Meridian 59 User's Guide
The Stats, Spells, and Skills Buttons
The Stats, Spells, and Skills Window displays three kinds of information: your character's attributes (stats), your spell knowledge, and your skills. Click one of the three buttons -- Stats, Spells, or Skills -- to see this information.
Stats
Click this button to view the six slider bars showing your character's prowess in the six major attributes: might, intellect, stamina, agility, mysticism, and aim. These were set in stone when your character was created, but can be enhanced through the use of magical spells and enchanted items.
About Karma
At the bottom of your Stats list is a seventh slider bar: your karma rating. Good karma is useful for casting the sweetness-and-light spells learned in the Temple of Shal'ille; bad karma gives you plenty of clout using the fire-and-brimstone spells of Qor.When you return from the Underworld with good karma, you will receive a mace upon revival. If your karma was bad when you died, you'll come back empty-handed. Deal with it.
Spells
Click this button to see a complete list of your current spells. The percentage value next to each spell shows your proficiency -- that is, the odds that you'll be successful with it. The more you use these spells, the better you get with them. Conversely, if you don't use them for a while, you will get a bit rusty.
With time and experience, this list will grow longer than the window. When this happens, a slider bar will be added to the right of the list, allowing you to scroll down and view the rest of your spells.
You cannot cast spells from this window. To cast your spells, use the Spells toolbar icon, type the Cast command at the text line, or choose your spell from the Spells Menu at the top of the page.
Skills
Click this button to see a complete list of your current skills. You acquire new skills by training with Rook, the Weapons Master, and hone these skills by practicing them over and over. If you don't use a skill often, it will atrophy.
The percentage value next to each skill shows your proficiency with that skill. A higher percentage means that you are more adept: for example, your punches or sword slashes land with greater force and accuracy.
