Skill Evolution Trees

SKILL EVOLUTION TREES

Turn ordinary skill gains into permanent specialization choices across combat, magic, crafting, companions, stealth, and survival.

Choose How Your Training Shapes Your Character

The Skill Evolution Tree System gives characters a choice-based form of progression connected to normal skill development.

Whenever one of your linked skills gains value, its associated tree receives Tree Experience. Earn enough experience and that tree unlocks a point that can be spent on one of its progression nodes.

Every tree has its own:

• linked skills
• Tree Experience
• unlocked points
• unspent points
• four progression nodes
• five ranks in each node

This is different from Evolved Skills.

Evolved Skills advance automatically according to the value of an individual skill. Skill Evolution Trees gain separate experience and allow you to decide where the resulting points are spent.

OPENING THE SKILL TREES

All branches, experience, points, and node ranks are managed through one window.

[SkillTrees Opens the complete Skill Evolution Tree window.

[SkillTree An alternate command that opens the same interface.

[Talents A shorter alternate command for opening your trees.

Level Window The Skill Evolution Tree window can also be opened directly from the character's Level window.

EARNING TREE EXPERIENCE

Tree progression comes from actual skill improvement.

When one of your skills gains value, every tree linked to that skill receives Tree Experience.

For example:

• gaining Swords advances the Warrior Discipline
• gaining Magery advances the Arcane Discipline
• gaining Blacksmithing advances the Maker Discipline
• gaining Stealth advances the Shadow Discipline
• gaining Animal Taming advances the Beast Discipline

Tree Experience is awarded only when the linked skill actually gains. Simply using a skill without receiving a skill gain does not add Tree Experience.

Luck may improve the amount of Skill Evolution Tree experience received from a gain.

A shared skill can advance more than one tree.

Several skills belong to multiple branches. When one of those skills gains, every matching tree receives experience.

Examples include:

• Tactics, Anatomy, and Parry — Warrior and Oath
• Animal Lore — Ranger and Beast
• Camping and Fishing — Ranger and Explorer
• Poisoning — Death and Shadow
• Magic Resistance — Arcane and Death

UNLOCKING TREE POINTS

Early points arrive quickly. Deeper specialization requires greater dedication.

First Tree Point The first point in a tree requires 100 Tree Experience.

Increasing Costs Each additional point requires 50 more experience than the point before it.

Separate Progress Points earned in one tree belong only to that tree and cannot be moved into another branch.

Point Being Earned	Experience Required for That Point	Total Experience Reached
1st Point	100	100
2nd Point	150	250
5th Point	300	1,000
10th Point	550	3,250
20th Point	1,050	11,500
30th Point	1,550	24,750

Each tree requires 30 total points to maximize all four of its nodes.

SPENDING TREE POINTS

Every branch contains four nodes, each with five permanent ranks.

Node Position	Required Linked Skill	Cost Per Rank	Maximum Rank	Total Cost to Max
First Node	25.0	1 point	Rank 5	5 points
Second Node	35.0	1 point	Rank 5	5 points
Third Node	55.0	2 points	Rank 5	10 points
Fourth Node	75.0	2 points	Rank 5	10 points

Skill requirements

You only need one of the tree's linked skills to meet the required value.

For example, the Warrior Discipline's fourth node requires one linked Warrior skill at 75.0 or higher. You do not need 75.0 in every Warrior skill.

No forced purchase order

Nodes do not require the previous node to be completed. Once you meet the skill requirement and have enough unspent points, you may invest in any available node.

Permanent choices

The player interface does not provide a refund or respecialization option. Purchased node ranks and spent points are permanent, so review the available branches before investing.

Losing skill afterward does not remove Tree Experience, unlocked points, or ranks that have already been purchased.

HOW NODE BONUSES WORK

Tree nodes provide passive progression rather than new buttons or manually activated abilities.

Each node rank contributes 1% to its listed effect category wherever that category is connected to a shard system.

Nodes do not normally place a new ability on your hotbar. Their ranks are read automatically by connected combat, spellcasting, crafting, companion, Bard, resource, stealth, and other systems.

The exact benefit shown in yellow beneath a node is the best summary of what that node is intended to support.

