# 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
- **Ascend Levels** — Gain Ascend XP through combat, crafting, mining, and exploration.  
- **Skill Points** — 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 |
|------------|---------|
| **Strength** | Increases melee damage, knockback, and armor penetration. |
| **Agility** | Improves movement speed, evasion chance, and stealth. |
| **Fortitude** | Increases maximum health and reduces knockback taken. |
| **Intelligence** | Boosts mana, spell power, mana regen, and cooldown reduction (with *Iron’s Spells & Spellbooks*). |
| **Willpower** | Reduces sanity drain and increases stamina/tempo. Reduces spell cast time with Iron's Spells Spells & Spellbooks -> Does   |
| **Charisma** | Improves villager trades and grants small mana bonuses. |
| **Light Scaling** | Increases damage with light weapons. |
| **Medium Scaling** | Increases damage with medium weapons. |
| **Heavy Scaling** | Increases damage with heavy weapons. |
| **Magic Scaling** | Enhances spell power and mana efficiency for scaling spells. |

### Knowledge System
- Gain **1 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:
- **Intelligence** increases max mana, spell power, mana regen, and cooldown reduction.
- **Charisma** 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