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--- legacy:traits:traits [2025/03/12 17:10] – tailkinker
+++ legacy:traits:traits [2025/08/26 15:56] (current) – tailkinker
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 As characters progress, they gain the opportunity to select one additional Trait each time they level up, representing the growth, refinement, and evolution of their abilities.
+===== Trait Tiers =====
+While Traits themselves don’t have numerical values, they can be categorized into five distinct tiers within their respective pools.
+^Tier        ^  Level  ^
+|Apprentice  |   1     |
+|Journeyman  |   5     |
+|Master      |   9     |
+|Paragon     |   13    |
+|Legendary   |   17    |
+These ratings represent the relative position of the trait within the pool, but do not define the strength or efficacy of the trait itself. Instead, they serve as an indicator of the level of mastery or experience required to obtain that trait.
+Your character's level must equal or exceed the level given by the tier of the trait in order to select the trait in question.
 ===== Trait Pools =====
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 **Background Traits**: These represent advantages gained from the character’s life experiences prior to becoming an adventurer. They can include learned skills, knowledge, or even unique perspectives shaped by upbringing or environment.
-**Class Traits**: These Traits are tied to a character’s specific class and the role they have chosen to follow. They often define the key strengths of that class and the special abilities that differentiate it from others.
+**Advancement Traits**: These traits are tied to a character’s development and improvement within their chosen fields.  This is the largest pool of traits to which a character normally has access.
-===== Trait Tiers =====
+**Tier Traits**:  These traits tend to be rather unique, not often appearing in other trait pools.  Every character selects a Tier Trait upon attaining levels 5, 9, 13 and 17---that is, when they gain access to a new tier of traits.  Unlike other trait pools, all Tier Traits are automatically considered Journeyman-tier.
-While Traits themselves don’t have numerical values, they can be categorized into three distinct tiers within their respective pools: Basic, Expert, and Advanced. These ratings represent the relative position of the trait within the pool, but do not define the strength or efficacy of the trait itself. Instead, they serve as an indicator of the level of mastery or experience required to obtain that trait.
 ===== Prerequisites =====
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 Many Traits come with prerequisites, requiring characters to have certain abilities, skills, or previous Traits before they can select them. These prerequisites ensure that characters develop in a way that is consistent with their abilities and growth. For example, a character may need to have a certain number of skill training ranks or a lower-tier trait before they can select a higher-tier trait.
-===== List of Traits =====
+  * [[legacy:traits:list-all|List of all traits]]
+  * [[legacy:traits:list-advancement|List of Advancement Traits]]
-The list of traits below is provided as an overview of the options available, but **it is not for selecting traits for your character**. The traits you can choose from are determined by the pools associated with your character’s ancestry, background, and class. Since these pools are often limited or exclusive to certain choices, you will only have access to traits that fit within the boundaries of your character’s development. Refer to your ancestry, background, and class options when selecting traits at character creation or when gaining a level.
+  * [[legacy:traits:list-tier|List of Tier Traits]]
-{{indexmenu>:legacy:traits}}