Ranks

Character ranks reflect a hero's reputation and power. NPC and MAC ranks reflect the challenge and tier of any entity encountered. Each tier corresponds directly, a Pauper faces Common-rank threats, a Legend faces Divine. A character must be of a monster or challenge's Rank to engage it, reaching ahead into higher-ranked content isn't hidden, exactly, but blocks off as an obstacle (road guards, sealed gates, terrain too dangerous to cross) until Rank catches up, and none of its items or Companions can be found through exploration either. Characters cannot equip or use items ranked above their own, though they may still carry, store, or gift ones they've legitimately acquired some other way (gifted, traded, inherited). See pg. 4 for full rank rules. A character who retires at Legend rank keeps that status in the world's history, see Retirement, pg. 4.

Module Character Level to Card Rank

A module's Character Level (Ch. Lvl) range is its entry floor, a character should only play a module whose range they meet or exceed. Playing a higher module than a character's Ch. Lvl is fine; any content within it that exceeds their Rank simply stays hidden until Rank catches up (see Rank Requirement, GM Codex Ch. II).

Maximum Lore Card Rank by Character Level

GM Appendix

The tables above are player-facing quick reference. Full GM-facing progression tables, Growth: Vitality, Growth: Drawn Abilities, Rank Point Progression, and Rank Level Prerequisites, are GM-only material and live in the GM Codex Appendix, alongside quick-reference tables for every other GM Codex chapter as they're written.

Characters

The Seven Attributes

Attributes begin at 0 at creation, except where a race's Innate Trait Adjustments require a higher Starting Attribute Floor (see each race's entry) so no Trait exceeds its aligned Attribute. Hard cap: 50. Max 2 score per Attribute per level. See pg. 2.

Lifespan, Starting Age, and Retirement Age

Starting Age = Lifespan × 25% (Immortal races use an effective Lifespan of 400 years). Retirement Age = Starting Age + 40, the adventuring window itself is a flat 40 years for every race, so no race earns Rank Points faster or slower than any other. See Time, pg. 4.

Favored/Averse Class Bonus

Main class +5 or -5 | one chosen Path +7 or -7 total, one chosen Branch +9 or -9 total. Only one Path and one Branch carry the deeper bonus across a race's entire Favored list, and the same applies separately to its Averse list. Applies to Ability rolls only, not Nature Drawn Abilities, Spell Drawn Abilities, or Miracles. Does not bypass alignment prerequisites. See pg. 2 and pg. 3.

TST Caps and Costs

Proficiency Tiers (Talents and Skills)

Talents and skills are organized into proficiency tiers. Tiers must be unlocked in order. A talent or skill score cannot exceed its aligned Attribute score. No tier may exceed a total accumulated score of 79 (Proficiency Tier Cap). Individual talent/skill cap: 45. This allows one talent or skill to be fully maxed, leaving up to 34 points for the rest.

Attribute Development (Per Character Level)

Roll 1d6 nine times. Discard the two lowest results. Assign the remaining 7 results as points to Attribute Repository slots. Each Attribute may receive no more than 2 score per Character Level (Ch. Lvl). Cost: 3 REM Points per Attribute score, 2 REM Points per TST. Unused REM Points become Remnants saved for future Ch. Lvls. Attributes are first rolled at Level 0 (character creation). Once all results are assigned and locked in, the character advances to Ch. Lvl 1.

The 20 Traits, Quick Reference

Vitality Summary

Vitality Progression: Life +18 per level + Constitution score. Mana +12 per level + Wit score. Stamina +12 per level + Willpower score. Endurance +11 per level. All sizes use the same rates, size identity is reflected in base values. Total Vitality = Base + (level x rate) + Trait modifier per level + Apex. Apex adds a flat bonus equal to the Apex score to all four Vitality resources. Developed through REM Point spending (2 per score), bounded by Wisdom score, capped at 25. Can be raised further through Relic quests. Spirit recovers 1 chip of Life, Mana, and Stamina per Spirit point between every turn, always active. Neither Apex nor Spirit are Traits. Vitality Cost Formula: an Ability's chip cost equals the Level it's learned at, divided by 2, rounded up, minimum 2 chips. Tactics cost Stamina, Spells cost Mana, both use the same formula. Both also cost at least 1 action. Endurance base: 30 for all sizes, resets daily. See pg. 5.

