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A progression mod that adds leveling, attributes, knowledge and mystical shrines.

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MIT License
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ascend-2.4.4
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CurseForge

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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.


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, and mana regen (with Iron’s Spells & Spellbooks).
Willpower Reduces sanity drain and increases stamina/tempo. Reduces spell cast time with Iron's Spells Spells & Spellbooks.
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 (with Iron’s Spells & Spellbooks).
 

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).

Configuration

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

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.


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
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).

Configuration

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

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  • Interacting with the Shrine
    Interacting with the Shrine Interacting with the Shrine opens a dialogue menu
  • Shrine of Remembrance
    Shrine of Remembrance The Shrine of Remembrance, seen from a distance
  • Ascend Stats
    Ascend Stats A view of the Ascend Stats menu
  • Speaking with the Shrine
    Speaking with the Shrine Interacting with the shrine opens a menu
  • Shrine of Remembrance
    Shrine of Remembrance An image of the shrine spawning naturally
  • Ascend Stats
    Ascend Stats A view of the stat menu

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