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Weggy's Ragnarok Online FAQ
FINAL VERSION

** NOTICE **

This is the final version.  I no longer play RO, though you may see my
Blacksmith on the Chaos server, as I gave my account to a friend.  No, I'm
not updating any more, and no, I probably can't help you with your RO question.

** NOTICE **

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Table Of Contents
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I.       Version History
II.      Introduction
III.     About Ragnarok Online
IV.      The 10 Commandments of RO (Game Conduct)
V.       Getting Started
VI.      Interface
VII.     Stat Information
VIII.    Controls
IX.      Commands
X.       Novice
XI.      Swordsman/Knight
XII.     Thief/Assasin
XIII.    Archer/Hunter
XIV.     Magician/Wizard
XV.      Acolyte/Priest
XVI.     Merchant/Blacksmith
XVII.    World Map Overview
XVIII.   Dungeons
XIX.     Understanding the RO Economy
XX.      Item List - Usable Items
XXI.     How to Forge
XXII.    Upgrades
XXIII.   Item Creation
XXIV.    Forging Indredients
XXV.     Item List - Weapons
XXVI     Item List - Armor
XXVII.   Item List - ETC
XXVIII.  Cards Price List
XXIX.    Weapons Penalties
XXX.     Monster List
XXXI.    Status Ailments
XXXII.   Flee Chart
XXXIII.  Elemental Chart
XXXIV.   From the Blue Box
XXXV.    Whats in store for RO?
XXXVI.   Useful Links
XXXVII.  FAQs
XXXVIII. Protecting yourself against Hackers
XXXIX.   Improving RO's Performance
XXXX.    Contact/About Me
XXXXI.   Thanks
XXXXII.  Un-legal

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Version History
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Version 5.0 - 2/21/03~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Finally... done >_<.  I've worked on this update nearly non-stop for the past
few days, and I'm beat.  594k of RO goodness... I wish I could've found 6k more
somewhere, but I guess thats for the next update.

Unfortunantly I don't know how much the new monster drops sell to NPCs, but
I'm sure I'll be able to figure that out soon enough.  The next update will
include that and maybe some more DC/OC.

All this Ghast Heim and Clock Tower info is based on other versions of RO, so
it may not be 100% accurate to our version.

And also as a little treat for everyone, I have the link to the high quality
version of "You and I", a little anime RO thing Gravity did.  It's really cool,
albeit a hefty 33 Megabytes.  Anyway, its hosted on Gravity's own FTP, so no
worries about nasty stuff:

ftp://ragnarok.nefficient.co.kr/pub/ragnarok/Movie/RAGopening.avi

(Cries)  I want an RO anime so bad.

Version 5.1 - 2/27/03~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Been playing lots of RO lately ^_^

To be perfectly honest, I don't really feel like working on the FAQ right now.
But to avoid E-mails saying, "Your FAQ is outdated!", I added the elemental
arrows and katars, as well as the slotted Brooches and Gloves.  Yes, they do
exist, but you need to be level 90 to use them ^_^.  I also fixed some minor
things, thanks to Owen Allen.

Also, sorry about not having all the item prices yet, i'll get to those some
day.  College, work, RO, and time with friends leaves little time for the FAQ
^_^.

Version 5.2 - 4/3/03~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Its been a while, hasn't it?  Of course you all know RO is shut down for a
month, and who knows when its coming back.  I just hope they save our
characters this time, since ill just bet our server is going to kRO.  But who
knows, Loki may make a return, and the pet system as well.  Comodo is much
further down the road, I don't think its even on Sakray yet.

Ok, im done ranting.  whats new with this update?  Something completely
unexpected, for one.  I added 2 new sections, about securing RO and improving
performance.  Its pretty basic stuff, so anyone whos messed around with
computers should think its childs play.  I also added 2nd class skills in the
"Whats in store for RO" section.  Of course, these are all rumored, but id say
theres a 90% chance these skills ARE the ones we'll get.

Future things to add:

Pet Items
Prices on some ETC items
Finishing the discount prices on items
And... whatever else I think of

Version 5.3 - 4/12/03~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Have you realized this FAQ is over 600k? O_o

Fixed a few minor things, and added the Armors' DC/OC prices.  Someone is also
doing a better job on translating the new class skills, so they should be
coming along in the next update.  Also, I have the updated flee chart!  So now
you know what you need to dodge all those newfangled enemies like Alarms and
Mystelltains.

Also, theres a rumor floating around that Gravity actually IS making a RO anime
and manga.  If you haven't seen the anime intro that I linked to earlier, its:

ftp://ragnarok.nefficient.co.kr/pub/ragnarok/Movie/RAGopening.avi

A RO manga is found at:

http://www.libraryofprontera.com/comics_webcomics.html

Speaking of anime... Neon Genesis Evangelion 64 is a pretty cool game, and has
renewed my interest in Eva ^_^

Version 5.4 - 4/4/03~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Well... RO is open beta again.  I'd be lying to you if I said I liked it.  More
people = more lag, and of course it seems all the jerks come out of the
woodwork if the game is free.  I'd be more than willing to pay $10 to get rid
of those 2 things.

But its not really my decision.  I'm amazed at how many people have been
recognizing me ingame.  At the time of writing, RO is both #1 on the PC FAQs
and the PC Message Boards.  Yet, Gravity continues to neglect iRO.  When your
#1 on one of the most popular gaming sites on the net, i'd think the game
deserves a lot more attention than it actually gets.

Alright, i'm done ranting.  I added the DC/OC prices for the ETC items, and
added the new Mr. Smile quest.  Next thing to add is... well, I have no idea.
I'll wait until pets are actually in iRO to add them.

And please... Gravity wiped the economy for a reason.  I wish they'd ban each
and every one of you that overprice stuff like Elunium and Oridecon.  Keep the
prices low - they'll be low for you when you want to buy them.  Its a win-win
situation here.

One more thing - since the economy is new, and unstablized, the street prices
on some things could be horribly innacurate.  You've been warned.

Version 5.5 - 5/6/03~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Whew, over 1 month since I updated.  Well, theres a good reason for that.

I've been playing RO for about 2 years now.  I remember it was a lonely
Saturday, when I decided to look for a new game to play, and came upon the RO
Alpha.  I've seen this game go through many many changes.  Back in Alpha,
skills didn't even work, so Acolytes, Mages, and Merchants were pretty much
useless.  This was all changed in Beta 1.  Then we got Izlude, and 100z warps.
Then we got the 2nd classes, and so on.  Its been a fun ride, but its
unfortunantly a ride I've decided to get off.  It seems like i've done
everything there is to do.  I haven't played RO for about 2 months now, and
I honestly have no desire to go back to it.  So, I suppose its time for me to
move on.  Maybe one day in the future, when Comodo rolls around, or something
else, i'll make a return.  We'll have to wait and see.  Though I'm REALLY mad
that I lost all my equipment from before the 1 month shutdown, prior to open
beta.  I had soooooo much good stuff.  I will forever miss my +5 Immune
Manteau =(

But, this update isn't completely a rant.  I wish I could've finished this FAQ,
but I really can't.  So, i've added 2 things in the "Whats in store for RO"
section.  Better 2nd class info, thanks to Ragnamart (I love you Ragnamart!),
and some info on guild combat I snagged off the GameFAQs board a while ago.

