-leviathan-: hi,
this is a set of basic 'reference' points that i think , should help most new players to get on with building their chars. old players, dont mind this, continue what you are doing
all classes- dont add points to enduence. your gears will give them later.
for classes- druid, necro, pally
from level 1 onwards to lvl 20- increase your wis > dex >>> strenght.
reason - wisdom, you will need to learn the basic spells ( necro needs more wis to learn their spells). calculate and make sure that by lvl 20 you have enough wis to learn your lvl 20 offensive spells like animate dead (necro) and meteor shower(druid and pally ). higher your wis - more effective will be your spells
you may or maynot assign a few couple of points to strenght ( if you do add, it will help you equip gothic / tower shields/ good armors etc. early on and give you crucial advantage.) this is optional.
for barb- add dex . otherwise you wontbe able to hit anything. your gears will give strenght you need. ( depend on wis gears during the time you want to learn spells )
after level 20- 45 (pally, necro )
add - dex > wis ( if you want to build your char strenght based )
add - wis >>dex ( if you want to build your char wis based)
druids add wis>>>dex
after lvl 45 , onwards
go for pure dex for all classes. (you will understand it by then, so i won't give reason for this. if you dont understand , then you are out of track. )
good luck! enjoy the game! AVE!

-jecht-: Skills
Your character has four skills which you increase after each level up.

Strength directly increases your physical damage. Each strength point gives you 1 additional damage.
Dexterity increases your chances of hitting the opponent with weapon and missing the opponent's physical hit as well.
Endurance increases your total health and health regeneration rate. One endurance point is equal to 10 health points.
Wisdom increases your total mana and mana regeneration rate. One wisdom point is equal to 10 mana points.