Run augments versus permanent upgrades
Level-up augmentations belong to a single attempt. Quillgrave improvements persist between attempts, while Bound Silver funds a separate collection track.
- Run levels
- Choose temporary augmentations
- Village upgrades
- Persist between attempts
- Cosmetic currency
- Bound Silver
- Reward collection point
- Chest beside Nib
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Three progression layers sit next to each other
A Talebound attempt has temporary power choices, a longer-term village upgrade layer, and an account collection layer. Keeping those apart explains why a character can lose an augment after a failed story while retaining progress through the Outfitter or keeping cosmetic currency.
Progression layers
| Layer | How it is obtained | What persists |
|---|---|---|
| Run augmentations | Fill the experience bar and choose an augmentation when leveling | Saved to that run; lost when the attempt ends |
| Village empowerments | Spend the relevant resource at Quillgrave’s specialists | Persist between attempts in the PTR description |
| Collection rewards | Use Bound Silver in the Talebound store | Account cosmetics, with Bound Silver identified as Warband-bound |
The village layer has several resource types
| Resource | Destination | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Tales of Valor | Thalannis Loretender, the Scribe | Class improvements and talents |
| Outfitter Supplies | Kragg Stonefist, the Outfitter | Persistent character attributes |
| Alkahest | Lilywhistle Bottledrop, the Arcanist | Consumable formulas and potency |
| Lost Relics | Meryndel Songseeker, the Antiquarian | Passive curiosities |
How to read a talent calculator in this system
The Scribe preview shows class improvement trees, and the firsthand report describes 81 available improvements in that interface. An interface’s total upgrade count is not automatically the number of points available during your next run. Likewise, a photographed progress denominator does not prove every rank cost or dependency.
Our planner currently bookmarks the 18 officially described abilities. It does not turn an unverified point budget into an allocation validator. Use it to keep a list of kit features you want to explore, then compare those with the actual Scribe options in your client.
The end-of-run chest links attempts back to the village
After an attempt, Nib’s chest can provide resources such as Outfitter Supplies, Tales of Valor, Lost Relics and Bound Silver. Its contents vary with progress and difficulty in the report. This is the point where a run’s results become inputs for another round of persistent improvements.