Ostarion — Roleplayer Guild

Elder Tale: Western Europe

It's not as bad as the first one!




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@Ostarion

Co-GMs
@SilverDawn
@Scrub Mage
@Kimono
@Ashifili


As of today, Elder Tale stands as the largest and most popular MMO in history. Originally a simple American MMORPG created by Atharva Inc, Elder Tale quickly grew in popularity, and now has a massive playerbase. As the game grew in popularity, more servers were created in order to accommodate players from different regions, making Elder Tale a fully-global MMO. The Japanese server alone has more than 100,000 active players who have created over 1,200,000 unique characters.

However, on May 3, 2018 and during the release of Elder Tale’s twelfth expansion pack - Homesteading the Noosphere, several hundred thousand players on every server who were logged in at the time of the update found themselves trapped inside of the game. This event became known as the Apocalypse, the Catastrophe or the May Incident.

This RP takes place a week after the Apocalypse, on the Western European server rather than the Japanese server of Yamato, on the in-game continent of Eureddo. As a result, many things have not yet been discovered, such as how to make food with actual taste. It also takes place in a different land than on the Japanese server, with different locations, and different dungeons. In the same vein, the guilds within Western Europe are also different, and this roleplay follows the story of several different Adventurers on the Eureddo server.

The Server


Pre-Catastrophe

The Western European Elder Tale version was controlled by the company Tempest Entertainment, Inc.
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The payment model of the Europe version was B2P at £39.99 (around $59.99 for Americans) with the promise of free expansions and microtransactions in the form of (mostly) lore-friendly cosmetics.
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The game attracted several types of players, ranging from those who liked the payment model and were tired of Pay2Win MMORPGs or "noobish" players, and those who didn't really care about the payment model and simply enjoyed the gameplay.
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The Western Europe server popularity rose extremely quickly, having an upwards of 140,000 active players.
Post-Catastrophe

As of May 3, 2018, around 50,000 players on the Western European server that were logged-on at the time of the update have been trapped in the world of Elder Tale. 
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There is currently panic among the players of the game.
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Someone had died whilst exploring outside of Seven Hills, but respawned at its Cathedral. Players are now aware that dying will not get you out of the game.
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Food still doesn't have taste, unfortunately.
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PKing (Player Killing) has become a slight issue due to player boredom, and as an "entertaining" means to get income.
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Lander Nobles are currently aware of the change in Adventurers. They aren't doing as much quests, which is proving to be a problem.
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The Laufen Alliance in particular has nobles that are trying to employ Adventurers as mercenaries. The current disorganized state of the Adventurers is a problem in doing this, although some Adventurers and Combat Guilds versed in PvP are taking up the offer.
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Player boredom is gradually rising to replace the panic. There isn't much to do, and the tasteless food isn't really helping.

Map of Eureddo


Races

Humans

The most common race within the world of Elder Tale, and the most popular race chosen by players. Humans in Elder Tale have balanced stats, are easy for beginners, and have many customization options, making them popular among players in Elder Tale. 
Much like on other servers, Humans serve as the most influential group of all races, and account for the majority of nobles. In addition, Lander Humans also fulfil a wide range of occupations in comparison to the other races.

Elves


‘A long-lived race that is found among forests and ancient ruins around the world.’

Another popular choice among Elder Tale players, the Elves are well-suited to roles revolving around archery and have a distinct advantage over other races when it comes to the willpower-related stats. Typically, Elves are tall, fair skinned and are known to have long hair and angular faces, although the average person is able to easily differentiate between Humans and Elves by the shape of their ears.

Dwarves


A diminutive race with a short, stocky build. Dwarves are exceptional at Fighter classes and smithing and boast high magical resistance along with larger pools of stamina compared to other races. They are easily identifiable due to their height, which tends to range from 100cm to 140cm. This can prove troublesome for people who chose the Dwarf race, as they have to deal with being much shorter than usual.

It should also be noted that female Dwarves tend to look ball-shaped and plump, rather than stocky and muscular.

Half-Alvs


Despite the fact that the Alv race was wiped out by an ancient war, they commonly bred with Humans during their time as slaves. As a result, Human families occasionally give birth to Half-Alvs due to Alv genes still being inside of the gene pool. They are strikingly similar to Humans physically, and can only be told apart because of the mysterious emblems found on the tongue of a Half-Alv. Half-Alvs have a high magical affinity.

For some reason, Half-Alvs receive storyline bonuses when doing campaigns or exploring dungeons.

Werecats


'Werecats? Where? Cats? Men that are cats?'

One of three types of beast-men races, Werecats are feline in appearance and in characteristics. They have high dexterity and heightened senses. They lack feline tails, but do have cat ears and facial fur. This race is popular amongst cat fans; some going as far as to have Werecat-only guilds, excluding other races.

Wolf Fangs


Another beast-men race. Chosen commonly by dog-loving players, Wolf Fangs are humanoid creatures with thick hair, and wolf-like features. Unlike Werecats, who always resemble humanoid cats, Wolf Fangs normally appear as Human-like in appearance. During combat, they may call upon their wolf characteristics to gain large strength boosts. They also gain golden eyes, wolf ears and a tail.

Fox Tails


The third beast race. Unlike their physically enhanced canine and feline counterparts, Fox Tails are magically adept. To offset this, all Fox Tails will randomly lose a skill/technique/spell from the main class list when levelling, for it to be replaced with a random skill/technique/spell from the list of classes. This feature makes the Fox Tail race less popular among Elder Tale players.

Race of Ritual


Currently the most mysterious playable race. It has immense magical power which can surpass the Fox Tails, and houses a great deal of knowledge. All members of the Race of Ritual have tattoo markings naturally etched into their bodies. These tattoos are dubbed ‘Runes’.

It is rare to see anyone play as the Race of Ritual, as they also have an extremely low health pool.

Alv

* This race is extinct, and is not playable.
The Alv is a race with high intelligence and magical talents. They were well-known as an inventor of magical spells. Nonetheless, their birth rate was very low, resulting in having a small number of population which invited other races to enslave and destroy them.

Other races, namely the Humans, Elves, and Dwarves, first raided the Alv for their magical knowledge and items, followed by the Alv themselves using their superior numbers. The Alv subsequently became slaves for trading, and some were violated and gave birth to children which are the Half-Alv.

The "Six Scrapped Princesses" were Alv also apart of this slavery, but were pampered like gemstones due to their beauty. Residing in 6 different countries, they were the masterminds behind the war between the three remaining races to avenge the destruction of the Alv, leading to the high number of casualties estimated to be around the current number of the Elder Tale population. When the Six Scrapped Princesses were exposed and about to be killed, the first World Fraction occurred, creating demi-humans: Monsters.

Classes

Upon creating a character, all players are required to choose a class. Classes are seperated into four groups: Warrior, Weapon-based, Healer and Mage. These four groups translate to average MMO classes, with the Warrior group being the equivalent to tanks, the Healer group being supports, and the Weapon-based and Mage groups being physical and magical DPS, respectively. It should be noted that both the Weapon-based and Mage groups also have support oriented roles found within the Bard and Enchanter classes. In addition, the four groups each contain three different classes, for a total of twelve unique classes to choose from.

The NPCs of Elder Tale, also known as the People of the Land do not follow the typical class system that Adventurers do, and instead can have classes based on occupation in addition to the classes listed below. This means that there are some unique "Lander-only classes" Adventurers do not have access to, but many of the Lander classes are available in the form of subclasses, which can be found further below.
Warrior Classes



The Guardian class boasts the highest defensive stats of all of the 12 classes. As a result, this class is almost always on the front line. A Guardian’s duty is to draw attention away from other party members and absorb large amounts of damage without falling. Guardians are able to equip most types of weapons and armours, but most will normally choose heavy plate armour, a good shield and a one-handed weapon, as it suits the Guardian’s battling role.