Ciao.


Final Version - 7/30/03~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Im amazed that I get 5-6 emails per day asking me to update this, or update
that.  I didn't add a single thing to this FAQ, nor do I plan to.  I've quit
RO, plain and simple.  I just wanted to update so everyone could see this is
the FINAL version, period.  And removed most of the links to my email.

===============================================================================
Introduction
===============================================================================

Hi, welcome to Weggy's Ragnarok Online FAQ.  I've been with this beautiful game
since it's Alpha stages, and have enjoyed almost every minute of it.  If your a
complete newbie, please, please, PLEASE read the 10 commandments of RO.  You
would not believe how many jerks there are.  Anyway, I hope you find all the
information you need contained herein somewhere.

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About Ragnarok Online
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Ragnarok Online is a MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer RPG) made by Korean company
Gravity based on the Ragnarok Manga by Lee-Myon Jin.  It is a rather lengthy
download for dial-up users, but should not be too long for Broadband users.
Ragnarok Online (referred from here on as RO) uses 2d anime-style sprites with
vivid 3d backgrounds to make a very unique game.  It heavily emphasis player
interaction, though going solo is always an option if you prefer that style.
I've played many MMORPGs, and I can safely say this is the best.  Dark Age of
Camelot, Everquest, nothing can hold a candle to this game.  Honestly, I don't
know why... it's a hack and slash like all the others.  Maybe its the charm of
the characters, or how the game plays, but it is a very enjoyable game that
has consumed quite a bit of my life - not to mention my computer's life, as I
made another PC to vend items 24/7 ^_^  I highly recommend you give it a try,
unless you want to have a social life.  Then stay away, because once you come
in, you'll never be able to leave.

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The 10 Commandments of RO
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*    YOU WILL READ THIS SECTION IN IT'S ENTIRETY, AND ABIDE BY WHAT IS SAID   *
*      HERE.  THERE ARE MANY JERKS IN RO, I DO NOT WANT TO SEE ANY MORE       *
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It shames me that I need to make a section like this.  In fact, I'm sure most
of you could skip right over it and be fine.  I still hope everyone will read
this section though, if anything else.

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1) Thou Shalt Not Be a Jerk
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Remember that behind that graphic, there is a living and breathing person.
Like you, he/she has feelings, and deserves proper respect.

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2) Thou Shalt Not Taketh Away Ones Honor... and EXP
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Do NOT kill steal.  Kill stealing is attacking a monster another has already
begun to attack.  Please find your own monster, as the attacker only gets 1/2
of the normal experience.  This is also referred to as helping or jamming.

Due to Gravity's servers being hosted on a 14.4 modem, sometimes you'll see
players follow an enemy, but always be a few seconds behind them.  You'll see
yourself doing it.  This is because of lag.  LEAVE THEIR ENEMY ALONE!  This
is just as bad as kill stealing, IMO.

Cooralary to Commandment 3: It is okay to Kill Steal if someone asks for help,
usually indicated by using that emote.

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3) Thou Shalt Not Taketh Ones Crap
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Do NOT loot.  Looting is taking the items from a monster that you did not
kill.  If, after a guy kills something, and walks off without picking up the
stuff, by all means take it.  You'll find very often people leave Jellopies
and other less valuable things lying around, so if your a newbie, go ahead
and take them.  Always give them back if they ask for them though.

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4) Thou Shalt Not Lag Down Servers with their "Jackass-ness"
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Do NOT bot.  There is a program(s), somewhere out there on the net, that
will level your character automatically for you.  All it does is loot and kill
steal from honest players, and take up bandwidth for real users.  You are also
violating Gravity's TOS by using one.

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5) Thou Shalt Not be a l33t h4x0rz
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Do NOT hack.  This includes doing crazy stuff like duplicating items or zeny,
or exploiting bugs in the program.  All you are doing is hurting the economy,
so in the end you are hurting yourself.  Not to mention Gravity likes to
Rollback the servers when people do dumb stuff like that.

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6) Thou Shalt Respect the Services of Merchants
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Before speaking with a discount merchant, please check to make sure you have
enough zeny for the item you intend to purchase.  Most offer 20 or 15 percent
off, so the math is not difficult.  Also, if you don't have the money, don't
ask the merchant to sell you the item at a considerably lower price.  Discount
merchants dont make that much of a profit, and none of them are willing to pay
for some of your item out of their own pocket.  Also, after you have agreed
to purchase the item, you are bound by a verbal contract to buy it.  Don't try
to worm your way out.

About overcharge Merchants as well - Don't bother to give them anything that
sells for 6z or less, because you won't get any extra zeny that way.  So just
sell it yourself.

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7) Thou Shalt Not screw other Merchants over
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When you changed class, the NPC said something about a 20% rule, meaning you
should DC everything for 20% and keep the 4%.  FOLLOW IT.  I constantly see
some people DCing for 22% where other Merchants around them have been DCing for
20%.  That has to be the dumbest thing I've ever seen.  Whats going to happen
when you offer 22%?  Other Merchants are going to offer 22% as well, and then
your back to square one.  Your not going to get any more business than usual,
people are just looking for Reds or Armor - nobody is going to travel from say,
Izlude to Prontera for your fantastic 2% extra DC.  Then your both going to get
in a price war and wind up getting nothing.  In the perfect RO world, 15% DC
would be the standard price, but methinks the public wouldn't take too kindly
to that.  But then again, most don't know how little 4% is.

This also means Reds are 40z.  Not 39z, 40z.  Of course, if your an educated RO
user, you know Carrots are better anyway, so its irrelevent. ^_^

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8) Thou Shalt Not Beg Mercenaries of God for his forgiveness
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Acolytes are not your personal, walking red potion.  Most will give you a
heal if you ask nicely though.  Asking nicely would be "If it's not too much
trouble, could I have a heal?" or "Can you please heal me?".  "HEAL PLZ" and
"HEAL NOW" will not do.  As I always tell people, if your too lazy to even
write out "please", you don't deserve a heal.  If the Acolyte does heal you,
be sure and say thanks.  Also, feel free to tip them.  About 20z for every 100
HP is good.  They also really like Blue gems for thier warps.

And please tip them if one helps you or the Blacksmith you hired to forge.

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9) Thou Shalt Not be a Lazy Bum
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Please don't beg for money.  We all know novices are poor, and you will be
until around level 25.  We all had to go through exactly what you did.  So just
be patient.

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10) Thou Shalt Not Attempt to Steal from their Fellow Players
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Don't scam, and don't fall for scams.  The less people that fall for them,
the less scammers will do them!  Popular scams are offering to "upgrade" your
weapon for you, which you can just go yourself.  Or, selling items for 1 digit
more than usual.  So a 100z item would become a 1100z item, hoping nobody would
notice.  Unfortunantly, people are dumb enough too.  Just remember, caveat
emptor, and if something sounds way too good to be true, it probably is.


And Weggy sayeth, "Let there be order in RO!"  Then the crowds respondeth,
"**** off you little ****** ******!"  Then Weggy wept...

