Essence Spheres, Attunement Books, and YOU
Posted: Sat May 01, 2021 3:43 am
Ah, the humble Essence Sphere, truly the most overworked servant of the Battle Arena and its attendant entities. This post shall endeavor to elucidate their many secrets and tricks for the most efficient usage of your supplies thereof. Please reference the Complete Subtype and Element List for information on the Tier value and Base/Nonbase status of various classes.
First, the most humble specimen of all, which is a treasure drop from the Level 20 Botanist (2):
Incidentally, intermediary conversions may be required when insufficient levels of a desired class are held by someone willing to assist you with making Essence Spheres for your own use. Such conversions are as follows:
The post below shall hold all equations and generic item types for use by the experienced.
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Attunement Books are a much less complex topic. They exist only for Tier 1 Base Element Classes and Tier 1 Base Spell Classes, and require the following set of combos to create (the necessary abilities to convert Purity and make the basic Attunement Books are open for all to make use of for purposes of Attunement Book creation, thanks to the generosity of Aeromage; permission will still be required for specific name-rank classes):
First, the most humble specimen of all, which is a treasure drop from the Level 20 Botanist (2):
It is from this humble beginning that we iterate further. The Essence Sphere can be converted for use with other classes by the following combos:Essence Sphere: Botanist- (Permanent Consumable, Essence Sphere, Earth & Technology, 1 Charge, 1,000,000 Gold) Gives user 1 bonus week that may only be used on Botanist abilities, Gives user the award ‘Has Consumed X (where X = X+1) Essence Sphere: Botanist’, May not be used by a user who already has X equaling 5 or greater for such an award
Similarly,Essence Sphere: Botanist = Essence Sphere: <Tier 1 Base Class Name> (Apprentice <Tier 1 Base Class> Ability)
But the next combo reveals a new level to the humble essence sphere:Essence Sphere: Botanist = Essence Sphere: <Tier 1 Base Class Name> (<Tier 1 Base Class Name Ability>)
Indeed! The humble Essence Sphere: Botanist has become Improved!Essence Sphere: Botanist = Improved Essence Sphere: <Tier 1 Base Class Name> (Adept <Tier 1 Base Class> Ability)
And more secrets shall be revealed to us with the next level:Improved Essence Sphere: Botanist- (Permanent Consumable, Essence Sphere, Earth & Technology, 1 Charge, 5,000,000 Gold) Gives user 1 bonus week that may only be used on Botanist abilities, Gives user the award ‘Has Consumed X (where X = X+1) Improved Essence Sphere: Botanist’, May not be used by a user who already has X equaling 5 or greater for such an award, May only be used by individuals who possess the ability 'Basic Botanist Knowledge'
And again!Improved Essence Sphere: Botanist = Greater Essence Sphere: <Tier 1 Base Class Name> (Expert <Tier 1 Base Class Name> Ability)
Greater Essence Sphere: Botanist- (Permanent Consumable, Essence Sphere, Earth & Technology, 1 Charge, 25,000,000 Gold) Gives user 1 bonus week that may only be used on Botanist abilities, Gives user the award ‘Has Consumed X (where X = X+1) Greater Essence Sphere: Botanist’, May not be used by a user who already has X equaling 5 or greater for such an award, May only be used by individuals who possess the ability 'Apprentice Botanist Knowledge'
And again, again!Greater Essence Sphere: Botanist = Superior Essence Sphere: <Tier 1 Base Class Name> (Master <Tier 1 Base Class Name> Ability)
Superior Essence Sphere: Botanist- (Permanent Consumable, Essence Sphere, Earth & Technology, 1 Charge, 125,000,000 Gold) Gives user 1 bonus week that may only be used on Botanist abilities, Gives user the award ‘Has Consumed X (where X = X+1) Superior Essence Sphere: Botanist’, May not be used by a user who already has X equaling 5 or greater for such an award, May only be used by individuals who possess the ability 'Botanist'
