NUNA Devblog - Cultural Abilities

Here is an old version of the Cultural Abilities list.

Basically, these are non-magical abilities that reflect the skills you get living your life in a cultural role.

(The exception is Shaman Whisperer, which is connected to the supernatural trying to get back into our world).

I find most Feats or Abilities or what have you are rendered meaningless by combat optimization. In NUNA, there are three categories of abilities - Combat, Survival, and Caregiving. This reflects the fact that in the Arctic, combat is not the end all and be all, but that surviving in the environment and caring for other people is equally, if not more, important.

Enjoy thinking about these!

NORTH INUIT

COMBAT

Arctic Predator (Hunter)

Shaman Voice (Shaman)

Blade Expert (Healer)

SURVIVAL

Weather Sense (All)

Tundra Eyes (Hunter)

Immobility (Hunter)

Mystic Sense (Shaman only)

Whispers of the Dead (Shaman only)

Food Healing (Healer)

CAREGIVING

Ice Shelter (Hunter)

Food Provider (Hunter)

Healing Herbs (Healer)

Slow Thawing (Healer)

Dream Cure (Shaman Whisperer)

SOUTH INUIT

COMBAT

Rifleman (Trapper)

Weapon Modification (Tinkerer)

Unique Armament (Knowledge Keeper)

SURVIVAL

Traplines (Trapper)

Forest Eyes (Trapper)

Animal Ways (Knowledge Keeper)

Plant Ways (Knowledge Keeper)

Small Engine Repair (Tinkerer)

CAREGIVING

Slow Thawing (Trapper)

Healing Herbs (Knowledge Keeper)

Guiding Story (Knowledge Keeper) 

Small Engine Repair ( Tinkerer)

RIGGER

COMBAT

(All) Heirloom Weapon

(All) Improvised Arms

(Roughneck) Gun Slinger

(Whaler) Monster Slayer

(Engineer) Heavy Gunner

SURVIVAL

(Roughneck) Soak Pain

(Whaler) Ice Blood

(Engineer) Jury Rig

CAREGIVING

(Roughneck) Bodyguard

(Whaler) Warming Kiss

(Engineer) Med Tech

Viking

COMBAT

(All) Heirloom Weapon

(Berserker) Weapon Breaker

(Berserker) Human Weapon

(Valkyrie) Gun Fu

(Skald) Battle Hymn

(Smith) Hammer Wielder

SURVIVAL

(Berserker) Pain Soak.

(Valkyrie) Armor Flash

(Skald) Song of Full Bellies

(Smith) Fire Skin

CAREGIVING

(Berserker) Bone Setting

(Valkyrie) Warrior Death Dirge

(Skald) Song of Pain Ease

(Smith) Cauterize

NEW SCIENTISTS

COMBAT

Science Weapon

Pressure Points

SURVIVAL

Stasis

Pain Mitigation

Call of the Void

CAREGIVING

Healing Tech

Food Replication