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Getting Started
===============================================================================

The first thing you'll need for Ragnarok Online, is well, a computer.  The
minimum systems specs according to Gravity are as follows:

-Pentium II 400 MHz or higher
-Direct Sound Compatible/Support 3D sound Effects
-Must have 3d graphic capabilites onboard, with 8MB of Video Ram or more.
Supported kinds are:
       NVidia RIVA TNT series, GeForce 1, 2 series
       Matrox G200, G400 series
       3dfx Voodoo 3 2000 or above
       S3 Savage 3D, Savage 4, Savage 2000 competable series
       ATI Radeon or above
-Microsoft DirectX 8.0, Windows 95/98/ME/2000

I recommend though...

-Pentium III 600 MHz or higher
-128+ MB RAM
-Creative Sound Blaster Live!
-Geforce 2/3/4, Voodoo 4/5, or ATI Radeon with 16MB of VRAM or more
-Microsoft DirectX 8.0, Windows 2000/XP
-A good set of speakers, with a good subwoofer
-Logitech iTouch Cordless Keyboard, Logitech Cordless Optical Mouse
-19 inch monitor or larger
-A nice, comfy recliner
-Assloads of Pringles

To get in the game, you'll have to go to www.ragnarokonline.com.  Click on
English, then register.  You'll need a credit card to sign up for it.

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Interface
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|| B     D  | R   S  |                                |         |  |
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|| F        | X   Y  |                                |_________|  |
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||_N_|_O______________________________|P_Q|                        |
|__________________________________________________________________|

A - This is your characters name
B - This is your characters class
C - This is your current HP.  If it drops below 0, you die
D - This is your characters SP.  Many skills use up this SP.  If it reaches 0,
you will not be able to use active skills until it refills
E - This is your base EXP.  When it reaches 100%, you will recieve status
points.  Asign these into your stats to make you stronger in that area
F - This is your job EXP.  When it reaches 100%, you will recieve one skill
point, which you may put into the skill of your choice
G - This is your weight.  When it is above 50%, this number will turn red and
you will not automatically recover HP and SP any more.  When it is above 90%,
you will no longer be able to attack or use skills.
I - This is the map of the current area you are in.  Click on the + and - to
zoom in and out.
J - This is your character.  Dashing fellow, isn't he?
K - This green bar is your HP
L - This blue bar is your SP
M - Past messages are here.  You can use the scroll bar on the right to move
up and down through the list
N - When you type a characters name here, anything you type in O will be sent
to him/her as a private message.
O - This is where you input text to broadcast to whoever you want.
P - Clicking this button will set the mode to either send everything you type
to just your party, guild, or everyone on the screen.
Q - This adjusts the size of the chat window.
R - This opens your status window.  If your a newbie, these numbers mean
nothing to you.  Check out the stat information section for details.  The
second tab, alignment, is not enabled yet.
S - This opens your options window.  You can adjust the BGM and sound volume
here.  You can also select skins if you have them installed.  You can also
set your mouse cursor to "lock on" when attacking, using skills, or picking
up items.
T - This opens your items window.  The 3 tabs seperate your usable items,
like herbs to heal HP, equipable items, like a knife, and ETC items, which
you usually sell.  If you click on hold onto an item, you can move it, most
likely into a deal window.  Do not drag it outside the window and let go
though, as you will drop it.  Anyone could easily come up and steal it then.
U - This opens your equipment window.  Simply drag and drop equipment from your
item window into here to equip it.  If you have a pushcart, you can de-equip
it and check out its contents from here.
V - The opens your skills window.  You can view all your skills from here, as
well as assign points to them.  Highlight any one and click "use" to activate
it, if possible.  You can right click on each one for more information as well.
W - Clicking this button will toggle your map from opaque, to transparent, to
off.
X - This will let you create a chat window.  Enter in the chat room name, as
well as the maximum number of people.  If you make it a private chat room,
enter the password in the lower right corner.
Y - This opens up your friends window, which will let you see which one of
your friends is online.  Click on the party button to see the members of your
current party.

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Stat Information
===============================================================================

You can view your stat window my clicking on the button, or pressing ALT+A.
The number next to the stat is your current amount, and the number to the right
of the arrow is how many status points needed to raise it by 1.

Note: Even though I mentioned his name in the credits, I'd like to thank Node_
here up front for the status bonuses.  Check out his Thief FAQ here on
GameFAQs.

The stats are the following...

STR (Strength)_________________________________________________________________

Recommended for: Thief, Swordsman, Acolyte, Merchant

This stat determines how hard you hit.  Each point will give you 1 extra ATK.
The bonuses are as follows:

STR          Min/Max Damage
ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
10           +1
20           +4
30           +5
40           +8
50           +10
60           +12
70           +13
80           +15
90           +17
100          +19

AGI (Agility)__________________________________________________________________


Recommended for: Thief, Swordsman, Mage, Archer, Merchant

This stat increases how often you will dodge an enemy attack, by increasing
Flee by 1.  It will also increase your attack speed.  There are no bonuses for
this stat.

VIT (Vitality)_________________________________________________________________

Recommended for: Swordsman, Acolyte

Each point in this stat increases your Defence by 1, which means you take 1
point less damage from every attack.  It will also increase your maximum HP,
and your HP recovery speed.  There are no bonuses for this stat.

INT (Intelligence)_____________________________________________________________

Recommended for: Magician, Acolyte

This stat increases your Magic Attack, which is how powerful your spells are.
Each point in this stat also increases your Magic Defence by 1, but since no
enemies use magic yet, that is useless.  It also increases your sP recovery
time, and maximum SP.  Every 5 points in INT, you recieve a maximum damage
boost, and for every 7 points, you recieve a minimum damage boost.  So you
would recieve a max boost at values like 5, 10, and 15, and a min boost at
values like 7, 14, and 21.  Hopefully in the future I'll have the exact values.

DEX (Dexterity)________________________________________________________________

Recommended for: Archer, Swordsman, Thief, Acolyte, Merchant

Each point in this stat will increase your hit by 1, which is how often you
do not miss an enemy.  For Archers, this stat determines their damage, like STR
for a melee fighter.  For Mages, it determines your casting rate.  It will also
increase miniumum damage.  The bonuses are as follows:

DEX          Min/Max Damage
ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
20           +3
30           +4
40           +5
50           +6
60           +8
70           +10
80           +12
90           +13
100          +14

LUK (Luck)_____________________________________________________________________

Recommended for: Archer, Merchant, Thief

LUK has become a bit more useful now.  In Beta 1, 100 LUK would give you a 10%
chance to critical, however, now you get 3 criticals per 10 LUK - hence, a 30%
chance to critical.  It's really only good for an Assassin or somebody with a
lot of Soldier Skeleton/Caramal Cards to really get high percentages.


All the following stats are those you cannot increase directly.

ATK (Attack)___________________________________________________________________

This is your physical attack with a weapon.  The first number is the attack of
your weapon, plus your STR.  The second number is how much ATK your upgraded
weapon adds, which ignores DEF.

MATK (Magic Attack)____________________________________________________________

This is the attack of your magic.  This will only be useful to Acolytes and
Mages.  The 2 numbers are the range of your Magic Damage.  This is effected
by INT and Wands, as they increase the attack by 15%.  This stat is
counteracted by MDEF.

Hit____________________________________________________________________________

This number is a represenation of how often you hit an enemy.  It increases 1
point every level, and each point in DEX increases it by 1 point as well.  This
is counteracted by Flee.

