Rank

The official GemStone IV encyclopedia.
Jump to navigation Jump to search

A rank refers to how often a character has invested the points in a skill when using the GOALS verb. The first 40 ranks of a skill give a higher skill bonus than the ranks beyond 40, at a decreasing rate.

  • Ranks 1 through 10 give 5 points to the skill's bonus.
  • Ranks 11 through 20 give 4 points.
  • Ranks 21 through 30 give 3 points.
  • Ranks 31 through 40 give 2 points.
  • Every ranks 41 and beyond give 1 point.

At rank 40 and beyond, a skill bonus can be calculated as Bonus = 100 + Ranks.

Not every skill uses the bonus provided by the ranks and instead relies only on the skill's ranks to determine benefits; some such skills are the various lores, Multi Opponent Combat, and spell training.

Skill Rank/Bonus Conversion Table

Skill
Ranks
Skill
Bonus
Skill
Ranks
Skill
Bonus
Skill
Ranks
Skill
Bonus
Skill
Ranks
Skill
Bonus
1 5 11 54 21 93 31 122
2 10 12 58 22 96 32 124
3 15 13 62 23 99 33 126
4 20 14 66 24 102 34 128
5 25 15 70 25 105 35 130
6 30 16 74 26 108 36 132
7 35 17 78 27 111 37 134
8 40 18 82 28 114 38 136
9 45 19 86 29 117 39 138
10 50 20 90 30 120 40 140