Spirit Advancement

These are the Advancement prompts and rank details for the Spirits. Threads used to fulfil thread prompts can only be used for one prompt, they cannot apply to other prompts.

Rank Details

RANK	Abilities	Strike	Cinder
Echo	+2 Path Keywords Cantrip	⚡1d6	🔥6d6
Shadow	Namesake +1 Path Keyword	-	🔥5d6
Phantasm	Possess +1 Path Keyword	-	🔥6d6
Spectre	+2 Path Keyword Cantrip Disembody	-	🔥7d6
Mane	+1 Path Keyword Thoughtform	-	🔥8d6
Eidolon	+1 Path Keyword Inhabit Transcend	-	🔥9d6

Echo (Untrained)

A spirit at this rank may not know or understand what they are. Your abilities are uncontrollable, maybe landing you in random places at random times.

Shadow (Dabbler)

You might know what you are, you might even have come to terms with it. You think there might be something beyond.

Phantasm (Novice)

It's not about being dead anymore. You've become something else, you're sure of it.

Spectre (Apprentice)

You're past mourning your life because you've realized that you're not dead. You're evolved.

Mane (Master)

You're beyond death. You are a creature of notions and concepts. Fluid and powerful, you can affect the world around you with ease and precision.

Eidolon (Legendary)

There are realms even further than this one, you're sure of it. Now to reach them.

Rank Advancement

	Mundane ⇒ Untrained Echo	Untrained ⇒ Dabbler Shadow	Dabbler ⇒ Novice Phantasm	Novice ⇒ Apprentice Spectre	Apprentice ⇒ Master Mane	Master ⇒ Legendary Eidolon
Fundamental thread prompts	Die and return as a spirit	Roll to Manifest	Roll to Manifest in an Encounter Have someone summon you by your true name, through Namesake	Use your Possess ability A thread in the Spirit or Dream Realm	Deliberately or accidentally use Disembody on someone Use a Path Keyword in an Encounter Learn something about your existence as a Spirit	Coming soon
Overextend, Weakness, Backfire thread prompts		Experience a Fade	Experience the effect of salt Experience the effects of pushing past your limit (starting to Fade) and use a Magic/Path Keyword to trigger Luck drain.	Push your magic use to its very limit while risking a Fade Possess someone and lose control of them	Experience a magical backfire (with a Partial Failure or Failure) Scare someone witless Experience an Encounter in the Spirit or Dream Realm	Coming soon

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Strike is the die pool of physical abilities of a character.

Cinder is the die pool of mental and magical abilities of a character.

The member group and type a character is, based on the eight available.

The ranking-up system for the Strike & Cinder system.