Advancement

Advancement is how your character grows from a Novice to a Legendary hero.

The pace of Advancements varies by the length of a campaign and what's happening. For shorter campaigns, you may Advance each session or in the middle during a One-Short. Generally you'll get one every 2 or 3 sessions or milestones depending on what the Game Master decides.

A player may choose one of the following when they gain an advance:

• Gain a new Edge.
• Increase a Skill that is equal to or greater than its linked attribute one die type.
• Increase two Skills that are lower than their linked attribute by one die type each (including new skills the character didn't have before at d4).
• Increase one Attribute by a die type. This option may only be taken once per Rank. Legendary Rank characters may raise an attribute every other Advance, up to their maximum.
• Permanently remove a Minor Hindrance or reduce a Major Hindrance to a Minor (if possible). With the GM's permission, and if it makes sense, two Advances may be saved up and spent to remove a Major Hindrance. The player and GM should work out how and when this happens to make narrative sense.

As a character gains Advances, she goes up in “Rank”, which is a rough measure of power. Each Rank allows access to more powerful Edges and certain abilities.

Followers and other allies who stay with the party for extended periods can improve their abilities as well.

At the end of a game session in which the allies had a significant role (usually by participating in combat, but GM's call). Advance them just as you would the player characters.