Table of Contents

Your Family’s Place in Our History....................................................................4

Getting Started...................................................................................................5
Online Resources........................................................................................5
System Specs.............................................................................................5
Installation..................................................................................................5
Registration and Billing................................................................................6
Billing..........................................................................................................7
Customer Support:......................................................................................7
Technical Support........................................................................................8
Termination of Service:................................................................................8
Quick Start.........................................................................................................9
Log on . ......................................................................................................9
Name Your Family........................................................................................9
Create a Character......................................................................................9
Enter the World..........................................................................................10
Camera Controls........................................................................................10
Interacting with the World..........................................................................10
Character Controls.....................................................................................11
Interacting with Other Players....................................................................11
NPCs.........................................................................................................11
Quests and Missions.................................................................................12
Combat.....................................................................................................12
Items.........................................................................................................12
Main Interface..................................................................................................14
Main Interface Controls.............................................................................14
Menu.........................................................................................................15
Toolbar......................................................................................................18
Minimap....................................................................................................19
Character Control Panel.............................................................................19
Combat Orders..........................................................................................20
Game Options............................................................................................21
Personal Menu..........................................................................................22
NPCs.................................................................................................................23

Quests..............................................................................................................25 Parties..............................................................................................................45
Combat.............................................................................................................26 Create a Party...........................................................................................45
Character Details.......................................................................................26 Party Info (Alt-D)........................................................................................45
Damage....................................................................................................28 Party Invitation..........................................................................................45
Stances.....................................................................................................29 Party Withdrawal.......................................................................................45
Skills.........................................................................................................29 Expel.........................................................................................................45
Inherent Skills...........................................................................................30 Traveling..........................................................................................................46
Stances and Equipment.............................................................................31 Waypoints.................................................................................................46
Consumables and Skills.............................................................................31 Warp Scrolls..............................................................................................46
Acquiring New Stances..............................................................................31 Classes.............................................................................................................47
Weapons...................................................................................................31 Fighter.......................................................................................................47
Combat Orders..........................................................................................32 Musketeer.................................................................................................47
Determining Enemy Strength.....................................................................34 Wizard.......................................................................................................48
Health.......................................................................................................34 Scout........................................................................................................48
Death........................................................................................................35 Elementalist..............................................................................................48
Skill Points................................................................................................35 Unique Player Characters..........................................................................49
XP and Leveling . ......................................................................................35 Credits..............................................................................................................50
Harvesting Items.......................................................................................38
End-User License Agreement..........................................................................53
Inventory...................................................................................................38
Buying and Selling from NPCs...................................................................39
Trading with Players..................................................................................40
Market .....................................................................................................40
Strengthening and Enchanting Items.........................................................42
Manufacturing Items.................................................................................42
Chatting............................................................................................................43
Megaphones and Microphones..................................................................43
Whispering................................................................................................43
Chat Macros..............................................................................................43
Chat Commands........................................................................................44
Friends.............................................................................................................44

 
Your Family’s Place Getting Started
in Our History Online Resources
For more information about Sword of the New World, including news,
“Your body may be in the new world, but your blood is of the old.” help, player guides, and community forums, go to
www.swordofthenewworld.com.
– Gilbert Granado
The Queen of Vespanola has dispatched her finest military families to bring order to System Specs
Granado Espada. In the old world, the lands of Opoluto have been annexed and the war with Required: Pentium III 1 GHz, Windows XP, Windows 2000, 512MB,
Bristia is ended. But attention must now be turned to the new world, where impossible Geforce4 MX440 (Ram 64MB), ATI Radeon 7000 or better, DirectX
rumors of fantastic monsters persist and the population verges on open rebellion. 9.0c, 6Gb available, 56K or better Internet connection
Families such as yours continue to arrive from the old world, but the story of Granado Recommended: Pentium IV 2 GHz, XP, Windows 2000, 1Gb,
Espada has yet to be written. How will your family make its mark in the new world? GeForce FX5600 or better, ATI Radeon 9550 or better, DirectX
9.0c, 6Gb available, Cable Modem, ADSL, VDSL

Installation
1. Close all open programs and background tasks, including
virus scanners. (Additional programs in the background
will slow or interrupt the installation of Sword of the New
World™.)
2. Insert the Sword of the New World™ Installation DVD
into your CD/DVD drive. The AutoRun installation menu
will appear.
NOTE: If the AutoRun installation menu does not
automatically appear, left-click the Start button from the
Windows Taskbar and select Run…. Type D:\Autorun.
exe in the Run dialog box, then click OK (substitute the
correct letter of your CD/DVD-ROM drive if other than
“D:\”).
3. The Sword of the New World™ InstallShield
Wizard will load. Follow the on-screen instruction
to complete the installation.
4. Congratulations! Sword of the New World™
is installed. Now you must create an online
account.

 
Registration and Billing 11. When all of your information has been entered in the correct fields, please click
on Submit to send your Sword of the New World registration. An email will then
Before you can play Sword of the New World™, you must first create an online account.
be sent to the email address provided during registration. You should receive your
Simply go to the Sword of the New World website and follow the instructions below.
email verification within 10 minutes. If you do not receive your email verification,
please make sure your email provider is not blocking email sent from postmaster@
1. Open your Internet browser. (Firefox, Internet Explorer, Netscape, AOL, etc.) swordofthenewworld.com and then go back to the site to have the email re-sent.
You must validate your email address in order to play Sword of the New World.
2. In the browser’s address bar, type www.swordofthenewworld.com and go to the
site. Click on the Register Now button at the Sword home page. 12. Go to www.swordofthenewworld.com and log in using the User ID and Password
you just created. Enter your email validation code from the email and press the
3. Enter your primary email address in the Email Address field. Submit button. Congratulations! You have successfully created a Sword of the New
World account.
4. Enter a Nickname in the Nickname field. It must be 6-10 characters in length, and may
only contain lowercase letters and numbers.
Billing
5. Enter a User ID in the User ID field. The User ID is used to log into Sword of the New Once you have verified your email account, you will be prompted to enter billing
World and will be important to remember. It must be 6-10 characters in length, and information. Follow the step by step instructions to sign up for a premium service plan or
may only contain lowercase letters and numbers. buy Dinar and items.
6. Enter a Password in the Password field. Your password is important and should be If you have already created an account, log into www.swordofthenewworld.com at which
something you will be able to remember, but difficult for others to guess. It must be point you will see a link to the Sword of the New World store. From the store, you will be
6-10 characters in length, and may only contain lowercase letters and numbers. able to enter your billing information and sign up for premium service or buy Dinar and
items.
7. Enter your chosen Password again in the Confirm Password field to ensure your
password is correct. Customer Support:
For issues with an account, assistance regarding payment services, and general customer
8. Enter your date of birth in the Date of Birth field. You must be at least 13 years of age
service – including service interruption and to regain control of an account - please log in to
to register for Sword of the New World™.
www.swordofthenewworld.com and submit a customer support ticket from the account
9. Select a Secret Question from the list. This will help the Sword of the New World staff management section.
to confirm your identity if you lose your Password.