Effect Category	Current Connected Uses
Damage	Can improve weapon damage and accuracy for linked weapon skills. Weapon damage is capped at 10% and accuracy at 5% through the standard tree hooks.
Defense	Can improve defensive value for linked combat skills, up to 5% through the standard weapon-defense hook.
Speed	Can improve linked weapon-speed calculations, up to 5%.
Magic	Can improve spell damage, reduce mana costs, and shorten casting delays when supported by the spell system.
Bard	Can supplement Bard spell or song damage and resource efficiency.
Crafting	Can improve crafting success and material conservation when the relevant craft system uses tree bonuses.
Resource	Supports resource efficiency and can combine with Crafting nodes for success and conservation bonuses.
Pet	Can provide up to 10% companion support through Animal Taming-related pet hooks.
General and Stealth	Store progression for specialized tracking, awareness, thief, escape, trap, and stealth systems that read those categories.

Several bonuses have safety caps when multiple nodes or overlapping trees affect the same skill:

• weapon damage: up to 10%
• weapon accuracy: up to 5%
• weapon defense: up to 5%
• weapon speed: up to 5%
• combined spell or Bard damage support: up to 12%
• combined spell or Bard mana reduction: up to 10%
• casting-delay reduction: up to 6%
• crafting-success support: up to 10%
• material-conservation support: up to 8%
• companion support: up to 10%

AVAILABLE DISCIPLINES

Eleven trees cover the shard's major styles of character development.

Discipline	Category	Linked Skills
Warrior Discipline	Combat	Swords, Fencing, Macing, Wrestling, Tactics, Anatomy, and Parry
Ranger Discipline	Wilderness	Archery, Tracking, Camping, Fishing, and Animal Lore
Bardic Discipline	Bard	Musicianship, Discordance, Peacemaking, and Provocation
Arcane Discipline	Magic	Magery, Evaluating Intelligence, Meditation, Magic Resistance, and Inscription
Death Discipline	Magic	Necromancy, Spirit Speak, Poisoning, and Magic Resistance
Oath Discipline	Holy	Chivalry, Healing, Parry, Anatomy, and Tactics
Beast Discipline	Companion	Animal Lore, Animal Taming, Veterinary, and Herding
Shadow Discipline	Thieving	Hiding, Stealth, Stealing, Snooping, Lockpicking, Detect Hidden, Remove Trap, and Poisoning
Maker Discipline	Craft	Arms Lore, Blacksmithing, Carpentry, Fletching, Tailoring, and Tinkering
Provisioner Discipline	Craft	Cooking, Alchemy, Taste Identification, and Begging
Explorer Discipline	Wilderness	Mining, Lumberjacking, Cartography, Camping, and Fishing

WARRIOR DISCIPLINE

Linked skills: Swords, Fencing, Macing, Wrestling, Tactics, Anatomy, and Parry

Node	Player Benefit
Battle Tempo	Adds 1% weapon-pressure support per rank through combat-damage hooks.
Guarded Form	Adds 1% defensive-value support per rank.
Brutal Opening	Adds 1% opening-strike pressure per rank.
Weapon Conditioning	Adds 1% weapon-handling and stamina-pressure support per rank.

RANGER DISCIPLINE

Linked skills: Archery, Tracking, Camping, Fishing, and Animal Lore

Node	Player Benefit
Sure Shot	Adds 1% ranged-accuracy support per rank.
Trail Reader	Adds 1% tracking and encounter-awareness support per rank.
Wild Shelter	Adds 1% wilderness-recovery support per rank.
Arrow Salvage	Adds 1% ammunition and resource-recovery support per rank.

BARDIC DISCIPLINE

Linked skills: Musicianship, Discordance, Peacemaking, and Provocation

Node	Player Benefit
Perfect Pitch	Adds 1% Bard-success support per rank.
Carrying Voice	Adds 1% Bard range and duration support per rank.
Crowd Command	Adds 1% Bard control support per rank.
Deep Resonance	Adds 1% lingering Bard-effect support per rank.

ARCANE DISCIPLINE

Linked skills: Magery, Evaluating Intelligence, Meditation, Magic Resistance, and Inscription

Node	Player Benefit
Stable Cast	Adds 1% casting-stability support per rank.
Deep Focus	Adds 1% mana-recovery support per rank.
Spell Pressure	Adds 1% spell-power support per rank.
Warded Mind	Adds 1% magical-warding support per rank.

DEATH DISCIPLINE

Linked skills: Necromancy, Spirit Speak, Poisoning, and Magic Resistance

Node	Player Benefit
Grave Sense	Adds 1% spirit-interaction support per rank.
Venom Memory	Adds 1% poison and death-magic synergy per rank.
Soul Leech	Adds 1% draining-effect support per rank.
Undead Command	Adds 1% undead and summoned-companion control support per rank.

