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Skills can be self-taught by doing activities, learned at Schools by paying tuition, or learned at Universities after your faction completes the necessary Technology research donations. Some of the skills learned at Schools or at Universities may also be advanced by doing activities.

The skills listed on this page are those which are advanced by doing activities, or those skills which contribute new functionality to the action skills. For a complete listing of skills purchased from Schools and their tuition requirements, see School Skills.

School Skills

Multi-School Skills

Degrees in the following skills may be purchased from multiple schools, in any order, but only one degree at each level indicated.

School of Architecture

Skill Cost
Bone Knapping must have Knapping skill level 5 & 7 Animal Bones
Flint Knapping must have Knapping skill level 2 & 7 Flint
Salvage Techniques 200 Firebricks
Structure Maintenance 20 Oil
Structure Repair 14 Pulley
Rocks of the Ages 10 Slate (Requires Perception 1+ depending on Decorative Stone attunement, Can be repeated)?

School of Art and Music

Skill Cost
Desiccation Must learn Chemistry 1 & 5 Salt, 1 Huge Topaz?
Salvage Techniques 100 Candle
Structure Maintenance 4 Thermometer, 100 Sheet Glass
Structure Repair 60 Linen
The Art of the Pipe Must learn Glassblowing 2 & 7 Fine Glass Rods?

School of the Human Body

Skill Cost
Beer Brewing Automation 0 Must learn Beer Brewing Science & 100 Candle, 5 Rope?
Beer Brewing Automation 1 250 Candle, 15 Rope?
Beer Brewing Automation 2 500 Candles, 40 Rope?
Beer Brewing Automation 3 1000 Candles, 70 Rope?
Beer Brewing Automation 4 25 Glass Rods?
Carving 100 Wood
Cooperage 200 Bricks, 5 Canvas
Ecology 0 10 Tadpoles, 5 Flax, 1 Fertile Papyrus
Ecology 1 20 Cabbage Juice
Ecology 2 20 Dried Flax
Ecology 3 50 Buttermilk
Ecology 4 10 Papyrus Paper, 20 Cactus Sap?
Ecology 5 20 Charcoal, 10 Sulphurous Water?
Ecology 6 5 Copper Wire, 20 Salt Water?
Fly Fishing 100 Thread, 1 Sharpened Stick
Fungiculture Must learn Crossbreeding & 100 Compost?
Indonesian Bee Care 500 Honey
Salvage Techniques 1000 Charcoal
Structure Maintenance 300 Linen, 300 Canvas
Structure Repair 200 Cut Stone, 200 Beeswax, 200 Charcoal
Swimming 10 Linen (Egypt must unlock Test of the Oyster Catcher)

School of Natural Philosophy

Skill Cost
Conflict Shrine Construction 1 Oyster Shell Marble
Exploration Travel 0 2 Leather
Exploration Travel 1 7 Large Opal 7 Silk Cloth 100 Leather
Local Leadership 0 300 Bricks, 150 Boards
Local Leadership 1 100 Full Water Container, 10 Leather (Also requires that you have reached Associate level for your faction)
Local Leadership 2 50 Papyrus Paper (Also requires that you have reached Member level for your faction)?
Local Leadership 3 50 Gold (Also requires that you have reached Kinsman level for your faction)?
Local Leadership 4 10 Steel (Also requires that you have reached Fellow level for your faction)?
Local Leadership 5 100 Concrete (Also requires that you have reached Patriarch level for your faction)?
Local Leadership 6 10 Island Blue Marble (Also requires that you have reached Elder level for your faction)?
Navigation 0 50 Full Water Container
Navigation 1 20 Glass Rods
Navigation 2 25 Copper?
Navigation 3 50 Papyrus Paper?
Navigation 4 6 Silk Cloth?
Navigation 5 1 Large Sapphire?
Navigation 6 7 Huge Topaz?
Salvage Techniques 200 Cut Stone, 100 Clay, 2 Oyster Shell Marble, 4 Canary Granite
Structure Maintenance 2 Iron Large Gear, 80 Leather
Structure Repair 300 Paper (Papyrus), 300 Flint

