Characters will not purchase Arête with experience points but will be awarded Arête as they journey towards enlightenment. That will be up to the Storyteller and Player to decide if such an event has taken place. This will usually be accompanied by an awarded Sphere based on the event, or in the Character's Affinity Sphere.

This game will use 1st Ed. Study points. These are points that can be used, 1:1 matched to XP to raise Knowledges, Skills, or Spheres. The points must be of the right kind. Once consumed, that particular source cannot be used again by the same character but could be used by another character. Some Study Points cannot be used by some characters. A Virtual Adept could use points in a research university on quantum mechanics, but a Verbena would be unable to do so.