Chapter 46: The Implock – Chapter 41 – “Skills and Traits”

∼ Skills and Traits ∼

Chapter - 041

Inspecting the various information on display, the demon hummed and hawed. Though much came clear before the learning demon, such as the base mana cost for casting a spell and the level associated with it. But he wasn't able to make out what exactly "effects" and "advancement" entailed.

"Minor damage demonic... and ar-cane? What that mean?" Nyx asked a bit testily, and not all because he couldn't figure it out himself.

Aria nodded knowingly as if she had known he would ask. "Like skill levels with Inferior, Moderate, Superior, and Peak - effects have a similar range going called; Minor, Medium, Major, Extreme. That is because the effects of any given spell or skill is all relative to the caster or user. When it says minor or major in effects, it is all contingent on the level of your skill and the amount of power you are capable of."

"And advancement?" Nyx added to his question.

Aria shook her head. "A skill can never exceed the rank of your class or the grade of your evolution, therefore it is not something you need to worry about. Especially since you will not be able to evolve or advance a skill before both achieving your next class rank or evolution grade and having reached the level of peak.

"That means you need to be at least level twenty-five as a warlock, and your skill needs to be at peak on top of that. But that being said, advancements are very powerful, as they can add additional effects, increase its overall potency, and can greatly change the skill as a whole. As for race skills, they are a little different, and not much information is written about them. But as far as I recall, race skills for monsters - instead of advancing - they evolve. Changing into similar, but often completely different skills."

Intrigued, Nyx almost tried simply wishing something to appear in the box noting advancement, Aria's advice to not fret over it making him only that much more excited for when he'd be able to achieve it. But as usual, Nyx wasn't able to manifest his wishes with only the sheer desire of his mind so he moved on.

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