Proficiency

The Proficiency System is a comprehensive system that regulates character skill and talent in a fair and somewhat balanced manner. This system ideally prevents overpowered Characters who are good at everything, which leads to better character design. It is inspired by D&D, but we have tweaked it and adjusted it in a way that you are not required to understand D&D in order to use it. It just might be somewhat familiar if you have played D&D before. If you need further explanation on this system after reading the full page, or if you need help distributing your Proficiency Points, you can always do this on your Character Application during review. If you need more immediate help, or if you would like for it to be explained in a more personal manner, you can ask for help on our Discord (RP Community Discord). Here, a Staff Member can help you through the “Ticket? DM Me!” bot, or another player can assist you in the Player Help Channel.

Proficiency Basics

The Proficiency System has three parts: Proficiencies, Point-Buy, and Physical Stat. Every Character has Proficiency Points. Proficiency Points are a pool of points that the player can divide across different Proficiencies that make their Character proficient in an in-game or in-roleplay activity, such as fencing, or hiking. They can also be spent on Point-Buy mechanics, which give more specific features, like Sorcery, the ability to smith certain metals, knowledge of a language, or a history of attendance at a prestigious academy. Physical Stat is based on the Proficiencies a player takes, and defines how strong their Character is.

Proficiency vs Physical Stat

It might be appealing to look at Combat Proficiencies and think, “if I max one out, no one will be able to defeat me.” This is not strictly true, as Proficiency only indicates knowledge retention and technique usage. Equally important are Physical Stat, mood, setting, and circumstances. A high-Proficiency Character might have low Physical Stat, or be old, frail, or of a lithe Race, making each strike they land proportionally weaker. Combat is never consistent. Warriors have good days, and bad days. Sometimes they are sore, or the sun is in their eyes, or cannot focus due to their emotional state. Momentary factors make combat different, meaning all players should be flexible about their combat roleplay, and not cite exact Proficiency numbers to auto-defeat each other. Our Lore Staff advises the use of the /dice plugin to resolve impasses, because random chance is fair. We strongly discourage mid-combat Proficiency or Physical Stat citation to insist on victory, unless there is such a large gap that there should be no contest.

Proficiencies

Every Character, no matter their Race, age, or creed, has the same amount of Proficiency Points to spend: 50 Skill Points that they can allocate into any Proficiency Category, being Core, Talent, and Hobby (see table below). They also have 10 Hobby Points that they can only allocate into the Hobby Proficiency Category. It is not mandatory to spend all Proficiency Points. We even suggest keeping some marked as Unspent Points on your Character Application, keeping them free for the experience of learning new skills in roleplay. You can always spend them later. Remember that Point-Buy mechanics also cost Proficiency, usually 3 per ability.

Proficiencies List

Proficiency Category (Link for more Details)	Core Group Proficiencies (Each of these Proficiencies has a 20 point investment limit)
Melee Combat Category	Fist Combat, Fan Combat, Sword Combat, Greatsword Combat, Rapier Combat, Dagger Combat, One-hand Blunt Combat, Two-hand Blunt Combat, Axe Combat, Greataxe Combat, Stave Combat, Glaive Combat, Spear Combat, Bardiche Combat, Warlash Combat
Ranged Combat Category	Light Ranged Combat, Heavy Ranged Combat, Utility Ranged Combat, Puretek Combat
Special Combat Category	Shielding Combat, Bola Combat
Science Skill Category	Medical Science, Alchemy Science

Proficiency Category (Link for more Details)	Talent Group Proficiencies (Each of these Proficiencies has a 10 point investment limit)
Special Training Category	Strength Training, Perception Training, Bodycare Training

Proficiency Category (Link for more Details)	Hobby Group Proficiencies (Each of these Proficiencies has a 15 point investment limit)
Visual Art Category	Drawing Art, Painting Art, Body Art
Craft Art Category	Sculpting Art, Pottery Art, Wooden Art, Glass Art, Gardening Art, Construction Art
Threads Art Category	Needlework Art, Fabric Art, Leatherwork Art, Fineweave Art
Performance Art Category	Writing Art, Theatre Art, Dancing Art, Circus Art
Musical Art Category	Instrument Art, Composition Art, Vocal Art
Culinary Art Category	Cooking Art, Brewing Art, Winemaking Art, Baking Art, Mixology Art
Nature Art Category	Sailing Art, Hunting Art, Horticulture Art, Pathfinding Art, Husbandry Art

