Sakuramoria

I don't quite understand, can you take additional weapons, or only if you specified them at the start?

You get them if you level up the skill.

Added 1 hour 47 minutes ago
Elliot decides to go to the library to read something, and since the first of the two new books has already been taken by Yva (+600 experience points), he takes Diref's book.
Speed. It's simple: take, for example, human intelligence, which, in essence, is the speed of finding the right solution to a specific problem. Yes, it's probably good in turn-based games like chess, especially without a timer, to sit down, think, and pick your nose, but in real, truly important situations, no one and nothing will wait for your carefully considered opinion. The same applies to the battlefield; while you are running around one hex per turn with basic initiative, your faster opponent will manage to do things all over the map. To this, one can add questions of morality – a person unburdened by morality will always achieve the desired result in a shorter time and succeed over his ethical competitors. You can't buy time, even for money.

The reading makes a strong impression on Elliot; he unlocks the "No Convictions" belief and adopts it.
✦+5 to Speed [1000]
✦+3 to Attack Damage [2000]
✦+1 to Defense [3000]
✦+100 to Stipend [1000]
✦-15% to the cost of goods and services [1000]