Characters
A new aspect of the Gauntlet series is established in Legends: the ability to level up the player's character(s) as the game is played, increasing their abilities through experience earned by slaying enemies and acquiring treasure, similar to the character progression methods in many role-playing video games. The four primary attributes are:
- Strength - Determines damage dealt by physical attacks.
- Speed - Determines character movement and attack rates.
- Armor - Determines amount of damage character takes from enemy attacks.
- Magic - Determines the range and effectiveness of magic potion attacks (see Items below).
Attributes increase with each level attained; increases can also be purchased from the Items menu with gold acquired in gameplay.
The stock fantasy characters from the original Gauntlet return for Legends; as before, each has greater starting ability in a single attribute than their fellows.
- Warrior/Dwarf/Minotaur/Ogre - Strength
- Wizard/Sorceress/Jackal/Medusa/Sumner - Magic
- Archer/Jester/Tigress/Hyena - Speed
- Valkyrie/Knight/Falconess/Unicorn - Armor
Character progression is saved through a password system; a player can progress all four characters to a maximum level of 99, and each of their attributes to a maximum of 999.
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