====== Class Ideas — Mihey ======

//Category: Guide | Region: Nork | Difficulty: Beginner//

//Community-proposed class ideas and modifications for the Kingdom of Drakkar. Written by Mihey of PHNX Guild. These are player suggestions, not official content.//

===== Alchemist (New Class) =====

Expert in potion-making and item alteration. Merchant can dedicate to Alchemist at the Alchemist's in Nork. Depends on INT, WIS, and LUCK stats.

  * Can make potions with empty bottle + recipe + ingredients
  * Low skill: mends; Mid skill: IHs, zaps; High skill: stat pots
  * Ingredients: mushrooms, holly, blood, bones — dropped by monsters, sold in stores, or foraged
  * Higher skill = more effective potions (level 1 mend ~8 HP, level 5 mend 40-60 HP)
  * Can make damaging potions for throwing (fire, ice, acid, EC, lightning, poison)
  * **Transmute** discipline — much better than thief/ment's version, high skill = 100% value
  * **Enchant** discipline — like mentalist's, but can also enchant armor, gauntlets, boots

===== Ranger (New Class) =====

Bow expert and hunter. Fighter class extension (fighter/ranger).

  * **Bow expertise:** +1 additional attack per 4 bow skill levels
  * Can HIDE (like KM4 archers)
  * Can EAT mammal animals (bear, deer, wolf) to heal HP
  * Limited alchemy: can make mend/healing potions

**Ranger Disciplines:**

^ Skill ^ Ability ^ Effect ^
| 6 | Aim | Additional hit bonus, increases with skill |
| 7 | Fire Arrow | Adds fire damage |
| 7 | Ice Arrow | Adds ice damage |
| 8 | Poison Arrow | Attacks & poisons target |
| 9 | Knock | Stun & knock down target |
| 10 | Exploding Arrow | Blast on contact |
| 11 | Lightning Arrow | Lightning damage on target's hex |
| 12 | Hail | Summon animals to fight for you |
| 13 | Firestorm Arrow | FS damage on target's hex |
| 14 | Ambush | When hidden, attack with increased damage (like BS) |
| 15 | Harry | Attack & move away from target (opposite of Charge) |
| 16 | Pierce | Ignores shield and armor |
| 17 | Stealth | Improved hide, can hide in open, must break before attacking |
| 18 | Multiple Arrows | Fire 2+ arrows at same or different targets |
| 21 | Whirlwind | Fire arrows at all visible AND invisible crits |
| 22 | Swarm | Multiple arrows at single target (like MA's RP) |
| 23 | EC Arrow | Earthcrush on target's hex (aging) |
| 26 | Divine Bow | Temporary +8 enchant, silver/glowing, huge damage (stressful) |
| 27 | Death Arrow | May KILL target instantly (very stressful) |
| 29 | Invisibility | Invisible, can only use normal attacks (stressful) |
| 30 | Counterattack | Automatically counterattacks all attacks (state like parry) |

===== Thief Modifications =====

  * **Appraise** — identify item value
  * **Assassinate** — attempt to kill creature instantly; success depends on thief's skill and target's size. Greatly reduced on lairs but big thief can one-shot RD.
  * **Stealth** — improved hide, works in open areas
  * Limited alchemy: darkness and poison potions

===== Paladin Modifications =====

  * **Avenge** — when a party member dies, paladin enters fierce state (like zerk). Grows stronger with each death.
  * **Aura** — passive bonus to party members (to-hit, defense, willpower, move rate). High skill adds stat bonuses.

===== Barbarian Modifications =====

  * **Eat** — consume kills for exp, skill, and possibly stats. Healing on eat. Some creatures may be poisonous.
  * Higher zerk HP bonus at levels 21 and 24 (30% total)
  * **Multistrike** ability
  * **Howl** — scare nearby hostiles, reduce their defense/move rate

===== Martial Artist Modifications =====

  * **Counterattack** — counterattacks all melee attacks (state like parry)
  * **Bandage** — self-heal, can heal others

===== Mentalist Modifications =====

  * **Drain** — drains HP from target; at high skill can drain EP too
  * **Force Field** — transparent barrier with its own HP that absorbs physical damage; psionic attacks bypass it

===== Healer Modifications =====

  * **First Aid** — mend, cure poison, disease & vision all in one
  * **Conversion** — convert hostile crits into allies
  * **Regenerate** — improved HP regen, faster recovery from stun/prone/flat
  * **Symbiosis** — link health with target; damage and healing are distributed between both crits proportionally

===== See Also =====
  * [[classes:start|All Classes]]
  * [[guides:start|All Guides]]

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