Unfortunately, Guardians to not do much upfront damage, and require good gear to be effective, which is a weakness for the class.

Role: 
Defensive Vanguard

HP: 
High

MP:
Average

Armour: 
Plate
Chain
Leather
Cloth
Large Shields

Melee Weapon(s):
Almost All

Ranged Weapons(s):
Short Bows
Long Bows



The Western Europe equivalent to Samurai. Paladins are noble knights who protect the weak by selflessly drawing an enemy's attention toward themselves. Paladins are a Warrior Class which house a defensive stat which rivals that of the Guardian. However, they are unable to equip shields, making their overall defensive potential lower. This does not prevent the Paladin from being able to act as a Tank and absorb damage, and they are still proficient at it.

The Paladin class is unique to the other Warrior Classes due to the fact that it has ‘Ace Moves,’ moves which are powerful combos which are performed in a short amount of time. They have high offensive and defensive capabilities, but in turn have very long cooldowns. In addition, a Paladin may be incapable of moving after performing an Ace Move, or may have difficulty responding to attacks quickly.

Role:
Defensive Vanguard

HP: 
High

MP: 
Average

Armour:
Plate
Chain
Leather
Cloth

Melee Weapon(s):
Almost All

Ranged Weapon(s)
Crossbows



While Monks have the highest HP stat of all of the classes, they are restricted to lighter armours such as cloth, and are unable to equip shields. In comparison to the other Warrior classes, Monks have the lowest defensive stats. Despite this, Monks have high resistances to special attacks, and an even higher evasion rate, which allows Monks to still be effective in combat. Monks have the greatest offensive potential among the warrior classes, making this class easy to use for losers solo players who can't organize a party.

Skills acquired by Monks tend to have short cooldowns, meaning Monks are able to constantly attack on the battlefield. Some of the abilities come with additional effects if used in a predetermined order, giving the Monks diverse and powerful offensive options in comparison to the other Warrior classes. Despite this, a Monk’s Mana Pool is actually fairly small, and monks have to be cautious to not completely deplete it in a short amount of time.

This class is popular amongst solo players in Elder Tale.

Role:
Defensive Vanguard
Guerrilla

HP:
Very High

MP:
Very Low

Armour:
Cloth

Melee Weapon(s):
Bare-handed (Manly)
Exclusive Martial Art Weapons (Not so manly)

Ranged Weapon(s)
Throwing Weapons

Weapon-based Classes



A purely offensive class. Assassins are known and feared on the battlefield for their ability to do dangerously large amounts of physical damage in a short amount of time in order to quickly defeat high-priority targets. Assassins capable of wielding a very large variety of melee and ranged weaponry, and may also dual wield swords and daggers to deal even more damage in a shorter amount of time. In some circumstances, they may even apply different types of  poison to their weapons.

On the other hand, Assassins have a severe lack of defensive skills, and may only equip cloth or leather armour. This class does not use shields, and instead relies on evasion to protect themselves. Assassin abilities also tend to have long cooldowns, as they rely on burst damage in order to dispatch their targets. They also have difficulty against classes which have high defence and health, such as the Guardian or Paladin.

Role:
Offensive Vanguard
Ranged Rearguard

HP:
Low

MP:
High

Armour:
Leather
Cloth

Melee Weapon(s):
Almost All

Ranged Weapon(s)
Almost All



The masters of dual wielding. Swashbucklers are experts at fighting multiple targets at once, and can even be considered the best defender among its weapon-based brethren classes, having more HP and defence in comparison. Unlike Assassins, who rely on burst damage to kill targets, Swashbucklers specialize in unleashing combos and continuous chain attacks for longer streams of damage. As a result, Assassins are a better choice for fighting a single target.

Swashbucklers tend to have abilities which deal Area of Effect damage, meaning they can take on multiple enemies at once. Quite a few of their abilities can also have status effects to cripple groups of enemies also. In cases such as these, Swashbucklers can deal as much DPS as an Assassin.

Role:
Offensive Vanguard
Guerilla

HP:
Medium

MP:
Medium

Armour:
Chain
Leather
Cloth
Small Shields

Melee Weapon(s):
One-handed Weapons
Some Two-handed Weapons

Ranged Weapon(s)
Throwing Weapons



A Bard can only wear leather armor and is limited to using short swords, bows and other light weapons or instruments. However, unlike other weapon-based classes, Bards have the unique ability to use Song Magic, which allows them to tremendously increase their allies' combat prowess. In particular, the Bard has support songs that grant continuous buffs until cancelled and are ranked substantially above those cast by an Enchanter. On top of that, these support songs can be toggled on and off at will. There is a great variety of songs in the skill set, each of which are very powerful.

However, the Bard's own combat prowess is quite low, and few players choose this class. High-level bards can learn up to 15 songs and can activate two songs simultaneously. Since each song requires a very long casting time, having a long-term battle strategy is crucial.  Therefore, this class is very challenging to master.

Role:
Offensive Vanguard
Ranged Rearguard
Support

HP:
Average

MP:
Average

Armour:
Leather
Cloth

Melee Weapon(s):
One-handed Weapons
Musical Instrument Weapons
Some Two-handed Weapons

Ranged Weapon(s)
Short Bows
Longbows

Healer Classes



The Western Europe equivalent to the Cleric. Templars are holy knights that are devoted to the cathedral and various sanctuaries. Their healing skills are the most potent of all the classes, and unlike the other Healer Classes, Templars are able to equip plate armour, giving them the highest defensive potential of all the Healer Classes. 

While the Druid focuses on Heals-over-Time, and the Exorcist which focuses on damage mitigation, the Templar specializes in straightforward healing, with some elements of healing over time. The Templar is the best class for healing multiple people at once, as they have many Area of Effect healing capabilities as well.

However, similar to the Enchanter class, Templars lack strong offensive abilities and must join a party to be effective against strong enemies. This class also tends to require selflessness, teamwork and coordination, hence it is a class mainly chosen by those with mild personalities, or the extremely devoted.

Role:
Vanguard Support
Rearguard Support

HP:
Medium

MP:
Medium

Armour:
Plate
Chain
Leather
Cloth
Small Shields

Melee Weapon(s):
Staves
Swords
Blunt Weapons
Magical Tools

Ranged Weapon(s)
None



Masters of slow regeneration. A Druid’s deep bond with nature allows them to have powerful regenerative healing magic. Of all of the twelve different classes, Druids are able to achieve the highest rate of HP-per-second recovery with their ability to stack different regeneration spells.

Druids are also considered to be the most balanced of the healing classes in terms of combat, being a combination of both offence and defence. Their magic revolves around the forest, meaning that Druids fighting inside of a forest will receive bonuses and slight advantages against enemies.

However, the Druid has the weakness of being a MP consumer. Their spells drain their mana pool at a fairly fast rate, meaning that a Druid cannot fight for an extremely long time. As a result, Druids must always be paying attention to their mana pool, and try to conserve their mana usage.

Role:
Middle Guard
Rearguard Support
Rear Offence

HP:
Low

MP:
High

Armour:
Leather
Cloth

Melee Weapon(s):
Staves
Spears
Whips
Axes
Blunt Weapons
Magical Tools

Ranged Weapon(s)
None



The Western Europe equivalent to the Mystics/Kannagi, who defend allies through the use of ancient shields and barriers. Exorcists have the least potent heals of all of the Healer classes, but make up for this by being able to create damage mitigation barriers, intercepting a set amount of damage before it can reach the target. This allows them to augment any of the other Healer Classes, by providing the space they need to heal allies. A barrier placed on a target can completely nullify a predetermined amount of damage. However, cast times are relatively long and it requires a lot of practice to get around. Successfully using this technique in a fight depends on the user's ability to predict the type and range of the enemy, making it hard to master.

