Class Documentation
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Witchunter EXP: 130% | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Witchunters are a breed of elite warriors who have taken a vow to destroy | | all magical enemies. They will use no magical weapons, armour or items, | | and will only grudgingly accept beneficial spells being cast on them. | | They are trained from birth to be ferocious and efficient fighters, and | | will give no quarter when faced with an enemy spell-caster. During their | | training to become Witchunters they develop a strong anti-magic aura, | | which interferes with spells being cast on them. This is due to their | | near-fanatical focus and their strong willpower. They will use any non- | | magical weapon, but will wear no armour heavier than Scale because they | | favour quick, complex attacks that heavy armour will not permit. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | HP/Level: 6-9 Magic: None Combat: 5 Weapons: Any Armour: Scale | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Abilities: Extra Magic Resistance, No Magic Items. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Warrior EXP: 100% | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Warriors are the basic front-line fighters in any party. They are able to | | use any weapons and wear any armour, and have good Combat and Hit Points. | | Even though they are a basically simple class, they are quite effective | | and can be varied: Warriors are guardsmen, mercenaries, infantry, bowmen, | | gladiators, and a multitude of other professions. They have no magical | | powers but can use any magical weapon or armour piece they can find, as | | well as all the standard potions. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | HP/Level: 6-9 Magic: None Combat: 4 Weapons: Any Armour: Any | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Abilities: None. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Paladin EXP: 220% | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | These are the holy warriors of the realm. Dedicated to fighting for their | | deity (which can be good OR evil, take note!), they are serious fighters | | with minor priestly powers. They can use any weapon or armour, but prefer | | swords. The Knights of the King are Paladins, as are many of the | | wandering warriors you see patrolling the roads. Most Paladins will | | actively help anyone in need, even risking their own lives to save the | | ones they aid. Evil Paladins, of course, further their deity's will by | | slaying all people not of their own faith, so be wary when meeting a | | stranger offering help. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | HP/Level: 5-8 Magic: Priest-1 Combat: 4 Weapons: Any Armour: Any | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Abilities: None. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Ranger EXP: 250% | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Rangers are the hunters and protectors of the wilderness, along with the | | Druids. They will never wilingly harm an animal, but will fight in self- | | defense if necessary. Rangers share the same attitudes as the Druids in | | respect to what they believe in, and in fact, Rangers are just more | | adventurous and militant Druids. Some unscrupulous Rangers use their | | abilities for man-hunting, at which they excel. All of them practice some | | form of druidic magic, and this combined with their formidable combat | | abilities and their stealth makes them powerful characters. Rangers are | | excellent sneakers and can plan an ambush quite well if it is necessary. | | They wear only leather armour, for they need stealth and mobility to | | employ their powers, but they will use any weapon. Overall, Rangers are | | a powerful and expensive class. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | HP/Level: 5-8 Magic: Druid-1 Combat: 4 Weapons: Any Armour: Leather | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Abilities: Tracking, Stealth. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Cleric EXP: 220% | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Clerics are martial Priests. While Priests prefer using spells, Clerics | | prefer to fight. And they are quite good at it, too. Like Priests, they | | do not enjoy bloodshed (although a little maiming is just fine), and will | | only use blunt weapons. They will wear any armour in the fight against | | their foes, and quite a few wear the most armour they can get. Clerics | | are an effective class, and have a strong survival rate due to their good | | armour an healing spells. They are a valuable addition to any party. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | HP/Level: 4-7 Magic: Priest-2 Combat: 3 Weapons: Blunt Armour: Any | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Abilities: None. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Ninja EXP: 185% | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | The origins of the ninja are basically unknown, save for the fact that | | they come from a distant and exotic land. They seem to have an animosity | | against mystics, so they probably originate from the same area. Ninjas | | excel in the art of stealth and subterfuge. While they can fight fairly | | well in hand to hand combat, they prefer to immobilize their opponent | | before he would have time to react. After a deadly attack from the | | shadows, they will usually finish off their victim with their mastery of | | pressure point attacks. The ninjas of Silvermere have been rumoured to be | | in league with the thieves guild, and are usually hired by them to do the | | bulk of their dirty work. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | HP/Level: 4-7 Magic: None Combat: 3 Weapons: Any Armour: Ninja | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Abilities: Stealth, Dodge, Enhanced Criticals, Traps, Lockpicking. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Bard EXP: 210% | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Bards are the wandering entertainers of the realm, travelling from city | | to city while playing songs of merriment and bringing information. In | | that last respect, Bards are very important: few people travel far, and | | for some places Bards are the only source of outside information. Thus, | | they are often warmly greeted and usually stay free of charge at any | | place they frequent. Bards are trained in exclusive colleges, where they | | are taught a multitude of things, from swordplay, to stealth, to magic. | | Bards practise a unique form of magic by using their considerable musical | | talents to weave spells. These spells usually take the form of charming | | magic. They can only use one-handed weapons, as they disdain heavy, slow | | weapons, and will wear only leather armour. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | HP/Level: 4-6 Magic: Bardic Combat: 3 Weapons: 1-hand Armour: Leather | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Abilities: Stealth, Traps, Thievery, Lockpicking. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Warlock EXP: 185% | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Warlocks are the front-line fighters in any magical conflict. They | | combine the best abilites of both the Warrior and Mage classes, but as a | | result are not quite as effective as either of those 'pure' classes. | | The Warlock class is quite a powerful one, though, when you think of what | | a good fighter could do with potent magical spells! The King's Battle- | | Mage corps is comprised almost exclusively of Warlocks. They eschew the | | heavier armour in favour of lighter armour, as speed is a necessity when | | casting spells. They need one hand free to direct their ranged spells, so | | they may only use one-handed weapons. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | HP/Level: 4-7 Magic: Mage-2 Combat: 3 Weapons: 1-hand Armour: Leather | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Abilities: None. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Mystic EXP: 250% | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Mystics are a rare and unusual class. They are the students of ancient | | unarmed combat arts, and develop considerable mental powers (called Kai | | powers) in the course of their training. The source of these Mystics is | | not well known, but it is generally assumed to be an ancient teacher in | | some secluded cave. Of course, this Mystic teacher could live right in a | | city for all that is known. There are fairly advanced disciples in most | | cities, and they teach these exotic skills to any they deem worthy. They | | have yet to divulge the location of their master, however. Mystics' | | unarmed combat is effective against weapons and armour due to their | | knowledge of critical points. Usually use no weapons at all, but some | | have become proficient in the staff. They will wear no armour except for | | robes, as speed is the main element of their art. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | HP/Level: 4-7 Magic: None Combat: 3 Weapons: Staff Armour: Robes | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Abilities: Martial Arts, Dodge, Stealth, Kai Powers. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Missionary EXP: 220% | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Missionaries are almost a contradictory class -- they essentially are | | Thieves with Priestly powers. This may seem an odd combination, but the | | need is there -- Missionaries need some stealth when voyaging into | | heathen lands to convert others to their faith. They have good Priest | | magic and knowledge, and also the trouble-solving thief skills. Overall, | | they are more skulkers than fighters, but can fight well when the need | | arises. Often they make good spies, as they already have good stealth | | and evasion skills. Missionaries will use any one-handed weapon, and can | | wear only leather armour. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | HP/Level: 4-6 Magic: Priest-2 Combat: 2 Weapons: 1-H Armour: Leather | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Abilities: Stealth, Traps, Lockpicking. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Thief EXP: 80% | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | The Thief class is fairly self-explanatory. Thieves steal, for different | | reasons, and are very good at it. Not all thieves rob for personal gain: | | many are vigilantes, robbing sleazy nobles to help the poor. Others | | rarely use their thieving skills and are basically scouts, creeping ahead | | to survey enemies. Of course most thieves rob for their own benefit, and | | thus it is usually good to keep an eye on all Thieves in your party, even | | if they have given their word they will not rob you. Thieves have a | | number of useful abilites, including Thievery, Stealth, Lockpicking, | | and Traps. They can use any one-handed weapon, and will wear no armour | | greater than leather due to their need for stealth. Thieves can | | also Backstab from the shadows when they are hidden, as can any class | | with Stealth. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | HP/Level: 4-6 Magic: None Combat: 2 Weapons: 1-handed Armour: Leather | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Abilities: Stealth, Thievery, Traps, Lockpicking. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Gypsy EXP: 220% | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Gypsies, if it is at all possible, travel even more than the Bards. In | | many respects, the two classes are quite similar: they both have the same | | assortment of weapons, armour and skills. There is a profound difference, | | though, and that is the fact that Gypsies are not nearly as welcome as | | Bards. This is because when a Gypsy band comes through town, things | | always disappear. They are almost compulsive thieves -- but they are not | | evil. Gypsies just make their money by 'alternate means', as they say. | | They also command respectable magics, and this has saved many a Gypsy | | skin when the authorities have come to get them. Gypsies use the same | | weapons as thieves, for they need stealth to use their abilites, and | | because they need freedom in all things they do. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | HP/Level: 4-6 Magic: Mage-2 Combat: 2 Weapons: 1-hand Armour: Leather | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Abilities: Stealth, Traps, Thievery, Lockpicking. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Druid EXP: 190% | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Druids are the traditional protectors of the forest. They worship and | | revere all forms of wildlife and nature. They are usually solitary folk, | | each keeping watch of a different part of the wilderness, but in times of | | need they come forth to preserve the balance of nature. Normally they are | | quite pacifistic, and avoid combat, but when the balance of things is in | | danger or their wilderness is threatened, they will retaliate with force. | | Druids command substantial magics, and will not hesitate to use them in | | the process of cleansing their lands from intruders. Druids use only | | blunt weapons as they find bloodshed distasteful, but if they are caught | | unaware they will use their sickles to defend themselves. They will wear | | only natural armour. The Druids and the Rangers are very close, and they | | often consult each other on the ways of the world. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | HP/Level: 4-6 Magic: Druid-3 Combat: 2 Weapons: Blunt Armour: Leather | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Abilities: None. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Mage EXP: 140% | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | There are as many kinds of Mages as there are other classes: Wizards, | | Sorcerors, Necromancers, Summoners, Transmuters, Elementalists, and a | | dozen more. Most of these specialists, though, never venture forth from | | their respective towers as they are not very well suited to adventuring. | | For this reason, most magic-users you meet in cities will be general | | Mages. These people are quite powerful, and wield a potent magical | | arsenal. Mages have at their command mostly combat and defense spells, as | | they are either adventurers, searching for fortune, or are the emissaries | | of other Wizards, who need them to search out lost artifacts or spell | | components. Either way, they are formidable and unpredictable foes. Mages | | use only staves (including the staff-sling) and daggers in combat, as | | they need as much mobility as possible. For this reason also, they will | | only wear robes for protection, and thus rely on their magic for | | protection. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | HP/Level: 3-5 Magic: Mage-3 Combat: 1 Weapons: Staff Armour: Robes | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Abilities: None. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Priest EXP: 140% | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Priests embody the virtue of their deities, be they good or evil. They | | channel the power of the gods to cast their spells and are notably | | intolerant of Priests of a different faith. Good Priests are welcome in | | all cities for their invaluable healing services, and for their spiritual | | guidance. Evil Priests are universally shunned, for their magical | | practices often require human sacrifice. In fact, evil Priest seems to | | enjoy these disgusting rites, which only perpetuates the disgust felt for | | them. Priests wear only robes and use blunt weapons, for good priests do | | not wish to kill needlessly, and evil priests do not want the victims to | | bleed to death before they can use them. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | HP/Level: 3-5 Magic: Priest-3 Combat: 1 Weapons: 1H Blunt Armour: Robes | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Abilities: None. | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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