Chapter Sixty-Nine: Character Sheet / Ding!
Rank Up: Bronze Three - Logician Adept
But that wasn’t all that had happened. He dipped a spoon into the new potion
Item: Greater Potion of Flavor Enhancement
Description: A well-crafted elixir designed to amplify the flavors of any food or drink it touches.
Effects:
Flavor Amplification: Intensifies the taste of food, making every dish an unforgettable experience.
Effect Boost: Enhances any secondary effects of the meal by +10%.
Soul Infusion: A dash of the creator’s soul powers has imprinted itself onto this potion. Sure, it’s fleeting, but you should count yourself lucky. I mean, come on, you’re not even Silver Tier yet. Sharing anything at all is a small miracle.
Temporary Effect Options (Lasts a few minutes—seriously, don’t get greedy):
5% Increased Dark Vision for 5 Minutes
5% Increased Poison Resistance for 5 Minutes
5% Increased Resistance to Scan/Identify for 5 Minutes
He swiped the notification away and then did a thorough review of his character sheet..
Character Sheet: Jace
Speaker Rank: Bronze Three - Logician Adept
Class Title: Twilight Guardian
EXP Capacity: 0 / 10
Word of Power / Affinities: Soul
Attributes
Strength: 24
Dexterity: 28
Intelligence: 34
Wisdom: 38
Constitution: 22
Charisma: 16
Spirit Constitution: 26
Karmic Balance: 6
Abilities
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Soul Mend
Distance: Sight
Heal severe wounds efficiently with 50% reduced self-healing costs.
Aether Cost: Moderate
Soul Tether
Distance: Sight
Transfer significant effects between entities over greater distances, including emotions and basic thoughts.
Aether Cost: Dynamic (variable with use)
Soul Survivor
Passive
15% increased resistance to soul damage.
Faster recovery from soul-based injuries.
Aether Cost: None
Soul Severance
Distance: Sight
Sever connections between entities and their host, dealing significant damage to tethered souls.
Aether Cost: Severe
Soul Sense
Distance: Sight
Sharpened perception of auras, discerning emotions, intentions, and detecting spiritual disturbances.
Aether Cost: Low
Soul Walk
Distance: Aura
Step into the Astral Realm, a parallel dimension where time flows differently. Move undetected by most beings in the physical world and venture into the Spirit Domain of willing targets.
Aether Cost: Dynamic (variable with use)
Soul Detection
Distance: Aura
Sense the presence of souls within a short range, even through walls or in darkness.
Detection Range: Arm’s length (increases with Spirit Constitution)
Aether Cost: None
Soul Step
Distance: Variable
Phase into the Other Realm, the Abyss, avoiding physical threats and reappearing in a new location.
Aether Cost: High (increases with time spent phased)
Soul Bind
Distance: Sight
Manifest shadowy ropes from the ground or nearby objects to entangle and restrict the movement of a target. These thin but unyielding tendrils of darkness latch onto limbs, holding the target in place.
Aether Cost: Dynamic (variable with use)
Shadow Cloak
Distance: Self
A shroud of pure shadow melds with your form, providing both armor and concealment.
Armor Rating: +40%
Stealth Enhancement: +35%
Shadow Affinity: +20%
Soul Shield: +25% (Protection from spiritual and magical assaults)
Aether Cost: Dynamic (variable with use)
Aetheric Absorption
Distance: Sight
Absorb a portion of Aether from defeated enemies, gradually replenishing your reserves.
Alchemical Focus (Mad Culinary Scientist)
Chop ‘Til You Drop (Passive)
Your passion for culinary arts fuels your EXP cultivation.
Bonus: +5% efficiency when spending EXP during cooking.
Iron Stomach (Goat Rank)
Legendary resistance to poisons, toxins, and food-related ailments..
Bonus: 25% resistance to all poisons and toxins.
Willing to Try Anything (Passive)
Culinary experimentation leads to unique potions.
Bonus: +20% potion-making success when using strange ingredients.
Over The Top (Passive)
Receive bonus Society Points when exceeding EXP capacity.
Trigger Condition: Exceeding the EXP capacity
Special Skills & Effects
Feast of Fortitude & Gourmet Alchemy
Prepare meals that boost defense, resistance, and morale for all society members.
Bonus: +100% to meal boosts, improved potion duration and shelf life
Sanctuary of Dreams & Ward of Protection
Dormitory: becomes an enchanted refuge with defensive bonuses upon waking.
Bonus: Protection while resting, temporary defense boost upon waking
Soul Bound Star Map
Guides you to destinations, even in unfamiliar territories.
Bonus: Eases navigation and reveals hidden shortcuts
Additional Abilities
Dark Vision (Adept Rank)
Enhanced ability to see in darkness.
Knowledge Absorption (Apprentice Rank)
Improved retention and comprehension of absorbed knowledge.
Universal Lore (Apprentice Rank)
Increased understanding of game mechanics and lore.
Resistance to Death (Adept Rank)
14% reduction in necrotic, evil, and shadow-based damage.
Mostly Dead - Somewhat Alive (Passive)
At 2% health or less, gain a +10% boost to Aether and stamina regeneration.
Immunity from Scan, Identify, and Mind Reading magic.
Jace's gaze drifted over his updated abilities, but his attention kept snapping back to the newest trio: Soul Step, Soul Bind, and Aetheric Absorption.
It was Aetheric Absorption that gave him pause. He hadn’t seen it listed before. "So that's why the boost hit so hard," he murmured, flexing his fingers as he recalled the raw EXP surging into him from each kill. The feeling was intoxicating, dangerous even. He tried to look deeper into its mechanics, but found little information listed.
“How does it even work?” he muttered. It didn’t feel like a Soul ability… or was it? The idea that he might be draining souls unsettled him, a creeping sense of wrongness curling around the thought. But if it wasn’t a Soul Ability, then what was it?
He recalled the order of things. Words of Power grant Affinities. Affinities grant Abilities. So, it had to be tied to his Soul, right? Unless… he was unlocking something new, something he hadn’t fully grasped yet.
