Skills in Pax Dei
Skills
Pax Dei has taken the approach to skills with “You learn by doing.” This means things in gear and weapons might require you to have a skill of a certain level to activate.
Crafting relies a lot on your skill level for the specified craft. The higher your level the easier it is to craft items. Crafting was always determined by the materials you gathered or crafted, but now a level requirement is required as well for certain recipes to unlock. At this point in time you are unable to learn recipes from books or scrolls, but it is a feature the devs are wanting to bring in at some point.
Crafting Skills
Crafting skills are some of the foundation skills for anyone whos wanting to survive in the world of Pax Dei. As seen in the image above there are a variety of skills to level up and master.
Leveling up Crafting abilities will play a huge role in Guilds and their construction of trading towns and routes.
| Alchemy | A form of chemistry. Transmutation of matter. Potions and Elixirs. |
| Armor Smithing | Crafting of Armor. |
| Baking | Crafting of deserts and pastries. |
| Blacksmithing | Crafting of tools. |
| Carpentry | Refining Wood to use for building of houses and furniture. |
| Charcuterie | Preparing of cured meats and meat products. |
| Cooking | Crafting of meals and rations. |
| Fletching | Preparation of arrows and bolts. |
| Herbalism | The practice of medicinal use of plants. |
| Jewelry Making | Crafting of jewelry such as earrings and bracelets. |
| Leatherworking | The use of leather to make armor, clothes, and bags. |
| Mining | Using a pickaxe to gather ores. |
| Tailoring | The use of silk and cloth to craft items and clothes. |
| Weapon Smithing | Crafting of Weapons. |
| Winemaking and Brewing | Fermenting and making wines and beers. |
| Woodcutting | Chopping of trees. |
Combat Skills
If crafting is not your thing and you prefer exploring and battling the dangers outside the Heartlands or within dungeons, then mastering the different Combat Skills is what you will want to strive for.
As seen below there are a wide range of weapons for you to master as well as blocking which can be very useful in fights.
| Axes | The use of one or two-handed axes while fighting or hunting. |
| Block | Levels up when blocking attacks with a shield. |
| Bows | Using a bow or longbow to fight or hunt. |
| Crossbows | The use of a small type of bow that uses bolts instead of arrows. |
| Greataxes | A large, heavy battleaxe with a double-bladed head. |
| Greatmauls | A large two-handed mace. |
| Greatswords | Large two-handed swords that require a lot of strength to wield. |
| Handspears | Spears that can be wielded with one hand. Generally used with shields. |
| Light Polearms | Long poles with a sharp tip. Similar to a spear. |
| Maces | A one-handed weapon generally with a large round ball at the end. |
| Polearms | A close combat weapon that has a long shaft and usually a sharp end. |
| Sledgehammers | Large two-handed hammer weapons. |
| Swords | A sharp blade with a handle. Generally used with a shield. |
| Two-Handed Spears | A spear that requires two hands to wield correctly. Used to fight with a reach advantage. |
| Warhammers | Hammer type weapons used generally with a shield. |
These lists have changed over the last year, promising future skills to be introduced as the game develops, and more systems are implemented. Having things to level up and grind for is always a good thing, as long as it does not become a tedious job to do.
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