Class vs. Skill Information

Skill \ Class Necromancer Cleric Knight Troll Minotaur Dark Elf Vampire Dragon
Fire
4
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
Air
4
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
Water
4
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
Earth
4
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
Spirit
0
4
0
0
2
0
3
0
Mind
0
4
0
0
2
0
3
0
Body
0
4
0
0
2
0
3
0
Light
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
Dark
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Vampire
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
Dragon
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
Sword
0
0
4
3
2
3
3
0
Axe
0
0
3
3
4
0
2
0
Staff
3
2
2
4
3
0
0
0
Spear
0
0
4
2
3
0
0
0
Dagger
2
0
2
2
2
3
4
0
Bow
1
1
2
1
2
4
1
0
Mace
0
3
3
4
3
1
2
0
Leather
2
2
2
4
2
3
3
0
Chain
0
2
3
2
3
4
2
0
Plate
0
0
4
0
3
0
0
0
Shield
0
3
4
0
0
2
3
0
Disarm Traps
1
0
2
1
3
4
2
0
Perception
1
2
2
1
4
3
2
4
Merchant
2
3
2
1
2
4
2
2
Learning
4
2
1
1
1
2
1
4
Meditation
4
3
0
0
0
2
0
3
Bodybuilding
0
1
3
4
3
0
0
3
Identify Item
3
0
0
0
0
3
2
4
Repair Item
0
2
4
3
0
2
0
0
Identify Monster
3
0
1
2
0
0
4
3
Armsmaster
0
1
4
3
3
2
1
0
Alchemy
4
2
0
0
1
2
3
3
Regeneration
2
0
0
4
0
0
3
2

Total
52
45
52
45
43
52
53
32
Usable Skills
20
18
19
18
19
19
21
10
Total / Total Skills
1.53
1.32
1.53
1.32
1.26
1.53
1.56
0.94
Total / Usable
2.6
2.5
2.7
2.5
2.3
2.7
2.5
3.2
What do the numbers mean?
First each skill is assigned a value based on the maximum attainable skill :

0 = Unusable
1 = Normal
2 = Expert
3 = Master
4 = Grand Master

I summed up the points for each of the classes to give the total skill value for each class.  By looking at this number (labeled "TOTAL") it appears that the dragon is the worst possible character to play, for it's skill value is only 32.  This means that for all 34 skills, on average (the Total Skills / Total line) it can not even be normal level compared to all the other characters.  If we continue to look at the same line, the Dark Elf is well beyond everyone else with a 56 skill value an average of 1.65 and that the best on the board, way better then the dragon.

Now look at the final line, "Total / Usable".  This is the skill value divided by the total number of skills that the class can use (i.e.: all skills with a value of > 0 [normal or higher]).  This means that for the skills the class can learn, on average how high can they progress, or how well they use the skills that they have.  Although the dragon appeared to not even make it to normal levels for all the skills, it can make it to Master level for the skills that it can learn!  In second place is the Dark Elf with 2.8 and the worst of the class is the Minotaur that achieves only a 2.3.

You can't just rank the classes based on these values because if you want a well rounded party, you will need to have a cleric, a Necromancer or Dark Elf and at least one fighter, Dragon, Knight, Troll or Minotaur.  Here is how I see a few different parties :

Strong Spell Based :
Dark Elf, Dark Elf, Necromancer, Cleric, Dragon

Strong Fighting Based :
Dragon, Dragon, Knight, Knight, Cleric

Mixed :
Necromancer, Dark Elf, Cleric, Dragon, Dark Elf


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