====== Level ======

Your character's **level** is a measure of their overall progression---the adventures they've completed, the obstacles they've overcome, and the improvements they've accomplished.  Similar to most other role-playing games, your level is determined by the amount of Experience Points (**XP**) that your character has accumulated.

^  Level  ^  Experience Points  ^  Skill Cap  ^  Notes  ^
|   1  |          0  |  +2  |  Character Creation  |
|   2  |        750  |  +2  |  |
|   3  |      1,500  |  +3  |  |
|   4  |      3,000  |  +3  |  |
|   5  |      5,000  |  +3  |  Tier Trait  |
|   6  |      7,500  |  +4  |  |
|   7  |     10,000  |  +4  |  |
|   8  |     15,000  |  +4  |  |
|   9  |     21,500  |  +5  |  Tier Trait  |
|  10  |     30,000  |  +5  |  |
|  11  |     42,000  |  +5  |  |
|  12  |     55,000  |  +6  |  |
|  13  |     75,000  |  +6  |  Tier Trait  |
|  14  |    100,000  |  +6  |  |
|  15  |    140,000  |  +7  |  |
|  16  |    180,000  |  +7  |  |
|  17  |    250,000  |  +7  |  Tier Trait  |
|  18  |    325,000  |  +8  |  |
|  19  |    500,000  |  +8  |  |
|  20  |    750,000  |  +8  |  |
^  +1  ^   +250,000  ^  +8  ^  ^

===== Gaining a Level =====

Whenever you accumulate enough experience to advance to the next level, you gain several benefits:
  * Distribute six points as you wish among your attributes' scores.  You may not place more than three points in any single attribute.
  * Choose one skill, and gain one level in that skill.  You may not improve a skill past the Skill Cap for your new level.
  * Gain one trait.  This trait must be chosen from the Advancement Traits list.
  * At levels 5, 9, 13 and 17, also gain one trait from the Tier Traits list.

Note that traits are divided into five tiers:  Apprentice, Journeyman, Master, Paragon and Legendary.  The tier of the trait determines the level at which the trait may be selected, as per the table below.  Note also that a trait's tier is based on the list on which it is found, and is //not// inherent to the trait itself.  Some lists may make some traits available at a lower level.

^Tier        ^  Level  ^
|Apprentice  |   1     |
|Journeyman  |   5     |
|Master      |   9     |
|Paragon     |   13    |
|Legendary   |   17    |