Chapter 91: Leveling Up_Tunnel Rat

Chapter 91: Leveling Up

 Reminder: You must allocate 18,000 experiences to Tier 1 skills, and 102 Core Skill Points to Tier 1 Core Skills or Foundation.

 Any unallocated points will be lost.

 -The restriction on spending only 27 points on increasing your stats with CSP is removed. For Tier 1 only. Someone gave me a sticky note that said "A debt is owed." Any idea what that is about?

 I''d really like to know the whole story someday. Interested in some experience in Storytelling? Just a thought. 

 18,000 experiences seemed like a lot. Some skills were already at their maximum, but others sadlycking. Did he concentrate on skills? Or on the stats they raised? The hint about special abilities if he raised one or more to level 10 was interesting.

 The logical answer was his skills. Those were what he would need to survive. He should focus on raising the best of those, and then take a look at where that got him. Maybe he could tweak a few things.

 Identify, Hide, Sense Danger, Skulk, and Fleet of Foot were survival skills. And some of them were hard to raise tertiary skills. That used up 6650.

 Poison and Disease resistance he was undecided on. He''d circle back.

 Dodge for 400 and Tail Fighting for 1800 he bought. He might need tail fighting a lot more now, with his weapons broken. And his tail always surprised the people he was fighting. Small des and Throw Sharp Things would be good for raising his DEX, but he would have spells for rangedbat.

 Acrobatics he maxed out.

 ws of Alta Viator stumped him. He didn''t feel a connection to the skill. Would thate in Tier 2 as a Rune-Boned Scout? That only made sense. He put 1800 experience into the w fighting skill.

 He still had 5900 experiences. He decided to ignore skills he hadn''t used such as skinning and scrimshaw. Cheesemaking was tempting, but he needed to be somewhere that he could make cheese. Rocky caves didn''t provide milk.

 3350 went into Poison and Disease Resistance. 

 Bone Carving and Rune Lore took another 2500.

 Thest 150 was put into Cheesemaking. You just never knew what you might find.

 Skills

 Stat

 Level

 experience

 P/S/T

 Bonecasting

 INT

 5

 2000

 Primary

 Poison Resistance

 CON

 5

 2000

 Primary

 Disease Resistance

 CON

 5

 2000

 Primary

 Skulk

 WIS

 5

 2000

 Primary

 Climbing

 AGI

 5

 2000

 Primary

 Dodge

 AGI

 5

 2000

 Primary

 Small des

 DEX

 3

 575

 Primary

 Tail Fighting

 DEX

 5

 2000

 Primary

 Mining

 STR

 5

 2000

 Primary

 Acrobatics

 AGI

 5

 2000

 Secondary

 Throw Sharp Thing

 DEX

 0

 0

 Secondary

 Fleet of Foot

 AGI

 5

 2000

 Secondary

 ws of Alta-Viator

 DEX

 5

 2000

 Secondary

 Sense Danger

 PER

 5

 2000

 Secondary

 Forage

 PER

 2

 500

 Secondary

 Skinning

 DEX

 0

 0

 Tertiary

 Manipte Locks and Traps

 DEX

 5

 2000

 Tertiary

 Hide

 INT

 5

 2000

 Tertiary

 Identify

 PER

 5

 2000

 Tertiary

 Mycology

 INT

 1

 500

 Tertiary

 Combat Block

 DEX

 0

 0

 Tertiary

 Bone Carving

 DEX

 5

 2000

 Crafting

 Scrimshaw

 DEX

 0

 0

 Crafting

 Rune Lore

 INT

 5

 2000

 Lore

 Cheesemaking

 WIS

 1

 150

 Crafting

 Rune Crafting

 INT

 5

 2000

 Crafting

 ck Smithing

 STR

 2

 500

 Crafting

 Trap Making

 INT

 5

 2000

 Crafting

 Mechanic

 INT

 5

 2000

 Crafting

 Hydraulics

 INT

 5

 2000

 Crafting

 Engineering

 INT

 5

 2000

 Ore Processingocessing

 INT

 5

 2000

 Pulley-Systems

 INT

 5

 2000

 Chemistry

 INT

 5

 2000

 Physics

 INT

 5

 2000

 Fluid Systems

 INT

 5

 2000

 Metallurgy

 INT

 5

 2000

 Skills done, he looked at his stats. His INT was at 15, but the only other stat that had a chance of going that high was DEX. PER was at 10 and AGI could be raised to 10. DEX was going to stop at 14. Some of his choices were poorly made, in retrospect. He had no other skills that he could use to raise CON by 200 points and get a total of 10. But, if he lowered Disease Resistance by 1500 points, and used that to raise up Small des to Rank 5, then he could hit a total of 15 DEX after spending his CSP. He''d have two stats at 10, and two at 15. He made the changes. It cost him 12 points to raise caps on stats. Another 33 points went to raising STR, DEX, AGI by three points and PER by 2.