The class's weaknesses are its unique style (which takes a lot of skill to use) and its weak heals. Compared to the other healer classes, the Exorcist’s healing techniques are the weakest because they focus on damage mitigation. This makes it difficult for it to help a team make a comeback if they are already losing a fight, but the potential benefit of negating damage can give a team a huge advantage in the right situation.

Role:
Middle Guard
Rearguard Support
Rear Offence

HP:
Low

MP:
High

Armour:
Chain
Cloth
Exclusive Priest-style Equipment

Melee Weapon(s):
Staves
Exclusive Rosary Beads
Swords
Magical Tools

Ranged Weapon(s)
None

Mage Classes



Specializing in tapping into the power of the elements for fierce and powerful spells, the Sorcerer has the highest magical damage out of the twelve classes and is essentially the magical counterpart of the Assassin. Utilizing the different attributes of offensive magic, the Sorcerer has a richer variety of Area of Effect damaging spells compared to Weapon-based classes, making it an extremely versatile class. 

However, this class suffers from low HP and defence and can easily die in a few seconds if attacked. Normally, a sorcerer is more of a support fighter and likened to long-range artillery. They are not meant for front-line combat unless the sorcerer is well-defended. 

Role:
Rear Offence

HP:
Very Low

MP:
Very High

Armour:
Cloth

Melee Weapon(s):
Staves
Short Swords
Grimoires
Magical Tools

Ranged Weapon(s)
None



Summoners have the magic that allows them to summon mystical beasts or spirits. There are over 100 different types of creatures that can be summoned. However, in order to prevent the class from being almighty and omnipotent, the maximum number of summoned creatures that a player can summon at any moment is twelve, and the maximum number of summoned creatures that can be registered is sixteen. Some high-level beasts can only be summoned at special locations after completing their specific quests.

Summoners themselves have extremely low HP and defence stats. However, due to the wide variety of creatures that can be summoned and the ways these creatures can interact with other beings and the environment, a Summoner's role within a party can include offence, healing, or support.  This inherent flexibility makes it an extremely popular class among players, including solo players.

Role:
Rear Offence
Managing Summoned Creatures

HP:
Very Low

MP:
Very High

Armour:
Cloth

Melee Weapon(s):
Staves
Short Swords
Grimoires
Magical Tools

Ranged Weapon(s)
None



Among the twelve classes, the Enchanter has the highest MP stat. However, its offensive damage in terms of both specialized spells and melee is extremely low, making it inherently a support class. Its defensive stamina is also very low, making it an unsuitable class for solo play and the least popular class in Elder Tale. Some players say that the class is one that exists in concept but that they've never actually encountered an Enchanter in the game.

Enchanters are usually able to stay in combat for long periods of time because their spells consume MP at a slow rate, and they generally support other party members, rather than engaging directly in combat themselves. 

Enchanters are an extremely versatile class that boasts a rich repertoire of spells at their full disposal. These range from buffs that raise the combat prowess of party members to spells that add status effects to enemies. Still, due to the Enchanter's extremely low offensive and defensive capabilities, it is nearly impossible for an Enchanter to finish a fight alone. 

Role:
Rear Offense
Battlefield Control

HP:
Very Low

MP:
Very High

Armour:
Cloth

Melee Weapon(s):
Staves
Short Swords
Grimoires
Magical Tools

Ranged Weapon(s)
None


Subclasses

Subclasses are another feature of Elder Tale. There are over 90 different subclasses for Adventurers to choose from. Some of these subclasses provides bonuses and benefits, while some are simply used to enhance a player's roleplaying experience.

Unlike regular classes, which cannot be changed once chosen, subclasses can be changed an indefinite amount of times, although they will lose all subclass experience points and skills upon switching. Despite these classes capping at level 90 originally, experience points for subclasses are relatively easy to acquire in comparison to regular classes, and experience points are independent from the regular classes.

People of the Land use many different subclasses as their main class, normally indicating their status or occupation. Naturally, this means that some subclasses are unavailable to players, such as Elder Maid, or Feudal Lord.

Subclasses can be split into three different groups: Production, Role-Playing and Titles.

Production Subclasses

As the name suggests, production subclasses are subclasses which allow players to create and craft items. Most production subclasses can be learned by purchasing the necessary instruction manual from one of the People of the Land. Players who prefer to aid allies by producing items and weapons rather than fighting monsters is not rare, and there are several guilds across all the servers who focus on creating and distributing items, which is an important part of Elder Tale's economy. 

Artisan
The Artisan subclass allows players to work with precious gems and metals to create fine and intricate jewellery. The items created mainly serve cosmetic purposes, but based upon the crafting materials used, an Artisan could create enchanted equipment which provides bonuses.

Alchemist
As its name suggests, an Alchemist is basically a researcher who studies the magical effects of elements and chemicals upon people and other things. Alchemy is the subject of transforming one element into another, also known as transmution. One of the most famous of all transmutations is the ability to transform base metals such as lead into gold.

Blacksmith
Blacksmiths are a subclass which grants players the ability to produce items out of different metals, mainly weapons, shields and armour, although their crafting ability also extends to instruments and various other items. It should also be noted that Blacksmiths are able to repair broken equipment, making them invaluable for raids.

Brewer
The Brewer is able to create alcoholic beverages and seasoning. Many of these alcoholic beverages apply the "Tipsy" debuff, which increases damage slightly, but also increases miss chance.

Chef
The Chef subclass allows players to create dishes from raw ingridients by using the in-game command menu. Creating a dish this way takes 10 seconds, upon which the desired dish will appear, bearing an uncanny resemblance to its real-life counterpart. However, after the Apocalypse, food created this way has been said to taste like "mush" or "wet crackers". The only exception to this is the Food Fighter, a role-playing subclass that is able to find these dishes to be delicious, as long as their subclass level is high enough.

Counterfeiter
Like the name suggests, Counterfeiters can forge fake items. With the right material and a sample, one can make a fake version of an item. With the proper materials and a high level in this subclass, you can even imitate the special abilities of an item or piece of equipment; however, there will usually be the word “fake” somewhere in the item’s description or name. Even with a high-enough skill level to cover that up, it can still be found out through an Appraisal. Furthermore, anything made will be capped at Production level and cannot be character-bound.

The primary selling point of this subclass is its ability to mass-produce items.

Fuller
A fuller cleans material (in particular, usually wool) used to make cloth. They can adjust a garment or decrease the number of wool that the player has. It was created so that there would be a more realistic production subclass. At lower levels, users of this subclass can only process woolen stuff, but as their level increases, so does the range of their ability.

Glassblowers
As the name would suggest, this subclass involves the creation of glass items. This subclass is of a lower-rank than other subclasses because of its initially-low demand. However, high-level Glassblowers will find themselves in high demand due to their ability to create tempered glass and glass fibers. While fragile, glass blades have a much sharper edge than metal ones.

Instrument Crafter
Instrument Crafters, as the name suggests, are able to create musical instruments usable by Bards and those with musical subclasses. While a Blacksmith is able to create instruments also, it should be noted that they are rather limited to simple and metallic instruments, whereas the Instrument Crafter has a wide range of instruments to choose from.

Knife Grinder
Restores the durability of weapons and armor. However, if a piece of equipment is completely worn out, it requires a Blacksmith to repair. This subclass is indispensable for raids and parties because of how easy it becomes to repair equipment; the only materials needed are a whetstone and water.

