Runic Mages specialize in casting spells and empowering their magical connection to their runic element. Therefore any magic skills have their character point cost cut in half.

Runic Mage Skills Progression 

Runic Mage Skills

Skill	Stat Cost	Description	Level Effects	Cost to Acquire
Anima Stone Theory	10 Soul	This ability allows you to create an Anima Stone in the same way you might create a rune stone. You can also bond with and use Amina Stones.	Level 1: Blood Stones; 10 Soul Level 2: Bestia Stones; 20 Soul Level 3: Angelus and Daemon Stones; 30 Soul Level 4: Aduro and Umbra Stones; 40 Soul	This is a Tier 3 skill Level 1: 75/150 Level 2: 100/200 Level 3: 125/250 Level 4: 150/300
Child of Magic	N/A	This skill allows you to have the effects of a protection, armor, or status effect, or weapon spell on you for an extended period of time. This spell takes all of your Soul from you to power the protection spell. The spell then takes its cost from that pool every other round. You could use this spell to give you Scorched Aura or Sun's whip, for example, with the spell's cost slowly taking from the pool every other round instead of from you. Once you've used this skill, you can restore your Soul through use of a potion and continue to cast other spells and such. Once the pool of Soul is depleted, the effect of the spell is gone.	N/A: only one level	This is a Tier 4 skill Level 1: 100/200
Elemental Awakening	10 Soul	Allows you to create and awaken an elemental representative of your element. Level 1: Runic Elemental Level 2: Runic Construct Level 3: Runic Avatar	Level 1: Runic Elemental; 10 Soul Level 2: Runic Construct; 20 Soul Level 3: Runic Avatar; 30 Soul	This is a Tier 4 skill Level 1: 100/200 Level 2: 125/250 Level 3: 150/300
Elemental Blood	N/A	Soul regenerates by your amount of Runic Energy per level of mastery per round or hour.	Level 1: 30% Level 2: 60% Level 3: 90% Level 4: 120%	This is a Tier 5 skill Level 1: 125/250 Level 2: 150/300 Level 3: 175/350 Level 4: 200/400
Magic Break	N/A	Allows you to throw up to 25% of Soul per level to break a spell lock or trap.	Level 1: 25% Level 2: 50% Level 3: 75% Level 4: 100%	This is a Tier 2 skill Level 1: 50/100 Level 2: 75/150 Level 3: 100/200 Level 4: 125/250
Magic Channeling	N/A	Increase spell damage by extra runic energy for each casting round added. If the spell calls for 1 casting round and you increase it to 2, you get to double your runic energy into the spell.	N/A: only one level	This is a Tier 3 skill Level 1: 75/150
Magic Grace	N/A	Causes spells that affect everyone in an area to not harm allies or benefit enemies.	N/A: only one level	This is a Tier 6 skill Level 1: 150/300
Magic Ink	8 Soul	Allows for writing spell scrolls. The spells written on these scrolls can be used as if they were from rune stones, however they will be 75% as effective. You must have mastered the spell from a rune stone before you can write it into a scroll.	N/A: only one level	This is a Tier 5 skill Level 1: 125/250
Magic Mirror	10 Soul	Reflects 10% of the spell back at the target.	Level 1: 10%; 10 Soul Level 2: 20%; 20 Soul Level 3: 30%; 30 Soul Level 4: 40%; 40 Soul	This is a Tier 5 skill Level 1: 125/250 Level 2: 150/300 Level 3: 175/350 Level 4: 200/400
Magic Proficiency	N/A	Increase Runic Energy by 10% per level of mastery. This is a percentage increase, not a flat value increase. If your Runic Energy is 10, this skill will make it 11.	Level 1: 10% Level 2: 20% Level 3: 30% Level 4: 40%	This is a Tier 1 skill Level 1: 25/50 Level 2: 50/100 Level 3: 75/150 Level 4: 100/200
Magic Sense	N/A	Allows you to sense magic and its element. You can sense the magic in a room or 100x100 square foot area.	N/A: only one level	This is a Tier 1 skill Level 1: 25/50
Magic Study	N/A	Grants +1d4 in Character Points per level of mastery for casting or attempting to cast spells. This only works for magic spells, not skills.	Level 1: 1d4 Level 2: 2d4 Level 3: 3d4 Level 4: 4d4	This is a Tier 1 skill Level 1: 25/50 Level 2: 50/100 Level 3: 75/150 Level 4: 100/200
Magic Theory	N/A	+1d8 to Runic Energy per level of mastery.	Level 1: 1d8 Level 2: 2d8 Level 3: 3d8 Level 4: 4d8	This is a Tier 2 skill Level 1: 50/100 Level 2: 75/150 Level 3: 100/200 Level 4: 125/250