Racial Boosts

Cultural practice and history give certain Races and Subraces a tradition of excelling in certain skills. To illustrate this, Racial Boosts exist. Each Character can choose one boost from the three available to their Race or Subrace (see table below). As long as a Character has invested 10 Proficiency Points into their boosted Proficiency (5, if it is a Talent Proficiency), they can add 5 more for free. This Racial Boost cannot exceed the normal limit for each Proficiency. For example, as a Core Proficiency, Fist Combat has a limit of 20. If a player with a Race that has a boost in Fist Combat invests 18 points, their +5 boost becomes a +2 boost, as it cannot exceed the total maximum of 20.

Race	Racial Boost Choice	Physical Stat Limit	Min Height	Max Height	Avg Height
Bolven Ailor	Hunting Art, Strength Training, or Two-hand Blunt Combat	35	4'5"	7'5"	6'0"
Fennh Ailor	Fabric Art, Theatre Art, or Circus Art	15	3'5"	4'5"	4'2"
Drahl Ailor	Rapier Combat, Sword Combat, or Perception Training	30	5'1"	6'6"	5'10"
Nautilaan Ailor	Bodycare Training, Wooden Art, or Sailing Art	30	5'1"	6'3"	5'8"
Lexxon Ailor	Dagger Combat, Theatre Art, or Dancing Art	30	5'1"	6'2"	5'9"
Woaden Ailor	Hunting Art, Horticulture Art, or Pathfinding Art	30	5'1"	6'1"	5'9"
Archan Ailor	Painting Art, Sword Combat, or Strength Training	30	5'1"	6'6"	6'0"
Olean Ailor	Dagger Combat, Pathfinding Art, or Writing Art	30	5'1"	6'0"	5'8"
Carnvaal Ailor	Instrument Art, Mixology Art, or Dancing Art	25	5'1"	6'2"	5'9"
Medavinti Ailor	Gardening Art, Glass Art, or Needlework Art	25
Brannon Ailor	Shielding Combat, Strength Training, or Husbandry Art	35
Akkadian Ailor	Medical Science, Writing Art, or Alchemy Science	25
Common Sihai	Alchemy Science, Medical Science, or Needlework Art	20	5'0"	6'3"	5'6"
War Sihai	Fan Combat, Sword Combat, or Shielding Combat	30
Frivolous Sihai	Baking Art, Brewing Art, or Cooking Art	15
Greater Sihai	Drawing Art, Writing Art, or Composition Art	15
New Sihai	Fineweave Art, Fist Combat, or Bodycare Training	25
Scripters Qadir	Writing Art, Perception Training, or Fineweave Art	25	5'1"	6'2"	5'8"
Nationals Qadir	Glaive Combat, Dagger Combat, or Medical Science	30
Finders Qadir	Construction Art, Pathfinding Art, or Horticulture Art	25
Songaskia	Body Art, Spear Combat, or Shielding Combat	35	6'0"	6'8"	6'4"
Aldor Dwarf	Instrument Art, Theatre Art, or Perception Training	20	4'2"	4'11"	4'9"
Ruin-Khuur Dwarf	Perception Training, Sculpting Art, or One-hand Blunt Combat	30
Dredger Dwarf	Sailing Art, Needlework Art, or Hunting Art	30
Saendr Dwarf	Leatherwork Art, Glass Art, or Construction Art	20
Greborrin Dwarf	Shielding Combat, Fist Combat, or Strength Training	35
Teledden Altalar	Writing Art, Winemaking Art, or Theatre Art	15	5'8"	6'10"	6'3"
Fin'ullen Altalar	Bodycare Training, Sailing Art, or Strength Training	25	5'8"	6'4"	6'1"
Suvial Altalar	Cooking Art, Fabric Art, or Perception Training	15	5'8"	6'6"	6'2"
Lesarra Altalar	Perception Training, Writing Art, or Gardening Art	10	5'8"	6'7"	6'2"
