Shadowwalkers: Character Advancement

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Character Advancement

Characters gain 1 XP for every five act story arc, or Episode. That XP can be spent immediately for first tier advances or saved to buy second tier advancements or higher. XP can only be spent between episodes.

Tier 0 Advances

• Swap out a current Attribute Rank for another: 0 Experience during or immediately following character's first episode

• Swap out a current Role ranking for another: 0 Experience during or immediately following character's first episode

• Change a Knack: 0 Experience during or immediately following character's first episode (or later if it has never been used).

• Swap out a Wildcard or Profession Distinction. Echo Distinctions cannot be changed: 0 Experience during or immediately following character's first episode

• Swap out a Distinction SFX. Cannot swap out Hinder: 0 Experience during or immediately following character's first episode

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Tier 1 Advances

• Swap out a current Role ranking for another: 1 Experience after character's second episode

• Change a Knack: 1 Experience after character's second episode if it has been used before. 0 Experience if it has never been used.

• Swap out a Wildcard or Profession Distinction. Echo Distinctions cannot be changed: 1 Experience after character's second episode

• Swap out a Distinction SFX. Cannot swap out Hinder: 1 Experience after character's second episode

• Add a new Knack to a or higher Role: 1 Experience

• Step up a Knack to The Role for that Knack must be or higher: 1 Experience

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Tier 2 Advances

• Unlock a new Distinction SFX: 2 Experience

• Step up a Knack to The Role for that Knack must be or higher: 2 Experience

• Step up any Role to 2 Experience

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Tier 3 Advances

• Step up one Attribute and step back another: 3 Experience

• Step up a Knack to The Role for that Knack must be 3 Experience

• Step up any Role to 3 Experience

• Unlock a Power SFX for one power: 3 Experience

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Tier 4 Advances

• Step up any Role to 4 Experience

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Tier 5 Advances

• TBD

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