Characters in Age of Conan

See also: Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures

A screenshot of the character creation and extensive customization featured in Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures.

Characters in Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures are created via a user account on an online server. Characters created on one server are not usable on another; however, Funcom is planning to have a server transfer process for characters after the game is launched. Players create characters which function as their virtual avatars in the online world of Hyboria. When creating a character in Age of Conan, the player may choose from three different races.

Races

The three races are split into three culturally distinct nations: Aquilonia, Cimmeria and Stygia.^[1]

• The Aquilonians are depicted as stylized Greco-Romans with medieval overtones, a controversial portrayal as the Aquilonian society is culturally diverse in the written Conan lore of Howard. The country of Aquilonia consists of green hills, lush riverbeds and the spired city of Tarantia.^[2]
• The Cimmerians are proto-Celts descended from the Atlantean survivors of the Great Cataclysm and are the barbaric race from which Conan descends. The country of Cimmeria is the most northern nation of the featured three and consists of snowy, mountainous highlands.^[3]
• The Stygians are a swarthy race of snake worshippers dabbling in vile magic and evil religions. The country of Stygia resembles a dark, twisted Egypto-Babylonian culture and mostly features deserts dotted by beautiful, ancient cities.^[4]

• Additionally, there are many NPC races such as degenerate Picts, hawk-nosed Shemites, red-haired Vanir and blonde-haired Aesir. There have been hints of more playable races with expansions.

See also: Races and Nations of the Hyborian Age.

Classes

For the first five levels the player is a "commoner," without a class, but of Cimmerian, Aquilonian or Stygian origin. Then at level five, the player chooses from three of four archetypes: Mage (Stygian only), Priest, Rogue or Soldier (Aquilonian and Cimmerian only). At level twenty, the player selects from three to four class selections for each archetype.

• Color Codings for the Following Table:

• All = White
• Aquilonian = Blue
• Cimmerian = Green
• Stygian = Red
• Aquilonian and Cimmerian = Cyan
• Aquilonian and Stygian = Magenta
• Cimmerian and Stygian = Yellow

Prestige Classes

Additionally at level forty, the player may choose from one of four prestige classes which provide an additional, parallel, path of development. The four different prestige classes are: the Crafter, the Lord, the Commander and the Master. Each of these has extremely valuable advantages that can be used both in solo play and in team play, and each has specific skills and benefits that can make a great difference. The commander can, for instance, expand groups and use special formations during combat, while a lord have certain rights when it comes to building cities and gathering resources. As for the master, he will be able to control a computer-controlled follower that can be of aid in battles. Here are some of the benefits that the prestige classes carry with them:

• Lord:

• Has exclusive placement rights in regard to the main keep.
• Can build Guard Towers that automatically defend against enemy attacks.
• Each Lord in a guild increases the resource extraction of gold nuggets for all guild members - up to a max of 30 Lords.
• Each Lord in a guild increases the experience point bonus for all guild members - up to a max of 20 Lords.
• Has acces to the Architect and Alchemy crafting skills.

• Commander:

• Adds one additional maximum member to a team, up to a total of 10 (with 4 Commanders).
• Can build Barracks for the Village or Keep that will spawn soldiers to protect the village on attack.
• Each Commander in a guild increases the resource extraction of iron ore for all guild members - up to a max of 30 Commanders.
• Can draw up special "Tactical Plans" to enable Commander only formations. Massive battle formations, such as large mounted formations or the special Raid Attack resistant formations, are available only to the Commander.
• Has access to the Weaponsmith crafting skill.

• Crafter:

• Can build crafting premises, smithies, and other tradeskill facilities in the guild villages.
• Each Crafter in a guild increases the resource extraction of wood for all guild members - up to a max of 30 Crafters.
• Has access to all forms of crafting.

• Master:

• Can have one "follower". Being in a guild gives you access to more powerful followers.
• Can build stables which upgrade the quality of mounts.
• Each Master in a guild will increase the resource extraction of stone for all guild members - up to a max of 30 Masters.
• Has access to the Armorsmith crafting skill.
• Gets the sword of Conan which is the most powerful, its attack rate is 4x more then a normal level 40 sword.

References

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