Advancements

When an adventurer improves their stats or skills, it is an advancement. Some of these advancements require spending XPXP (Experience Points)The party's total gained XP is tracked by the XP dial. An adventurer's unspent saved XP is tracked on the Saved XP track on the adventurer mat. during the Reward Phase'sReward PhaseThe party gains any rewards from the encounter it resolved during the previous phase. Gain Advancements step. Some game effects also trigger an advancement opportunity.

Increase an Attribute

You can increase an attribute by spending the required XPXP (Experience Points)The party's total gained XP is tracked by the XP dial. An adventurer's unspent saved XP is tracked on the Saved XP track on the adventurer mat. cost to add a stat token or skill die to an open square slot in that attribute's row. Each additional token or die must be added to the open square slot that is closest to the side of the row with that attribute's circular token. The attribute cost for an open slot is shown at the top of that slot's column. When increasing an attribute from the left side of the row, use the attribute cost in the white box. When increasing an attribute from the right side, use the attribute cost in the black box. If any of that skill line's dice are in the cooldown trackCooldown TrackDice are placed here as the adventurer exhausts their skill dice or gains fatigue and status effect dice. The Cooldown stat determines the number of dice that are removed from the track each turn. (or drainedDrainedThe ability is resolved instantly as described in its entry. Then, that die is placed on the adventurer's race sheet. It is unavailable for the remainder of the battle and is considered drained.), the cost is equal to that of the rightmost (or leftmost) open slot the new die would be placed in if all of that line's dice were available.

Add a Skill Die

To add a skill die, you must have trainedTrainedAll skill dice that have been added to your character mat are considered to be trained. that skill lineSkill LinesAn overview of the different Skill Lines available., either when creating your adventurer or by visiting a trainer as a townTownThese encounters are described in the gazetteer and are triggered when the party ends its overland movement in a town or rolls a result on the unstable die while at an unstable landmark (see Traveling Caravans). action. To add a skill die of levels 2–4, you must also have at least 1 other skill die in the same line that is either the same level as, or 1 level below, the new skill die. For example, to add a level 3 Bow skill die, you must also have at least one level 2 or level 3 Bow skill die currently added to your adventurer mat. If you have added a skill die to your attribute rows, that die is referred to as trainedTrainedAll skill dice that have been added to your character mat are considered to be trained..

Increase Cooldown Stat

You can increase your CooldownCooldownThe number of dice removed from your cooldown track during the Recovery step of each of your turns in battle. stat by moving your peg to the next open slot along your cooldown trackCooldown TrackDice are placed here as the adventurer exhausts their skill dice or gains fatigue and status effect dice. The Cooldown stat determines the number of dice that are removed from the track each turn.. To do so, you must spend a number of XPXP (Experience Points)The party's total gained XP is tracked by the XP dial. An adventurer's unspent saved XP is tracked on the Saved XP track on the adventurer mat. equal to your new Cooldown stat value, which is printed above the next slot. For example, to increase your Cooldown stat to 3, you must spend 3 XP. You must increase your Cooldown stat one slot at a time, but you may increase it multiple times during the same Reward PhaseReward PhaseThe party gains any rewards from the encounter it resolved during the previous phase. if you have enough XP.

Increase Tenacity

You can increase your current tenacityTenacityA resource tracked using the peg slots at the bottom right side of your adventurer mat. Accumulated tenacity remains until it is spent to trigger a class ability or reduced by another effect.. To do so, you must spend 1 XPXP (Experience Points)The party's total gained XP is tracked by the XP dial. An adventurer's unspent saved XP is tracked on the Saved XP track on the adventurer mat.. Note: This increases tenacity available to spend and is not a permanent increase. If your unspent XP exceeds 3 at the end of the Reward Phase'sReward PhaseThe party gains any rewards from the encounter it resolved during the previous phase. Gain Advancements step, that excess XP must be spent to increase tenacity (if able) or it is lost.

Promote your Class

You can flip your classClassesYour adventurer's class adds special class abilities you can use, typically by spending a resource called tenacity that you accrue over the course of the game. sheet to its master side; this advancement is called a promotion. To do so, you must meet the requirement on the sheet's novice side, which is often an achievement that happens during a battle. When this happens, you immediately gain that advancement and can flip your class sheet.

Add a Skill Line

You can add a new skill line to an open circular slot at the side of one of your attribute rows. To do so, you must visit a trainer during a townTownThese encounters are described in the gazetteer and are triggered when the party ends its overland movement in a town or rolls a result on the unstable die while at an unstable landmark (see Traveling Caravans). encounter and choose a faceup skill line token there. The new skill line must be placed in an open circular slot at the left or right end of a row.

Add Magicka Stat

Unlike your other circular stat tokens, you may untrain your MagickaMagickaRepresents the adventurer's capacity to roll dice for spellcasting skills, as well as those skills' range. stat. If you have untrained your Magicka stat, you can also add it again as if it were a skill line by visiting any trainer.