Base Vitality by Size: Goliath, Life 60, Mana 24, Stamina 40, Endurance 30. Standard, Life 50, Mana 32, Stamina 32, Endurance 30. Small, Life 40, Mana 40, Stamina 24, Endurance 30.

Meditated Spells Formula

Max spells meditated = Base 3 + Ch. Lvl + WIL Score + Rank Modifier

Combat

PROTS Formula

PROTS = Base Armor Score (AS) + all positive and negative modifiers to Protection

Modifiers include: Defense Trait score, shield AS, environmental bonuses or penalties, buffs and debuffs. An attacker must roll equal to or above the target's PROTS to hit.

Initiative Formula

Initiative = Base Speed + Agility + Vigilance (Luck used as tiebreaker on tied Initiative)

Base Hit Rate (Common Rank, No Modifiers)

Hit Results

Hit Bonus by Weapon Rank

Every attack: d100 + Hit bonus vs target PROTS. x = any additional modifiers.

Weapon Damage by Rank

Formula: dmg = xd6 ± x. x = Strength (Melee), Agility (Shoot), Willpower (spells) ± other modifiers. On a Critical Hit, add the respective score (Strength for Melee, Agility for Martial Shoot, Willpower for spells) as a bonus on top of 2x damage dice.

Unarmed Combat

Hit: d100 + Strength vs PROTS  |  Damage (main): 1d4 + Strength  |  Damage (off): 1d2 + Strength

TAW Melee

Agility replaces Strength for both hit and damage. Hit: d100 + weapon rank + Agility vs PROTS  |  Damage: weapon rank dice + Agility + modifiers

Range Bands, Standard Shoot

Dexterity Score absorbs range penalties. Beyond Long = auto miss, no roll.

Thrown weapons: 15 ft. base range, STR and AGI stack to hit. Beyond 15 ft. = auto miss. Reach weapons: 2 squares (10 ft.) melee, no range bands.

Range Bands, TAW Shoot

Focus Score absorbs range penalties. On foreign planets, range drops significantly.

Range Bands, Spells

Willpower Score (WIL) absorbs range penalties. Touch = melee range only. Area spells use fixed area from card, not range bands.

LST Chart, Limb-Specific Targeting

Hit Penalty = modifier to attack roll. Damage Bonus = bonus damage on hit. Miss = lose all defenses through next turn + 1d10 ft. stumble + counter attack + AoO from every adjacent enemy. No Graze or Critical Hit on LST.

Attack Area Types

Weapon Mod Scaling

Whenever a weapon mod refers to x (for example, "+x d6 damage," "+x d4 damage," or "x times per round"), substitute the value for the weapon's rank from the table above. This governs both the maximum number of mod triggers per round and the amount used in damage/effect scaling. For mods that scale with a different die (d4, d8, etc.), substitute as appropriate.

Action Costs

Each character has 5 actions per turn. See pg. 5.

Combat Movement

Character Conditions

Panic Engine

On success at any level: regress one level (or end panic if at Level 1). May take free movement action before ending turn. Roll: D100 + Courage vs Panic DIFS.

Armor & Weapons

Armor Types, Vulnerabilities & Resistances

Vulnerability: subtract AS penalty. Resistance: add AS bonus. These adjust a character's effective PROTS for that attack type only. See pg. 4 and pg. 5.

Weapon Type DMG Mods

Flat damage modifiers applied on hit. Refer to the GM Codex or specific Module for all instances.

TABA, Technologically Advanced Body Armor

Vulnerable to Melee and TAW Shoot attacks (+5% hit bonus for attacker). Lighter than standard armor. See pg. 4.

Armor Common Base AS and Rank Bonuses

Armor Quality

Armor Condition

Condition degrades at end of encounter: incapacitated (0 Life), all armaments drop one tier. Character killed, all armaments drop one additional tier. Condition does not restore when Life does. Maintenance required to restore condition (blacksmith, Item Value × 0.05).