The Grand Essence sphere is our current limitation of knowledge, given that no current PC has an ability tree at Grandmaster (though with several PCs now at level 99, that has the potential to change!). But, if no one has a Grandmaster ability, how do you make Grand Spheres, one might ask, and rightfully so! So, here are the conversion rates with lesser levels of ability for each type:Superior Essence Sphere: Botanist = Grand Essence Sphere: <Tier 1 Base Class Name> (Grandmaster <Tier 1 Base Class Name> Ability)
Grand Essence Sphere: Botanist- (Permanent Consumable, Essence Sphere, Earth & Technology, 1 Charge, 625,000,000 Gold) Gives user 1 bonus week that may only be used on Botanist abilities, Gives user the award ‘Has Consumed X (where X = X+1) Grand Essence Sphere: Botanist’, May not be used by a user who already has X equaling 5 or greater for such an award, May only be used by individuals who possess the ability 'Adept Botanist Knowledge'
These conversion rates work for all conversions within the same Tier and Base/Nonbase status. However, it is slightly more complex when crossing such boundaries. Note:5 Essence Sphere: <Classname> = Improved Essence Sphere: <Classname> (Apprentice <Class>)
25 Improved Essence Sphere: <Classname> = Greater Essence Sphere: <Classname> (<Classname>)
125 Greater Essence Sphere: <Classname> = Superior Essence Sphere: <Classname> (Adept <Classname>)
625 Superior Essence Sphere: <Classname> = Grand Essence Sphere: <Classname> (Expert <Classname>)
You will note that it requires 5 Essence Spheres of a Tier 1 Base Class to be converted into a Tier 1 Nonbase class. Similarly5 Essence Sphere: <Tier 1 Base Classname> = Essence Sphere: <Tier 1 Nonbase Classname> (<Apprentice Tier 1 Nonbase Class>)
5 Essence Sphere: <Tier 1 Base Classname> = Essence Sphere: <Tier 1 Nonbase Classname> (<Tier 1 Nonbase Classname>)
Tier 2 Nonbase classes require conversion from 10 Essence spheres of a Tier 1 class, whether Base or Nonbase. Additionally, they require Classname in the Tier 2 Nonbase class to be converted to, rather than merely Apprentice.10 Essence Sphere: <Tier 1 Base Classname> = Essence Sphere: <Tier 2 Nonbase Classname> (<Tier 2 Nonbase Classname>)
10 Essence Sphere: <Tier 1 Nonbase Classname> = Essence Sphere: <Tier 2 Nonbase Classname> (<Tier 2 Nonbase Classname>)
Incidentally, intermediary conversions may be required when insufficient levels of a desired class are held by someone willing to assist you with making Essence Spheres for your own use. Such conversions are as follows:
Again, these conversions hold only within the same Tier level and Base/Nonbase status.Improved Essence Sphere: <Classname1> = Improved Essence Sphere: <Classname2> (Apprentice <Class>)
Greater Essence Sphere: <Classname1> = Greater Essence Sphere: <Classname2> (Classname)
Superior Essence Sphere: <Classname1> = Superior Essence Sphere: <Classname2> (Adept <Class>)
Grand Essence Sphere: <Classname1> = Grand Essence Sphere: <Classname2> (Expert <Class>)
The post below shall hold all equations and generic item types for use by the experienced.
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Attunement Books are a much less complex topic. They exist only for Tier 1 Base Element Classes and Tier 1 Base Spell Classes, and require the following set of combos to create (the necessary abilities to convert Purity and make the basic Attunement Books are open for all to make use of for purposes of Attunement Book creation, thanks to the generosity of Aeromage; permission will still be required for specific name-rank classes):
Purity = Pure Earth (Acquaintances With 1,000 Elementalist Masters)
Pure Earth = Pure Air (Acquaintances With 1,000 Elementalist Masters)
Purity = Illusion (Basic Illusion Magic Attunement)
Purity = Attunement (Basic Astral Magic Attunement)
Purity = Connectivity (Manifold Domain-Based Realm Connectivity)
Pure Air + Attunement + Connectivity = Attunement Book: Wind Duke (Aeromancer)
Illusion + Attunement + Connectivity = Attunement Book: Illusionist (Basic Illusion Magic Attunement)
2 Attunement Book: Wind Duke = Attunement Book: <Tier 1 Base Element Class> (<Tier 1 Base Element Class Name Ability>)
2 Attunement Book: Illusionist = Attunement Book: <Tier 1 Base Spell Class> (<Tier 1 Base Spell Class Name Ability>)