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Experience

2019-05-22T16:54:50Z

MAJORLY: /* Rested Experience System */

{{RTOC}}
:''For the game command, see {{com|experience}}.''

[[Experience]], often abbreviated '''exp''', is the general term for all of the [[skill]] learning your character has attained.

In [[DragonRealms]], your ranks in a skill are increased by using it. This is called training. The amount of experience gained from any action is scaled to the difficulty of that action for your character at that time, and how successful your character is in performing it. It is common for a task that has become very simple or unchallenging to grant zero experience.

Experience can potentially be lost as a consequence of character [[death]], although this can be easily avoided through [[favors]].

==Ranks==
Gained [[experience]] is measured as whole-number increments called "ranks." As your experience drains from your experience pool for a particular [[:Category:Skills|skill]], your learning is converted into ranks. Your ability in a skill is measured by the number of ranks you have attained in that skill. Additionally, there are skill requirements for advancing in circle (or character level) within a guild. Finally, gaining ranks in skills grants [[Time Development Points|TDPs]], which can be used to raise your stats.

''Note:'' It is generally considered OOC to engage in explicit discussions of numerical stats or skills. (Role-players may also object to the term "ranks.") When discussing skill via IC channels, the most conservative approach is to use the [[Experience#RP_messaging|RP messaging]], reserving numerical discussions for whispers and private messages. See [[Out of Character]] for additional information.

The amount of effort required to move up one rank in a skill can be measured in bits. Through analysis of the output of the {{com|CONVERT}} command it was possible to reverse engineer this relationship between ranks. Your next rank in a skill will be reached after you have gained 200 + n bits, where n is the current rank. This means to go from rank 0 to rank 1 in a skill you will need 200 bits, to go from rank 1 to rank 2, you will need 201 bits, and so on. By summing up the number of ranks you can determine how many bits it will take to reach a current level.

The graph and table below show the total number of bits needed to reach a specific rank from 0. This graphic demonstrates the relative difficulty to climb ranks. For example, to go from 300 to 400 ranks takes roughly the same number of bits as going from 0 to 200 ranks. Going from rank 1,000 to 1,500 requires approximately twice the number of bits as going from 0 to 1,000.

[[File:TotalBitsNeededToReachRank.png|left|500px]]
{|class="wikitable"
!Rank!!Total bits needed
|-
| 1||200
|-
| 25||5,300
|-
| 50||11,225
|-
| 75||18,050
|-
| 100||24,950
|-
| 150||41,175
|-
| 200||59,900
|-
| 250||81,125
|-
| 300||104,850
|-
| 400||159,800
|-
| 500||224,750
|-
| 750||430,875
|-
|1,000||699,500
|-
|1,250||1,030,625
|-
|1,500||1,424,250
|-
|1,750||1,880,375
|}

===Maximum rank===
Ranks are capped at 1750. Once you hit 1750 ranks, you no longer gain experience into your experience pool for that skill and draining experience has no effect. It is possible to have effective ranks higher than 1750 through buffs such as abilities or spells. Skill buffs are capped at 20% for most skills, and 10% for [[crafting]] skills. You can see your current buffs using {{com|EXPERIENCE}} {{tt|MODS}}.

===Calculations for Ranks and Bits===
The relationship between bits and ranks can be defined algebraically. In the formulas below ''r'' refers to ranks and ''b'' refers to bits.<ref>[[Talk:Convert_command]]</ref>

[[File:Bits_from_ranks_formula.png]] yields the bits needed to reach a specific rank.

[[File:Ranks_from_bits_formula.png]] yields the rank a number of bits would reach.

==Experience pools and pulses==
===Experience pools===
Every skill has its own individual pool, which fills with field experience as you obtain it. The current amount of field experience in your pool ranges from clear (empty) to mind lock (full).

Factors that determine maximum pool size (in descending order of importance):
#whether the skill is in your primary, secondary, or tertiary skillset
#the number of ranks you have in the skill
#{{stat|Intelligence}}
#{{stat|Discipline}} (Note: It was planned for 3.0 to remove discipline from the experience pool effects, but as posted by Socharis on 1/18/13, "...So I looked into this, and Discipline was never taken out - It's not as significant as intelligence, but it definitely increases your <nowiki>[</nowiki>experience<nowiki>]</nowiki> pool size."

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Amount Learning
!Mindstate Fraction
!Amount Learning
!Mindstate Fraction
|-
|clear||0/34||analyzing||18/34
|-
|dabbling||1/34||studious||19/34
|-
|perusing||2/34||focused||20/34
|-
|learning||3/34||very focused||21/34
|-
|thoughtful||4/34||engaged||22/34
|-
|thinking||5/34||very engaged||23/34
|-
|considering||6/34||cogitating||24/34
|-
|pondering||7/34||fascinated||25/34
|-
|ruminating||8/34||captivated||26/34
|-
|concentrating||9/34||engrossed||27/34
|-
|attentive||10/34||riveted||28/34
|-
|deliberative||11/34||very riveted||29/34
|-
|interested||12/34||rapt||30/34
|-
|examining||13/34||very rapt||31/34
|-
|understanding||14/34||enthralled||32/34
|-
|absorbing||15/34||nearly locked||33/34
|-
|intrigued||16/34||mind lock||34/34
|-
|scrutinizing||17/34
|}

===Experience pulses===
This field experience is gradually converted into actual ranks. When field experience is converted to ranks, it is called a pulse. The size of the pulse is calculated as a fraction of your total pool size. The primary factor affecting this fraction is whether the skill is primary, secondary, or tertiary; higher Wisdom also increases this fraction. However, secondary skills under 50 ranks will drain like primary skills<ref>[[Post:Low_level_ranks,_EXP,_and_you!_-_7/11/2008_-_8:58:48]]</ref><ref>[[Post:Minor_exp_change_-_02/05/2015_-_20:51]]</ref>, and tertiary skills under 25 ranks will drain like secondary skills.<ref>[[Post:Minor_exp_change_-_02/06/2015_-_10:57]]</ref>

{|class=wikitable
|-
!Skillset
!Time to Pulse From Mind Lock to Clear
|-
|Primary||40-60 minutes
|-
|Secondary||50-80 minutes
|-
|Tertiary||70-100 minutes
|}

Skills pulse in groups every 200 seconds, with each group being offset from the previous one by 20 seconds. These skill groupings are arranged by skillset in the order they appear in the experience list in game, with the exception of certain guild-only skills which are located with their historical group. The order and timing of the pulses is fixed, meaning the pulses happen at the exact same time for the same skills for every single player in the game.

{|class=wikitable
|-
!Relative Time Offset
!Skill Group
|-
|0 sec.||Shield Usage, Light Armor, Chain Armor, Brigandine, Plate Armor, Defending
|-
|20 sec.||Parry Ability, Small Edged, Large Edged, Twohanded Edged
|-
|40 sec.||Small Blunt, Large Blunt, Twohanded Blunt, Slings, Bow, Crossbow
|-
|60 sec.||Staves, Polearms, Light Thrown, Heavy Thrown, Brawling, Offhand Weapon, Melee Mastery
|-
|80 sec.||Missile Mastery, Primary Magic, Attunement, Arcana, Targeted Magic, Augmentation
|-
|100 sec.||Debilitation, Utility, Warding, Sorcery, Evasion, Athletics, Perception, ''Scouting''
|-
|120 sec.||Stealth, Locksmithing, Thievery, First Aid, Outdoorsmanship
|-
|140 sec.||Skinning, ''Backstab''
|-
|160 sec.||Forging, Engineering, Outfitting, Alchemy, Enchanting, Scholarship, Mechanical Lore, Appraisal, ''Bardic Lore'', ''Trading''
|-
|180 sec.||Performance, Tactics, ''Astrology'', ''Empathy'', ''Thanatology'', ''Expertise'', ''Summoning'', ''Theurgy'', ''Conviction''
|-
|}

==Stats and learning==
Mental statistics now have a greater effect on the experience system. Intelligence and Wisdom affect all skills equally and have diminishing returns that are not logarithmically diminishing. (Every TDP spent on these stats provides a benefit.)

*'''{{stat|Intelligence}}''': Maximum size of experience pools
*'''{{stat|Wisdom}}''': Pulse size
*'''{{stat|Discipline}}''': Experience pool size (10% efficiency)

The effect of Intelligence and Wisdom is a percentage and not dependent on how many ranks you have in the skill. The effects of these stats can't be "tested" in an hour. This is something that assists you over the course of your entire career.