School of Thought

Skill Cost
Desiccation Must learn Chemistry 1 & 20 Sulphurous Water, 1 Huge Quartz
Kiln Construction 0-1 20 Bricks
Kiln Construction 2 200-400 Firebricks 10-20 Serpentine Marble 50-400 Cut Stone
Mechanics 1 Must learn Automation & 10 Washer, 10 Bolt, 2 Electrum Small Gear, 1 Aluminum Medium Gear?
Mechanics 2 49 Sulfuric Acid?
Pottery 10 Clay
Project Management 0 2 Canvas, 6 Rope
Project Management 1 4 Canvas, 12 Rope
Project Management 2 200 Canvas, 300 Glass Rods, 100 Rope, 300 Paper (Papyrus)
Salvage Techniques 20 Cuttable Garnet, 20 Cuttable Turquoise
Scrying Must learn Alchemy & 1 Cut Garnet:Full Eye, 1 Cut Turquoise:Full Eye, 1 Cut Amethyst:Full Eye, 1 Cut Lapis:Full Eye?
Structure Maintenance 300 Bricks, 50 Oil, 50 Beeswax
Structure Repair 2 Oyster Shell Marble, 20 Cuttable Jade, 200 Bricks

School of Worship

Skill Cost
Arthropodology 50 Dirt, 50 Tadpoles, 50 Beeswax, 50 Cactus Sap, 50 Dung, 50 Thorns
Cheese Making 10 Salt, 10 Cow Milk
Cooking 0 100 Carrots, 100 Garlic, 100 Leeks, 100 Onions
Cooking 1 20 Common Rosemary, 20 Common Sage, 20 Thyme
Cooking 2 50 Cabbage, 49 Salt
Cooking 3 7 Camel's Mane, 7 Cobra Hood, 7 Dead Tongue, 7 Iron Knot, 7 Peasant's Foot, 7 Schizophyllum, 7 Toad Skin
Cooking 4 7 Chukkah, 7 Crimson Lettuce, 7 Crumpled Leaf Basil, 7 Dwarf Wild Lettuce, 7 Jaivanti, 7 Royal Rosemary, 7 Wild Garlic?
Cooking 5 100 Peppers, 100 Cucumbers, 100 Eggplant, 100 Coconut Meat?
Cooking 6 100 Barley (Burnt), 100 Malt (Burnt), 100 Wheat (Burnt)?
Desiccation Must learn Chemistry 1 & 50 Salt Water, 1 Huge Ruby?
Filleting 0 7 Slate Blade, 7 Phagrus Meat, 20 Common Basil
Filleting 1 3 Fish Roe, 70 Carp Meat, 25 Salt, 77 Glass Jars
Filleting 2 7 Fish Roe, 105 Perch Meat, 21 Salt Water Fungus, 17 Thermometer?
Filleting 3 14 Fish Roe, 140 Catfish Meat, 35 Ginseng Root, 119 Gold Wire?
Filleting 4 21 Fish Roe, 175 Tilapia Meat, 42 Heaven's Torrent Mushrooms, 250 Powdered Diamond?
Filleting 5 42 Fish Roe, 210 Chromis Meat, 50 Myrrh, 100 Powdered Sunstone?
Filleting 6 105 Fish Roe, 245 Abdju Meat, 7 Cyan Cressida, 70 Oyster Shell Marble Dust?
Fly Tying 0 100 Thread, 25 Thorns
Fly Tying 1 7 Bristleworm, 7 Mud Asp, 7 Leaf Snapper, 7 Clearwing, 7 Red Cricket, 7 Slime Moth, 7 Bat Mite
Fly Tying 2 14 Needleworm, 14 Blister Beetle, 14 Rose Swallowtail, 14 Orchid Hopper, 14 Woolly Aphid, 14 Honey Fly, 14 Stone Fly
Fly Tying 3 21 Bloodworm, 21 Camel Weevel, 21 Clay Slug, 21 Desert Millipede, 21 Raspberry Moth, 21 Ruby Hornborrer, 21 Skinlicker
Fly Tying 4 28 Oyster Mite, 28 Blister Beetle, 28 Corn Maggot, 28 Orchid Hopper, 28 Ringed Wasp, 28 Sand Mite, 28 Bat Mite?
Fly Tying 5 35 Glass Worm, 35 Grass Slug, 35 Leafhopper, 35 Nightwing, 35 Queen Maggot, 35 Skinlicker, 35 Woolly Aphid?
Fly Tying 6 42 Ash Centipede, 42 Bloodworm, 42 Clay Slug, 42 Feather Midge, 42 Leaf Snapper, 42 Ruby Hornborrer, 42 Toad Sawfly?
Pilgrim Shrine Construction ??? & 1 Oyster Shell Marble , 1 Yellow Alabaster , 1 Mud Granite?
Ploughing Must learn Ranching & 100 Onions, 100 Carrots, 100 Leeks, 100 Cabbage, 100 Watermelon, 100 Peppers, 100 Cucumbers
Preservation ??? & 50 Papyrus Paper?
Ritual Item Construction 0 10 Linen, 200 Firebricks, 100 Oil
Ritual Item Construction 1 14 Candle, 50 Silver
Salvage Techniques 300 Leather, 300 Glass Rods, 300 Papyrus Paper
Structure Maintenance 4 Mud Granite, 4 Rose Alabaster
Structure Repair 1 Huge Emerald, 1 Large Topaz, 1 Medium Ruby, 1 Small Sapphire

