During all my years in Elanthia I’ve learned many things about all the professions. I’ve been Warriors, Wizards, Rangers, and even Bards. However, my favorite profession was by far the Sorcerer. Being a sorcerer is an incredible challenge during the early years, but can be so much fun later down the road. If you’re not willing to work for it, put this guide down and become something else.

Good, you’re still reading. You deserve to know that the sorcerer becomes one of the strongest professions later on. Apparently, you’re a dedicated person, so let’s get moving…

Two basic ideas:

Okay, so you’ve got your 620+ roll sitting there. You ask: "What am I supposed to do with ‘em?" Well, I’ll tell you. My view on stat placement is in no way perfect, but I believe it to be the best way. From highest number to lowest, place them about like this:

AURA, WIS, LOG, STR, DIS, CHR, CON, INT, RFLX, DEX

Here’s why:

Aura- Is the most important stat. Not only does it determine your

Casting strength, but it also adds to Mental and Physical training

Wis- Wisdom also affects your casting strength, and adds to Training

Points. However, it does not add to mana like Aura does. It also tends to grow quickly. Try to place a number in the low 90’s or high 80’s also. You get a +10 bonus in this stat.

Log- Logic grows very slowly as you age, so a higher starting number is crucial. It affects how much field experience your mind can hold and how quickly you can convert it into real exp. This also adds to Mental Training Points.

Str- Strength helps you out at the beginning of your life when you have little or no mana to spare on casting spells. This determines your attack strength (AS), and how much you can carry before you suffer roundtime (RT) penalties. However, a very high number will

Tend to lower your Mental Training Points.

Dis- A higher number in discipline is also crucial. It is counted big-time in your training points. This also affects the amount of field exp. Your mind can hold, and it doesn’t grow that quickly.

Chr- Another slow-to-grow stat, but it isn’t as crucial as the others. A higher number helps in Mental Training points and gives you better dealings with merchants.

Con- Constitution determines your Health points, and enhances your poison/disease resistance. It also creates Physical Training Points, but since Sorcerers have no large need for many PTP’s, this stat can be afforded to be placed lower.

Int- This stat grows very quickly and helps to produce some Mental Training points. But, since it grows so quickly, high placement is not needed. This also affects conversion of field exp. to real exp.

Rflx- Reflex increases your base Defensive Strength(DS). You might be thinking "What? Are you nuts? A low value for this?!". Well… yes. Thanks to enchanted armor, magic metals, and defensive spell that we learn, we don’t need the huge bonus that a warrior may need. Plus, It also grows at a brisk rate.

Dex- The only thing this helps with is maneuvering, skinning, and effects how well you cast aimed spells. Since sorcerers don’t use aimed spells (unless you plan on using wands) we don’t need to waste a higher placement of this stat.

Selection of a race is very important since most of the actions are based on the stat bonuses, not the actual stat. I have included a table to show the race modifiers…

This is the fun part. By selecting certain skills you can customize your character to be very unique. Although, there will be certain things you will have to train in to be an effective sorcerer. Sorcerers are one of the most restrictive professions in GS training-wise. They tend to suffer the most penalties for just about every physical activity.

Skills are "learned" by expending training points, both Mental and Physical. Every time you train in a skill the cost to train in it again during the same training period doubles. You will probably have to exchange Physical points for mental points if you plan on completing some extensive training. You get 1 mental point for every physical point and vice versa.

I have listed the different skills and how many trainings you should do in each. 0 = No trainings recommended, INF = Infinite. Never Stop.

Magic spells are cast from your mana supply. To use them you must first type "PREPARE ", then you can "CAST AT ". Be sure to keep an eye on your mana supply. If you use more mana than you have, you overextend yourself and go into shock.

It takes time to prepare your spell based on what level the spell is that you’re casting and what level you are on…

Sorcerers have a unique ability when in combat. Since there is no AS involved with their magic, they can sit in stance guarded while they fire away with their warding spells. So, while other magic classes are stance dancing you can take it easy and always be safer than the next person.

As you fight, your mind will slowly numb due to the amount of experience it is processing. Once you reach your limit (Your mind can’t take much more of this! You must rest!), excess experience is lost. You can keep track of how much exp. you’re processing by typing EXP.

Now that you’ve rolled, placed your stats, trained, and are now in the land of Elanthia, you’re probably wondering what to do next. Well, guess what? Today is your lucky day. I’m going to give you some tips to get you going.