Leveled Skill Books
Leveled Skill Books
New Hope features custom Leveled Books. They gain experience (XP) while you fight with them and become stronger as they level up. There are two families: the 6 core books (level 1-100) and the 3 Skill Tomes (level 1-20, talent based).
Core Books (Level 1-100)
How to get one
- Use a Leveling Deed (e.g. Spellbook Leveling Deed) on a normal book of the same type in your backpack. You need 100.0 in the matching skill.
- Leveling Deeds drop with a 30% chance from Champion and Peerless bosses (see Power Scrolls and Boss Loot).
Leveling
- Maximum Level: 100
- XP needed for the next level:
level × 150 + 400 - Each level grants points that you spend on the book's attributes in its gump.
- Rank titles: Adept (21+), Warlock (41+), Master (61+), ArchMage (81+). Chivalry uses Defender / Knight / Crusader / Templar.
Attributes (maximum values)
| Book | Attributes |
|---|---|
| Magery / Necromancy | SDI 20%, LMC 15%, LRC 30%, Mana Regen 3, FC 2, FCR 3 |
| Chivalry | HCI 15%, DCI 15%, DI 20%, HP Regen 3, Mana Regen 3, LMC 15% |
| Bushido / Ninjitsu | HCI 15%, DCI 15%, DI 20%, SSI 10%, Stamina Regen 3, LMC 15% |
| Book of War | HCI 15%, DCI 15%, DI 20%, SSI 10%, HP Regen 3, Stamina Regen 3 |
Ability Gumps
Every core book unlocks a bar of 10 special abilities (cooldowns 5-60 seconds):
| Book | Command |
|---|---|
| Magery | [MageSpells, [cs, [ca
|
| Necromancy | [NecroSpells
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| Chivalry | [PaladinSpells
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| Bushido | [SamuraiSpells
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| Ninjitsu | [NinjaSpells
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| Book of War | [WarSpells
|
Skill Tomes (Level 1-20)
| 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 and Scribe NPCs | 50,000 gp | 50+ Mysticism |
| Codex of Nature's Weave | Mage and Scribe NPCs | 50,000 gp | 50+ Spellweaving |
- Tomes are blessed. Keep the tome in your hand or backpack.
- XP per kill:
Fame / 100 + MaxHits / 6, between 5 and 350. You must be within 24 tiles of the kill. XP is doubled during Skill Boost. - XP to next level:
level × 150 + 350 - Talents: every level gives 1 talent point. Each tome has 6 talents with 3 tiers (1 point per tier). Double-click the tome to open the talent window. Reset is free.
Tome of the Grand Maestro (Bard) talents
- Ensemble: +5 / 10 / 15% damage for the bard, pets and party members within 18 tiles.
- Perfect Pitch: barding difficulty −5 / −10 / −15 (Peacemaking, Provocation, Discordance).
- Reverb: every 2.5 s deals 10 / 20 / 35 damage (50% physical / 50% energy) to peaced or discorded enemies inside your aura.
- Harmonic Resonance: aura radius 12 + 2 per tier (max 18 tiles).
- Maestro's Anthem: +5 / 10 / 15 Str, Dex, Int and all resists for you, your party and your pets in the aura. If several bards play, the strongest anthem wins.
- Refrain: coming soon.
Tome of Mystic Ascendance talents
Nether Surge, Colossus Affinity (+10 / 20 / 30%), Mystic Efficiency, Astral Reagents, Nether Velocity, Cleansing Stone (+15 / 30 / 45% Healing Stone).
- Book stats grow with level and talents: SDI up to 35%, LMC up to 18%, LRC up to 25%, FC 1 (level 10 or Nether Velocity tier 2), FCR up to 3.
Codex of Nature's Weave talents
Nature's Wrath, Word of Death Execute, Arcane Efficiency, Druidic Gift, Fey / Fiend Mastery (+15% per tier to summoned fey/fiends), Reaper Ascendance.