Progression Point

Progression Points (P-Points) are an open-ended progression mechanic for Player-Characters/Adventurers to improve their skills and acquire new abilities, completely independent of a ridged class-based structure. Progression points are granted in chunks through levelling up, and by piecemeal from the Game-Master when they deem it appropriate.

Adventurers gain P-Points every level and the amount increases at regular intervals as shown in the chart below.

Progression Point gains by Size

When a Campaign is set to Scale by P-Points, instead of modifying the experience multiplier, the number of P-Points gained per level-up is affected instead. When the chart reads '1st to 4th' and so on, it is referring to the Adventurer's Character Level.

	Size-Rating	1st to 4th	5th to 8th	9th to 12th	13th to 16th	17th onward	Total
Medium*	1	+10	+15	+20	+25	+30	400
Small	0.7	+15	+20	+25	+30	+35	500
Tiny	0.4	+20	+25	+30	+35	+40	600
Large	2	+10	+12	+15	+18	+25	320
Huge	4	+10	+10	+15	+15	+20	280
Gargantuan	8	[as Huge]
Colossal	16
Titanic	17+

When Scale by Experience is used, all characters are treated as Medium-sized for P-Point rewards.

Progression Point Upgrades & Costs

The following upgrades can be purchased with P-Points.

Upgrade costs scale linearly by the number of times a specific upgrade is purchased. Cost is calculated AFTER acquiring a new upgrade, therefore the first time you spend P-Points on an upgrade, it always counts itself.

ex. If an upgrade has a base cost of 2, the number of P-Points to purchase it consecutively will be: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10...etc.

Cost & Scaling	Effect(s)
Gain Universal / Archetype / Skill Perk
2 per Perk/Trait purchased	Upon redemption, the Adventurer can acquire one Perk or Trait to which they meet the requirements: ♦ Universal Perks are obtainable so long as the Adventurer meets its requirements. ♦ Archetype Perks can also be acquired in the same way (maximum up to 3 archetype sets per character). ♦ Skill Perks can be acquired this way, but only after reaching Rank 5 to its respective skill. ♦ Racial Traits from the Potential Skill can be obtained this way only when their Potential Skill reaches Rank 5.
Increase Single Attribute
5 per Attribute boost purchased	Upon Redemption, the Adventurer can increase one Attribute of their choice by 1 point: ♦ All Attribute upgrades are mutually exclusive, meaning increasing one score will not increase the cost of the others. ♦ As a rule, Attribute cost reduction caused by Archetypes, Races and other effects cannot lower the cost below 2 P-Points per upgrade. ♦ The Intelligence Attribute score is unique in that the Adventurer must decide which Intelligence bonus the point should grant (see Attributes for more information.)
Gain (25) Skill-Points
1 per Skill-Point redemption purchased	Upon redemption, the Adventurer gains a modest amount of Skill-Points they can use to invest in Skills: ♦ The Adventurer gains 25 Skill-points that must be immediately assigned to valid skills. ♦ The Adventurer cannot assign more skill points than the cap set by their Character Level (10 per level).
Gain additional Archetype & Respecification
25 per Archetype purchased	Upon redemption, The Adventurer can acquire a 2nd or even a 3rd Archetype, with limitations: ♦ The Adventurer can select another Universal or Racial Archetype and obtain it as a 2nd or 3rd archetype. ♦ The Adventurer can only have up to three (3) archetypes at any one time, and only up to two (2) of a Universal or Racial Archetype. Acquiring a new Archetype triggers a Respecification, which follows this process: ♦ The Adventurer now gains all the adjustments and Archetype Perks of the Archetypes they now possess. ♦ Skill-Focuses shared by multiple Archetypes grants a permanent +10 Skill-Rating bonus per duplicate for overlapping Skills. ♦ The Adventurer may reassign all existing Skill Points into other skills, to help adapt to Skill-focus changes. ♦ The Adventurer may reassign all Perk/Trait purchases into other Perks/Traits if desired. ♦ Attribute scores must be recalculated if an Archetype gives P-Point discounts. (If the discounts result in the Adventurer gaining more Attribute points, their attribute(s) will be increased according to the new costs) (Any remaining P-Points after following the previous step will be refunded to the Adventurer to use)
Fortune: Passive-Income
2 per Fortune upgrade purchased	The Adventurer passively gains currency each time they level up as well as retroactively for every Fortune upgrade obtained: ♦ The Adventurer gains 5 Gold coins times the number of Character Levels they own times the number of Fortune upgrades purchased. (The Adventurer will gain 5 Gold coins multiplied by their character level the first time they purchase a Fortune upgrade.) ♦ When the Adventurer levels up: they will gain 5 Gold Coins by the number of Fortunes they have purchased.

Max-Level only

The option(s) below can only be selected when the Adventurer is at 20th level (or whichever is the maximum level):

Increase HP / Meta-Points
An Adventurer who has reached Max-Level but cannot afford any other upgrades can instead increase their health points or Meta-Points used by special abilities and powers. This option can only be selected when no other P-Point upgrade can be purchased.

Cost: 1 (Only when no other Progression-Point option can be purchased)

Effect: Increases the Adventurer's Maximum Health, or Meta-points by 1. If the Adventurer's Size-Rating is greater than 1: Bonus is multiplied by their Size-Rating.