As a prefeace, I just got to 28th circle and have been away from the realms for a while. Was looking for some advice on where people think I ought to be putting my TDPs (especially in light of planned changes to EXPERIENCE) as well as what skills I should be focusing on, and what they thought of my character overall at 28th. I realize I need to train up my defenses to better match my heavy edged (primary weapon) and targetted magic, and have been catching up. Also been hunting silver leucros and morah vines, switching up when I get quite board with one or the other. Any other general advice would be appreciated. Thanks for the help in advance.

STATISTICS

Strength : 21 Reflex : 17
Agility : 18 Charisma : 17
Discipline : 20 Wisdom : 19
Intelligence : 21 Stamina : 19

Concentration : 110 Max : 110

SKILLS
Showing all skills that you have skill in.

SKILL: Rank/Percent towards next rank/Amount learning
Shield Usage: 89 93% clear Leather Armor: 57 79% clear
Light Chain: 90 58% clear Heavy Chain: 2 97% clear
Light Plate: 44 95% clear Heavy Plate: 4 39% clear
Parry Ability: 106 42% clear Multi Opponent: 89 78% clear
Light Edged: 17 19% clear Medium Edged: 79 02% clear
Heavy Edged: 104 21% clear Twohanded Edged: 0 61% clear
Medium Blunt: 30 31% clear Short Bow: 12 78% clear
Light Crossbow: 58 21% clear Heavy Crossbow: 2 45% clear
Quarter Staff: 6 67% clear Light Thrown: 9 48% clear
Brawling: 24 40% clear Offhand Weapon: 13 04% clear
Primary Magic: 155 67% clear Harness Ability: 147 81% clear
Power Perceive: 119 47% clear Magical Devices: 107 93% clear
Targeted Magic: 112 13% clear Evasion: 93 67% learning
Climbing: 49 96% learning Perception: 78 07% clear
Hiding: 53 14% clear Lockpicking: 42 42% clear
Disarm Traps: 41 17% clear Stalking: 26 68% clear
Stealing: 17 61% clear First Aid: 71 65% clear
Foraging: 29 11% clear Escaping: 16 72% clear
Skinning: 68 10% clear Swimming: 40 59% clear
Scholarship: 71 72% learning Mechanical Lore: 65 06% clear
Appraisal: 54 63% learning Teaching: 50 29% clear
Animal Lore: 3 87% clear

Total Ranks Displayed: 2341

ALA still teaches me fine if you want to stay away from the electricity spells


~Arwinia

The Empath spellbook is a riddle trapped in an enigma hidden inside a lot of suck.-Armifer

Thanks for the quick replies guys! Now how is the best way to train with them? Fast casts at low prep or should I do fewer casts at a high prep?

>>PAFO? Everyone's different with attunement needs/playstyle.

Pretty much, i generally wait for full target as it's easier to script with not having to worry about changing the amount of mana and such

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Cute verbs and speaking from hiding are excellent ways to catch a lightning bolt in the face regardless of mystical ninja abilities.

-Armifer

Just so you know, the new TM system is going to hit Chain Lightning with several tactical nerf nukes.

Okay, it's probably not going to be that bad, but the spell is going to be reeled in from its extreme training potential. It'll still be good, but it may not be the best. At the same stroke, every single-target TM spell is going to get a boost in teaching potential.

Choose your TM spells with this in mind.


- GM Wythor

What goes up
is futile --
unless it goes out

I love stone strike. it is similar to other spells as when you pump more mana into the spell the fragments increase in size. also unless your target has a good amount of first aid they will aggravate the wound more when they attempt to tend it

>>Wythor, any rough time frame for when these TM changes will be going in?

I told the bosses that I'd have it done within a couple of months, and that was a few weeks ago. So far things are going fairly smoothly, so I'd expect a mid to late summer release.

>>Will CL's potential to actually do damage go up?

Very much so. If you take the time to fully target it, the TM skill used will increase by nearly 1/3 of your ranks -- once the new system is rolled out.

It might have to become a little easier to avoid (since its avoidability is gimped right now to offset some of its current offensive penalty), but this increase in defensive potential would only be about half of the offensive increase potential, leaving a net gain of about 1/6 of your TM ranks over the current system.


- GM Wythor

What goes up
is futile --
unless it goes out

I feel like we've already discussed this before...

>I told the bosses that I'd have it done within a couple of months, and that was a few weeks ago. So far things are going fairly smoothly, so I'd expect a mid to late summer release.

My biggest complaint about the host of new systems (Crafting, Armor, EXP) has been the reluctance to suggest a release time frame.
On TM: Couple of months? Sometime this summer? Thank you! Finally, some dates to plan by! (Note: PLEASE do not hold Wythor to this! Delays happen and there are MANY great reasons for delays.)

As a way of helping us with the changes, it could be great if we could forget 2 or 3 extra spells. (Don't need to reset my whole book, but moving some stuff around might be nice...)

Thanks for keeping us up to date, Wythor!