Combat Art Modification

The explanation for how Combat Art modification works starts with your character's skills. Each of your character's Aspects has two Skills associated with it. Here is a list for quick reference:

Character	Aspect	Skill 1	Skill 2

Dryad	Capricious Hunter	Capricious Hunter Focus	Tactics Lore
	Cabalistic Voodoo	Cabalistic Voodoo Lore	Cabalistic Voodoo Focus
	Nature Weaver	Nature Weaver Lore	Nature Weaver Focus

High Elf	Arrant Pyromancer	Arrant Pyromancer Lore	Arrant Pyromancer Focus
	Mystic Stormite	Mystic Stormite Lore	Mystic Stormite Focus
	Delphic Arcania	Delphic Arcania Lore	Delphic Arcania Focus

Inquisitor	Gruesome Inquisition	Gruesome Inquisition Focus	Tactics Lore
	Astute Supremacy	Astute Supremacy Lore	Astute Supremacy Focus
	Nefarious Netherworld	Nefarious Netherworld Lore	Nefarious Netherworld Focus

Seraphim	Exalted Warrior	Exalted Warrior Focus	Tactics Lore
	Celestial Magic	Celestial Magic Lore	Celestial Magic Focus
	Revered Technology	Revered Technology Lore	Revered Technology Focus

Shadow Warrior	Astral Lord	Astral Lord Lore	Astral Lord Focus
	Death Warrior	Death Warrior Focus	Tactics Lore
	Malevolent Champion	Malevolent Champion Focus	Tactics Lore

Temple Guardian	Devout Guardian	Devout Guardian Focus	Tactics Lore
	Lost Fusion	Lost Fusion Lore	Lost Fusion Focus
	Source Warden	Source Warden Lore	Source Warden Focus

In order to earn and use modification points you will need to apply a set amount of points into the Skills that are associated with the Aspect of the Combat Art that you want to modify. To earn your first modification per Aspect you will need 3 points into the Skills for that Aspect.

For instance, let's say that I want to modify the Shadow Warrior's Combat Art Killing Spree. The Aspect for Killing Spree is Malevolent Champion. Therefore, I would need 3 total Skill points applied to Malevolent Champion Focus and/or Tactics Lore. It doesn't matter if the 3 points are all put into a single Skill or split between both Skills as long as to total combined number is 3.

The Shadow Warrior really lucks out because Tactics Lore applies to two different Aspects. Which means that if you put 3 points into Tactics Lore you will earn a modification point for both the Death Warrior and Malevolent Champion Aspects at the same time!

Now it isn't always 3 points for each new modification point. Only the first modification of each Aspect required 3 points total into the associated Skills. It hasn't been tracked all the way to the max number of Skill points yet, however I can give you an idea of how it goes...

Total Combined # of Skill Points Per Aspect	Total Modification Points Earned for Aspect
3	1
5	2
9	3
14	4
22	5
31	6
42	7
55	8
70	9

So you've earned a modification point and want to know how to use it?

Below are a few screenshots of the Combat Art menu and modification menu to help make the following information easier to follow.

If you hover the mouse over the Status bar (marked above) information about that Aspect's modifications status will appear.

First, you can only modify a Combat Art that you have already "learned" and each Combat Art has three columns of modifiers: Bronze, Silver and Gold. Each column has two modification choices, be careful which you choose because you'll only ever be able to choose one modification per column. (You also cannot remove a modification in order to change your mind later.) That means that each Combat Art can have a maximum of three modifiers. Note that you also have to choose your modifications in order, which means that the first time you modify a certain Combat Art you must choose one of the Bronze modifiers, then Silver and lastly you can choose from the Gold modifiers.

You can tell what Combat Arts you have modified at a glance by just looking at the icons on the Combat Art screen. Each Combat Art icon has three small circles on it's bottom right. If you have modified the Combat Art once a bronze dot will appear inside the first circle and so on for the other two modifications.

A list of all the modifications can be found on the character pages with their Combat Art lists.

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