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CLASSES & RANKS

The aim of the Emania rping ‘verse is for you to better your characters and have many great adventures with other players. But how is the best way to make a character stronger?
Well, of course one fights in tournaments and quests in order to increase your stats, but this can only take you so far. While you may be faster and stronger in normal role-playing, unless you get a large increase it does not reflect into your dice-roll game play. Not only that, but if you stay as a ‘newb’ you are limited to use only certain low-level weapons, no matter what your stats.

To get the most out of Emania’s game play, you’ve got to rank up
"So what are the ranks?"

Current ranks:

1)Newb [you start here] ~ default stats = 18
2) Adventurer [rankup when you train in a class eg madge] ~ (see class info for stat rankup. usually +5/+6 and special abilities)
3)Hero ~ [+5]
4)Renound ~ [+8]
5) Master ~ [+10]
6) Legendary ~ [+15]

The better your rank, as you can see, the better your character. Your stats naturally increase, with each level (as does the potential power of your default weapons)
"How do I Rank up?”
One can rank up in a number of ways. Sometimes you may gain a rank after a particularly impressive quest is completed (boss monster destroyed), or when you have a very large amount of stats earnt.
However the two main ways you can rankup are these:
1) Take part in many dice-roll activities [esp quests]
2) Train with the various Instructors scattered around the world of Emania
Your first rank: Newbie to adventurer - cannot be achieved unless you train with an instructor, so you better hop to it! XD

"How do I train with an instructor?
Instructors are rped by mods or player show have asked the mods for permission. They reside in various places in Emania. Once you have trained with an instructor you rank up and have a specific ‘class’ for your character (eg Rouge class)
Your first instructors can all be found in Ash Coast or the surrounding area. Why not have an explore?
Currently you can train as a warrior, rouge, cleric or madge.


However your class is not simply the beginning. As you explore further away from Ash Coast and deeper into Emania, more instructors will become available for you to upgrade your class (eg rouge ninja , clericpaladin, madge necromancer etc). Your character, as he or she gets stronger, will elvove... and their power will gradually increase.

As their power and reputation increases, so does their rank.

Rank and Weapons/Spells.Items:
Rank also effects the type of weapons and items you are allowed to have. The higher your rank and stats, the higher the power of those items and weapons available to you. On a weapon’s description, pay attention to it’s stats and who is allowed to weild it....

Current Classes

DICE ROLL SYSTEM

So: in the D&D game it works fairly simply. HP damage is calculated by rolling certain coloured dice. Each colour has a different property (eg yellow is low damage, so has more chance of no hits).
The weapon you use dictates what dice you use. The type of monster dictates what dice it uses. For example, a higher level weapon rolls more impressive dice. A higher level monster rolls more impressive dice.

I’m thinking, to make things easier to understand, we stick with the idea of dice colours - that way there’s a easy reference when you look up what each dice’s properties are.
Also I think at the moment it’s easier to just stick with your classic 6 sided dice.
Of course there’ll be an explination (in a quote) of what each dice does before each game, to remind people.
It’ll be simple once people get used to it-lol

Here's a diagram to make it simpler.


“So how does this work in the game?” I hear you ask? Well, here’s an example:

You’ve got a level 1 weapon. All level 1 weapons are weak-ish, so they use a mixture of either two yellow dice, or a yellow+ an orange dice.....
Eg

Weapon:[long range weapon] ‘flash pellets’
Type: Long Range
Description: These long range throwing pellets create a small explosion.
Dice to be rolled: roll two YELLOW dice + The STAR dice
Other: If you get a star [even number], the monster misses its next turn.

--->
*You roll the YELLOW and STAR dice. [ie three 6 sided dice.]
*You edit your post onc eyou know what they are. Dice must be rolled in the order the weapon says

-->
I got a YELLOW 5 = one hit
I got a YELLOW 4 = one hit
I got a STAR 6 = star

one + one = two hit
star = action (in this case, the monster misses 1 turn).


-->Remember to take the monster's shielding into account.

imagine the monster i'm fighting has 1 shielding.

--> two hit - 1 (monster sheild) + star = 1 damage to monster's hp + monster misses it's turn

PETS

Pets are always good to have around. Period. There's not much more to it than that.

Pets can be used for several different purposes, each of which could be used in the world of Emania. Classifications are as follows:

Transportation - can get you from one place to another. Horses are generally the best for this.
Companionship - Eveyone can get lonely once in a while, so it's always good to have some simple company. Cats, dogs, and other small animals are best suited for this.
Combat - when times are tough, there's always someone to help you, no matter what. Whether it be to attack the opponent, or to be an aid, healing you, you won't regret having these pets. a wide variety can be used for this.
Farming - Everyone's gotta eat, and who makes all the food? Well, not the pets, but you know what I mean. Cows are good if you ant fresh milk; the same goes for goats. Cows are also great for protein, as well as pigs, chicken, etc. cattle is always good to have, even if they do take up too much space. The roosters are great alarm clocks, too.
Assistance - This is a hazy topic, if you call stealing Ikli from another man's pocket assistance. But some of those pets are good if you can't do something, but they can with ease. They also help if you're hungry or poor. wink

You must be sure to take care of your pet, as well. They need as much food, shelter, and rest as anyone else. Food can be found in the "Shops & Pricings" section. Toys and such, for the smaller pets mainly, would be found in the same place as the pets themselves. And if you're any decent person, shelter is not hard to find, even for the larger animals.

SHEETS & FORMATS

Most of this has been talking, so now you want to participate in the action. You want to help make something; a pet, a weapon, a monster, a new character, an NPC. But how do you do that?

Have no fear, my friend, for they are located here! If you need a quick peak, you can check here, rather than searching through a whole bunch of topics to find how to make a monster.

A last few pointers before you skim through this. If you wish to make any one of these, they must be approved by the Moderaters or the Administrator. If they are approved, they will NOT go here. They will be placed in their proper places, whichever topic it may be.


To create a character:



To create a monster:



To create a pet:



To create a race/species:



To Create a weapon:



To create an accessory:



To create an NPC/instructor:

TRANSLATORS

Some races in Emania, like in real life, speak different languages. Because of this, you might be confuzed as to what they are saying. Because of this, I have taken the liberty of finding a few translators for your convenience.

These translators do not mean you can go around understand everything everyone says, without any previous knowledge. That is considered part of godmoding, I think. So, though your character may not know the Elven tongue, it's always nice to know what exactly they are saying.

http://www.coveworld.net/eberron/aerenal_translator.html <-- Elven translator
http://www.eilistraee.com/chosen/language.php <-- Drow translator WARNING: adult content
http://www.translation-guide.com/free_online_translators.php?from=Norwegian&to=English <-- Dwarven translator
*NOTE* Dwarven translation is the Dutch language

great updates smile

(esp in teh map area) - greta work ^_^