# Magical Items and Arcana Skill \[No longer merged, hosted on Github\]

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/magical-items-and-arcana-skill-no-longer-merged-hosted-on-github/10288>\
**Category:** The Lab\
**Tags:** mod\
**Created:** [August 8, 2015, 11:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/magical-items-and-arcana-skill-no-longer-merged-hosted-on-github/10288 "2015-08-08T23:31:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![BorkBorkGoesTheCode](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/borkborkgoesthecode/32/2343_2.png) [@BorkBorkGoesTheCode](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/BorkBorkGoesTheCode)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2018, 7:36pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/magical-items-and-arcana-skill-no-longer-merged-hosted-on-github/10288/180 "2018-04-30T19:36:25Z")

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Arcana mod has been receiving updates since it was removed from mainline: [Commits · chaosvolt/cdda-arcana-mod · GitHub](https://github.com/chaosvolt/cdda-arcana-mod/commits/master)

Here’s the discord link for the SMF link in OP:

> [@Dumb Mod Idea: Arcana \[WIP\]](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/dumb-mod-idea-arcana-wip/10262):
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> So, this is a concept that came about when I discovered I could add skills via a mod. Basically add a skill for numerous anomalous ideas, and add a resource of some sort that is needed to make and/or power them. A rough summary of some of the random ideas I’ve thought up: EDIT: Oh…oh. “unknown skill arcana” it says. Fuck. Seems that adding skills via mods is fundamentally broken. EDIT 2: Ahah, I’ve figured that issue out. Here, have bonus screenshot:

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