Character Points

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Character Points, or CP, are spent by characters in order to learn new Skills and Spells. Characters automatically earn a variable number of Character Points by gaining a level, though there are other methods of obtaining Character Points (finding exploration Badges is one additional way to earn Character Points). A character cannot ascend, transcend, or descend to the next tier of existence unless they have less than a certain amount of CP (40 for tier 2, 70 for tier 3).

The total number of CP possibly available in the entire game, monster-hunting aside, is 1281 (ten for the free skill acquired with your first level, 555 from leveling, 61 from exploration badges, 500 from tracked-stat accomplishment badges, and 155 from Cult Badges). Note, however, that most characters will only get to CP-granting levels in two or possibly three of the tracked stats in the course of normal play by the time they reach level 30.