Novice

Novice Novices embark on their journeys with unlimited potential. From where did they come? Where will their adventures take them? Will they find new friends, or will they isolate themselves in this vast world? Perhaps they will never understand what fate has in store for them, but with enough work, they will become tomorrow's masters. The future looks bright! Job Information Job Change Quest • Skills • Platinum Skills Quests • Equipment Novice Guides Basic Builds • Leveling Areas • Player Guides

Special Equipment

Novice Main-Gauche [0]
Weapon Type	{{{Weapon Type}}}	Atk	45	Def	0	Weight	0.1
Weapon Lvl	1					Element	Neutral
Required Job	Novice, Super Novice					Required Lvl	0
Description	An exclusive Main Gauche for new adventurers. Impossible to refine this item. +60 ATK +20 HIT

Novice False Eggshell [0]
Armor Type	Headgear	Atk	0	Def	3	Weight	0.1
Required Job	Novice, Super Novice					Required Lvl	0
Description	An exclusive helmet for new adventurers. Impossible to refine this item.
Effect	+80 SP

Tattered Novice Ninja Suit [0]
Armor Type	Armor	Atk	0	Def	4	Weight	0.1
Required Job	Novice, Super Novice					Required Lvl	0
Description	An exclusive armor for new adventurers. Impossible to refine this item.
Effect	+700 HP

Novice Guard [0]
Armor Type	Shield	Atk	0	Def	3	Weight	0.1
Required Job	Novice, Super Novice					Required Lvl	0
Description	An exclusive shield for new adventurers. Impossible to refine this item.
Effect	+400 HP

Somber Novice Hood [0]
Armor Type	Garment	Atk	0	Def	2	Weight	0.1
Required Job	Novice, Super Novice					Required Lvl	0
Description	An exclusive garment for new adventurers. Impossible to refine this item.
Effect	Reduces Neutral property damage by 20%

Novice Slippers [0]
Armor Type	Shoes	Atk	0	Def	2	Weight	0.1
Required Job	Novice, Super Novice					Required Lvl	0
Description	An exclusive pair of shoes for new adventurers. Impossible to refine this item.
Effect	+400 HP

Useful Links

Beginner's Guide

Learn how to create your Novice and guide it to its first job change!

Jobs

Read about each of our available jobs and see what your Novice wants to become:

Swordman - Mage - Archer - Acolyte - Merchant - Thief - Super Novice - Taekwon Boy & Girl - Ninja - Gunslinger

Novice Skills

Information about all Novice skills in RateMyServer.net's RO Skill Database.

Novice Combat Guide

Novices don't have any active skills at their disposal aside from First Aid and Trick Dead. If you find yourself with 1000 zeny to spare and you won't be ready to change jobs for quite some time, Trick Dead can prove rather useful for avoiding death in situations where you may end up overwhelmed by swarms of aggressive monsters. New players may want to avoid spending zeny on the Platinum Skill NPC until after their first job change.

For the most part, all you'll be doing is stabbing things to death with your trusty Novice Main-Gauche until you can change to the next job.

Novice Leveling Areas

RECOMMENDED:

Payon Dungeon - Payon Cave F1(pay_dun00)

Target monsters: Familiar (aggressive), Skeleton, Zombie (aggressive), Poporing (looter)

Equip all of the special Novice Equipment listed above and just start poking things. Focus on Familiars first, then Skeletons if nothing else in the area is trying to attack you. Zombies and Poporings have much more HP than Familiars and Skeletons, so be careful with them or wait until you've gained a few levels before taking them on.

Be sure to run to the Payon Hunters near the entrance if you need a Heal and to refresh your Blessing in case it wears off. You can also run to them if you get overwhelmed by too many aggressive Zombies and Familiars. Leveling will go even faster if you complete Rennard's quest so you can volunteer for Jason's missing body quest and recruit your own Payon Hunter for level 2 of Payon Dungeon.

ALTERNATIVES:

Bibalan Dungeon - Undersea Tunnel F1(iz_dun00), Undersea Tunnel F2(iz_dun01)

Target monsters: Plankton, Vadon, Marina, Hydra (aggressive), Kukre (looter), Cornutus

An alternative to Payon Dungeon above without the luxury NPCs and player shops outside. Same strategy, but enemies will be much sparser and it will be much less likely that you'll encounter other players. If you use the Teleport Service NPC to get here, you'll be warped in right next to the exit portal. Hydra, Kukre, and Cornutus monsters aren't really a concern until you reach the second floor. Plankton will be the best target here at first. Marina will probably take a fair amount of effort to kill.

Prontera Fields

Target monsters: Poring, Lunatic, Drops, Pupa

Very classic way to level - the fields around the capital city of Rune-Midgarts. Leveling here will be much, much slower than the above two places, but if you aren't in a hurry and are more concerned with exploring and learning about the game world, this option is highly recommended. Watch out for Creamy and Thief Bug. Creamy is actually much stronger than the rest of the monsters on the map, so don't attack it right off the bat. Multiple Thief Bugs in one area could also spell trouble, since they will link and attack together if they notice you attacking one of them.

External Guides

• AnesisRO Forum Guide: Novice grounds for dumbies. October 19, 2011
• AnesisRO Forum Guide: Beginners December 26, 2007
• AnesisRO Forum Guide: Newbie Guide November 23, 2007