The Guilds 
In order to advance in a guild, a character must be acting as a member of that guild while gaining the experience required to make a level within that guild.  This means that a character can only work on one guild at a time.  The experience that a character gains is always for the current guild – not for others.  Pressing F4 will display the experience required to make a level in your current guild, while typing “/g” will display both experience and other requirements. 

Every character can join the Artisans’ (or another) guild when they start the game.  A character may join a second guild free of charge (provided they meet the requirements), but thereafter they must pay to join a new guild.  Guilds that cost the most to join usually provide either the highest level for select spells & abilities, or the widest range (but not necessarily the highest level) of spells & abilities.  The price may quite often seem hefty, but it’s worth it in the end.  For more information, see the next section, Guild Statistics. 

Each guild has a spell book which determines which spells that specific guild has access to.  As a character joins other guilds, their spell book will grow in size, giving access to all the spells they have learned.  If a character joins more than one guild that share the same spell (e.g. Cleric and Warlock both have a spell called ‘Killing Power’), the best guild will be used in each case (see Spells for more details). 

You may switch between guilds only while in the city.  You may not switch guilds if you are wearing cursed items, or if you are wearing any items aligned opposite to your character. 

When a character is acting as a member of a guild, they are usually assigned a special title relating to their level and experience in the guild.  In the Character Statistics Window, this title is displayed below the guild name.  Even though the title may be different from the guild name, the character is still acting as a member of that guild. 

There are a number of options available within the guilds.  You can ‘re-acquaint’ with a guild if you want to be an active member of that guild again (provided that you are already a member).  When you qualify, you may ‘make level’ in a guild.  Making level within a guild requires that you gain a certain amount of experience (by killing monsters, etc).  The guild will also require a fee in gold. 

As you achieve higher guild levels, you may gain additional hit points (if the guild you are making a level in has the highest guild level of all guilds that you are a member of).  Your attack and defense may also rise.  This depends on what ‘level’ of A/D the guild’s teachings has put you at compared to the A/D levels of other guilds.  Artisans gain A/D the quickest, but stop raising a character’s A/D much sooner than, say, the Warriors’ guild.  For example, if a Character is a Level 30 Artisan and has gained 45/45 A/D from the guild’s teachings and joins the Sorcerers’ guild, the character’s A/D will not raise (from making levels) until the Sorcerers’ teachings raise the A/D above that of the Artisan A/D level of 45/45.  The command “/c” will display the A/D levels for all your guilds (and other info) in the message window.

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Quests 
As you gain levels, you may be assigned a ‘quest’ of a certain item you must return with or a monster you must slay or return with before you can make the next level. 

A quest for killing a monster is completed the instant the creature is slain.  A quest for an item is completed when the character returns to the guild with the item and makes a level.  The quested item will then be removed from the character’s inventory.  Similarly, if the quest is to return with a monster, you must have that monster as a companion when you level up.

If an adventurer is assigned a quest that he or she cannot complete, or does not wish to complete, the character can file for forfeit of the quest.  This can only be done if the character is pinned and has an outstanding quest to complete.  If a character does forfeit a quest, they will be demoted a certain number of levels (based on their current level), losing all attack, defense, experience, abilities, and other modifications that were gained between the current guild level and the level that the character is demoted to.  Demoted characters are entered into the guild’s log as unable to complete their quest. 

There are some quests that a guild will assign which are Required Quests.  These quests must be finished before the member can advance with no opportunity to forfeit! 

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Penalties 
A character may wish to join multiple guilds in order to learn more abilities.  When this happens, a new value called a ‘Penalty Value’ comes into play.  This means that a guild will penalize your character based on the experience the character has from other guilds.  A level 100 Warrior isn’t going to have any problems as a starting Mage whereas a new Mage with no fighting experience will be in severe danger of being killed if they aren’t careful.  For this reason, the guilds tend to require more experience from characters that are experienced with the teachings of other guilds. 

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The Guild Hall 
In order to level up, change guilds or handle other guild-related business, you must go to the Guild Hall, which is located in the City Square (see the City).  If you have enough experience to advance a level in your current guild, you will see a “Level Up” button.  If you have not fulfilled some other requirement for making a level (such as a quest), pressing this button will tell you what you need to do. 

The Library 
You can visit the Library by clicking on the “Library” button.  This feature is discussed later in the Helplesson. 

Joining Other Guilds 
A character can join other guilds if they meet the criteria (and in some cases, have the gold).  Clicking on the “Change” button will take you to the round table of the guilds.  From here, if you move the mouse over the various guild books, you will see the required stats for the corresponding guild and either “Welcome, Visitor”, in which case clicking on the book lets you join the guild, “You are already a member”, in which case clicking on the book lets you re-aquaint with that guild, or a message telling you why you can't join the guild. 

From the guild table you can also access the “Log Book” of the current guild. 

Turning in Items 
Along your journeys, you may happen across items which the guilds can use to research new abilities and spells.  When you have an item that falls into this category on your person, clicking the “Donate” button will give you the option of turning over the item to the guilds, and you will receive a reward in the process!  Be sure of which guild you end up giving the item to.  One guild might find the item interesting, but not be able to learn anything from it (thus just give you money for the item), while another guild might not only pay you, but learn a new ability (and teach this new ability to its members!) from the item as well!. 

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The Guilds  
Below is a list of the guilds that are available for characters to join, each followed by a brief description. 
 

