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V. Gender, Race, and Class
The next step in the character creation process is selecting the gender and
race of your character. Gender has only one important role: Determining
whether you can use the Cavalier (male only) or Valkyrie (female only)
classes. Otherwise it is mainly a role-playing consideration.
Each race has some benefits and some drawbacks - no race has a definitive
advantage over the others. Where one race might be physically strong and
able to do lots of damage in melee combat, another may excel in magic,
allowing them to make use of more spells and magical items. Finding the
right race for you is a matter of taste and style of play, but with one
additional caveat: the race that you have chosen will affect the range of
classes from which you are able to select, so be sure to take that into
consideration.
The races you may choose from are as follows.
Human Elf Half-elf Dwarf Ogre Fey
Gnome Halfling Dracon Minotaur Drow Sidhe
If you want to view more information about a specific race, as well as to
see a list of classes that is possible for that race, type help <race name>.
After choosing your name, gender, and race, you can choose your first
class.
Four main categories make up the class range for adventurers: thief, mage,
cleric and fighter. Throughout your character's career, they will have the
opportunity to choose one class from each of the four categories. As with
races, each class has benefits and drawbacks. There is no one perfect race
and class combination and so it comes down to personal choice.
The classes you may choose from are as follows.
FIGHTER MAGE CLERIC THIEF
Barbarian Wizard Priest Rogue
Cavalier* Monk Druid Bard
Valkyrie** Ranger Shaman
Paladin Psionic Witch
* Male Only
** Female Only
If you want to view more information about that specific class, as well as
to see a list of proficiencies or spells to which that class has access,
type help <class name>.
Attribute Selection
Once you've selected your gender, race, and class, you will be able to
select your attributes. This is done randomly based on the character choices
you have made. Pick the roll that you think will benefit your character the
most, then approve your character settings made to this point. Remember, you
can always increase your attributes later, through training and by obtaining
special items.
Keep in mind that each class has a "prime" attribute, one that the class
needs most of all in order to learn the skills of that class. Gaining points
in your prime attribute can also increase the number of skills that you can
automatically increase as you progress through levels of experience.
"Hardcore" Characters
Materia Magica offers a special style of character known as a "Hardcore"
character. In exchange for it being easier to train and gain experience,
your character will be given a limited number of incarnations. Death is
likely in Materia Magica - it's not a question of if it will happen, but
when. When Hardcore characters die a certain number of times, the character
is gone forever. You shouldn't select this if you aren't already quite
familiar with the game and the potentially fatal pitfalls in the game world.
It is advised you select "N" when asked if you wish to make your character
Hardcore.
Now you're ready to enter the game with your new character and begin
exploring the world of Alyria.
NEXT: Basic Commands (help guide_6)
SEE ALSO
guide_1, guide_2, guide_3, guide_4, guide_6, guide_7, guide_8
guide_9, guide_10, guide_11, guide_12, guide_13
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