Character Skills

Instead of having levels, Merendis' character progression is based on character stats and skills. Experience is gained as in many other games, but instead of being progress towards the next level, it can be spent on a variety of skills for your character. Some of these skills can be learned at any time, but others will require training from a character who already knows the skill. Some skills will also have requirements in the form of stats. A fighting skill might require a certain level of strength to master, or a magical skill may require intelligence. All skills will boost related stats by an amount dependent on the skill, so if you can't learn the skill you want yet, train something else first.

Skills fall into the following categories
 * General: These are common or non-specialized abilities.
 * Combat: These are skills related to physical combat and use of weaponry.
 * Magic: Skills related to all forms and uses of magic.
 * Crafting: These skills are for creating new items.