Torchlight/Experience and fame

Experience and Fame are two ways to level your character. Both Experience and Fame act in a similar fashion. They each have their own progression bar, ways of increasing, and their own (similar) rewards. Each level of Experience will raise your maximum Health and Mana, and give you 5 attribute points and 1 skill point. Each level of Fame will give you 1 skill point.

Experience also applies to your pet, who will level up along side you. Your level of Fame will transfer over to your descendant, should you decide to retire.