Creating Your Character

Once you log into UO Horizon, you will create your first character. This is where you choose your name, appearance, and starting skills.

Do not worry too much about perfection — skills can always be trained later.

Choose a name that fits a fantasy setting.

Names may not include:

• Offensive language
• Hate speech
• Explicit or vulgar terms
• Impersonation of staff

For more details see:

Shard Rules

You may customize your character’s:

• Gender
• Skin tone
• Hair style
• Hair color
• Facial hair

These choices are purely cosmetic and do not affect gameplay.

You may choose three starting skills.

Each skill can start with a value up to 50.0.

Example:

Swordsmanship — 50 Tactics — 50 Healing — 50

This gives you a 150 skill point starting template.

Skills can later be trained up to 100+ through gameplay.

If you are unsure what to choose, here are some simple starter builds.

A strong beginner template that focuses on survivability.

This build is effective for:

• Early dungeon combat
• Solo monster hunting
• Learning melee mechanics

For players who prefer spellcasting.

Magery — 50 Meditation — 50 Evaluating Intelligence — 50

This template focuses on:

• Spell damage
• Mana regeneration
• Magical combat

A ranged combat build.

Archery — 50 Tactics — 50 Healing — 50

Archers deal damage from a distance and can avoid some danger.

Do not worry if your starting template is not perfect.

On UO Horizon:

• Skills can be trained
• Characters evolve over time
• Many builds are viable

Experiment and discover what playstyle you enjoy.

Once your character is created, you will enter the world.

Your next steps should be:

• Beginner Guide
• Starting Town
• Starter Templates

These guides will help you get started quickly.