OATH DISCIPLINE

Linked skills: Chivalry, Healing, Parry, Anatomy, and Tactics

Node	Player Benefit
Divine Favor	Adds 1% Chivalry-reliability support per rank.
Shield Oath	Adds 1% guarding and defensive support per rank.
Undead Bane	Adds 1% pressure against undead enemies per rank.
Lay Hands	Adds 1% battlefield-healing support per rank.

BEAST DISCIPLINE

Linked skills: Animal Lore, Animal Taming, Veterinary, and Herding

Node	Player Benefit
Gentle Hand	Adds 1% taming and creature-control support per rank.
Stable Bond	Adds 1% loyalty and companion-care support per rank.
Pack Command	Adds 1% combat-command support for companions per rank.
Field Triage	Adds 1% pet-healing support per rank.

SHADOW DISCIPLINE

Linked skills: Hiding, Stealth, Stealing, Snooping, Lockpicking, Detect Hidden, Remove Trap, and Poisoning

Node	Player Benefit
Soft Step	Adds 1% stealth-movement support per rank.
Quick Hands	Adds 1% thief-action support per rank.
Trap Instinct	Adds 1% trap-detection and handling support per rank.
Vanishing Act	Adds 1% escape and concealment support per rank.

MAKER DISCIPLINE

Linked skills: Arms Lore, Blacksmithing, Carpentry, Fletching, Tailoring, and Tinkering

Node	Player Benefit
Material Sense	Adds 1% material-recovery support per rank.
Fine Work	Adds 1% crafted-quality support per rank.
Reinforced Build	Adds 1% crafted-durability support per rank.
Master Pattern	Adds 1% advanced-recipe support per rank.

PROVISIONER DISCIPLINE

Linked skills: Cooking, Alchemy, Taste Identification, and Begging

Node	Player Benefit
Flavor Memory	Adds 1% food-effect support per rank.
Careful Mix	Adds 1% potion-stability support per rank.
Street Barter	Adds 1% barter and reward support per rank.
Lasting Meal	Adds 1% meal-duration support per rank.

EXPLORER DISCIPLINE

Linked skills: Mining, Lumberjacking, Cartography, Camping, and Fishing

Node	Player Benefit
Survey Eye	Adds 1% surveying and resource-sign awareness per rank.
Efficient Labor	Adds 1% harvesting-efficiency support per rank.
Rare Find	Adds 1% rare-resource support per rank.
Field Endurance	Adds 1% field-endurance support per rank.

READING THE TREE WINDOW

The interface shows exactly where each branch stands and what can be purchased.

Branches The left side lists every registered tree and displays unspent points beside branches that have points available.

Experience Bar Shows current Tree Experience and the amount required to earn the next point.

Points Display Shows unspent points first and total unlocked points second.

Node Pages Two nodes are shown at a time. Use the page arrows to review the remaining choices.

A node's purchase button becomes available when:

• the node has not reached Rank 5
• the tree has enough unspent points
• at least one linked skill meets the node's requirement

When a tree earns one or more new points, a message announces the gain.

SAVES AND CHARACTER PROGRESS

Skill Tree progress belongs to the character and is preserved through normal server saves.

The system saves:

• the experience currently stored in every tree
• the total points unlocked in every tree
• every purchased node rank
• the number of spent and available points

This progression remains attached to the character through logouts, server saves, and restarts.

IMPORTANT PLAYER NOTES

• Tree Experience is earned only when a linked skill actually gains.
• One skill gain may advance several trees when that skill is shared.
• Luck may improve the experience received.
• Every tree keeps its own experience and points.
• Points cannot be transferred between trees.
• Each tree contains four nodes with five ranks each.
• The first two nodes cost 1 point per rank.
• The final two nodes cost 2 points per rank.
• Only one linked skill must meet a node's skill requirement.
• Nodes do not have to be purchased in order.
• Purchased ranks are permanent.
• The player interface does not provide a point refund or respecialization option.
• Skill loss does not erase earned experience, unlocked points, or purchased ranks.
• Tree nodes are passive and do not normally create activated abilities.
• Some benefits only apply when a connected shard system reads that node's effect category.
• Use [SkillTrees, [SkillTree, or [Talents to review your progression.

Training gives you experience. The tree determines what you do with it.

Develop the skills that define your character, earn points within their disciplines, and choose the specializations that best support the way you play.

Two characters may train the same skills, yet grow into very different specialists.