Editing Leveled Skill Books (section)

= Leveled Skill Books & Tomes =
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New Hope features custom '''Leveled Books''' that gain experience (XP) as you fight and unlock active combat abilities, passive stats, and **Level 100 Capstone Ultimates**. There are two families: the '''6 Core Leveled Books''' (Levels 1–100) and the '''3 Skill Tomes''' (Levels 1–20, talent-based), plus the '''Book of Masteries'''.

== 1. Core Books (Level 1–100) ==
=== How to Obtain ===
* Use a '''Leveling Deed''' (e.g. ''Spellbook Leveling Deed'', ''Warrior Book Leveling Deed'') on a normal book of the matching type in your backpack. Requires '''100.0''' in the corresponding skill.
* '''Drop Rate:''' Leveling Deeds drop with a '''30%''' chance from '''Champion and Peerless bosses''' (see [[Power Scrolls and Boss Loot]]) and can be stored inside a [[Storage Tomes and Cases|Tome of Leveling Deeds]].

=== Progression & Passive Attributes ===
* '''Maximum Level:''' 100 (`level × 150 + 400` XP per level).
* Each level grants attribute points that you invest directly inside the book's Gump menu:

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
! Book !! Maximum Passive Attributes !! Ability Bar Command
|-
| '''Magery''' (''Leveled Spellbook'') || SDI 20%, LMC 15%, LRC 30%, Mana Regen 3, FC 2, FCR 3 || <code>[MageSpells</code>, <code>[cs</code>
|-
| '''Necromancy''' (''Leveled Book of Necromancy'') || SDI 20%, LMC 15%, LRC 30%, Mana Regen 3, FC 2, FCR 3 || <code>[NecroSpells</code>, <code>[cs</code>
|-
| '''Chivalry''' (''Leveled Book of Chivalry'') || HCI 15%, DCI 15%, DI 20%, HP Regen 3, Mana Regen 3, LMC 15% || <code>[PaladinSpells</code>, <code>[cs</code>
|-
| '''Bushido''' (''Leveled Book of Bushido'') || HCI 15%, DCI 15%, DI 20%, SSI 10%, Stamina Regen 3, LMC 15% || <code>[SamuraiSpells</code>, <code>[cs</code>
|-
| '''Ninjitsu''' (''Leveled Book of Ninjitsu'') || HCI 15%, DCI 15%, DI 20%, SSI 10%, Stamina Regen 3, LMC 15% || <code>[NinjaSpells</code>, <code>[cs</code>
|-
| '''Warrior''' (''Leveled Book of War'') || HCI 15%, DCI 15%, DI 20%, SSI 10%, HP Regen 3, Stamina Regen 3 || <code>[WarSpells</code>, <code>[ws</code>
|}

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== 2. Level 100 Capstone Ultimate Abilities ==
Reaching '''Level 100''' in any Core Book unlocks its signature 10th Capstone Ultimate ability (90-second cooldown):

