"What is this soul system in Rift?"
There are 3 classes .. warrior, rogue, and cleric
Each of the 3 classes gets to choose between any combination
of 3 souls to choose from that is relevant to their class. A cleric
cannot use a warrior soul though in case you were wondering,
each soul belong to one class only.
Over time you will quickly collect all the souls available for your
class to pick and choose from for the 3 you will use at any one
time.
Each soul represents a style of defensive or offensive skills.
You can choose different combinations of 3 of them in the future
for a small financial cost, you aren't making a permanent choice.
For example, among clerics a Justicar soul is very tankie
for a cleric. The inquisitor soul for clerics is about single target
dps. And of course there are defensive healing souls that are
very different from each other. Those are some examples.
"What are roles?"
You can have up to 4 roles (you purchase each one over time)
with each one having some combination of 3 souls. You can
switch between roles (out of combat) anytime. Thus you can
switch from a dps mage to chloro mage, etc., as needed by
the group. You can change the soul content of each role at
any time.
"When do I get all my souls to choose from?"
You will quickly get your first souls. After those you will need
soul quests from Sanctum (or mage ones from Ardent Glade)
where for each quest you get a new soul as a result. The
opportunity to add souls to your first ones begins at lvl13 if
memory serves.
If you have any ideas for additional info to add about the
soul system or improvements in the article let me know!
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Dwooid of Silverwood