Maybe I'm not following well but can anyone tell me if a scholar starts with any runes? Does anyone? Are they completely an in-game thing?

I get that only someone with Rune skill can use the implement runic abilities, but scholars, the ones who start with runes skill have no magical skills that use implements... right? I suppose they could take Bard... is there a talent that makes the arcane skill a career skill?

Thanks... love the book so far.

A runemaster starts with a lesser rune (sidebar on pg 71). As far as i can tell, that is the only career that can start, by default, with a rune.

[ This original statement is wrong: I think that the rune skill actually is different from arcana in that it requires implements, specifically a rune.] A caster with the runes skill has access to specific magic actions as listed on pg 115 when he or she uses a rune to cast a spell. Without a rune, a character with only runes as a casting skill can't cast magic, if I've understood that correctly.

So they don't need to get another skill to use runes as implements. On the contrary, other casters would need the runes skill in order to do so.

Edits in italics.

6 hours ago, Pratutagus said:

A runemaster starts with a lesser rune (sidebar on pg 71). As far as i can tell, that is the only career that can start, by default, with a rune.

[ This original statement is wrong: I think that the rune skill actually is different from arcana in that it requires implements, specifically a rune.] A caster with the runes skill has access to specific magic actions as listed on pg 115 when he or she uses a rune to cast a spell. Without a rune, a character with only runes as a casting skill can't cast magic, if I've understood that correctly.

So they don't need to get another skill to use runes as implements. On the contrary, other casters would need the runes skill in order to do so.

Edits in italics.

TY TY. I was so tired when I wrote that, but I woke up clear headed and was able to find the answers thanks to you.