Adjustment
Adjustment is seemingly a mechanic by which the Labyrinth improves unqualified people whose Potentials are all below the minimum requirements for tier 1.
Special abilities
Professionals with Adjustment ("Lords of the Labyrinth") seem to acquire a number of special abilities not available to other Professionals.
For a while, it was assumed that those abilities were derived from the acquisition of the Adjustment "profession" itself, but more recently, a new theory has emerged that links each special ability with a given Milestone. Leading Labyrinth scholar, Charles Babbage has tentatively associated abilities with Milestones. Having Professionals with varying Milestone levels will allow one to compare abilities and confirm them.
Milestones
It provides Milestones, similar to a Profession, without being one itself. Adjustment Milestones do not appear to provide skill ranks. Each new Milestone is a painful process, as the Professional is forcefully modified without the benefit of a Profession.
| Milestone | Effects | Skill rank | Abilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adjustment I | +1 all Potentials, 5% faster leveling | Gear Mastery (1) | Gain one gear item for every creature killed until they have obtained one for every possible slot (8) |
| Adjustment II | +3 all Potentials, 10% faster leveling | Skill Mastery (1) | Immediately learn any skill that matches their current Profession skill sphere if they equip a piece of gear with it[1] |
| Adjustment III | +6 all Potentials, 15% faster leveling | Gate Mastery (1) | Affect inactive Gates[2] |
| Adjustment IV | +10 all Potentials, 20% faster leveling | Gate Mastery (2) | See Gate descriptors[3] |
| Adjustment V | +15 all Potentials, 25% faster leveling | Gate Mastery (3) | Share Gate descriptors with other Professionals[4] |
| Adjustment VI | +21 all Potentials, 30% faster leveling | Treasure Mastery (1) | See Treasure descriptors[5] |
| Adjustment VII | +28 all Potentials, 35% faster leveling | Gear Mastery (2) | Gain one ring and necklace in your next final lair guardians[6] |
| Adjustment VIII | +36 all Potentials, 40% faster leveling | Potential Mastery (1) | See non-Professional descriptor[7][8] |
| Adjustment IX | +45 all Potentials, 45% faster leveling | Gear Mastery (3) | Get a Core and Puppet from any end-lair guardian?[9] |
| Adjustment X | +55 all Potentials, 50% faster leveling | ? | ? |
| Adjustment ? | ? | Gear Mastery (4) | Get an Accolade (spoiler)[10] from any end-lair guardian[11] |
| Adjustment ? | ? | Gate Mastery (4) | See Gate status change timer[12] |
| Adjustment ? | ? | Skill Mastery (N) | Use any skill provided by gear, even without the base skill[13] |
Expected future Adjustment abilities
- Share Gate descriptors with non-Professionals[14]
Professionals
The list of known Professionals with Adjustment is located here.