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Mark a safe destination before you use an escape tool.","kits":["tailoring","enchanting"],"quiz":{"solo":4,"group":4,"pvp":5,"pet":0,"ranged":5,"melee":0,"magic":5,"flexible":0,"stealth":1,"gentle":2,"tactical":5},"specs":[{"id":"frost","name":"Frost","role":"damage","feel":"Make distance your ally.","solo":"A control-oriented outdoor identity.","group":"Keep dangerous extras out of the encounter when your group needs it.","pvp":"Build around space, timing, and survival.","cost":"Control is less useful when you have nowhere safe to move."},{"id":"fire","name":"Fire","role":"damage","feel":"Let the whole page catch alight.","solo":"A direct, aggressive spellcasting fantasy.","group":"Think about threat and encounter conditions before chasing damage.","pvp":"Find a real damage window rather than hoping one appears.","cost":"A burst-oriented fantasy is not a verified launch damage ranking."},{"id":"arcane","name":"Arcane","role":"damage","feel":"Understand the machinery of magic.","solo":"A resource-conscious caster identity.","group":"Plan your casts and resources around the encounter.","pvp":"Timing and positioning decide whether you can deliver your pressure.","cost":"Do not import a Retail rotation into this Classic-rooted ruleset."}]},{"id":"warlock","name":"Warlock","title":"Some roads need a darker friend.","tag":"A bargain. 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Your preferred class remains the larger decision.","mood":"Weathered iron, red earth, a green traveler against an amber sky."},{"id":"undead","name":"Undead","faction":"horde","icon":"skull","home":"A second life, on your own terms","classes":["warrior","paladin","rogue","priest","mage","warlock"],"utility":"Fear/charm/sleep removal; corpse recovery.","advice":"Control removal is situational utility, not a guarantee against every opponent. Undead Paladin is an announced option.","mood":"A quiet ruined chapel, violet mist, a small defiant lantern."},{"id":"tauren","name":"Tauren","faction":"horde","icon":"horns","home":"The long grass beneath an open sky","classes":["warrior","hunter","shaman","druid"],"utility":"Nearby stun; travel momentum.","advice":"A moment of breathing room can help you recover or reposition. 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A good world for a planned evening of questing and grouping."},{"id":"pvp","name":"PvP","short":"The road can fight back","description":"Contested territory adds other players to the danger. Expect interruptions and uneven fights."},{"id":"roleplaying","name":"Roleplaying","short":"Live inside the story","description":"Find people who enjoy character identity and shared storytelling. Agree on expectations with your friends."}],"legacy":[{"id":"adventure","name":"Adventure","icon":"compass","tag":"Make the road your home.","description":"Favor the journey: rested experience, outdoor recovery, and travel-oriented perks.","tradeoff":"A direction to investigate, not a validated point allocation. Some perks have activity restrictions."},{"id":"professions","name":"Professions","icon":"hammer","tag":"Build a life between battles.","description":"Favor gathering and crafting progress, useful when making things is part of the fun.","tradeoff":"A crafting-first emphasis spends attention between fights, not just inside them."},{"id":"resourcefulness","name":"Resourcefulness","icon":"book","tag":"Make every expedition count.","description":"Favor efficient preparation, recovery after setbacks, and the upkeep of a group’s adventure.","tradeoff":"Inspect individual perk prerequisites and restrictions before spending points."}],"levels":[1,10,15,20,25,30,40,45,50,60],"glossary":{"PvE":"Player versus environment: quests, dungeons, raids, and computer-controlled enemies.","PvP":"Player versus player: duels, battlegrounds, and conflict with other players.","Threat":"The game’s system for deciding which character an enemy attacks.","Crowd control":"A way to temporarily stop or limit an enemy instead of immediately defeating it.","Kiting":"Keeping an enemy at a useful distance while moving and fighting.","Peeling":"Using movement or control to get an enemy off an ally.","Tank":"The party member responsible for controlling enemy attention and surviving incoming attacks.","Healer":"The party member focused on keeping allies alive and recovering from damage.","DPS":"Damage per second; also shorthand for a character whose group role is dealing damage.","Respec":"Changing talent investment. The planner does not model its cost or restrictions.","Legacy":"Forever’s account-wide progression with character-specific perk spending.","Ruleset":"The kind of world your character joins. In Forever, grouping requires compatible ruleset and faction."}}