Blessings and Curses

Blessings and Curses are personality traits, physical features or even experiences that affect the growth of your character.

Blessing Effects

Blessings can have several possible effects.

Synergy -- The blessing provides a synergy bonus if it applies to a roll. Career blessings - and some other blessings - can be taken multiple times. If you have a blessing multiple times, it counts when comparing synergy bonuses, but can only affect your roll by +2. If I have taken the Courtier blessing four times, I have Courtier III. You also have the Courtier blessing as well as a synergy bonus from having an Etiquette of 8. I count as having three applicable synergy bonuses to your two, and so I get a +2 to my roll, while you get a +0. In an uncontested roll, however, I still only receive a +2 for my Courtier blessing - its "levels" count only in contested situations.
Training -- The blessing provides Training in a particular combat style or situation. If one character in a melee combat has one or more applicable Training blessings and the other character has no applicable Training blessings, the character with Training always has the Edge.

Knife Trained: Knives, dirks, daggers and the like. (Training)
Fencing Trained: Fencing and dueling weapons. (Training)
Backsword Trained: Single-edged swords, usually curved, like scimitars, sabers and katanas. (Training)
Broadsword Trained: Heavy slashing and stabbing swords used in war. (Training)
Heavy Weapon Trained: Axes, maces, and other unbalances weapons. (Training)
Polearm Trained: Spears, halberds, and other long-hafted weapons. (Training)