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Kayleigh.whybrow: /* Special Characters */

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Special Characters

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	* '''Bargains:''' Supernatural beings such as demons and undead can be persuaded to bestow special powers in exchange for some payment or service. This requires the character to seek out a patron, agree terms, and — sooner or later — settle the debt. Characters must make more bargains every year to hold onto their borrowed power.		* '''Bargains:''' Supernatural beings such as demons and undead can be persuaded to bestow special powers in exchange for some payment or service. This requires the character to seek out a patron, agree terms, and — sooner or later — settle the debt. Characters must make more bargains every year to hold onto their borrowed power.
	* '''Surgery and Alchemy:''' Surgery can graft or transplant parts from more powerful creatures or alter the functioning of internal organs, while Alchemy can enhance, empower or modify the body in a host of ways. Without a steady supply of potions, or regular surgical interventions, the body may reject the alterations, develop disease — or simply break down.		* '''Surgery and Alchemy:''' Surgery can graft or transplant parts from more powerful creatures or alter the functioning of internal organs, while Alchemy can enhance, empower or modify the body in a host of ways. Without a steady supply of potions, or regular surgical interventions, the body may reject the alterations, develop disease — or simply break down.


	Abilities gained by these routes have no prerequisites, even if they normally would. In turn, however, they may not serve as prerequisites for other skills, since the character has not earned a true understanding on which to build.		Abilities gained by these routes have no prerequisites, even if they normally would. In turn, however, they may not serve as prerequisites for other skills, since the character has not earned a true understanding on which to build.

Kayleigh.whybrow: /* Training and Research */

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Training and Research

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	* '''Training:''' The Bastion offers training in all the standard general and archetype skills appearing in this rulebook. Other organisations may offer different abilities in future. Characters may only train in the abilities on offer, never invent their own.		* '''Training:''' The Bastion offers training in all the standard general and archetype skills appearing in this rulebook. Other organisations may offer different abilities in future. Characters may only train in the abilities on offer, never invent their own.
	* '''Research:''' Characters may research new abilities (such as new alchemical recipes or magical rites), or improve on abilities they already know, through independent investigation and experimentation, questing and trials and other methods. Some research routes are already mapped out, but characters may forge wholly new paths, limited only by the laws of the world.		* '''Research:''' Characters may research new abilities (such as new alchemical recipes or magical rites), or improve on abilities they already know, through independent investigation and experimentation, questing and trials and other methods. Some research routes are already mapped out, but characters may forge wholly new paths, limited only by the laws of the world.


	Training and research are overseen by dedicated training and research referees. Every project must in the first instance be registered with one of these dedicated referees, although daily progress may in some cases be logged with other staff members.		Training and research are overseen by dedicated training and research referees. Every project must in the first instance be registered with one of these dedicated referees, although daily progress may in some cases be logged with other staff members.

Kayleigh.whybrow: /* Experience */

2026-04-28T03:58:04Z

Experience

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	* '''First Event Per Year:''' After the first event a character attends in a year, they receive 5 XP.		* '''First Event Per Year:''' After the first event a character attends in a year, they receive 5 XP.
	* '''Subsequent Events:''' For each of the next three events the character attends in a year, they receive 1 XP per event, for a maximum of 8 XP for a character in any one year.		* '''Subsequent Events:''' For each of the next three events the character attends in a year, they receive 1 XP per event, for a maximum of 8 XP for a character in any one year.


	XP may be spent immediately after the event in which it is earned, or saved up for later use, along with any unspent points from character creation. Any unspent XP, whether earned or left over from character creation, is lost when the character dies or retires.		XP may be spent immediately after the event in which it is earned, or saved up for later use, along with any unspent points from character creation. Any unspent XP, whether earned or left over from character creation, is lost when the character dies or retires.

Kayleigh.whybrow at 03:57, 28 April 2026

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Kayleigh.whybrow: /* Experience */

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Experience

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	==Experience==		==Experience==

	Every character gains fresh insight or learns from their errors, simply through having adventures and surviving battles. This growth is represented by an award of '''experience points''' granted after each event.		Every character gains fresh insight or learns from their errors, simply through having adventures and surviving battles. This growth is represented by an award of '''experience points''' '''( or XP)''' granted after each event.

	These points may be spent on [[Character Creation#General Skills\|'''general''']] and [[Character Creation#Archetype Skills\|'''archetype''']] skills just as they would at character creation, with similar need to meet any prerequisites and follow any stated limitations.		These points may be spent on [[Character Creation#General Skills\|'''general''']] and [[Character Creation#Archetype Skills\|'''archetype''']] skills just as they would at character creation, with similar need to meet any prerequisites and follow any stated limitations.

Kayleigh.whybrow: /* Experience */

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Experience

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	'''Note:''' The above rules apply to the ''character'', not the ''player'' – it’s possible, for example, for a player to receive 5 points four times in a year, if their characters died every event.		'''Note:''' The above rules apply to the ''character'', not the ''player'' – it’s possible, for example, for a player to receive 5 points four times in a year, if their characters died every event.

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			\| '''Retirement'''

			A player may choose to retire their character at any time, removing them from active play. Retired characters become [[General Rules#Non-Player Characters\|'''non-player characters''']] and may not be played again.

			Characters retiring with '''60 or more experience points''' grant a flat '''8 bonus experience points''' to the player's next character, who begins with '''28 experience points''' instead of the standard 20.