10. Enter your answer to the Secret Question in the Secret Answer field. Remember
this information is used by the Sword of the New World staff if you should lose your
Password.

 
Technical Support: Quick Start
For technical issues with Sword of the New World, please first visit our Frequently Asked
This section of the manual is designed to get you quickly into the game, so you can start to
Questions at www.swordofthenewworld.com. If you could not find your answer there,
enjoy the exciting world Sword of the New World. It contains brief descriptions of how to log
please visit the tech support forums at www.swordofthenewworld.com.
on, create a family and characters, move through the game world, interact with others and
more. These topics are described in detail later in the manual.
Termination of Service:
K2 Network reserves the right, but is not obligated, to monitor any activity in the client Log on
version of Sword of the New World, on the Sword of the New World forums, or any other
1. Enter name and password
areas on www.swordofthenewworld.com. K2 Network reserves the right to determine
what behavior is or is not considered to be within the intended spirit of Sword of the New 2. Select server
World and to issue warnings, suspensions, or terminate service without notice and at their 3. Click log in
sole discretion. K2 Network also reserves the right to modify rules and policies at any time.
Online Terms of Service and all features may not be available at time of purchase.  Please
visit www.swordofthenewworld.com for more information.

Name Your Family

Your first step after login is to create your family name. This name will be the surname of all
your characters in Grenada Espanada, so choose carefully.
You will not be able to use a name, however if it is considered inappropriate or if another
player has already registered it. Please visit the website, www.swordofthenewworld.com,
for more information about naming policies.

Create a Character
Once you have chosen your family name, you must
create at least one character (you can initially create
up to four characters). To create a character, click on
the Character Creation button.
At the Character Creation screen, choose a name, sex,
costume and class for your character, and then click
on the Return to Quarters button. For more information
about character classes, see “Classes” on page 47.

 
Enter the World over an NPC, your cursor will change to a dialog icon (speech bubble). If you left click on
that NPC, you will start a conversation.
Click on a character in the Quarters and then click
the “Add to Team” button. That character will step
forward and be a part of your next adventuring team.
Character Controls
Click “Start with New Team” and your selected The Character Control panels at
characters will enter the world. If you have already the bottom left of your screen
been adventuring with a team, you can click on “Start provide fast access to important
with Previous Team” to enter the world at the point you character details, stances, skills,
last logged off. equipped items and quick-use items.
Note: If it is your first time logging into the game world Click on a character portrait or a character on-screen to select that character as your team
with your new family, you will only be able to select a single character. The game will walk leader. You can also press F1, F2 or F3 to select a team leader.
you through a short tutorial, after which your family can enter Sword of the New World with Your team leader will have a green circle around his or her feet. Click and drag to select
up to three characters. other characters, who will now follow any movement or combat orders you give to the
leader. You can select all characters by pressing Ctrl-A.
Camera Controls Left click a spot on the ground to make your team leader and other characters run to that
Your first stop in Granado Espada is on a ship bound for the beautiful Port of Coimbra. After spot.
you read the introductory text, you’ll notice that the ship’s captain, Ricardo, has a green
exclamation point icon above his head. This means that he has something important to say Interacting with Other Players
to you. Left click on Ricardo and you’ll receive your first quest. Press the Enter key to activate the Chat panel in the lower-right corner. If you type a
Click and hold the right mouse button and move the mouse to rotate the camera around message and press Enter, players around you will see that message over your team
your currently selected character. leader’s head and in their Chat panel. See “Chatting” on page 43 for more information about
Roll the mouse wheel to zoom in and out. chatting.
Right click on a player to display a menu that will let you initiate a trade, chat, invite to a
Interacting with the World team and more. See “Personal Menu” on page 22.
Use the left mouse button to interact with most things on screen. Click a health potion
on a dungeon floor, for example, and your selected character will walk over and pick it up. NPCs
Click the Inventory icon to open your Inventory, where you can hover your cursor over the You will find NPCs (non-player characters) throughout
health potion to see its description. Double-click the potion in your Inventory to make your Granado Espada. Some buy and sell items, some send
team leader use the health potion. you on quests, some offer services, and others just
Click on any icon to open the window associated with it. For example, click on the Inventory offer the latest gossip. You can tell the NPC type by the
icon in the Toolbar to open your Inventory. icon over its head.
Most items and interface buttons will display a pop-up showing more information when you Left click on an NPC to start a conversation.
hover over them.
When you hover the cursor over something you can interact with, such as an item, NPC or
monster, the cursor changes to indicate how you might do so. For example, if you hover

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Quests and Missions item by pressing a keyboard shortcut. See Character Control Panel on page 19 for more
information.
If you see an NPC with an exclamation point icon over his or her head, that means he or she
probably has a job for you. Talk to them and they might send you on a quest.
Buying/Selling Items
Quests show up in your Quest Log (Alt-A). Once you complete the tasks involved in a quest,
All cities feature a marketplace that contains NPCs who
return to the NPC who issued it to receive your reward.
buy and sell items. NPC merchants are easy to spot by
the icons over their heads.
Combat
To do business with a merchant NPC, click on him
At its simplest, combat in Sword of the New World
or her to talk and then choose the dialog option that
simply requires left-clicking an enemy to make your
indicates you want to buy/sell. This will open the Store
selected character(s) attack it.
Transaction window and display the vendor’s wares in
If you are fighting a number of opponents at once (and a three-column list.
you will), a more effective way of battling is to use
The left column is the name of the item. Hover your
combat orders, such as Assault and Defend. You can
cursor over an item name to see a description of it. Pay attention to both level and class
also use your characters’ Skills (see page 30), which
restrictions before buying an item. Characters who don’t meet an item’s requirements won’t
can deal much more damage than basic attacks, and
be able to use it.
can even damage several enemies at once.
The middle column indicates the quantity. Enter a quantity either by clicking the up/down
Items arrows or by clicking in the quantity box and typing in a number. The item and quantity will
then be displayed in the right pane. The right column indicates the price of the item. Click
When an opponent dies, it sometimes leaves one or more items on the on the Purchase button to buy the items that you’ve selected.
ground. These can range from resources, which you can sell or turn into
other things, to power-ups that provide a quick health boost. To sell items, click on the Sell tab in the top-right of the Store Transaction window. This will
display your Inventory items in the same way that the merchant’s items were displayed.
Hover the cursor over an item to read details about it. Left-click on an Indicate the quantity of each item you want to sell and then click on the Sell button to
item and your team leader will run over and pick it up. You can also issue complete the transaction. For more information on buying and selling items, see page 39.
commands that make your characters pick up all items in an area (see
“Harvesting Items” on page 38).

