Class benefits:

+4 dexterity, +2 willpower, +4 cunning

Class specializations:

Ranger, bard, duelist and assassin

Rogues are skilled adventurers who come from all walks of life. All rogues possess some skill in picking locks and spotting traps, making them valuable assets to any party. Tactically, they are not ideal front-line fighters, but if rogues can circle around behind their target, they can backstab to devastating effect.

Class benefits:

+5 magic, +4 willpower, +1 cunning

Class specializations:

Spirit healer, shapeshifter, arcane warrior, and blood mage

As dangerous as it is potent, magic is a curse for those lacking the will to wield it. Malevolent spirits that wish to enter the world of the living are drawn to mages like beacons, putting the mage and everyone nearby in constant danger. Because of this, mages lead lives of isolation, locked away from the world they threaten.

Class benefits:

+4 strength, +3 dexterity, +3 constitution

Class specializations:

Berserker, templar, champion and reaver

Warriors are powerful fighters, focusing on melee and ranged weapons. They can withstand and deliver a great deal of punishment and have a strong understanding of tactics and strategy.

Racial benefits:

+1 strength, +1 dexterity, +2 constitution

10% chance to resist hostile magic

Classes:

warriors, rogues

Bound by caste and tradition, the dwarves have been waging a losing war for generations, trying to protect the last stronghold of their once vast underground empire from darkspawn.

Dwarves are very tough and have a high resistance to magic, thus they cannot become mages.

Racial benefits:

+2 willpower, +2 magic

Classes:

warriors, rogues, mages

Elves live by their own rules, they roam the ancient forests, live in the slums of human cities.

Once enslaved by humans, most elves have all but lost their culture. Only the nomadic Dalish tribes still cling to their traditions.

Racial benefits:

+1 strength, +1 dexterity, +1 magic, +1 cunning

Classes:

warriors, rogues, mages

Humans are the most numerous and divided of all the races in DA. What distinguishes them from elves and dwarves the most is their devotion to Religion and the Chantry.

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