Risen: All Skill Guide

• Sword
• Axe
• Staff

• Archery
• Crossbow

• Fire crystal (Fireball)
• Frost crystal (Frost)
• Magic crystal (Magic bullet)

• Seal
• Create scrolls

• Alchemy
• Smithing
• Prospecting
• Gut Animals

• Open Locks
• Pickpocket
• Acrobatics
• Sneak

• Level 1 – You can use Swords as weapons. Available from the start of the game.
• Level 2 – You can carry out counter parries to interupt your oppenent’s attacks.
• Level 3 – You can perform “lateral blows”.
• Level 4 – Counter parries can injure your opponents.
• Level 5 – You can combine more blows in your attacks.
• Level 6 – You can wield weapons in the category “bastard sword” with one hand.
• Level 7 – You can charge your attacks in order to cause more damage, or to break through your opponent’s parry.
• Level 8 – You can interrupt a counter parry by your opponent.
• Level 9 – You can use weapon in the category “two handed” with just one hand.
• Level 10 – You can combine any amount of attack blows.

Trainers:
Cutter (Harbour, up to 4 lvl)
Craig (Bandit Camp, up to 7 lvl)
Fincher (Bandit Camp, up to MAX if you chose Don)

• Level 1 – You can use Axes as weapons. Available from the start of the game.
• Level 2 – You can charge your attacks in order to cause more damage or to break through your oppenent’s parry.
• Level 3 – You can perform “lateral blows”.
• Level 4 – You can carry out counter parries to interrupt your opponent’s attacks.
• Level 5 – You can combine more blows in your attacks.
• Level 6 – You can wield weapons in the category “axe” with one hand.
• Level 7 – Counter parries can injure your opponents.
• Level 8 – Blows with weapons in the category “axe” are faster.
• Level 9 – You can interrupt a counter parry by your opponent.
• Level 10 – You can combine any amount of attack blows.

Trainers:
Ukkos (Harbour, up to 7 lvl)
Domingo (Bandit Camp, up to 7 lvl)
Karakos (Bandit Camp, up to MAX)

• Level 1 – You can use Staffs as weapons. Available from the start of the game.
• Level 2 – You can carry out counter parries to interrupt your opponent’s attacks.
• Level 3 – You can perform “lateral blows”.
• Level 4 – Counter parries can injure your opponents.
• Level 5 – You can combine more blows in your attacks.
• Level 6 – You can interrupt a counter parry by your opponent.
• Level 7 – All attack blows do more damage.
• Level 8 – You can charge your attacks in order to cause more damage or to break through your opponent’s parry.
• Level 9 – Your counter parries do more damage.
• Level 10 – You can combine any amount of attack blows.

Trainers:
Felipe (Harbour, up to 4 lvl)
William (Volcano Keep, up to 4 lvl)
Vitus (Volcano Keep, up to 7 lvl)
Mendoza (Volcano Keep, up to MAX, chapter 2)
Carlos (Harbour, up to MAX, chapter 4)

• Level 1 – You can use Bows as weapons.
• Level 2 – Reloading and drawing is 20% faster.
• Level 3 – Reloading and drawing is 30% faster.
• Level 4 – Reloading and drawing is 40% faster.
• Level 5 – Reloading and drawing is 50% faster.
• Level 6 – Reloading and drawing is 60% faster.
• Level 7 – Reloading and drawing is 70% faster.
• Level 8 – Reloading and drawing is 80% faster.
• Level 9 – Reloading and drawing is 90% faster.
• Level 10 – Reloading and drawing is 100% faster.

Trainers:
Jervis (Volcano Keep, up to 4 lvl)
Cole (Harbour, up to 7 lvl)
Luis (Bandit Camp, up to 7 lvl)
Sam (Bandit Camp, up to MAX)

• Level 1 – You can use Crossbows as weapons.
• Level 2 – Reloading and drawing is 20% faster.
• Level 3 – Reloading and drawing is 30% faster.
• Level 4 – Reloading and drawing is 40% faster.
• Level 5 – Reloading and drawing is 50% faster.
• Level 6 – Reloading and drawing is 60% faster.
• Level 7 – Reloading and drawing is 70% faster.
• Level 8 – Reloading and drawing is 80% faster.
• Level 9 – Reloading and drawing is 90% faster.
• Level 10 – Reloading and drawing is 100% faster.

Trainers:
Ricardo (Bandit Camp, up to 4 lvl)
Fincher (Bandit Camp, up to 7 lvl)
Rufus (Volcano Keep, up to 7 lvl)
Edgar (Harbour, up to MAX)

• Level 1 – You can use a Magic crystal.
• Level 2 – Speed and damage are increased by 20%.
• Level 3 – Speed and damage are increased by 30%.
• Level 4 – Speed and damage are increased by 40%.
• Level 5 – Speed and damage are increased by 50%.
• Level 6 – Speed and damage are increased by 60%.
• Level 7 – Speed and damage are increased by 70%.
• Level 8 – Speed and damage are increased by 80%.
• Level 9 – Speed and damage are increased by 90%.
• Level 10 – Speed and damage are increased by 100%.

