Using Skills
Skill Types
There are 5 types of skill in Beyond Ragnarok.
General/Martial Skills: skills not part of a specific Profession
Spells: effects requiring vocals starting with ‘By the power of the runes…’
Ceremonies: involves invoking other powers, i.e. deities, or ancestors
Techniques: melee weapon effects
Smithing: making items
Each skill within the game will be categorized as one of the above.
Cracking a Rune
Performing most skills in Beyond Ragnarok requires the use of Runes. Runes are represented by different cards depending on the material the rune is made from. Each of which will have different rune symbols upon them.
Each skill that requires a Rune to use will require a Rune made of one of the following specific materials:
Quartz Runes: these are basic Runes and are common.
Haematite Runes: these are advanced Runes and are uncommon.
Obsidian Runes: these are the master level Runes and are rare.
Using a Rune Card is known as Cracking a Rune and represents breaking the Rune and releasing the power contained within it. As standard, this takes 3 seconds per card to accomplish and is demonstrated by tearing the card.
Every rune you crack gives you 3 Runic Charges with which to perform skills. This magic is not permanent, however, and will dissipate in 10 minutes. Once a Rune is cracked, you need to use your 3 charges to perform skills within 10 minutes, or they are lost.
You are also not limited to only using one skill but can combine different skills from different professions; as long as you have learned (purchased) them. Each skill will state its charge requirement.
There are skills to which this doesn’t apply and this will be stated on the skill as Single Use.
For example:
Player A is a Ghodi and has learned the basic skills Apothecary and Woad; when they crack their Quartz rune, they can perform any three things from under both of these skills. They could Cure someone twice using Apothecary and then Woad someone to do Disarm OR they could do three Cures OR any other combination thereof.
Player B is both a Thane and a Galdr and has learnt both profession trees to Advanced level. If they crack a Hematite rune, they could perform any three advanced skills under both Galdr and Thane.They could use Ranged Crush once using Galdr, then Crush someone twice with their sword using Thane.
