Ability: Difference between revisions
collab-chat (approved by Tyler): New stub: Ability as the universal per-use-mastery atom underlying skills, combat stats, and Pneuma abilities alike (2026 stats/progression session) |
2026-08-14 session: mastery measured in pneuma spent; every ability spends pneuma; untagged split into pure workings vs mundane (via update-page on MediaWiki MCP Server) |
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== Mastery == | == Mastery == | ||
Each ability tracks its own '''mastery''', which grows | Each ability tracks its own '''mastery''', which grows with the pneuma spent through it and increases that ability's power and/or reduces its cost. Every ability spends pneuma — combat, gathering, and utility alike (see [[Pneuma]]) — so mastery is measured everywhere in the same currency. Mastery is per-ability, not shared with other abilities — improving Jump does not improve Blink, even though both are "utility." | ||
This is the same mastery mechanic [[Pneuma]] already uses for spells, generalized to apply to every ability in the game, combat and non-combat alike. | This is the same mastery mechanic [[Pneuma]] already uses for spells, generalized to apply to every ability in the game, combat and non-combat alike. | ||
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== Elemental tagging == | == Elemental tagging == | ||
Some abilities are tagged with an element (fire, water, air, earth). Using a tagged ability contributes to that element's [[Affinity]] and can benefit from it. | Some abilities are tagged with an element (fire, water, air, earth). Using a tagged ability contributes to that element's [[Affinity]] and can benefit from it. Abilities with no elemental tag split two ways: those that work raw pneuma directly — physical combat techniques and untyped workings like Blink — train and benefit from '''pure''' affinity ([[Pneuma]]); mundane abilities (e.g. Thieving's) interact with no affinity at all. | ||
== Grouping == | == Grouping == | ||
Abilities are grouped bottom-up into [[Skill]]s. The grouping is discovered by looking at the actual list of abilities that exist, rather than designed as a fixed taxonomy up front. | Abilities are grouped bottom-up into [[Skill]]s. The grouping is discovered by looking at the actual list of abilities that exist, rather than designed as a fixed taxonomy up front. | ||
Revision as of 03:21, 15 August 2026
Ability is the atomic unit of anything a character can do — a spell, a physical combat technique, a gathering action (e.g. netting salmon, harpooning), or a utility action (Jump, Blink). Abilities are what get bound to keybinds/hotbar slots.
Mastery
Each ability tracks its own mastery, which grows with the pneuma spent through it and increases that ability's power and/or reduces its cost. Every ability spends pneuma — combat, gathering, and utility alike (see Pneuma) — so mastery is measured everywhere in the same currency. Mastery is per-ability, not shared with other abilities — improving Jump does not improve Blink, even though both are "utility."
This is the same mastery mechanic Pneuma already uses for spells, generalized to apply to every ability in the game, combat and non-combat alike.
Elemental tagging
Some abilities are tagged with an element (fire, water, air, earth). Using a tagged ability contributes to that element's Affinity and can benefit from it. Abilities with no elemental tag split two ways: those that work raw pneuma directly — physical combat techniques and untyped workings like Blink — train and benefit from pure affinity (Pneuma); mundane abilities (e.g. Thieving's) interact with no affinity at all.
Grouping
Abilities are grouped bottom-up into Skills. The grouping is discovered by looking at the actual list of abilities that exist, rather than designed as a fixed taxonomy up front.