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Dark Ages computer game - Medenia Classes

A Medenia class player can learn new skills and spell and use new equipment. For a player to upgrade from their current class to its respective Medenia class, they must be a Master with all four of the Grand Master quests completed, also known as a Grand Master. They must also sacrifice quite a lot of experience, HP and MP, and their Master and Grand Master equipment. Medenia classes can gain Ability Experience in order to reach new Ability Levels, although it must be said that these levels require far, far more hunting to reach than their respective insight levels. Similarly to insight levels, new AB levels allow the player to equip new items and gain new skills and spells. Ability Experience can only be gained from hunting in Medenian hunting areas, with the exception of Eingren Manor which is not in Medenia. The Medenia classes are:

Dark Ages computer game - Gladiator

The upgrade of Warrior. Gladiators lose the large axes and sabres, and sport various large weapons known as Blades. Pure-path Gladiators learn the spell Aegis Sphere, which lasts for 40 minutes and increases your armor (-40 AC) for the duration of the spell.

Dark Ages computer game - Druid

The upgrade of Monk. While Druids have no specific weapon, they can gain some very powerful attacks. They also have the unique ability to turn into a large upright-standing animal at will. Like monks, they learn an animal form. Unlike monks, they cannot change this form to another one, and there are only three of them.

The most popular form, Feral Druids are granted the ability to change into a wolf. They are the most popular because they learn two very powerful attacks straight away.

Much less popular is this form, Kurura Druids can change into a bird. Their attacks are less powerful than those of Feral, but they are given a wind elemental spell.

The least popular, Komodas lets the Druid turn into a lizard. Their one initial attack isn't too bad, but their self-healing spell is very mana-consuming and therefore practically useless.

Dark Ages computer game - Bard

The upgrade of Priest. Bards lose the holy staves and replace them with Harps. The playing of these harps can do some damage, but the main attraction of becoming a Bard is the curse spell which they learn, which is useful in the arena.

Dark Ages computer game - Summoner

The upgrade of Wizard. Summoners replace their magic staves with floating orbs called Spheres, and they can learn powerful elemental spells called Summons, which work slightly differently from conventional Wizard spells.

Dark Ages computer game - Archer

The upgrade of Rogue. Archers use Bows (or sometimes Rogue weapons). They are able to do some damage by firing shots at enemies, though this technique is not very powerful. The main attractions for those becoming Archers is their Light elemental spell Star Arrow, and their ability to use Spear Arrows, special arrows which are uncommon but can make short work of some of the most powerful monsters.

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