Critical_______________________________________________________________________

This number increases by 1 for every 3 LUK you have.  Think of this number
as the percentage of a chance of a critical hit or Lucky dodge.

DEF (Defense)__________________________________________________________________

This is your physical defense against enemies.  The damage you take is the
enemies ATK minus your total defense.  There are a few things to consider
though - armor works on percentages, so 10 armor will reduce all attacks in the
game by 10%.  VIT works on points, so 10 VIT will reduce all damage done to you
by 10.  Confused?  Well, it doesn't matter, DEF is a good thing to have.

MDEF (Magic Defense)___________________________________________________________

This is your defense against magical attacks.  Since no enemies use magic, and
PKing is not enabled, this stat is useless.  The first number is the total
magical defense of all your armor, while the second is your INT.

Flee___________________________________________________________________________

This number is a representaion of how often you dodge an enemy.  It increases 1
point every level, and each point in AGI increases it by 1 point as well.  Your
flee drops greatly between enemies as they attack you, as it is split amongst
them.  This is counteracted by Hit.

ASPD (Attack Speed)____________________________________________________________

This is your attack speed, which has finally been enabled.  200 is the fastest
attack speed, 100 the slowest.

Status Point___________________________________________________________________

This number is simply the number of status points you currently have spare.

Guild__________________________________________________________________________

Your guild name and icon goes here.

===============================================================================
Controls
===============================================================================

Left Mouse Click - You'll be using this one for 90% of the game.  Clicking on
the ground will move you to that spot, if possible.  Clicking on an item will
pick it up off the ground.  Clicking on a monster will attack it once.  And of
course, clicking will allow you to use the interface.

Left Mouse Click (Hold) - Holding the button down is an alternative to clicking
every 5 seconds to control where you want to walk.  Learn to use this, and give
your finger a rest.

Shift+Left Mouse Click - This will allow you to attack players.  PK (Player
Killing) is not enabled yet though.

CTRL+Left Mouse Click - A very useful combination.  Using CTRL+Click on a
monster will cause you to auto-attack it until it dies. (or you die)

Right Mouse Click + Move - This will adjust the camera around you character.
Useful when something is blocking your view.

Shift+Right Mouse Click+Move - This will adjust the pitch of the camera.

CTRL+Right Mouse Click+Move - This will adjust the zoom of the camera.

Right Mouse Double-click - This will return the camera to its default
position around your character.

Shift+Right Mouse Double-Click - This will return the camera's pitch to it's
default position.

CTRL+Right Mouse Double-Click - This will return the camera's zoom to it's
default position.

Mouse Wheel - This will also adjust the zoom of the camera.

Mouse Wheel (Secondary) - While a skill cursor is up, you can adjust the level
of the skill easily by using the mouse wheel.  Thanks to Aethereal for
pointing this out to me.

TAB - This will toggle between the field to input text, and the field to
specifiy a name for a private message.

Alt+End - This will remove the 2 bars below your character showing your HP and
SP.

Alt+Home - This turns the ground cursor on and off.

Insert - This will cause you to sit down, doubling your HP and SP recovery
speed.

ESC - This will bring up the end game menu.  When this is up, you can press
ENTER for a quick getaway from a mob of monsters.

F12 - This will open the hotkey menu, and is the ONLY way to open the hotkey
menu.  The boxes represent the F1 through F9 keys.  You can drag items,
equipment, and even skills from the skill menu here for easy access.  Always
have emergency potions on one of the buttons.  Also have your most used skill(s)
in these areas.  On some, you can specify levels by using the arrow underneath
the skill.  For example, you can have a level 4 firebolt bound to F1, and a
level 2 firebolt to F2.  Equipment put here will automatically equip when you
press the button.  This can be useful to switch from a wand to a knife, for
example.

ALT+1 - Will use the exclamation point emotion (for surprise)

ALT+2 - Will use the question mark emotion (for confusion)

ALT+3 - Will use the singing emotion (for boredom)

ALT+4 - Will use the heart emotion (to show love... awww)

ALT+5 - Will use the teardrop emotion (for an awkward situation)

ALT+6 - Will use the lightbulb emotion (for a good idea)

ALT+7 - Will use the pulsating vein emotion (for anger)

ALT+8 - Will use the storm cloud emotion (for extreme anger)

ALT+9 - Will use the dollar sign emotion (for getting money/good item)

ALT+0 - Will use the elipse emotion (for not having anything to say)

CTRL+- - Will use the peace sign emotion (for scissors in Paper/Rock/Scissors,
or anything else you'd use the peace sign for)

CTRL+= - Will use the fist sign emotion (for rock in Paper/Rock/Scissors,
or to be threatening)

CTRL+\ - Will use the open hand emotion (for paper in Paper/Rock/Scissors,
or waving)

ALT+Q - Hotkey for the equipment menu.

CTRL+Q - Hotkey to minimize the equipment menu.

ALT+W - Hotkey for the pushcart menu.

CTRL+W - Hotkey to minimize the pushcart menu.

ALT+E - Hotkey for the item menu.

CTRL+E - Hotkey to minimize the item menu.

ALT+I - Opens the friend setup menu.

ALT+O - Hotkey for the option menu.

CTRL+O - Hotkey to minimize the option menu.

ALT+A - Hotkey for the status menu.

CTRL+A - Hotkey to minimize the status menu.

ALT+S - Hotkey for the skills menu.

ALT+D - Hotkey for the detail menu.

ALT+H - Hotkey for the friends menu.

ALT+Z - Hotkey for the party menu.

ALT+X - Hotkey for the end game menu.

ALT+C - Hotkey for the chat room menu.

ALT+V - Hotkey to minimize and maximize the basic info menu.

ALT+G - Opens the Guild control panel.

ALT+M - Opens the hotkey control panel.

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Commands
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/h or /help - Displays a list of commands and controls in the chat window.

/w or /who - Displays number of players online.

/tip - Displays the tip of the day.

/bgm - Toggles background music on and off.

/sound - Toggles sound effects on and off.

/effect - Toggles effects on and off (like exit gates, and mage spells).

/where - Displays your current location (map name and XY coordinates).

/skip - Toggles frame skip on and off.  If this is off, RO will try to render
every frame, even if it will slowdown the game in the process.  If this is on,
RO will drop frames to keep up a smooth game.

/v (0-127) - Adjusts the sound effect volume.

/bv (0-127) - Adjusts the BGM volume.

/ex - Displays a list of all the characters you have ignored.

/ex (Character name) - Ignores the specified character.

/exall - Ignores all characters.

/in (Character name) - Un-ignores the specified character.

/inall - Un-ignores all characters.

/organize "Your name here" - This will allow you to create a party.  You can
invite people into it by right clicking on them, and selecting the "invite to
party" option.

/guild "Your name here" - Creates a Guild, if you have an Emperium.

/leave - Leaves your current party.

/expel (Character name) - Will remove a character from the party, if you are
the party leader.

/emblem - Toggles your guild emblem on and off

/sit - Same as insert, makes your character sit.

/stand - Same as insert, makes your character stand up.

/chat - Opens the create chatroom dialogue box.

/q - Leaves a chat room.

/memo - Memorizes a warp point.

/snap - Snaps the battle cursor on or off.

/skillsnap - Snaps the skill cursor on or off.

