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Ability Points (AP)

Overview

Ability Points (AP) are an earned tally of effort in the XP App. AP is counted in a window (a day, a week or a month) and is never spent. A hero's AP in that window decides which Powers are open to them.

How AP Works

  • Earning AP: You gain AP by completing tasks, achievements, and other activities
  • AP Thresholds: Some abilities have AP requirements that must be maintained
  • AP Periods: AP may be tracked over specific time periods (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or total)
  • Permanent Points: Total AP accumulates over time and represents your character's skill development

How to Earn AP

  • Master Difficult Tasks: Challenging achievements often award AP
  • Complete Skill-Building Activities: Tasks that develop real-world skills grant AP
  • Level Milestones: Reaching certain character levels provides AP bonuses
  • Temple Training: Completing training at temples can award AP

Using Ability Points

AP is never spent. It works as a gate:

  • Powers open at a gate: Each Power asks for some AP inside its window (for example 30 AP in a week). Once the hero has earned that much, the Power is open.
  • Casting costs MP: Using a Power spends Magic Points (MP), never AP. The AP stays on the ledger.
  • Windows roll: Daily and monthly windows follow the calendar, and weekly windows roll over the last 168 hours.
  • Gates are set for the youngest hero: Daily gates run 3 to 10 AP, weekly gates 20 to 60 AP and monthly gates 100 to 300 AP.

AP vs MP

These two resources work together but serve different functions:

  • AP (Ability Points): Proves effort. It is earned, counted in a window and kept.
  • Magic Points (MP): The resource that is actually consumed when casting Powers and spells

Job Class Considerations

Different job classes use AP differently:

  • Mages: Focus on powerful magical abilities that cost more MP
  • Warriors: Emphasize physical task completion and endurance bonuses
  • Healers: Specialize in abilities that restore HP and provide family support

Related Concepts

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