Character Creation Guide

[Plague]

Great guide, thanks. Few tips when you create a char that I have noticed and I can confirm your findings.

Select combat skill "blades" and you will start with a blade in your inventory (needed for getting stuff from animal corpses).
Select "logging" and you will start with an axe. Or you can choose "massacre" weapon and you will be able to use it to chop down trees. If you do this then you can select "terraforming" and start with a showel. Woodcraft gives you a saw as well. I once managed to start with two axes (massacre not included) but I don't know how exactly (loging and woodcraft?).

When you select basketry you will start with 4 same tools all the time (weaver, lasher, needle and scissors). I have not tried other professions that often but I'm 99% sure it's the same.

[Sirius]

This would be a better read if you removed all the information that's straight out of the manual or creation screen. No one really needs to be told they have to pick a character name and starting location, or that you start off with 100 free stat points..

This stuff is like 80% copy/pasted. I'd say eliminate everything that doesn't add explanatory value..

[ac1dtrip]

This would be a better read if you removed all the information that's straight out of the manual or creation screen. No one really needs to be told they have to pick a character name and starting location, or that you start off with 100 free stat points..

This stuff is like 80% copy/pasted. I'd say eliminate everything that doesn't add explanatory value..

I disagree since not everyone has pdf access or wants it, also it's nice just to have a quick link to this information. +1 to OP.

[Sirius]

not everyone has pdf access or wants it

This has to be some kind of sick joke. Plus, it's mostly info chopped from the actual character creation screen, which is accessible by everybody who can access this forum.

[tnok85]

Great thread, I've used it a few times. Those claiming there is too much information (or redundant information) don't need to read it.

[VeryWiiTee]

I gotta agree with Sirius, a lot of this is already mentioned tons of other places that is easy to access.
If you don't want Adobe Reader then you're screwing yourself more than you are doing something beneficial to yourself . That is off topic though.

I can say that spirit does increase your experience gain (you gain it more often than you otherwise would) and I have a faint feeling it is related to the discovery of recipes as well.

[Andro Bourne]

Good info thanks for the write up, I have a question though.

For leveling combat whats the differance between "Armed Combat" and "Axes" (which is my wep of choice)

[Dade512]

I can say that spirit does increase your experience gain (you gain it more often than you otherwise would) and I have a faint feeling it is related to the discovery of recipes as well.

Jeez, I hope not. I lowered my spirit down to 10 this time. I was kinda hoping intelligence was related to "learning" new recipes... =\

[strat1219]

Great guide, very informative.

The only thing I would suggest is a small explanation of what the stats actually do (increase your rate of experience gain in those areas I believe).