/itemsnap - Snaps your cursor to pick up items on or off.

/savechat - Saves your entire message log into a text file.  It is located
in the folder "Chat", in your RO directory.

/camera - Toggles camera zooming on and off.

/miss - Toggles miss notification on and off.

/!, /?, /delight, /heart, /sweat, /aha, /fret, /anger,	/money, /..., /gawi,
/bawi, /bo - All of these are simply the emotion icons, which are much more
easily performed by ALT or CTRL plus the number or character.

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Novice
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Ahhh, the Novice Class.  When you do create your character in one of the slots,
you should consider what final class you should be.  That way, you can adjust
your starting stats accordingly.  Read up on each of the final class sections
to determine what one suits you best.  Though I highly recommend you do not
pick an Archer or Merchant as your first class.  After you've picked a name,
hair color, and skill points, it's time to dive in.

You'll start in the Novice training ground.  Cross the bridge to your right
and you will come upon a castle.  Inside is the Novice Training Ground.
Follow the instructions from the NPCs inside.  Nothing in here is very
complicated, so I won't bother with a walkthru.  One of the NPCs will ask you
some trivia questions though, it'd be a good idea to answer all of those - Not
just for the knowledge you gain about RO, but to also pick up some extra items
you can sell.  After completing the training grounds, you should have 100 zeny,
or 200 zeny if the final few NPCs guessed your class correctly.  If they did,
simply go to the town they recommend.  If they guessed incorrectly, choose
from one of the following towns, based on what class you would like to become:

Alberta - Merchant
Geffen - Mage
Izlude - Swordsman
Morroc - Thief
Payon - Archer
Prontera - Acolyte

Then by some freaky magic, you'll be whisked away to the town you chose.

You can wander around town if you'd like, but I'm sure you want to start
fighting.  So for now, exit town.  Fighting enemies is very simple, you just
left-click on them until they die.  An easier way though, is CTRL+Click.  This
will auto-attack the enemy until he dies.  Then, pick up what he drops.  Start
with the pink blobs, Porings.  If your in the desert, fight the tan blobs,
Drops.  After fighting 2 of those, you level up.  Click on the arrow that
appears in the corner and assign stats depending on what your job will be.
You will also soon get a job level, designated by an arrow in the other corner.
Novices only have 1 skill, so guess where your points go? ^_^  Anyway, you want
to keep fighting monsters and picking up what they drop.  After Porings, move
on to Fabres or Pickys.  After them, ChonChons or Lunatics.  Finally, Willows
if they are in your area.  When you have collected quite a bit of loot, go back
into town and sell it at a shop.  Most players will point Novices in the
direction of the shop, but please ask nicely.  Your first piece of equipment
should be a Guard, unless your going to become an Archer.  After a Guard, it
would be wise to buy a Cutter, unless your going to become an Archer.  After
those two, buy a Leather Jacket.  Finally, some cheap headgear.  That would be
a Bireta or Bandana.  If you still have money before changing class, buy
Sandals.  Archers should avoid all this extra armor, and save all of their
money to buy a better bow after they change jobs.

After a seemingly endless period of hack and slash, you will have reached job
level 10, and have 9 points in your basic skill.  Its time to head for the
appropriate town to change class.  Read up on each class individually for
more information.  Congratulations - you are no longer a newbie.

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Skill Point Distribution
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You only have 1 skill as a Novice

Basic Skill____________________________________________________________________

Level 1 : Can now initiate a trade with another character
Level 2 : Can now use emotions
Level 3 : Can now sit to double HP and SP regen rate
Level 4 : Can now create a chat room
Level 5 : Can now join a party
Level 6 : Can now use Kapra Storage
Level 7 : Can now form a party
Level 8 : Can now enable PK (Player Killing).  PKing is not enabled yet.
Level 9 : Can now change class
Level 10: ---

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Swordsman/Knight
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The Swordsman is the bread-and-butter, hit-anything-that-moves with a big ass
sword kinda class.  You'll be spending all your time in melee combat, taking
little damage but dishing quite a bit out.

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Becoming a Swordsman
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Swordsman are one of the easiest class to work with as a Novice, since you are
both Melee fighters.  So follow the standard Guard-Cutter-Jacket-Helm-Shoes
combo I stated.  Once you have reached Job Level 10, you need to go to the
Swordsman guild in Izlude.  Assuming you started in Prontera, just go South,
and then East from the Town.  Cross the bridge, and head north into the town
square.  Make a left, and across that bridge as well.  Enter the building with
the Sword and Shield on it.  Talk to the man behind the counter.  You'll be
whisked away to pass a little trial, you'll have to move carefully along a
1-square wide bridge.  If you fall off, you'll end up in a room of aggressive
Fabres - nothing you can't handle.  Find the portal and try again.  If your
having trouble, you can just take it 1 square at a time.  Make it to the end
to become a Swordsman... or Swordswoman.

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Becoming a Knight
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Becoming a Knight is just about as easy as becoming a Swordsman.  You'll first
need to be Job Level 40.  This is the case with every second class.  Go to
Prontera, then head to the Culvert Registration building in the Northwest part
of town.  Talk to the Knight there, and he will let you become a Knight for
2500 zeny.  You can also rent PecoPecos here for a small fee - talk to the man
outside for those.

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Stat Point Builds
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VIT/STR Swordie________________________________________________________________

This Swordsman is designed mostly to fight in aggressive areas.  They have very
high HP, and can regenerate it quick.  However, they are very boring, as you'll
hack, slash, rest, rinse, repeat, for the rest of your RO career.  The
preffered build if you like dungeons.  Start with 9 STR, 1 AGI, 5 VIT, 1 INT,
5 DEX, and 9 LUK.  Then build stats as follows:

10 STR
10 LUK
15 VIT
10 DEX
30 VIT
20 DEX
20 STR
60 VIT
30 STR
70 VIT
30 DEX
40 STR
80 VIT
50 STR
90 VIT
90 STR
92 VIT

AGI/STR Swordie________________________________________________________________

This Swordsman prefers to stay out of mobs.  He attacks quickly, and uses less
potions at first, but later when your forced to level in aggressive areas you
will have a harder time.  Start with 9 STR, 9 AGI, 1 VIT, 1 INT, 9 DEX, and 1
LUK.  Then build stats as follows:

10 STR
10 DEX
30 AGI
20 DEX
45 AGI
20 STR
50 AGI
60 AGI
30 STR
70 AGI
30 DEX
40 STR
90 AGI
90 STR
40 DEX

Hybrid Swordie_________________________________________________________________

Those that use this type claim they are the best, and I agree with them.  These
types of Swordies are useful both in and out of aggressive areas.  Also, since
the stats are split along 2 defensive types, you are going to be the ultimate
tank.  If anything does hit you, it won't hurt all that much either.  My
recommended build.  Still try to stay clear of mobs.  Start with 9 STR, 9 AGI,
5 VIT, 1 INT, 5 DEX, 1 LUK.  Then build stats as follows:

10 STR
10 VIT
10 DEX
25 VIT
25 AGI
20 DEX
30 VIT
30 AGI
20 STR
40 VIT
40 AGI
30 DEX
50 VIT
50 AGI
60 VIT
60 AGI
70 VIT
70 AGI
40 STR
80 VIT
80 AGI

STR Swordie____________________________________________________________________

This may not be the ideal build for Swordies, but it still works pretty well.
Starting stats are 9 STR, 1 AGI, 1 VIT, 1 INT, 9 DEX, 9 LUK.

