OK, so I am hunting silver luecros and my TM is not moving above concentrating. It takes forever to get to that state also, I have killed about 19 to get it to this state. I have 121 TM and can kill a leucro in one to two casts of lightning bolt at 12 - 14. What else can I do to get it moving better. Any suggestions? Oh, swains hit too hard currently, but I can take one to two with SD, AEL, and GZ. My armor is catching up but still is 40 - 80 ranks behind my TM.

I, too, learned TM in the old system and took a long break after the magic rewrite.

I have problems getting above muddled or so on marauders at 125 ranks, so I doubt you'll do much better, and with low defenses, I don't think you'd last too long. I was able to hop up to swamp trolls/small pecs in langenfirth (with a few deaths), but all my defenses are 100-110...

I was in the same boat as you a while back, and spent a month or so in sand sprites - they should teach defenses up to 90-100

GZ on swains is the way to go. If they are hitting too hard, or parrying, use tingle.

>>I have all aether and almost all electric spells along with some air.

If you don't have it, get SUF.

-Sephos

I can force swains to drop their weapons with a tingle 10 prep, not sure what minimum is but maybe someone else will.
If they are resisting at that then its something else because two of my war mages arent that far ahead of you, lets just say 10 circles or less. And they are bare minimum mages for their circles, on most skills, TM just seems to kill them every time when they want to circle 8-(
Course then you run into the issue that if you tingle the weapon outta their hands they may become such a lessor critter they may barely teach you, I tend to app them with weapon then weaponless & see a noticable difference sans weapon, very noticable.

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I've been in Sprites for the last month back training multi and shield for the most part, along with a bunch of extra weapons so I get as much out of the time spent there as possible. When I get an itching to actually circle, I run into swains and cast stone strike at them, prep at about 11, target head, pause a few seconds, cast. I have a script set up that keeps me retreating throughout, because I can take one or two with my defenses, but any more than that makes me mince pie. If you don't have stone strike I would assume that you can do the same thing with aether lance.

Golgol

Perhaps I will give it a try with swains. I was using LB because it did more damage and I thought more damage taught more. On a side note, my PM and Harness are well above where it should be... I am approaching 190s in each. I only need HE and TM for awhile. I know I should stay in sprites until multi moves some more, but I am bored and a being bored makes it no fun. No fun = not wanting to play. I like pushing my character and myself.

I am also having issues with mind state. I could stay in sprites indefinitely, with SD even six to eight are manageable, but my mind goes murky with eight or so skills locked. What would help mind state? More INT or WIS? I almost have enough TDPs to raise one and will do more when I circle. I can post stats if needed.

Strength : 25 Reflex : 17
Agility : 17 Charisma : 8
Discipline : 25 Wisdom : 18
Intelligence : 18 Stamina : 26

I know charisma is low but I am a believer of being able to take a hit or three while casting and swinging my weapon. I do not like to attack and retreat unless with a bow type weapon, a Slai Heavy Crossbow is my first choice for bow and a bastard sword is my primary weapon.

So, increase which to help the mind lock states/overall state of mind?

POPWEASEL,

I'm truly in the same boat as you I need nothing but TM/HE for almost 12 circles right now at 35th and I know how it feels to rot in Sand Sprites as I return to ratha from time to time to use them to work lower weapons, armor, hiding/stalking and disarm/lock as I set goals for myself such as set skill at XXX before moving on or circle for a spell slot for a spell I want that will help with training. But if you can hang out in sprites to get armor and multi up to part you'll be set a lot more in the end as the higher you get you'll want the extra defense. I can hunt swains fairly effectively without any spells but I still need a little bit more HE before I hunt them because I 1.) Don't have tingle 2.) don't like to use spells to hunt unless its an invasion or I'm testing a critter to see how it teaches. I started to toggle leucros with sprites to offset the bordem from just sprites.

>Disc will help with not freezing your mind while several skills are locked up.
>Xavain

See what you started trebber?

Disc increases pool size same as intel. Mind freeze happens from a skill that is Mind locked but continues to gain exp.

Fun trivia: Xavian was once played by GM-Talian.

>Fun trivia: Xavian was once played by GM-Talian. <

Who is Xavian? And Disc was changed, while it does increase your pool it doesn't do it the same amount as Intel. As for helping to keep from freezing your mind from having several skills locked, if I am wrong you've corrected it.

Xavain

So the answer is to increase intelligence... I almost have enough to increase it one and I will increase it more when I circle - whenever that is. At the rate TM is moving, might be February before I circle. sigh I think I need another break...

Dartellum Waddle - swinger of sword, caster of spells that go BOOM!

Discipline : 21 Wisdom : 29
Intelligence : 22

Targeted Magic: 150 96% clear

6 Hatchlings later, killing with Either Gar Zeng at 5, Fire Shard at 3[chest target], or Stone Strike at 4[General Targeted] (If one spell rebounds on their hide I use a different one, seems to work, and those are spell priority)

Targeted Magic: 151 02% Mind Lock

Oh and my pulse rate? 2-4% roughly depending on what rank vs. wall I'm at.

Swains.. takes about a twice the number of hatchlings to lock but on them, Gar Zeng all the way, snap casts.. 2-3 of em drops a swain. First room in the tavern [by the bartender] is best mana.

try it, you'll be happier for it.

General warning: don't let more than 2 get on you at melee, keep your buffs up if you decide to train weapons, lock TM on the way out as you'll usually drain your mana and lose your buffs. I like the room where you can go up/down/south on the way to fourth tier in Hatchlings for mana, but one southwest of the passage to first tier works well too.

Hope this helps, and this is probably my longest post ever..

~ Nazaruss, Spell Slinger of Ratha

If your defenses are hurting you when bumping up a critter, you may want to consider one that doesn't swarm and hit hard. Swains might not be your best option. On the islands, 1st tier snoblins and lil' Unyns might be a better choice. Snoblins pay the best anyway.

If your willing to make the trek, I'd suggest vine's/creepers as the next step after sand sprites. The elemental magic is terrible up there, but you can still snap cast a min prep GZ and lock sustainably. They will do wonders for your armor and multi, pay tons and are not dangerous.

And definitely use spells that hit multiple times for TM learning.

Just highlight the marauder arrival strings and attach a sound to it. It's annoying when you die up there. Not too much support.

~Purehand