Inventory
Every item you pick up or buy goes into your Inventory. Click on the
Inventory icon in the Toolbar or press Alt-E to open your Inventory and
display the Character Detail window of your team leader.
To make your team leader (the character highlighted by a circle
beneath him or her) equip an Inventory item, such as a weapon or
piece of clothing, double-click it or drag it to his or her Character Detail
window. To make your team leader use an item, such as a health
potion, double-click on the item. You can also make a character use an

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Main Interface Menu
Minimap
Menu
Choose Channel (Alt-F2)
Team
Toolbar In a massively multiplayer game system like Sword
Leader
of the New World, if too many players are online in
the same location, it causes game performance
Inventory problems. To avoid this, the game automatically
Combat creates Channels, which, which are essentially
Orders
“instances” of the game world in which a set
Character Chat Bar number of players can see each other, join
Controls squads, battle, and chat.
Sometimes your friends or clan
members can end up in a different
channel than you and will be unable to
see you. This is because your characters
Main Interface Controls occupy different channels. Use the
Channel Selection panel to switch to
Key Command Key Command another channel. Note: Faction warfare
can only take place on Channel 1.
ESC Quit Menu Alt+K Create Chat Macros

Alt+W World Map Alt+Z Zone Map Pose List

This is the list of poses that your
Alt+E Equipment/ Inventory Alt+X Pose List
characters can perform. Select a
Alt+C or character or characters, click on a
Alt+R Family Information Toggle Chat
Enter
Toggle Tool Bar (top Toggle Battle Commands
pose and click Execute to make your
Alt+U Alt+V character(s) perform the action.
central bar) window
Alt+I Inventory Alt+B Friends List Every family starts with a few
poses, and you can buy new poses
Alt+O Option Menu Mini-Map toggle (top-right
Alt+M
corner)
and earn new ones through
quests. Some poses are for
Alt+Q Quest Menu Alt+F2 Channel show only, but others add to your
Stance/Skill window of characters’ attributes.
Alt+S PrintScreen Take screenshot
team leader
Hide/Unhide all UI Increase size of Chat
Alt+F F10
windows. window
Toggle Character Status Decrease size of Chat
Alt+G F11
windows window
Alt+J Jukebox

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Clan Chat Macro
A clan is an organization for like-minded players who want to organize teams, Select Chat Macro to open a window where you can type in up to
share resources, chat privately and more. The Clan submenu contains seven preset phrases and chatting commands that you can launch with
options for starting, joining, changing and quitting your family’s clan. a keystroke. See “Chatting” on page 43 for more information.

Squad Move to Quarters

Squads let you team up with other families to chat privately, battle Select this to move your characters back to the Quarters.
together, and share loot and experience. The Squad submenu contains Moving to the Quarters requires five seconds, during
options for starting, organizing and quitting a squad. See “Squads” on which time your characters may not be interrupted by
page 45 for more information. an attack.

Jukebox End Game

Use the Jukebox to control playback of songs. The End Game menu gives you the option to return
to the Quarters, quit the game or return to the Login
Toolbar screen.
The Toolbar contains icons that open important windows, such
as Inventory, Zone Map, Warp List and more (see “Toolbar on
page 18). Select Toolbar from the Main Menu or press Alt-U to
toggle the Toolbar on/off.

Combat Orders
The Combat Orders bar contains icons that toggle fighting
commands (see Combat Orders on page 32). Select Combat
Orders from the Main Menu or press Alt-I to toggle the Combat
Orders bar on/off.

Game Options
Select Game Options from the Main Menu to adjust customize
a variety of graphic, sound, UI and play options. See “Game
Options” on page 21 for more information.

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Toolbar Warp List (Ctrl-R)
The Toolbar contains icons that let The Warp List window lets you save your current location so that you can quickly travel to it
you quickly open commonly used later using a Warp Scroll. See “Traveling” on page 46 for more information.
windows. Hover the cursor over an
icon for a brief description, including the keyboard shortcut associated with it. Help (Alt-H)
The Help window provides information about a variety of topics. Double-click on a topic to
Inventory (Alt-E) learn more about it.
The Inventory contains all of the non-equipped items in your family’s possession. See
“Inventory” on page 38. Minimap
The Minimap in the upper-right corner displays an overhead view of your
Purchased Inventory (Ctrl-F) current location. Click the [+] icon to zoom in and the [-] icon to zoom
The Purchased Inventory contains items purchased through the in-game Cash Merchant. out.
The N icon at the top toggles “north fixation” on/off. When on, the top of
Quest Info (Alt-A) the map will always be north. When off, the map will rotate in accordance
The Quest Info window contains information about all of your ongoing quests and missions. with your team’s current heading.

Family Info Character Control Panel

The Family Info window displays information about your family and lets you enter a profile Click on a character portrait in the lower-left to assign that
that others can see. character as your team leader. You can also click directly on
a character to select him or her as your team leader.
Stance Skill (Alt-S) The red bars next to the character portraits indicate Hit
This opens the Stance list for your current team leader, and is the same as clicking the Points (HP). When a character’s HP are reduced to zero, he
sword icon beneath the character. See “Stances on page 29” for more information. or she dies (see “Death” on page 35). Health automatically
regenerate over time, but you can also restore a character’s HP by picking up or using
Friend List (Alt-B) healing items and healing skills (see “Health” on page 34).
This shows your current list of friends, including their online status. The blue bar indicates Skill Points (SP) — the energy required to use most skills. Most
Characters automatically regenerate SP over time.
Local Map (Alt-Z)
This map displays your local area and contains icons for landmarks, NPCs, and other areas
Stance
of interest. Below the character portrait are tabs that let you quickly switch between stances. You
can also switch between stances and level up your skills by clicking on the Stance icon
World Map (Alt-W) (sword). Note: Switching stances sometimes requires that you equip/unequip certain items.
For example, a Elementalist must wear a Bracelet of Ice in order to use the Possession Ice
This map shows the world of Granado Espada, with indicaters of areas and their stance. See page 29 for more information.
recommended level.

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Details Window Hold (Ctrl + H)
Click on the Details icon (Fleur-de-Lis) to open the Character Details window for that Selected characters hold their current positions and battle all incoming opponents.
character. This displays the characters name, class, level, stats and equipped items. To
equip an item, drag it to a character’s Character Details window. Defend (Ctrl-E or Spacebar)
Selected characters battle all opponents who enter their immediate area and will follow a
Experience Bar fleeing opponent.
These bars show your character’s current class level, as well as the amount of experience
needed to reach the next level. For more information, see “XP and Leveling” on page 35. Game Options
The options menu lets you customize your game
Keyboard Shortcuts experience. This includes fine-tuning graphics
The icons at the bottom of the Character window allow you to quickly use skills and settings to add or reduce detail, changing chat
expendable items from your inventory. Each is assigned to a keystroke, which is displayed options, modifying camera position, adjusting sound
in the lower-right corner of the icon. For example, your first character uses the keys Q, W, effects and music volume, and more.
E, and R and T to use the skills in their current stance and the Y key to to use his or her For detailed information about individual options
inherent skill (see “Inherent Skills” on page 30). The U and I keys let the character quickly settings, go to www.swordofthenewworld.com.
use a consumable item from Inventory, such as a health potion. Drag an item from the
Note: High settings on graphics options can
Inventory to one of the keyboard shortcut spots to assign it to that key.
increase game sluggishness. If you are experience
performance issues, try lowering your graphics
settings.
Combat Orders
Team Summon
Summon other team members to team leader’s location.

Team Select
Toggle between Individual mode and Squad mode. While in squad mode, all characters in
team are selected when you select the team leader.
You can also use F1–F3 to select the characters while in individual mode

Assault (Ctrl + left click)

Selected characters move to a clicked location and battles all opponents along the way.

