Creating a character in EverQuest may seem like an easy thing to do,
but in reality, it?s a lot harder than it seems. If you own the Shadows
of Luclin expansion, creating a character becomes very complex, as you
are now able to select more facial creation options. These include the
eyes, hair, etc. After selecting what gender your character is, his
race, and customizing his look, you?re now left with two more tasks ?
class and deity. Now, before we go on, I want to tell you about these
races.
EverQuest is divided into race classes so to speak ? we have the small
class (dwarves, gnomes, halflings,) the medium class (wood elves, high
elves, humans,) and the tall class (barbarians, vashir, etc). After
deciding how you want to play your character out by its race, you then
select it and customize the look for him or her. Next, you?re left with
selecting the class. Each race has different stats to go into each
class. For example, humans have great strength at start, while elves
are weak. Given this information, you?re probably going to select a
human for a warrior other than an elf. On the other hand, elves have
high wisdom at start; so selecting one as a druid or ranger would be a
better idea, right? It really depends on how you want to play. If you
don?t mind playing to pick up lost stats, you?re good to go on any race
and class combination you want. In the EverQuest, this is one and only
way to go.
For games like Ultima Online, you?re able to select a race that will
let you carry on all of the given specs for your class. In EverQuest,
you have to work and gain those. Even if you?re a human ranger, with
enough strength to lift a house; what good will that do you if you?re
not smart enough to find it first? EverQuest?s attributes are divided
into several categories as with any RPG. We have strength, stamina,
agility, dexterity, wisdom, intelligence, and charisma. As I said
above, each race will have high points in some and low in others. That
is just something you have to work out. You now have to select you?re
religion (deity).After all is said and done; an EverQuest character is
born into the magical world of Norrath. Now that he is a fish in the
sea, just what does he have to do? A lot.
It all started out with one simple task in mind -- the task of being a
powerful and brilliant ranger in the eyes of Tunare. How do I go about
doing this? Plan my character out very carefully. Entering the Veeshan
server, I select my gender (male) and my race (wood elf). The default
look for wood elves, although cool, is just not for my shining fighter
? I need something prettier. Just how should my elf look though? I
guess it really depends on the type of player I feel like being. Should
I be evil ? attacking and dueling everyone with the red name above my
head or should I be caring ? healing and buffing anyone that needs it
in Norrath? Really, I would much rather take a neutral role ? it just
seems to easier. Doing so, I?m able to do what I want when I feel like
it. Blue eyes and shaggy brown hair seem to fit my ranger well. Of
course I?ve already decided on a ranger, I now select that class. Now
it?s time to add points.
Wow, I have 30 points to distribute into any attribute I want, but
where should I put them. You could take the easy way and randomly
select stats, or you can do like me and learn about what each one does
and how they can be used to the best of the ability for your character.
With those 30 points, I divide them up ? 15 to strength and 15 to
wisdom. Even though my ranger already started with a lot of wisdom,
having too much is never a bad thing. On the other side, putting those
into strength really helped him. Next up, selecting Tunare for my Deity
is what I have to do ? since I planned it from the start. Now it?s time
to spawn. Welcome Norrath, I am Veekan!
