Guide · Songs & Academy
Songs of Glimmerwick: Skills and Skill Points
Get the Skill Trinket from Nalin, earn points by leveling, and unlock connected ability nodes. Mana Enrichment, Potionwork Proficiency and Seed Gatherer are practical starting choices.
Get the Skill Trinket and open Abilities
During your school-supply errand, visit Nalin at Practical Practice in Wisk and tell him you are a student to register your Skill Trinket. Open the Abilities page from the player menu to inspect the tree and available points. If it shows zero points immediately, continue the enrollment errand and return after gaining a level.
Earn points and follow connected nodes
Complete quests, improve potion practice or song scores, and visit the Bathhouse from summer onward for experience; these are activities recorded by a player guide. Eastshade described one ability point per level in a 2023 development reply. The unofficial tree reference, labeled up to version 1.08b, lists one point per 11 XP and 31 one-point abilities. Select an available node in Abilities to spend a point; later nodes require a connected unlocked ability, so check the route as well as the effect before choosing. Those exact numbers have not been independently tested in 1.09.
Pick a benefit that fits your play
The 1.08b-labeled tree identifies three starting choices: Mana Enrichment I adds 100 maximum mana, Potionwork Proficiency I adds 5 to potion practice scores, and Seed Gatherer improves seed drops when harvesting the garden. The Japanese player’s ability list independently describes these effects. Choose the mana increase if spell capacity limits your gardening, the practice bonus if you brew often, or seed gathering if you want more seeds from crops. There is no single required first choice.
Sources
- 9Puz — first-days walkthroughAuthor Marvin Tang, 1 Oct 2026, walkthrough body: Wisk Practical Practice, Skill Trinket, Abilities menu and initially zero available points. No game version stated; guide account, not our gameplay.
- Ninkyokamo — player-authored ability guideArticle 1–12 Oct 2026, lines 9–10 experience activities; lines 21–55 ability descriptions; lines 70–73 Potionmaster reveals a hidden ability. No game version stated.
- Eastshade Studios — character progression discussionDeveloper reply 6 Feb 2023, lines 34–38, describes the planned perk tree and one point per level. Pre-release statement, not a 1.09 gameplay test.
- Weki — ability tree and skill plannerUnofficial reference lines 42, 62–123 and 499–501: 31 nodes, starting choices, connected nodes, hidden ability and 11 XP per point. Footer states coverage up to game version 1.08b; not a 1.09 retest.