Grow Book
The Grow Book (Mana Khemia and Mana Khemia 2), Growth System (Atelier Shallie) or Ability System (Atelier Sophie) is a gameplay element present in some games of the series that allows the player to obtain skills and increase the stats of the playable characters.
Mana Khemia
The Grow Book allows each character to learn exclusive skills. Furthermore, the Grow Book allows characters to develop their HP and SP stats as a replacement for the leveling system.
To complete the Grow Book, players must synthesize the required items. In exchange for the EXP characters usually gain after battle, players will obtain AP Points needed to develop the Grow Book. There is also a strict rule in Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis to develop the Grow Book; Roxis, for example, cannot learn certain skills because he does not have a contract with Mana. However, once the player progresses far enough on his Character Quest, he will make a pact with Mana and be permitted to learn those skills.
Mana Khemia 2
In Mana Khemia 2, the Grow Book returns and is broken into three sections:
- The first section is the for weapons, armor, and accessories available for each character.
- The second section is for Mana items, such as Heal Jar, X Heal and Heal All.
- The third section is for ingredients such as Black Steel, Red Steel, etc.
Additionally, the Grow Book differs depending on the character's base.
Atelier Shallie
The Growth System is unlocked individually for each character when they reach combat level 40. Each level up after that will grant 1 Growth Point. The Growth Points can be used in the Growth System to increase various stats and to learn abilities on each character. This can be accessed from the status screen in the menu.
At level 50, a new set of skills become available.
There are three different set of skills, depending on character.
Shallistera
| Skill | LV unlocked | GP cost | Ranks | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack Power +5 | Level 40 | 1 point | 10 | Attack Power increases by 5 per rank. |
| Defense +5 | 1 point | 10 | Defense increases by 5 per rank. | |
| Speed +5 | 1 point | 10 | Speed increases by 5 per rank. | |
| Item Enhance | 5 points | 1 | Learn the passive skill "Item Enhance". Effect: Increases power of items by 10%. | |
| Skill Enhance | 5 points | 1 | Learn the passive skill "Skill Enhance". Effect: Increases power of items by 15%. | |
| Critical Rate + | 2 points | 5 | Critical Hit chance increases by 5 per rank. | |
| Maiden Shower | 7 points | 1 | Enhances the Assist Guard, turning it into Maiden Shower. | |
| Rear Line HP Regen | 3 points | 1 | Learn the passive skill "Rear Line HP Regen". Effect: Automatically recovers HP while in the rear line. | |
| Magic Resistance | 3 points | 1 | Learn the passive skill "Magic Resistance". Effect: Gain resistance to magic, reducing all damage from magic type attacks. | |
| Maximum HP +20 | Level 50 | 3 points | 5 | Maximum HP increases by 20 per rank. |
| Maximum MP +20 | 3 points | 5 | Maximum MP increases by 20 per rank. | |
| Delay Resistance | 3 points | 1 | Learn the passive skill "Delay Resistance". Effect: Reduces the effect of turn delaying attacks by 30%. | |
| Damage Reduction | 3 points | 1 | Learn the passive skill "Damage Reduction". Effect: Reduces all damage taken by 10%. | |
| Critical Bonus + | 2 points | 5 | Critical hit damage increases by 3% per rank. | |
| All Stats +5 | 3 points | 5 | Attack power, defense and speed increase by 5 per rank. |
Shallotte
| Skill | LV unlocked | GP cost | Ranks | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack Power +5 | Level 40 | 1 point | 10 | Attack Power increases by 5 per rank. |
| Defense +5 | 1 point | 10 | Defense increases by 5 per rank. | |
| Speed +5 | 1 point | 10 | Speed increases by 5 per rank. | |
| Item Speed Up | 5 points | 1 | Learn the passive skill "Item Speed Up". Effect: Reduces the wait time after using items by 10%. | |
| Skill Enhance | 5 points | 1 | Learn the passive skill "Skill Enhance". Effect: Increases power of items by 15%. | |
| Critical Rate + | 2 points | 5 | Critical Hit chance increases by 5 per rank. | |
| Broom Counter | 7 points | 1 | Enhances the Assist Guard, turning it into Broom Counter. | |
| Critical Enhance | 3 points | 1 | Learn the passive skill "Critical Enhance". Effect: Increases critical hit chance by 15%. | |
| Damage Bonus | 3 points | 1 | Learn the passive skill "Damage Bonus". Effect: Increases the damage bonus of critical hits by 15%. | |
| Maximum HP +20 | Level 50 | 3 points | 5 | Maximum HP increases by 20 per rank. |
| Maximum MP +20 | 3 points | 5 | Maximum MP increases by 20 per rank. | |
| Rear Line HP Regen | 3 points | 1 | Learn the passive skill "Rear Line HP Regen". Effect: Automatically recovers HP while in the rear line. | |
| Rear Line MP Regen | 3 points | 1 | Learn the passive skill "Rear Line MP Regen". Effect: Increases the rate of MP recovery while in the rear line. | |
| Critical Bonus + | 2 points | 5 | Critical hit damage increases by 3% per rank. | |