On 12/10/2015, GM [[Armifer]] shared some hard numbers on how intelligence and wisdom affect learning.<ref>[[Post:Experience Pool Size - Bug Fix - 12/10/2015 - 19:03]]</ref> Using 10 as the baseline (100%), here is the magnitude of the effect of training those stats:

{|class=wikitable
|-
!Stat!!Value!!Effect (Compared to 10)
|-
|Intelligence/Wisdom||30||112%
|-
|Intelligence/Wisdom||60||121%
|-
|Intelligence/Wisdom||90||125%
|-
|Intelligence/Wisdom||120||130%
|}
"Discipline also increases pool size, at 10% efficacy, thus continuing its trend of doing just a little bit of everything." --GM [[Armifer]]

==Rested Experience System==
Regular Subscribers, Premium Subscribers, and F2P accounts with a unlock purchased with Simucoins can utilize the Rested Experience System (REXP). When active, this system provides a bonus when field experience is converted to ranks. The actual EXP pools are unchanged, but when you drain experience from the pools it will simply be worth more actual ranks by a factor of 3.

There are three mechanical components to the system: pool cap, usage cap and cycle. Information about these features is available in the EXP command.

*The pool cap is how much rested exp you can have banked on your character at any time. Simple enough. At this time, the pool cap depends upon your subscription type. Standard accounts will be able to bank up to 4 hours of REXP. Premium accounts will store up to 6 hours, and in the Platinum instance the pool can hold 8 hours. This time will accumulate after 5 consecutive minutes of not draining experience. This is whether offline, online without any EXP in your pools, or with the help of deep sleep.

*The usage cap is how much rested exp you can use. For now, regardless of how frequently you fill the storage cap, you can only use up to 4/6/8 rested experience during one cycle (dependent upon account type).

*The cycle is how long it takes for the usage cap to reset. After 23:30 hours your usage cap will refresh and you can spend additional rested exp. The timing of the cycle is personal rather than universal: it starts when you, personally, do something with the rested exp system and then runs its course.

In addition to changes to how experience is converted under REXP, a modification to the sleep verb was provided. In "Light Sleep" you will stop gaining new experience but continue to drain experience from your pools. You will use REXP in this state. In "Deep Sleep" you will not gain experience NOR will you drain experience. Your REXP is not used, and you will start to accumulate time in your rested experience pool again.

Each time one of the 10 skill groups drain that has experience in it for any single, or multiple skills, 20 seconds is removed from your REXP time. If a skill group pulses and there isn't any experience in any of the skills for that group the 20 seconds remains. This makes it possible to focus on specific skill groups and stretch out the REXP time for any targeted skills in them. For Example, if you are only training skills in 5 of the 10 skill groups, your REXP time would take twice the amount of time to be used up. 4 hours could be 8 hours of focused training, or 6 hours could be 12.

==Experience drain at login==
Experience drain at login is based on when you last logged out of the game. Starting at 30 minutes, you will drain a percentage of your experience equal to the number of minutes that you have been logged out divided by 360 (or 480 if you received a warning within the last six months).

When you're logged out, experience drains at a static rate, regardless of skillset placement, ranks, or stats. Technically, the experience doesn't actually pulse until you log back in. It's important when you log on to wait for the experience drain before logging off, '''as quickly logging in multiple times may cause the system to not apply your log on drain correctly.'''

{|class=wikitable
|-
!Time Logged Out
!%Pulsed (Clean)
!%Pulsed (Warning)
|-
|30 minutes||8.33%||6.25%
|-
|1 hour||16.67%||12.5%
|-
|2 hours||33.33%||25%
|-
|3 hours||50%||37.5%
|-
|4 hours||66.67%||50%
|-
|5 hours||83.33%||62.5%
|-
|6 hours||100%||75%
|-
|7 hours||100%||87.5%
|-
|8 hours||100%||100%
|}

*'''Note: [[Free to play]] players do not receive offline drain without a pass from the [[Simucoin]] store. See [[Idle experience drain]] for more details.'''
*As of 03/12/2015, players who have received a warning within the last six months drain over eight hours instead of not being able to drain experience at login.<ref>[[Post:Login Experience Drain - 03/12/2015 - 21:32]]</ref>

==RP messaging==
Ranks in each skill are numerical. However, there is also a role-playing system of nomenclature set up for skills, to make it easier to integrate into game-play.

;Ranks 1-49 / Novice
''Within the above range:''
*+ 0-09 = Lowly
*+ 10-19 = Promising
*+ 20-29 = Able
*+ 30-39 = Trained
*+ 40-49 = Full

;Ranks 50-99 / Practitioner

;Ranks 100-149 / Dilettante

;Ranks 150-199 / Aficionado

''Within the above ranges:''
*+ 0-09 = Beginning
*+ 10-19 = Competent
*+ 20-29 = Proficient
*+ 30-39 = Experienced
*+ 40-49 = Skilled

;Ranks 200-299 / Adept

;Ranks 300-399 / Expert

''Within the above ranges:''
*Rated by degrees 0-99

;Ranks 400-499 / Professional

;Ranks 500-599 / Authority

;Ranks 600-699 / Genius

''Within the above ranges:''
*+ 20-39 = Exceptional
*+ 40-59 = Outstanding
*+ 60-79 = Renowned
*+ 80-99 = True

;Ranks 700-799 / Savant

;Ranks 800-899 / Master

;Ranks 900-999 / Grand Master

''Within the above ranges:''
*+ 20-39 = Distinguished
*+ 40-59 = Venerated
*+ 60-79 = Exalted
*+ 80-99 = Transcendent

;Ranks 1000-1249 / Guru

;Ranks 1250+ / Legend

==Bonus experience pools==
During [[experience 3.0]], when skills were combined, the "lost" experience bits were moved into the bonus pools, one for each skillset. When experience is absorbed through the normal method, an equal amount is removed from the appropriate bonus pool and added to permanent experience. This effectively doubles learning rates in the skillset so long as experience remains in the bonus pools.

The metric used is an arbitrary unit, a multiple of the amount of bits that it takes to move a skill from 0 to 200 (60,300 bits) plus the number of ranks any remaining bits would teach. As an example:

{|
|<pre>Your Lore pool could fill 14 empty skills to 200 ranks and one empty skill to 57 ranks.</pre>
|}

===Syntax===
To view how much experience is left use {{com|experience}} {{tt|bonus}}. When there is no longer any experience left, you will receive the message "You do not have any experience in your bonus pools."

To toggle absorption, use {{tt|experience bonus toggle}} ''<skillset>''.

{{RefAl|a=y|r=y}}
*[http://www.elanthia.org/Learning/ Demystifying the Experience System]: [[User:Isharon|Isharon]]'s explanation of the experience system (a good link to share with new players)
*[[Experience (obsolete)]] has information on the obsolete experience system prior to the 3.0 release.
*[[:Category:Skills]] has a listing of all skills in game.
*[[Skillsets]] for how skills are grouped in game.
*[[Time Development Points]] are calculated based on earned ranks in a skill.

{{cat|Skills|*}}[[page type is::concept| ]]

Experience

2019-05-22T16:53:44Z

MAJORLY: /* Rested Experience System */

{{RTOC}}
:''For the game command, see {{com|experience}}.''

[[Experience]], often abbreviated '''exp''', is the general term for all of the [[skill]] learning your character has attained.

In [[DragonRealms]], your ranks in a skill are increased by using it. This is called training. The amount of experience gained from any action is scaled to the difficulty of that action for your character at that time, and how successful your character is in performing it. It is common for a task that has become very simple or unchallenging to grant zero experience.

Experience can potentially be lost as a consequence of character [[death]], although this can be easily avoided through [[favors]].

==Ranks==
Gained [[experience]] is measured as whole-number increments called "ranks." As your experience drains from your experience pool for a particular [[:Category:Skills|skill]], your learning is converted into ranks. Your ability in a skill is measured by the number of ranks you have attained in that skill. Additionally, there are skill requirements for advancing in circle (or character level) within a guild. Finally, gaining ranks in skills grants [[Time Development Points|TDPs]], which can be used to raise your stats.

''Note:'' It is generally considered OOC to engage in explicit discussions of numerical stats or skills. (Role-players may also object to the term "ranks.") When discussing skill via IC channels, the most conservative approach is to use the [[Experience#RP_messaging|RP messaging]], reserving numerical discussions for whispers and private messages. See [[Out of Character]] for additional information.

The amount of effort required to move up one rank in a skill can be measured in bits. Through analysis of the output of the {{com|CONVERT}} command it was possible to reverse engineer this relationship between ranks. Your next rank in a skill will be reached after you have gained 200 + n bits, where n is the current rank. This means to go from rank 0 to rank 1 in a skill you will need 200 bits, to go from rank 1 to rank 2, you will need 201 bits, and so on. By summing up the number of ranks you can determine how many bits it will take to reach a current level.

The graph and table below show the total number of bits needed to reach a specific rank from 0. This graphic demonstrates the relative difficulty to climb ranks. For example, to go from 300 to 400 ranks takes roughly the same number of bits as going from 0 to 200 ranks. Going from rank 1,000 to 1,500 requires approximately twice the number of bits as going from 0 to 1,000.