Mason
Can create statues and monuments. When put alongside a Carpenter, one can even make bridges or other civil engineering projects out of stone. There is also a Phantasmal-class skill to create Slate.

Mechanic
The Mechanic subclass lets players maintain and create contraptions. Despite this, the medieval-based setting of Elder Tale limits what the Mechanic is able to create by a large margin, limiting them to creating simple contraptions such as levers, wheels and pulleys.

Pharmacist
A Pharmacist is able to create various potions and mixtures by using raw ingredients.

Potter
Potters create ceramic vessels out of natural ingredients, mostly creating bowls, pots and plates. Generally, this subclass is in somewhat low demand due to players not finding the items the subclass creates all that useful, but it has recently risen in demand due to the People of the Land post-Catastrophe. Potters of a high-level tend to be admired and well-known among the Landers. 

Scribe
The Scribe subclass allows players to create or duplicate scrolls, maps, books, technical and magical construction manuals, and contracts through the usage of both paper and ink. For the most part, cheap ink and paper is enough to duplicate normal items such as basic scrolls or maps, but magical ink may be required in order to duplicate high-quality magical tomes. The ingredients to create such ink may vary, and may require precious minerals or the blood of powerful mythical creatures within Elder Tale.

Tailor
Similar to the Blacksmith, the Tailor subclass allows players to create armour, but out of leather rather than metal. Tailors can also craft basic clothing which provides little defence, but may be used for cosmetic purposes.

Swordsmith
A more specialized version of the Blacksmith subclass, which focuses on the creation of weapons. Swords created by a Swordsmith tend to have slightly better stats than ones created by a Blacksmith, and Swordsmiths also have the ability to craft blades which Blacksmiths would not normally be able to create. In spite of this, the subclass is noted to be particularly difficult to level, so much so that it is known as one of the "masochist's subclasses."

Woodcrafter
As the name suggests, the Woodcrafter subclass grants players the ability to craft wooden items from raw ingredients.

Role-playing Subclasses

Instead of production subclasses, players are alternatively able to choose a role-playing subclass. Some of these subclasses are known to provide stat bonuses or various other benefits, but many simply exist for entertainment value and some are considered to be joke or gimmick subclasses.

Accountant
The Accountant subclass will grant players a bonus when they conduct business transactions or perform negotiations with either NPCs or other players in the game.

Animal Tamer
The Animal Tamer subclass allows players to tame and domesticate small creatures and monsters. Unlike Summoners, creatures and monsters tamed by an Animal Tamer will die for good when they have been killed, and cannot be retrieved. The creatures also constantly travel alongside their owner.

Apprentice
A unique subclass that grants a player the ability to set another as their teacher. An Apprentice may copy the low- and mid-level skills of their teacher, and is granted experience bonuses which make it easier to level. In addition to this, when an Apprentice changes their subclass, the experience and skills pertaining to the subclass they are choosing to switch to are carried over from what they have learned as an Apprentice regarding that subclass.

Aristocrat
A role-playing subclass. Aristocrats are members of nobility. This subclass is also used by some of the People of the Land, specifically those who own land and are involved in business, politics or the military.

Assistant
The Assistant subclass is a role-playing subclass, and does not come with any in-game bonuses.

Avenger
An Avenger is able to set another player from their friends list as "the one you avenge". Should this player take damage or be inflicted with a abnormal status, an Avenger gains special skills that allow them to take revenge on the perpetrator.

Berserker
A purely offensive subclass which focuses on attacking enemies directly. Grants the skill Lunatic Armor, which doubles both damage dealt and damage taken for a short time.

Border Patrol
The Border Patrol subclass is both defensively and offensively balanced in combat, focusing on taking heavy damage and holding ground for as long as possible.

Butler
The Butler is also a role-playing subclass similar to the subclass of the Assistant, providing no bonuses and is simply there for entertainment value. People of the Land may have this subclass, and serve Aristocrats and Nobles.

Carpenter
The Carpenter is a role-playing subclass, and provides no bonuses.

Chidon'ya
The Chidon'ya subclass is known to be a joke subclass, and provides the player with the ability to bang on drums really loudly, and causes players with the subclass to make a lot of noise as they walk.

Cleaner
The Cleaner subclass is similar to the Housekeeper subclass, and allows players to clean the houses of various buildings and stores for small amounts of gold, be it from People of the Land or other players.

Courier
The job of a Courier is to relay messages between locations. Couriers receive minor movement speed bonuses when they are carrying messages towards their designated locations.

Courtesan
Prostitutes Courtesans serve as escorts to nobles, and are able to influence them economically and politically.

Dairy Farmer
Dairy Farmers raise cows to collect milk to be sold as dairy products, such as cheese, whole milk and yoghurt.

Dancer
As the name suggests, Dancers are able to dance significantly better than the average Adventurer, and will unlock various danced based upon their level.

Diva
One of the music-based roleplaying subclasses. Divas are able to perform music-based skills at a higher and more skillful level than that of non-musical subclasses.

Farmer
Farmers are a role-playing subclass in Elder Tale, and do not come with any bonuses.

Fisherman
Fishermen are similar to the Hunter subclass, although Fishermen use a more passive method for catching food. Fishermen are naturally able to catch fish for food through the use of rods, lures and fishing nets. Fishermen are also able to operate simple wooden boats, based upon their level and fishing location.

Aside from fishing, this subclass reduces the penalties for fighting underwater, such as allowing the player to fight longer without going up for air. In addition, it also works as a "Slayer" class against aquatic creatures.
It was a popular subclass when implemented during the Silver Odyssey expansion in 2003, where ocean stages and ships were added. At the time, it was one of the most popular classes to let players catch up with the expansion's content. Popularity of this subclass has decreased over time.

Food Fighter
The Food Fighter subclass gives players the passive Iron Stomach, granting an immunity to poison. In addition, Food Fighters are also given the passive named Taste of a God, allowing them to appraise items by their taste. Food Fighters consume food faster than those without the subclass. It should also be noted that Food Fighters are able to find food in Elder Tale to be delicious if their level is high enough, and may "feed" another player food in order to allow them to taste food as well.

This subclass can be unlocked by eating 100 pieces of sushi within a time limit, which has proven to be difficult for players to accomplish after the Apocalypse.

Fortune Teller 
The Fortune Teller subclass is a role-playing subclass, and is for entertainment value.

Gladiator
As the name suggests, the Gladiator is most at home in combat, and is designed for PvP. This subclass boosts all of a player's stats when they are in PvP.

Harvester
The Harvester subclass is used for role-play, and has no in-game effects.

Herbalist
Can make new herbal medicines from raw ingredients, working similarly to a production subclass.

Hitman
The hitman's job is to complete the task they were hired to perform, namely the assassination of an Adventurer or NPC. The employer could be anyone, from an Adventurer to a NPC, as long they have the right amount to pay. If not given the money after the job has been completed, the hitman will receive something of equal value from the client. In other words, mostly a hired assassin.

Housekeeper
The Housekeeper subclass enables a player to clean a dwelling with relative ease, cleaning zones, arranging items, and managing consumable and storage items. As a result of their cleaning, the upkeep required to maintain a purchasable zone decreases. However, it is an unpopular subclass because a Lander can be hired to perform the same duties. The subclass fairly quick to level and allows the use of low-level use of many other subclasses, such as low-level Chef, Seamstress, Farmer, Brewmaster, Dairy farmer and Herbalist skills

Not to be mistaken with the Maid or Housewife/Househusband subclasses; the latter is also able to learn low-level skills from the Chef, Tailor, Farmer, Brewer, Dairy Farmer, Housekeeper and Herbalist subclasses.

