Character Rules

Character Progression

To make it easy for new players and new characters, we start off with very few rules and then gradually introduce new ones as you become more familiar with your character's abilities.

A character who has never played before and has 0 points is known as a "basic".  They have a small but useful skill-set so that you are able to get stuck in on your first mission without having to worry about the rules.

• Introduction to the Basic Rules
• The Basic Skillset - for brand new characters, i.e. with 0 points
• Low-Level Rules - for characters below 200 points
• Mid-Level Rules - for characters above 200 points
• High-Level Rules - characters above 640 points gain access to extra abilities which vary according to their guild
• Very-High Level Rules - characters reaching 1280 and 2560 points gain access at both levels to extra skills, depending on their class (warrior, acolyte, mage, scout) 

Points

Heroquest uses a points-based rules system, where you earn points for your characters by attending events and these points can then buy your character various skills (of your choosing).

The amount of points you earn per event is fixed (roughly 1 point per hour).

Rank

Your character's rank is directly related to how many points he has: basically divide the number of points by 10 (and round down).

e.g. a character with 27 points is rank 2, a character with 331 points is rank 33.

Status

Once you reach rank 20, your character obtains one point of Status.  He/she obtains a further point of Status for every subsequent 10 ranks.

e.g. a character with 665 points is rank 66 and has 5 Status.