[[File:TotalBitsNeededToReachRank.png|left|500px]]
{|class="wikitable"
!Rank!!Total bits needed
|-
| 1||200
|-
| 25||5,300
|-
| 50||11,225
|-
| 75||18,050
|-
| 100||24,950
|-
| 150||41,175
|-
| 200||59,900
|-
| 250||81,125
|-
| 300||104,850
|-
| 400||159,800
|-
| 500||224,750
|-
| 750||430,875
|-
|1,000||699,500
|-
|1,250||1,030,625
|-
|1,500||1,424,250
|-
|1,750||1,880,375
|}

===Maximum rank===
Ranks are capped at 1750. Once you hit 1750 ranks, you no longer gain experience into your experience pool for that skill and draining experience has no effect. It is possible to have effective ranks higher than 1750 through buffs such as abilities or spells. Skill buffs are capped at 20% for most skills, and 10% for [[crafting]] skills. You can see your current buffs using {{com|EXPERIENCE}} {{tt|MODS}}.

===Calculations for Ranks and Bits===
The relationship between bits and ranks can be defined algebraically. In the formulas below ''r'' refers to ranks and ''b'' refers to bits.<ref>[[Talk:Convert_command]]</ref>

[[File:Bits_from_ranks_formula.png]] yields the bits needed to reach a specific rank.

[[File:Ranks_from_bits_formula.png]] yields the rank a number of bits would reach.

==Experience pools and pulses==
===Experience pools===
Every skill has its own individual pool, which fills with field experience as you obtain it. The current amount of field experience in your pool ranges from clear (empty) to mind lock (full).

Factors that determine maximum pool size (in descending order of importance):
#whether the skill is in your primary, secondary, or tertiary skillset
#the number of ranks you have in the skill
#{{stat|Intelligence}}
#{{stat|Discipline}} (Note: It was planned for 3.0 to remove discipline from the experience pool effects, but as posted by Socharis on 1/18/13, "...So I looked into this, and Discipline was never taken out - It's not as significant as intelligence, but it definitely increases your <nowiki>[</nowiki>experience<nowiki>]</nowiki> pool size."

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Amount Learning
!Mindstate Fraction
!Amount Learning
!Mindstate Fraction
|-
|clear||0/34||analyzing||18/34
|-
|dabbling||1/34||studious||19/34
|-
|perusing||2/34||focused||20/34
|-
|learning||3/34||very focused||21/34
|-
|thoughtful||4/34||engaged||22/34
|-
|thinking||5/34||very engaged||23/34
|-
|considering||6/34||cogitating||24/34
|-
|pondering||7/34||fascinated||25/34
|-
|ruminating||8/34||captivated||26/34
|-
|concentrating||9/34||engrossed||27/34
|-
|attentive||10/34||riveted||28/34
|-
|deliberative||11/34||very riveted||29/34
|-
|interested||12/34||rapt||30/34
|-
|examining||13/34||very rapt||31/34
|-
|understanding||14/34||enthralled||32/34
|-
|absorbing||15/34||nearly locked||33/34
|-
|intrigued||16/34||mind lock||34/34
|-
|scrutinizing||17/34
|}

===Experience pulses===
This field experience is gradually converted into actual ranks. When field experience is converted to ranks, it is called a pulse. The size of the pulse is calculated as a fraction of your total pool size. The primary factor affecting this fraction is whether the skill is primary, secondary, or tertiary; higher Wisdom also increases this fraction. However, secondary skills under 50 ranks will drain like primary skills<ref>[[Post:Low_level_ranks,_EXP,_and_you!_-_7/11/2008_-_8:58:48]]</ref><ref>[[Post:Minor_exp_change_-_02/05/2015_-_20:51]]</ref>, and tertiary skills under 25 ranks will drain like secondary skills.<ref>[[Post:Minor_exp_change_-_02/06/2015_-_10:57]]</ref>

{|class=wikitable
|-
!Skillset
!Time to Pulse From Mind Lock to Clear
|-
|Primary||40-60 minutes
|-
|Secondary||50-80 minutes
|-
|Tertiary||70-100 minutes
|}

Skills pulse in groups every 200 seconds, with each group being offset from the previous one by 20 seconds. These skill groupings are arranged by skillset in the order they appear in the experience list in game, with the exception of certain guild-only skills which are located with their historical group. The order and timing of the pulses is fixed, meaning the pulses happen at the exact same time for the same skills for every single player in the game.

{|class=wikitable
|-
!Relative Time Offset
!Skill Group
|-
|0 sec.||Shield Usage, Light Armor, Chain Armor, Brigandine, Plate Armor, Defending
|-
|20 sec.||Parry Ability, Small Edged, Large Edged, Twohanded Edged
|-
|40 sec.||Small Blunt, Large Blunt, Twohanded Blunt, Slings, Bow, Crossbow
|-
|60 sec.||Staves, Polearms, Light Thrown, Heavy Thrown, Brawling, Offhand Weapon, Melee Mastery
|-
|80 sec.||Missile Mastery, Primary Magic, Attunement, Arcana, Targeted Magic, Augmentation
|-
|100 sec.||Debilitation, Utility, Warding, Sorcery, Evasion, Athletics, Perception, ''Scouting''
|-
|120 sec.||Stealth, Locksmithing, Thievery, First Aid, Outdoorsmanship
|-
|140 sec.||Skinning, ''Backstab''
|-
|160 sec.||Forging, Engineering, Outfitting, Alchemy, Enchanting, Scholarship, Mechanical Lore, Appraisal, ''Bardic Lore'', ''Trading''
|-
|180 sec.||Performance, Tactics, ''Astrology'', ''Empathy'', ''Thanatology'', ''Expertise'', ''Summoning'', ''Theurgy'', ''Conviction''
|-
|}

==Stats and learning==
Mental statistics now have a greater effect on the experience system. Intelligence and Wisdom affect all skills equally and have diminishing returns that are not logarithmically diminishing. (Every TDP spent on these stats provides a benefit.)

*'''{{stat|Intelligence}}''': Maximum size of experience pools
*'''{{stat|Wisdom}}''': Pulse size
*'''{{stat|Discipline}}''': Experience pool size (10% efficiency)

The effect of Intelligence and Wisdom is a percentage and not dependent on how many ranks you have in the skill. The effects of these stats can't be "tested" in an hour. This is something that assists you over the course of your entire career.

On 12/10/2015, GM [[Armifer]] shared some hard numbers on how intelligence and wisdom affect learning.<ref>[[Post:Experience Pool Size - Bug Fix - 12/10/2015 - 19:03]]</ref> Using 10 as the baseline (100%), here is the magnitude of the effect of training those stats:

{|class=wikitable
|-
!Stat!!Value!!Effect (Compared to 10)
|-
|Intelligence/Wisdom||30||112%
|-
|Intelligence/Wisdom||60||121%
|-
|Intelligence/Wisdom||90||125%
|-
|Intelligence/Wisdom||120||130%
|}
"Discipline also increases pool size, at 10% efficacy, thus continuing its trend of doing just a little bit of everything." --GM [[Armifer]]

==Rested Experience System==
Regular Subscribers, Premium Subscribers, and F2P accounts with a unlock purchased with Simucoins can utilize the Rested Experience System (REXP). When active, this system provides a bonus when field experience is converted to ranks. The actual EXP pools are unchanged, but when you drain experience from the pools it will simply be worth more actual ranks by a factor of 3.

There are three mechanical components to the system: pool cap, usage cap and cycle. Information about these features is available in the EXP command.

*The pool cap is how much rested exp you can have banked on your character at any time. Simple enough. At this time, the pool cap depends upon your subscription type. Standard accounts will be able to bank up to 4 hours of REXP. Premium accounts will store up to 6 hours, and in the Platinum instance the pool can hold 8 hours. This time will accumulate after 5 consecutive minutes of not draining experience. This is whether offline, online without any EXP in your pools, or with the help of deep sleep.

*The usage cap is how much rested exp you can use. For now, regardless of how frequently you fill the storage cap, you can only use up to 4/6/8 rested experience during one cycle (dependent upon account type).

*The cycle is how long it takes for the usage cap to reset. After 23:30 hours your usage cap will refresh and you can spend additional rested exp. The timing of the cycle is personal rather than universal: it starts when you, personally, do something with the rested exp system and then runs its course.

In addition to changes to how experience is converted under REXP, a modification to the sleep verb was provided. In "Light Sleep" you will stop gaining new experience but continue to drain experience from your pools. You will use REXP in this state. In "Deep Sleep" you will not gain experience NOR will you drain experience. Your REXP is not used, and you will start to accumulate time in your rested experience pool again.

