An ascension system is also being considered wherein characters that reach a certain level will ascend, leaving one or more items to their descendents. Skills currently play a rather limited role in Lineage. The main skill is the creation of elven items. The Bloodpledge has numerous quests, most of which are straightforward ones to obtain particular items from particular sources. There is a special class-specific quest for each class that can be undertaken after reaching level 15.
Successful completion yields a special item that varies by class.
Combat is said to be very dependent on armor class and on the enchantments on both armor and weapons. It is also reported that different strategies, weapons and enchantments are more or less effective against various opponents. Bloodpledges can declare war against one another. Attempting to capture a castle invariably requires declaring war on another bloodpledge, the one that currently holds it. Under normal circumstances, killing a lawful or neutral character causes a the killer to be designated as chaotic, which results in being attacked on sight by guards.