Hello to all visitors who come to this page and learn something about this game. This game can be extremely fun and healthy and a great way to pass time once you get the hang of it. My advice is to study everything you can here, so that you have a leg up when you actually decide to play.

Like anything else in Life, the more you do something, the better you get at it. Don't be discouraged if at first you have a hard time playing Gemstone IV. Everyone has difficulty getting the hang of this game at first. Once they actually do however, many of them become hooked on playing it for the rest of their Life. =)

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No matter what skill you decide to train in for your character with this game, all of them must be trained in by using the Skill Goals Manager System located at the bottom of the screen when you log into the game. 

The bottom of the screen with the words Skill Goals in blue. That must be clicked on with your mouse in order to enter into the system to train in the skills that you want to use both your character's Mental and Physical Training Points for. You only have a limited number of these points each level that your character reaches, so be sure to choose wisely if you want to get the best bang for your points. =)

Another way to access the Skill Goals Manager System in this game is to go to any INN that is located in any major city, and check in behind the front counter, and then click on the option that says ADJUST SKILL GOALS. That will also bring your character into the Skill Goals Manager System where you can use their Training Points there as well.

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In this game, there are Secret Societies which you can join for your character. Some of these Secret Societies are good, such as Voln, and some of these Secret Societies are Evil, such as the Circle of Light. There are also Guild societies such as the Warriors Guild, Sorcerer's Guild, etc.

If you choose to go the Circle of Light route for your character, then be wary, because you do end up having to sell your character's soul to be a part of it. Not only that, but if you are caught speaking about the Circle of Light to other people in the game, then an assassin will be sent out to kill your character.

Each secret society comes with their own unique benefits. Different bonuses to your Attack Strength, your Defense, your Spells, your Stamina, etc. Also different combat techniques that can only be used if you are a member of one of these societies.

It is important to choose carefully if you decide to pick a Secret Society to join for your character, because you want it to try and match your character's profession and personality. =)

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Another skill that you can train in with this game is called Spell Research. Training in the Spell Research skill gives your character access to any of the different spell groups that are a natural part of their profession. Each profession comes with their own base spell circles that contain the spells that are specifically available for that particular profession.

For Clerics, it's Major Spiritual Spell Research, Minor Spiritual Spell Research, and Cleric Spell Research that they have as the option for spell skills to train in.

For Sorcerers, it's Minor Elemental Spell Research, Minor Spiritual Spell Research, and Sorcerer Spell Research that they have as the option for spell skills to train in.

For Warriors, it's Minor Elemental Spell Research and Minor Spiritual Spell Research that they have as the option for spell skills to train in.

For Rogues, it's Minor Elemental Spell Research and Minor Spiritual Spell Research that they have as the option for spell skills to train in.

For Rangers, it's Minor Spiritual Spell Research and Ranger Spell Research that they have as the option for spell skills to train in.

For Paladins, it's Minor Spiritual Spell Research and Paladin Spell Research that they have as the option for spell skills to train in.

For Monks, it's Minor Mental Spell Research and Minor Spiritual Spell Research that they have as the option for spell skills to train in.

For Bards, it's Minor Elemental Spell Research and Bard Spell Research that they have as the option for spell skills to train in.

For Wizards, it's Major and Minor Elemental Spell Research, and Wizard Spell Research that they have as the option for spell skills to train in.

For Empaths, it's Major and Minor Spiritual Spell Research, and Empath Spell Research that they have as the option for spell skills to train in.

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Another set of skills that you can train in with this game are the Magical Lores which help certain professions expand the capabilities of their spells. Different Lores help different professions.

There are four of these Lores in total.

1. Elemental

2. Spiritual

3. Sorcerous

4. Mental

Elemental Lores help any profession that has elemental magic as part of their spell circles. These include Wizards, Warriors, Bards, Rogues, and Sorcerers.

Spiritual Lores help any profession that has spiritual magic as part of their spell circles. These include Clerics, Empaths, Rangers, Warriors, Rogues, Sorcerers, and Paladins.

