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NEEKLUS

Returning after an Age 04/26/2013 06:03 PM CDT

Well maybe 2 or 3 years. Last time (and currently) I am Boneshattering Black Ogres and such in the EN, while being able to comfortably heal with little round time. Just wondering if anything has changed or if I can retool my training for more effectiveness. Also wondering if there are any other critters who won't pwn me with CM's around my level.

Level: 62
Normal (Bonus) ... Enhanced (Bonus)
Strength (STR): 53 (6) ... 61 (10)
Constitution (CON): 78 (14) ... 78 (14)
Dexterity (DEX): 83 (16) ... 83 (16)
Agility (AGI): 83 (16) ... 83 (16)
Discipline (DIS): 69 (9) ... 69 (9)
Aura (AUR): 92 (21) ... 92 (21)
Logic (LOG): 100 (30) ... 105 (32)
Intuition (INT): 100 (30) ... 100 (30)
Wisdom (WIS): 100 (25) ... 100 (25)
Influence (INF): 100 (25) ... 100 (25)
Mana: 257

Skill Name | Current Current
| Bonus Ranks
Armor Use..........................| 40 8
Shield Use.........................| 164 64
Brawling...........................| 170 70
Physical Fitness...................| 164 64
Arcane Symbols.....................| 105 25
Magic Item Use.....................| 105 25
Harness Power......................| 226 126
Mental Mana Control................| 164 64
Mental Lore - Manipulation.........| 40 8
Mental Lore - Transformation.......| 145 45
Survival...........................| 164 64
Perception.........................| 164 64
Climbing...........................| 120 30
Swimming...........................| 105 25
First Aid..........................| 164 64

Spell Lists
Major Spiritual....................| 25

Spell Lists
Minor Spiritual....................| 33

Spell Lists
Empath.............................| 83

Thanks,

Lucene

ARMELLE-TRIVA

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Re: Returning after an Age 04/27/2013 12:49 PM CDT

Voln has gone through a major overhaul, and with the release of monks and the unarmed combat system (UAC), 1x in brawling will not really get you anywhere. I'd get rid of it. Same for shield use. Runestaff defense if quite sufficient. Use those TPs to up MIU and arcane symbols to 1x. They are cheap runestaff defense skills.

That's pretty much it for the changes. For general training advice, I will repost Nilandia's pure training post. I found it extremely helpful. Just from glancing though, your survival and perception seem really high for no good reason, and spell aiming is a great thing to have for web bolting, among other things.

I played in the Black Forest until Jarivyth started sending me to Wyneb and the Keen. Boneshatter works fine in both of those places too, and in both, travel as unencumbered as possible. I find little difference between chanelling in offensive vs. defensive, so the supplicants didn't bother me. The hierophants need to be stunned quickly unless you're good at dodging their weeds/thorns, and run from the dogmatists until you can ward them. I always used arcane decoy, since dispel seems to be their favorite spell, even when you just run by them quickly. (A ton of rechargeable arcane decoy items went out at the last EG.)

~Lyradie
>With a startled yelp, a young elven child suddenly tumbles from somewhere above you, landing gracelessly in a pile of refuse!

GemStone IV · So You Want to be an Empath?