👉 The Archaeologist is a lightly equipped explorer starting with useful tools like a pick-axe and a touchstone.
📋 Character Creation
| Property | Options |
|---|---|
| Allowed Races | Human, Dwarf |
| Allowed Genders | Male ♂️, Female ♀️
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| Allowed Alignments |
Lawful ⚖️, Neutral ☯️
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🧬 Class Traits
- Gains extra score from artifacts
- Special achievement is to defeat Amonket, Ruler of Greater Mummies
⚡ Intrinsic Abilities
| Level | Intrinsic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stealth 👣, Speed 👟 |
| 10 | Searching 🔍 |
❤️ Hit Points and Mana
| Stat | Starting Value | Increase Per Level |
|---|---|---|
| Hit points ❤️ | 11 | +1d8 (avg. +4.5) |
| Mana 🔮 | 1d4+3 (avg. 5.5) | +1d3+1 (avg. +3) |
🏁 Starting Items
| Item | Quantity | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Bullwhip | 1 | +3 enchantment |
| Leather jacket | 1 | +2 enchantment |
| Hand crossbow | 1 | |
| Crossbow bolt | 12-20 | Standard |
| Crossbow bolt | 6 | With lightning enchantment |
| Fedora | 1 | |
| Food ration | 1 | |
| Handful of nuts | 1 | |
| Pick-axe | 1 | +2 enchantment |
| Tinning kit | 1 | |
| Wand of digging | 1 | |
| Touchstone | 1 | |
| Backpack | 1 |
Additionally, there is a random chance to start with one of the following (mutually exclusive):
- 10.0% chance: Tin opener
- 22.5% chance: Oil lamp (+1 enchantment)
- 6.75% chance: Magic marker
🪄 Starting Spells
These spells are automatically learned at the start of the game.
- 1 Random Divination spell (level -1–4)
📊 Skills
⚔️ Combat Skills
| Skill | Starting Level | Maximum Level |
|---|---|---|
| Bare-handed combat | Unskilled | Master |
| Dodge | Unskilled | Expert |
| Dual wielding | Unskilled | Master |
| Two-handed weapon | Unskilled | Expert |
| Wand | Unskilled | Master |
🪓 Weapon Skills
| Skill | Starting Level | Maximum Level |
|---|---|---|
| Bludgeoning weapon | Unskilled | Master |
| Crossbow | Basic | Master |
| Dagger | Unskilled | Master |
| Quarterstaff | Unskilled | Master |
| Sling | Unskilled | Master |
| Sword | Unskilled | Master |
| Thrown weapon | Unskilled | Expert |
| Whip | Basic | Grand Master |
🧙 Spell Casting Skills
| Skill | Starting Level | Maximum Level |
|---|---|---|
| Abjuration spell | Unskilled | Master |
| Arcane spell | Unskilled | Expert |
| Divination spell | Basic | Master |
| Healing spell | Unskilled | Expert |
| Necromancy spell | Unskilled | Master |
| Transmutation spell | Unskilled | Master |
🛠️ Miscellaneous Skills
| Skill | Starting Level | Maximum Level | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digging | Basic | Grand Master | Starts at Basic due to starting with a pick-axe. |
| Disarm trap | Unskilled | Master |
👥 Racial Adjustments
⛏️ Dwarf
| Skill | Starting Level | Maximum Level |
|---|---|---|
| Digging | Skilled | Grand Master |
- Dwarf Archaeologists have a 16.7% (1 in 6) chance to also start with a wand of ore detection.