The stats
Strength
Damage, clinches, carry weight. Grows by fighting and hauling.
Agility
Speed, dodging, bows. Grows by moving, sneaking, shooting.
Vitality
Health and stamina. Grows by taking hits and by walking the map.
Speech
Persuasion, prices, and the checks in half the quests. Grows by talking — and Charisma, its partner, is your clothes and your cleanliness.
The skills
| Skill | How it grows | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | Learned in Uzhitz, then books | Skill books, recipes, the whole alchemy system |
| Alchemy | Brewing | Saviour Schnapps and every potion |
| Herbalism | Picking plants | Faster picking, better yields |
| Horse riding | Riding | Speed, courage, mounted combat |
| Hunting | Hunting | Better meat and skins; poaching is a crime |
| Lockpicking | Locks | The minigame is the skill; Peshek sells lockpicks |
| Pickpocketing | Pockets | Riskier than lockpicking and more profitable |
| Sneak | Sneaking | Noise and visibility; footwear matters |
| Maintenance | Repairs | Repair kits and the grindstone |
| Drinking | Drinking | Longer before the hangover |
| Sword / Axe / Mace / Bow / Unarmed / Defence / Warfare | Use | Perks at the levels, master strike from Bernard once Sword, Mace or Axe is at 3 |
Still to verify
Cross-checked on 17 September 2026 and re-checked on 1 October 2026 against the Kingdom Come wiki, PowerPyx, EliteGuias and Fextralife. Not from a playthrough: checked against the sources above. Still to confirm in-game.