GemStone IV Launch

When did this occur?

GSIII to GSIV conversion went live in December 2003.

What big changes?

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Each account was granted one character-attuned item, based on their profession within the giftbox. The item appearance was somewhat randomized within each profession. Below is an incomplete list of such items:

Bard: + 5 to Aura Base, 5 to Influence Base, 5 to Max Health, 2 to Max Mana

• a sword and musical note brooch
• a happy sad mask brooch
• a comedy tragedy mask brooch

Cleric: +5 Wisdom Base, +5 Intuition Base, +2 Max Health, +4 Max Mana

• an elaborate [deity name] symbol.
• an elaborate knotwork symbol

Empath: +5 Wisdom Base, +5 Influence Base, +5 Max Heath, +4 Max Mana

• an acantha leaf talisman
• a aloeas stem talisman
• a sovyn clove talisman
• a woth flower talisman

Ranger: +5 Dexterity Base, +5 Intuition Base, +5 Max Health, +2 Max Mana.

• an embossed leather bracer
• a cracked leather bracer
• a faded leather bracer
• a tooled leather bracer

Rogue: +5 Dexterity Base, +5 Agility Base, +10 Max Health

• some shadowy black leather boots
• some padded grey leather boots

Sorcerer: +5 Aura Base, +5 Logic Base, +2 Max Heath, +4 Max Mana

• a decaying eyeball fetish
• rotting kobold ear fetish
• a gruesome squirrel skull fetish

Warrior: +5 Strength Base, +5 Constitution Base, +10 Max Health

• a cracked leather belt
• a scorched leather belt
• a simple leather belt
• a weathered leather belt

Wizard: +5 Aura Base, +5 Logic Base, + 2 Max Health, +4 Max Mana

• an enruned water elemental talisman
• an enruned air elemental talisman
• an enruned fire elemental talisman
• an enruned earth elemental talisman