 This left him with 57 CSP to spend on skills.

 Stat:

 Rank

 Cap

 experience

 Bonus

 Total

 STR

 5

 5

 2500

 +3

 8

 DEX

 10

 10

 1025

 2+3

 15

 AGI

 9

 9

 8000

 2+3

 14

 CON

 6

 6

 4000

 0+3

 9

 INT

 10

 10

 I quit counting.

 2+3

 15

 WIS

 5

 5

 2150

 0+3

 8

 CHR

 0

 5

 0

 0

 0

 PER

 7

 7

 4500

 2+2

 10

 TOU

 0

 5

 0

 +3

 3

 Milo wondered what "A debt is owed" meant. His best guess was some sort of apology from Wally.

 His list of Core Skills had changed slightly. There some new options to look at. But the first one he bought was two levels of regeneration for fifteen CSP. He was acutely aware that he had something inside him just waiting for a chance to dissolve him down to goo. He didn''t like the wording on Mutant Regeneration, and stopped at taking the third level of regeneration.

 Unlimited Dark Vision was next. He could already see in the dark a little, and he was aided by glowing lichen and mushrooms that seemed to be everywhere. But there would be dark ces in the world where no light would touch. At least he hoped so. Another ten points spent, leaving him thirty-three.

 Never lost seemed essential, and the 2nd and 3rd levels of Skilled Provider looked good. Any miner would take a better chance at gems or rare ores being found now and then. Eight more spent, twenty-four to go.

 He considered Strong ws and shing Tail. He had bought his tail fighting skills early on, but not increased the damage. Shadowblight had always been enough to kill nearly anything, and now without the magical weapon, he realized he''d be reliant on it. He bought all of the levels of shing Tail which would add +40 damage to his tail attacks and the first two of Strong ws adding +20 to his ws.

 He was done and could head up to Tier 2

 Tier 1 Core Skill Lists. These have been up before. In Tier 2 Milo gets ess to upgrades and different skills depending on what he does.

 Generic Core Skills: Any yer has ess to these Core Skills. Many more skills can be learned by finding teachers, reading books,pleting quests, or doing mighty deeds. The cost of Generic Core skills will increase with each Tier. Choose wisely. Putting off a skill today may cost you more tomorrow.

 Name

 Description

 Cost

 Increase Health 1

 +50 points to health score

 2

 Increase Health 2

 +100 points to health score (Must have level 1 first.)

 5

 Increase Health 3

 +150 points to health score (Must have level 2 first.)

 10

 Increase Mana 1

 +50 points to Mana score

 2

 Increase Mana 2

 +100 points to Mana score (Must have level 1 first.)

 5

 Increase Mana 3

 +150 points to Mana score (Must have level 2 first.)

 10

 Increase Stamina 1

 +50 points to Stamina score

 2

 Increase Stamina 2

 +100 points to Stamina score (Must have level 1 first.)

 5

 Increase Stamina 3

 +150 points to Stamina score (Must have level 2 first.)

 10

 Identification 1

 Gives information on an item or creature of levels 1-5 even if you are a lower level.

 3

 Identification 2

 Gives information on an item or creature of levels 6-10 even if you are a lower level.

 5

 Tier 1 Stats Cap Increase.

 Increase the cap on a statistic. You may buy this ability up to 5 times, to raise a cap on a stat to a max of rank 10 in Tier 1. Hard cap of rank 10 in any stat.

 1

 Tier 1 Foundation Increase

 Add 5 pts to one of your foundation skills

 1

 Purchase Bonus Points: 

 These abilities add to your stats. Gaining bonuses does not affect stats gained by ranks. 

 Spirit of the Ox 1

 +1 Bonus to STR. A maximum of 3 points may be bought this way

 3

 Spirit of the Bear 1

 +1 Bonus to CON. A maximum of 3 points may be bought this way

 3

 Spirit of the Monkey 1

 +1 Bonus to DEX. A maximum of 3 points may be bought this way

 3

 Spirit of the Owl 1

 +1 Bonus to INT. A maximum of 3 points may be bought this way

 3

 Spirit of the Cheetah 1

 +1 Bonus to AGI. A maximum of 3 points may be bought this way

 3

 Spirit of the Pig

 +1 Bonus to WIS. A maximum of 3 points may be bought this way

 3

 Spirit of the Hawk

 +1 Bonus to PER. A maximum of 3 points may be bought this way

 3

 Spirit of the Swan

 +1 Bonus to CHA. A maximum of 3 points may be bought this way

 3

 Second Wind 1

 Once per day, regain 20 Health/Mana/Stamina.

 1

 Second Wind 2

 Once per day, regain 50 Health/Mana/Stamina.

 3

 Second Wind 3

 Once per day, regain 100 Health/Mana/Stamina.

 5

 Breathless 1

 You may hold your breath 3x as long. (3 minutes.)

 1

 Breathless 2

 You may hold your breath 10x as long. (10 minutes.)

