The Crossroads
Six crossroads per run, two gifts, one stays
The Ash Demandssince 1.7.1
The Crossroads. Six times per run the Ash stands at a fork: two gifts, you take one, the other burns away. Nine pairs, gifts for combat, loot, tempo and lore, every effect lasting until the next Ashfall. The windows only open when nothing else is on the screen.
When does the Ash stand at a fork?
The crossroads stand at fixed shares of the gate (35 / 50 / 70 / 82 / 92 / 100%, rounded to 5 levels). The game works out how many total levels that is:
| Crossroads | Share of the gate | total level (Ashfall 0 · 3 · 10 · 20) | Pairs from Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35 % | 160 · 210 · 335 · 440 | 1 |
| 2 | 50 % | 225 · 300 · 475 · 625 | 1 |
| 3 | 70 % | 315 · 420 · 665 · 875 | 2 |
| 4 | 82 % | 370 · 490 · 780 · 1025 | 2 |
| 5 | 92 % | 415 · 550 · 875 · 1150 | 3 |
| 6 | 100 % | 450 · 600 · 950 · 1250 | 3 |
Rules
- The road forks. Choose a gift — it lasts until this climb ends. You can also choose later; nothing expires.
- Every gift lasts until the next Ashfall and then burns away.
- Per effect at most +25% from all chosen gifts together (the hours of the gift “Long Night” have no cap).
- You can choose “Decide later”; nothing expires. Once per run you may change a chosen gift for free (1× per run).
- The window only opens when nothing else is on the screen; open choices wait on the page “Demands of the Ash”.
- A pair from the last two runs is drawn less often (weight 0.25); no pair comes twice in the same run.
- The gifts last only for this run and burn out at the Ashfall.
The nine pairs (18 gifts)
Two gifts per crossroads, you take one. The pairs are sorted in three tiers: crossroads 1 and 2 draw from the first, 3 and 4 from the second, 5 and 6 from the third.
Tier 1
| Crossroads 1/2 | Gift A | Gift B |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ember Fist · +6% damage | Ash Skin · +6% life |
| 2 | Nimble Hand · +8% gathering and crafting speed | Hunger to Learn · +8% experience |
| 3 | Keen Nose · +4% loot luck | Haggler · +10% sell value |
Tier 2
| Crossroads 3/4 | Gift A | Gift B |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Quick Strike · +4% crit chance | Tough Hide · +5% less damage taken |
| 5 | Long Night · +4 hours of offline window | Ember Memory · +8% ember ash |
| 6 | Fighter's Heart · +8% damage | Master's Hand · +12% experience |
Tier 3
| Crossroads 5/6 | Gift A | Gift B |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Last Breath · +10% life | Iron Will · +8% less damage taken |
| 8 | Ember Flood · +12% ember ash | Loot Hunger · +6% loot luck |
| 9 | Merciless Strike · +10% damage | Restless Hand · +12% gathering and crafting speed |
