"Does that explain it or do you need more?" Razar queried wearily.
"So basically they just unlock or improve Class specific skills?" Cooper questioned the lizard formerly known as 'the lizard' in his head.
"Yes, that would be it. I think I'll slink away before anything else comes to your mind, please do not find me for more questions." Razar said as he escaped, not looking back.
Cooper opened his status, excited for his new points.
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Cooper - Level 10 Human - Ranger
HP 56/100 MP 25/25
Unallocated Stat points available - 24
Unallocated Class points available - 1
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Cooper tapped the Class points, excited to find out his new options.
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Heightened Senses (Passive)
Beast Affinity (Passive)
Advanced Examine (Beasts) (Passive)
Companion Bond (Passive)
Beast Blink (Active) (Unique)
Creature Commander (Passive)
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Cooper looked over his options, Beast Blink having caught his eye with the 'Unique' marker, tapping it for more information.
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Beast Blink (Active) (Unique)
When striking at a foe, summon an active Beast companion anywhere within 3 feet of your foe.
Cooldown: 15 seconds.
MP Cost: 5
Unlock requirements: Shadow oriented Creature as first companion.
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This seemed like the obvious choice for Cooper, even without having seen the other options. He checked them anyways.
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Heightened Senses (Passive)
Turns Heightened Senses into Immaculate Senses (Passive)
Immaculate Senses (Passive)
Nothing escapes your notice, no sound, no sight and no smell. Heavily improved version of Heightened Senses with unique milestone rewards.
Beast Affinity (Passive)
Immediately Levels up Beast Affinity (Passive) by 10 Levels.
Advanced Examine (Beasts) (Passive)
Turns Advanced Examine (Beasts) into Advanced Examine (Wilds).
Advanced Examine (Wilds)
Now encompasses everything in the wilderness. Examining anything related to the Wilds offers more information. Additional Milestone rewards available.
Companion Bond (Passive)
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Your Bond with your Companion becomes stronger, issued Commands become clearer and subsequent unlocks of any related skill is easier and comes more naturally.
Creature Commander (Passive)
Commanding multiple Companions is now easier and your Companion Limit is increased by 5.
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To Cooper's mind, Companion Bond and Creature Commander were both good picks later down the road, with Immaculate Senses close in third. All this new information just opened more questions and lines of thinking in Cooper's mind, like what is his current Companion Limit, how did Beast Blink work really and that there were unlock requirements for certain skills. For now, he brought up his Status again, this time ready to allocate his Stat points if that would unlock more skills.
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Cooper - Level 10 Human - Ranger
HP 56/100 MP 25/25
Unallocated Stat points available - 24
Unallocated Class points available - 1
Strength - 6 +
Agility - 10 +
Endurance - 10 +
Intelligence - 6 +
Wisdom - 8 +
Magic - 5 +
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Cooper brought Endurance up to 15, Agility to 20, Strength to 10, Wisdom to 10 and Magic to 8. In his mind, these were the most important ones for him now and Magic would be a goal for the future, possibly helping him with Beast Blink. With these changes, Cooper closed this section, looking for additional information, like his Creature Limit. After some poking and prodding, Cooper found nothing and went back to his Class point selection.
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Heightened Senses (Passive)
Beast Affinity (Passive)
Advanced Examine (Beasts) (Passive)
Companion Bond (Passive)
Beast Blink (Active) (Unique)
Creature Commander (Passive)
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Disappointed at no new unlocks, Cooper chose Beast Blink. Nothing happening at his selection, he went to check on his skills and abilities.
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Abilities
Examine (Active) - Level 1
Heightened Senses (Passive) - Level 2
Beast Affinity (Passive) - Level 3
Advanced Examine (Beasts) (Passive) - Level 1
Beast Blink (Active) (Unique) - Level 1
Companion Limit 1/2
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"How and when did that get there? I could swear it wasn't there before." Cooper said out loud without realizing.
"How'd what get where?" Came a voice, startling Cooper, who was lost in his thoughts.
"Tommy! You're awake. About time, have a nice nap, princess?" Cooper joked.
"Yeah, yeah. I'll let you take the hit next time we fight a troll. You get a lot of XP for that? I sure did." Tommy laughed.
"Absolutely, got me from Level 2 to Level 10. Got a new active skill I'm keen to try out, Beast Blink. What about you?"
"Yeah, all that got me to Level 20. Big leap, wasn't expecting that for a month, at least."
"Is it really that slow? The troll helped you that much?"
"Yeah, depends on what you do, but we weren't planning on another dungeon run any time soon. That's where most of the XP is." A greedy gleam passed through Tommy's eyes.
"Are you sure you're okay? Most of what you've said has been at least somewhat intelligent."
"Oi. I ought to return to my nap if this is how a self sacrificing hero is treated." Tommy pretentiously puffed air out of his nose. "Go get Darren, will ya. I gotta talk to him about some stuff."
"Yeah, sure. He'll be glad you're okay and awake. Probably." Tommy threw a rock at Cooper.
"Get going, jester." Cooper smirked at Tommy's response before heading off.