10 LUK
10 DEX
10 STR
10 VIT
30 STR
20 DEX
20 VIT
40 STR
40 VIT
60 STR
30 DEX
60 AGI
70 STR
40 DEX
70 AGI
80 STR
80 AGI

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Fixed (Job Bonus) Stats
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Swordsman______________________________________________________________________

At Job Level 50: STR +7, AGI +2, VIT +4, INT +0, DEX +3, LUK +3

Job Level 2 : +1 STR
Job Level 6 : +1 VIT
Job Level 10: +1 DEX
Job Level 14: +1 STR
Job Level 18: +1 VIT
Job Level 22: +1 DEX
Job Level 26: +1 LUK
Job Level 30: +1 AGI
Job Level 33: +1 STR
Job Level 36: +1 DEX
Job Level 40: +1 STR
Job Level 42: +1 VIT
Job Level 44: +1 LUK
Job Level 46: +1 AGI
Job Level 47: +1 STR
Job Level 49: +1 STR
Job Level 50: +1 STR

Knight_________________________________________________________________________

At Job Level 50: STR +8, AGI +2, VIT +10, INT +0, DEX +6, LUK +4

Job Level 1 : +1 VIT
Job Level 3 : +1 VIT
Job Level 4 : +1 STR
Job Level 5 : +1 LUK
Job Level 8 : +1 VIT
Job Level 10: +1 STR
Job Level 11: +1 DEX
Job Level 12: +1 VIT
Job Level 13: +1 AGI
Job Level 15: +1 STR
Job Level 17: +1 VIT
Job Level 18: +1 VIT
Job Level 19: +1 DEX
Job Level 20: +1 LUK
Job Level 21: +1 STR
Job Level 23: +1 VIT
Job Level 27: +1 STR
Job Level 28: +1 LUK
Job Level 29: +1 VIT
Job Level 31: +1 DEX
Job Level 33: +1 STR
Job Level 36: +1 VIT
Job Level 37: +1 LUK
Job Level 38: +1 AGI
Job Level 40: +1 DEX
Job Level 43: +1 VIT
Job Level 46: +1 STR
Job Level 47: +1 STR
Job Level 48: +1 DEX
Job Level 49: +1 DEX

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Swordsman Skills
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Swordsman have a fair amount of skills.  3 are essential, 3 are quite good, and
2 are so so.

One-Handed Sword Mastery_______________________________________________________

Pre-requisites: None
Active or Passive?: Passive
SP Use: None

Level 1 : ATK +5
Level 2 : ATK +10
Level 3 : ATK +15
Level 4 : ATK +20
Level 5 : ATK +25
Level 6 : ATK +30
Level 7 : ATK +35
Level 8 : ATK +40
Level 9 : ATK +45
Level 10: ATK +50

Comments: Essential for any Swordsman, to level 1 at least to get Two-Handed
Sword Mastery.  Note that this attack bonus ONLY works with One-Handed Swords.

Two-Handed Sword Mastery_______________________________________________________

Pre-requisites: Level 1 One-Handed Sword Mastery
Active or Passive?: Passive
SP Use: None

Level 1 : ATK +5
Level 2 : ATK +10
Level 3 : ATK +15
Level 4 : ATK +20
Level 5 : ATK +25
Level 6 : ATK +30
Level 7 : ATK +35
Level 8 : ATK +40
Level 9 : ATK +45
Level 10: ATK +50

Comments: If your going to use a Two-Handed Sword, you'll want to invest in
this.  Even if your not, you probably want to get this to level 5 for Auto
Counter.

Fast HP Recovery_______________________________________________________________

Pre-requisites: None
Active or Passive?: Passive
SP Use: None

Level 1 : 5 + (Max HP/500) HP every 10 seconds, extra 10% from healing items
Level 2 : 10 + (Max HP/450) HP every 10 seconds, extra 20% from healing items
Level 3 : 15 + (Max HP/400) HP every 10 seconds, extra 30% from healing items
Level 4 : 20 + (Max HP/350) HP every 10 seconds, extra 40% from healing items
Level 5 : 25 + (Max HP/300) HP every 10 seconds, extra 50% from healing items
Level 6 : 30 + (Max HP/250) HP every 10 seconds, extra 60% from healing items
Level 7 : 35 + (Max HP/200) HP every 10 seconds, extra 70% from healing items
Level 8 : 40 + (Max HP/150) HP every 10 seconds, extra 80% from healing items
Level 9 : 45 + (Max HP/100) HP every 10 seconds, extra 90% from healing items
Level 10: 50 + (Max HP/50) HP every 10 seconds, extra 100% from healing items

Comments: This is a fantastic skill, since it really reduces your reliance on
potions.  Also note, you get the HP bonus only while standing still or sitting.

Bash___________________________________________________________________________

Pre-requisites: None
Active or Passive?: Active
SP Use: 8 SP up until level 5, 15 SP from 6 up

Level 1 : 133% Damage
Level 2 : 166% Damage
Level 3 : 199% Damage
Level 4 : 232% Damage
Level 5 : 265% Damage
Level 6 : 298% Damage
Level 7 : 331% Damage
Level 8 : 364% Damage
Level 9 : 397% Damage
Level 10: 430% Damage

Comments: A very very good skill, you should lead off every attack with this
skill if you have the SP.  Leave it at level 5 though, until you get a higher
max SP.

Magnum Break___________________________________________________________________

Pre-requisites: Level 5 Bash
Active or Passive?: Active
SP Use: 15 SP

Level 1 : 20 Hp used, 115% Damage
Level 2 : 20 Hp used, 130% Damage
Level 3 : 19 Hp used, 145% Damage
Level 4 : 19 Hp used, 160% Damage
Level 5 : 18 Hp used, 175% Damage
Level 6 : 18 Hp used, 190% Damage
Level 7 : 17 Hp used, 205% Damage
Level 8 : 17 Hp used, 220% Damage
Level 9 : 16 Hp used, 235% Damage
Level 10: 16 Hp used, 250% Damage


Note: Thanks to JBKMDX and his Swordsman FAQ for the damage boost on Magnum
Break

Comments: Magnum Break has the fire attribute, so against some enemies it will
hurt more, while others less.  It also has the ability to push enemies back, so
is handy when you are getting mobbed.

Provoke________________________________________________________________________

Pre-requisites: None
Active or Passive?: Active
SP Use: 10 SP

Level 1 : ATK +2%, DEF -6%
Level 2 : ATK +4%, DEF -12%
Level 3 : ATK +6%, DEF -18%
Level 4 : ATK +8%, DEF -24%
Level 5 : ATK +10%, DEF -30%
Level 6 : ATK +12%, DEF -36%
Level 7 : ATK +14%, DEF -42%
Level 8 : ATK +16%, DEF -48%
Level 9 : ATK +18%, DEF -54%
Level 10: ATK +20%, DEF -60%

Comments: Not very useful.  Though it does reduce the defense of an enemy a
good amount at higher levels, and works on percentages, it also increases
attack.  This SP is better used in Bash or Magnum Break.