Hunter
The Hunter's role is to hunt down and kill monsters with his/her hunting skills. They receive bonuses to archery.

Knight
The Knight is one of the many role-playing subclasses in Elder Tale. This subclass does not yield any effects, and is simply for entertainment value.

Merchant
People who use the Merchant subclass receive a price advantage during negotiations and bargaining. They trade and sell valuable items and artifacts for profit.

Mettaton
Mettaton.

NEET
NEET (which stands for Not in Employment, Education, or Training) is a role-playing Subclass in Elder Tale. The NEET is one of the well-known joke subclasses alongside the Chidon'ya. A NEET is unable to learn any skills, or gain any EXP. Their health regenerates astronomically while doing nothing, though.

Pathfinder
The Pathfinder subclass grants a character more loot when monsters are killed in addition to the ability to detect nearby enemies.

Physician
Physician can tend to a person's wounds and ailments with his/her medical abilities and expertise. However, this can only be done outside of combat.

Poison User
Most poison users use poison on their weapons through various means. Assassins, for example, can coat their kunai with poison so that if he/she is able to cut the target, they are instantly injected with the toxic substance. Poisons come with a variety of effects, ranging from body weakness, paralysis or death.

Sailor
A role-playing subclass teaching skills involving ships. As it is fairly easy to advance, this subclass has become a one-size-fits-all subclass to learn most of the skills involving ships. Advancing as a Sailor teaches you control of the ship (operation of sails, reading the weather and stars), how to repair the hull, and rope work (be it climbing or tying), fishing and related swimming skills, fighting on the ship together, plus skills such as seasickness tolerance. However, this subclass is generally unpopular because battles tend to take place on land.

Scholar
As its title infers, a scholar is basically a researcher and historian. His main duty is to collect data and perform studies on various topics.

Sigilmaker
Sigilmancers are capable of engraving special signs on targets. While they are incapable of creating items themselves, they can engrave sigils on existing items to add additional effects. Sigils can even be engraved on a person's flesh, the resulting tattoo enhancing and adding special abilities of the recipient. However, to prevent the use of tattooed signs in conjunction with powerful equipment, if the area that is tattooed is hidden behind armor, the sigil will have no effect until the armor is removed again.
The technique of fighting with engraved sigils rather than gear is often nicknamed "Tattoo Style" among players. It is a good style for the classes that wear light armor, such as the Monk or the spellcasters, but is less compatible with the heavy-armored classes like the Guardian.

Storekeeper
The Storekeeper is in charge of the guildhall's storage room, checking on every available supply for the guild's daily needs. While anyone can look at the storage room, it's nice to have a dedicated person to do it.

Strategist
Players with this subclass were very common in raid guilds, where they could support their allies with their skills and watch over the battlefield. Some of their skills allow them to be excellent timers. After the Catastrophe, since the number of opportunities to participate in raids has decreased (due to lack of people), the chances at being a Strategist are low. As a result, many have switched subclasses.

Sword Maker
Draws similarities to the Swordsmith, except the Sword Maker does not actually create swords. Instead, the class is simply an example of a title for roleplay value.

Tracker
As the name implies, the Tracker subclass gives players additional skills that allows them to track other players or foes, erase their presence or move in the dark. Though these skills are useful, they are seldom used thus the subclass is in the middle in terms of popularity. Skills belonging to this subclass, combined with the Assassin class, allow the user to easily dispatch enemies without them knowing.

Trackers are also useful for hunters to find game (animals) or ingredients.

Undead Hunter
The Undead Hunter's role is to hunt down and annihilate the Undead with his/her holy weapons. Players with this subclass gain a variety of bonuses when fighting against undead-type monsters, such as increased damage and resistance to the attacks of undead. Naturally, Vampires are a target of this subclass, from a role-playing perspective.

Vampire
Like in legend, Vampires are weakened in daylight but are given various buffs during night-time. They can still travel in daylight, but they tend to avoid it. After the Apocalypse, many players with the Vampire subclass become uncomfortable and languid when under the sun, and seek shade or stay indoors until the game timer turns to the night phase.

Healing spells do not heal vampires, and will instead damage them.

War Priest
A player with the War Priest subclass can replace some Healing-class skills with Warrior-class skills.

Titles

Titles are special subclasses which are unlocked by players upon completing a specific task or creating a specific piece of equipment. There are several Titles that are considered to be rare, as there are a limited amount of people who can acquire them, and most have already been acquired by the early players of Elder Tale. Many of these titles provide benefits that are useful both inside and outside of combat. Unique skill sets, cross class power and lifting equipment restrictions are only small piece of the iceberg, but nevertheless Titles are hardly game breaking due to the difficulty to acquire them and the co-operative design Elder Tale's combat is base on.

Unfortunately, Titles are currently unavailable to you guys. Too bad. Weep profusely about it.

Adventurers

"Adventurer" is the generic term used to describe the players of the MMORPG Elder Tale, although sometimes NPCs also refer to players as travellers.

Often viewed with fear by the People of the Land, adventurers have the ability to grow stronger as they experience battle, to gain different powers and abilities, and possess undying souls. If they are killed, they revive at the Cathedral. They are known to travel the world, battle giants, the undead, dragons and other monsters. Adventurers come in various races, classes, and subclasses.

Before the event known as the Catastrophe, Adventurers were generally seen as mercenaries and swords-for-hire. Nobles considered them as nothing more than disorganized mobs that would do anything, as long as they were paid. However, after the Catastrophe, the number of Adventurers coming to their domains had dwindled, thereby leaving the lords and their domains less secure from the monster hordes. The nobles of Eureddo are currently extremely worried by this, and are trying to hire guilds as mercenaries once more.

Adventurers, Landers, Ancients and Monsters all have their souls appear in a different shade of colour. In an Adventurer's case, their soul appears blue.

NPCs

A non-player character (NPC), sometimes known as a non-person character or non-playable character, in a game is any character that is not controlled by a player. In Elder Tale, NPCs can be split into two groups: People of the Land, and Monsters.

People of the Land

People of the Land is the term used to describe the average and generally peaceful NPCs who occupy most of the civilisations within the game of Elder Tale. 

Landers
The term "Landers" is commonly used to refer to all forms of People of the Land such as Ancients or the Royal Guard, although it is most commonly used to refer to the most average People of the Land. They can be found in cities and safe zones and span a range of professions including aristocrats, shopkeepers, and farmers. They can be found throughout the world and are native to the world unlike Adventurers. 

People of the Land can be utilized for a number of things including the purchase of food, items, clothing, and can be spoken to for quests. What forms these types of quests take are up to assumption, but escort and monster hunting quests appear to be present

Their history has been largely shaped by their wars against the Alvs and the demi races. Several hundred years ago the People of the Land were on the brink of annihilation at the hands of the demi races when the adventurers appeared. The adventurers pushed the demi races and monster back which allowed the People of the Land to recover and rebuild their civilization. This was the norm right up until the Catastrophe.

Following the Catastrophe, the number of People of the Land increased by five to ten-fold, but they still remained weak compared to players, and if they chose, players could use their superior strength to take their belongings or their lives. Furthermore, instead of just being seen as NPCs, the People of the Land now have memories, feelings and even their own histories, making them far more human than before, arguably even more human than Adventurers.

There are powerful People of the Land like the Royal Guard and the Ancients. Normal People of the Land can also get stronger and level themselves up. However, their rate of improvement is about 1/4 that of Adventurers and the highest level they can achieve is around 60 or so. Even the strongest of People of the Land knights are still no match against a single Level 90 Adventurer. Only by donning the Mobile Armor of the Royal Guard is a Person of the Land able to defeat most high-leveled Adventurers with ease. However, due to the armours restrictions of fighting only within a city's borders and its dependence on the city's magic circle, this is a limited advantage at best.