Each time one of the 10 skill groups drain that has experience in it for any single, or multiple skills, 20 seconds is removed from your REXP time. If a skill group pulses and there isn't any experience in any of the skills for that group the 20 seconds remains. This makes it possible to focus on specific skill group and stretch out the REXP time for any targeted skills in them. For Example, if you are only training skills in 5 of the 10 skill groups, your REXP time would take twice the amount of time to be used up. 4 hours could be 8 hours of focused training, or 6 hours could be 12.

==Experience drain at login==
Experience drain at login is based on when you last logged out of the game. Starting at 30 minutes, you will drain a percentage of your experience equal to the number of minutes that you have been logged out divided by 360 (or 480 if you received a warning within the last six months).

When you're logged out, experience drains at a static rate, regardless of skillset placement, ranks, or stats. Technically, the experience doesn't actually pulse until you log back in. It's important when you log on to wait for the experience drain before logging off, '''as quickly logging in multiple times may cause the system to not apply your log on drain correctly.'''

{|class=wikitable
|-
!Time Logged Out
!%Pulsed (Clean)
!%Pulsed (Warning)
|-
|30 minutes||8.33%||6.25%
|-
|1 hour||16.67%||12.5%
|-
|2 hours||33.33%||25%
|-
|3 hours||50%||37.5%
|-
|4 hours||66.67%||50%
|-
|5 hours||83.33%||62.5%
|-
|6 hours||100%||75%
|-
|7 hours||100%||87.5%
|-
|8 hours||100%||100%
|}

*'''Note: [[Free to play]] players do not receive offline drain without a pass from the [[Simucoin]] store. See [[Idle experience drain]] for more details.'''
*As of 03/12/2015, players who have received a warning within the last six months drain over eight hours instead of not being able to drain experience at login.<ref>[[Post:Login Experience Drain - 03/12/2015 - 21:32]]</ref>

==RP messaging==
Ranks in each skill are numerical. However, there is also a role-playing system of nomenclature set up for skills, to make it easier to integrate into game-play.

;Ranks 1-49 / Novice
''Within the above range:''
*+ 0-09 = Lowly
*+ 10-19 = Promising
*+ 20-29 = Able
*+ 30-39 = Trained
*+ 40-49 = Full

;Ranks 50-99 / Practitioner

;Ranks 100-149 / Dilettante

;Ranks 150-199 / Aficionado

''Within the above ranges:''
*+ 0-09 = Beginning
*+ 10-19 = Competent
*+ 20-29 = Proficient
*+ 30-39 = Experienced
*+ 40-49 = Skilled

;Ranks 200-299 / Adept

;Ranks 300-399 / Expert

''Within the above ranges:''
*Rated by degrees 0-99

;Ranks 400-499 / Professional

;Ranks 500-599 / Authority

;Ranks 600-699 / Genius

''Within the above ranges:''
*+ 20-39 = Exceptional
*+ 40-59 = Outstanding
*+ 60-79 = Renowned
*+ 80-99 = True

;Ranks 700-799 / Savant

;Ranks 800-899 / Master

;Ranks 900-999 / Grand Master

''Within the above ranges:''
*+ 20-39 = Distinguished
*+ 40-59 = Venerated
*+ 60-79 = Exalted
*+ 80-99 = Transcendent

;Ranks 1000-1249 / Guru

;Ranks 1250+ / Legend

==Bonus experience pools==
During [[experience 3.0]], when skills were combined, the "lost" experience bits were moved into the bonus pools, one for each skillset. When experience is absorbed through the normal method, an equal amount is removed from the appropriate bonus pool and added to permanent experience. This effectively doubles learning rates in the skillset so long as experience remains in the bonus pools.

The metric used is an arbitrary unit, a multiple of the amount of bits that it takes to move a skill from 0 to 200 (60,300 bits) plus the number of ranks any remaining bits would teach. As an example:

{|
|<pre>Your Lore pool could fill 14 empty skills to 200 ranks and one empty skill to 57 ranks.</pre>
|}

===Syntax===
To view how much experience is left use {{com|experience}} {{tt|bonus}}. When there is no longer any experience left, you will receive the message "You do not have any experience in your bonus pools."

To toggle absorption, use {{tt|experience bonus toggle}} ''<skillset>''.

{{RefAl|a=y|r=y}}
*[http://www.elanthia.org/Learning/ Demystifying the Experience System]: [[User:Isharon|Isharon]]'s explanation of the experience system (a good link to share with new players)
*[[Experience (obsolete)]] has information on the obsolete experience system prior to the 3.0 release.
*[[:Category:Skills]] has a listing of all skills in game.
*[[Skillsets]] for how skills are grouped in game.
*[[Time Development Points]] are calculated based on earned ranks in a skill.

{{cat|Skills|*}}[[page type is::concept| ]]

Experience

2019-05-22T16:51:50Z

MAJORLY: /* Rested Experience System */

{{RTOC}}
:''For the game command, see {{com|experience}}.''

[[Experience]], often abbreviated '''exp''', is the general term for all of the [[skill]] learning your character has attained.

In [[DragonRealms]], your ranks in a skill are increased by using it. This is called training. The amount of experience gained from any action is scaled to the difficulty of that action for your character at that time, and how successful your character is in performing it. It is common for a task that has become very simple or unchallenging to grant zero experience.

Experience can potentially be lost as a consequence of character [[death]], although this can be easily avoided through [[favors]].

==Ranks==
Gained [[experience]] is measured as whole-number increments called "ranks." As your experience drains from your experience pool for a particular [[:Category:Skills|skill]], your learning is converted into ranks. Your ability in a skill is measured by the number of ranks you have attained in that skill. Additionally, there are skill requirements for advancing in circle (or character level) within a guild. Finally, gaining ranks in skills grants [[Time Development Points|TDPs]], which can be used to raise your stats.

''Note:'' It is generally considered OOC to engage in explicit discussions of numerical stats or skills. (Role-players may also object to the term "ranks.") When discussing skill via IC channels, the most conservative approach is to use the [[Experience#RP_messaging|RP messaging]], reserving numerical discussions for whispers and private messages. See [[Out of Character]] for additional information.

The amount of effort required to move up one rank in a skill can be measured in bits. Through analysis of the output of the {{com|CONVERT}} command it was possible to reverse engineer this relationship between ranks. Your next rank in a skill will be reached after you have gained 200 + n bits, where n is the current rank. This means to go from rank 0 to rank 1 in a skill you will need 200 bits, to go from rank 1 to rank 2, you will need 201 bits, and so on. By summing up the number of ranks you can determine how many bits it will take to reach a current level.

The graph and table below show the total number of bits needed to reach a specific rank from 0. This graphic demonstrates the relative difficulty to climb ranks. For example, to go from 300 to 400 ranks takes roughly the same number of bits as going from 0 to 200 ranks. Going from rank 1,000 to 1,500 requires approximately twice the number of bits as going from 0 to 1,000.

[[File:TotalBitsNeededToReachRank.png|left|500px]]
{|class="wikitable"
!Rank!!Total bits needed
|-
| 1||200
|-
| 25||5,300
|-
| 50||11,225
|-
| 75||18,050
|-
| 100||24,950
|-
| 150||41,175
|-
| 200||59,900
|-
| 250||81,125
|-
| 300||104,850
|-
| 400||159,800
|-
| 500||224,750
|-
| 750||430,875
|-
|1,000||699,500
|-
|1,250||1,030,625
|-
|1,500||1,424,250
|-
|1,750||1,880,375
|}

===Maximum rank===
Ranks are capped at 1750. Once you hit 1750 ranks, you no longer gain experience into your experience pool for that skill and draining experience has no effect. It is possible to have effective ranks higher than 1750 through buffs such as abilities or spells. Skill buffs are capped at 20% for most skills, and 10% for [[crafting]] skills. You can see your current buffs using {{com|EXPERIENCE}} {{tt|MODS}}.

===Calculations for Ranks and Bits===
The relationship between bits and ranks can be defined algebraically. In the formulas below ''r'' refers to ranks and ''b'' refers to bits.<ref>[[Talk:Convert_command]]</ref>

[[File:Bits_from_ranks_formula.png]] yields the bits needed to reach a specific rank.

[[File:Ranks_from_bits_formula.png]] yields the rank a number of bits would reach.

==Experience pools and pulses==
===Experience pools===
Every skill has its own individual pool, which fills with field experience as you obtain it. The current amount of field experience in your pool ranges from clear (empty) to mind lock (full).

Factors that determine maximum pool size (in descending order of importance):
#whether the skill is in your primary, secondary, or tertiary skillset
#the number of ranks you have in the skill
#{{stat|Intelligence}}
#{{stat|Discipline}} (Note: It was planned for 3.0 to remove discipline from the experience pool effects, but as posted by Socharis on 1/18/13, "...So I looked into this, and Discipline was never taken out - It's not as significant as intelligence, but it definitely increases your <nowiki>[</nowiki>experience<nowiki>]</nowiki> pool size."