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
! Discipline !! Level 100 Ultimate !! Mana & Cooldown !! Ultimate Effect
|-
| '''Magery''' || '''Mageblood''' || 50 Mana / 90s CD || Surges the caster, party members, and pets within 10 tiles for '''15 seconds''' with '''+20 Intelligence''', '''+10 Mana Regeneration (MR)''', and '''+25% Spell Damage Increase (SDI)''' (includes client Buff Bar icon).
|-
| '''Necromancy''' || '''Ancient Shadow''' || 50 Mana / 90s CD || Summons a terrifying '''Ancient Shadow''' ('''1,000 HP''', 35–48 base damage) for '''60 seconds'''. Pulses a '''12-tile Life Drain Aura''' every 3 seconds that saps health from nearby hostile dungeon monsters.
|-
| '''Chivalry''' || '''Holy Cross''' || 50 Mana / 90s CD || ''No weapon required.'' Raises a radiant cross that '''instantly cures all poison''', restores '''15% Maximum HP''' to the paladin, party members, and pets within 10 tiles, and grants '''+1% Max HP/sec regeneration''' for 10 seconds.
|-
| '''Bushido''' || '''Way of the Shogun''' || 40 Mana / 90s CD || Enters an ancestral martial trance for '''15 seconds''', granting '''+20% Critical Strike Chance''' (deals '''+50% bonus damage''' on proc), '''+15 Defense Chance Increase (DCI)''', and '''+10 Stamina/sec''' recovery.
|-
| '''Ninjitsu''' || '''Shadow Clones''' || 45 Mana / 90s CD || Drops a blinding '''Smoke Veil''' that '''instantly conceals the ninja (Stealth)''', breaks combat lock, and manifests '''2 Shadow Ninja Clones''' in shinobi garb to fight alongside you for '''30 seconds'''.
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| '''Book of War''' || '''Wrath of the Warlord''' || 0 Mana / 90s CD || ''PvE Only.'' Slams the ground, dealing massive physical AoE damage and a '''1.5s knockdown stun''' to all monsters within 8 tiles, and grants '''+25% PvE bonus damage''' for 15 seconds (100% PvP safe).
|}

=== Book of War Mechanics & Category Cooldowns ===
* '''Backpack Passives (2H & Dual-Wield Friendly):''' All Book of War passive stats (`HCI`, `DCI`, `SSI`, `HP Regen`, `Stamina Regen`) function directly from your '''backpack''' while wielding two-handed or dual-wield weapons.
* '''DI Cap Bypass:''' Book of War Damage Increase (DI) applies above the standard 100% equipment DI cap and is displayed in your <code>[stats</code> window.
* '''War Cry & Berserker Rage:''' War Cry grants a true '''1.10× (+10%)''' total damage multiplier for 15s. Both War Cry and Berserker Rage display active countdown icons on your client Buff Bar.
* '''Independent Category Cooldowns:''' Using a utility or defensive ability does not lock out offensive strikes (`Utility: 15–45s`, `Offensive: 10–40s`, `Defensive: 30–60s`, `Ultimate: 90s`, with a 1.0s GCD).

=== Unique Book Companion Rule ===
* All book-summoned companions (''Apprentice Magus'', ''Ancient Shadow'', ''Skeletal Vanguard'', ''Warrior Mercenary'', ''Guardian Angel'') share the '''Unique Companion Rule''': summoning a new book companion automatically dismisses any previously active book summon to prevent overlap stacking.

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== 3. Skill Tomes (Level 1–20, Talent Based) ==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
! Tome !! Sold By !! Price !! XP Requirement
|-
| '''Tome of the Grand Maestro''' (Bard) || Bard NPCs || 50,000 gp || 50+ in Musicianship, Provocation, Peacemaking, or Discordance
|-
| '''Tome of Mystic Ascendance''' || Mage & Scribe NPCs || 50,000 gp || 50+ Mysticism
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| '''Codex of Nature's Weave''' || Mage & Scribe NPCs || 50,000 gp || 50+ Spellweaving
|}
* '''Blessed:''' Tomes stay in your backpack upon death.
* '''XP Formula:''' `Fame / 100 + MaxHits / 6` (5–350 XP per kill within 24 tiles; doubled during [[Events|Skill Boost]]).
* '''Modern Mastery Gump & Talents:''' Each level grants '''1 Talent Point''' across 6 talents (3 tiers each) inside the redesigned '''Modern Mastery Gump''' (paginated card view with live tier icons, inline descriptions, and one-click '''Reset All Talents''' at any time).
* '''Safe AoE Targeting:''' Bard ''Reverb'' and tome AoEs strictly ignore your own pets, innocent player pets, and [[Zoo Animals]] training targets.

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== 4. Book of Masteries ==
* '''Sold By:''' '''Mage''' and '''Scribe''' NPC vendors in all towns for '''15,000 gp'''.
* '''Function:''' Allows players to activate and switch weapon, barding, and spellcasting Skill Masteries.

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