Chapter 69 Arcane Missile (1/2)

Soran eventually decided to pick Able Learner. The other three were all obtainable through training, but Able Learner, which was a Gifted Ability, was considerably harder to get. Most people learned it the moment they could.

After Soran chose his new ability, he leveled up Wizard to Level 4. At this point, he had already expended almost 3000 Slaughter EXP on his newly obtained profession. Multiprofessioning, as he had expected, was burning through his precious EXP; his reserves were getting low.

”The profession Wizard is now Level 4.”

”Received 24 [INT 19 + (INT 19-10)*0.5] Skill Points, HP increased by 9 [Profession HP 4 + (CON 20-10)*0.5].”

”Received 1 Free Attribute Point.”

Without any hesitation, Soran assigned his Free Attribute Point to Intelligence. Now that his Intelligence had reached 20, he would be able to retain a good portion of his spellcasting powers even when the Magic Network collapsed in the future. As for the Skill Points, he raised Literacy to 90, then spent 5 points on Spellcraft.

Soran doubled checked his status screen; the EXP required to reach Level 7 in Rogue had risen from 4500 to 5400 due to the multiprofession penalty.

”There's that twenty percent penalty, but having two Free Attribute Points is pretty nice,” Soran mumbled. ”It's not bad overall. Now that I can cast spells, my combat potential has risen considerably.”

Having a twenty percent penalty was already pretty daunting, thus Soran did not consider taking another profession. The additional Free Attribute Points were useful in the early stages, but not enough to make up for the increased difficulty in leveling up and gaining advanced professions if he added a third profession. He would now focus on evolving one of his two professions into an advanced profession.

Name: Soran

Race: Half-elf

Attribute: Strength 14 (+2), Dexterity 20 (+1), Constitution 20, Intelligence 20 (+1), Wisdom 15, Charisma 16.

Alignment: Lawful Evil

Profession: Level 10 Commoner (Max)/ Level 6 Rogue (0/5400)/ Level 4 Wizard (125/2750) [Grade 2]

Health Points (HP): 90/90

Experience Points (EXP): 1875 Slaughter EXP, 150 Profession EXP [Unassigned]

Skill Points: None

Attribute Points: None

Status: Normal

Profession Skills: Sneak 113, Literacy 90, Steal 35, Pick Lock 45, Snare 55, Concentration 8, Diplomacy 5, Appraise 3, Deception 3, Intimidation 10, Taunt 5, Perform 1, Listen 9, Evasion 15, Parry 5, Block 1, Heal 11, Search 8, Spellcraft 10, Survival 2, Use Magic Device 10.

Legendary Skills: Omnipotent Hands [Sealed] (Weakened State)

Personal Abilities: Nimble Left Hand, Eidetic Memory, Perseverance, Able Learner, Elementary Rebirth

Profession Abilities: Grasp of Shadows, Martial Weapon [Proficiency], Curved Sword Mastery

Combat Skills: Shadowstrike, Sword Form—Heavy Hack