A civic build calibrated for High Ledger play. The Ledger is records, contracts, attestations, Crown Writs, and parole work — your character spends more time traveling between halls and witnessing events than in combat. This build supports that lifestyle while keeping enough combat utility to handle the world's rougher edges.
Quick Facts
| Role | Civic records, Order rank progression, mage support |
| Skill total | 700 |
| Difficulty to play | Medium (utility-heavy, social-leaning) |
| Difficulty to train | Medium |
| Training time to working | 50-80 hours |
| Time to grandmaster | 100-200 hours |
| Pairs with | High Ledger, Civic Justice, Bounty Hunting |
Skill Template
| Skill | Target | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Magery | 100 | Recall, Gate, utility, light combat |
| Inscription | 100 | Scroll crafting, paperwork-flavored, +damage |
| Evaluating Intelligence | 100 | Magery damage scaling |
| Meditation | 100 | Mana regeneration |
| Resist Spells | 80-100 | Survival vs casters |
| Wrestling | 80-100 | Defense, prevent disrupts |
| Spirit Speak | 60-80 | Attestation utility, optional Necromancy gate |
Total: 620-700 depending on Spirit Speak target.
The template is mage-utility-leaning rather than mage-damage-leaning — Inscription replaces Anatomy/Healing in the equivalent slot of a pure mage.
Training Order
| Stage | Push To | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 — Trainers | Magery 30, Eval 30, Med 30, Inscription 30 | NPC trainers |
| 2 — Mage core | Magery 60, Eval 60, Med 60 | Standard mage start |
| 3 — Inscription push | Inscription 60-80 | Make scrolls; +Magery damage |
| 4 — Resist | Resist 60-80 | PvP and Order public-record protection |
| 5 — Wrestling | Wrestling 60-80 | Defense |
| 6 — Ledger joining | Talk to Keeper Marcellus Vane | Register as Clerk (rank 1) |
| 7 — Specialization | Spirit Speak 60-80 | Optional Necromancy/attestation work |
| 8 — Grandmaster | All cores 100 | Full Order capabilities |
Order rank progression runs parallel to skill training. Filings, attestations, and Crown Writ work build your service record toward promotion regardless of skill.
Stats
| Stat | Target | Why |
|---|---|---|
| INT | 100 | Mana for Magery + Inscription costs |
| STR | 80 | HP and reagent carrying capacity |
| DEX | 45 | Casting speed |
A Ledger build's stat priority is INT-first, with STR for the substantial reagent loadout members typically carry.
Gear
Starter gear:
| Slot | Item |
|---|---|
| Body | Cloth robe + leather underneath |
| Pack | Reagents (full set), spellbook, blank scrolls |
| Bank | Reagents in bulk; magic books for Inscription |
Mid-game:
| Slot | Item |
|---|---|
| Body | Magic-attribute armor (LMC, MR, mana increase) |
| Spellbook | Augmented standard book + slayer book |
| Pack | Inscription scrolls (Recall, Mark, Heal, Cure precast) |
Late-game:
| Slot | Item |
|---|---|
| Body | TimeWoven augmented mage suit |
| Other | Ledger Hall regalia (rank-gated cosmetics) |
For TimeWoven augmentation, TimeWoven.