Endure_________________________________________________________________________

Pre-requisites: Level 5 Provoke
Active or Passive?: Active
SP Use: 15 SP

Level 1 : 10 Seconds
Level 2 : 10 Seconds
Level 3 : 15 Seconds
Level 4 : 15 Seconds
Level 5 : 20 Seconds
Level 6 : 20 Seconds
Level 7 : 25 Seconds
Level 8 : 25 Seconds
Level 9 : 30 Seconds
Level 10: 30 Seconds

Comments: A somewhat useful skill, it prevents you from flinching when hit.  It
can be nice for fast hitting enemies, but it's high pre-requisite and much
better make it skills make it worth waiting for.

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Knight Skills
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Spear Mastery__________________________________________________________________

Pre-requisites: None
Active of Passive?: Passive
SP Use: None

Level 1 : ATK +4 (+5 When Riding PecoPeco)
Level 2 : ATK +8 (+10 When Riding PecoPeco)
Level 3 : ATK +12 (+15 When Riding PecoPeco)
Level 4 : ATK +16 (+20 When Riding PecoPeco)
Level 5 : ATK +20 (+25 When Riding PecoPeco)
Level 6 : ATK +24 (+30 When Riding PecoPeco)
Level 7 : ATK +28 (+35 When Riding PecoPeco)
Level 8 : ATK +32 (+40 When Riding PecoPeco)
Level 9 : ATK +36 (+45 When Riding PecoPeco)
Level 10: ATK +40 (+50 When Riding PecoPeco)

Note: Only works with Spears

Comments: Well... if you wanna use a Spear, this is a good skill to get.
Otherwise, skip it.

Pierce_________________________________________________________________________

Pre-requisites: Level 1 Spear Mastery
Active of Passive?: Active
SP Use: 7

Level 1 : 110% Damage
Level 2 : 120% Damage
Level 3 : 130% Damage
Level 4 : 140% Damage
Level 5 : 150% Damage
Level 6 : 160% Damage
Level 7 : 170% Damage
Level 8 : 180% Damage
Level 9 : 190% Damage
Level 10: 200% Damage

Note: This will hit Small monsters once, Medium twice, and Large 3 times

Note 2: Only works with Spears

Comments: Not all that useful.  Unless your fighting large monsters, good ol
Bash is better.

Spear Stab_____________________________________________________________________

Pre-requisites: Level 5 Pierce
Active of Passive?: Active
SP Use: 9

Level 1 : 115% Damage
Level 2 : 130% Damage
Level 3 : 145% Damage
Level 4 : 160% Damage
Level 5 : 175% Damage
Level 6 : 190% Damage
Level 7 : 205% Damage
Level 8 : 220% Damage
Level 9 : 235% Damage
Level 10: 250% Damage

Note: Only works with Spears

Comments: This skill will impale the enemy, and push him back (like Magnum
Break)  Its low damage doesn't make it that useful though...

Brandish Spear_________________________________________________________________

Pre-requisites: Level 3 Spear Stab, Level 1 Riding
Active of Passive?: Active
SP Use: 12

Level 1 : 120% Damage, 1 Spread Range
Level 2 : 140% Damage, 1 Spread Range
Level 3 : 160% Damage, 1 Spread Range
Level 4 : 180% Damage, 2 Spread Range
Level 5 : 200% Damage, 2 Spread Range
Level 6 : 220% Damage, 2 Spread Range
Level 7 : 240% Damage, 3 Spread Range
Level 8 : 260% Damage, 3 Spread Range
Level 9 : 280% Damage, 3 Spread Range
Level 10: 300% Damage, 4 Spread Range

Note: Only works with Spears

Comments: A very interesting skill, you swing your spear.  It has a very wide
arc of attack at higher levels, not to mention a decent damage boost.  It might
not be bad in high spawn rate aggressive areas (like Geffen 1, for example),
but virtually useless on passive monsters.

Spear Boomerang________________________________________________________________

Pre-requisites: Level 3 Pierce
Active of Passive?: Active
SP Use: 8

Level 1 : 150% Damage, 3 square range
Level 2 : 200% Damage, 5 square range
Level 3 : 250% Damage, 7 square range
Level 4 : 300% Damage, 9 square range
Level 5 : 350% Damage, 11 Square range

Note: Only works with Spears

Comments: Only having 5 levels is a big plus.  This skill throws your spear
straight out, damage the enemy, and then returns to you to hit the enemy again
on the way back.  Nifty.  If your going with a Spear, a very good skill to
have.

Two-Hand Quicken_______________________________________________________________

Pre-requisites: Level 1 2-handed Sword Mastery
Active of Passive?: Active
SP Use: 20

Level 1 : 15 Second Duration
Level 2 : 20 Second Duration
Level 3 : 25 Second Duration
Level 4 : 30 Second Duration
Level 5 : 35 Second Duration
Level 6 : 40 Second Duration
Level 7 : 45 Second Duration
Level 8 : 50 Second Duration
Level 9 : 55 Second Duration
Level 10: 60 Second Duration

Note: Only works with 2-handed Swords

Comments: Pretty much exactly like the Blacksmith's Adrenaline Rush, this
skill doubles your attack speed for a fixed period of time.  A must have for
any 2-handed Sword Knight.

Auto-Counter___________________________________________________________________

Pre-requisites: Level 5 2-handed Sword Mastery
Active of Passive?: Active
SP Use: 2 SP per counter

Level 1 : 0.3 Second Duration
Level 2 : 0.6 Second Duration
Level 3 : 0.9 Second Duration
Level 4 : 1.2 Second Duration
Level 5 : 1.5 Second Duration

Comments: Only having 5 levels is a big plus.  When used, any enemy that hits
you during its duration will immediatly be countered by a critical hit.  With
a low SP cost, this is a great skill, and should be maxed like 2-hand quicken.
This skill is really, really cheap though, and a lot of people don't really
like how you can MVP so easily with this.

Bowling Bash___________________________________________________________________

Pre-requisites: Level 5 2-handed Sword Mastery, Level 10 2-hand Quicken, Level
                5 Auto-counter, Level 10 Bash, Level 3 Magnum Break
Active of Passive?: Active
SP Use: 15

Level 1 : 150% Damage
Level 2 : 200% Damage
Level 3 : 250% Damage
Level 4 : 300% Damage
Level 5 : 350% Damage
Level 6 : 400% Damage
Level 7 : 450% Damage
Level 8 : 500% Damage
Level 9 : 550% Damage
Level 10: 600% Damage

Note: Only works with 2-handed Swords

Comments: The way this thing works is by first hitting an enemy with a Bash-
like attack, which knocks away the enemy, followed up by a Magnum Break-like
one to throw away all the other enemies.  Since a maxed Bash is pretty much the
same thing minus the Magnum Break, you shouldn't bother with it unless you'll
be in aggro areas.

Riding_________________________________________________________________________

Pre-requisites: Level 1 Endure
Active of Passive?: Passive
SP Use: None

Level 1 : Allows you to ride a PecoPeco

Comments: Having a PecoPeco is kind of nice for getting you somewhere fast,
but unless you also increase Cavalier mastery it actually makes you weaker.
Rent a PecoPeco from a NPC right outside of the Culvert Registration building,
where you became a Knight.

