How to select race/class combination for first character

How to select a race/class combination:

If you are new to Mozart, you should probably choose a class that has decent survival possibilities (which means especially a class that can heal or has pets which he can hide behind), both Sneak Inside and Sneak Outside and level up quite fast (for which I would recommend a class that has Backstab skill). You should also probably choose a dual class character, which has to level up both classes and therefore advances slower and also has some penalties (see Multiclass section), but has bigger variability in what it can do.

If you want a single class character to not have to level up 2 classes, your best bet is probably Paladin, who is quite a good warrior-type character with spells and healing capability or Shadowmage with his Wind pets and Drain spells for healing. My recommendations for dual class character then would be either Thief/Cleric, Thief/Shadowmage or Cleric/Shadowmage. Other quite popular choices are Warrior or Barbarian combined with Cleric, Druid or Shadowmage.

Ultimately tho, you should choose a class or class combo that sounds most appealing to you or that best suits your playing style. Don't be afraid to experiment, create a new character, play it for 10 or 20 levels and if it doesn't suit you, just create a new one (be aware tho that it is not possible to delete a character, so it will stay created until it is autodeleted for inactivity).

As far as race goes, you are limited by your class choice, since not every race can choose every combination. For first character it is probably best to go with Human, since he is most versatile and can learn most of the class combinations (be aware of the fact that some class combinations (for example Mage/Shadowmage) can't be chosen at all under normal circumstances). You can see available combinations here. All races have their own advantages and disadvantages, which you can see here.

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