Weapon Quality

Quality affects value only, does not change damage or combat stats. Apply the percentage to (Base Price × Rank Multiplier) only when the adjustment is non-zero. Good quality (0%) means no change is made.

Sentimental Value

Applies to armaments (weapons and armor) and accessories, charms, rings, amulets, cloaks, and any item readied or worn. Weapons and armor must be kept readied, accessories kept worn, continuously and without ever being switched out, to accrue a cumulative +1 bonus to the item's primary stat per Character Level (Ch. Lvl). The moment a weapon is unreadied or a worn item is removed, even once, it can no longer establish or accrue any further Sentimental Value, that's it, the bonus already earned simply locks permanently at its current level. Items gifted by an Adored character begin with +1 by default. Every 5 Ch. Lvls, the item also grants +1 to a Trait tied to its type: weapons +1 Courage, armor +1 Toughness, accessories +1 Charisma. Sentimental weapons gain one rank every 5 Ch. Lvls; once Rare, they become enhancement-eligible. Noted on the character sheet and armament card. See pg. 4 for full rules.

Weapon Condition

Condition degrades by the same rule as armor, see Armor Condition above. All armaments use the same system.

Armament Base Prices (Common Rank)

Rank Price Multiplier

Apply multiplier to base price, then apply quality adjustment.

Set Bonus

Only Heroic rank and above have set bonuses. Replacing gloves or boots removes that piece's bonus and reduces the Main Bonus by 25% of its numerical stats per replacement (50% if both replaced). Once broken by replacing pieces, the set cannot be restructured permanently. Only the Cuirass may receive a set-level enhancement. See the GM Codex for Cuirass enhancement rules.

Bound and Unbound Armaments

Underarmor Requirements

Donning, Doffing, and Setting Armaments

Armament Penalty (Armor) and Weapon Prerequisite (Weapons)

A character may use ANY class's Abilities, from any class tree they've spent Ability points into, with no penalty at all, so long as three things are true that day: the class's own default Armaments (its normal armor and weapon types) are part of that day's Armament Set, their alignment permits that class's Abilities, and they are physically able to carry what's equipped.

Armor and weapons are not treated the same way when mismatched, armor is a matter of weight and mobility, something raw physical capability can overcome, while a weapon requires meeting a class's own weapon prerequisite, something a class's Abilities simply don't teach outside their own tree.

Armor Grade Threshold: Every class, Path, and Branch has a maximum Armor Grade its Abilities assume, stated in that tree's Armaments reminder (see Playable Classes, pg. 3, and Armor Grades & Materials, pg. 4, for the eleven Grades in ascending order: Delicate, Half Light, Light, Half Medium, Medium, Half Heavy, Heavy, Half Dense, Dense, Half Composite, Composite). Each Half Grade sits between a full Grade and the full Grade below it, a blend of the two, Half Light blends Light and Delicate, Half Medium blends Medium and Light, Half Heavy blends Heavy and Medium, Half Dense blends Dense and Heavy, Half Composite blends Composite and Dense. A character may wear their tree's maximum Grade, or any lighter Grade, with no Armament Penalty at all, weight and mobility below that ceiling are never a prerequisite problem.

Armor Mismatch, Armament Penalty: When a character uses an Ability from a tree while wearing an Armor Grade heavier than that tree's maximum allows, a -5 Armament Penalty applies per Grade of difference, two Grades over the threshold applies -10, three Grades over applies -15, and so on. This penalty hits every roll made using that specific Ability, whether it's an attack roll, a Skill check, a crafting check, or any other action the Ability calls for, but only while that mismatched Ability is actually being used, never to unrelated actions. The penalty reduces by 1 per Grade of difference for every +5 a character has in whichever Trait most directly relates to overcoming that mismatch, typically Strength for encumbering armor. The GM determines the relevant Trait when it isn't obvious.