University Skills (aka Technologies)

University of Architecture

Skill Tuition Max level Notes
Advanced Brick Fabrication None? 2
Automation None? 2
Gearbox Design None?
Metal Treatment None?
Obelisk Construction None 7
Steam Mechanics None? 3
Stonework 10 Flint? 4
Storage Improvements None? 3
Structure Improvement None?
Wood Treatment None?

University of Art and Music

Skill Tuition Max level Notes
Blacksmithing None? 3
Crystal Acoustics None?
Flax Automation None?
Glassblowing None 2
Lapidary None? 3
Mortar Construction None?
Raeli Pottery None?
Taxidermy None?
The Science of Color None? 3

University of The Human Body

Skill Tuition Max level Notes
Beer Brewing None?
Bonfire Stabilization None?
Dowsing None
Perfuming None? 2
Pyrolysis None, None, None? 3

University of Natural Philosophy

Skill Tuition Max level Notes
Casting None? 2
Chariot Repair None, None, None? 3
Deep Well Construction None?
Gear Casting None? 3
Marble Mechanics None? 2
Metallurgy None? 9
Mining None, None, None? 4
Minting None?
Papyrus Paper Fabrication None?
Printing None?
Shipwright 4 Tar 6
Sign Construction None, None? 4
Trading None?
Wood Paper Manufacture None?

University of Thought

Skill Tuition Max level Notes
Alchemy None?
Beekeeping None, None, None? 3
Chemistry None, None? 3
Contest Organization None?
Crossbreeding None? 2
Distillation None? 2
Herpeculture None?
Molecular Balance None?
Neutralization None? 1
Offering Vault Construction None?
Structural Pottery None?
Toxin Extraction None?
Water Mining None?

University of Worship

Skill Tuition Max level Notes
Ambrosia Brewing None?
Animal Husbandry None, None? 4
Avian Selection None?
Entomology None? 3
Farming None, None, None? 3 Need Farming 2/2 to get barley seeds.
Gardening None? 2
Horticulture None? 2
Hydroponics None?
Myrmecology None?
Ranching None, None? 2
Viticulture None?

Miscellaneous Skills

Self-Taught Skills

These skills are initially learned through your own actions (mostly during or shortly after Passage to Egypt) rather than being learned from Schools or Universities. Additional levels are reached through using the skill and, in some cases, additional levels are made available through purchase from Schools and research of Technologies at Universities.

Skill How initially acquired Max Level Notes
Botany Examine a plant after reaching Egypt 2
Brick Making New Beginnings Task 3
Carpentry New Beginnings Task 4
Clothwork New Beginnings Task 3
Flax Processing New Beginnings Task 3
Grass Harvesting New Beginnings Task 6
Knapping New Beginnings Task 10 Flint Knapping required to go from level 2 to 3, Bone Knapping required to go from level 5 to 6
Milking Techniques Milk a Cow (Percentage chance to acquire)? 5

Other

Skill Tuition How initially acquired Notes
Camp Decoration None From a Guild Hall?
Pyramid Construction None? From the Faction Great Hall?
Banner Construction None? From the Faction Great Hall?
Diplomacy None? From the Faction Great Hall?