Mental Lores help any profession that have mental magic as a part of their spell circles. These Lores primarily help Clerics, Empaths, and Monks more than any other profession.

Training in these Lores for whichever one fits your profession could make the difference between your character's spells being as powerful as they could be or lacking in the kind of power they could have. Always make sure to take the time to study each Lore for yourself and each spell group that ties into it before choosing to train in the one that best fits the profession that you have chosen for your character to be. =)

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Another skill that you can train in with this game is called Survival. 

Training in the Survival skill gives your character the ability to withstand all different types of temperatures in the game better, to be able to survive during harsh weather conditions better, to have a better chance of successfully skinning animals and creatures that you hunt in the game, and the ability to take damage from certain forces of nature and other sources in the game. 

This is a very well rounded skill and it is highly recommended for all professions. =)

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Another skill that you can train in with this game is called Picking Pockets. Training in the skill Picking Pockets gives your character the ability to steal other player's money in the game without them being able to see you. 

Obviously, the more you train in this skill, the better your character will be at it. However, it does come with a costly price. 

If another player catches your character trying to steal from their pockets or from their clothing, there is a high possibility that if those player's character's are a higher level than your character, that they will become angry and decide to try and kill you for trying to steal from them. 

So with using this skill, it's always a delicate balance. =)

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Another skill that you can train in with this game is called Trading. Training in the Trading skill gives your character the advantage of being able to haggle prices down better whenever he/she is making a purchase from a store or building no matter what part of the world of Gemstone IV they are traveling through. 

This skill comes in handy for saving money, and also for making it possible for making a profit off of your purchases by reselling what you purchase from these places to other players in the game for more than what you purchased them for. =)

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Another skill that you can train in with this game is called First Aid. Training in First Aid gives your character the ability to heal him/herself on the go. With this skill, you can use wraps and other things to patch up your wounds and to stop the bleeding of your body long enough to make it back to town to see a healer. Besides that, training in First Aid also gives your character a better chance of successfully skinning the pelts and skins of animals and creatures because it increases your character's hand to eye coordination.

This skill can be very handy when it comes to being far away from civilization with your character and especially if they become wounded from hunting or in battle. =)

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Another skill that you can train in with this game is called Perception. Training in the skill Perception gives your character the ability to be able to see people moving around in the shadows, the ability to clearly see locks and traps that are on boxes and chests easier, the ability to see clearer for skinning animals and creatures you hunt, the ability to forage better for herbs in areas, and the ability to search for hidden people, objects, rooms, doors, and secrets.

As you can see then, training in this skill is a must do for all professions in this game in one form or another. =)

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Another skill that you can train in with this game is called Picking Locks. Training in Picking Locks gives your character the skill and ability to break the locks and different kinds of chests and boxes that creatures in this game carry on their bodies and which you can receive after killing them and searching them. 

Training in this skill gives you ability to break the boxes and chests open in order to remove the contents which are contained within them. Contents which could be very valuable indeed. =)

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Another skill you can train in with this game is called Disarming Traps. Training in this skill gives your character the ability to disarm traps that creatures like to put inside of their boxes and chests in this game to keep you from getting to their treasure. Many boxes and chest contain many different traps. Anything from acid explosions to blades that cut your hands off to spring traps to scarab bugs that crawl all over you and try to kill you, and lots of other kinds as well. Training in Disarming Traps gives your character the ability to disarm these things, so that you can safely remove the treasure inside. =)

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Another skill that you can train in with this game is called Swimming. Training in Swimming gives your character the ability to swim across rivers and lakes, to swim upstream and downstream rivers and rapids, to swim underwater go to get to otherwise off limits areas in the game, and to be able to survive and keep from drowning easier.

