====== Ranking Up ======
[[:Game Mechanics:Ranking Up#Ranking Up|Ranking Up]] is a mechanical term. It is the act of increasing a [[:Stats|Stat]], [[:Skills|Skill]], [[:Jobs|Job]], [Mastery] or any other form of numerical progression by spending [[Game Mechanics:Definitions:Experience]], also known as [[Game Mechanics:Definitions:Experience|Exp]].\\
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To [[:Game Mechanics:Ranking Up#Ranking Up|Rank Up]] you must spend accrued [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Experience|Exp]] based on the [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]] and type of progression being [[:Game Mechanics:Ranking Up#Ranking Up|Ranked Up]] as per the table below.\\
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|  Gain a  [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]] in a [[:Skills|Skill]].  |  **1** [[Game Mechanics:Definitions:Experience|Exp]] per [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]] you wish to obtain.  |  If you wish to gain the 4th Rank of [[:Skills:Tech]], it would cost 4 [[Game Mechanics:Definitions:Experience|Exp]].  |
|  Gain a [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]] in a [[:Stats#Mundane Stat]].  |  **4** [[Game Mechanics:Definitions:Experience|Exp]] per [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]] in excess of your [[:Stats:Starter Stats|Starter Stat]].  |  If a [[:Races:Human]] with a [[:Stats:Starter Stats|Starting]] [[:Stats:Brawn]] of 7 wished to gain the 8th [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]] of [[:Stats:Brawn]], it would cost 4 [[Game Mechanics:Definitions:Experience|Exp]], since their [[:Stats:Starter Stats|Starter]] [[:Stats:Brawn]] was 7, and thus the excess is only 1.  |
|  Gain a [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]] in a [[:Stats#Mystical Stat]].  |  **5** [[Game Mechanics:Definitions:Experience|Exp]] per [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]] in excess of your [[:Stats:Starter Stats|starter Stat]].  |  If a [[:Races:Human]] with 6 [[:Stats:Starter Stats|Starting]] [[:Stats:Grit]] wished to gain the 7th [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]] of [[:Stats:Grit]], it would cost 5 [[Game Mechanics:Definitions:Experience|Exp]], since their [[:Stats:Starter Stats|Starter]] [[:Stats:Grit]] was 6, and thus the excess is only 1.  |
|  Gain a [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]] in a [[:Jobs|Job]].  |  **5** [[Game Mechanics:Definitions:Experience|Exp]] per [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]] you wish to obtain.  |  If you wished to gain the 2nd [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]] of the [[:Jobs:Merc]] [[:Jobs|Job]], it would cost 10 [[Game Mechanics:Definitions:Experience|Exp]]. \\ \\ **Please note**: All [[:Character|Characters]] start with 1 [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]] in their [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Starting Job]]. Therefore obtaining what may be viewed as the "first" [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]] in a [[:Jobs|Job]] is actually the second and therefore costs 10 [[Game Mechanics:Definitions:Experience|Exp]].  |
|  Gain a [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]] in a known [Mastery].  |  **3** [[Game Mechanics:Definitions:Experience|Exp]] per [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]] you wish to obtain.  |  **Please Note**: When gaining a new [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]] in a [Mastery], you also gain an [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Ability]] in that [Mastery] of equal or lower [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]]. \\ \\ If you wished to gain the 5th [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]] of [Arcana], it would cost 15 [[Game Mechanics:Definitions:Experience|Exp]] and you would gain an [Arcana] [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Ability]] of 5th [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]] or lower.  |
|  Gain a [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]] in a new [Mastery].  |  **X + 1 [[Game Mechanics:Definitions:Experience|Exp]]**, where X equals the number of known [Masteries] with at least 1 [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]].  | **Please Note**: When gaining a new [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]] in a [Mastery], you also gain an [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Ability]] in that [Mastery] or equal or lower [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]]. \\ \\ If you obtained the first [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]] in the [Cultivation] [Mastery], while having at least 1 [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]] in [Bones], [Animism], [Industrial] and [Stealth], then it would cost 5 Exp, since X would be equal to 4. You would also gain a [Cultivation] [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Ability]] of 1st [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]]  |
|  Gain an [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Ability]] from a known [Mastery].  |  **2** [[Game Mechanics:Definitions:Experience|Exp]] per [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]] of [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Ability]] you wish to obtain. \\ \\ In addition, you must have the corresponding [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank|Ranks]] in the relevant [Mastery].  |  If you wished to gain the [Meat] [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Ability]], [Bull Rush], which is [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]] 2, it would cost 4 [[Game Mechanics:Definitions:Experience|Exp]] and you would need at least 2 [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank|Ranks]] in the [Meat] [Mastery].  |
|  Re-training an [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Ability]] to another.  |  Calculate the cost of the [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Ability]] you wish to unlearn and the cost of the [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Ability]] that you wish to replace it with. \\ \\ The cost of the new [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Ability]] is equal to the new cost, minus the old cost, plus 1 [[Game Mechanics:Definitions:Experience|Exp]], to a minimum of 1 [[Game Mechanics:Definitions:Experience|Exp]].  |  If your [[:Character]] had already obtained the [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]] 2 [Pistol Whip] [[:Game Mechanics:Actions:Action]] from the [Quickdraw] [Mastery], worth 4 [[Game Mechanics:Definitions:Experience|Exp]], and you wished to replace it with the [[:Game Mechanics:Definitions:Rank]] 3 [Ambush] [[:Game Mechanics:Actions:Action]], also from [Quickdraw], worth 6 Exp. The cost of retraining would be 6 [[Game Mechanics:Definitions:Experience|Exp]], minus 4 [[Game Mechanics:Definitions:Experience|Exp]], plus 1 [[Game Mechanics:Definitions:Experience|Exp]] for a total of 3 [[Game Mechanics:Definitions:Experience|Exp]].  |