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Amount Learning
!Mindstate Fraction
!Amount Learning
!Mindstate Fraction
|-
|clear||0/34||analyzing||18/34
|-
|dabbling||1/34||studious||19/34
|-
|perusing||2/34||focused||20/34
|-
|learning||3/34||very focused||21/34
|-
|thoughtful||4/34||engaged||22/34
|-
|thinking||5/34||very engaged||23/34
|-
|considering||6/34||cogitating||24/34
|-
|pondering||7/34||fascinated||25/34
|-
|ruminating||8/34||captivated||26/34
|-
|concentrating||9/34||engrossed||27/34
|-
|attentive||10/34||riveted||28/34
|-
|deliberative||11/34||very riveted||29/34
|-
|interested||12/34||rapt||30/34
|-
|examining||13/34||very rapt||31/34
|-
|understanding||14/34||enthralled||32/34
|-
|absorbing||15/34||nearly locked||33/34
|-
|intrigued||16/34||mind lock||34/34
|-
|scrutinizing||17/34
|}

===Experience pulses===
This field experience is gradually converted into actual ranks. When field experience is converted to ranks, it is called a pulse. The size of the pulse is calculated as a fraction of your total pool size. The primary factor affecting this fraction is whether the skill is primary, secondary, or tertiary; higher Wisdom also increases this fraction. However, secondary skills under 50 ranks will drain like primary skills<ref>[[Post:Low_level_ranks,_EXP,_and_you!_-_7/11/2008_-_8:58:48]]</ref><ref>[[Post:Minor_exp_change_-_02/05/2015_-_20:51]]</ref>, and tertiary skills under 25 ranks will drain like secondary skills.<ref>[[Post:Minor_exp_change_-_02/06/2015_-_10:57]]</ref>

{|class=wikitable
|-
!Skillset
!Time to Pulse From Mind Lock to Clear
|-
|Primary||40-60 minutes
|-
|Secondary||50-80 minutes
|-
|Tertiary||70-100 minutes
|}

Skills pulse in groups every 200 seconds, with each group being offset from the previous one by 20 seconds. These skill groupings are arranged by skillset in the order they appear in the experience list in game, with the exception of certain guild-only skills which are located with their historical group. The order and timing of the pulses is fixed, meaning the pulses happen at the exact same time for the same skills for every single player in the game.

{|class=wikitable
|-
!Relative Time Offset
!Skill Group
|-
|0 sec.||Shield Usage, Light Armor, Chain Armor, Brigandine, Plate Armor, Defending
|-
|20 sec.||Parry Ability, Small Edged, Large Edged, Twohanded Edged
|-
|40 sec.||Small Blunt, Large Blunt, Twohanded Blunt, Slings, Bow, Crossbow
|-
|60 sec.||Staves, Polearms, Light Thrown, Heavy Thrown, Brawling, Offhand Weapon, Melee Mastery
|-
|80 sec.||Missile Mastery, Primary Magic, Attunement, Arcana, Targeted Magic, Augmentation
|-
|100 sec.||Debilitation, Utility, Warding, Sorcery, Evasion, Athletics, Perception, ''Scouting''
|-
|120 sec.||Stealth, Locksmithing, Thievery, First Aid, Outdoorsmanship
|-
|140 sec.||Skinning, ''Backstab''
|-
|160 sec.||Forging, Engineering, Outfitting, Alchemy, Enchanting, Scholarship, Mechanical Lore, Appraisal, ''Bardic Lore'', ''Trading''
|-
|180 sec.||Performance, Tactics, ''Astrology'', ''Empathy'', ''Thanatology'', ''Expertise'', ''Summoning'', ''Theurgy'', ''Conviction''
|-
|}

==Stats and learning==
Mental statistics now have a greater effect on the experience system. Intelligence and Wisdom affect all skills equally and have diminishing returns that are not logarithmically diminishing. (Every TDP spent on these stats provides a benefit.)

*'''{{stat|Intelligence}}''': Maximum size of experience pools
*'''{{stat|Wisdom}}''': Pulse size
*'''{{stat|Discipline}}''': Experience pool size (10% efficiency)

The effect of Intelligence and Wisdom is a percentage and not dependent on how many ranks you have in the skill. The effects of these stats can't be "tested" in an hour. This is something that assists you over the course of your entire career.

On 12/10/2015, GM [[Armifer]] shared some hard numbers on how intelligence and wisdom affect learning.<ref>[[Post:Experience Pool Size - Bug Fix - 12/10/2015 - 19:03]]</ref> Using 10 as the baseline (100%), here is the magnitude of the effect of training those stats:

{|class=wikitable
|-
!Stat!!Value!!Effect (Compared to 10)
|-
|Intelligence/Wisdom||30||112%
|-
|Intelligence/Wisdom||60||121%
|-
|Intelligence/Wisdom||90||125%
|-
|Intelligence/Wisdom||120||130%
|}
"Discipline also increases pool size, at 10% efficacy, thus continuing its trend of doing just a little bit of everything." --GM [[Armifer]]

==Rested Experience System==
Regular Subscribers, Premium Subscribers, and F2P accounts with a unlock purchased with Simucoins can utilize the Rested Experience System (REXP). When active, this system provides a bonus when field experience is converted to ranks. The actual EXP pools are unchanged, but when you drain experience from the pools it will simply be worth more actual ranks by a factor of 3.

There are three mechanical components to the system: pool cap, usage cap and cycle. Information about these features is available in the EXP command.

*The pool cap is how much rested exp you can have banked on your character at any time. Simple enough. At this time, the pool cap depends upon your subscription type. Standard accounts will be able to bank up to 4 hours of REXP. Premium accounts will store up to 6 hours, and in the Platinum instance the pool can hold 8 hours. This time will accumulate after 5 consecutive minutes of not draining experience. This is whether offline, online without any EXP in your pools, or with the help of deep sleep.

*The usage cap is how much rested exp you can use. For now, regardless of how frequently you fill the storage cap, you can only use up to 4/6/8 rested experience during one cycle (dependent upon account type).

*The cycle is how long it takes for the usage cap to reset. After 23:30 hours your usage cap will refresh and you can spend additional rested exp. The timing of the cycle is personal rather than universal: it starts when you, personally, do something with the rested exp system and then runs its course.

In addition to changes to how experience is converted under REXP, a modification to the sleep verb was provided. In "Light Sleep" you will stop gaining new experience but continue to drain experience from your pools. You will use REXP in this state. In "Deep Sleep" you will not gain experience NOR will you drain experience. Your REXP is not used, and you will start to accumulate time in your rested experience pool again.

Each time one of the 10 pools pulse that has experience in it for any single, or multiple skills, 20 seconds is removed from your REXP time. If a pool pulses and there isn't any experience in any of the skills the 20 seconds remains. This makes it possible to focus on specific pools and stretch out the REXP time for any targeted skills. For Example, if you are only training skills in 5 of the 10 pools, your REXP time would take twice the amount of time to be used up. 4 hours could be 8 hours of focused training, or 6 hours could be 12.

==Experience drain at login==
Experience drain at login is based on when you last logged out of the game. Starting at 30 minutes, you will drain a percentage of your experience equal to the number of minutes that you have been logged out divided by 360 (or 480 if you received a warning within the last six months).

When you're logged out, experience drains at a static rate, regardless of skillset placement, ranks, or stats. Technically, the experience doesn't actually pulse until you log back in. It's important when you log on to wait for the experience drain before logging off, '''as quickly logging in multiple times may cause the system to not apply your log on drain correctly.'''

{|class=wikitable
|-
!Time Logged Out
!%Pulsed (Clean)
!%Pulsed (Warning)
|-
|30 minutes||8.33%||6.25%
|-
|1 hour||16.67%||12.5%
|-
|2 hours||33.33%||25%
|-
|3 hours||50%||37.5%
|-
|4 hours||66.67%||50%
|-
|5 hours||83.33%||62.5%
|-
|6 hours||100%||75%
|-
|7 hours||100%||87.5%
|-
|8 hours||100%||100%
|}

*'''Note: [[Free to play]] players do not receive offline drain without a pass from the [[Simucoin]] store. See [[Idle experience drain]] for more details.'''
*As of 03/12/2015, players who have received a warning within the last six months drain over eight hours instead of not being able to drain experience at login.<ref>[[Post:Login Experience Drain - 03/12/2015 - 21:32]]</ref>

==RP messaging==
Ranks in each skill are numerical. However, there is also a role-playing system of nomenclature set up for skills, to make it easier to integrate into game-play.

