Mountain Dweller

Category: Race

Also known as: Dwarf

Mountain Dwellers are short, stocky, hardy individuals with leathery skin. They have good constitutions and are very strong. They tend to have terrible luck, but start out with more gold than any other race. And their skills as fighters keep their sacks full.

Mountain Dwellers can roll 19 Strength at character creation — one of only two races that can exceed 18 STR (the other being Outcast). Since stat pots only raise Strength to 18, a Mountain Dweller with 19 STR has a permanent advantage in weapon damage and carry weight.

The trade-off is a Charisma cap of 17, which means permanently higher training costs and Hit Doc prices compared to races that can reach 18 CHA.

• Extra Starting Gold: Mountain Dwellers begin the game with more gold pieces than any other race. This provides an early-game advantage for purchasing initial equipment and training.

• The 19 STR cap is most valuable for melee classes where every point of weapon damage matters.
• Reroll until you get 18 Luck and 17 Charisma (the cap). Don't waste rolls hoping for 18 CHA — 17 is the maximum.
• The extra starting gold helps offset the higher training costs from lower Charisma.
• Mountain Dwellers' naturally high Constitution makes them durable from level 1.

• All Races — stat cap comparison table
• Classes — all playable classes
• Character Stats — how stats affect gameplay
• Fating — can randomly change your race

Sources: ROAR, Tantheus, Telletran