[Kindled Magic]Life in the Academy


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Hello, I have a question about Life in the Academy.

With downtime "study", a character gains free feats and other advantages as described in Life in the Academy in a primary and second branch, is it right ?

It is in addition skill, class feats ... gained with level, is it right ?

What is the needed downtime for the branch level ?

If a character already gained Dedicated Attendant 3rd for the primary branch, what do the character gain with the secondary branch at 3rd level ?

Thanks for your future answer.

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Waldham wrote:


With downtime "study", a character gains free feats and other advantages as described in Life in the Academy in a primary and second branch, is it right ?

It is in addition skill, class feats ... gained with level, is it right ?

Yes, branch benefits are in addition to normal character growth.

Waldham wrote:


What is the needed downtime for the branch level?

Not specified in the AP, and I don't think you're going to get an official answer. Each Study check covers some months of attending classes; whether that equates to normal downtime and how much is up to the group to decide.

Waldham wrote:


If a character already gained Dedicated Attendant 3rd for the primary branch, what do the character gain with the secondary branch at 3rd level?

Nothing; the branch benefit specifies that it is only gained the first time any branch reaches third level.

Hope that helps!

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darch wrote:
Waldham wrote:


If a character already gained Dedicated Attendant 3rd for the primary branch, what do the character gain with the secondary branch at 3rd level?

Nothing; the branch benefit specifies that it is only gained the first time any branch reaches third level.

Hope that helps!

I think this is a significant mistake, incidentally, and one I will absolutely be changing in my game. By making the 2nd level benefit in the secondary branch miniscule and the 3rd level benefit nonexistent, the PCs will be going from character level 2 to character level 8 without any meaningful reason to pursue their secondary branch. That strikes me as a huge flaw.

I plan to give Halcyon Speaker Dedication as a bonus feat when the PC reaches the 3rd level in their secondary branch, so there's actual incentive to keep working toward it.

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