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Character Mechanics

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Source: Schultz FAQ v2.2 §2-5 (lines 446–585), §3-9 (lines 1866–1958) — Might and Magic FAQ.txt.

Values below are FAQ-sourced unless marked ASM-confirmed. Use ASM traces before treating formulas as on-disk or hard-coded addresses.

Related: 06-roster-format.md ($16 thievery, $17–$20 skills/flags), 17-combat-system.md.

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Race stat modifiers (creation)

Net change is zero for all races except Half-Orc (FAQ lines 557–562).

Race	Modifiers
Human	(none)
Elf	Str−, Int+, End−, Acc+
Dwarf	Int−, End+, Spe−, Luc+
Gnome	Spe−, Acc−, Luc++
Half-Orc	Str+, Int−, Per−, End+, Luc−

FAQ notes negative Speed/Endurance bonuses are recorded in-game.

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Attribute → bonuses per level

Spell points per level use INT (Sorcerer, Archer) or PER (Cleric, Paladin) — see ASM branch @ $7B36 in 06-roster-format.md.

FAQ table (lines 446–467); values from 60+ verified via save-state comparison (FAQ also notes MM3 uses the same curve):

Attribute range	SP/level (INT or PER)	AC bonus (SPD)	HP bonus (END)
11–12	3	0	0
13–14	4	1	1
15–16	5	2	2
17–18	6	3	3
19–21	7	4	4
22–25	8	5	5
26–29	9	6	6
30–44	10	7	7
45–59	11	8	8
60–74	12	9	9
75–89	13	10	10
90–104	14	11	11
105–119	15	12	12
120–134	16	13	13
135–149	17	14	14
150–174	18	15	15
175–199	19	16	16
200–224	20	17	17
225–249	21	18	18

Fighter-mage SP quirk (FAQ lines 477–481): After promotion, Paladin/Archer max SP ≈ (points per level) × (level − 6) — described as matching MM1 behaviour.

Example (FAQ line 500–501): Sorcerer with End 20 → 6 (base at End 11–12) + 4 (END bonus) = 10 HP per level when training at Atlantium.

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HP per level by class (Endurance 11–12, no bonus)

FAQ lines 489–498:

Class	HP/level
Barbarian	15
Knight	12
Paladin	10
Archer	10
Ninja	10
Robber	8
Cleric	8
Sorcerer	6

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Extra attacks

FAQ lines 510–515:

extra_attacks = floor(character_level / divisor)

Divisor	Classes
4	Knight, Paladin, Barbarian
5	Archer, Robber, Ninja
7	Cleric
10	Sorcerer

ASM: divisor table address not yet pinned.

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Spell level gain

FAQ lines 580–585:

Class type	Gains spell level X at character level
Pure casters (Cleric, Sorcerer)	2X − 1
Fighter-mages (Paladin, Archer)	2X + 5

Fighter-mages cap at spell level 7 naturally; a fountain can raise them to 9.

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Thievery

FAQ lines 505–508; roster byte $16 (06-roster-format.md):

Class	Starting %	Gain
Robber	30%	+1% per level
Ninja	10%	+1% per level

100% does not guarantee safe chest opens; even 255% does not (FAQ).

Trainers: 33-skills-and-hirelings.md (Rinaldo Jr., Maxwell).

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Experience to next level

FAQ §3-9 (lines 1868–1958). Thresholds in thousands of XP to reach that level.

Group A (~25% less XP than B): Barbarian, Knight, Robber, Cleric.
Group B: Paladin, Archer, Ninja, Sorcerer.

Party experience long: A4-$6FC6 (runtime). Comparison table data-hunk address not yet pinned.

Lvl	Group A	Group B	Doubled?
2	1.5	2.0	N
3	3	4	Y
4	6	8	Y
5	12	16	Y
6	24	32	Y
7	48	64	Y
8	96	128	Y
9	192	256	Y
10	384	512	Y
11	576	768	N
12	768	1024	N
13	960	1280	N
14	1344	1728	Y
15	1728	2304	N
16	2496	3328	Y
17	3264	4352	N
18	4032	5376	N
19	4800	6400	N
20	5568	7424	N
21	7104	9472	N
22	8640	11520	N
23	10276	13568	N
24	11712	15616	N
25	13248	17664	N
26	14784	19712	N
27	16320	21760	N
28	17856	23808	N
29	19392	25832	N
30	20928	27856	N
31	24000	32000	Y
32	27072	36096	N
33	30144	40192	N
34	33216	44288	N
35	36288	48384	N
36	39360	52480	N
37	42432	56576	N
38	45504	60672	N
39	48576	64768	N
40	51648	68864	N
41	54720	72960	N
42	57792	77056	N
43	60864	81152	N
44	63936	85248	N
45	67008	89344	N
46	70080	93440	N
47	73152	97536	N
48	76224	101632	N
49	79296	105728	N
50	82368	109824	N
51	88512	118016	Y
52	94656	126208	N
53	100800	134400	N
54	106944	142592	N
55	113088	150784	N
56	119232	158976	N
57	125376	167168	N
58	131520	175360	N
59	137664	183552	N
60	143808	191744	N
61	149952	199936	N
62	156096	208128	N
63	162240	216320	N
64	168384	224512	N
65	174428	232704	N
66	180672	240896	N
67	186816	249088	N
68	192960	257280	N
69	199104	265472	N
70	205248	273664	N
71	211392	281856	N
72	217536	290048	N
73	223680	298240	N
74	229824	306432	N
75	235968	314624	N
76	252352	331008	Y*
77	268736	347392	Y

*FAQ note at level 76+: Cleric and Sorcerer share a special increment (16384 from that point per FAQ line 1957).

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Still unverified (ASM)

• Attribute bonus lookup routine (table above)
• Extra-attacks divisor table in data hunk
• Spell-level gain on level-up handler
• Per-class XP threshold array address
• Thievery +1%/level accrual at level-up