The stats
Strength
Damage, carry weight, heavy armour. Grows by fighting and carrying.
Agility
Speed, dodges, light weapons, bows. Grows by moving, dodging, shooting.
Vitality
The size of the stamina pool and how fast it refills, and how slowly Henry tires; maximum health is fixed and no stat raises it. Grows by fighting, combos and running.
Speech
How well Henry talks his way out of things. Charisma is not one of the four but a value derived from them: it is your clothes, your cleanliness and your smell, and it changes every time you wade through a river.
The skills
| Skill | How it grows | What it unlocks |
|---|---|---|
| Alchemy | Brewing at a bench | Better potions, Saviour Schnapps |
| Craftsmanship | The forge, repairs | Blacksmithing quality; Reforged is Radzig’s sword |
| Drinking | Drinking | Less hangover, more tolerance; My Shoes! is getting robbed drunk |
| Horsemanship | Riding | Mounted combat, horse stamina; An Old Friend is Pebbles |
| Houndmaster | Mutt | Commands, tracking, the dog in fights |
| Scholarship | Books | Reading skill books, Latin, alchemy recipes |
| Stealth | Sneaking unseen | Lights Out is a stealth kill on a searching enemy |
| Survival | The outdoors | Foraging, hunting, weather |
| Thievery | Locks and pockets | Nimble Fingers is the hardest lock |
Perks and trainers
- Perks unlock at skill levels and are chosen, not given: read the two options, because several are trade-offs.
- Trainers in both regions sell skill levels for groschen; the cost climbs with the level. Books do the same slower and cheaper.
- Skill books need Scholarship to read; the first hours of reading pay for themselves many times over.
Still to verify
Cross-checked on 17 September 2026 and re-checked on 1 October 2026 against Fextralife, PowerPyx, EliteGuias, Vandal and Warhorse’s stat descriptions. Not from a playthrough: checked against the sources above. Still to confirm in-game.