Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness/Character creation

Character attributes

Physical attributes

Agility affects the hit rate and evasion rate of physical attacks; it also affects stealing rate.

• Race: Elf +5;
• Class: fighter +10 (also: Str +10); thief +10.

Strength affects the amount of damage dealt by a successful attack.

• Race: Dwarf +5;
• Class: fighter +10 (also: Agl +10).

Stamina reduces the damage suffered, both physical and magical.

• Race: (none)
• Class: (none)

Mind attributes

Intelligence affects prices for purchasing items (except for spells); it also affects the amount of damage dealt by the "magic missile" spell.

• Race: Human +5
• Class: wizard +10 (also: spells +4)

Wisdom affects the success rate of spells; it also affects prices for purchasing spells.

• Race: Bobbit +10 (but Str -5);
• Class: cleric +10.

Charisma affects prices when selling weapons or armors (the only items that can be sold).

• Race: (none)
• Class: (none)

Other statistics

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• Health points (HP)
• Money
• Food
• Experience
• Gender

Suggested characters

At the beginning of the game, you should fight monsters to increase HP and money. In order to do so, you need to fight enemies physically. Therefore, whatever character class and race you choose, it is better to start with Agility and Strength as high as possible.

In the following example, four characters were created by combining races and classes with similar bonuses.

	Dwarf fighter	Elf thief	Bobit cleric	Human wizard
Strength	40	25	20	25
Agility	35	40	25	25
Stamina	10	10	10	10
Charisma	10	10	10	10
Wisdom	10	10	30	10
Intelligence	10	10	10	25
Special	-	Steal+	-	Spells +4