Rather than attempt to master all runic magic, archivists instead focus on a specific script design. An archivist must decide his study at 1st level. Choosing a study grants a number of abilities to the archivist, which are obtained at 2nd, 8th, 14th, and 20th levels. The abilities granted are described in each study’s entry. The archivist’s chosen study also determines his study synergy ability.
The following six studies each focus on a different design of runic script, granting the archivist deeper insight into their chosen specialization. An archivist’s study must be chosen at 1st level, and once selected cannot be changed.
Focused Studies: Archivists must all choose a study of rune magic to focus their abilities. Some choose to focus their study even further, gaining a more specialized set of abilities. Archivists that choose a focused study gain their normal class features, such as bonus feats and altered script, but the focused study changes one or more of the abilities granted by their study. An archivist must take all of the replacement abilities associated with his focused study. Once a focused study is chosen, it cannot be changed.
The focused studies for each particular archivist study are listed underneath it.