Grimoire Reference & Guide [No Spoilers]

An organized compilation of information to make your life easier

Abbreviation Glossary

ARMOR
NAC: Natural Armor Class
BAC: Basic Armor Class
CAC: Class Armor Class
IAC: Item Armor Class
MAC: Magical Armor Class (?)
TAC: Total Armor Class

Resistances
AIR: Air
CAU: Caustic
COL: Cold
DEA: Death
EAR: Earth
FIR: Fire
GAL: Galvanic (Electricity?)
HYP: Hypnosis
LUM: Luma (light?)
MEN: Mental
MES: Mesmerizing
SON: Sonic
SOR: Sorcery
SYS: System
TOX: Toxin
Aqua
Paralysis

Party Creation

Each race carries different bonuses and deductions that will be applied to the character's ability scores. The Human race is the exception to this, receiving 40 in all stats except for Destiny, which recevies a 10.
In order for a class to become available when creating a character, that character must meet the minimum Attribute requirements for that class, this is where point rolling comes in. The number of points you received when rolling your character's stats is applied to the relevant Attributes for each class, if an Attribute is not able to be raised to a classes' minimum requirement then that class will not be available for selection.
If there are enough points left after selecting a class you will be able to allocate them in the form of Bonus Points to either HP, Attributes, or Skill Points. You choose which Skills or Attributes to raise once you start the game, while HP is increased after you choose it.

NOTE:
Male characters get a bonus to Strength, female characters get a bonus to Felicity.


Use the chart below as a guide


----------------ATTRIBUTES----------------
INT: Intelligence
Important for spell casters and maybe metalsmith item creation.

WIS: Wisdom
Probably also spell casters, though maybe only clerics etc.?

WIL: Willpower
Resistance against mind attacks, maybe some attack bonuses.

STR: Strength
This one is obvious. Attacks and carrying capacity.

CON: Constitution
Hitpoints and things like resistances or healing from diseases and what not.

SPE: Speed
Who attacks first and maybe additional attacks per round.

AGI: Agility
Dexterity and evasion of attacks.

FEL: Fellowship (equivalent to charisma)
Recruiting and talking to NPC's, equivalent to diplomacy.

DEV: Devotion (equivalent to faith)
Determines total mana pool and it's increase per level.

MET: Metabolism
Amount of vitality and how quickly it goes down or replenishes.

DES: Destiny (luck, karma or both)
Can save from death in fights, "Destiny intervened".


----------------CLASS DESCRIPTIONS----------------
Warrior: Good frontliner, can don any armor (depends on race still, however), starts with boost in most melee weapon, but that's the limit. Outclassed later on by Smiths.

Berserker: Access to berserk skill and similar in feat. to Warrior, but mostly uses axes/scimitar weapons. Berserk is best conjoined with sleep at the end of the round, to negate its detrimental effect to the party.

Templar: Meant to be secondary class later on, but can be accessed immediately with Durandil and good roll (30+). Not recommended due to Durandil's con to only wear special gear. Mix of Warrior with Cleric spellbook.

Cleric: Obvious healer with good buffing spells. Templars and Bards get access to their spells later on, and there is also a Cleric companion you may obtain early on, so I suggest to skip this.

Necromancer. Niche caster with unique spellbook and Raise Dead. Pretty ♥♥♥♥♥ early on, but proven to be of much fun as your spellbook expands. Vamphyr seems to be the only ones to reach a good roll to unlock at party creation.

Wizard: Nuke caster with destructive magic later on, good to have early if you wanna skip Sage and/or Thaumaturge. Bards have access to their spellbook, so it's really up to you.

Sage: Recommended class for their utility spells and Detect Secret. Has skills such as Rob, Mythology, etc... I skipped it as your first companion Little Rosie does every of these but better regardless.

Thaumaturge: Rosie's class. Very powerful elemental spells at their disposition. Spellbook accessible by Thieves and Ranger later on.

Bard: do NOT take this class if you don't want to fly through the game. Bards in this version are sleep/charm machines, with combined access to Cleric AND Wizard spellbook starting from level 3. If you wanna make your life very easy, take a bard, find a sleep/charm instrument and only increase his speed.

Ranger: Shooter with high scout. Bows and Arrows are rare early on making them quite useless, but they become killing machines once you stock up on projectiles, and skill up their special one-shot. Access to Thaumaturge spellbook later on.

Thief: Good to have for lockpicking and backstab (Successfully hide in combat then attack next round). Functions are easily replaced by the Knock-knock spell and another nuker/serker. Stealth can be powerlevelled just like Instruments for bard early on.