Piercing Spell	4 Soul	Causes spells to pierce 5% per level beyond spirit and affect Vitality.	Level 1: 5%; 4 Soul Level 2: 10%; 8 Soul Level 3: 15%; 12 Soul Level 4: 20%; 16 Soul	This is a Tier 4 skill Level 1: 100/200 Level 2: 125/250 Level 3: 150/300 Level 4: 175/350
Quick Cast	8 Soul	Allows you to quickly cast an additional instant or 1 round cast spell with no runic energy added.	Level 1: 1 extra cast; 8 Soul Level 2: 2 extra casts; 16 Soul Level 3: 3 extra casts; 24 Soul Level 4: 4 extra casts; 32 Soul	This is a Tier 5 skill Level 1: 125/250 Level 2: 150/300 Level 3: 175/350 Level 4: 200/400
Rune Stone Theory	N/A	Create rune stones and use rune stones more effectively, including applying effects before mastery. Basically, with this skill you can do the following: Create Rune Stones: you can create a rune stone using a spell line that you have mastered. You must have the spell line mastered before creating a new rune stone with that line. Improved Rune Stone Use: Spells within your rune stone will use 20% less SA from the stone, and don't worry it won't take that extra cost from you either. Furthermore, you can add 1/2 your character point rate to the spell mastery if you fail at the spell. Apply Non-mastered Effects: You will be able to use the rune stone effect on your weapons or armor as long as you have access to that spell it is connected to in the spell line. You won't have to wait for that spell to be mastered to have access to that affect.	N/A: only one level	This is a Tier 1 skill Level 1: 25/50
Rune Tattooing	15 Soul	Tattoo that increases Runic Stats by 5 each per level of mastery, except casting speed. This is Runic Energy and Spirit. The Tattoo is permanent once made.	Level 1: +5; 15 Soul Level 2: +10; 30 Soul Level 3: +15; 45 Soul Level 4: +20; 60 Soul	This is a Tier 6 skill Level 1: 150/300 Level 2: 175/350 Level 3: 200/400 Level 4: 250/450
Runic Speed Empowerment	5 Endurance	Increase Runic Speed by 1 for 1d6 rounds.	Level 1: +1; 5 Endurance Level 2: +2; 10 Endurance Level 3: +3; 15 Endurance Level 4: +4; 20 Endurance	This is a Tier 4 skill Level 1: 100/200 Level 2: 125/250 Level 3: 150/300 Level 4: 175/350
Sorcery	N/A	Allows use of alchemical ingredients for spell crafting. Refer to the rules for Sorcery.	N/A: only one level	This is a Tier 1 skill Level 1: 25/50
Soul Empowerment	5 Endurance	Increase Soul by 10% of Mental for 1d6 rounds.	Level 1: 10%; 5 Endurance Level 2: 20%; 10 Endurance Level 3: 30%; 15 Endurance Level 4: 40%; 20 Endurance	This is a Tier 3 skill Level 1: 75/150 Level 2: 100/200 Level 3: 125/250 Level 4: 150/300
Spell Bomb	10 Soul	Changes a single target spell into a spell that affects all surrounding spaces around the target.	N/A: only one level	This is a Tier 6 skill Level 1: 150/300 Level 2: 175/350 Level 3: 200/400 Level 4: 250/450
Spell Modification	N/A	Modify and upgrade mastered spells using spell components. You can use this with Spell Modification Components as is.	N/A: only one level	This is a Tier 2 skill Level 1: 50/100
Spell Necessity	N/A	Allows you to use Vitality to fuel spell if you do not have enough Soul. Basically, without this skill, if you used a spell that cost 10 Soul and you only had 5, the other 5 would come from your Awareness. With this skill that other 5 would come from your Vitality.	N/A: only one level	This is a Tier 2 skill Level 1: 50/100
Spell Slinger	N/A	Increase Hit Chance of spell by 10% per level of mastery.	Level 1: 10% Level 2: 20% Level 3: 30% Level 4: 40%	This is a Tier 2 skill Level 1: 50/100 Level 2: 75/150 Level 3: 100/200 Level 4: 125/250
Splitting Magic	4 Soul	Causes a single target spell to split to an additional nearby target spell (within 5 spaces) per level of mastery.	Level 1: +1 target; 4 Soul Level 2: +2 target; 8 Soul Level 3: +3 target; 12 Soul Level 4: +4 target; 16 Soul	This is a Tier 5 skill Level 1: 125/250 Level 2: 150/300 Level 3: 175/350 Level 4: 200/400
Staggering Spell	4 Soul	10% per level of mastery to daze the hit target for 1 round.	Level 1: 10%; 4 Soul Level 2: 20%; 8 Soul Level 3: 30%; 12 Soul Level 4: 40%; 16 Soul	This is a Tier 3 skill Level 1: 75/150 Level 2: 100/200 Level 3: 125/250 Level 4: 150/300