Swimming is a must have skill when you reach higher levels because it gives you access to many Castles in the game which often times contain animals and creatures that have very valuable skins and items on their persons. =)

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Another skill that you can train in with this game is called Climbing. Training in Climbing gives your character the ability to reach far away places in this game that they wouldn't otherwise be able to reach without that skill. There are certain areas in this game that you can not reach unless your character has achieved a certain amount of training in the skill of Climbing. Some of these areas will cause your character to die if attempting to reach them without being trained in the proper skill level of climbing that is required to get there. Training in climbing gives your character access to unreachable areas that may be much more profitable in terms of treasure than other areas which don't require the skill of Climbing and therefore are much easier to reach.

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Another skill that you can train in with this game is called Mana Control. There are three types of different Mana Control skills that you can train in with this game. Elemental, Spiritual, and Mental. The benefits from each one are dependent upon what your character's profession is.

For Sorcerers it's Elemental and Spiritual Mana Control.

For Wizards it's Elemental Mana Control.

For Clerics it's Spiritual Mana Control.

For Empaths it's Mental and Spiritual Mana Control.

For Bards it's Elemental Mana Control.

For Warriors it's Elemental and Spiritual Mana Control.

For Monks it's Mental Mana Control.

For Rogues it's Elemental and Spiritual Mana Control.

For Rangers it's Spiritual Mana Control.

For Paladins it's Spiritual Mana Control.

Training in those types of Mana Control skills for each one of those professions will give your character the ability to use their spells in ways that they wouldn't normally be able to depending on which profession you have chosen for them to be.

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Another skill that you can train in with this game is called Spell Aiming. Training in Spell Aiming gives your character a tighter focus with certain spells that are in your character's profession spell circles. Spell Aiming also causes your character to do aimed damage on specific body parts of people, animals, and creatures in this game. Spell Aiming also gives your character the ability to take what would normally be a spell that effects an entire area, and direct that spell onto a single target. This skill can be crucial for certain specific magical professions in this game, such as the Wizard, Sorcerer, and Cleric. =)

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Another skill that you can train in with this game is called Harness Power. Training in Harness Power gives your character more and more mana points each time you do it. Mana points are used for casting spells in this game, and also for a few other special things. Having more mana makes it easier for the magical professions in this game to hunt. The more mana the better because you can hunt for longer periods of time and keep using your spells without having to wait for your mana to regenerate in order to use them. =)

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Another skill that you can train in with this game is called Magic Item Use. Training in Magic Item Use gives your character the ability to use magical wands, staves, scrolls, orbs, crystals, gems, stones, scrolls, and other things from the game. The more you train in this skill the better your character will be at using these items. =)

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Another skill that you can train in with this game is called Arcane Symbols. Training in this skill gives you access to the Arcane school of magic. This spell group has many spells that can be learned and that are directly related to what level your character is. The higher level your character is, the more powerful spells you can use from this circle. One benefit of training in Arcane Symbols is that you don't use up your mana when you use the spells from this skill. That comes in handy for many professions when you run out of mana and don't have many options left for combat. =)

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Another skill that you can train in with this game is called Dodging. Training in Dodging gives your character an increased chance of completely evading an attack from an enemy who is trying to kill you. The success of how well you can dodge an attack is completely dependent upon how well you have trained your character in this skill. This skill can be very expensive for certain professions to train in because it takes up a lot of their mental and physical training points to do so. The more combat oriented your profession is, the less costly it is to train in this skill.

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Another skill that you can train in with this game is called Stalking and Hiding. Training in Stalking and Hiding gives your character to move around in the shadows without being seen by other people, animals, and creatures in the game. It also gives you the ability to stalk your prey from the shadows. Other skills like Ambush go hand in hand with this skill. You can also sneak from one place to another by typing SNEAK (Direction), and then pressing Enter on your keyboard or key pad, with this skill.

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Another skill that you can train in with this game is called Ambush. Training in Ambush gives your character the ability to ambush people, animals, and creatures, from the shadows. How well you succeed at ambushing depends on how well you have trained in the Ambush skill. Other skills such as Stalking and Hiding go hand and hand with this skill.