Example: A Monk's tree assumes Delicate Grade or lighter. A character with Heavy Grade (Plate) donned as their daily Armament is six Grades over that threshold (Delicate → Half Light → Light → Half Medium → Medium → Half Heavy → Heavy), taking a -30 Armament Penalty using any Monk Tactic. With +5 Strength, that penalty reduces to -24.

Protector Trees: A handful of Paths and Branches built around frontline defense raise their tree's maximum Grade all the way to Dense or Composite, the two heaviest Grades that exist (see Armor Grades & Materials, pg. 4), meaning a character following one of these can don ANY armor in the game with zero Armament Penalty. This is never free: Dense and Composite both carry the steepest movement penalties of any Grade, and every Ability written for a Protector Path or Branch is built to trade damage output for raw survivability, expect a Protector to hit softer and move slower than a peer who stayed in lighter armor. See each class's Tiers, Paths and Branches, pg. 3, for which ones carry this trait.

Weapon Prerequisite Profile: Every class, Path, and Branch has a required weapon profile stated in that tree's Armaments reminder (see Playable Classes, pg. 3), covering five parts: a Weapon Type (Martial, Magic, TAW, or Energy, see Weapon Type DMG Mods, pg. 4), a Weapon Style (Slashing, Blunt, Piercing, or Chop, for melee weapons; Shoot and Throw weapons carry no Style, see below), a Hand (1h (Main), 1h (Off), or 2h), a Range (Touch, Melee, Throw, or Shoot, each with its own distance band, see below), and a Grade & Material (the weapon's Grade, see Weapon Grade & Materials, pg. 4, and, for some Paths or Branches, a Material Restriction that narrows the Weapon Style further, such as wood-only). A weapon must satisfy every part of a tree's profile to activate its Abilities, matching the Weapon Type alone is not enough if the Style, Hand, Range, or Grade & Material don't also match.

Range: Every weapon and Spell resolves at one of five Ranges: Touch (self or an adjacent target, no distance), Melee (adjacent, weapon's reach), Throw (a thrown weapon's short distance, e.g. javelin, hand-axe, sling stone), Area (Spell-only, a distance shorter than Shoot that resolves against a zone), or Shoot (a mechanically launched weapon's long distance, e.g. bow, crossbow, black powder weapon, or a Spell's longest single-target cast distance). Throw and Shoot are not interchangeable, a thrown weapon and a drawn/mechanically loosed weapon are different Ranges even when their real-world distances overlap. Area still carries any Style (Cone, Line, Burst, Cloud, Single Target, or Chain), the Style just plays out at Area's shorter distance, a Line Style at Area Range becomes several short rays fanning out rather than one long beam, a Cone Style at Area Range becomes a tighter, closer wedge rather than a long one.

Weapon Type vs. Weapon Style: A weapon's Type is Martial, Magic, TAW, or Energy, the same Martial-or-Magic split used to flavor-tag Slots on pg. 3, plus the two culture-gated Types. A weapon's Style, where it has one, is Slashing, Blunt, Piercing, or Chop, describing a melee weapon's shape, not its Type. The two combine: Martial Blunt covers hammers, maces, and clubs; Magic Blunt covers staves, staffs, and wands. The same split carries across the other Styles: a plain blade is Martial Slashing, an enchanted blade is Magic Slashing; a plain dagger or spear is Martial Piercing, an enchanted one is Magic Piercing; a plain axe or hatchet is Martial Chop, an enchanted axe is Magic Chop. Throw and Shoot weapons carry no Style at all, a javelin or hand-axe is Martial (Range: Throw); a bow or black powder weapon is Martial (Range: Shoot); a wand or orb channeled at range is Magic (Range: Shoot). Not every specific weapon crosses both Types, some are locked to one side by their nature, a two-handed hammer can only ever be Martial, an orb can only ever be Magic, while others, like blades, can go either way depending on how they're made. For damage-modifier purposes (see Weapon Type DMG Mods, pg. 4), a Magic-Type weapon uses the Magic row regardless of Style, a Martial-Type weapon uses its Style's own row instead. TAW and Energy stand apart from both Type values and from each other, both gated by culture and availability rather than training or magic (see Cultural Armaments & Rarity, below), but they are not the same thing: TAW is manufactured technology, a TAW blade or rifle built on an assembly line; Energy is elemental substance given a weapon's shape, a blade of living flame, a lightning whip, a coiled wind-blade, plasma, or raw force, never manufactured, mirroring the same TABA-versus-Energy split defined for armor above.

