Summary
- The below templates are a collection of premade templates you can choose to start with when you first step on Shelter Island.
- They are recommended as a guide and quick path to starting your adventure, however you can still choose an Advanced template allowing you to choose each individual skill on your own, and make your own way.
- See our Basic to Advanced Templates for other progression options.
- Any decision made now can be changed later, often only taking a bit of time to raise a skill you'd rather take, while lowering a skill you no longer need.
- For the templates below you will be given the opportunity to change to a different one if you don't feel the template is for you while you are still in Young Status.
- New Players have a maximum of 700 skill points available, and a skill cap of 100 skill points. This can be increased through the Skill Mastery system.
- See the below video to explore more about the Skill Mastery and other Progression Systems like Books, Codex & Kits, and Aspect Mastery systems.
Bard
Archer Bard
- Playstyle: Use your Discordance skill to weaken monsters and your Peacemaking skill to pacify monsters, while standing at a distance to kill them from safety. Use bandages & potions to heal any damage you take.
- Gear Recommendations: Chainmail Armor, Bow or Crossbow, Instrument
- Book/Codex/Kit Requirements: Archery Codex, Bard Codex, Healer's Codex
- Aspect Recommendations: Lyric
Summoner Bard
- Playstyle: Use summons spells from your spellbook to summon temporary creatures who you can command to guard you and attack your opponents, while using Use your Discordance skill to weaken targets, and your Provocation skill to force monsters to attack one another,
- Gear Recommendations: Leather Armor, Material Spellbook for mana regeneration, Instrument
- Book/Codex/Kit Requirements: Summoner's Tome, Wizard's Grimoire, Bard Codex
- Aspect Recommendations: Lyric
Dexxer
Backstabber
- Playstyle: Use your Hiding skill to hide, and then Stealth to your target to strike him from the shadows doing greatly increased damage. Quickly moving far enough to safety that you can hide and repeat the process. If you get into trouble quickly use a Smoke Bomb to jump back into the shadows, and stealth away to safety. Use bandages and potions to heal any damage you take.
- Gear Recommendations: Platemail Armor, 2H Weapon to maximize damage
- Book/Codex/Kit Requirements: Mace Fighting Codex, Healer's Codex, Thieves Codex
- Aspect Recommendations: Shadow
Tank Dexxer
- Playstyle: Taunt your target with the [taunt command to increase your Parry skill decreasing their chance to do damage to you, while attacking your target. Remember to use your bandages to heal any damage you take, while using your Chivalry spells to increase your swing speed, heal damage you've taken, and reduce damage from diseases and bleeds. If you find yourself taking too much damage, equip the shield and one hander to increase your armor rating and reduce damage.
- Gear Recommendations: Platemail Armor, 1H Sword and Shield or 2H Axe
- Book/Codex/Kit Requirements: Chivalry Book, Swordsmanship Codex, Healer's Codex
- Aspect Recommendations: Holy
Mage
Arcane Mage
- Playstyle: Cast spells from a distance using your Magery skill, as your target closes with you, use your Adventurer's Rope while casting to safely rope away. When your mana is depleted, you'll want to get to safety so you can actively meditate to gain your mana back faster. Use your Necromancy spells to apply diseases and curses to increase your damage, while using the Pain Spike spell to deal large amounts of mana free damage.
- Gear Recommendations: Leather Armor, Arcane Staff
- Book/Codex/Kit Requirements: Necromancy Book, Wizard's Grimoire, Arcane Codex, Parry Codex
- Aspect Recommendations: Arcane
Summoner Mage
- Playstyle: Use summons spells from your spellbook to summon temporary creatures who you can command to guard you and attack your opponents. Use the vengeful spirit spell to twist your summons spells (prior to casting them) into undead creatures. Use Herding to focus the aggression of your summons and increase the damage they do. While casting attack spells with with any left over mana to help kill your targets.
- Gear Recommendations: Leather Armor, Material Spellbook for Mana Regeneration, Shepherd's Crook
- Book/Codex/Kit Requirements: Necromancy Book, Summoner's Tome, Wizard's Grimoire
- Aspect Recommendations: Eldritch
Tamer
Tamer Dexxer
- Playstyle: Using the Animal Taming skill to tame powerful melee creatures to aid you in battle, increasing their chance to hit with a crippling attack from your fencing weapon. Use bandages with the Veterinary skill to keep your pets alive so they can continue to do damage, while using bandages & potions to keep yourself alive. Use Herding to focus the aggression of your pets and increase the damage they do.
- Gear Recommendations: Platemail Armor, 2H Spear, Shepherd's Crook
- Book/Codex/Kit Requirements: Taming Bestiary, Fencing Codex, Healer's Codex
- Aspect Recommendations: Water
Tamer Mage
- Playstyle: Using the Animal Taming skill to tame powerful creatures to aid you in battle, increasing their attack speed by casting the Bless spell. Use bandages with the Veterinary skill to keep your pets alive so they can continue to do damage, while using healing spells & potions to keep yourself alive, and do additional damage with attack spells when mana is available. Use Herding to focus the aggression of your pets and increase the damage they do.
- Gear Recommendations: Leather Armor, Material Spellbook for Mana Regeneration, Shepherd's Crook
- Book/Codex/Kit Requirements: Taming Bestiary, Wizard's Grimoire, Healer's Codex
- Aspect Recommendations: Command
Alternative
Dungeon Scavenger
- Playstyle: Run and Stealth through dungeons using a skinning knife to skin corpses to gain various qualities of leather, while scavenging any treasures left behind by adventurers who were too lazy, or rich to be bothered to pick them up! Use a combination of bandages & potions to heal yourself, while using Magery to cast healing, walls and invisibility spells to aid you in survival.
- Gear Recommendations: Leather Armor, Shield
- Book/Codex/Kit Requirements: n/a
- Aspect Recommendations: n/a
Harvester
- Playstyle: Summon creatures to protect you while gathering various qualities of wood & ores using the Lumberjacking and Mining skills. At the same time passively Track for hostile targets so you can flee to safety if trouble appears.
- Gear Recommendations: Leather Armor, Hatchet or Pickaxe
- Book/Codex/Kit Recommendations: Summoner's Tome
- Aspect Recommendations: Harvest
Lockpicker
- Playstyle: Stealth through dungeons looking for treasures in locked chests. Once found you'll need to disarm traps and pick locks to get to the treasure inside.
- Gear Recommendations: Leather Armor
- Book/Codex/Kit Requirements: n/a
- Aspect Recommendations: Fortune