Advancement

Roughly every 3 weeks, all characters gain a skill.

Term 1			Term 2			Term 3
Week 1	Week 3	Week 6	Week 1	Week 4	Week 7	Week 1	Week 3
7 Skills	8 Skills	9 Skills	10 Skills	11 Skills	12 Skills	13 Skills	14 Skills

However, gaining skills is not the only way to advance your character. You can find some ideas below. You can expect most paths to power in Obscura to have a persistent price, either in upkeep, drawbacks or obligations.

Elemental Pacts

It will be possible to make personal pacts with elementals you meet or summon, to make a sacrifice to get a benefit. As you can imagine, this will likely be a mixed blessing.

Elemental Touches

Surgical grafts, making pacts with elementals, snorting magical fields larger than your own head, and other Good Life Choices can cause you to become Elementally Touched, causing a change in appearance and behaviour, and sometimes giving unusual abilities.

Powerful Alchemicals

With access to a new world may come new opportunities to advance alchemy. While currently only second order effects have been seen, alchemical theory suggests third or even fourth order effects may be possible. If found, fourth order effects could be potentially world-changing.

Personal Enchantments

Those who wish to advance on the magical side but who don't want to consort with elementals can put their efforts towards developing advanced enchantments to cast on themselves.

It's also possible to combine an elemental's favour with thaumaturgy, to allow a thaumaturge to perform feats of magic not previously possible.

Political Power

Characters can of course go for good old fashioned social and political power. Building links with the factions in Clare might grant a character power and influence. However, with power comes responsibility. Expect your allies to ask for favours in return.