We've changed the way rolling works so that you roll numbers much closer to max rollable. This should drastically decrease the time it takes to roll a desired character.

We did this for two main reasons.

1. One of the complaints we've heard from our veterans is that it's harder to play CF with less hours to devote per week to it. This should help out by letting you get right into a new character.

2. New players trying to learn the ropes won't be so easily handicapped by picking a poor stat roll before they even get started.


This does mean that the definition of 'max rollable' has now changed. You can no longer roll such that every stat is the maximum you can roll it, all in one roll, no matter how long you spend trying. I know there are some knee-jerk nostalgic groans at this, but just remember that this effects everyone the same and that now combat advantages have to be earned in the game and not on the rolling screen through watching numbers scroll.


Other pieces of news...

Equipment now affects your stats in a true, 1 for 1, mode. Wearing a crown that gives you +1 wis truly gives you benefits of having 1 point higher wisdom (if allowed by your racial maximum.)

Your charisma is chosen for you during character creation (bards and conjurers need not fret.) It will not appear to you as you roll stats.

You may train charisma to your racial maximum the same way you may train all other stats.


All the hard stuff was done by Valg and Drok!