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Another skill that you can train in with this game is called Physical Fitness. Training in Physical Fitness gives your character more and more health points every single time you train in it. Every profession has a maximum level of health already ascribed to it, but training in physical fitness beyond that point gives your character the ability to heal faster, to take damage better, and to have more stamina.

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Another skill that you can train in with this game is called Multi-Opponent Combat. Training in Multi-Opponent Combat gives your character skills at fighting more than one animal or creature. It provides better defense and better offense in those situations, and even gives your character the ability to use certain attacks that effect every single animal or creature in the room rather than just one. This skill can be expensive to train in but as your character grows and levels in the game it comes in quite handy at higher levels when fighting harder animals and creatures.

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Another skill that you can train in with this game is called Combat Maneuvers. Training in Combat Maneuvers gives your character extra hunting abilities and extra combat abilities. It also increases your attack strength for every two times that you train in it. Your attack strength will receive a +1 bonus every single time you do so. =)


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Another skill that you can train in with this game is called Two Weapon Combat. Training in Two Weapon Combat gives your character the ability to hold two one handed weapons in each hand, and to swing both of them at the same time, doing double damage. The drawback from this, however, is that defense is sacrificed at the same time. So there is a positive and a negative to training in this skill.


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Another skill that you can train in with this game is called Shield Use. Training in shield use increases your defense when standing in certain positions, such as in a guarded stance, or in an offensive stance. Training in shield use also gives you the benefit of being able to swing a one handed weapon while holding your shield at the same time, which means extra defensive capabilities in all stances and positions. =)


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One of the skills that you can train in with this game is called Armor Use. Training in Armor Use increases your character's defensive strength, also known as defense. It also allows you to wear heavier types of armor that cover more parts of your character's body.


The more you train in armor use the lighter your armor becomes on your character. Eventually, you can get to the point where no matter what armor you put on your character, there will be no weight penalty for wearing it. The lighter the material of the armor, the less protection it offers for your character. The heavier the material of the armor, the more protection it offers for your character.


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In this game you can change clothes and outfits at any time. You can also change armor at any time.

To change clothes, first, type REMOVE (Piece of clothing), then press Enter on your keyboard or key pad.

To wear the new clothes, hold the piece of clothing in your right hand, then type WEAR MY (Piece of clothing), then press Enter on your keyboard or keypad.

The same exact process works for changing into different types of Armor. =)

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When purchasing weapons, armor, clothing, or any other items from any store located within any city in this game, you have the option of haggling with the merchant in order to try and bring some of the prices down for those items.

For example, if you are at the local Armory, and you want to purchase some Double Leather armor, you would just go inside of the Armory and type the word ORDER, then press Enter on your keyboard or key pad. Then after you see the number for the Double Leather Armor that you need to type in order to order it, you would then just type the words ORDER (And the number for the armor).

After the merchant gives you the price of the armor that you are trying to purchase, you can then offer whatever amount you want to see if the merchant will sell it to you for that. Any amount, as long as it's lower than what the merchant is originally selling it for.

So for the Double Leather armor, if the merchant stated that the price is 250 silver coins, you can then type OFFER 240 COINS, and then press Enter on your keyboard or key pad, and then the merchant will tell you if he accepts your offer or not.

You can use this process on any weapon, armor, clothing, or item that a merchant is selling in any type of store in the game. =)

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There are different types of magical metals in this game that your weapons can be made from that naturally give you a bonus in Attack Strength for swinging, stabbing, shooting, or throwing your weapon at any animal or creature.

Likewise, your armor and shields can also be made out of any of these materials which would give you a bonus to your defense, the amount of which would depend on the type of material they are made from.

Some of these magical metals are as follows:

1. Mithril. Mithril is a metal that gives you a +5 bonus to your Attack Strength against animals and creatures in this game.

2. Ora. Ora is a metal that gives you a +10 bonus to your Attack Strength against animals and creatures in this game and also naturally becomes Blessed in the hands of a Cleric.

3. Imflass is a metal that gives you a +12 bonus to your Attack Strength against animals and creatures in this game and is also one of the lightest metals that your weapons can be made from.

