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[Character Types]

Although there are no official 'Classes', due to the RPS system being itself, you have seven generic roles. While there are many variations... Most people fit into these seven catagories. Please don't hesitate to tell me if there's more or less.

[-Striker-]

The striker is a character who rely on actions, attack, and combat dice. These people can dish out really good damage, especially with team-up. Besides having a mix of the two stats, there have been three main variations. High attack builds, which have high attack and little to no combat dice; this gives static damage, but great for smashes and team-ups. The high combat dice build allows the character to have overly high attack, but also act as a secondary tank. However, a enemy with high defense will cut your attack power down considerably. Also, due to the sporatic-ness of the dice, you need to put a lot of your CP into combat dice to keep getting high enough numbers. The multiple hit striker uses the Fury abillity to deal damage. They won't have as a strong smash, or a strong defensive abillity, but can attack multiple enemies, and having multiple attacks in a round usually benifits ALL strikers in the end. Just make sure you have alteast 4-6 attack before you put points into Fury.

-Good damage. Good in team-ups. Lower CP spendage; gets to put some points into defensive measures.

-Has alot of things that decrease damage. Cannot deal AOE easily. Actions do not have as much versitility.

-Examples include: Vincent Valentine ((High attack)) , Firu ((Mixed attack & combat)), Darksun ((High CD)), Van ((Multiple attacks))

[-Mage-]

The mage is one who relies on magic, magic, and magic. Mages can deal EXTREME ammounts of damage. However, due to the need for fast caster, skilled caster, and speedy caster, it can leave some mages with little to no defensive power. There are two types of mage. The first is the high magic stat build. This mage pumps CP into the magic stat, with some points to be placed in the caster series. Their spells are powerful, but a stun will stop most, if not all, the damage you can do. The second type of mage is one which utilizes a magority of their CP to allow them to cast two or more spells a turn. They can survive the affects of the stun somewhat, but with the extra CP usage, they usually have less survivabillity.

-Awsome damage. Little affects stop magic damage. Versatile. Stunning spells also do damage.

-Can be a CP sink. Little to no use in team-attack. Usually have less defensive measures. Stuns stop a LOT of damage.

-Examples include: Gerbo ((Multi-spell)), Arch-mage Lazarus ((High Magic))

[-Tank-]

The tank is a classic symbol of RPG and MMOs everywhere ((And mabye some FPS)). Its a shame there are not that many in the guild. The tank relies on either combat dice, Defense, resistance, regeneration, vindictive, or status undead to help make sure the nukers don't die. They have the most survivalbillity, and would be a good compliment to healers and mages everywhere. A tank which utilizes combat dice can also double as a striker, but can lack magic defenses. Defense based tanks are more balanced than combat dice based ones, however they generally deal less damage, and can sometimes lack the defensive power of the combat dice. Resistance, regeneration, and vindictive, and status undead are good additions to the tank, as they help keep damage down, allows you to regenerate any HP, deal more damage to people trying to kill you, and allow you to live after you've been dealt more than enough damage to kill you. However, with resistance, be warned that while it is better on single opponents, defense is better when dealing with multiple strikers. A good abillity for a tank to take is magic shield. Magic shield protects ALL allies against magical attacks, taking a large load of off you, and the healer. Another idea is to add on a special attack to your tank. Not only is special damage harder to block, but it takes less CP than magic, and has no AP cost.

-Great survivalbilllity. Damage is usually hard to block. Help keeps the weaker players ((Who do more damage)) alive.

-Less damage done to opponents. Relies heavlily on AP and actions. Little abillities decrease damage from magic.

-Examples include: Miss Vindicator ((Abillity Focus))

[-Healer-]

The healer types utilize the abillity heal, along with healing magicks, to keep the party on the ball. These are one of the most needed characters, and are not always the low offensive capabillity character people think of them. There are two main ways of creating a healer. An angelic 'pure' healer is one who foregoes damage for abillities that can mean life or death for all the party-members. To make one, it is best to ask somebody like Perrian to show you the 'Angellic choir' organization. Although they cannot deal damage, they have a lot of special abillities to make the trade worthwhile. The second kind, are the cleric-ish kind. This one CAN deal damage, and is like a mage with points from magic put into the healing abillity instead. While their abillities are not as powerful, they can still deal damage. And if they join the 'Divine Mother' organization, their spells can deal double damage to undead; making them as strong as other mages when it comes to the ghasts and ghouls.