Adventurers, Landers, Ancients and Monsters all have their souls appear in a different shades of Colour. In an Landers case, their soul would appear as an orange colour.

Royal Guard
The Royal Guard appears as black, armoured knights wearing long black capes, wielding either a battle-axe or sword. They are powerful entities within the game of Elder Tale that are charged with maintaining security and public order within cities and safe zones. They appear whenever a fight breaks out in these places, and if the players involved don't stand down, they will either be killed or taken away to a jail house. Guards are actually special Level 100 Landers who gain their high levels through their Mobile Armor. It should be noted that while any member of the People of the Land may don a Royal Guard's Mobile Armour, true members of the Royal Guard are different from normal Landers by the fact that they appear to possess little to no personality, in addition to having no background to speak of. Their overall behaviour seems to be robotic, and none of the Royal Guards have a perception of morality, so they are incapable of discerning right from wrong. They simply exist to put down violent Adventurers.

While wearing their Mobile Armour, are capable of teleporting anywhere within Player City walls. However, these suits can only be used within those walls due to the giant magic circle underneath the ground that allow for its movement. All Royal Guards are around level 110 in order to be capable of putting down disruptive Adventurers. They are able to wield their large and heavy weaponry with ease, giving them an edge in melee combat. Finally, the Guards are capable of monitoring the actions of both Adventurers and People of the Land, but not their fellow Guards. All Guards' actions are deemed to be enforcement of security, and so any Guard that strays from their normal duty won't be detected.

Because they are still fundamentally Landers, Royal Guards also have a soul colour of orange.

Ancients
Known to be extremely powerful NPCs, the Ancients are stronger than adventurers of an equivalent level. Ancients are the members of the Thirteen Chivalric Orders: Each Order is tasked with guarding Elder Tale's servers and serve as quest givers or as temporary allies to Adventurers. Each Order is in charge of overseeing one server. Most of the Ancients are the "heroes" of the Elder Tale sub-plot.

Where the Ancients come from is said to be a mystery. Many claim that they appeared because of the Landers' faith in their time of need against the Demihuman monsters.

As of today, however, the Thirteen Chivalric Orders have all disappeared, alongside the Ancients who were apart of them. This includes the Order which oversaw the Western Europe Server, the Knights of Eureddo, also known as the Blue Branch Knights. Currently, the nobles within Eureddo are attempting to hide this fact from the Western Europe Adventurers.

Unlike normal Landers, the soul colour of the Ancients is purple.

Monsters

Monsters are the hostile creatures that roam the world of Elder Tale. They live almost anywhere and attack those who dare to venture their path. A threat to the People of the Land, monsters are the main enemies of the Adventurers and a source of their income, experience and items. Monsters can vary from simple Normal Rank monsters, to the high-calibre Raid Boss monsters. Monsters tend to leave behind loot when they die, ranging from simple gold, meat and skin dropped by Normal monsters, to rare and valuable equipment and items dropped by Raid Bosses. 

Since the Catastrophe, players have noticed that monsters are rapidly increasing in intelligence, beginning to use battle formations and training their members. In addition, some have found out the hard way that Raid Bosses no longer feel the need to contain themselves to their own zones, and can rarely be found wandering outside of their designated zones.

Similarly to People of the Land, monsters can be categorized into several groups. These rankings are based on power and difficulty, with Normal monsters being the weakest, and Raid Bosses being the strongest.

Normal Rank
Most monsters belong to this rank. Designed to be easily defeated by Adventurers of the same level with simple skills and store bought equipment, these monsters are perfect for 1-on-1 fights, and can be a regular source of income and ingredients for Adventurers.

Elite Rank
A rank of monster which is found only on the Western Europe server. Elite rank monsters are similar to Normal rank monsters, but are much rarer than their Normal rank counterparts, in addition to boasting their own unique names. Elite rank monsters are rarer than Normal rank monsters, and it is not possible to see two of the same Elite rank monsters at the same time. In terms of power, Elite rank monsters are generally tougher than their Normal rank counterparts, but can be downed solo by Adventurers of the equivalent level or higher, with the use of a potion or two. Elite rank monsters are often sought out by Adventurers, as they have higher drop rates than Normal rank monsters.

Legion Rank
Legion rank monsters are also a rank of monster only found on the Western Europe server. Unlike Normal and Elite rank monsters, Legion rank monsters spawn with the express purpose of travelling around an area to "attack" Lander settlements, forcing the People of the Land to run into their homes for safety, and preventing any of them from selling weapons, equipment or items until the Legion rank monster is defeated. Much like Elite rank monsters, Legion rank monsters are tougher than their Normal rank counterparts. In addition, Legion rank monsters are always accompanied by 2-4 Normal rank monsters. Still, a single Adventurer is able to down these monsters - although they may require more potions than what would be required for an Elite monster. Still, Legion rank monsters are also fairly rare to see - even rarer than Elite monsters. When Elder Tale was a game, Landers would often show gratitude for the defeat of a Legion rank monster, and would reward the player(s) with gold or items.

Party Rank
Monsters of this rank can be found mostly in dungeons. The Party Rank can be further divided into different ranks. These are Party x2, x3 up to x6. The number represents the Adventurers of the same level needed to fight the monster on equal terms. For instance, a monster with the rank of Party x4 Level 18 would require four Adventurers of the same level or higher.

Raid Rank
Raid rank monsters can usually be found in the deepest parts of large dungeons and at the end of highly difficult quests. Similar to Party rank monsters, monsters of the Raid rank can be further classified into four: x1 up to x4. A x1 rank needs 24 people in a Full Raid while a x4 rank needs 96 people in a Legion Raid.

Items

Items in Elder Tale range from potions to equipment to ingredients, and are obtainable from shops, quests, or Raids. 

Equipment
Equipment is worn by Adventurers and People of the Land in order to boost their stats. Some monsters and Raid Bosses are also capable of donning equipment. Equipment can be dropped by monsters, with varying ranks.

Most equipment can be recolored and have a guild logo added onto it. Combat Guilds are particularly notable for having running themes in their equips, with the many well-known guilds choosing their cape colour and design by popular vote.

Consumables
Potions can be used to replenish HP, MP, or cure status effects. Certain food items produced in the crafting menu by Chefs can also grant temporary buffs to the consumer. However, food created in the crafting menu is known to lack taste, or rather it tastes like wet crackers.

Items are separated into ranks based on power and rarity. Weapons, crafting materials and armour are all sorted using this ranking, whereas things such as potions, cosmetics and various non-combat related items do not.

Item Ranks


Normal Items
Common items which are sold in shops. It has the lowest stats of its level by comparison and has no magical effects. The advantage is that the items are cheap for many Adventurers who use consumption items (ex. Arrows, etc).

Magic-class
These are Magical items which in many cases, are just Normal items with a special Prefix and/or Suffix attached to it. A simple example would be "Fire Longsword", where the basic Normal item was "Longsword". They can only have 1~2 abilities on them. It is possible to purchase these from Landers who deal in magical goods, and there is high probability of getting them from dungeon treasure chests as well.

Around 10 will be obtained every adventure, so if you travel in groups of 6, chances are you would get 1~2 Magical-class items. Although Adventurers do not really consider these rare, they bring it back with them to sell for Gold. After the Catastrophe, these items are produced in increasingly large quantities.