;Ranks 1-49 / Novice
''Within the above range:''
*+ 0-09 = Lowly
*+ 10-19 = Promising
*+ 20-29 = Able
*+ 30-39 = Trained
*+ 40-49 = Full

;Ranks 50-99 / Practitioner

;Ranks 100-149 / Dilettante

;Ranks 150-199 / Aficionado

''Within the above ranges:''
*+ 0-09 = Beginning
*+ 10-19 = Competent
*+ 20-29 = Proficient
*+ 30-39 = Experienced
*+ 40-49 = Skilled

;Ranks 200-299 / Adept

;Ranks 300-399 / Expert

''Within the above ranges:''
*Rated by degrees 0-99

;Ranks 400-499 / Professional

;Ranks 500-599 / Authority

;Ranks 600-699 / Genius

''Within the above ranges:''
*+ 20-39 = Exceptional
*+ 40-59 = Outstanding
*+ 60-79 = Renowned
*+ 80-99 = True

;Ranks 700-799 / Savant

;Ranks 800-899 / Master

;Ranks 900-999 / Grand Master

''Within the above ranges:''
*+ 20-39 = Distinguished
*+ 40-59 = Venerated
*+ 60-79 = Exalted
*+ 80-99 = Transcendent

;Ranks 1000-1249 / Guru

;Ranks 1250+ / Legend

==Bonus experience pools==
During [[experience 3.0]], when skills were combined, the "lost" experience bits were moved into the bonus pools, one for each skillset. When experience is absorbed through the normal method, an equal amount is removed from the appropriate bonus pool and added to permanent experience. This effectively doubles learning rates in the skillset so long as experience remains in the bonus pools.

The metric used is an arbitrary unit, a multiple of the amount of bits that it takes to move a skill from 0 to 200 (60,300 bits) plus the number of ranks any remaining bits would teach. As an example:

{|
|<pre>Your Lore pool could fill 14 empty skills to 200 ranks and one empty skill to 57 ranks.</pre>
|}

===Syntax===
To view how much experience is left use {{com|experience}} {{tt|bonus}}. When there is no longer any experience left, you will receive the message "You do not have any experience in your bonus pools."

To toggle absorption, use {{tt|experience bonus toggle}} ''<skillset>''.

{{RefAl|a=y|r=y}}
*[http://www.elanthia.org/Learning/ Demystifying the Experience System]: [[User:Isharon|Isharon]]'s explanation of the experience system (a good link to share with new players)
*[[Experience (obsolete)]] has information on the obsolete experience system prior to the 3.0 release.
*[[:Category:Skills]] has a listing of all skills in game.
*[[Skillsets]] for how skills are grouped in game.
*[[Time Development Points]] are calculated based on earned ranks in a skill.

{{cat|Skills|*}}[[page type is::concept| ]]

Dryad priestess

2019-04-17T18:39:15Z

MAJORLY:

{{Critter
|Critter Name=Dryad Priestess
|MinCap=175
|MaxCap=220
|BodyType=Biped
|new=Yes
|level=34
|Skinnable=no
|Has Coins=yes
|Has Gems=yes
|Has Boxes=yes
|Evil=no
|Construct=no
|Corporeal=yes
|Special=no
|BackStabbable=yes
|Casts Spells=no
|Stealthy=no
|Defense=yes
|Attack Range=Melee
|Province=Zoluren
|City=Leth Deriel
|MapList=*{{rmap|60c|Forest of Night (60c)}}
|hasskin=No
|haspart=No
|hasbone=No
|Boxes=yes
|hasorgan=No
}}
__NOTOC__

==Description==
The dryad priestess stands a little taller than an average Dwarf. She has a lithe body with thin limbs that are a little longer than would be fitting for her size. A cluster of autumn-hued oak leaves comprises her "hair," flowing to the middle of her back. A faint expression of melancholy is on her face.

==In Depth==

===Special Abilities===

* Heal
A dryad priestess examines her body for injuries. 
A dryad priestess bows her head and chants something esoteric under her breath. Wincing briefly as her wounds begin to fill with sap, she continues her search for intruders with a forlorn gaze.

*Recovery
A dryad priestess bows her head and loudly chants something esoteric and unintelligible. 
 
As she thrusts her hands toward the ground, tiny roots reach out from the soil and wrap themselves around her feet, steadying her.

=='''Notes'''==
* The priestess appears immune to puncture.
* Weapons/Parry get to to 1/34 at 210 (4/2019)

===Equipment/Loot===
*It is wearing a {{cloot|a|flowing leafy green robe}}.
*It is carrying a {{cloot|w|rusted bastard sword}}.

Xala'shar magus

2019-03-26T15:10:52Z

MAJORLY:

{{Critter
|Critter Name=Xala'shar Magus
|MinCap=750
|MaxCap=1000
|new=Yes
|level=140
|Skinnable=no
|Has Coins=yes
|Has Gems=yes
|Has Boxes=yes
|Evil=cursed
|Construct=no
|Corporeal=yes
|Special=yes
|BackStabbable=yes
|Casts Spells=yes
|Stealthy=no
|Defense=no
|Attack Range=Melee
|Province=Zoluren
|City=Knife Clan
|MapList=*{{rmap|5b | Knife Clan, Xala'shar camp (5b)}}
|hasskin=No
|Skin Name=
|Skin Weight=
|haspart=No
|Part Name=
|Part Weight=
|hasbone=No
|Bone Name=
|Bone Weight=
|RequiredRanks=
|MaxVal=
|MaxArrangedVal=
|mskill1=
|mskill2=
|mcap=
}}
==Description==

The Xala'shar magus shuffles about limply, its chest heaving with great difficulty as it struggles to draw breath underneath the robust fabric of the cloak. Its large, emaciated hands are bound tightly in several layers of filthy bandages, elongated fingers straining to grasp its staff. The deep hood of its robe has been pulled low across the face, concealing it from view, a never-ending stream of muttered babble issuing from within its black depths.

===Equipment/Loot===

* It is wearing some {{cloot|i|filthy bandages}}, some {{cloot|a|deeply hooded black robes}}, a {{cloot|a|leather cuirbouilli coat}}, some deeply hooded black robes, some filthy bandages.
It is carrying a {{cloot|w|gnarled white oak staff with deeply carved markings}}, a {{cloot|w|war club}}, a gnarled white oak staff with deeply carved markings.

==In Depth==

Casts [[casts spell::Malediction]].

A Xala'shar magus's bandages are suddenly soaked with fresh blood as it claps it hands together with a concussive impact, invoking the power of its spell. 
Flickering shadows tear away from the Xala'shar magus's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward you! 
A feeling of shock washes through your veins like ice water as a swarm of shadowy tendrils coalesce around you, intertwining into a constricting cloak. You feel less able to strike out at and defend against your opponents, hindered by the strange curse.

Thieves with 100 discipline running Khri Plunder (+20 discipline) can avoid this effectively.

== Boxes ==
Many boxes "at level" with 893 locksmithing.

== Skill Cap ==
Backstab slows considerably at 953

{{Cat|Xala'shar|Magus}}

Xala'shar thrall

2019-03-26T11:33:04Z

MAJORLY:

{{Critter
|Critter Name=Xala'shar Thrall
|MinCap=750
|MaxCap=1000
|new=Yes
|level=138
|Skinnable=no
|Has Coins=yes
|Has Gems=yes
|Has Boxes=yes
|Evil=cursed
|Construct=no
|Corporeal=yes
|Special=yes
|BackStabbable=yes
|Casts Spells=yes
|Stealthy=no
|Defense=no
|Attack Range=melee
|Province=Zoluren
|City=Knife Clan
|MapList=*{{rmap|5b | Knife Clan, Xala'shar camp (5b)}}
|hasskin=No
|haspart=No
|hasbone=No
|mskill1=750
|Manipulated=yes
|mskill1=750
}}
==Description==
The Xala'shar thrall has willingly chosen to embark upon its dark path, one day hoping to rise in glory within the ranks of the Xala'Shar. Adorned with a set of black robes two sizes too large, its eyes speak of the raw potential ready to be molded into a fierce killing machine. A pulsing black slime, surrounded in an oozing mass of necrotic skin, covers the side of its face. Partially visible along its lower arm, several small runestones have been sewn into its flesh, dully shimmering with a faint green light. 

==In Depth==
===Equipment===

It is wearing some {{cloot|a|tattered black robes hung with shards of twisted green bone}}. 
It is carrying a {{cloot|w|rusted dagger}}. 

* Thralls are immune to poison.

== Boxes ==
Many boxes "at level" with 893 locksmithing.