Spell Prerequisite Profile: Spells carry the same kind of profile weapons do, but built from five Spell-specific parts instead: a Cast (Verbal, a spoken incantation or chant; Somatic, a gesture or hand motion; Ritual, no Verbal or Somatic component required, but takes extended time to perform; Mental, no spoken, gestured, or ritual component at all, cast through will alone, covering ESP, psionics, and telekinesis; or Reagents, cast by consuming a Reagent or Organic Element (Bone Dust, Bat Wings, Elderwood Ash, and the like, see Organic Elements, pg. 4) in place of Mana), a Mechanic (Instant, resolves immediately; DoT, damage ticking each round; HoT, healing ticking each round; Channel, held up turn after turn and interruptible if the caster is struck; or Drain, cast by spending Life, Stamina, or Endurance instead of Mana), a Style (Cone, a wedge extending from the caster; all other Styles, such as Line, Burst, Cloud, Single Target, and Chain, TBA), a School (the Spell's elemental or magical flavor, e.g. Fire, Ice, Arcane, Acid, Lightning, Necrotic, Holy, Psychic, Nature; a School can carry its own lingering sub-effect, such as Acid's Corrosion degrading equipment over time), and a Range (Touch, Shoot, or Area, see above; a Spell channeled through a melee or thrown weapon instead uses that weapon's Melee or Throw Range). A Spell's full profile is noted on its Spell Card.

Armor Type: Armor splits four ways, Martial (ordinary craft, steel, leather, hide, bone), Magic (its protective quality comes from an inherent magical nature rather than craft alone), TABA (Technologically Advanced Body Armor, gated by culture and availability the same as TAW, see pg. 4), and Energy (elemental in nature, plasma, living flame, raw force rather than manufactured plating, gated the same way as TABA but never built by Omnè's engineering). TABA and Energy are not the same thing, TABA is manufactured technology, Energy is elemental substance given form, a plasma cuirass is Energy even if no factory anywhere produced it. Any Armor Grade can in principle be reached by any of the four Types, a Heavy Grade breastplate might be plain Martial steel, TABA plating, elemental Energy given shape, or a rare Magic-forged piece, though some Structures lean toward one Type by nature, Force Fields are inherently TABA, Energy Shields are inherently Energy, and Mithril is inherently Magic, Type, Structure, and Grade (Half Light) are one and the same for it, it is never built as Martial, TABA, or Energy.

Cultural Armaments & Rarity: TAW and Energy are not special cases, they're an example of a wider rule: every playable race has its own culture-tied Armaments, a Weapon Type, armor style, or Martial or Magic technique unique to its people. Troll-make weaponry and armor and Ignis's Primal Armaments and Accessories (see pg. 4) are only two named examples among many, every race carries its own, whether written up yet or not. Each is rare outside that culture's reach. It becomes common only when at least one of two things is true: the campaign setting is within or near that culture's territory (an Omnè refugee camp counts, even off-world, same for a settlement on or near Ignis), or the character themselves belongs to that culture, whether by race or by a Background raised among its people (see Backgrounds, pg. 2), a human raised by Omnè qualifies the same as an Omnè character would, same for one raised on Ignis. Outside both conditions, that culture's Armaments are rare to find, buy, or craft, though a GM may still roll to let a character have managed to acquire a piece anyway, at their discretion. Many interactive MAC creatures carry their own MAC-exclusive Armaments the same way, entire classes built around them, Grave Wardens (Undead) wield Deathrattle bone weaponry and wrap themselves in Shroud Plate cured from grave-cloth and bone; Core-Wrought Sentinels (Construct) integrate a Forged-Core weapon limb and Plated Chassis armor directly into their bodies rather than wearing or wielding either; Alpha Predators (Beast) fight with natural Feral Claw and Hidebound weapon and armor types no character can equip or remove. These, and many more, are detailed per Module and/or in Behemoths, Beasts & Bugs rather than here.

