Ascension Skill System

The Ascension Skill System is a Post-Cap development, but it will not be restricted to level 100 characters.

Ascension is a new system that allows you to divert experience into an Ascension Training Point (ATP) pool, which can then be spent on Ascension Skills to further define your character. Ascension is focused on Post-Cap Development, but is not restricted to level 100 characters. Starting at level 20, you can divert up to your level as a percentage of your experience gain towards Ascension Experience (AEXP). Every 50,000 AEXP will net you 1 ATP, which may then be spent on Common, Elite, or Legendary skills.

This initial phase is limited to the Common tier, and more details on Elite/Legendary will be released at a later date.

Ascension Training Points (ATPs) are then spent to unlock a number of passive and active abilities. They function very similar to the Combat Maneuver List (CML) system.

There are 3 tiers of abilities: Common, Elite, and Legendary. The Common abilities are intended to be very generic and apply to things that most characters might be interested in. It includes things like boosts to stats, skills, resistances, etc. Just those 3 different areas represent 71 different abilities, since each stat/skill/damage type is a separate ability. Elite abilities are designed for certain builds and character types (such as Squares, Semis, Pures, archers, locksmiths, etc). It includes things like rapid health/mana/stamina/spirit regeneration, elemental arrows for archers, locksmiths detecting traps when being handed a box, etc. Finally, Legendary abilities are designed for specific abilities/spells and usually tailored to a specific profession. It includes things like Rangers being able to tame one of each animal companion type (and separate ability to temporarily summon them all in combat), Warriors being able to manually stop a Berserk, Bards being able to create higher enchant sonic armaments, double attacks/spells, etc.

Characters will be required to invest a certain amount of points into the Common tier before they can access the Elite tier. They will then also be required to invest a certain amount of points into the Elite tier before they can access the Legendary tier. The abilities in each tier will get more expensive to unlock as the power those abilities represent grows. In addition, we intend to have a lot of chained abilities to promote certain builds. Some abilities may be exclusive of each other (so if you learn X, you can't learn Y).

Ascension is now live in all instances. Please see the various topics available on the official forums located here.

Milestones

Number	Name	Details
1	A Noble Effort	Reach level 20
2	Great Expectations	Reach level 40
3	Master of My Fate	Reach level 60
4	High and Mighty	Reach level 80
5	A Grand Triumph	Reach level 100
6	Up to the Task	1,000,000 Bounty Points
7	Class-specific	Differs by Class
8	Master of your Craft	Master an Artisan Skill
9	All the World's a Stage...	Acquire 10 Full RPAs (multipliers, orbs do not count)
10	Big Game Hunter	Kill a Challenging Creature (Currently not available)

Class-specific

• Cleric, Empath, Rogue, Sorcerer, Warrior, Wizard: Daily Grind -- Master a Guild Skill
• Bard: Virtuoso -- Master an Instrument
• Monk: The Art of War -- Tattoo 500,000 Motes
• Paladin: A Sacred Bond -- Fully Bond with Holy Weapon
• Ranger: Kindred Spirit -- Fully Bond with Companion