== Skill Cap ==
Backstab slows considerably at 953

{{Cat|Xala'shar|thrall}}

Xala'shar magus

2019-03-26T11:32:38Z

MAJORLY:

{{Critter
|Critter Name=Xala'shar Magus
|MinCap=750
|MaxCap=1000
|new=Yes
|level=140
|Skinnable=no
|Has Coins=yes
|Has Gems=yes
|Has Boxes=yes
|Evil=cursed
|Construct=no
|Corporeal=yes
|Special=yes
|BackStabbable=yes
|Casts Spells=yes
|Stealthy=no
|Defense=no
|Attack Range=Melee
|Province=Zoluren
|City=Knife Clan
|MapList=*{{rmap|5b | Knife Clan, Xala'shar camp (5b)}}
|hasskin=No
|Skin Name=
|Skin Weight=
|haspart=No
|Part Name=
|Part Weight=
|hasbone=No
|Bone Name=
|Bone Weight=
|RequiredRanks=
|MaxVal=
|MaxArrangedVal=
|mskill1=
|mskill2=
|mcap=
}}
==Description==

The Xala'shar magus shuffles about limply, its chest heaving with great difficulty as it struggles to draw breath underneath the robust fabric of the cloak. Its large, emaciated hands are bound tightly in several layers of filthy bandages, elongated fingers straining to grasp its staff. The deep hood of its robe has been pulled low across the face, concealing it from view, a never-ending stream of muttered babble issuing from within its black depths.

===Equipment/Loot===

* It is wearing some {{cloot|i|filthy bandages}}, some {{cloot|a|deeply hooded black robes}}, a {{cloot|a|leather cuirbouilli coat}}, some deeply hooded black robes, some filthy bandages.
It is carrying a {{cloot|w|gnarled white oak staff with deeply carved markings}}, a {{cloot|w|war club}}, a gnarled white oak staff with deeply carved markings.

==In Depth==

Casts [[casts spell::Malediction]].

A Xala'shar magus's bandages are suddenly soaked with fresh blood as it claps it hands together with a concussive impact, invoking the power of its spell. 
Flickering shadows tear away from the Xala'shar magus's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward you! 
A feeling of shock washes through your veins like ice water as a swarm of shadowy tendrils coalesce around you, intertwining into a constricting cloak. You feel less able to strike out at and defend against your opponents, hindered by the strange curse.

== Boxes ==
Many boxes "at level" with 893 locksmithing.

== Skill Cap ==
Backstab slows considerably at 953

{{Cat|Xala'shar|Magus}}

Xala'shar thrall

2019-03-26T11:29:10Z

MAJORLY:

{{Critter
|Critter Name=Xala'shar Thrall
|MinCap=750
|MaxCap=1000
|new=Yes
|level=138
|Skinnable=no
|Has Coins=yes
|Has Gems=yes
|Has Boxes=yes
|Evil=cursed
|Construct=no
|Corporeal=yes
|Special=yes
|BackStabbable=yes
|Casts Spells=yes
|Stealthy=no
|Defense=no
|Attack Range=melee
|Province=Zoluren
|City=Knife Clan
|MapList=*{{rmap|5b | Knife Clan, Xala'shar camp (5b)}}
|hasskin=No
|haspart=No
|hasbone=No
|mskill1=750
|Manipulated=yes
|mskill1=750
}}
==Description==
The Xala'shar thrall has willingly chosen to embark upon its dark path, one day hoping to rise in glory within the ranks of the Xala'Shar. Adorned with a set of black robes two sizes too large, its eyes speak of the raw potential ready to be molded into a fierce killing machine. A pulsing black slime, surrounded in an oozing mass of necrotic skin, covers the side of its face. Partially visible along its lower arm, several small runestones have been sewn into its flesh, dully shimmering with a faint green light. 

==In Depth==
===Equipment===

It is wearing some {{cloot|a|tattered black robes hung with shards of twisted green bone}}. 
It is carrying a {{cloot|w|rusted dagger}}. 

* Thralls are immune to poison.

== Boxes ==
Many boxes "at level" with 893 locksmithing.

== Skills ==
Backstab slows considerably at 953

{{Cat|Xala'shar|thrall}}

Xala'shar magus

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|Casts Spells=yes
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==Description==

The Xala'shar magus shuffles about limply, its chest heaving with great difficulty as it struggles to draw breath underneath the robust fabric of the cloak. Its large, emaciated hands are bound tightly in several layers of filthy bandages, elongated fingers straining to grasp its staff. The deep hood of its robe has been pulled low across the face, concealing it from view, a never-ending stream of muttered babble issuing from within its black depths.

===Equipment/Loot===

* It is wearing some {{cloot|i|filthy bandages}}, some {{cloot|a|deeply hooded black robes}}, a {{cloot|a|leather cuirbouilli coat}}, some deeply hooded black robes, some filthy bandages.
It is carrying a {{cloot|w|gnarled white oak staff with deeply carved markings}}, a {{cloot|w|war club}}, a gnarled white oak staff with deeply carved markings.

==In Depth==

Casts [[casts spell::Malediction]].

A Xala'shar magus's bandages are suddenly soaked with fresh blood as it claps it hands together with a concussive impact, invoking the power of its spell. 
Flickering shadows tear away from the Xala'shar magus's fingertips, shuddering through the air toward you! 
A feeling of shock washes through your veins like ice water as a swarm of shadowy tendrils coalesce around you, intertwining into a constricting cloak. You feel less able to strike out at and defend against your opponents, hindered by the strange curse.

== Boxes ==
Many boxes "at level" with 893 locksmithing.

== Skills ==
Backstab slows considerably at 953

{{Cat|Xala'shar|Magus}}

Category:Khri

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<imagemap>
Image:Khrichart.png
rect 34 146 160 182 [[Khri Darken|Darken (Augmentation)]]
rect 223 53 348 93 [[Khri Dampen|Dampen (Utility, Warding)]]
rect 222 109 347 149 [[Khri Strike|Strike (Augmentation)]]
rect 223 164 348 204 [[Khri Silence|Silence (Utility)]]
rect 222 220 349 260 [[Khri Harrier|Harrier (Augmentation)]]
rect 400 54 527 93 [[Khri Sensing|Sensing (Utility)]]
rect 400 109 526 148 [[Khri Shadowstep|Shadowstep (Utility)]]
rect 400 164 526 205 [[Khri Vanish|Vanish (Utility)]]
rect 575 164 701 205 [[Khri Evanescence|Evanescence (Utility, Warding)]]
rect 36 390 161 432 [[Khri Hasten|Hasten (Utility)]]
rect 222 307 348 348 [[Khri Safe|Safe (Augmentation)]]
rect 222 362 348 402 [[Khri Avoidance|Avoidance (Augmentation)]]
rect 222 418 348 457 [[Khri Plunder|Plunder (Augmentation)]]
rect 400 307 526 347 [[Khri Muse|Muse (Augmentation)]]
rect 400 362 526 403 [[Khri Elusion|Elusion (Augmentation)]]
rect 400 418 526 458 [[Khri Slight|Slight (Utility)]]
rect 400 473 526 513 [[Khri Guile|Guile (Debilitation)]]
rect 576 362 701 402 [[Khri Flight|Flight (Augmentation, Warding)]]
rect 576 418 701 458 [[Khri Cunning|Cunning (Augmentation, Utility)]]
rect 751 418 877 457 [[Khri Credence|Credence (Debilitation)]]
rect 35 700 160 740 [[Khri Focus|Focus (Augmentation)]]
rect 222 548 348 589 [[Khri Sight|Sight (Augmentation)]]
rect 222 604 348 645 [[Khri Prowess|Prowess (Debilitation)]]
rect 222 714 348 755 [[Khri Calm|Calm (Utility)]]
rect 222 824 348 866 [[Khri Terrify|Terrify (Debilitation)]]
rect 399 548 526 588 [[Khri Insight|Insight (Augmentation)]]
rect 399 604 526 645 [[Khri Eliminate|Eliminate (Debilitation)]]
rect 399 659 526 699 [[Khri Steady|Steady (Augmentation)]]
rect 399 714 526 754 [[Khri Endure|Endure (Augmentation, Utility)]]
rect 399 769 526 810 [[Khri Serenity|Serenity (Warding)]]
rect 399 824 526 866 [[Khri Intimidate|Intimidate (Debilitation)]]
rect 576 769 701 809 [[Khri Sagacity|Sagacity (Warding)]]
rect 576 825 701 865 [[Khri Fright|Fright (Augmentation)]]
rect 35 960 161 999 [[Ambush Choke|Choke]]
rect 35 1016 161 1055 [[Ambush Slash|Slash]]
rect 35 1072 161 1112 [[Ambush Stun|Stun]]
rect 222 960 348 999 [[Ambush Screen|Screen]]
rect 222 1016 348 1055 [[Ambush Ignite|Ignite]]
rect 222 1072 348 1112 [[Ambush Clout|Clout]]
</imagemap>

==General information==
Khri (pronounced 'kree') is a group of [[Thief]] abilities that entail heightened concentration to increase awareness and body control. The term "khri" is used for both singular and plural. As per Gonk on 02/06/2019, The word Khri itself was actually a riff/nod to Ki/Chi/Qi.