4. Glaes is a metal that gives you a +15 bonus to your Attack Strength against animals and creatures in this game and is also one of the strongest metals that your weapons can be made from.

5. Vultite is a metal that gives you a +20 bonus to your Attack Strength against animals and creatures in this game.

6. Rolaren is a metal that gives you a +25 bonus to your Attack Strength against animals and creatures in this game.

7. Mithglin is a metal that gives you a +30 bonus to your Attack Strength against animals and creatures in this game.

In order to use any of these metals, you must reach a specific level for your character before you will be able to do so. For Mithril, it's level 3. For Ora, it's level 5. For Imflass, it's level 12. For Glaes, it's level 15. For Vultite, it's level 20. For Rolaren, it's level 20. For Mithglin, it's level 25.

The higher the bonus that the metal produces for your character, the more expensive the metal costs in order to make your weapon out of it.

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Hunting animals and creatures is the primary way of gaining experience, making money, and gaining items in this game. From these animals and creatures you can receive experience points, precious gemstones, animal skins, and treasure chests and boxes.

In order to hunt a creature or animal in this game, all you have to do is stand in front of the animal or creature with your weapon in your right hand, and type the words KILL (Name of Animal or Creature), and then press Enter on your keyboard or key pad.

So for example, if a Giant Rat was standing in front of you, you would type the words KILL RAT, and then press Enter on your keyboard or key pad, and this would cause your character to swing, stab, shoot, or throw his/her weapon at the Giant Rat.

After killing the Giant Rat, in order to search it to see if it had items on it which you can obtain, you would then type SEARCH RAT, and then press Enter on your keyboard or key pad. This would then cause your character to search the rat, and whatever items that were on it will be listed.

Also, once the Giant Rat has been killed, before you search it, you also have the option of skinning it to obtain it's pelt in order to sell it. In order to do this, you would just type SKIN RAT, and then press Enter on your keyboard or key pad. Depending on what skills you have trained in, the success of how well you can skin an animal or creature will be based upon those skills.

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There are 7 different types of weapon training that you can train in with this game.

These are as follows:

1. Edged Weapons. Edged weapons do mostly slicing damage to both skin and armor.

2. Blunt Weapons. Blunt weapons do mostly crushing damage to both bones and armor.

3. Two Handed Weapons do both slicing and crushing damage to skin, bones, and armor.

4. Ranged Weapons. Ranged weapons do mostly piercing damage from a distance to both skin and armor.

5. Thrown Weapons. Thrown weapons do mostly slicing damage from a distance to both skin and armor.

6. Pole Arm Weapons. Pole arm weapons do mostly piercing and crushing damage from a distance to both skin and armor.

7. Brawling Weapons. Brawling weapons do mostly slicing damage to both skin and armor.

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In this game you can forage for herbs in just about any area that you find yourself in. Herbs can be used for healing and for making alchemy potions in the game.

To forage for herbs while in any area of the game, just type the word KNEEL, and press Enter on your keyboard or key pad, and then type the word FORAGE, and then press Enter on your keyboard or key pad , and your character will begin foraging around for herbs.

This is not always a successful practice, and training in the Perception skill increases your chances of finding herbs dramatically. =)

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In this game you can hide, stalk, and sneak. This comes in handy for hunting, for getting around without being seen, and for following people without them knowing you are following them.

To hide in this game you just type HIDE, then you press Enter on your keyboard or keypad.

To sneak in this game you just type SNEAK, then the direction you want to sneak in, whether it's n, s, e, w, etc., and then press Enter on your keyboard or keypad. So if you wanted to sneak west while hiding, you would just type SNEAK WEST.

To stalk prey or people in this game, you would just type STALK, then the type of creature you are hunting, or, if it's a person, you would just type their name. So, if you wanted to stalk a bear in order to kill it, you would just type STALK BEAR, then press Enter on your keyboard or key pad, and then your character would get into position to stalk the bear. Same process for stalking a person in the game. =)

In order to do any of the above three things well, you would first need to train in all of the by using the skills goals manager system inside the game, located at the bottom of the screen, where it says SKILL GOALS.