			This is a flat bonus and is not incremental based on how much experience is being retired.
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	==Training and Research==		==Training and Research==

David.moore: /* Points Cap */

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Points Cap

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	There is a limit to this progress: '''No normal mortal can have more than 100 experience points total, including their initial 20 points.'''		There is a limit to this progress: '''No normal mortal can have more than 100 experience points total, including their initial 20 points.'''

	Routes exist in play to forget skills or re-spend points, usually at some cost, difficulty or danger; although if you have an '''out of character''' reason for wanting to change skills (e.g. becoming a non-combatant due to health or mobility), please get in touch with the Game Organisation Desk to discuss options.		Routes exist in play to forget skills or re-spend points, usually at some cost, difficulty or danger; although if you have an '''out of character''' reason for wanting to change skills (e.g. becoming a non-combatant due to health or mobility), please get in touch with the [[General Rules#Game Organisation Desk\|'''game organisation desk''']] to discuss options.

	====Blaze of Glory====		====Blaze of Glory====
	A character may be allowed to exceed the standard points cap, or otherwise step outside normal restrictions on characters (e.g. by rising to [[Research#Complexity and Skill Level\|master]] skill level in their study path), by consciously abandoning mortality. The routes to doing so are difficult and dangerous, but they exist.		A character may be allowed to exceed the standard points cap, or otherwise step outside normal restrictions on characters (e.g. by rising to [[Research#Complexity and Skill Level\|master]] skill level in their study path), by consciously abandoning mortality. The routes to doing so are difficult and dangerous, but they exist.

	Having taken this route, the character must either die or retire (becoming an ~~NPC~~) no more than '~~'one~~'' calendar year after exceeding the cap. A member of staff will flag this decision to the player in advance and discuss options, but once made, the decision is irreversible.		Having taken this route, the character must either die or retire (becoming a [[General Rules#Non-Player Characters\|'''non-player character''']]) no more than '''one calendar year''' after exceeding the cap. A member of staff will flag this decision to the player in advance and discuss options, but once made, the decision is irreversible.

David.moore: /* Training and Research */

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Training and Research

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	:* '''[[Research]]:''' Characters may research ''new'' abilities (such as new alchemical recipes or magical rites), or improve on abilities they already know, through independent investigation and experimentation, questing and trials and other methods. Some research routes are already mapped out, but characters may forge wholly new paths, limited only by the laws of the world.		:* '''[[Research]]:''' Characters may research ''new'' abilities (such as new alchemical recipes or magical rites), or improve on abilities they already know, through independent investigation and experimentation, questing and trials and other methods. Some research routes are already mapped out, but characters may forge wholly new paths, limited only by the laws of the world.

	Training and research are overseen by dedicated training and research referees. Every project must in the first instance be registered with one of these dedicated referees, although daily progress may in some cases be logged with other staff members.		Training and research are overseen by dedicated [[General Rules#Referees\|'''training''' and '''research referees''']]. Every project must in the first instance be registered with one of these dedicated referees, although daily progress may in some cases be logged with other staff members.

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	====Study and Experience Points====		====Study and Experience Points====

	Abilities learned through study don’t ''cost'' experience points; players earn them through in-character effort during ~~Time~~ In, tracked via [[#Study Units\|study units]]. They do, however, have a ''value'' in points, which is added to the character’s total and counts against their [[Character Progression#Points Cap\|points cap]]. Details are listed in the [[Training#Experience Points\|Training]] and [[Research#Experience Points\|Research]] sections, respectively.		Abilities learned through study don’t ''cost'' experience points; players earn them through in-character effort during '''time in''', tracked via [[#Study Units\|study units]]. They do, however, have a ''value'' in points, which is added to the character’s total and counts against their [[Character Progression#Points Cap\|points cap]]. Details are listed in the [[Training#Experience Points\|Training]] and [[Research#Experience Points\|Research]] sections, respectively.

	==Special Characters==		==Special Characters==

David.moore: /* Experience */

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Experience

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	Every character gains fresh insight or learns from their errors, simply through having adventures and surviving battles. This growth is represented by an award of '''experience points''' granted after each event.		Every character gains fresh insight or learns from their errors, simply through having adventures and surviving battles. This growth is represented by an award of '''experience points''' granted after each event.

	These points may be spent on [[Character Creation#General Skills\|general]] and [[Character Creation#Archetype Skills\|archetype]] skills just as they would at character creation, with similar need to meet any prerequisites and follow any stated limitations.		These points may be spent on [[Character Creation#General Skills\|'''general''']] and [[Character Creation#Archetype Skills\|'''archetype''']] skills just as they would at character creation, with similar need to meet any prerequisites and follow any stated limitations.

	Experience is awarded as follows.		Experience is awarded as follows.

David.moore: /* Special Characters */

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Special Characters

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	==Special Characters==		==Special Characters==

	Characters can also be empowered by ''external forces'', rendering them a '''~~Special~~ ~~Character~~'''. Like [[Character Progression#Experience\|experience]], [[Training\|training]] and [[Research\|research]], these abilities have a point value that counts against the character’s [[#Points Cap\|points cap]].		Characters can also be empowered by ''external forces'', rendering them a '''special character'''. Like [[Character Progression#Experience\|experience]], [[Training\|training]] and [[Research\|research]], these abilities have a point value that counts against the character’s [[#Points Cap\|points cap]].

	Unlike those routes, they are almost always temporary or require regular upkeep. It is ''possible'' to permanently change a character this way, but the routes are difficult and costly.		Unlike those routes, they are almost always temporary or require regular upkeep. It is ''possible'' to permanently change a character this way, but the routes are difficult and costly.