Harvest (Ctrl + Shift + left click or Ctrl + Spacebar)

Selected characters move to a clicked location and picks up all items along the way.

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 Personal Menu NPCs
Right click on another player’s character to display
the Personal dropdown menu, which contains the Merchant
following options: Merchant NPCs buy and sell goods. Most merchants specialize in a certain
Individual Trade Request type of items, which is indicated by the icon above their head as well as their
– Request a trade with family. See description.
“Trading with Players” on page 40 for Merchants typically sell items for characters of a certain class and level. Be
more information. sure to check an item’s restrictions before purchasing.
Whisper – Whisper to another family. See
“Chatting” on page 43 for more information. Reinforcement Merchant
Request Duel – Challenge player to a duel. These specialized merchants will attempt to improve your equipment for a price. There
You and the other player must have already are two ways to improve an item, strengthening and enchanting. See “Strengthening and
initialized the PvP option. Enchanting Items” on page 40 for more information.
Invitation – Invite a family to join your clan.
View Family Profile – View the player’s family profile. Blacksmith
These burly traders help you refine your unrefined items, such as talt and
View Clan Profile – View the profile of the clan the
iron pieces, so that you can sell them for more or use them to create other
player is associated with.
items. To refine a mineral, such as talt or quartz, select the Refine Mineral
Add to Friends – Add the family to your dialog option and follow the instructions. Once you have refined a mineral
Friends list. See “Friends” on page 44 for you can further purify it by selecting the Pure Minerals dialog option. You
more information. can refine your metal pieces, such as iron and copper, by selecting the
Invitation to Squad – Invite a family to join Metal dialog option.
your current squad. Blacksmiths also sell recipes for creating your own items. Select the
Block – Block the family’s individual trade, Buy Recipes dialog option to see a list of recipes offered. Once you buy
whisper and squad operations. a recipe, you will have to take it to the NPC listed on it and combine a number of items in
order to complete the recipe. See “Manufacturing Items” on page 42 for more information.

Location Soldier
Speaking to a Location Soldier allows you to change your login location. Every time you
enter the game from the Quarters with a new team, they will arrive in that location.

Hunting Mission Soldier

These soldiers offer a reward for defeating a certain type of opponent. Speak to a Hunting
Mission soldier and choose the Register Hunting mission option to receive your assignment.
Defeat a certain number of that type of opponent and then return to the soldier to receive
your reward.
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 Market Manager Quests
The Market Manager allows your family access the general Market, where you In order to earn family fame, which helps you unlock abilities, such as the ability to start
can sell your items to other players and buy theirs. For more information, see your own clan, you must please NPCs by completing quests. Quests are also a good
“Market” on page 40. way to earn special items, including EXP cards, which you can use to quickly raise your
character’s levels. Quests range from simple tasks, such as delivering an item to another
NPC, to difficult tasks, such as defeating an elite monster.
Speak to an NPC with an exclamation point icon above his or her head to receive a quest.
Personal Warehouse Manager All current quests appear in the Quest Information panel (Alt-Q).
Speak to a Personal Warehouse Manager to access your stored items. Note that there is a
small Vis fee associated with removing something from your personal storage. Quest Information Panel
The Quests tab in the Quest Information panel displays your active
Quest NPCs quests. Click on a quest in the top pane to view details about it in
An NPC with an exclamation point icon above his or her head will likely the bottom pane, such as who issued it, the quest location and its
give you a quest when you speak to them. When you have fulfilled the current level of completion. Click the View In Detail checkbox to
requirements of the quest, return to this NPC to collect your reward. show additional details about a quest.
The Missions tab to display your current hunting missions.

PvP Support Soldier

Before you can participate in PvP (player-versus-player) battles, you must speak to the PvP
Support Soldier and toggle this ability ON. Once you have entered your family into PvP this
way, other families can challenge you to a duel.

Movement Assistance Soldier

These helpful Samaritans will instantly move you to another spot on the map for a small
price.
Leo Wagon
This special NPC stands near the Way Point in every city. Speak to him to buy
warp scrolls, as well as to retrieve website purchased items such as UPC’s.

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 Dexterity – Affects attack power and accuracy of firearms, blocking rate, critical rate,
Combat attack speed of light weapons. This is the most important stat for Musketeers
To fight an enemy in Sword of the New World, you need to simply left click on it when the Intelligence – This determines magical attack power and elemental resistances.
cursor turns into a sword. Your selected character(s) will battle it using basic attacks until it Elementalists and Wizards need a high Intelligence
is dead. score.
This is the most basic way to fight in Sword of the New World, however it is not the most Charm – Affects the overall power of
effective. In order to get the most out of your characters, you need to harness their true summoned monsters. The higher the charm
powers, which lie in stances, skills and a choice of weapons. number, the stronger the summoned
Each character class has its own special attacks and defenses that can help your team monster.
survive a combat situation. The clothing (armor) and weapons you use to equip your
characters can also have a dramatic effect on how well they survive combat. Resistance
Before you go into battle, take a moment to equip your characters and become familiar with These are the character’s resistances
the statistics that define them. You can do this through the Character Details panel. to the forces of Fire, Lightning, Ice,
and Mind. These values can be
Character Details modified by spells and equipment.
Click on the Fleur-de-Lis icon in the Character panel to open that character’s
Character Detail panel. It lists his or her name, level and class, as well as detailed Combat
information about equipped items, abilities and resistances. Attack Level – This is the efficiency
of your attacks. How well you can
Equipment hit and damage an opponent is
Characters can equip up to 12 items, including hats, gloves, jewelry, boots and more. Each determined by comparing your
box on the right side of the Character Details panel represents an area of the body where a Attack level to your opponent’s
character can wear equipment. To equip an item, drag it from the Inventory into this section Defense level. The Attack level can be
of the Character Details panel. modified by the level of your weapon.
Hover the cursor over an equipped item to see details about it. Striking Power – This represents
your attack power (melee, long range
When you equip or unequip an item, notice how it affects some of your character’s stats on
or magical). It can be raised by the
the left of the Character Details panel.
level of your weapon.