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To check your character's statistics in this game at any time, in order to see what stats have grown, or have been added to, or have been increased due to experience that you may have gained while playing the game, or from bonuses that you may have received from what you have been training in, or from any special items you are wearing that may have brought them up a bit, just type the word INFO, and then press Enter on your keyboard or keypad, and all of your character's statistics will be displayed for you to see. =)

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To accept an item from another Player, NPC Character, or Creature in this game, after having been offered the item, just type the word ACCEPT (Item), then press Enter on your keyboard or keypad, and this will cause your character to accept and receive the item that is being offered to him/her, thereby placing it into your character's hands. Again, it takes a little practice before you get it right, but after awhile it becomes just like second nature. =)

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To give an item to someone or something in this game, you must first grab it and hold it in your hand, then you just type the words GIVE (Item) To (Name of Player, NPC Character, or Creature), and then press Enter on your keyboard or keypad. This may take a few times to practice before you get it right, but it's relatively easy once you get the hang of it. =)

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To pick up items off of the ground in this game, or to grab items from containers on your person, just type the word GET and then the item you are trying to pick up and grab. So for example, if you see a quartz crystal on the ground, just type GET Quartz Crystal, and then press Enter on your keyboard or keypad, and that will cause your character to pick up the quartz crystal that is on the ground.

If you have a quartz crystal in a container that you are carrying or wearing, just type GET MY Quartz Crystal and then press Enter on your keyboard or keypad, and that will cause your character to grab the quartz crystal that is in one of the containers on your character's body, and to place the crystal in your character's hand. =)

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There are 14 different available races to choose from in this game. All of them come with their own specific advantages and disadvantages. 

It is very important to study each race thoroughly before choosing which one is best for your character. On average, the bigger and stronger the race that you choose, the less likely they are going to be good at casting spells, but they will be very good in physical combat. 

Just the same, the smaller the race that you choose for your character, the better they will be at casting spells, and the weaker they will be in physical combat. So choose wisely as it fits your personal taste when it comes to what race would best suit the profession that you have chosen for your character to be. =)

Smaller races include Gnomes, Elves, Dwarves, Half-Elves, and Halflings.

Larger races include Giants, Half-Krolvins, Humans, Sylvankinds, Erithians, and Aelotois.  


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The Monk

The Monk is the one profession in this game that deals with the mind and hand to hand combat. The Monk has specific natural spells that deal in the mental energy realm, and also has the ability to become an expert in brawling weapons and throwing weapons.

Anything that deals with the power of the mind is what monks specialize in. Telekinesis, Telepathy, things of that nature.

Monks have certain spells that are not mimicked in any way shape or form, which sets the Monk apart from many of the other Magical professions in the game.

Using a Monk gives you the feeling of training your character differently than the rest of the players in the game, which is what makes the Monk a very interesting profession to play.

Because Monks rely mostly on their own natural skills and abilities to make it through the game, not many items need to be purchased in order for the Monk to be effective and efficient.

If you train a Monk in this game for using as your character, you will have one of the rarest professions that this game has to offer. :)

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The Paladin

The Paladin profession is the most balanced profession in this game. When it comes to combining the worlds of the undead and living together, no other profession does this like the Paladin does.

The Paladin has natural spells that allow it to hunt the undead, but it also has the ability to just as efficiently hunt creatures with blood in their bodies.

Paladins can wear heavy armor, can train in many different types of weapons, can use many different types of spells, and can hunt in almost any terrain in the game. Everything from grave yards to cities to forests, etc.

All of these attributes together is what makes the Paladin easily the most balanced profession available to choose from in this game. A great choice for people who appreciate the 50/50 ratio. :)

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The Bard

The Bard profession in this game is probably one of the most unique professions of all. Bards can play many of the different musical instruments that are in the world of Gemstone IV, but with the added benefit of gaining extra experience and faster mind clearing times for doing so.