High Ledger Order Progression
The Ledger rank ladder. All six promotion paths are wired with service-point thresholds plus witnessing-breadth gates and minimum-hold-time gates at the upper tiers:
| Rank | Gate | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Clerk | Entry on join | Routine filings, basic lookups |
| Recorder | 20 SP + Clerk exam | Witness contracts, certify attestations |
| Witness | 60 SP + 5 clean witnessings + Recorder exam | Senior witnessing |
| Arbiter | 180 SP + 15 clean witnessings + 8 distinct counterparties + Royal Magistrate exam | First rank that issues authority |
| Chancellor | 360 SP + 25 clean + 14 distinct + 7-day Arbiter hold | Senior administrative rank |
| Proctor | 720 SP + 40 clean + 22 distinct + 14-day Chancellor hold | Audit rank |
| High Registrar | 1,440 SP + 60 clean + 32 distinct + 30-day Proctor hold | Capstone; non-singular (multiple holders allowed) |
Service points come from a small set of public-facing activities (daily cap 200 SP/day, 20 filings/day):
| Activity | Points |
|---|---|
| Ledger lookup (researching the public record) | 1 (cap 10/day) |
| Attestation filed | 2 |
| Contract witnessed | 3 |
Death Certificates at gravestones pay an additional 2 filing points plus file a Service kind attestation. The four civic capabilities are unlocked at the ranks below (verified at LedgerCivicAuthorityService.cs:36-39) — they're craftable / authority instruments, not direct SP sources:
| Capability | Min Rank |
|---|---|
| Crown Writ Posting | Recorder (rank 2) |
| Bail Contract crafting | Recorder (rank 2) |
| Parole Deed crafting | Witness (rank 3) |
| Writ Promotion (officializing a Player Writ to Crown branding) | Arbiter (rank 4) |
So practical capability progression for the build is Recorder unlocks the bulk of player-facing civic services (Bail + Crown Writ Posting), Witness adds Parole, and Arbiter adds the official-stamp authority on Player Writs.
Total minimum held-rank time from Arbiter to High Registrar is 51 days (7+14+30) on top of the cumulative SP grind.
Full Order documentation at High Ledger Guide.
Gold Strategy
How to fund this build:
| Stage | Income Source |
|---|---|
| Early | Inscription scroll sales (high margin per scroll) |
| Mid | Filing fees as a Recorder; service tokens |
| Late | Crown Writ work, contract witness fees, civic prestige work |
Inscription is the build's secondary income source. A high-skill scribe selling specialty scrolls (Mark, Recall, Heal) covers reagent costs and more.
What Ledger Members Actually Do
Daily service activity:
| Action | Frequency |
|---|---|
| File contracts between players | Weekly |
| Issue attestations on cause | Weekly |
| Witness civic events | Per session |
| Issue Crown Writs (rank-gated) | When realm authority requested |
| Process parole, bail, surrender | When prisoners are eligible |
| Maintain public records | Continuously |
| Issue Death Certificates at gravestones | When requested |
For the patient-side flows, How to Use the High Ledger.
Weaknesses
| Weakness | Mitigation |
|---|---|
| Low solo damage | Stay in groups; rely on Magery for self-defense |
| High reagent burn | Inscription scrolls reduce reagent cost mid-fight |
| Vulnerable in PvP without combat focus | Avoid Felucca solo; bring escorts |
| Travel-heavy lifestyle | Magery 100 is critical — Recall everywhere |
How This Build Connects to Systems
| System | Connection |
|---|---|
| High Ledger | Direct fit; the Order's spiritual home |
| Civic Justice | Ledger members handle warrant paperwork |
| Bounty Hunting | Crown Writs are Ledger-issued |
| Mortal Shock | Death Certificates are Ledger ritual |
| Daily Ledger | Order tasks pay tokens |
| Commons | Your name shows up in Providers tab |
| Custom Guilds | Guild members can be contract counterparties; cross-guild contracts surface on the Public Records Wall |
When to Respec
This template handles civic records and Order play. Consider a respec when:
- You want to add Necromancy for combat-buff hybrid (drop Spirit Speak as gate, push Necro to 100).
- You want to drop Inscription for combat-leaning (Tactics + Anatomy).
- You want to specialize toward Chirurgeon Build civic play instead.
Where to Read Next
- For the Ledger Order page, High Ledger Guide.
- For practical Ledger user manual, How to Use the High Ledger.
- For the builds hub, Immortal Realm Builds.
- For the broader civic layer, Civic Orders.
- The download page is the on-ramp when you're ready.
