User Guide

Creating a Player Character
With a party plan in hand, it’s time to create the adventurous brood that will lead you
into Wizardry and across the planet of Lost Guardia. From Wizardry’s main menu,
select Character Menu followed by Create.
Naming Your Character
The first step in creating characters is naming them. You may name your character
anything you like, but the name cannot be longer than seven letters. Additionally,
another character may not share the same name. Once you have entered the
character’s name, select “OK” to continue, and the name will appear underneath the
character’s soon-to-be-filled portrait.
On occasion, we all make typos. If you accidentally named your character something
other than intended, just select the Rename option.
Selecting a Character’s Race
A character’s race is an all-important selection. It affects the professions your
characters may pursue, their natural traits, and once selected, it’s for good. After
selecting your character’s race, you will see that he or she has been given a set of
minimum, base statistics. A complete description of character races is in Appendix A
of this manual. Statistics were covered earlier in the Player Character section.
Selecting a Character’s Gender
Ater selecting your character’s race, you will select a male or a female gender. Males
tend to be stronger than females, but females characters have a higher personality and
karma. When you choose your character’s gender, you will see a modification to his or
her base statistics.
Selecting a Character’s Profession
With your character’s race and gender determined, it’s time to determine his or her
career path. Fourteen fields of study are available to your character. You’ll find each
fully listed in Appendix B of this manual.
The professions your character qualifies for are determined by the number of bonus
points he or she is awarded. Bonus points reflect the amount of training he or she has
had and are balanced against a character’s race to determine the professions available
to him or her. Since each profession has minimum requirements for entrance, you may
or may not see every available profession on your screen.
When you select your character’s profession, you will likely see an increase in some of
your character’s statistics. The points that were added to the base statistics were
automatically taken from your character’s bonus point total to allow him or her to
meet the minimum entrance requirements for their profession.
Sometimes, even after you have met the requirements of the profession, you may have
bonus points left over. To distribute your extra bonus points, select a statistic, and add
or subtract points by clicking on the arrows. You can change the statistics any way you
like, but you must use all of the bonus points you have been given. Also, you cannot
push a statistic below its original value or above 18.
Keep in mind that it won’t do you much good to have a muscle-bound Mage or a
weak, but intelligent, Fighter. Add these extra points where they’re sure to make a
difference.
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