Weapon Mismatch, Weapon Prerequisite: A class's Abilities can only be used with a weapon that satisfies its full Weapon Prerequisite Profile. There is no penalty scale for this, no Trait reduces it, a weapon outside a class's required profile simply cannot be used to activate that class's Abilities at all. This is separate from the Armament Penalty above, and unlike armor, no amount of Strength, Agility, or any other Trait makes an unfamiliar weapon usable for a class's Abilities.

Example: An Avenger's Abilities assume a Blunt, 1h or 2h, Melee weapon. An Avenger wielding a dagger instead cannot use any Avenger Ability at all, regardless of Agility or any other Trait, until a blunt weapon is back in the day's Armament Set. A Sorcerer channels through a Magic, 1h or 2h, Melee-range staff; wielding a different melee weapon instead, they cannot cast any Sorcerer Spell at all until the staff is readied again.

Example, Material Restriction: A Monk's tree requires a Blunt weapon made of wood, 1h, 2h, or bare hands, Melee range. A hammer or mace is Blunt and Melee, but its metal head fails the wood-only Material Restriction, so it cannot activate any Monk Tactic. A quarterstaff or nunchaku, being both Blunt and wood, satisfies the full profile and works normally.

Using a class's Abilities while equipped with that SAME class's own default Armaments for the day carries no Armament Penalty and no Weapon Prerequisite block at all, no matter how another class's Armaments compare.

Companions

Characters have four companion slots, one of each size. Only Life vitality applies to companions. Companions have no Mana, Stamina, Endurance, Traits, or Attributes. Their abilities are innate and built into their card. See pg. 4.

Companion Slots

Companion Types

Companion Lifespans by Rank

Companion Performance Tiers

Tier affects availability, engagement duration, story depth, and stat bonuses. Determined by sustained Mood and upkeep over time.

Companion Mood Scale

Mood is the only relationship metric Companions track. It reflects their current emotional and behavioral state, shaped by upkeep, gifting, care, and experience. Higher tiers grant escalating buffs to both Companion and owner. Common and Uncommon Companions cap at Tranquil, they have no Bond Quest and cannot reach Exalted. Bond Quests unlock at Tranquil for eligible Companions (Rare rank and above, noted on card). Completing a Bond Quest is the only path to Exalted.

At Comfortable and above, Companions gift back daily (cap: 1d4/day). Ruminants gift resources only. At Exalted, Companion remains loyal even through mistreatment, GM may issue an Exposed title for abuse of this loyalty. See Titles under Prestige. See pg. 4 for full Mood Effects and Decline Resistance tables.

Accompanying

At every long rest, the character decides which Companions accompany them. All Mood, upkeep, environment, and presence bonus rules apply only to Companions that are accompanying. Companions not chosen are left at a safe keep, with a caretaker, or released.

Companion Presence Bonus

Each Companion grants +1 to a specific Trait per year accompanied. Trait listed on Companion Card, varies by Companion type, not just category. Lost immediately if unaccompanied for more than 2 consecutive months. Rebuilds at the same rate on return. See pg. 4 for examples.

Companion Environments

Disliked: Costs 1 Endurance Chip from the character every 3 hours in-game. Mood drops 1 tier every 3 hours. Favored: No upkeep required. Mood rises 1 tier every 3 hours passively. No extra actions granted.

Companion Tickets

Module-exclusive, rank-matched items used to acquire Companions. Redeemed at the appropriate trainer, type noted on ticket. Companion revealed only upon rolling at trainer. Guaranteed drop from module milestones. Low chance from boss encounters, lower the higher the module rank. No drop from standard encounters. Can be stockpiled while slots are full.

Encounters & Loot

Encounter Card Types

Wandering Encounters

The GM rolls D100 once per hour of travel and once per rest watch. If the result meets or exceeds the Wandering Threshold for that zone (as printed in the module), a wandering encounter triggers. The GM draws from the appropriate regional pool. Once resolved, the card returns to the pool. Thresholds may be adjusted at GM discretion.

