Classes

Seven heroes descend beneath the Abbey. The Warrior, Rogue and Sorcerer learn their spells from books. The Monk, Necromancer, Druid and Assassin also master five class arts.

Warrior #

Border legions

Blade and shield. Strikes twice as hard now and then.

Starts with: Str 30 · Mag 10 · Dex 20 · Vit 25
Maximum: 250 · 50 · 60 · 100
Level 1: 70 life, 10 mana
Class skill: Item Repair

Rogue #

The dark woods

Bow and quick hands. Sees and disarms traps.

Starts with: Str 20 · Mag 15 · Dex 30 · Vit 20
Maximum: 55 · 70 · 250 · 80
Level 1: 45 life, 22 mana
Class skill: Trap Disarm

Sorcerer #

The occult schools

Books and staves. The fastest hand at casting.

Starts with: Str 15 · Mag 35 · Dex 15 · Vit 20
Maximum: 45 · 250 · 85 · 80
Level 1: 30 life, 70 mana
Class skill: Staff Recharge

Monk #

The High Cloister, in the eastern passes

Open hands and staves, light armor. Each blow feeds his spirit.

Starts with: Str 25 · Mag 15 · Dex 25 · Vit 20
Maximum: 150 · 80 · 150 · 80
Level 1: 45 life, 22 mana
Class skill: Search
Arts: Dashing Strike, Exploding Palm, Mantra of Conviction, Seven-Sided Strike

Necromancer #

The Mourning Rite, in the southern marshes

Wands and the dead. His arts cost life, not mana.

Starts with: Str 15 · Mag 25 · Dex 15 · Vit 30
Maximum: 50 · 130 · 60 · 220
Level 1: 71 life, 39 mana
Class skill: Raise Zombie
Arts: Raise Skeleton, Corpse Explosion, Bone Spear, Blood Ritual

Druid #

The Elder Grove, in the northern fells

Club and pelt. Takes the shape of wolf or bear.

Starts with: Str 20 · Mag 25 · Dex 15 · Vit 25
Maximum: 120 · 120 · 70 · 150
Level 1: 57 life, 41 mana
Class skill: Werewolf
Arts: Spirit Wolf, Werebear, Tornado, Hurricane

Assassin #

The Order of Knives, hunters of magi gone rotten

Claws in both hands. Strikes from hiding.

Starts with: Str 25 · Mag 10 · Dex 30 · Vit 20
Maximum: 100 · 60 · 220 · 80
Level 1: 55 life, 14 mana
Class skill: Stealth
Arts: Maleficent Strike, Narcosis, Fanaticism, Dragon Flight

Compare the classes #

Attributes: starting value / maximum
Class	Strength	Magic	Dexterity	Vitality	Total
Warrior	30 / 250	10 / 50	20 / 60	25 / 100	85 / 460
Rogue	20 / 55	15 / 70	30 / 250	20 / 80	85 / 455
Sorcerer	15 / 45	35 / 250	15 / 85	20 / 80	85 / 460
Monk	25 / 150	15 / 80	25 / 150	20 / 80	85 / 460
Necromancer	15 / 50	25 / 130	15 / 60	30 / 220	85 / 460
Druid	20 / 120	25 / 120	15 / 70	25 / 150	85 / 460
Assassin	25 / 100	10 / 60	30 / 220	20 / 80	85 / 460

Life and mana
Class	Life at level 1	Mana at level 1	Life per level	Mana per level	Life per Vitality	Mana per Magic
Warrior	70	10	2	1	2	1
Rogue	45	22	2	2	1 (items 1.5)	1 (items 1.5)
Sorcerer	30	70	1	2	1	2
Monk	45	22	2	2	1 (items 1.5)	1 (items 1.5)
Necromancer	71	39	1	1.5	2	1.5
Druid	57	41	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
Assassin	55	14	2	1.5	1.5	1 (items 1.25)

Combat: class bonuses to hit and block, mana cost multiplier, damage bonus
Class	Melee to hit	Ranged to hit	Spell to hit	Block	Mana costs	Damage bonus
Warrior	+70	+60	+50	+30	× 1	level × Strength / 100
Rogue	+50	+70	+50	+20	× 0.75	level × (Strength + Dexterity) / 200
Sorcerer	+50	+50	+70	+10	× 1	level × Strength / 100
Monk	+50	+50	+50	+25	× 0.75	level × (Strength + Dexterity) / 150 with a staff or bare hands, / 300 with any other weapon
Necromancer	+50	+50	+70	+15	× 1	level × Strength / 100
Druid	+60	+50	+60	+20	× 1	level × Strength / 100; as a wolf level × (Strength + Dexterity) / 150; as a bear level × Strength / 75
Assassin	+65	+60	+50	+20	× 0.85	level × (Strength + Dexterity) / 150 with swords or claws, otherwise level × Strength / 100

Each level brings 5 attribute points to spend (fewer once your attributes are close to their maximums). Items can raise an attribute past the class maximum, up to 750. Life and mana never go above 2,000.

How the to-hit, block and damage numbers are used: see combat. The mana cost multiplier applies to every spell and to every art paid with mana.

Class arts #

The Monk, Necromancer, Druid and Assassin learn a class skill at level 1 and an art at levels 6, 12, 18 and 24, without books. They can read books as well. An art grows one level every 3 character levels after it unlocks, up to 15, and "+spell levels" items add to it. The spells page lists them all.

Class	Level 1	Level 6	Level 12	Level 18	Level 24
Monk	Search	Dashing Strike	Exploding Palm	Mantra of Conviction	Seven-Sided Strike
Necromancer	Raise Zombie	Raise Skeleton	Corpse Explosion	Bone Spear	Blood Ritual
Druid	Werewolf	Spirit Wolf	Werebear	Tornado	Hurricane
Assassin	Stealth	Maleficent Strike	Narcosis	Fanaticism	Dragon Flight

Class items #

12 items belong to one class each: claws for the Assassin, wands for the Necromancer and pelts for the Druid. Other classes cannot use them. For its own class, about 1 in 8 weapon drops (claws, wands) or helm drops (pelts) becomes one of them, Tostig keeps one or two in stock, and the Fallen Champion on depth 9 leaves one.

Item	Class	Stats	Requires	Item level	Bonus
Wand	Necromancer	Damage 1–3	—	1
Yew Wand	Necromancer	Damage 2–4	20 Mag	6
Bone Wand	Necromancer	Damage 2–6	35 Mag	12	+1 to Necromancer arts
Grim Wand	Necromancer	Damage 3–7	55 Mag	18	+1 to Necromancer arts
Wolf Head	Druid	Armor 8–11	20 Str	3
Hawk Helm	Druid	Armor 10–15	25 Str	8
Antlers	Druid	Armor 12–18	30 Str	13	+1 to Druid arts
Falcon Mask	Druid	Armor 15–21	35 Str	18	+1 to Druid arts
Katar	Assassin	Damage 3–6	15 Str, 25 Dex	1
Wrist Blade	Assassin	Damage 4–9	25 Str, 40 Dex	6
Hatchet Hands	Assassin	Damage 6–12	35 Str, 60 Dex	12
Blade Talons	Assassin	Damage 8–15	45 Str, 80 Dex	18