Artisan  Artisans are very quick learners, even though they do not try to learn many different abilities.  Being good fighters and moderate thieves, Artisans are often found roaming the upper levels of the dungeon.  Every new member of the Artisans’ guild is taught how to use the general Te-Waza fighting technique with their hands in case they are caught without a weapon.  Back to the Top

 

Warrior   The Warriors’ guild will have nothing to do with the teachings of magic, but are unmatched in brute fighting ability.  Being one of the quickest to learn how to Critically Hit their opponent, they are very good fighters and can use some of the best weapons found in the dungeon.  Back to the Top

 

Paladin   Known as the ‘(Vain)Glorious Guild’, Paladins are downright egotistical when it comes to stories about defeating monsters and saving parties from death and destruction.  Despite the self-centered, yet revered teachings of the guild, Paladins are excellent fighters (and learn how to score Critical Hits), are pretty good at healing themselves and others, and usually have many creatures offering to follow them into battle.  Back to the Top

 

Ninja   Ninjas are quite often referred to as Dark Assassins and can use almost all weapons, including their hands.  Ninjas are also the only guild that can use the advanced Te-Waza hand fighting techniques that are rumored to exist in the form of magical items.  Since a Ninja desires quickness, they are very specific about the items they use:  Ninjas are not allowed to wear most types of armor and other heavy items.  Ninjas posses the skills of Critically Hitting and Backstabbing their opponents, along with moderate thieving skills.  Back to the Top

 

Villain   Villains are fallen Thieves and Barbarians who have decided to go their own way in the teachings of fighting, thieving, and magic.  One of the most feared guilds in the realm, Villains don’t care how they kill their enemies, they just make sure it happens (and usually enjoy it in the process).  Possessing the abilities to Critically Hit and Backstab, Villains are also experts in the use of the Poison, Disease, and Acid elements.  Because of the evil nature of the guild, Paladins will have nothing to do with Villains.  The Villains, for some reason, don’t see to be upset over this fact...  Back to the Top

 

Explorer  Explorers are very good at moving through the dungeon, avoiding pits with levitation, teleporting and locating lost characters.  Except for their ability to teleport their enemies into solid rock (which doesn’t always work), Explorers have no access to damaging or healing magic – but they do well with a weapon in hand.  They are also the best at mapping the dungeon and detecting any types of ‘anomalies’ they may encounter in the depths.  Back to the Top

 

Thief   Thieves are taught from day one about collecting treasure – one of the reasons being that the guild makes sure to get its fair share.  Skilled in opening chests, grabbing the loot and running, Thieves often lack fighting skill, but make up for it with their nasty Backstabbing ability.  Thieves also have the best magical ability to open any type of sealed or locked container.  Back to the Top

 

Barbarian  A Barbarian is a cross between a Warrior and a Thief, but lacks the fine skills taught by those individual guilds.  A Barbarian can backstab like a Thief, can be other than neutrally aligned, and can use a few more items than a Thief.  They are also fairly good at collecting treasure and have access to some of the Thieves’ magical spells for opening containers.  When it comes to fighting, Barbarians are known for their frenzy-like techniques which can (and quite often do) lead to their honorable death.  Back to the Top

 

Magi   Though they lack the destructive powers of a Sorcerer, Magi make up for it by having the ability to control powerful monsters to act as companions.  They are also fairly adept at killing monsters with a small blade and curing players, though putting a corpse back together is beyond their abilities.  Back to the Top

 

Sorcerer  A Sorcerer lacks the fine mental control and deep concentration of a Mage while in combat, and therefore, their spells tend to rip monsters apart instead of charming them.  Even though they lack the general healing spells that are taught by other guilds, Sorcerers have the best ability with protection and resistance spells.  Back to the Top

 

Warlock  Warlocks are very good at many things, including killing monsters and teleporting themselves or their party around the dungeon.  They are the ‘general practitioners’ of the magic-using guilds, having the widest variety of magical abilities.  Back to the Top

 

Cleric  The best at healing, Clerics are also very good at killing monsters with a wide variety of damage and mind spells.  Clerics are valued members of any party, since they can fix almost any physical problem, including stoning and death.  Back to the Top

Keep in mind that a player can be a member of and have the abilities of more than one of the above guilds at a time by joining multiple guilds.  However, remember that Race and Alignment is very important in determining a character’s limitations in joining Guilds since some guilds will not allow certain Races or Alignments to join.  So, if a player wishes to Create a Warrior/Mage/Thief, they should go over the Race Statistics and decide which race would best suit their needs. 

A good starting combination is an Artisan/Sorcerer or an Artisan/Magi.  The Artisans’ guild has pretty good fighting/thieving abilities, and the Sorcerers’/Magi’s guilds are good for spells.  It’s good to keep switching between the two guilds to build up their levels (i.e. make 5 Levels in the Artisans’ guild then 5 as Sorcerer, then 5 more as Artisan, etc.).  Keep in mind which guilds give the most hits when making new levels (e.g. the average hits for an Artisan per level (until Maximum Level (ML) is reached) is 5, vs. the 2 or 3 for the spell casting guilds, so a character will probably want to gain hit points as a member of the Artisans’ guild until ML for the Artisan guild is reached). 

Characters with the abilities of the Spell Casting, Fighting and Thieving guilds are the most powerful in the game. 

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