The first thing to know about our system is that its run off dice. You roll the dice, your result will say if you succeed or fail at a specific action. You only need to roll dice during 'Official' events, such as duels or quests or obtaining items. You wont need to roll anything for general play.

 

Step 1 - Learning what the basic stats mean.

 

We have 5 basic stats, and a 'life' and 'magic' system. The stats are:

Vigor (VIG) - Your character's strength.

Agility (AGL) - Your character's speed.

Influence (INF) - Your character's skill.

Aptitude (APT) - Your character's intelligence.

Stamina (STM) - Your character's endurance.

 

Life Points (LP) - You die when if this reaches zero (don't worry, you can usually come back from the dead fairly easy!)

 

Magic Points (MP) - How much magic your character can cast before becoming exhausted.

 

These stats will influence your character's ability to do certain actions or how they grow. Battle primarily uses VIG, AGL, and LP. VIG determines how much you damage an enemy. AGL determines how many attacks you can do. You want your opponent to reach zero LP before you do.

 

INF, APT, and STM are used in battle at times too, but primarily have other uses. Your INF determines Skill (see further down for more on Skills) strength, and when your turn in duels or quests will be. Your APT lets you learn languages, and is also how strong your magic will heal or damage your target. STM is your poison resistence, and how much stress your character's body can take.

 

 

Step 2 - Learn how to battle.

 

Now that you know how the stats work, it'll be easy to learn how to battle. There are 3 turns in a round: Attack, Defend, Damage. You roll an attack, the other person defends, damage is rolled if the attack was successful. Then the opponent attacks, you defend, damage is rolled. Skills will influence battle a bit differently, but without skills here is how basic battle works:

 

Attacking

Melee - Attacking up close, with a sword for example.

Ranged - Attacking from afar, with a bow for example.

Magic Attack - Dealing magical damage to opponent. Magic is ranged or melee.

 

Actions

An action takes up your attack turn. An action for example can be switching weapons, using a Skill, using an item, creating distance, etc.

 

Defending

You defend yourself only when your opponent uses an attack. Defend Options are:

Dodge - Using your AGL, roll higher than the attack to take no damage.

Block - Using your STM, roll to reduce the damage you take from an attack.

Counter - Take an attack's full damage, then roll your attack at half strength to attempt a counter attack. If it hits, you roll half your damage.

 

Damage

If your attack is not successfully defended against, you will then roll damage. Damage is based off your weapon's base damage, plus your VIG. If you cast magic, damage will be your spell base, plus your APT. A spell's base is the item they used to cast (a wand for example); Unarmed is just APT.

 

Skills

Your character will have skills based off their race, and their class. Skills cannot be dodged. You can use 1 skill for each INF point you have, per duel, quest or event. To use a skill, you will roll d100. You must get your skill percentage or lower to succeed. If successful, you will then follow the guide of what to do next based on the Skill's description. You strengthen skills with 'Skill Points' or 'Class Points'. Skill points are used on Race Skills/Abilities. Class points are used on Class Skills, Jobs, and Languages. You get 2 of each every time you level.

 

 

Step 3 - Leveling

You will grow (level) with 'Experience Points' (XP) which you earn from participating in Official Events, Duels, and from posting in our forum. How quickly you level depends on you and your activity. Each time you level, you will earn points to spend on your character's skills or stats. These points will make your character stronger, and everyones character will be a little different based on their personal preferences of play. Some people might want to be rich, some will want the glory of battle, some just want to play out private storylines, and others will enjoy a variety of group adventures. Higher level characters will be stronger than lower level characters, but don't forget that we all started at the bottom! Keep egos in character ;)