Production-class
Adventurers can craft a wide range of items, and the abilities of these items can range from Normal item to Artifact-class. But generally speaking, crafted items rank from Magical-class to lower tier Artifact-class.
Including the Prefix and Suffix, they usually have 3~5 abilities with a higher quality Normal item as a base. This lets them have a wider range of possible abilities than a Magical-class item, so this possibility make them useful. Although lower rank than an Artifact-class, the abilities you get on an Artifact-class item are highly randomized and is difficult to get what you want, so there are many Adventurers who make Production-class items for use instead.

Items crafted by high level players are considered luxury goods. After the Catastrophe, they have been researching into usage of different magical materials and creation processes.

Ancient-class
These are powerful items obtained from quests, dungeons or as monster drops.
There is a high probability of it having the lock system, so ones you decide the owner, it is impossible for others to equip. Not-yet-locked Artifact-class items are sometimes referred to as "Clean item" and can be found being traded on the auction system, but they are generally very expensive.

A party is needed in order to obtain one. There's a chance of getting one if you spent about 2 weeks in a dungeon, it's rare if 1 of the 6 members don't manage to get one get one during this time. Hardcore gamers will tend to get several as they make their way to level 90. Most Adventurers tend to have 1 or 2 Artifact-class items by level 90.

Although it is not hard to get, it may take a long time, because it is hard to get one that fits your needs. As an example, its about 20 times more difficult to 'get an Artifact-class Longbow' than it is to just 'get an Artifact-class item'. Due to this, an Artifact-class item that matches the owners needs is said to be very valuable, and a very reliable partner.

Phantasmal-class
Only a limited amount of these powerful items exist on every server.

They're not traded at all, it's not possible in the first place. All the items are of the lock type.
They can only be obtained through raids. They can drop from the boss-class monsters, as completion reward, or they can be created from Phantasmal materials obtained. Because of this, it is not possible to get one in a 6-person party so you need a group of 24-friends or allies. A lot of training and patience is required to achieve victory, and even then the probability of actually getting on is extremely rare.

Each one is unique, and for every expansion pack around 500 are added per server. As such, they are very powerful and can have special abilities that do not exist on Artifact-class items (ex. Talking, etc).
Before the Catastrophe when someone got a Phantasmal-class item, the message "<Player A> got a Phantasmal-class item <XXXXXX> in Zone <N>" would be broadcasted to everyone on the server. Due to this it was impossible to hide the fact that you got a Phantasmal-class drop. Many players attach the name of the item to the player when referring to them.

Guilds

A Guild is a term used in online games to refer to a formal group of players with an organized structure and a leader. The current number of existing guilds in Elder Tale is unknown, although there are about thousand on the Eureddo server alone.

All guilds have a single leader called a guild master, although most guildmasters have at least one adviser or assistant. Many larger guilds also have sub-commanders to help with the massive amount of work running a large guild entails. Some guilds possess a council that helps decide major decisions and participates in running the day to day operations.

One of the advantages of forming a guild (instead of an informal Party) is being able to rent a guild hall in Seven Hill's central Guild Meeting Hall. A guild can rent halls of various sizes, and the monthly rate depends on the number of rooms required. Alternatively, it is possible to purchase Guild Buildings through the Guild Meeting Hall, these do not use rooms inside of the Guild Meeting Hall and instead exist as buildings within large cities. 

Combat Guilds

A term for guilds that use the collective strength of their members to claim territory, hunt for ingredients, explore dungeons, and complete quests that require fighting such as Boss Raids. Since the Apocalypse many battle guilds are hired as bodyguards for people or caravans traveling from one city to another. The defense of adventurer cities often falls to battle guilds as they are best suited to be an impromptu army when necessary.

Kings
Leader: Renee

Formed during the early years of Elder Tale and led by "The Titan" Renee, Kings is currently known as the most powerful and well-known Combat Guild within the Eureddo server. There are estimated to be just above 2000 members within Kings, ranging from Levels 70~90. Since the Catastrophe, only around 1600 Players were logged on, making Kings still the largest Guild post-Catastrophe. Kings in particular is being sought out by People of the Land nobles, and are trying to employ their members as mercenaries.

Production Guilds

Guilds that use their members' subclass skills to turn raw ingredients into products which are then sold for at a profit to other players, particularly those in battle guilds.

Fires of the Forge
Leader: ItsUnusual

One of the recognized Production Guilds. Fires of the Forge (or FotF for short) specialized in metalworking, and had Blacksmiths who would produce weapons and equipment for Combat Guilds in exchange for money. They ran many "stores" which was essentially people sitting on the ground and using the in-game trading system to trade money for their Production-class items. Many of the members - including the guild master - were not logged in during the Catastrophe. There are only three members of FotF currently within the game; Aarin, Nuna Moon and Emiko.

Food Sport
Leader: Food_Man

A joke or extremely dedicated roleplay guild that is known for producing food with the command menu. The members consist of Adventurers with the subclasses of Food Fighter, Chef and other food-based subclasses. Food Sport is probably one of the smaller Production Guilds, being composed of around 15 members or so. Since the Apocalypse, the guild is somewhat happy with the current state of Elder Tale food; Food Fighters have become much more relevant and useful.

Small / Medium Sized Guilds

A term for guilds that have a small or considerate number of members who may have important roles. Smaller Guilds tend to be guilds used to find like-minded individuals or to create close groups of friends to explore and go on adventures.

PK Guilds

A term for guilds that commit atrocities and crimes like looting, slavery, PK-ing, and other crimes. These guilds are fairly rare as of now, as most people do their PKing in parties rather than guilds, in addition the fact that they may be destroyed by Combat Guilds if they do it too frequently, or to the wrong person.

BDC
Leader: Reistein

A small-sized PK Guild founded by Reissten a couple of years back, it’s comprised mainly of his friends, and has enjoyed some infamy these days. While the original idea was just to have all the benefits of a Guild, Reissten realized that all his friends shared the same taste: gotta go big, or go home. From there on, one of the other members, Intolerance, suggested that they become a PK guild, focused on taking down famous, high-level players and kicking Assassins in the throat.

Later on, Reissten expanded on the ‘manliness’ factor further, turning BDC into a guild that specifically declines healer classes that aren’t War Priests or Exorcists, all Magic classes, Assassins, and Weapon-using monks. A little harsh, of course, and they’re often scrambling for decent pub healers when it comes to raids…but it’s still cool.

The BDC became famous six months ago, when the entire guild, comprised of 13 players, donned level 10 Normal equipment and weapons, and managed to defeat a famous lvl 80 Assassin wearing Phantasmal equipments. There was a metric ton of quick clicks and timely Provokes, but after an hour, they managed to kill that filthy stealth burst dickhead.

Unfortunately, when the Catastrophe occurred, only two of BDC’s members were logged in: Reissten and Intolerance.

Friends
Leader: Spicyheat

Formed around the release of the fourth expansion, Friends is a rather ironic and unsuspected (at the time) PK guild. Formed by Spicyheat, a former big-time raider and PvP keystone, it specialized in ambushing large Guilds for the simple reason of "for the luls". After a few years, they became much more interested in being the strongest, and though PvP as an unfair environment because there was limited team sizes. They are, and have been, the largest PK guild in Eureddo. Even so, the Guild is rather small when compared to non-PK Guilds, only having around 20 members. They aren't very "evil" per say, choosing not to attack People of the Land and don't attack people sub-level 50. They do, however, ambush and kill adventurers in groups and above level 50.