Runic Mage Growth

As you develop and master skills within your runic mage profession, you will become a more capable mage. Each set of skills mastered will increase your tier level in your profession, which in turn will provide you with more benefits.

Tier 1: Basic Runic Mage

This is the tier level you start out as. The starting bonuses listed earlier apply here.

6.2) Tier 2: Novice Runic Mage

To reach this tier, you must acquire all of the skills in the Spell Slinger skill chain at level 1. As a novice runic mage you benefit from the following bonuses:

• A runic mage can spend accumulated character points to restore his or her Soul at a rate of 2 skill points per 1 stat point.
• A runic mage can spend Soul to increase his or her runic energy for that instant at a cost of 5 Soul per 1 point of runic energy increase.
• Add 10% of Mental to Mental and Soul as a modifier.
• +0.2 to Character Point rate

6.3) Tier 3: Skilled Runic Mage

To reach this tier, you must acquire all of the skills in the Spell Slinger skill chain at level 2. As a skilled runic mage you benefit from the following bonuses:

• +1 Runic Speed
• Add 10% of Mental to Runic Energy as a modifier.
• At the cost of 100 character points, you can take on the Magical Warrior trait, removing your penalties on using any weapon or armor.
• Soul increased by 20%.
• Elemental Immunity for your element increased by 10.
• +0.2 to Character Point rate.

6.4) Tier 4: Master Runic Mage

To reach this tier, you must acquire all of the skills in the Spell Slinger skill chain at level 3. As a master runic mage you benefit from the following bonuses:

• Soul increased by an additional 20%
• All attack spells become fast spells.
• Runic Energy increased by 10%.
• Spells healing or damage values increased by 10%.
• Spirit increased by 15%.
• +0.2 to Character Point rate. 

Combo Professions

With some professions, once you reach a certain point in character development, you can open up a combo profession. This combo profession would allow you to to learn new skills and gain new bonuses along with your main profession. Runic Mages can open into the following combo professions: Rune Knight, Arcane Sharpshooter, Witch, Arcane Alchemist, Arcessomancer, and Artificer.

• Runic Knight: Rune Knight is a combo profession of Warrior and Runic Mage
• Arcane Sharpshooter: Arcane Sharpshooter is a combo profession of Hunter, and Runic Mage
• Witch: Witch is a combo profession of Runic Mage, Cleric, and Alchemist
• Arcane Alchemist: Arcane Alchemist is a combo profession of Runic Mage and Alchemist
• Arcessomancer: Arcessomancer is a combo profession of Runic Mage and Cleric
• Artificer: Artificer is a combo profession of Runic Mage and Crafter

Combo Professions is a new profession that grants you new skills and abilities. When you are able to go into a combo profession you continue to follow your main profession and the combo profession in regards to what skills are in profession and profession growth. The other professions that are apart of the combo profession offer no benefit.