Attributes Accuracy – This defines your

character’s accuracy with ranged
Strength – Affects your melee attack power, knockdown power, and attack speed of heavy weapons (rifles, pistols, etc.). The
weapons. This is an important statistic for fighters. higher your accuracy rating, the
Agility – Affects attack speed and evasion rate. Scouts benefit from high Quickness. better your chance of hitting and
Constitution – All classes can benefit from a high physical power score, as it affects damaging your opponent.
maximum HP, HP regeneration speed, knockdown resistance, spiritual resistance

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Attack Speed – This is how fast your character attacks. The lower the value, the faster he Stances
or she attacks.
Each character class has access to a number of different stances,
Defensive Level – This is the efficiency of your defense. It is compared to your attacker’s and each stance allows a character to become proficient at up to five
Attack Level to determine whether and how much damage you are dealt in an attack. It can skills. (Each character class also grants one skill yielding a maximum
be modified by the clothing you are wearing. of 6 skills.) The more a character battles using a stance, the more skill
Defensive Power – This value represents your defensive power, and reduces the amount points he or she earns. Skill points are used to directly improve the
of damage you take from physical attacks. This effect is lowered if your Defensive Level is effectiveness of skills.
lower than attacker’s Attack Level. Clothing can modify the Defensive Power value. For example, a Elementalist initially has access to three stances:
Evasion Rate – This value represents the percentage of melee attacks your character can Possession Fire, Possession Ice and Possession Lightning. To make her
evade. It is strongly affected by his active stance. You can’t have Dodge if you already have use and level up in the Possession Ice stance, click on the “snowflake”
Block. tab in her Character panel. This gives her a basic ice-based ranged
Block – This value represents the percentage of physical attacks your character can block. attack, which she will use whenever she battles an enemy.
It is strongly affected by his active stance. You can’t have Block if you already have Dodge. Possession Ice also gives your Elementalist the ability to use the Freezing Sphere skill, a
powerful attack that boosts her striking power significantly and has a chance of freezing
Damage enemies hit by it. The “comet” icon for the Freezing Sphere skill will be displayed in her
When you are fighting an enemy, the damage you Character panel.
deal to that enemy appears over its head in light blue Click on the icon (or press the key in the lower-right of the icon) to use the skill. If your
numbers. The higher your character’s level and the Elementalist is already attacking an enemy, she will launch the attack at him. If she has no
better his or her weapons or skills, the more damage enemy targeted, you will be prompted to select one.
you’ll deal.
Your current enemy’s HP are displayed in the top Skills
middle of the screen. When its HP bar is depleted, it After battling in the Possession Ice stance for awhile, you will notice
will die and possibly leave behind items that your team a “Stance Up” indication above your Elementalist’s head, and the
can pick up. sword icon in the character panel will highlight to show you have
When an enemy damages one of your characters, the damage appears over the character’s new skill points to spend.
head in red numbers. See Health below for more information. Click on the sword icon or press Alt-S to open the Skills Window.
You will see in the top pane that Possession Ice is now listed as
Critical Hits Level 2, and that you have one skill point to spend. Hover the cursor
Your characters and your opponents can both deal critical hits when using physical attacks. over Freezing Sphere and you will see that at Level 2, the Striking
These numbers appear over the victim’s head as violet. Critical hits are more powerful than Power of Freezing Sphere increases from 178 percent to 194 percent. Click on the up arrow
regular attacks – the always do maximum damage and ignore the Defensive Power of the next to Freezing Sphere to spend the skill point and raise the skill to Level 2. Note: Spend
victim. your skill points wisely — once you assign them to a skill, you cannot change your decision.
Hover the cursor over the next skill in the Possession Ice list, Chilling Touch, to view details
about it. This is a “buff” skill, which allows you to protect your enemies your characters
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Chilling Touch is grayed-out, and requires that you reach Level 4 Possession Ice before you Stances and Equipment
can assign any skill points to it.
If your Elementalist is wearing the Bracelet
of Ice that you were given when your family
Inherent Skills first arrived, her Striking Power is increased
All character classes have one inherent skill that they can use regardless of the stance (indicated on the description of the bracelet).
they are using. This skill shows up as the sixth icon from the left in the Character panel This improves the power of her fighting skills,
(keyboard command, Y, H or N). An inherent skill improves as a character levels up – you do including her basic attack, but she can only
not assign skill points to it. Below is a list of inherent skills by class: use the Possession Ice skill while wearing it. If
you want her to switch to the Possession Fire
Inherent Skills by Class stance, for example, you will need to remove
the Bracelet of Ice.
Class Skill Description
Other equipment affects other character
Provokes attention and attacks of stances similarly. For example, if your scout is not holding a dagger, he cannot use the
Fighter Provoke
nearby enemies Escrima stance. If your musketeer doesn’t have a rifle equipped, or runs out of ammunition,
Scout Healing Heals target he won’t be able to use the Standing Shot stance and instead will revert to the Bareknuckle
Elementalist Activate mana Restores Skill Points stance.

Casts shield on target that reflects Consumables and Skills

Wizard Reflection
some enemy damage back on enemy.
Some skills require you to have a certain item in your inventory, which is consumed when
Musketeer Concentrate Improves accuracy you use the skill. The Wizard’s powerful Earthquake skill, for example, uses a Magical Orb.
If a skill requires a consumable item and you do not have that item in your Inventory, its
icon will be grayed-out and you won’t be able to use the skill.
Consumable items, including ammunition for a musketeer’s gun, can usually be purchased
from an Item Merchant.

Acquiring New Stances

When your characters achieve the proper level requirements, they can acquire new stances.
These are available in Master Rooms in each city.
Enter a Master Room and talk to the appropriate merchants to purchase new stance books.
Stance books show up as consumables in your Inventory. Double-click a stance book with
the appropriate character selected to learn the new stance.

Weapons
Certain stances and skills require that your character have a particular weapon or weapons
equipped. The scout’s Escrima stance requires the use of a dagger, while the Dobalada
Corte stance requires the use of two daggers.
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Unless you have the required weapon(s) equipped, you won’t be able to use a Harvest (Ctrl + Shift + left click)
stance. Hover the cursor over a stance in the Skills window (Alt-S) to see pop-
Selected characters move to a clicked location and pick up all items
up info about the stance, including the weapon requirements.
along the way. This is like Assault mode, above, except that characters
concentrate on gathering treasure and will ignore any incoming or
Combat Orders attacking enemies.
You can also press Ctrl + Spacebar to make selected
characters pick up all items in the area around them and
then return to their current positions.
The Combat Orders bar allows you to make one or more of your
characters follow specific battle commands, such as automatically
attacking incoming enemies, picking up all items in an area and more.

Team Summon (F4)

