Ruins of Adventure
Racial Level Limits
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See also Racial Ability Modifiers
Notes:
- Race/Class combinations marked with a “U” indicate that the character’s advancement in that class is Unlimited (can reach any level allowed in the campaign).
- Multi-class characters divide earned experience evenly between each of their classes.
- Firbolgs and Ogre Magi require 2x the normal amount of experience to advance a level (3x for Firbolg Priests).
- Note that Firbolg priests gain additional spellcasting abilities above and beyond those typical of their class.
- Characters can exceed the listed limits, but must earn 3x normal experience for each level beyond the listed cap (4x for Firbolgs or Ogre Magi or 5x for Firbold Priests). In addition, characters with high prime requisite ability scores can exceed the listed limits as follows. For classes with multiple prime requisites, only the lowest is considered for determining increased level limits.
Prime Requisite Score | Additional Levels |
1-13 | none |
14-15 | +1 |
16-17 | +2 |
18 | +3 |
19 | +4 |
20+ | +5 |
Warrior Classes
Races | Fighter | Paladin | Ranger | Barbarian | Berserker | Harper |
Human | U | U | U | U | U | U |
Dwarf | 15 | — | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Elf | 9 | — | 15 | — | — | 12 |
Gnome | 9 | — | 9 | — | — | 12 |
Halfling | 9 | 7 | 9 | — | — | 9 |
Half-Elf | 12 | — | 15 | — | — | 12 |
Half-Orc | 15 | — | — | 15 | 15 | 12 |
Half-Ogre | 15 | — | 9 | 15 | 15 | — |
Tiefling | 12 | — | 9 | — | 12 | — |
Mongrelman | 12 | — | — | — | — | 12 |
Bugbear | 12 | — | 15 | 12 | — | — |
Satyr | 9 | — | 7 | — | — | 7 |
Firbolg | 12 | — | — | 12 | 12 | |
Gnoll | 12 | — | 12 | 12 | — | — |
Goblin | 12 | — | 7 | — | — | — |
Hobgoblin | 15 | — | 7 | — | — | — |
Kobold | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Lizard Man | 12 | — | — | 15 | — | — |
Minotaur | 15 | 9 | — | 12 | — | — |
Ogre Mage | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Orc | 12 | — | — | 12 | 15 | |
Kenku | 9 | — | 7 | — | — | — |
Xvart | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Hengeyokai | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
Priest Classes
Races | Cleric | Crusader | Monk | Shaman | Druid | Mystic |
Human | U | U | U | U | U | U |
Dwarf | 12 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
Elf | 9 | 7 | — | — | 9 | 12 |
Gnome | 9 | — | — | 7 | 7 | — |
Halfling | 7 | — | 7 | — | 7 | 15 |
Half-Elf | 12 | 9 | — | — | 15 | 12 |
Half-Orc | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Half-Ogre | 9 | 12 | — | 15 | 12 | — |
Tiefling | 12 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 9 |
Mongrelman | 12 | — | 9 | 9 | — | 12 |
Bugbear | 9 | — | — | 9 | — | — |
Satyr | — | — | — | — | 15 | 12 |
Firbolg | — | — | — | 15 | 9 | 9 |
Gnoll | 9 | — | — | 9 | 15 | — |
Goblin | 9 | — | — | 7 | — | — |
Hobgoblin | 12 | 15 | 9 | 9 | ||
Kobold | 9 | — | — | 9 | — | 9 |
Lizard Man | — | — | — | 12 | 15 | 9 |
Minotaur | 12 | — | — | 7 | — | — |
Ogre Mage | — | — | — | 7 | — | — |
Orc | 9 | 9 | — | 7 | — | — |
Kenku | — | — | 9 | — | 15 | 9 |
Xvart | 9 | — | — | 15 | — | 9 |
Hengeyokai | 12 | — | 12 | — | 15 | 12 |
Wizard/Psionicist Classes
Races | Psionicist | Mage | Specialist | Sha’ir | Runecaster | Spellsinger |
Human | U | U | U | U | U | U |
Dwarf | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | U | — |
Elf | 7 | U | 15 | 7 | 7 | — |
Gnome | 9 | — | 15 1 | 12 | — | — |
Halfling | 12 | 9 | — | 12 | — | 7 |
Half-Elf | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | — | 15 |
Half-Orc | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | — | — |
Half-Ogre | 12 | 12 | — | 9 | 12 | — |
Tiefling | 9 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 9 | — |
Mongrelman | 9 | 12 | — | 12 | — | — |
Bugbear | 7 | — | — | 7 | — | — |
Satyr | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | 12 |
Firbolg | 9 | — | — | — | 15 | — |
Gnoll | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Goblin | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Hobgoblin | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Kobold | 15 | — | — | 12 | — | — |
Lizard Man | 9 | 7 | — | 7 | — | — |
Minotaur | 7 | 15 | — | 12 | — | — |
Ogre Mage | 12 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 7 | — |
Orc | 9 | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Kenku | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Xvart | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Hengeyokai | 7 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
