Self-Taught Abilities

Self-taught ability rules

All the self-made ability rules in the resourcesresource资源Anything that can be exchanged for: bloodlines, augmentations, titles, items, and more. are self-taught ability rules.

Sometimes the Overseerthe Overseer主神The giant sphere of light at the center of the Overseer's Space. It summons Reincarnators, sells upgrades, heals and revives, and erases those who break its rules. lets you "comprehend through your own study" certain abilities: that is, learn them by spending XP rather than paying RankRank支线The power grade of abilities and rewards: Unranked, D, C, B, A, S. Prices combine Ranks and Reward Points, e.g. DD+1200 = two D-Ranks and 1,200 points. and Reward PointsReward Points奖励点数The most common currency of the setting, spent to exchange resources and upgrades from the Overseer.. This is called the self-taught rule.

What you can buy with the self-taught rule includes:

TitlesTitle称号A resource representing a profession or identity, with its own advancement path. and the SkillsSkill技能A learned ability. Attribute + Skill makes most dice pools. in their Skill trees;

Energy PoolsEnergy Pool能量池Energy that powers abilities, such as mana, inner force, or chakra. and the Skills in their Skill trees;

Skills in BloodlineBloodline血统A resource that changes the character's lineage, granting racial or inherited powers. Skill trees;

Skills in AugmentationAugmentation改造A resource that modifies the body through technology, magic, or anomalous means. Skill trees;

Skills in Eye TechniqueEye Technique瞳术A special power used through the eyes, such as the Sharingan or Byakugan. Skill trees;

cultivation and the Skills in its skill books;

Skills in school Skill trees;

spells;

ArtsArt技艺A martial or practical discipline learned through training.;

and so on. You can't buy template abilities themselves (you can't buy a higher Bloodline, though you can still buy Bloodline Skills) or items (because of how special they are, GrimoiresGrimoire魔导书A book of spells, used to learn and cast them. can't be self-made either).

For a Skill you already have, you can teach yourself its successor Skills or sub-Skills in the same Skill tree (for example, raising D-Rank inner force to C-Rank, raising a D-Rank energy upgradeupgrade强化The general word for any power gained through exchange. Not the same as an enhancement bonus. Skill to C-Rank, or training a technique of the same level when you already have a D-Rank energy blast Skill).

But for a new ability that isn't a template (such as a Title or an Art), you must buy its lowest level or its core manual with Rank and points; you can't make up its lowest level yourself.

Example 1) If a Skill has D, C, B, and A levels, you must buy the D level with points and Rank before you can buy the later levels with XP.

If the Skill only has C, B, and A levels, you must buy the C level with points and Rank before you can buy the later levels with XP.

If the Skill only has a C level, it must be bought with points and Rank; it can't be bought with XP.

Example 2) For a Bloodline Skill, you must first have the matching Bloodline and have unlocked the Bloodline Skill tree at the matching level before you can buy it with the self-taught rule.

Example 3) A set of Arts with no core manual, made of all kinds of abilities from D-Rank on: such a resource can only be bought with Rank.

The cost is worked out like this:

XP paid = (number of D's of Rank x 8) + (Reward Points / 125), rounded up.

Example: an A + 4,000 resource gained through the self-taught rule costs 248 XP (27 x 8 + 4,000 / 125).

If the original price includes XP, add the original XP after working out the XP needed.