Solvaan Altalar	Gardening Art, Winemaking Art, or Medical Science	20	5'8"	6'5"	6'2"
Minoor Altalar	Gardening Art, Pottery Art, or Horticulture Art	20	5'10"	6'4"	6'8"
Avanthar	Bola Combat, Husbandry Art, or Pathfinding Art	35	5'8"	6'6"	6'3"
Cielothar	Baking Art, Horticulture Art, or Husbandry Art	15	5'5"	6'2"	6'0"
Sihndar	Dancing Art, Hunting Art, or Sword Combat	30	5'5"	6'2"	6'0"
Moon Vault Isldar	Spear Combat, Perception Training, or Vocal Art	25	5'8"	6'8"	6'1"
Crystal Spire Isldar	Vocal Art, Pottery Art, or Fineweave Art	15
Shiva's Cavern Isldar	Sculpting Art, Instrument Art, or Glass Art	15
Voltalar Isldar	Fist Combat, Husbandry Art, or Leatherwork Art	30
Saivalthar Kathar	Writing Art, Theatre Art, or Rapier Combat	15	5'8"	6'10"	6'2"
Zolathar Kathar	Alchemy Science, Fabric Art, or Dagger Combat	20	5'8"	6'8"	6'1"
Shenathar Kathar	Dagger Combat, Dancing Art, or Mixology Art	25	5'8"	6'6"	6'0"
Oscithar Kathar	Fineweave Art, Bodycare Training, or Winemaking Art	25	5'8"	6'8"	6'1"
Bakrathar Kathar	Fist Combat, Hunting Art, or Strength Training	40	5'8"	6'9"	6'2"
Wolathar Kathar	Stave Combat, Husbandry Art, or Pathfinding Art	25	5'8"	6'6"	6'0"
Wylathar Kathar	Horticulture Art, Wooden Art, or Stave Combat	15	5'1"	5'8"	5'5"
Solstithar Kathar	Instrument Art, Mixology Art, or Dancing Art	20	5'9"	6'6"	6'1"
Yanar	Gardening Art, Horticulture Art, or Stave Combat	25	5'0"	5'6"	6'5"
El-Maraya	Glass Art, Instrument Art, or Warlash Combat	25	5'5"	6'2"	6'0"
Ka-Maraya	Medical Science, Writing Art, or Winemaking Art	30
Haat-Maraya	Fist Combat, Leatherwork Art, or Theatre Art	25
Als-Allar	Alchemy Science, Glass Art, or Medical Science	15	5'3"	6'0"	5'5"
Maz-Allar	Fist Combat, Strength Training, or Pathfinding Art	25	5'5"	6'0"	5'9"
Izu-Allar	Pathfinding Art, Gardening Art, or Brewing Art	15	5'0"	6'0"	5'2"
Cro-Allar	Fist Combat, Theatre Art, or Husbandry Art	30	6'0"	7'0"	6'8"
Mai-Allar	Hunting Art, Spear Combat, or Vocal Art	30	5'0"	6'8"	6'0"
Url	Fist Combat, Hunting Art, or Pathfinding Art	45	6'5"	7'0"	6'6"
Slizzar	Theatre Art, Painting Art, or Perception Training	15	5'0"	6'3"	5'9"
Eronidas	Bodycare Training, Fist Combat, or Shielding Combat	60	5'5"	7'0"	6'0"
Rakhet Asha	Strength Training, Fist Combat or Hunting Art	40	5'2"	6'10"	6'0"
Senef Asha	Glaive Combat, Bodycare Training, or Perception Training	35
Merew Asha	Writing Art, Pathfinding Art, or Husbandry Art	25
Nefer Asha	Dancing Art, Instrument Art, or Vocal Art	15
Feka Asha	Theatre Art, Body Art, or Baking Art	20

Note: Half-Races do not get Racial Boosts. We are still in the process of updating all Half-Races to become part of their parent races. Some already exist, for example Feka-Asha (Half-Asha) and Half-Eronidas. These are classified as Subraces of their own Race, and so, you should use the Proficiencies either assigned to that Half-Race in the table above (for example, Feka-Asha are defined) or the Proficiencies assigned to the main race (in the case of the Eronidas).

