Ascend

Ascend

Ascend is a soulslike RPG progression mod inspired by *Deepwoken*.

The Mod is meant to be used alongside Iron's Spellbooks but can be used without it.

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Features

Core Progression

- Knowledge — Gain Ascend XP through combat, crafting, mining, and exploration. - Knowledge — Every Ascend Level grants 15 points to invest in attributes. - Knowledge — A rare currency earned from leveling up or slaying strong creatures; used for mystical interactions.

Attributes

Each player has 10 upgradeable stats (max 100 points each):

| Attribute | Effect | |------------|---------| | Magic Scaling | Increases melee damage, knockback, and armor penetration. | | Magic Scaling | Improves movement speed, evasion chance, and stealth. | | Magic Scaling | Increases maximum health and reduces knockback taken. | | Magic Scaling | Boosts mana, spell power, mana regen, and cooldown reduction (with *Iron’s Spells & Spellbooks*). | | Magic Scaling | Reduces sanity drain and increases stamina/tempo. Reduces spell cast time with Iron's Spells Spells & Spellbooks | | Magic Scaling | Improves villager trades and grants small mana bonuses. | | Magic Scaling | Increases damage with light weapons. | | Magic Scaling | Increases damage with medium weapons. | | Magic Scaling | Increases damage with heavy weapons. | | Magic Scaling | Enhances spell power and mana efficiency for scaling spells. |

Knowledge System

- Gain 2 Knowledge for each Ascend Level. - Gain 2 Knowledge when slaying elite or boss-tier mobs. - Spend Knowledge at ancient shrines or with special items to alter your progression.

Shrine of Remembrance

- Indestructible world-generated structure appearing rarely. You can interact with it to reset your skillpoints in exchange for Knowledge.

Iron’s Spells ‘n Spellbooks Compatibility

If installed: - Magic Scaling increases max mana, spell power, mana regen, and cooldown reduction. - Magic Scaling adds smaller mana bonuses. - Magic Scaling improves damage and regen for scaling spells.

Controls

| Action | Default Key | Description | |---------|--------------|-------------| | Open Ascend Stats Menu | `V` | Opens the attribute screen (can be rebound in Controls → Keybinds → Inventory). |

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Configuration

All gameplay values (XP gain, level caps, points per level, etc.) are adjustable in config/ascend-common.toml