Summon other team members to team leader’s location. This is
helpful when one member encounters an overwhelming force
and needs help, or when members somehow get separated and
you want them to regroup.
Characters will arrive at the team leader’s location and stop. To
quickly issue additional orders, select all characters by pressing
F9, and then issue another order (such as Hold or Defend). Characters in Harvest mode stop at the final clicked
location with no orders. If you want them to continue
Team Select fighting, for example, you must issue another command.
Toggle between Individual mode and Squad mode. While in Tip: Pressing Ctrl + Shift will highlight all items on the
Squad mode, all characters in team are selected when you select ground and quickly display what your characters can
the team leader. While in Individual mode, only your selected team pick up. Gray or dark yellow indicates an item that you
leader will perform your next assigned task (such as Harvest, cannot pick up. White and yellow indicates items that
Defend, Hold, or pose). are assigned to your family. If you don’t see anything
you want to pick up, don’t click.
Assault (Ctrl + left click)
Selected characters to a clicked location and battles all
Hold (Ctrl-H)
opponents along the way. Hold down the Ctrl key and click Selected characters hold their current positions
on the ground as you normally would to move. Any enemy and battle all incoming opponents. This mode is
encountered along the way will be attacked. best used when you don’t want your characters
wandering off after a fleeing enemy (and into a crowd of
Characters in Assault mode stop at the final clicked
other enemies). Melee fighters, such as warriors, are more
location with no orders. If you want them to continue
apt to run off than ranged fighters, such as musketeers,
fighting, for example, you must issue another
and sometimes benefit more from the Hold command.
command.
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Defend (Ctrl-E) Scouts have the inherent Healing skill, which allows them to heal squad members. If
your scout does not have a weapon equipped and is in Hold or Defend modes, she will
Selected characters battle all opponents who enter their immediate area. Be careful when
automatically heal wounded squad members.
issuing this command, as your team will not hesitate to follow a fleeing enemy to keep it
in range, and will then attack other nearby enemies once that opponent is dead, getting
themselves further separated from other squad members. Death
When a character dies during a battle, he or she falls and remains unable to move for an
Determining Enemy Strength amount of time based on his or her level (the higher the level, the longer it takes to recover
— after level 51, characters no longer auto-recover). When a dead character does recover,
Just like players, the monsters you encounter have distinct levels and attacks that
he or she stands up with their health and spell point bars about half full.
determine their overall challenge level. Some are more resistant or vulnerable to certain
kinds of attacks (such as fire or lightning), and some use particular kinds of attacks. The Tip: A team member with the First Aid skill can revive a fallen character instantly using the
higher the monster level, the more experience your team will gain by killing it, and the Resuscitation spell. This will consume a Resurrective Potion, which must be present in your
better the items it will drop. Inventory in order for the spell to work.
Attacking a monster within eight levels higher or lower than your family will provide you
with the best experience and the most balanced challenge. To gauge a monster’s difficulty Skill Points
rating, hover the cursor over it for a quick summary of its type and level. For more detailed The blue bar next to a character’s portrait in the Character panel indicates his or her Skill
information, including type, level, attack level, defense and resistances, press the Alt key Points (SP). Every skill requires a specific amount of SP in order to use. If a character
and right-click it. doesn’t have enough SP to use a skill, its icon will be grayed-out.
Most character classes recover SP automatically. Some types of characters, such as the
Health warrior and musketeer, must generate SP by fighting. Monsters often drop items, such as
The red bar next to a character’s portrait in the Character panel indicates his or her health. Black Tea, that restore SP when your characters pick them up.
When the bar is full, the character’s health is full, and can generally take a number of hits
from monsters around his or her own level. When the health bar is depleted, the character XP and Leveling
dies (see below). Each time your team kills a monster, the members gain experience points (XP). The amount
A character’s health points (HP), recover gradually over time. Health potions, which you can of XP gained depends on the strength of the monster in relation to your character’s levels.
buy from an item merchant, allow you to quickly heal a character. To use a health potion, When a character accumulates enough XP, he or she advances to the next level.
select the character you want to heal, open your Inventory to the Consumables tab and At each level, a character gains more HP and SP, and his or her attack and defense stats
double-click on the health potion. improve, allowing him or her to fight more challenging monsters. Higher-level characters
You can also assign a consumable item such as a health potion to a keyboard command for are also able to use better items and receive quests from certain NPCs.
any character. To do this, drag an item or stack of items from you Inventory to one of the
two rightmost icon slots in a Character panel. To use that item, simply click on the icon or XP Cards
press the key associated with it (U, I, J, K, M, or N, depending on the character’s position in Some NPCs will give your family XP Cards as rewards for completing quests. These provide
the team). a quick shot of XP to a single character. To use an XP Card, select the character you want to
Defeated opponents will sometimes drop items, such as mangos and coconuts, which give use it and then double-click the XP card in your Inventory.
a healing boost to wounded squad members as you pick them up. Note: XP Cards only provide XP for character level, not for stance level.

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Team Commands Tactical Commands
Key Command Key Command
Ctrl+ 1 – 3 Create Group
F1/F2/F3 Select Character
1–3 Select a group
F4 Call other characters to the team’s selected leader

F5/F6/F7/F8 Show Stance window of the selected character

You can select team members quickly by using keyboard shortcuts. First, select the
F9 Toggle between Group Mode and Solo Mode characters, then press Ctrl+1, Ctrl+2, or Ctrl+3. As long as you are in Solo mode (F9 key),
then you can press the 1, 2, or 3 key to select that group of characters.
Assault Mode – Move toward location and attack all enemies
Ctrl+Left Click
encountered along the way For an example of how this works, select Character 1 and Character 2, but leave Character
3 unselected. Press Ctrl+1. Now anytime you press 1 you will automatically select
Harvest Mode - pick up all items in the general area of your
Ctrl+Shift+Left Click
family
Characters 1 & 2.

Ctrl+Space Harvest Mode

This command can save the characters selected stances, as well. For example, select all
three characters and select a stance, then press Ctrl+1. Then put all three characters in
Defend Mode – Your characters will automatically attack all a different stance and press Ctrl+2. Now, whenever you press 1, all three characters will
Ctrl+E or Space and pursue all nearby enemies (Warning: This can split your
characters.)
enter the first saved stance. When you press 2, your characters will switch to the other
saved stance.
Hold Mode – Your characters will automatically attack all
Ctrl+H Note: In order to enable saving stances, you need to make sure that this option i sturned on
enemies they can hit without moving
in the Options Menu (Alt+O)
Ctrl+Alt+Left Click Make your characters face a the direction clicked

Character Skills Shortcuts

You can use keyboard shortcuts to quickly use a skill. Each character has eight keystrokes
that correspond to their skills (shown in the Character Info window).
Key Command
1st character skills and hotbar items (not available while in
Q, W, E, R, T, Y, U, I
Chat Mode : press alt+C)

2nd character skills and hotbar items (not available while in

A, S, D, F, G, H, J, K
Chat Mode : press alt+C)

Z, X, C, V, B, N, M, 3rd character skills and hotbar items (not available while in

comma [,] Chat Mode : press alt+C)

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 If the item is character-specific, such as a healing potion, your team leader will consume it
Items and feel its benefits. If the item is family-specific, such as a Pose Guide, it will apply to the
There are many types of items in Sword of the New World. Some are only available from entire family.
NPC merchants, some are found by killing monsters, some are given as quest rewards, and
others are manufactured using recipes. You can look at the details of an item by hovering MISC Tab
the cursor over it. This is where miscellaneous items, such as metals, minerals and recipes are stored.
Every item has different characteristics. For example, all weapons add a bonus to a These items are used when appropriate, such as when you visit the Blacksmith and refine
character’s Striking Power, and armor adds a bonus to a character’s Defensive Power. minerals.
Some items have level and/or class restrictions. For example, only a wizard can equip a Tip: If you have an item that you wish to use on other characters in your Quarters, be sure
Rod. that item is in your Inventory (and not equipped by a character) when you log off.