Stats

Stat System:
In Elder Tale, each race has their own set of strengths and weaknesses put into a clever system known as "Stats". Stats are graded from F to S, and a single character is given 18 points to spend in any of the "Core Stats," which influences what your character is good at, or is lacking in. The amount of points put into a stat correlates to a certain grade for that stat. These are the grades:

S (6 points) - The stats of grand warriors, near superhuman. You can suplex boulders, just because you can. You can run a bit faster than Usain Bolt while on the wall. Your magic can destroy houses with ease(ish). You can heal empty health bars. You can find the rarest of rare drops more frequently. You can dodge a bullet (?).
A (5 points) - The stats of strong people. You can bench a boulder. You can run as a low-tier Olympiad. Your magic can destroy a wall. You can heal a significant amount. You have great luck! You can dodge a throwing knife.
B (4 points) - The stats of an specialized person. You can move a couch to a new home by yourself. You can run as fast as a college varsity track member. Your magic can destroy large enemies (RUNDELHOUS CODE). You can pull your weight in healing. You have good luck. You can dodge a wrench.
C (3 points) - The stats of a normal person. You can help move a fridge. You can run as fast as a high-school track team member. Your magic can destroy medium enemies. You can heal enough so that your tank won't get mad at you. Your have average luck. You can dodge a Frisbee.
D (2 points) - The stats of a weakling. You carry anything under 15 pounds. You can run slowly. Your magic can damage weak enemies. Your healing is okay, but nobody should rely on it. You have bad luck. You can dodge a pillow.
E (1 points) - The stats of a NEET. You get tired after lifting 5 pound weights for 3 reps. You can run for 10 seconds before your ankles hurt. Your magic tickles enemies. Your healing is negligible. Your luck is terrible. You can dodge a scarf.
F (0 points) - What stats? You can't lift anything except for your own clothes. You can't run at all. Your magic does nothing. Your healing damages, for some reason. You were born on Friday the 13th and on that day, you were jettisoned from the womb so quickly, you went under a ladder and broke a mirror while flying over a black cat. You can't dodge anything.

Of course, these stats don't actually mean anything in terms of combat. They're just to give a general idea of where people are at in terms of ability. Strength is how hard you smash a tomato. Agility is how quickly you slice or create a tomato. Intelligence is how well you cast tomato-based magic. Wisdom is healing the smashed and sliced magic. Defense is how much pain when a tomato hits you. Evasion is how often the tomatoes miss. If you want a more specific list of the Core Stats and their effects, look to the hider.


Core Stats

Core Stats are the stats where you would distribute your 18 points. Core Stats influence your Side Stats.

Strength (STR): A stat used by mainly Warrior classes and Weapon-based classes. Strength influences Physical Attack (P-ATK).
Agility (AGI): The core stat of Agility influences Attack Speed (ATK SPD) and Cast Speed (CAST SPD). It also influences Movement Speed (MOV SPD) slightly.
Intelligence (INT): Influences Magic Attack (M-ATK).
Wisdom (WIS): Wisdom is mainly used by the Healer classes, but can also be used by other classes if they have self-heals or something along those lines. Wisdom influences Healing (HEAL).
Defence (DEF): Influences... Defence. Reduces the amount of damage you take versus an opponent. Defence also increases Block chance (take no damage when hit) if you have a shield equipped, and Parry chance (take 50% damage when hit) if you have a weapon, but no shield.
Evasion (EVA): Influences your chance to escape an attack that would otherwise hit you.

Side-stats

Side-stats are just that; stats that are on the side. By distributing your points across your Core Stats, you determine how strong or weak their side-stats are.


Physical Attack (P-ATK): How much damage you cause when using a physical weapon (such as swords, daggers or axes). Whether it's an regular attack or such, versus a skill which does physical damage doesn't really matter.
Magic Attack (M-ATK): How much damage you cause when using a magical attack (spells from Magic classes are a prime example).
Attack Speed (ATK SPD): How fast you can attack based on the speed of the weapon equipped.
Cast Speed (CAST SPD): How quickly you cast spells / skills.
Healing: How well you heal others and yourself.

These stats will be used for things such as boss damage, dealing damage, taking damage, etc. Of course, numbers will be more based on strategy. Take note that these stats follow your level, so a level 1 could totally have S ATK and S DEF, but that would still be the weaker than a level 90's F ATK and F DEF.

Rules

Standard RPing rules apply. Don't metagame, bunny, godmod, autohit, etc.
Follow site-wide rules.
Don't be a Chad. If your name is already Chad, then I apologize.
File grievances to myself, @SilverDawn and @Scrub Mage (and other GMs). Don't fill up the OOC with arguments. The OOC is supposed to be filled with dank memes ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°).
If you decide to leave suddenly, tell the GMs and we'll try to work something out with the plot and your character. We won't be upset, promise.
Want to stir stuff up in the IC with a giant plot arc? Tell the GMs first so we know what's happening.
Need any help? The GM's can help with that. Just send a PM.
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Character Sheets

I decided not to try and make these fancy, but you can if you so wish.

[b]In-game Name:[/b]

[b]Name:[/b]
(Your character's real life name)

[b]Age:[/b]
(Real life age)

[b]Gender:[/b]
(Real life gender)

[b]Personality:[/b]
(Your character's personality. Don't skimp on this)

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[b]History:[/b]
(The backstory. Life before Elder Tale? Stuff they did during their time playing?)
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[b][u]In-game Information[/u][/b]

[b]Gender:[/b]
(The gender your character chose for the game)

[b]Race:[/b]

[b]Class:[/b]

[b]Class Level:[/b]  
 
[b]Subclass:[/b] 
 
[b]Subclass Level:[/b]

[b]Guild[/b]

[b]Build:[/b]
(Explain to me how your character's build works. By this, I mean how it would work in a combat scenario. For example, Krusty of D.D.D uses a Two-Handed Weapon HP Absorption Build)

[b]Spells/Skills:[/b]
(Use the spell format below. Try not to make too many)

[b]Equipment:[/b]
(What you're currently wearing. Use the equipment format below)

[b]Weapons:[/b]
(Currently equipped weapons. Use the weapon forma... There's a trend here, isn't there?)

[b]Inventory:[/b]
(I'm not sure if there's even an inventory item format. Check anyway)

[u][b]Stats[/b][/u]

[b]Strength (STR):[/b]

[b]Agility (AGI):[/b]

[b]Intelligence (INT):[/b]

[b]Wisdom (WIS):[/b]

[b]Defense (DEF):[/b]

[b]Evasion (EVA):[/b]

<Spell Name>
Spell description. You don't need to use any real numbers, aside from maybe percentages or something. Just describe your spell.

<Weapon Name>
"Weapon Flavour text"
Weapon Rank
Weapon description. Description of any special abilities, appearance (not needed, just nice to have if its not in a picture), stat gains (like increases STR).

<Equipment Name>
"Equipment Flavour text"
Equipment Rank
Equipment description. Description of any special abilities, appearance (not needed, just nice to have if its not in a picture), stat gains (like increases STR).

<Item Name> x [Number of how many you have]
"Item flavour text"
Multiple use / Consumable
Item description. What does the item do? What does it look like?


I lied. The NPC Sheet is kind of fancy.
* = Optional. remove it if you're lazy find it to be unneeded.
Epithet + In Game Name Here

[Image Here]

In-Game Name:
(It's still pretty redundant. Meh. Do it anyway)

Personality:

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In-Game Information

Gender:

Race:

Class:

Class Level: 

Subclass: 

Subclass Level:

Guild:

*Build:

*Equipment:

*Weapons:

*Stats

Strength (STR):

Agility (AGI):

Intelligence (INT):

Wisdom (WIS):

Defense (DEF):

Evasion (EVA):


Other

This is just fluff and stuff.

Currently, you see no NPCs (the roleplay term). They will be added over time. This is the same for NPC (the roleplay term) guilds.

If you're curious, this post is 76,322 characters. It's sort of like a condensed wiki. Maybe.

Aside from that...



Thanks, and have fun.
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