Bards are also proficient in the area of singing. A bard can use their voice to do many things in this game. They can purify items with their voices, which causes them to be worth more money, they can assess items with their voices, which gives an idea of what they are worth, and they can even check the history of an item with their voices, to find out what the item is for.

Bards can also use their voices for hunting, for self defense, and for determining things.

These qualities when combined together, definitely make the Bard probably the most unique and interesting profession that this game has to offer. :)

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The Ranger

The Ranger profession in this game specializes in adapting to the environment and obtaining power, protection, and strength from the different forces of nature in the game. No other profession does this like the Ranger can.

This game has it's own built in weather system. Sometimes the weather in this game can be extremely cold and frigid. Sometimes this weather can even cause physical damage to your character, and in some rare cases, even kill them. The Ranger's natural spell group category contains spells which can protect him/her from such a fate, making the Ranger profession the most efficient at survival than any other profession available to choose from.

Aside from those natural abilities that only the Ranger possesses, the Ranger profession is also the most proficient in Skinning, Climbing, and Swimming.

If you are looking to create a character that can travel long distances and reach hard to get to places in the game, then the Ranger profession is definitely the most beneficial choice for doing so. :)

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The Rogue

The Rogue profession in this game is known for it's stealth and lock picking abilities. No other profession can hide, stalk, sneak, ambush, or lock pick like the Rogue can.

Aside from those abilities, the Rogue can also train in a variety of weaponry, similar to a warrior, and with the versatility of some of the other professions like the Ranger.

Being a Rogue in this game can be extremely fun, and depending on how you want to role play your character, can also be very entertaining.

A Rogue has the extended ability to become a master at picking the pockets of other characters in the game from the shadows and without being seen. Or in other words, stealing money from other players in the game without being caught.

Add all of that to the Rogues natural ability for picking the locks off of boxes and chests, and you have yourself what is possibly the second best money making profession that this game has to offer. :)

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The Empath

The Empath profession in this game is probably the most self sufficient of all due to it's ability to heal itself and to heal others. The Empath is the only profession in the game that is capable of removing damage from characters and placing it somewhere else until it is ready to be eliminated. This makes the Empath an extremely popular profession, and one that gets paid nicely in tips.

What the Empath lacks in combat and magical spell groups, it makes up for in other ways, such as being one of the best skinning professions in the game. This is important, because creature skins in the game when sold at FURRIER Shops equals money in the bank. Literally. :)

There is no doubt about it, through tips, self sustained hunting, and through skinning, the Empath profession is undoubtedly the best money maker in the game. :)

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The Cleric

The Cleric profession in this game comes with it's own built in advantages for hunting the undead, which no other profession in the game can rival. No matter what type of weapon a Cleric is holding in it's hands, it automatically becomes a blessed weapon, which means that it can be used to hunt creatures that can not normally be attacked through physical means. Creatures such as ghosts, shades, wraiths, demons, etc.

The Cleric profession in this game is also the only profession that has the spells and capability to resurrect another player's character after they have died in the game. This makes the Cleric perhaps the most popular and sought after profession of all.

Like with all other magical professions, it is necessary to first know the proper spell category codes to use in order to cast a Cleric's spells. These codes are as follows:

010
020
030

Those are three spell group codes that Cleric's cast their spells from. So if you wanted to use a level 1 spell from the 010 spell group category, you would just type PREPARE 0101, then you would press Enter on your keyboard or key pad, then wait for the spell to be prepared, and then you would just type CAST SPELL. So for example if you were hunting a zombie, you would type PREPARE 0101, and then you would simply type CAST SPELL AT ZOMBIE. For a level 2 spell from the 010 spell group category, you would just type 0102 instead of 0101. Etc. :)

It is a requirement in the game to first train in whichever spell group category you wish to use before you will be able to cast spells from it, and it is also a requirement in the game that your character be the proper level in order to use those spells. :)

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The Wizard

The Wizard profession in this game is the most Versatile of all of the magical professions that you can choose for your character. There is a much wider spectrum of spells and magical skills that a Wizard can train in that no other profession in the game can match. Wizards also have many spells that they can train in which causes them to swing weapon harder so that gives them a major advantage for hunting as well. Add this advantage to some of the extremely powerful spells that Wizards can cast, and you have yourself probably one of the most well rounded professions in the game.

