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.