Harness Power

Harness Power is the skill that governs how much mana a character possesses on top of their base starting mana. Each rank of Harness Power gives the character (Harness Power Ranks (capped at level) + Harness Power Skill Bonus) extra mana in their pool.

Harness Power counts as a magical skill for the purposes of runestaff training. For someone not using a runestaff, training 1x to level might be best (i.e. a level 13 sorcerer trains 13 times in this skill.) For a runestaff user training twice more (to the point of "level plus 2", so the level 13 sorcerer would have 15 ranks in this skill) is in general trivial; this only nets a total of 2 more mana points at ranks above 40, and the defense in terms of overall runestaff training makes less than 2% difference in the DS in the example, which diminishes to under 1% at higher levels. However, for the first 40 ranks where the skill bonus per rank is greater than 1, access to the additional mana may be quite desirable.

Ranks and Training Costs

Type	Square			Semi			Pure
Profession	Rogue	Warrior	Monk	Bard	Paladin	Ranger	Cleric	Empath	Savant	Sorcerer	Wizard
Max Ranks Per Level	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	-	3	3
Training Point Cost	0/9	0/10	0/6	0/5	0/5	0/5	0/4	0/4	-	0/4	0/4

Examples

• Level 25 character with 25 ranks of harness power will have an extra 25 + 105 = 130 mana from the skill.
• Level 25 character with 50 ranks of harness power will have an extra 25 + 150 = 175 mana from the skill.
• Level 100 character with 100 ranks of harness power will have an extra 100 + 200 = 300 mana from the skill.
• Level 100 character with 200 ranks of harness power will have an extra 100 + 300 = 400 mana from the skill.

References

• http://www.play.net/gs4/info/skills.asp#harnpower
• http://forums.play.net/forums/GemStone%20IV/Combat,%20Magic,%20and%20Character%20Mechanics/Developer's%20Corner/view/1297