Lleyla: I've been searching all the posts and forums I can find regarding class level limits. According to the manuals, all classes should be able to reach level 15 in Wake of the Ravager if you earn enough XP. However, I've seen a few references to racial level limits, such as Half-Giant Rangers capping at Level 8. I've also read that ALL Psionicists and Rangers cap at level 14. Is this accurate? Are there race/class combinations that I cannot take to level 15? This was true in tabletop, but I am only interested in how the rules were applied in this video game. And/or, is there a hard XP cap in the game that absolutely prevents you from hitting level 15 in some classes? I don't want to start a party in Shattered Lands only to find out at the end of the second game I made poor race/class decisions that stop me from hitting level 15.
If you install Wake of the Ravager, in the game's data directory there is a README.TXT file that has the information on level limits. In particular, here are the two relevant tables (formatting will be off in the forum, but is better in the README.TXT):
TABLE 3: RACIAL CLASS AND LEVEL LIMITS
CLASS HUMAN DWARF ELF H-ELF H-GIANT HALFLING MUL THRI-KRN
Cleric U 12 15 16 12 12 10 12
Druid U - - 14 - 12 12 16
Fighter U 16 14 U 16 12 U 16
Gladiator U U 10 U 14 12 U 15
Preserver U - 15 12 - - - -
Psionicist U U U U U U U U
Ranger U - 16 14 8 16 - 12
Thief U 12 12 12 - 16 12 -
TABLE 8: Prime requisite bonuses
Ability Score Additional Levels
14, 15 +1
16, 17 +2
18 +3
19 +4
In any case, if you play with max stats, the level limits aren't an issue for most set-ups; the three main issues that I see are Half-Giant Ranger (capped at level 12, one level before you would get the final half-attack), Elf Gladiator (capped at 14, but this is a bit of an unusual set-up anyway), and Mul Cleric (capped at 14, but why Cleric when Druid is the superior option?).
A couple other things:
1. If you want to check the level limits for yourself, you can start the game with cheats enabled and use the level up cheat until you no longer get any levels.
2. In Wake of the Ravager, it is actually possible to change a character's race by letting the character die and casting Reincarnate on them.