1 Gnome wizards must specialize in Illusion magic.
Rogue Classes
Races | Thief | Bard | Shadow Walker | Spy | Tinker | Lone Wolf |
Human | U | U | U | U | U | U |
Dwarf | 12 | 9 | — | 12 | 7 | — |
Elf | 9 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — |
Gnome | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | U | 15 |
Halfling | U | 15 | — | 12 | — | 12 |
Half-Elf | 9 | 15 | 9 | — | — | 9 |
Half-Orc | 15 | — | — | 12 | — | — |
Half-Ogre | 9 | — | 9 | 12 | — | 9 |
Tiefling | 15 | 12 | — | 15 | — | 15 |
Mongrelman | 15 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 15 |
Bugbear | 12 | — | 9 | 15 | — | — |
Satyr | 12 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
Firbolg | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Gnoll | 15 | — | 7 | — | — | 7 |
Goblin | 15 | — | — | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Hobgoblin | 12 | — | — | 12 | 7 | — |
Kobold | 15 | 7 | — | 12 | 12 | — |
Lizard Man | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Minotaur | 9 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Ogre Mage | 9 | — | 12 | — | — | 12 |
Orc | 15 | — | — | 12 | — | — |
Kenku | 12 | — | — | 12 | 15 | |
Xvart | 15 | — | 12 | 12 | — | 12 |
Hengeyokai | 9 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Multiclass Options
Race | Options |
Human | None (see rules for Dual-classing) |
Dwarf | Fighter + any one non-warrior, or Runecaser + any one |
Elf | Mage + any one non-wizard, or Fighter/Mage/Thief |
Gnome | Illusionist + any one non-wizard, or Tinker + any one |
Halfling | Thief + any one |
Half-Elf | Any two (must be from different categories) |
Half-Orc | Any two (must be from different categories) |
Half-Ogre | Any two (must be from different categories) |
Tiefling | Any two (must be from different categories) |
Mongrelman | Any two (must be from different categories) |
Bugbear | Ranger + any one non-warrior, or Spy + any one non-rogue |
Satyr | Druid + any one non-priest, or Bard + one one non-rogue |
Firbolg | Shaman + any one non-priest, or Runecaster + any one |
Gnoll | Druid + any one non-priest, or Thief + any one non-rogue |
Goblin | Thief + any one |
Hobgoblin | Fighter + any one non-warrior, or Crusader + any one non-priest |
Kobold | Psionicist + any one |
Lizard Man | Barbarian + any one non-warrior, or Druid + any one non-priest |
Minotaur | Fighter + any one non-warrior |
Ogre Mage | Mage + any one non-wizard, or Fighter/Mage/Thief |
Orc | Berserker + any one non-warrior, or Thief + any one non-rogue |
Kenku | Lone Wolf + any one |
Xvart | Shaman + any non-priest, or Thief + any one non-rogue |
Hengeyokai | Fighter + any non-warrior, or Druid + any non-priest |