Harvesting Items Quest Tab

When you kill a monster, it sometimes will drop an item to the ground. To pick an item up, These are items relating to quests, such as keys. Vis the In game currency of Sword of the
left click on it and your current squad leader will grab it. All gathered items go into your New world is also stored in this Tab.
Inventory.
To make your character(s) pick up multiple items, use the Harvest command (Ctrl + Shift + Buying and Selling from NPCs
left click). Your selected characters will stop whatever they are doing and move toward the All cities feature a marketplace that contains merchant NPCs, identifiable by the icons over
clicked spot, collecting all items they find on the way. You can also press Ctrl + Spacebar their heads.
to make your characters gather the items from the ground around them. Click on a merchant to talk and then choose the dialog option that indicates you want to
buy/sell. This will open the Store Transaction window and display the vendor’s wares in a
Inventory three-column list.
Any items that your characters pick up, buy or manufacture go into your Inventory. You can The left column is the name of the item. Hover your cursor over an item name to see a
open (or close) your Inventory by clicking the Inventory icon in the Toolbar or by pressing description of it.
Alt-V. Press Alt-E to open the Inventory and Character Detail panel of your team leader.
The middle column indicates the quantity. Enter a quantity either by clicking the up/down
Click on the View in Detail checkbox to view your Inventory items as a list. arrows or by clicking in the quantity box and typing in a number. The item and quantity will
The Inventory has four tabs for organizing your family’s items: then be displayed in the right pane.
The right column indicates the price of the item.
Equip Tab Click on the Purchase button to buy the items that you’ve selected. Note: Be sure to check
This is where all items that your characters can equip, such as weapons, clothing and the level and class requirements of an item before you buy it!
jewelry, are stored. To make your team leader equip an item, double-click it or drag it from
To sell items, click on the Sell tab in the top-right of the Store Transaction window. This will
the Inventory. You can also equip or unequip items by dragging them to or from a Character
display your Inventory items in the same way that the merchant’s items were displayed.
Detail panel.
Indicate the quantity of each item you want to sell and then click on the Sell button to
complete the transaction.
Consumable Tab
This is where all items that your characters can consume, such as health potions, pose
guides and stance books are stored. To consume an item, double-click it in your Inventory.
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Trading with Players Buying Items from Market
You can buy, sell or trade items with To buy items from the Market, speak to the Market Manager and choose the Use the Market
another player by right clicking on a dialog option. When the Market Sale panel opens, click on the Product button. This will
character and choosing the Request Private display a list of items for sale.
Transaction option from the dropdown Use the dropdown menus to refine the items displayed. Choose a search parameter from
menu. This will open the Private Transaction the System menu, such as weapon, and then choose a type, such as Sword, Rifle or Pistol.
window. You can also enter a level range and even a name. Click on the Search button to refine your
Drag items from your Inventory into the left search using these parameters.
pane (with your name above it). Items that Hover the cursor over an item to get more information about it. Enter the quantity of the
the other player wishes to trade with you appear in the right pane. item you wish to buy and click the Purchase button to buy it.
To trade Vis, open the Quest tab in the Inventory. Click on your Vis and drag it to the trade
window. A pop-up will appear. Type in the amount of Vis you want to trade and click OK. The Cabinet
When you have dragged all of the items you wish to trade into the window, click the When you buy or sell items through the Market system, Vis from these transactions is kept
Confirm button. When you are satisfied with all conditions of the trade, click the Exchange in the Cabinet for seven days. Select the Use Cabinet dialog option when talking to the
button. To cancel the trade, click on the Close button. Market Manager to receive any funds or equipment entitled to you through the Market.
Warning: Be sure you are happy with the terms of a trade before you accept it. K2 Network Reminder: You must retrieve your Vis or items within seven days of initiating your Market
will NOT reimburse you for any items that you trade. transaction.
Note: K2 Network is not responsible for items lost after seven days in the Cabinet.
Market
Selling Items in Market
Speak to the Market Manager NPC in any city and choose the Use
the Market dialog option. This will open the Market Sale panel. Drag
an item from your Inventory into the box in the upper-left of the
panel and type in the quantity you want to sell and price you want
to sell it for. Click on the Registration button to put the item up for
sale to the public.
You will be charged a fee for selling items through the Market.
Items can only remain in the Market for a period of 24 hours, after
which you will have to re-register them if you want to continue
trying to sell them.
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Strengthening and Enchanting Items Chatting
You can try to improve your equipment by taking it to the
To chat with other players, press Enter to activate the Chat panel and then type a message
Reinforcement Merchant NPC. For a small fee, this merchant
and press Enter again. This will display your message, preceded by your family name, into
will attempt to strengthen an item.
the Chat panels of other players in your vicinity as well as display the message above the
Speak to the merchant and choose the Strengthen Item dialog head of your team leader.
option. Drag an item from the Equip section of your Inventory to
If you are in a squad, you can send a message to everyone in your squad by typing it into
the top box in the panel. The cost for the attempt will be displayed beneath the item. Click
the Squad section of the Chat panel, or simply by putting the # symbol in front of your
the button to try and reinforce the item. If successful, the item will receive a +1 to its Attack
message.
or Defence value.
You can send a message to everyone in your clan by typing it into the Clan section of the
Warning: Do not attempt to strengthen the same item too many times.
Chat panel or preceding it with the @ symbol.
The more times you attempt, the greater the likelihood that it will be
destroyed in the process. Note: Visit www.swordofthenewworld.com for more information about chatting, including
how to filter out unwanted chat.
You can also enchant an item, which adds up to three additional
options to the item (such as +fire resist, +damage to <species> or
+sp regeneration). Your characters will not be able to enchant items
Megaphones and Microphones
until they are level 32 or higher. If you want to send a message to everyone on your local map, you can type “/shout” before
your message. You can only shout a message if you have a Megaphone in your inventory,
Manufacturing Items and will consume the Megaphone. You can buy Megaphones from the Item Merchant.
Some monsters drop recipes, and you can buy recipes from Blacksmith NPCs. With these To send a message to everyone in the game, type “/broad” before your message. This
and the proper raw materials, you can create your own equipment. requires that you have a Microphone in your inventory, and will consume the Microphone.
You can buy Microphones from the Item Merchant.
Recipes appear in the MISC section of your Inventory. Hover the cursor over a recipe to see
details about it, including the NPC you need to take it to in order to create the item.
Whispering
Talk to the appropriate NPC (Andre, for example, if you want to make clothing), and choose
You can send a private message to another player. To whisper to a squad member or clan
the Create Item dialog option (Costume Design, for example, if you are talking to Andre).
member, select the player’s name and choose Whisper. Left-click on a character standing
This will open the Item Manufacture panel.
near you and choose Whisper or type “Family Name” and your message to send a private
Drag a recipe from your Inventory to the box in the upper-left of the Item Manufacture message to any player. For example ”Smiths Hello World!” Would send a message to the
panel. This will display a list of raw ingredients that you will need in order to create the Smiths family saying Hello World!
item. If you have all of the ingredients, click on the Item Manufacture button to create the
new item. Chat Macros
Select the Chat Macros option from the Menu or press Alt-K to open the Chat Macro panel.
Here you can type in up to seven preset messages, such as battle cries, warnings, auctions,
etc., that you can replay with a single keystroke.
Type a message into one of the lines of the Chat Macro panel. The keystroke required
to replay it (Alt-4 through Alt-0) is displayed beneath the line. Click on the Save button

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to save and then click on the Close button. From now on, when you type the quick key
associated with it the chat macro, it will play back as if you had typed it into the Chat panel. Squads
Squads are small groups of families who join together to lend support in numbers while
Chat Commands fighting and adventuring. Up to 12 players can be in the same squad. Squads stay together
even if a squad member logs out of the game. There are only two ways to leave a squad: be
Write Action kicked out or remove yourself.
“FamilyName Message Send private message to the concerned Family Experience points for killing monsters are shared among squad members, and the squad
#Message Send a message that only your squad will see leader can set the rules for dividing treasure dropped by monsters.
@Message Send a message that only your Faction will see
Create a Squad
/shout Message Send a message that all characters in the map will see (requires
Megaphone) To create a squad, select Squad Creation from the Main Menu. This will bring up the Squad
Option window, where you can set the squad options for looting:
/broad Message Send a message that everybody on the channel will see
(requires Microphone) Master Looter – The family that started the squad (or the current leader) receives all the
loot and can distribute to other members by trading.

