Starting as a Fighter
Weapons, defensive skills and the Warrior branches.
Your first steps
Build around a weapon you enjoy, then support it with accuracy, defence and enough stamina to keep fighting.
Mundane → Fighter · First learn Fighting
- Learn the entry skill while you are still a Mundane, then use Change Class in the Character panel.
- Choose one weapon family to start with. Inspect its requirements and learn the matching weapon skill before spreading gems across several families.
- Balance your weapon investment with defensive skills. Rest between fights and watch stamina before chasing another enemy.
Inspect a scroll before buying it. The linked skill entries include its teaching scrolls and where to obtain them.
Start in Hope
Obtain useful early scrolls through the town’s quests. See the full first-quest route for Nicholas and the other townsfolk.
Rupert's Vermin
Ask Rupert about the vermin and accept his task before fighting. His farm is south of him; the Rat Hole is west. Kill the quest’s rabbits or rats in those locations, then return to Rupert. Use the reward scroll on your equipment area to learn Dodge I, then open Skills to check its gem requirements.
- Kill 10 Rabbits or Rats in Rupert's Farm or in the Rat Hole
Reward · 200 XP + Knowledge of Dodge I
Holger's Challenge
When ready for another fight, ask Holger about his challenge and clear his cellar. Bring coins for the entry fee; check his dialogue before accepting. His reward choices teach different weapon families; pick one that suits the weapon you want to use.
- Defeat the monsters in Holger's cellar
Choose a reward · Knowledge of Swords I or Knowledge of Axes I or Knowledge of Spears I or Knowledge of Crushing I
Starting approaches
Suggested approaches to try; no fixed attribute ratio or “best build” is implied.
Weapon and shield
Use Rupert’s Dodge I reward for evasion, then choose a matching weapon talent from Holger’s Challenge. Swords and Fighting use Agility; Axes, Spears and Crushing use Strength. Shield Use and Toughness use Constitution. Pick one compatible weapon and shield rather than splitting early gems across all weapon families.
Ranged fighter
Use a ranged weapon and its matching talent. Check the weapon and ammunition requirements in the Items guide, and carry ammunition before leaving town. Ranger is a later destination, not a starting class.
Choose your next attribute investment by a concrete goal: the next gem threshold in a skill you use, or an item you can obtain and equip. Leave room for defence and resource management as you learn what your character needs.
Skills to consider
This shortlist is available to Fighter in the current scroll catalog. It is a menu of choices, not a shopping list to complete. Attribute labels and first-gem thresholds below come from the skill data.
Fighting
Knowledge of fighting is useful in the hazardous realm of Akarra. This skill is a passive talent that improves your combat abilities with all weapons.
Passive · Agility · Rank I · First gem: 5 Agility
Dodge
This is a passive talent that improves your chance to avoid getting hit in combat. Each gem added to the talent will increase your Armor Class.
Passive · Agility · Rank I · First gem: 5 Agility
Toughness
This talent greatly improves your ability to withstand damage in combat. Each gem added to this talent will increase your Hit Points.
Passive · Constitution · Rank I · First gem: 25 Constitution
Endurance
This talent greatly improves your ability to withstand more time in combat. Each gem added to this talent will increase your Stamina Points.
Passive · Constitution · Rank I
Weapon Mastery
This skill is a passive talent improves your combat abilities with all weapons. The more gems you add, the more damage will you inflict on your enemies.
Passive · Strength · Rank I · First gem: 5 Strength
Swords
This skill improves your combat abilities with swords. Each gem you add to the talent will increase your Attack Rating, as long as you have equipped a sword.
Passive · Agility · Rank I · First gem: 20 Agility
Axes
This skill improves your combat abilities with axes. Each gem you add to the talent will increase your Attack Rating, as long as you have equipped an axe.
Passive · Strength · Rank I · First gem: 20 Strength
Daggers
This skill improves your combat abilities with daggers. Each gem you add to the talent will increase your Attack Rating, as long as you have equipped a dagger.
Passive · Agility · Rank I · First gem: 5 Agility
Ranged Weapons
This skill improves your combat abilities with ranged weapons such as bows, crossbows and slings. Each gem you add to the talent will increase your Attack Rating, as long as you have equipped a ranged weapon.
Passive · Agility · Rank I · First gem: 25 Agility
Shield Use
This skill improves your abilities to use shields. Each gem you add to this skill will improve your Armor Class, as long as you have a shield equipped.
Passive · Constitution · Rank I · First gem: 20 Constitution
More gems can change an active spell’s power and difficulty. Open its full entry before allocating them. A scroll’s purchase requirements and a gem’s attribute requirements are separate.
Where the path leads
The Warrior route later divides into Knight, Weapon Master and Thug. Compare the descendants before advancing: a weapon specialist, a defensive fighter and a dagger-oriented character do not end with the same skill access.
- Knight Level 50
- Thug Level 50
- Weapon Master Level 50
- Executioner Level 90
- Ranger Level 90
- Sword-Dancer Level 90
The tree shows minimum levels and any required learned skill. Meeting a level alone does not bypass an earlier class or skill requirement.