 1

 Scout Core Skills

 Name

 Description

 Cost

 Smugglers Stash

 Storage Skill. Summons/Dispels a magical chest. Size increases with rank. (3 cubic feet, 9 cubic feet, 27 cubic feet.)

 3/5/7

 Skilled Provider

 Your gathering skills have an increased chance of finding better quality items

 1/2/3

 Abundance

 Your gathering skills return more resources than normally expected.

 (+10%/+25%/+50%/+75%/+100%)

 1/2/3/4/5

 unnoticed 1

 You have a stealth like skill that makes you unnoticed in normal settings by Tier 1 creatures. Combines well with Skulk

 2

 Silent Step 1

 When trying to not be noticed, your steps make only 40% as much noise as normal. Combines well with Skulk

 2

 Unlimited Dark-Vision

 You see in Darkness and Magical Darkness as normal, but in shades of gray. No limitations on distance.

 10

 Bounding Leap

 You may leap twice as far as normal.

 2

 Fast Talk 1

 Slightly increases the chance of someone believing your BS.

 2

 Fast Talk 2

 Greatly increases the chance of someone believing your BS.

 5

 Never Lost

 Vastly increased memory for keeping track of the routes you''ve taken before, reading maps, and following clues on treasure maps.

 3

 Twist the Knife

 When your opponent is not focused on you, you have an increased chance of a critical hit. Knife not required.

 2/5/10

 WereRat Core Skills Tier 1

 Name

 Description

 Cost

 Strong ws

 Increased w Damage. Amount increases with rank. 

 (+10/+20/+40)

 2/5/10

 The Unseen Tail

 Disguise/Illusion in Were form. By using Skulk and staying in the shadows you will pass for a human.

 3

 The Invisible Tail

 Improved Disguise/Illusion in Were form. You may openly walk among humans even in wereform, and pass for one of them. Creatures much above your level, or with a good sense of smell, or who can see through illusions may not be affected.

 3

 Whip-Tail

 Your tail bes a weapon equivalent to a small mace.

 2

 shing Tail

 Your tail does increased damage and can sh.

 (+10/+20/+40 Damage.) Requires Whip-Tail

 2/5/10

 Many small eyes

 Make friends with local rats who will (maybe) do some scouting for you.

 2

 See through small eyes

 Increased control of your small scouts and you are able to use their eyes instead of your own.

 3

 Cheesemaking

 An honorable tradition! So tasty! INT crafting skill

 1

 Poison Resistance

 Gain the CON skill Poison Resistance. Cost depends on whether the skill is Primary, Secondary, or Tertiary

 1/2/5

 Disease Resistance

 Gain the CON skill Disease Resistance. Cost depends on whether the skill is Primary, Secondary, or Tertiary

 1/2/5

 Extra Stabby!

 All of your attacks have an increased chance of a critical hit. 

 2/5/10

 Extra Clever Traps

 Your traps and machinery almost always work, and in fiendish ways no one suspected. Even you are surprised at times. This core skill affects Mechanic, Trap-Maker, and other such skills. 

 3/6/9

 Not-so-fast Regeneration

 Grants increased, (x2), health recovery. Slowly regenerate scar tissue, and missing body parts. A steady diet of cheese speeds the process.

 5

 Pretty-Good Regeneration

 Grants increased, (x4), health recovery. Regenerate scar tissue, and missing body parts in less than a week. A steady diet of cheese speeds the process.

 10

 Mutant Regeneration

 Grants increased, (x12), health recovery. Regenerate scar tissue, and missing body parts in less than a day. 

 Warning: As with all mutations, there can be significant side effects.

 20

 Magical Aspects open up options to learn more mage skills. Each additional aspect has an increased cost. Gaining an aspect does not automatically give you spells.

 Chill of the Grave

 You have a high Death aspect. Training will let you learn Death magics. Increasing cost with additional aspects. Increase your Corruption by +1. Opens more options for mage abilities. Increased ranks decrease mana costs of casting spells.

 5/10/25

 Deeds in the Dark

 You have a high darkness aspect. Training will let you learn dark magics. Increasing cost with additional aspects. Increase your Corruption by +1. Opens more options for mage abilities. Increased ranks decrease mana costs of casting spells.

 5/10/25

 Storm Born

 You have a high Storm aspect. Training will let you learn Storm magics. Increasing cost with additional aspects. Opens more options for mage abilities. Increased ranks decrease mana costs of casting spells.

 5/10/25

 Individual Abilities: You have earned these through quests or adventuring.

 Spirit of Durgi Forefather

 +1 Bonus to TOU (Dwarves only.) May be taken 3 times.

 3

 Blessing of Hekate: Canine Speech

 You can almost understand dogs, and they understand you.

 2

 Increased Pudding Based Regen

 Convert bones and cartge to essentialponents, heal and absorb faster.

 5

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Chapter 91: Leveling Up