Item Drop Rates by Rank

Rank Differential, Loot Scaling

Level acts as a secondary modifier within the same rank, 5 or more levels above a same-rank target applies the next tier down.

Prestige

Prestige measures how the world perceives a character, shaped by actions, achievements, and failures. It affects NPC interactions, faction standing, titles, and legacy. See pg. 2.

Standing Tiers

NPC Disposition

NPCs interact based on Stance, their standing relative to the character, their race, and their faction. Some Stances are set by default (racial defaults), and shift through player actions and story events. Stance runs: Exalted, Cherished, Adored, Respected, Neutral, Tolerable, Disliked, Hated. Exalted is reached only through a Bond Quest, which becomes available at Cherished. NPC Disposition is tracked on NPC Encounter Cards. See Standing Tiers under Prestige for full tier descriptions.

Titles

Movement & Environment

Size Categories, Base Stats

Creature Size and Space

Terrain Types

Movement Types

Obstacle Navigation by Size

Each size category requires a minimum width to move alongside or through a gap without a check. Anything below these thresholds requires a Squeeze check (see Slither / Squeeze) or is impassable.

Example, 5 ft. wide, 8 ft. tall boulder, 10 ft. ceiling dungeon: Small, passes alongside freely; climbing over requires a Squeeze check for the 2 ft. ceiling gap. Standard, passes alongside at minimum; climbing over is blocked by the 2 ft. gap, must go around. Large (NPC/MAC), cannot pass alongside or over; fully blocked. Goliath, impassable in all directions.

Encumbrance

Each positive point of Strength adds 15 lbs to base carry capacity. Negative Strength does not reduce the base.

Visibility and Light

Disorientation

Environmental Hazards

Rest

Endurance resets at the start of each day. Maximum one long rest per day. Rest is interrupted by damage or strenuous activity.

Economy

Currency

Trials of Combat Currency

Gems

Metals

Fuel Elements

Photon Core, Quantum Alloy, and Aetherium (Sci-Tech Elements and Metals) also serve as power sources for Photon, Quantum, and Magic-powered Non-Organics, respectively.

Organic Elements

Sci-Tech Elements

Prism Elements

Class Trainer Requirements & Fees

A Class Trainer needs to teach the character's Main Class, not the exact Tier, Path, or Branch, any Trainer who teaches that Main Class can teach any Tier, Path, or Branch within it (see Playable Classes, pg. 3). Paths and Branches are Sub-Classes of their Main Class, not separate trees of their own, freely chosen at Slot 4 and Slot 21 respectively. Separately, certain Slots carry a Prerequisite: every 4th Level starting at Level 3, one Slot, cycling A, B, C, is a Prerequisite for that same Slot and Split at the very next Level (see Slots and Prerequisites, pg. 3). A Trainer must be at least the character's own current Ch. Lvl, this holds whether the pick being learned came from reaching that Ch. Lvl outright or from the halfway point toward the next one, the requirement tracks the character's Level, not the Slot number of the pick itself. Reaching a Ch. Lvl, or the halfway point toward the next one, that grants a pick only makes it available, the pick still isn't learned until the character finds a qualifying Trainer, in sufficient faction standing, and pays the fee.

Example: A character's 13th pick, a Path Slot, costs a suggested 130 Gold (10 × 13), learned from any Trainer of that Main Class who is at least the character's own current Ch. Lvl. A character's 27th pick, a Branch Slot, costs a suggested 540 Gold (20 × 27), under the same Trainer requirement.

These are suggested baseline fees, not fixed prices. Each Module sets its own actual Class Trainer fees and Trainer availability, the same way Planetary Markets pricing varies by world and region (see pg. 4). A GM may adjust a given Trainer's fee upward for a rare specialist, or downward for a common local one.

Fallen & Risen

Only classes bound to a Higher Power can fall or rise, Lawful classes may Fall, Evil classes may Rise. Falling or Rising characters whose alignment drifts all the way to Neutral can no longer perform or earn new Abilities from the class tree that is either lawful or evil, and they'll begin to take penalties and tests from their respective higher powers. See pg. 3 for full rules.