 1+; [[Scholar#Erudition (Scholar Talent\|Erudition key talent]]<br>
	'''Activation:''' Special Activation<br>		'''Activation:''' Special Activation<br>
	''You carefully observe and assess your problem from novel angles, creating a cunning plan to remove an obstacle, gain the edge, or counter a foe’s next move.''<br>		''You carefully observe and assess your problem from novel angles, creating a cunning plan to remove an obstacle, gain the edge, or counter a foe’s next move.''<br>