Gender
Gender in UO Dark Ages
When creating your character in UO Dark Ages you choose between Male and Female. This choice is primarily cosmetic but does have a few practical differences that are worth understanding before you commit.
Choosing Your Gender
Gender is selected during character creation. On UO Dark Ages your gender affects your character's appearance, the clothing and armor available to you, and a small number of game mechanics. It does not affect your base skills, stats, or overall combat effectiveness.
Practical Differences
Clothing and Armor
- Female characters can wear both male and female clothing and armor pieces.
- Male characters can only wear male-designated clothing and armor.
- This gives female characters a wider selection of cosmetic options overall.
- Certain armor pieces such as female leather skirts are restricted to female characters only.
Combat Mechanics
- Certain creatures in Ultima Online lore deal increased damage to male characters. On Dark Ages, consult the staff or forums for any custom adjustments to these mechanics.
- The Unicorn — a tameable mount — can only be ridden by female characters.
- The Ki-Rin — a tameable mount — can only be ridden by male characters.
Appearance
- Male characters can have beards and facial hair in addition to head hair.
- Female characters have head hair options only.
- Both genders share the same skin tone and body customization options at character creation.
Changing Your Gender
On standard Ultima Online, gender can be changed using a Gender Change Token purchased from the UO Store. On UO Dark Ages, contact a staff member in game or post on the Forums to ask about gender change options available on this shard.
To change gender on OSI you would:
- Unequip all items, armor, weapons and accessories first
- Use the Gender Change Token
- Select your new hair style (and facial hair if changing to male)
- Your gender is updated immediately
Summary
| Feature | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Wear male clothing | Yes | Yes |
| Wear female clothing | No | Yes |
| Facial hair | Yes | No |
| Ride Unicorn | No | Yes |
| Ride Ki-Rin | Yes | No |
| Base stats difference | None | None |
| Skill difference | None | None |
Notes for Dark Ages Players
UO Dark Ages may have custom modifications to gender mechanics. If you are unsure about any gender-specific rules on this shard, check the Forums or ask a staff member in game. All custom changes will be documented in the Player Guide as the shard develops.