Metalsmith: Warrior but better, with ability to forge items. This feature hasn't been fully implemented according to Cleve however.

Jester: Unlockable, cannot be choosen from the start of the game. Similar to bard with access to more spellbooks

Assassin: Unlockable, cannot be choosen from the start of the game. Upgrade from thief with lethal blows.

Pirate: Unlockable, cannot be choosen from the start of the game. Had lethal blows.


----------------CLASS DETAILS----------------

CLASS NAME

Martial skill point multiplier / Physical skill point multiplier / Mental skill point multiplier

Skill point multiplier Sum / XP requirement for Level 2 / Patron


Assassin

1.0/0.8/0.5

2.3/ 2100 XP/patron: Night


Bard

0.4/1.0/0.3

1.7/ 1250 XP/patron: Harmony


Berserker

1.0/0.7/0.4

2.1/ 1000 XP/patron: Skulls


Cleric
0.2/0.5/1.0

1.7/ 1250 XP/patron: Light


Jester

1.0/0.7/0.6

2.3/ 2400 XP/patron: Mirth


Metalsmith

1.0/0.5/0.4

1.9/ 850 XP/patron: Anvils


Necromancer

0.1/0.1/1.0

1.2/ 1800 XP/patron: Death


Pirate
1.0/0.6/0.4

2.0/ 1400 XP/patron: Oceans


Ranger

0.7/1.0/0.3

2.0/ 900 XP/patron: Nature


Sage

0.1/0.1/1.0

1.2/ 750 XP/patron: Truth


Templar

1.0/0.5/0.3

1.8/ 1350 XP/patron: Swords


Thaumaturge
0.1/0.4/1.0

1.5/ 1150 XP/patron: Earth


Thief

0.5/1.0/0.4

1.9/ 850 XP/patron: Shadows


Warrior

1.0/0.5/0.2

1.7/ 1000 XP/patron: Valor


Wizard

0.1/0.4/1.0

1.5/ 1200 XP/patron: Magic

[Roq]

AGI in Wiz 7 affects the number of hits you get per round. Probably, does that in Grimoire too, I reckon, although i more RNG seems to be applied than in Wiz.

[Lady Error]

Here is a good summary that is easier to read:

The best combinations that get the most skill points on level up and the most extra roll points during creation are:

BEST COMBINATIONS

Saurian Berserker 1.3x
Drake Metalsmith 1.5x
Barrower Thaumaturge 1.3x
Wolfin Cleric 1.2x
Wolfin Ranger 1.6x
Feyfolk Necro 1.6x
Aeorb Sage 2.0x
Durendil Templar 2.0x
Giant Warrior 1.5x
Rhattu Thief 1.1x -> Assassin 1.8x

The only pirate bonus points: Rhattu Pirate 1.7x (not enough for creation). Bards and Wizards get no bonus points from any race.

BAD COMBINATIONS

Drow Metalsmith 0.6x
Feyfolk Metalsmith 0.4x
Aeorb Metalsmith 0.5x
Barrower Sage 0.8x
Drake Sage 0.8x
Saurian Sage 0.5x
Wolfin Bard 0.8x
Rhattu Warrior 0.7x
Durendil Necro 0.7x
Durendil Ranger 0.6x
Vampyr Cleric 0.1x
Vampyr Templar 0.2x
Giant Thief 0.6x, Wizard 0.5x, Cleric 0.7x, Assassin 0.8x

[Tegga21]

Bonus: Aeorb> Sage =max 54 attribute points wolfin>ranger max=46, rat>thief max=35 (with perfect 32 rolls)

[Tegga21]

http://steamcommunity.com/app/650670/discussions/0/1471967615865771770/

class requirements

[Tegga21]

more info: the eye guys get a huge bonus to sage, as much as 54 points, rats get a thief bonus,

[SpiralRazor]

I got a bonus with Felicity once...man, it was worth it.

[Tyrir]

add info about skills from http://www.en.magicgameworld.com/grimoire-heralds-of-the-winged-exemplar-beginners-guide-to-skills/ to your compilation

[Darkhain]

Male have STR bonus, FEL malus, Female STR malus, FEL bonus


You're table is incorrect. Some races with certain classes have a multiplier for stats, like Durendil Templar is x2, Necro/Feyfolk x1.6, Necro/Vampyr x1.5, etc...

[BigRowdy]

Great Work and very useful.

[mickael747]

useless.
I am waiting for the manual