Friends Free-For-All – Any family member can pick up any item that drops.
Loot in order – Families take turns picking up items.
As you adventure and meet other player with whom you enjoy spending time, you might
want to add them to your Friends list. This will allow you to quickly determine if they are Random – Loot is assigned to families randomly.
online and send them private messages.
To add a family to your Friends list, right click on a family member. This will send an
Squad Info (Alt-D)
invitation to the player. If he or she accepts the invitation, you will be notified. This window displays all the members in your current squad, their online status, where
the currently are in the world if they are online and the squad’s looting rules. By selecting
Press Alt-B or click on the Friends List icon in the Toolbar to open the Friends List. This
a specific character (by clicking on them in the window) you can choose to send them a
displays all of your current friends and their online status.
whisper or view their profile (only if online).
To see a profile of a Friend’s family, click on the family name and then click on the Profile
button. Click and family name and click on the Whisper button to send that player a private Squad Invitation
message.
To invite another family into a squad you have created, right click on one of its characters
To remove a family from your Friends List, highlight the family name and click on the Delete and select the Invite to Squad option. If the other family accepts your invitation, they will be
button. admitted to your squad.

Squad Withdrawal
To leave your current squad, select the Squad Withdrawal option from the Main Menu.

Expel
If you are the leader of your squad, you can expel someone from you squad using the Squad
Expulsion command.

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Traveling Classes
There are many ways to move around Sword of the New World. The simplest (and most
scenic) is walking from place to place. To get a better idea of where you are, look at the Fighter
Minimap in the upper-right corner, which shows your current location and heading on a Fighters are face-to-face warriors who hold the front line and keep the enemy at bay
portion of the local map. Click on the + icon to zoom in on the Minimap, and the – icon to through brute force. Their high HPs and heavy armor allow them to take a beating that no
zoom out. To fix the map so that north always points up, click on the N icon. other class can survive. Fighter stances allow them to eventually wield all types of weapons,
To see the entire local map, click on the Local Map icon or press Alt-Z. This brings up an from swords and daggers to polearms, lances, and even pistols. The fighter’s inherent
overhead view of your local area with pointers to important locations and NPCs as well as skill, Provoke, allows him to draw enemies’ wrath away from other more vulnerable squad
exits. members and toward himself.
The World map (Alt-W) shows all of the locations and connections in the Granado Espada
world, including level recommendations for each area. Your current location is highlighted Fighter Starting Stats
in yellow. Strength 6
Each location, such as a city, has distinct exits that lead to other areas. These are marked Agility 6
on the local map and Minimap, and are indicated onscreen by an arrow, usually pointing Constitution 6
through an archway or door. To move to another location, simply step through the doorway Dexterity 6
or click on the arrow.
Intelligence 3
Waypoints Charm 3
Each city, and several popular locations, have Waypoints. These allow you to quickly jump to
another location for a small fee. Musketeer
To use a Waypoint, click on it, select a location and then click on the Movement button. The Musketeers bring the legendary aim and speed of the old west gunfighter to the New World,
travel payment will be deducted from your available funds. dealing brutal damage from afar to both grounded and flying enemies. Musketeers have
powerful attacks, but don’t forget to load up on bullets, because they can’t do much without
them. Musketeer Stances let them use all types of firearms, including rifles and dual pistols.
Warp Scrolls The Musketeer’s inherent skill, Concentrate, allows him to tune his mind for increased
The quickest way to get exactly where you want is usually through a Warp Scroll. Click on accuracy.
the Warp List icon in the Toolbar or press Ctrl-R to open the Warp List window. The Warp
List window lets you save your current location so you can quickly return to it later by using
Musketeer Starting Stats
a Warp Scroll. To save your current location, click on Save.
Strength 5
You can initially save up to five locations in your Warp List. You can increase the number of
Warp locations your family can save by performing quests and paying certain NPCs. Agility 6
To go to a saved Warp location, open the Warp List and select a location and then click on Constitution 5
the button in the Warp Menu. A Warp Scroll will be consumed from your Inventory. A Warp Dexterity 8
will appear near your current location. Click on it to transport to your saved location. Intelligence 3
You can buy Warp Scrolls from Leo Wagon. Charm 3

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Wizard includes attacks that can damage many enemies at once. Elementalists are somewhat frail
compared to other characters, and don’t fare well in a hand-to-hand confrontation with a
Wizards use the awesome power of magic to deal damage and protect their team members.
mean opponent. But at a distance they can deal damage like no other. The Elementalist’s
Although wizards are slow to develop, their stances eventually turn them into offensive
inherent skill, Activate Mana, allows them to quickly replenish their energy and keep doling
powerhouses or defensive masters, buffing their squads into virtually unstoppable forces.
out the damage.
The wizard’s inherent skill, Reflection, allows them to cast a shield around a teammate that
throws back damage on an opponent. The high-level Levitation stance puts wizards on a
different playing field altogether, making them immune to ground-based enemies.
Elementalist Starting Stats
Strength 3
Wizard Starting Stats Agility 3
Strength 3 Constitution 4
Agility 5 Dexterity 6
Constitution 4 Intelligence 8
Dexterity 4 Charm 7
Intelligence 7
Charm 7
Unique Player Characters
There are a number of unique player characters that will join your family once you complete
Scout certain quests. The first of these, the Reboldeaux Soldier, is made available to you after a
simple quest in the Pioneering Support Office, soon after you land in Granado Espada.
Scouts are primarily support characters, healing squad members and stabbing the
occasional unwary opponent. Scouts heal teammates automatically, and can cure all types To use an unlockable class, go to the Create Character section of the Quarters and choose
of ill effects, including death. Their stances are versatile and include the ability to fight with the new class from the drop down menu. Each unlockable class has special abilities and
one or two daggers, and even set traps. The scout’s inherent skill, Healing, is a welcome attacks not available to regular classes.
addition to any adventuring team. Note: You can only create one character from each unlockable class card you receive. If you
delete that character, that class will not be available to you again unless you gain another
Scout Starting Stats Unique Player Character card of that type.
Strength 3
Agility 7
Constitution 5
Dexterity 7
Intelligence 5
Charm 3

Elementalist
Elementalists channel the magic forces of nature — fire, ice and wind — into a dazzling
array of offensive attacks. The bracelets they wear help them focus this power, which
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