Trainers:
Vitus (Volcano Keep, chapter 2)

• Level 1 – You can use a Fire crystal.
• Level 2 – Speed and damage are increased by 20%.
• Level 3 – Speed and damage are increased by 30%.
• Level 4 – Speed and damage are increased by 40%.
• Level 5 – Speed and damage are increased by 50%. Explosion radius and area damage are increased.
• Level 6 – Speed and damage are increased by 60%.
• Level 7 – Speed and damage are increased by 70%.
• Level 8 – Speed and damage are increased by 80%.
• Level 9 – Speed and damage are increased by 90%.
• Level 10 – Speed and damage are increased by 100%. Explosion radius and area damage are increased.

Trainers:
Ignatius (Volcano Keep, chapter 2)

• Level 1 – You can use a Frost crystal.
• Level 2 – Speed and damage are increased by 20%.
• Level 3 – Speed and damage are increased by 30%.
• Level 4 – Speed and damage are increased by 40%.
• Level 5 – Speed and damage are increased by 50%. Your opponents are frozen longer.
• Level 6 – Speed and damage are increased by 60%.
• Level 7 – Speed and damage are increased by 70%.
• Level 8 – Speed and damage are increased by 80%.
• Level 9 – Speed and damage are increased by 90%.
• Level 10 – Speed and damage are increased by 100%. Your opponents are frozen longer.

Trainers:
Pallas (Volcano Keep, chapter 2)
Ignatius (Volcano Keep, chapter 3)

• Level 1 – You can use level 1 runes:
  • Create Illusion
  • Destroy Magic Force Field
  • Light Spell
  • Nautilus Transformation
  • Small Magic Healing
  • Telekinesis
  • Tell Joke

  Requires 50 Wisdom.

• Level 2 – You can use level 2 runes:
  • Berserker
  • Destroy Magic Barrier
  • Levitation
  • Magic Protection
  • Medium Magic Healing

  Requires 100 Wisdom.

• Level 3 – You can use level 3 runes:
  • Conjure Skeleton
  • Open Locks
  • Speed
  • Strong Magic Healing

  Requires 150 Wisdom.

• Level 4 – You can use level 4 runes:
  • Ashbeast Transformation
  • Inferno

  Requires 200 Wisdom.

Trainers:
Ignatius (Volcano Keep) For Mages ONLY

• Level 1 – You can create any magic scrolls using runes and various components.

Trainers:
Illumar (Volcano Keep)

• Level 1 – You can create weak potions.
• Level 2 – You can create standard potions.
• Level 3 – You can create strong potions (and potions that permanently increase your stats).

Trainers:
Rhobart (Bandit Camp, up to 1 lvl)
Garth (Harbour, up to 1 lvl)
Leonardo (Harbour, up to 2 lvl)
Abrax (Volcano Keep, up to MAX)
Cormac (Bandit Camp, up to MAX)

• Level 1 – You can create one-handed swords and simple pieces of jevelry.
• Level 2 – You can create bastard swords and magic rings.
• Level 3 – You can create two-handed swords and magic amulets.

Trainers:
Oscar (Bandit Camp)
Karlsen (Volcano Keep)
Walter (Harbour)

• Level 1 – You can prospect gold and iron ore.

Trainers:
Olf (Harbour)

• Level 1 – You can skin animals. With the right equipment, you can also take other trophies from animals.

Trainers:
Sam (Bandit Camp)
Luis (Bandit Camp)
Cole (Harbour)
Jervis (Volcano Keep)

• Level 1 – You can pick easy locks.
• Level 2 – You can pick difficult locks.
• Level 3 – You can pick impossible locks.

Trainers:
Phil (Bandit Camp, up to 2 lvl)
Karlsen (Volcano Keep, up to 2 lvl)
Cid (Harbour, up tp MAX)
Patty (Harbour outskirts, up to MAX, chapter 2)

• Level 1 – You can risk easy pickpockets.
• Level 2 – You can risk difficult pickpockets.
• Level 3 – You can risk impossible pickpockets.

Trainers:
Dalman (Volcano Keep, up to 1 lvl)
Phil (Bandit Camp, up to 2 lvl)
Delgado (Harbour, up to MAX if you chose Don)

• Level 1 – You suffer only half the damage from falling.

Trainers:
Patty (Harbour outskirts, chapter 2)
OR Using rings that give +1 to acrobatics.

• Level 1 – You can sneak up silently on your opponents.

Trainers:
Luis (Bandit Camp)
Phil (Bandit Camp)
Sam (Bandit Camp)
Cole (Harbour)
Dalman (Volcano Keep)
Jervis (Volcano Keep)