Point-Buy

There are additional systems which exist outside the Proficiency page, by which a Character can get additional Abilities if the player spends points on them. Sorcery, a form of Magic with listed spells to pick from, Arcanology, the precise and hyper-specialized study of the Arcane, and Metallurgy, the ability to work different metals, just to name a few. If you want your Character to be a Sorcerer, Arcanologist, or Metallurgist, read the relevant pages and find the costs for the Abilities on each page. Then, just invest in them like any other Proficiency. You can find all relevant Point-Buy Ability systems linked below.

Sorcery exists for Characters who have Magical Spells.
Arcanology exists for scholars who look into the Magical and Mythical.
Metallurgy exists for those who work with metals, alloys and other forge materials.
Linguistics exists for those who wish to speak more languages.
Schooling exists for Characters who went to prestigious Schools or Academies.
Roguery exists for Characters who have developed additional skills as Rogues.
Volacorum exists for Characters who wield Magical Essences in a non-Magical way.
Genetics exists for Characters with genetic dispositions that fall outside of racial design.

Note: Some Special Permissions may cost Point-Buy. This isn't relevant to explain on this page, and is more a matter for discussion between player and staff after a Special Permission has been granted.

Physical Stat

You might have already seen the Physical Stat Limits in the Racial Boosts table above. Each race has a different Physical Stat Limit that dictates the highest they can go with Physical Stat (though some Abilities may go over). Physical Stat is not an instant win button due to strength, and it is less important than Proficiency Point investments, but it helps determine what your Character can lift and how necessarily forceful their blows are. Physical Stat is calculated from assigned Proficiency Points, so you should finish your Point allocation before calculating yours. Physical Stat calculations are rounded up. Returns from Physical Stat drop off as the Physical Stat grows higher to represent reaching the peak of human form, until 30 Physical Stat is passed, after which numbers begin to represent the unique strength of the Eronidas, Url, or certain Afflicted. Below is a useful measurement list, however this is in no way an absolute list, more-so just a guideline.

Having 0-5 Physical Stat means your Character can benchpress up to 50% of their body weight, which is considered fairly weak.
Having 6-10 Physical Stat means your Character can benchpress up to 70% of their body weight, which is considered unathletic but decent.
Having 11-14 Physical Stat means your Character can benchpress up to 90% of their body weight, which is considered completely average.
Having 15-19 Physical Stat means your Character can benchpress up to 110% of their body weight, which is considered slightly above average.
Having 20-24 Physical Stat means your Character can benchpress up to 150% of their body weight, which is considered the first bracket with intense strength training.
Having 25-29 Physical Stat means your Character can benchpress up to 170% of their body weight, which is considered strong with more sustained strength than 20-24.
Having 30-34 Physical Stat means your Character can benchpress up to 190% of their body weight, which is considered strong with more both burst and sustained strength.
Having 35-39 Physical Stat means your Character can benchpress up to 210% of their body weight, which is considered to be capable of lifting multiple people.
Having 40-45 Physical Stat means your Character can benchpress up to 230% of their body weight, which is considered to be capable of lifting large objects.
Anything beyond 45 Physical Stat is to be reasonably imagined as being very strong, but not inhuman.

Physical Stat Calculation

Physical Stat is calculated from your finalized Proficiencies. Each Proficiency listed below contributes a certain number to the total of Physical Stat. In order to find your Physical Stat, multiply any of the Proficiencies your character has below by the number on the left column, and then add everything together. Add any potential Racial Ability boosts to Physical Stat, and then you have your final Physical Stat.