Skill List - Common

Skill	Mnemonic	Category	Max Ranks	Base ATP
Health Regeneration	regenhealth	Regen	50	1
Mana Regeneration	regenmana	Regen	50	1
Stamina Regeneration	regenstamina	Regen	50	1
Acid Resistance	resistacid	Resist	50	1
Cold Resistance	resistcold	Resist	50	1
Crush Resistance	resistcrush	Resist	50	1
Disintegration Resistance	resistdisintegr	Resist	50	1
Disruption Resistance	resistdisruptio	Resist	50	1
Electric Resistance	resistelectric	Resist	50	1
Grapple Resistance	resistgrapple	Resist	50	1
Heat Resistance	resistheat	Resist	50	1
Impact Resistance	resistimpact	Resist	50	1
Plasma Resistance	resistplasma	Resist	50	1
Puncture Resistance	resistpuncture	Resist	50	1
Slash Resistance	resistslash	Resist	50	1
Steam Resistance	resiststeam	Resist	50	1
Unbalance Resistance	resistunbalance	Resist	50	1
Vacuum Resistance	resistvacuum	Resist	50	1
Ambush	ambush	Skill	50	1
Arcane Symbols	arcanesymbols	Skill	50	1
Armor Use	armoruse	Skill	50	1
Blunt Weapons	bluntweapons	Skill	50	1
Brawling	brawling	Skill	50	1
Climbing	climbing	Skill	50	1
Combat Maneuvers	combatmaneuvers	Skill	50	1
Disarming Traps	disarmingtraps	Skill	50	1
Dodging	dodging	Skill	50	1
Edged Weapons	edgedweapons	Skill	50	1
Elemental Lore - Air	elair	Skill	50	1
Elemental Lore - Earth	elearth	Skill	50	1
Elemental Lore - Fire	elfire	Skill	50	1
Elemental Lore - Water	elwater	Skill	50	1
Elemental Mana Control	elementalmc	Skill	50	1
First Aid	firstaid	Skill	50	1
Harness Power	harnesspower	Skill	50	1
Magic Item Use	magicitemuse	Skill	50	1
Mental Lore - Divination	mldivination	Skill	50	1
Mental Lore - Manipulation	mlmanipulation	Skill	50	1
Mental Lore - Telepathy	mltelepathy	Skill	50	1
Mental Lore - Transference	mltransference	Skill	50	1
Mental Lore - Transformation	mltransform	Skill	50	1
Mental Mana Control	mentalmc	Skill	50	1
Multi Opponent Combat	multiopponent	Skill	50	1
Perception	perception	Skill	50	1
Physical Fitness	physicalfitness	Skill	50	1
Picking Locks	pickinglocks	Skill	50	1
Picking Pockets	pickingpockets	Skill	50	1
Polearm Weapons	polearmsweapons	Skill	50	1
Ranged Weapons	rangedweapons	Skill	50	1
Shield Use	shielduse	Skill	50	1
Sorcerous Lore - Demonology	soldemonology	Skill	50	1
Sorcerous Lore - Necromancy	solnecromancy	Skill	50	1
Spell Aiming	spellaiming	Skill	50	1
Spirit Mana Control	spiritmc	Skill	50	1
Spiritual Lore - Blessings	slblessings	Skill	50	1
Spiritual Lore - Religion	slreligion	Skill	50	1
Spiritual Lore - Summoning	slsummoning	Skill	50	1
Stalking and Hiding	stalking	Skill	50	1
Survival	survival	Skill	50	1
Swimming	swimming	Skill	50	1
Thrown Weapons	thrownweapons	Skill	50	1
Trading	trading	Skill	50	1
Two Weapon Combat	twoweaponcombat	Skill	50	1
Two-Handed Weapons	twohandedweapon	Skill	50	1
Agility	agility	Stat	40	1
Aura	aura	Stat	40	1
Constitution	constitution	Stat	40	1
Dexterity	dexterity	Stat	40	1
Discipline	discipline	Stat	40	1
Influence	influence	Stat	40	1
Intuition	intuition	Stat	40	1
Logic	logic	Stat	40	1
Strength	strength	Stat	40	1
Wisdom	wisdom	Stat	40	1

HELP

USAGE: ASCENSION [option] [args]

Options:
EXP - View your Ascension experience and ATP
SET {#} - Set the percent of experience to absorb as Ascension experience
LEARN {skill} - Trade in Ascension Training Points to unlock an skill
UNLEARN {skill} - Trade in an Ascension skill for Ascension Training Points
LIST {tier} - Lists Ascension skills by tier available for you to unlock
INFO - Displays your current Ascension skills
MILESTONES - View your Ascension Milestone progress
HELP {skill} - Lists information about the selected skill

Note: All {skill} references above require use of the skill mnemonic.

Resources

• Saved posts
• Ascension Skill System Official Forums - Official forums to discuss and brainstorm.
• Leafiara's Ascension Considerations