Fantasy AGE - Talents Overview

Talents and specializations are roughly interchangeable with specializations have more unique actions and talents having bonuses. The differences in power may be attributable to their requirements but largely feels like random numbers. Additionally I will categorize them into one of the three pillars of TTRPG (combat, social, exploration) as explored by Fantasy AGE and their categories of stunts.

Talents By Class

  • Any
    • Alchemical Explosives
    • Animal Training
    • Carousing
    • Chirurgy
    • Contacts
    • Draak Secrets
    • Dwarven Secrets
    • Elven Secrets
    • Gnome Secrets
    • Goblin Secrets
    • Great Endurance
    • Halfling Secrets
    • Human Secrets
    • Inspire
    • Linguistics
    • Lore
    • Mighty Thews
    • Oratory
    • Orc Secrets
    • Performance
    • Quick Reflexes
    • Unarmed Style
    • Weapon Training
  • Envoy
    • None
  • Envoy or Rogue
    • Intrigue
  • Envoy or Warrior
    • Command
  • Mage
    • Arcane Training
  • Rogue
    • Observation
    • Scouting
    • Thievery
  • Rogue or Warrior
    • Archery Style
    • Dual Weapon Style
    • Firearms Style
    • Mixed Weapon Style
    • Single Weapon Style
    • Thrown Weapon Style
  • Warrior
    • Armor Training
    • Mounted Combat Style
    • Pole Weapon Style 
    • Two Hander Style

Talents

Exploration

  • Draak Secrets - Class (Any), Requirements (Draak)
  • Dwarven Secrets - Class (Any), Requirements (Dwarf)
  • Elven Secrets - Class (Any), Requirements (Elf)
  • Gnome Secrets - Class (Any), Requirements (Gnome)
  • Horsemanship - Class (Any), Requirements (Riding focus)
  • Linguistics - Class (Any), Requirements (Envoy or INT 1)
  • Lore - Class (Any), Requirements (Mage or INT 2)
  • Observation - Class (Rogue), Requirements (None)
  • Orc Secrets - Class (Any), Requirements (Orc)
  • Thievery - Class (Rogue), Requirements (None)
  • Wildfolk Secrets - Class (Any), Requirements (Wildfolk)

Exploration and Combat

  • Animal Training - Class (Any), Requirements (None)
  • Great Endurance - Class (Any), Requirements (Warrior or CON 2)
  • Mighty Thews - Class (Warrior), Requirements (STR 1)
  • Scouting - Class (Rogue), Requirements (None)

Social

  • Carousing - Class (Any), Requirements (Envoy or COM 1 and CON 1)
  • Contacts - Class (Any), Requirements (COM 1)
  • Intrigue - Class (Rogue or Envoy), Requirements (Envoy or COM 2)
  • Oratory - Class (Any), Requirements (Envoy or Persuasion focus)
  • Performance - Class (Any), Requirements (Envoy or Rogue or Performance focus)

Social and Combat

  • Command - Class (Envoy, Warrior), Requirements (None)
  • Chirurgy - Class (Any), Requirements (Mage or Healing focus)
  • Inspire - Class (Any), Requirements (Envoy or COM 3)

Combat

  • Alchemical Explosives -  Class (Any), Requirements (Mage or Intelligence 2)
  • Arcane Training - Class (Mage), Requirements (a novice arcana)
  • Archery Style - Class (Rogue or Warrior), Requirements (Bows)
  • Armor Training - Class (Warrior), Requirements (None)
  • Dual Weapon Style - Class (Rogue or Warrior), Requirements (DEX 2)
  • Firearms Style - Class (Rogue or Warrior), Requirements (Black Powder)
  • Halfling Secrets - Class (Any), Requirements (Halfling)
  • Human Secrets - Class (Any), Requirements (Human)
  • Mixed Weapon Style - Class (Rogue or Warrior), Requirements (DEX 1)
  • Mounted Combat Style - Class (Warrior), Requirements (Riding focus)
  • Pole Weapon Style - Class (Warrior), Requirements (Polearms or Spears)
  • Quick Reflexes - Class (Any), Requirements (Rogue or DEX 2)
  • Single Weapon Style - Class (Rogue or Warrior), Requirements (None)
  • Thrown Weapon Style - Class (Rogue or Warrior), Requirements (Axes, Light Blades, Spears)
  • Two Hander Style - Class (Warrior), Requirements (STR 2 and Axes or Bludgeons or Heavy Blades or Polearms or Spears)
  • Unarmed Style - Class (Any), Requirements (Brawling)
  • Weapon and Shield Style - Class (Warrior), Requirements (None) 
  • Weapon Training - Class (Any), Requirements (None)

Overall Observations

  • So few unique class based talents, as if there almost shouldn't be class restrictions
  • Talents are more clearly bucketed by exploration, social, combat... much like stunt advancements are designed
  • None Envoy only talent
  • One Mage only for more spells
  • Thiever should be a specialization it has specific lore to it
  • It was a bit hard to put some talents completely in one category. Specific talent degrees could go in hard categories, but a bit weird to mix it. Carousing was like that where the master degree gave bonus to fights you start in a bar. Thematic but off pattern?
  • Ability requirements are all over the place. I didn't post each talent tier bonus but over all the bonus is a +1 to something but requirements are from none to a class and +3 ability score, or just a class, or just a focus. Its a mess.

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