First important thing. The only ones starting at level 1 in the book/game will be the two main characters. Everyone else will have been playing this game for a while, so you will all be somewhere between level 3 and 19. You can choose that yourself, you can also choose how many points you have in each of your primary and secondary skills, as I am using an Elder Scrolls Games levelling system. 10 skill points = 1 level. So I will leave that up to you, but I will keep the right to ask you to adjust your characters level if need be, as I don't want all of you at level 19 obviously.
You chose your name, race (I'm allowing all normal fantasy game race types, however the two main characters will both be human, as I'm starting the book in the human start area of the world), you can chose the class/profession that your character is working toward (I'm assuming that most characters would not qualify for a class before level 20), and pick your 5 primary and 5 secondary skills.
Everyone will get another 5 secondary skills at level 25, I haven't decided yet if there will be more primary or secondary skills gained at higher levels. So I will need you to tell me the secondary skills you would pick at 25 as well.
NOTE All skills can be learned by a character, however a skill that isn't chosen as a primary or secondary skill is a lesser skill. There is a cap on lesser skills of double your level, so at level 3 a lesser skill is capped at 6, at 15 it's 30. It is suggested that you should consider making a crafting skill you plan to use a lot a primary or secondary skill.
Traits. This is something I'm putting in, these would be earned in the game, usually for exceptional things. If you can make a good case for why your character might have earned one, I'll consider it. These should be rare however.
Stats. Normal stats, Strength, Intelligence, Willpower, Agility, Speed, Endurance, Personality/Charisma, Luck, Wisdom. Starting base of 5 in each. Gain 5 points per level, your choice of where you put the points.
Bars. Health, Mana, Stamina.
Skills.
NOTE These are discovered in game, usually by using/doing them, however they can also be discovered by training them (if you can afford it). IE, if you kill something using a dagger, you learn short blades.
Combat School (including the combat crafting skills)
Block, Medium Armour, Heavy Armour, Blunt Weapons, Long Blades, Axe, Spear, Athletics, Hand to Hand, Unarmoured, Light Armour, Dodge, Swimming, Short Blades, Critical Strike.
Armourer, Weaponsmith, Bowyer.
Magic School (including magic crafting skills)
Fire, Water, Earth, Air, Light, Dark, Spirit/Divine, Life, Death, Summoning, Music, First Aid, Surgery
Alchemy, Enchanting, Herbcraft, Scribing
Most magic types would include a minor heal spell, although water, light, spirit and life would contain the main healing spells.
Most magic types would include a summoning element, although the summoning skill is needed before summoning spells will work.
Stealth School (including related crafting skills) I'm looking for a new name for this school, as it includes scout and woodcraft as well as thief skills.
Lockpick, Detect Traps, Disarm Traps, Sneak, Acrobatics, Marksman/Archery, Backstab, Disguise, Pickpocket, Climbing, Sprint, Streetwise (language), Etiquette (language), Tracking,
Woodcraft, Perception, Animal Taming.
Alchemy, Trading, Weaponsmith, Tailor, Bowyer, Skinning, Forage, Herbcraft, Woodcutter, Map Making
Crafting and Gathering School
Armourer, Enchanting, Trading, Building, Architect, Cook, Brewer, Weaponsmith, Blacksmith, Tailor, Scribing, Jeweller, Carpentry, Bowyer, Map Making, Glass Making, Artist.
Mining, Fishing, Farming, Herbcraft, Forage, Woodcutting, Skinning, Butchery, Herdsman.
Classes/Professions
Each needs 6 skills per class, plus a stat requirement of 20 in the required stats. The level requirement per skill would be 25.
Warrior
Strength, Endurance, Agilty
Axe, Long Blade, Blunt, Hand to Hand, Marksman, Short Blade.
Barbarian
Strength, Endurance
Blunt, Long Blade, Axe, Hand to Hand, Short Blade, Athletics.
Crusader/Paladin
Agility, Strength, Personality, Endurance
Blunt, Long Blade, Fire, Block, Spirit, Hand to Hand
Knight
Strength, Endurance, Personality
Long Blade, Etiquette, Blunt, Axe, Marksman, Short Blade
Scout
Speed, Endurance
Sneak, Long Blade, Athletics, Marksman, Tracking, Life
Archer
Strength, Agility
Marksman, Hand to Hand, Dodge, Axe, Blunt, Athletics
Rogue
Strength, Agility, Speed
Long Blade, Climbing, Axe, Pickpocket, Backstab, Streetwise
Mage/Wizard
Intelligence, Willpower
any six from Fire, Water, Earth, Air, Light, Dark, Spirit, Life, Death, Enchanting, Scribing.
Healer
Personality, Willpower, Intelligence
Life, Spirit, Alchemy, First Aid, Surgery, Herbcraft
Battlemage
Intelligence, Willpower, Endurance
Long Blade, Dodge, Fire, any 3 other schools of magic
Witchhunter
Intelligence, Agility
Enchanting, Marksman, Blunt, Sneak, Summoning, any spell school.
Spellsword
Intelligence, Willpower, Strength, Endurance
Axe, Long Blade, Sprint, Blunt, Fire, any spell school
Nightblade
Agility, Intelligence, Willpower
Sneak, Dodge, Pickpocket, Lockpick, Air, any spell school
Thief
Agility, Intelligence, Speed
Pickpocket, Sneak, Short Blade, Backstab, Climbing, Lockpick
Agent
Personality, Agility
Sneak, Short Blade, Acrobatics, Trading, Block, any spell school
Assassin
Agility, Strength, Speed
Alchemy, Backstab, Sneak, Short Blade, Long Blade, Blunt
Acrobat
Agility, Speed
Acrobatics, Dodge, Athletics, Climbing, Hand to Hand, Sneak
Monk
Strength, Endurance, Willpower
Hand to Hand, Critical Strike, Dodge, Sneak, Blunt, First Aid
Pilgrim
Personality, Endurance, Wisdom
Trading, Marksman, Hand to Hand, Life, Short Blade, First Aid
Bard
Agility, Intelligence, Personality
Music, Streetwise, Etiquette, Pickpocket, Sneak, Backstab
Conjurer
Intelligence, Willpower, Endurance
Summoning, five other magic schools (excluding Death)
Necromancer
Intelligence, Willpower, Endurance
Death, Earth, Summoning, three other magic schools.
Druid
Willpower, Wisdom, Intelligence
Life, Earth, Summoning, Herbcraft, two other magic schools
Elementalist
Intelligence, Willpower
Fire, Air, Water, Earth, Summoning, Scribing.
Cleric
Wisdom, Willpower, Personality
Life, Spirit, Blunt, First Aid, Streetwise, Etiquette
Burglar
Agility, Intelligence, Speed
Lockpick, Sneak, Climbing, Trading, Dodge, Sprint
Ranger
Strength, Endurance, Agility
Long Blade, Axe, Climbing, Swimming, Marksman, Tracking