Physical Stat Multiplier	Affected Proficiencies
Investment x 0.5	Light Ranged Combat, Utility Ranged Combat, Wooden Art, Sculpting Art, Gardening Art, Theatre Art, Dancing Art, Circus Art, Sailing Art, Horticulture Art, Pathfinding Art, Bodycare Training, Metallurgy (from Point-Buy)
Investment x 1	Any Melee Combat Category, Heavy Ranged Combat, Any Special Combat Category (except Bola Combat), Strength Training

Body Shape and Body Fat

Body Shape and Body Fat are aesthetic choices regarding your character's appearance. For the sake of easy categorization, we provide basic terms that describe appearances, so that there is a clear comparison between characters. That being said, your Character's muscularity or fatness does not affect their combat performance at all. Body Shape and Body Fat are entirely aesthetic, and do not impart any effect on Combat Roleplay or Abilities in any way. There are sometimes racial limits to how high the Body Shape can go. For example, Teledden Altalar can only reach up to Athletic, and Ailor can only reach up to Strongman. To learn racial limits to Body Shape, refer to their individual Race pages. The Body Shape categories and Body Fat Categories are as followed:

Body Shape Categories

Strongman Body Shape, where one has large muscular definition and large physical development, which is largely bulk muscle.
Muscular Body Shape, where one has large muscular definition and large physical development, though mostly lean muscle.
Ripped Body Shape, where one has strong muscular definition and a well developed physique.
Athletic Body Shape, where one has muscular definition and shape, but remains more slim.
Toned Body Shape, where one has some muscular definition, but is barely shows.
Average Body Shape, meaning having functional muscle, but without definition.
Slim Body Shape, meaning very small and slender musculature, good for thin characters.
Andro Body Shape, short for Androgynous, this Body Shape blurs the line between genders where applicable.
Other Body Shapes exist that are unique to specific Races or Afflictions. Those are always mentioned on the relevant pages.

Body Fat Categories

Extreme Low Fat, where below-skin tissue is more easily visible.
Low Body Fat, which is below average body fat for a person.
Average Body Fat, which is as implied, average.
Moderate Body Fat, which allows for some fat build up for example with curves or chub.
Built Body Fat (recommended for Strongman), which allows for fat to be built around muscle tissue.
Obese Body Fat, which is purely just overweight, where all muscular definition is gone.

Using Wiki info In-Character

There is no such thing as Knowledge Proficiency, or buying Knowledge with Proficiency Points. Instead, your character knows or has Knowledge of whatever you can remember off the wiki. You should try not to quote directly from the Wiki, and instead make your own spin on whatever words you're translating to roleplay. There are some pages however that are not common knowledge and that should never be transcribed to roleplay. Good examples of this are Abilities and Ability mechanics. Your Character may never look at an Ability and say "That is a Vampire!". Your Character may never point at an Ability and say "That is an Alais Ability, it has this counter!". Additionally, histories that are implied hidden (like the History of Vampirism) should not be known by Characters unless they have heard or read about it during Events. There is a rough list of generally "safe" topics that any of your Characters can know as long as you remember the content of the Wiki page, or have read about it: History, Cultures, Races (not including Racial Abilities), People, Organizations, Literature, mundane Afflictions, Recreation, Geography, Schools, Cities, Consumables, and Technology. Subjects such as Flora (Gardening & Horticulture Proficiency), Fauna (Hunting & Husbandry Proficiency), Nations and States (Statecraft Proficiency), Alchemy (Alchemy Proficiency). Subjects such as Magic, non-Mundane Afflictions, Artifacts are really touchy, and your Character should only know things about them if they have heard them from Event Characters or during Events or Progressions. If you aren't sure whether a subject is okay to know for your Character, send in a ticket to the Roleplay Community Discord. Esoterical theories that have not yet been proven in canon Lore (such as the theory of the Void Dimension and Exist Dimension and practically anything about Seraph History) are free-game, since that kind of information is subjective anyway. All Progressions on the Forums are common knowledge, unless there is a specific warning stating that the information is OOC information not to be taken IC. Remember that for all the information that your Character can know, the lore of history is written from the perspective of Ailor and Altalar scholars. This means that history can sometimes actually be wrong, contain red-herrings, or be out of context. You should not be surprised if during an event, a part of history is suddenly proven wrong, or expanded upon to expand the context.

In order to recognize Vampires, a Character must witness them doing very obvious Vampire things, like having red eyes or drinking blood.
In order to recognize Werebeasts, a Character must witness them doing very obvious Werebeast things, such as Soul Draining, having a beastly head, or transforming.