-Helps party greatly. Some can deal uber damage to undead. Some have uber healing/buffing/special abillities. In demand

-Angellic path cannot deal damage without hurting themselves. Won't have as good damage as a mage. Must be dedicated. There is a lack of tanks to keep you safe.

-Examples include: Perrian ((Angelic))

[-Leader-]

The Leader path is one of deep planing, and large battle posts. A leader character utilizes its CP to have a maximum number summons, pets, and tokens allowed. It is a wise choice to put your remaining CP into something which will balance and compliment your summons, tokens, or pets. This path is one of obscurity, and can be very rewarding of done correctly. It is wise to join either the Beast Masters organization ((Pets)), or The Creators ((Tokens)). Summons can be more powerfull than either pets or tokens, but cannot use AP/MP. Pets can use AP/MP, but are not really powerful; doing the individual tournament is advisable, it gives you a custom pet, a tamer abillity potion, and an item which can give your pet 2 more CP. Tokens are easier to aquire, and can be stronger than pets usually are. However, tokens can be destroyed permanently, and the rechargable permanent ones are hard to find.

-Uber team-up. Great damage potential. Pets and tokens can survive without owner ((Summons fade away)). Great Versitillity.

-Slow start up. Hard to aquire high CP pet. Summons cannot have AP/MP ((Pets and tokens do)). Tokens are destroyed when used; charge tokens rare. Long battle posts.

-Examples include: Nuku ((Striker/Pets))

[-SAer-]

With the lack of a better word, this is what I call characters which specialize in the special attack abillity. Due to the fact that special attacks are cheap CP wise, many of SAers have enough points to place into other catagories, making this build very versitile. However, a SAer will never be as strong as a purist. There are many possible combinations of SA and other stats, but there are four I remember the best. A SA-healer is like the normal combat healer, but instead of magic, uses SA to deal damage. This build won't be as strong as a healer as pure healers, nor can it do the ammount of magic damage done to undead by clerical healers, but its strength is in its simplicity. With SA, you don't have to put lots of points into things like fast-caster, making your SA either really strong, or allowing you to put some extra points into heal. Another one, is the SA-striker. The SA-striker is one who puts their extra points into stats like attack or combat dice. These people can act as secondary damage dealers and secondary tanks. However, remember that you still won't be as good as purists. The third one is the SA-mage. This build gives a great deal of versitillity, but you're going to have to choose between pumping your magic, getting another caster abillity, or putting points into your SA. The last SA style is simply one who places a high number of CP into SA. This means great damage against single enemies, bu they would have a hard time coping with multiple enemies. A good idea for pure SAers is to get a summon or pet with SA too!

-Great damage. CP spendage is low. Versitile. Has enough points for some defensive abillity.

-Pure have hard time againsts mutliple. hybrid designs are not as strong as pure ones. NO actions/spells go with SA.

-Examples include: Fury ((SA-Hybrid)), 4 Co ((SA-magic)), Karythelia ((Magic-SA)), Djanni ((SA-Pure))

[-Spellsword Hybrid-]

The hybrid class is not one to trifle with. If you really want to go hybrid, you must have patience, determination, and quite a bit of funding. When I say hybrid; I mean attack and magic. This makes a hybrid character a HUGE CP sink. Having a high equip and getting most of your attack and magic from there is a good idea, as it allows a great deal of diversity. You should have atleast 3 points in both magic and attack to utilize the spell 'Flamestrike'. Flamestrike, when used correctly, can make a Hybrid match ANY mage. The abillity Fightermage, is probably the most usefull thing a hybrid can find. This allows you to use an attack, an action, AND a spell in one turn. However, it is not avalible in any store, and must be purchased. The three obvious kinds would be magic focused ones, attack-based ones with magic as a side, and ones who try to balance to two.

-Great damage potential. Versitile. Can deal quite a bit of stuns. Versitility makes it a great counter againsts striker, mage, and tank.

-CP costly. Begining can be slow. Leaves little room for defensive measures. Relies heavily on good AP/MP planning.

-Examples include: Bellamin ((Balanced w/Summon)), Anasii ((Attack Orientated))

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