| All Stats +5 | 3 points | 5 | Attack power, defense and speed increase by 5 per rank. |
Kortes, Escha, Solle, Logy and Ayesha
| Skill | LV unlocked | GP cost | Ranks | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack Power +5 | Level 40 | 1 point | 10 | Attack Power increases by 5 per rank. |
| Defense +5 | 1 point | 10 | Defense increases by 5 per rank. | |
| Speed +5 | 1 point | 10 | Speed increases by 5 per rank. | |
| Break Recovery + | 1 point | 3 | Recovery rate from Break status greatly increases per rank. | |
| Support Speed + | 2 points | 3 | Recovery rate of Support abilities increases per rank. | |
| Rear Line HP Regen | 3 points | 1 | Learn the passive skill "Rear Line HP Regen". Effect: Automatically recovers HP while in the rear line. | |
| (Assist Guard enhancement) | 7 points | 1 | Enhances the Assist Guard (depends on character). | |
| Skill Enhance | 3 points | 1 | Learn the passive skill "Skill Enhance". Effect: Increases power of skills by 15%. | |
| Break Resistance + | 2 points | 5 | Break resistance greatly increases per rank. | |
| Maximum HP +20 | Level 50 | 3 points | 5 | Maximum HP increases by 20 per rank. |
| Maximum MP +20 | 3 points | 5 | Maximum MP increases by 20 per rank. | |
| Critical Rate + | 2 points | 5 | Critical hit chance increases by 5 per rank. | |
| Critical Bonus + | 2 points | 5 | Critical hit damage increases by 3% per rank. | |
| Rear Line MP Regen | 3 points | 1 | Learn the passive skill "Rear Line MP Regen". Effect: Increases the rate of MP recovery while in the rear line. | |
| All Stats +5 | 3 points | 5 | Attack power, defense and speed increase by 5 per rank. |
Miruca, Jurie, Wilbell, Homura and Keithgriff
| Skill | LV unlocked | GP cost | Ranks | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack Power +5 | Level 40 | 1 point | 10 | Attack Power increases by 5 per rank. |
| Defense +5 | 1 point | 10 | Defense increases by 5 per rank. | |
| Speed +5 | 1 point | 10 | Speed increases by 5 per rank. | |
| Critical Rate + | 2 points | 5 | Critical hit chance increases by 5 per rank. | |
| Maximum HP +20 | Level 50 | 3 points | 5 | Maximum HP increases by 20 per rank. |
| Maximum MP +20 | 3 point | 5 | Maximum MP increases by 20 per rank. | |
| Critical Bonus + | 2 points | 5 | Critical hit damage increases by 3% per rank. | |
| All Stats +5 | 3 points | 5 | Attack power, defense and speed increase by 5 per rank. |
Atelier Sophie
The Ability System becomes available after characters reach level 20. After that point, they stop gaining levels, but they still obtain experience from battle. When a certain amount of experience is obtained, instead of leveling up, they earn an Ability Point (AP).
The system works like in Atelier Shallie. Each character has their own Ability System screen in the status menu. From there, the player can spend the ability points to obtain certain increases in their stats, improvements in their active skills or new passive skills.
The skills available in the Ability System are:
| Skill | AP cost | Ranks | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum HP +10 | 2 AP | 5 | Maximum HP increases by 10 per rank. |
| Maximum MP +10 | 2 AP | 5 | Maximum MP increases by 10 per rank. |
| Maximum LP +5 | 2 AP | 5 | Maximum LP increases by 5 per rank. |
| Attack +5 | 1 AP | 10 | Attack power increases by 5 per rank. |
| Defense +5 | 1 AP | 10 | Defense increases by 5 per rank. |
| Speed +5 | 1 AP | 10 | Speed increases by 5 per rank. |
| Base Damage + | 1 AP | 5 | Maximum damage increases by 2 per rank. |
| (Active Skill 1 enhancement) | 3 AP | 1 | Replaces the first Active Skill of the character with an enhanced version of the skill. |
| (Active Skill 2 enhancement) | 5 AP | 1 | Replaces the second Active Skill of the character with an enhanced version of the skill. |
| (Active Skill 3 enhancement) | 7 AP | 1 | Replaces the third Active Skill of the character with an enhanced version of the skill. |
| (Active Skill 4 enhancement) | 5 AP | 1 | Replaces the fourth Active Skill of the character with an enhanced version of the skill. |
| (New Passive Skill) | 5 AP | 1 | Learns a new Passive Skill, which is different for each character. |
| (New Passive Skill) | 5 AP | 1 | Learns a new Passive Skill, which is different for each character. |
| (New Passive Skill) | 5 AP | 1 | Learns a new Passive Skill, which is different for each character. |
| (New Passive Skill) | 5 AP | 1 | Learns a new Passive Skill, which is different for each character. |
| Critical Enhance | 5 AP | 1 | Learns the Passive Skill "Critical Enhance": increases damage of critical hits. |
| Critical Rate Up | 5 AP | 1 | Learns the Passive Skill "Critical Rate Up": increases critical hit chance. |
| Damage Reduction | 5 AP | 1 | Learns the Passive Skill "Damage Reduction": reduces all damage taken. |
| Skill Enhance | 5 AP | 1 | Learns the Passive Skill "Skill Enhance": increases skill power. |
| Break Resistance | 5 AP | 1 | Learns the Passive Skill "Break Resistance": increases resistance to Break. |