Like with all other spells and spell categories that all magical professions have the option to train in, in order to use a Wizards spells you must first know each of the different codes for each of the different Wizard spell categories. These codes are as follows:

090
040
050

Those are the 3 different codes that must be typed in before you can prep and then use a Wizard's spells.

So for example, if you are hunting a Ghost in the game, and you want to use a level 1 Wizard spell from the 090 spell category, then you would have to first type PREPARE 0901, then press Enter on your Keyboard or Key Pad, then wait for the spell to be prepared, and then you would simply type CAST AT GHOST, and press enter on your Keyboard or Keypad. If you wanted to use a level 2 Wizard spell from this same spell category, then you would type PREPARE 0902, and then when it is ready, you would type CAST AT GHOST, etc. This same process is necessary for casting any spell in any 3 of the Wizard's spell categories.

Like with any spell for any profession, if you have not trained in the spell you are trying to use by using the in game skill manager system, and if you aren't the proper level required in order to use that spell, then you will not be able to use it. :)

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The Sorcerer

The Sorcerer profession in this game is extremely powerful and destructive. No profession in this game comes anywhere close to the Sorcerer when it comes to the amount of pain and damage that Sorcerer spells can cause. This is because the Sorcerer specializes specifically in this area.

Sorcerers are adept at using the most diverse kinds of spells, with the most impact.

The Sorcerer profession also gives your character the ability to use magic items, and read magic scrolls, at a level that only few other professions in this game can rival, such as Wizards, Clerics, and Empaths.

Each magical profession in this game comes with a special code that must be used in order to prepare and cast their spells. Since the Sorcerer naturally has the ability to use 3 different categories of spells, the 3 codes for each of those categories are as follows:

070
040
010

Those are the 3 spell categories that a Sorcerer has access to.

If you want to cast a level 1 spell from the 070 spell categorie, you would just type PREPARE 0701, and then press Enter on your keyboard or key pad. Then, after you have prepared that level 1 spell, you would need to cast it at a specific target. For example, in order to cast your spell at a rat, you would type CAST SPELL AT RAT.

For a level 2 spell in the same category, you would use 0702 instead of 0701.

If you have not used the skill manager system inside the game to train in those spells, then you will not be able to use them. If you are not the proper level required to use those spells, then you will not be able to use them. :)

Some spells from any spell category can only be self cast upon your character, and can not be used to be cast upon an external target. This is because with those particular types of spells, they are strictly beneficial to him or her and would have no damage effect on any other target they would be cast upon.

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The Warrior

The Warrior profession in this game is very diverse and well trained in most physical activities that have to do with combat, such as armor usage, weapon usage, shield usage, etc.

In fact, the Warrior profession in this game can train in all of those above categories more efficiently than any other profession, though with Rogues, Paladins, and Rangers coming in at a close second.

Playing a Warrior in this game is fun and entertaining, and also gives you the feeling that your character is extremely strong when it comes to swinging a weapon, which is the 100% Truth. :)

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In this game, there are 10 different professions that you can choose for your character to be. These professions include Warriors, Wizards, Sorcerers, Paladins, Empaths, Rogues, Clerics, Monks, Rangers, and Bards.

Each profession comes with it's own unique advantages, and it's own unique abilities and skills.

When choosing the right profession in this game, make sure to study each one a little bit first, or you will have to re roll your entire character if it turns out that didn't pick the one that was right for you. :)

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In this game you can make your character do almost anything that you want him or her to do. If you want them to jump, you just type jump, and press Enter. If you want them to smile, you just type smile, and press Enter. If you want them to dance, you just type dance, and press Enter. 

Basically, the sky is the limit in terms of what you can imagine that your character can do. :)

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