*Khri is considered an in-game secret, but Simutronics forum policies allow it to be discussed openly on the Forums.

*Each guild leader teaches the full list of khri
*All khri can be stacked together with no limit to how many can be stacked at once. There is no extra concentration cost for stacking multiple khri at once. Starting multiple khri at once has a skill check. The difficulty of activating a khri is affected by the Urban status of the area, and current confidence level. Positive confidence levels will make khri easier to start while a negative confidence level will make it more difficult.

*Generally speaking, you will be able to stand and start tier one at 50 ranks in magic, tier two at 100, tier 3 at 150, tier 4 at 250.

* Slot progression is 1st, 5th, and then 1 slot every 5th circle. You'll have all khri by 110th.

==Combination Khri==

When khri were rewritten in 2018, all combination effects were moved to individual khri instead. There are no longer combination style effects.

==Syntax==
To see what khri you know simply type {{com|khri}} by itself.

===Starting khri===
There are a few ways and options for how to start khri:
*{{tt|KHRI start <khriname>}} - Starts the khri immediately.
*{{tt|KHRI <khriname>}} - Starts the khri immediately.
*{{tt|KHRI delay <khriname>}} - Starts the khri after a brief delay, but will enhance the ability in most cases.
If you are unable to start a particular khri due to it being too difficult, you can kneel/sit/lie down to make it easier. Even when you are able to start a particular khri while standing, you may find that starting it sitting/kneeling still enhances the power of the ability.
Most khri require an upfront cost in [[concentration]] and a smaller maintenance cost. Some, such as [[Khri Eliminate|Eliminate]] require a large upfront cost but no maintenance.

===Stopping khri===
Khri will end naturally after some period of time determined by your skill and the difficulty of the khri. They might also end if you no longer have the concentration to power them. If you want to end a khri manually you can:
*{{tt|KHRI stop}} - Will end all khri.
*{{tt|KHRI stop <khriname>}} - Will end just the specified khri.
Once a khri has ended it will be on a cooldown for a period of time. This can range from 5 seconds to 3 minutes based on your skills and the difficulty of the khri.

Khri that do not continually drain concentration cannot be stopped, but generally the effects of those khri are instantaneous.

===Forgetting khri===
It is possible to forget a khri once you have learned it. This ability can be used at a Guildleader and only once every 30 RL days.

The command to forget a khri is:
*{{tt|ask <leader's name> about unlearn <khriname>}}

===Teaching khri===
Player Thieves have the ability to teach khri to other player thieves:

*{{com|teach}} {{tt|khri <Khri Name> to <Person>}}

===Misc khri commands===
There are a few additional commands associated with khri that add additional functionality:
*{{tt|KHRI check}} - Will display which khri are running, and which are on cooldown.
*{{tt|KHRI meditate}} - Can be used to increase the learning rate of any active khri.
*{{tt|KHRI meditate}} - When no khri are active it will reduce any cooldowns.
*{{tt|KHRI help}} - Will bring up this information to read again.

==Cost==
There are 5 tiers of difficulty, and then Special Khri which have a larger one time concentration cost.
*Tier 1 (8 startup, 2 pulse) : Darken, Focus, Hasten
*Tier 2 (12 startup, 3 pulse): Avoidance, Dampen, Elusion, Harrier, Insight, Plunder, Safe, Sight, Silence, Strike, Sensing, Terrify
*Tier 3 (16 startup, 4 pulse): Cunning, Endure, Flight, Fright, Intimidate, Muse, Prowess, Serenity, Shadowstep, Steady
*Tier 4 (20 startup, 5 pulse): Credence, Guile, Sagacity, Slight,
*Tier 5 (25 startup, 6 pulse): Evanescence
*Special (One time cost): Calm (25), Eliminate (35), Vanish (30)

==Summary of khri information==
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{{#ask:[[guild association is::thief]][[Ability type is::!other]]
|?pretty name is
|?ability type is
|?ability skill is
|?ability difficulty is
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[[has default form::Form:GuildAbility| ]][[Category:Thief abilities]]

Category:Thief ambushes

2019-02-01T17:02:48Z

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Thieves have a number of special ambushes. Most, however, don't work on flying targets. Ambush commands, if learned, are listed with {{com|AMBUSH}} {{tt|HELP}}. Thief ambushes check the {{skill|Stealth}}, the {{skill|Backstab}}, the {{skill|Debilitation}}, a weapon skill, and a stat contest.

To find out information about the ambush from the specific guildleader - Ask <GuildLeader> about <Ambush Name>

To learn the ambush from that guildleader - Ask <Guildleader> about <Ambush Name> CHOOSE

==Summary of ambushes==
{{AbilityList|hta}}
{{#ask:[[guild association is::Thief]][[Ability type is::ambush]]
|?pretty name is
|?ability type is
|?ability skill is
|?slot cost is
|?prerequisite
|?ability effect is
|sort=prerequisite
|format=template
|template=AbilityList6
|link=none
|limit=100
}}
|}

{{cat|Thief abilities}}

Ambush Slash

2019-02-01T16:56:20Z

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{{GuildAbility
|name=Slash
|guild=thief
|prereqs=39th circle
|slots=2
|diff=-
|type=ambush
|contest1=finesse
|contest2=reflexes
|skill=debilitation
|path=-
|cost=4
|desc=Done from hiding, will attempt to cut the back of the opponent's leg in order to keep them in place, and perhaps drop then to their knees.
|buffs=No buffs
|debuffs=No debuffs
|dtype=No damage
|htype=No heal
|effect=Prevents the target from retreating or moving for a short period along with dropping the target to their knees with a leg bleeder on top success.
}}
==Notes==
*Learned in Ratha. (Ask Dwillig about slash choose)
*Requires at least one point of slice in a weapon and a strength check against the weapon's weight
*Also includes skill checks in {{skill|Stealth}}, {{skill|Backstab}}, and with the weapon used.

Ambush Slash

2019-02-01T16:56:04Z

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{{GuildAbility
|name=Slash
|guild=thief
|prereqs=39th circle
|slots=2
|diff=-
|type=ambush
|contest1=finesse
|contest2=reflexes
|skill=debilitation
|path=-
|cost=4
|desc=Done from hiding, will attempt to cut the back of the opponent's leg in order to keep them in place, and perhaps drop then to their knees.
|buffs=No buffs
|debuffs=No debuffs
|dtype=No damage
|htype=No heal
|effect=Prevents the target from retreating or moving for a short period along with dropping the target to their knees with a leg bleeder on top success.
}}
==Notes==
*Learned in Ratha. ((Ask Dwillig about slash choose)
*Requires at least one point of slice in a weapon and a strength check against the weapon's weight
*Also includes skill checks in {{skill|Stealth}}, {{skill|Backstab}}, and with the weapon used.

Ambush Stun

2019-02-01T16:55:27Z

MAJORLY: Added Syntax

{{GuildAbility
|name=Stun
|guild=thief
|prereqs=25th circle
|slots=2
|diff=-
|type=ambush
|contest1=power
|contest2=fortitude
|skill=debilitation
|path=-
|cost=4
|desc=Done from hiding, will attempt to give the opponent a nasty crack on the head that has the potential to knock them completely unconscious.
|buffs=No buffs
|debuffs=No debuffs
|dtype=No damage
|htype=No heal
|effect=Causes head damage and variable duration stun dependent on success.
}}
==Notes==
*Learned in Ratha. (Ask Dwillig about stun choose)
*Can be performed with any melee weapon and a strength check against the weight of the weapon, or with special brawling equipment sold in Thief shops.
*Also includes skill checks in {{skill|Stealth}}, {{skill|Backstab}}, and with the weapon used.

Ambush Screen

2019-02-01T16:54:40Z

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{{GuildAbility
|name=Screen
|guild=thief
|prereqs=30th circle, Ambush Choke
|slots=2
|diff=-
|type=ambush
|contest1=finesse
|contest2=reflexes
|skill=debilitation
|path=-
|cost=4
|desc=A technique to surround oneself with dirt, blinding and disorienting nearby foes, as well as revealing any who may be trying to lurk near you. If you're stealthy, you will vanish after the attack.
|buffs=No buffs
|debuffs=Perception skill
|dtype=No damage
|htype=No heal
|effect=random roundtimes to all engaged targets on success.
}}
==Notes==
*Learned in Ratha. (Ask Dwillig about screen choose)
*Can be done at pole range.
*Can be done in and out of hiding.
*Requires dirt.
*Also includes skill checks in {{skill|Stealth}}, {{skill|Backstab}}, and {{skill|Light Thrown}}