Cunning | Hero - Special Skills Risen 2 Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Sneaking - you'll learn this skill at the very beginning of the game from Largo. It will come in handy during numerous house burglaries, but nothing else. Requires Cunning at 1.

Pickpocketing - a very useful skill thanks to which you can get rich very quickly. The list of all NPCs whose pockets you can look into is found in a separate chapter of the guide. Requires Cunning at 2.

Lockpicking - you won't get far without it. This skill will let you open chests which are plenty on the worldmap. Some of them hold fragments of unique weapons - so it's better to buy it while on Tacarigua. Requires Cunning at 4.

Monkey Trainer - a skill with a lot of potential which hasn't been used to its full extent. There is only one location in the whole game that you get into only by using a monkey (the attic in Antigua, where the Hangman's noose is). The monkey in itself isn't very useful and it can't be used in a fight - it gets killed instantly. Requires Cunning at 6.

Parrot Trainer - theoretically, it's the most powerful of all Dirty Tricks, but in practise it's not so worthwhile (it's expensive and requires buying a Parrot). The advantage of the bird over throwing sand or salt is such that it affects all types of enemies. The chance of hit is smaller, though, so the whole idea is not so good. Requires Cunning at 8.

Old Trickster - reduces the renewal time of Dirty Tricks. Same as corresponding skill in the firearms category, this one doesn't work as well. It will probably be fixed in a future patch. Requires Cunning at 10.

Dirty Tricks - increases accuracy and effectiveness of all Dirty Tricks by 5 points (for each skill level). Though some of the tricks are worth using, spending money on such a small modification doesn't seem like a good idea. Subsequent levels of this skill require Cunning at: 3, 6 and 9.

Thievery - increases the quality of Lockpicking and Pickpocketing by 5 points (for each skill level). It's moderately profitable, though it's usually enough to but equipment which will increase these skills. Subsequent levels of this skill require Cunning at: 2, 5 and 8.

Silver Tongue - increases the scope of persuading NPCs by 5 points (for each skill level). Since diplomacy isn't too important in the game, you can just ignore it completely. Subsequent levels of this skill require Cunning at: 1, 4 and 7.