Note: Contrary to popular belief, this does NOT let you do 100% damage to
mediums with 2 handed swords.  That works ONLY for spears, yet another reason
to leave the birds to the lancers.

Cavalier Mastery_______________________________________________________________

Pre-requisites: Level 1 Riding
Active of Passive?: Passive
SP Use: None

Level 1 : 60% Attack Speed
Level 2 : 70% Attack Speed
Level 3 : 80% Attack Speed
Level 4 : 90% Attack Speed
Level 5 : 100% Attack Speed

Comments: Essential if you want a PecoPeco, otherwise your weaker than with
one.

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Skill Point Builds
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The PecoPeco is optional.  Though you can travel places faster, and it makes
your spear mastery slightly stronger, you'll need to spend 6 skill points.
I'd really only recommend having one if you like spears (yay spears!)

1-handed Sword Swordsman_______________________________________________________

A good build, but shouldn't be used right now unless you want to wait for the
Crusader class (uses 1-handed Weapons with Holy Attribute)

5 Bash
10 HP Regen
10 1-handed Sword Mastery
5 Magnum Break
10 Bash
10 Magnum Break
5 Provoke
4 Endure

Another variation of this is:

10 HP Regen
5 Bash
10 1-handed Sword Mastery
5 Provoke
1 Endure
10 Bash
8 Magnum Break

2-handed Sword Swordsman_______________________________________________________

The best one nowadays, since you can buy powerful 2-handed Swords in shops.

5 Bash
10 HP Regen
1 1-handed Sword Mastery
10 2-handed Sword Mastery
5 Magnum Break
10 Bash
9 Magnum Break
5 Provoke
1 Endure

1 Magnum Break
10 2-handed Quicken
5 Auto-counter
5 Bowling Bash
9 Endure
1 Riding
5 Cavalier Mastery

Lancer_________________________________________________________________________

If you like Spears (like me) you'll want to use something like this:

5 Bash
10 HP Regen
10 Magnum Break
5 Bash
5 Provoke
3 Endure
1 1-handed Sword Mastery
5 2-handed Sword Mastery
1 Point in... something

1 Riding
5 Cavalier Mastery
10 Spear Mastery
8 Pierce
5 Spear Boomerang
5 Counter Attack
5 Spear Stab
10 Brandish Spear

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Equipment Guide
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Weapon: +7 Blade - +6 Ring Pommel Saber - Flamberge
        +7 Blade - +6 Bastard Sword - Two Handed Sword - Claymore
        +7 Spear - +6 Partizan - Lance
Shield: Guard - Shield
Armor : Leather Jacket - Adventure Suit - Plate Mail
Helmet: Hat - Helm - Purple Glasses - Iron Cain
Robe  : Hood - Manteau
Shoes : Sandals - Boots

Accessories: 2 Necklaces (Avg 280k zeny on the street)

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Thief/Assasin
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The Thief is a class designed to hit fast, and not be hit.  Though his max
damage may not be that high, and low defense REALLY hurts when you get hit,
his high agility is designed to make up for it.

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Becoming a Thief
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Hopefully as a Thief, you began in Moroc.  You have a bit of an advantage over
other classes here.  The Pickys in the desert have good drops, and can even
drop Yellow Gemstones worth 500z each!  When you finally get to Job
level 10, you'll need to go to the Thieves guild.  It won't be a walk in the
park like the Swordsman's though.  You'll need to go into the Pyramid.  From
the town of Moroc, take the upper-left hand exit.  Head to the upper-left of
that map, and enter the Pyramid.  Your goal is to get into the center of it,
where you will see some stairs.  Watch out for the bats - they are strong, and
will attack you unprovoked!  If one is chasing you, the easiest way to escape
is to run - they're slower than you.  Once you find the stairs, enter them.
Take the right hand exit where the path forks, and talk to the NPC.  You'll
then be sent to the Thieves guild dungeon.  In here, you'll need to gather 30
Mushrooms points, which you can get from killing the mushroom enemies.  A gooey
mushroom is worth 1 point, and a net mushroom is worth 3.  Give them to the NPC
when your done to become a Thief.  Be careful, monsters in here will are
aggressive, meaning they will attack you even if you don't hit them first.

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Becoming an Assasin
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To become an Assasin, you'll need to go the guild after job level 40.  It is
located south, south, east, east of Morroc.  Inside, pay the guildmaster 666
zeny.  Thats all there is to it!

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Stat Point Builds
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Agility Thief__________________________________________________________________

The most common and best Thief Build.  I highly recommend you use this one.
Starting stats are 9 STR, 9 AGI, 1 VIT, 1 INT, 9 DEX, and 1 LUK.

10 STR
10 DEX
30 AGI
20 STR
45 AGI
20 DEX
50 AGI
30 STR
30 DEX
60 AGI
40 STR
70 AGI
40 LUK
50 STR

Vitality Thief_________________________________________________________________

If you want to pump VIT, go with a Swordie.  But if you insist, you can make a
VIT Thief.  Starting stats are 9 STR, 9 AGI, 5 VIT, 1 INT, 5 DEX, and 1 LUK.

10 STR
10 DEX
25 VIT
15 DEX
35 VIT
20 STR
20 DEX
60 VIT
30 STR
80 VIT
25 DEX
40 STR
100 VIT
40 DEX
100 STR

Dexterity Thief________________________________________________________________

Another build im not fond of, but this Thief uses a bow.  So he's built pretty
much like an Archer.  Sure he can dodge better, but what does that matter if
you have piss poor range?  Starting stats are 9 STR, 9 AGI, 1 VIT, 1 INT, 9
DEX, and 1 LUK.

39 DEX
20 AGI
48 DEX
30 AGI
58 DEX
40 AGI
80 DEX
70 AGI
90 DEX
98 DEX
99 AGI
10 LUK

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Fixed (Job Bonus) Stats
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Thief__________________________________________________________________________

At Job Level 50: +4 STR, +4 AGI, +2 VIT, +1 INT, +4 DEX, +3 LUK

Job Level 2 : +1 AGI
Job Level 6 : +1 STR
Job Level 10: +1 DEX
Job Level 14: +1 VIT
Job Level 18: +1 INT
Job Level 22: +1 DEX
Job Level 26: +1 LUK
Job Level 30: +1 STR
Job Level 33: +1 AGI
Job Level 36: +1 AGI
Job Level 38: +1 STR
Job Level 40: +1 LUK
Job Level 42: +1 DEX
Job Level 44: +1 VIT
Job Level 46: +1 LUK
Job Level 47: +1 STR
Job Level 49: +1 DEX
Job Level 50: +1 AGI

Assassin_______________________________________________________________________

At Job Level 50: +6 STR, +10 AGI, +2 VIT, +4 INT, +8 DEX, +0 LUK

Job Level 1 : +1 AGI
Job Level 2 : +1 AGI
Job Level 3 : +1 AGI
Job Level 4 : +1 INT
Job Level 6 : +1 VIT
Job Level 8 : +1 VIT
Job Level 9 : +1 DEX
Job Level 11: +1 STR
Job Level 14: +1 INT
Job Level 15: +1 AGI
Job Level 16: +1 AGI
Job Level 17: +1 AGI
Job Level 18: +1 AGI
Job Level 19: +1 AGI
Job Level 20: +1 AGI
Jo

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