Phaedro's Class Guide¶

The 4-beat class tutorial Phaedro delivers after the cellar fight
Phaedro's Class Guide

After you clear Marta's cellar (the first real fight of the
game), Phaedro catches you on your way back up to the tavern
and delivers a short, class-specific tutorial. It runs once.

What he covers, in four beats:

  1. Class overview     — what your class IS in this world,
                           not mechanics. Philosophy and flavour.
  2. Combat style       — stance, primary weapon, and one or
                           two verbs you should be using.
  3. Pet pointer        — what species your class tends to bond
                           with, and who to ask. (Scholar, Herbalist,
                           and Bard get a softer version — their
                           strength is people, not animals.)
  4. Free merc team     — he hands you a purse so you can hire
                           mercenaries at the Rusty Tankard.

The purse:
  - 200 gold for most classes (covers 2 mercs for ~2 weeks
    past the free trial).
  - 300 gold for Scholar, Herbalist, and Bard (3 mercs,
    compensating for the lack of a native pet or summon).

After the guide:
  - Walk to the Rusty Tankard and type `/merc` to see the
    teams available.
  - `/merc dismiss <number>` if a hire isn't working out.
  - For the four classes with specialization paths shipped
    so far (warrior, rogue, ranger, mage), Phaedro names
    the two paths you'll choose from at rank 20. For the
    other nine classes, path content is still in progress.

Trigger:
  - Marta's cellar chain complete AND Phaedro at your location.
  - If he's not in the room, find him at the tavern in Ghelmyon.
  - The guide is one-time — `world.flags._phaedro_guide_delivered`.

See also: ?phaedro, ?merc, ?path, ?beginner