Four vocations
Pools, elements, weapons and the off-hand rule - the four shapes of risk.
Every class has health and mana, and every class can reach the last level. What differs is how a trip is paid for: how smoothly it goes, how much of the backpack the supplies eat, and what an unlucky hour looks like. Pick a shape of risk, not a number.
PhysicalSword and shield, the largest health pool and the deepest backpack. Cheap trips, slow experience and the most predictable hours in the game - a blocked hit is a whole hit that never happened.
Wooden Swordweapon
Wooden Shieldoff-hand
Meleeskill
Shieldingskill
HolyPhysicalA crossbow at range, holy and physical damage, balanced on every axis. The only class that carries ammunition: a third supply in the pack and a third cost to manage.
Hunting Crossbowweapon
Distanceskill
Fire
EnergyA two-handed staff, fire and energy, fast experience paid for in mana potions. Fragile by design: defence is armor alone, so every trip is a bet with a known price.
Cinder Staffweapon
Magicskill
Ice
EarthA one-handed rod, ice and earth, lower upkeep and experience as fast as any class. The strongest self-healing of the four, and a real choice in the off-hand: a shield to survive or a crystal to heal faster.
Spore RodweaponWooden Shieldoff-hand
Clouded Crystaloff-handMagicskillShieldingskillBars compare the four classes at L150; the numbers under them are the line each pool follows from level 1.
Pools, level by levelA pool is a straight line: a base at level 1 plus a growth per level that is a property of the class itself. Health is the buffer that absorbs a bad streak, mana is what the spell book spends, and carry is how many hours of supplies fit before loot has nowhere to go.
| Class | L1 | L25 | L50 | L100 | L150 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knight health | 936 | 4,680 | 8,580 | 16,380 | 24,180 |
| Knight mana | 144 | 624 | 1,124 | 2,124 | 3,124 |
| Knight carry (oz) | 665 | 1,337 | 2,037 | 3,437 | 4,837 |
| Paladin health | 740 | 3,236 | 5,836 | 11,036 | 16,236 |
| Paladin mana | 240 | 1,680 | 3,180 | 6,180 | 9,180 |
| Paladin carry (oz) | 545 | 1,073 | 1,623 | 2,723 | 3,823 |
| Mage health | 520 | 1,768 | 3,068 | 5,668 | 8,268 |
| Mage mana | 320 | 3,200 | 6,200 | 12,200 | 18,200 |
| Mage carry (oz) | 318 | 700 | 1,097 | 1,892 | 2,687 |
| Druid health | 520 | 1,768 | 3,068 | 5,668 | 8,268 |
| Druid mana | 320 | 3,200 | 6,200 | 12,200 | 18,200 |
| Druid carry (oz) | 280 | 616 | 966 | 1,666 | 2,366 |
The off-hand ruleOnly Knight and Druid use the off-hand slot. The crossbow and the staff are two-handed, so Paladin and Mage carry nothing in the second hand at all - their defence comes from armor and from not being hit.
Blocking is a whole hit removed, not a percentage shaved off it. That is why the
shield classes read as steady and the two-handed classes read as fast and sharp.
Who can wear whatTwo different questions, and the armory answers both for every piece. A piece belongs to a class set - the gear built for that class's profile - but the equip gate is wider: melee weapons are open, so a paladin may swing a sword if they want to. Armor comes in a heavy line (Knight, Paladin) and a light line (Mage, Druid); jewellery and backpacks fit everyone.
| Weapon and off-hand | Elements | Armor line | Skill that gates the book |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knight Sword, one-handed · Shield | Physical | Heavy | Melee |
| Paladin Crossbow, two-handed · None - the crossbow takes both hands | HolyPhysical | Heavy | Distance |
| Mage Staff, two-handed · None - the staff takes both hands | FireEnergy | Light | Magic |
| Druid Rod, one-handed · Shield or power crystal | IceEarth | Light | Magic |
The wardrobeAn outfit is what your character looks like on the scene and on the card - and nothing else. No outfit changes a single number of a trip. Every set is drawn for all four classes; the quest shelf comes with the tier, the dungeon shelf is bought with that dungeon's tokens, and the premium shelf is where gems and the subscription go.
Quest shelfOne per tier, paid out by the final quest of that tier - earned, never bought.
Tier 1 final quest
Tier 2 final quest
Tier 3 final quest
Tier 4 final quest
Tier 5 final quest
Tier 6 final quest
Dungeon shelfNamed after the dungeon that sells it; the tokens come from clearing it.
Bristlewarren token shelf, 1,000 tokens
Thornhollow token shelf, 1,000 tokens
Forgedeep token shelf, 1,000 tokens
Ironvigil token shelf, 1,000 tokens
Emberthrone token shelf, 1,000 tokens
Premium shelfGems, gold or the subscription. Cosmetic by rule - see fair play.
While premium is active
Gem shelf, 500 gems
Gem shelf, 500 gems
Gem shelf, 500 gems
Gem shelf, 500 gems
Gem shelf, 500 gems
Drakescale pack only
Gem shelf, 500 gems
Gem shelf, 500 gems
500,000,000 gp, paid once; the Gems ladder top 3 wear it for a month
Tier outfits take a dye: 8 colors (crimson, royal blue, moss, plum, ash, old gold, deep sea, bone), each a row on the token shelf and owned by the character that farmed it.
Reckoner