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Well I did figure out the Curse Weapon spell, And yes it is AWESOME! Forgive my newbieness.
Jaimes, what I want to do is be able to explore Britannia and kill some pretty tough beasts, maybe go on some cool quests.
So far I'm leaning towards this folks...
Necro
SS
Tactics
Anatomy
Swords
Parry
Resist
Here's a few questions if you would be so kind as to give me some input...
1)Is SS enough to heal my necro? I see PVP templates usually have healing in them but I'm not interested in PvP.
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95% of my time, curse weapon is enough healing. The other 5% of the time, I use spirit speak. I don't even have healing on my template and tend to not use chivalry for healing or curing.
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2)With Parry, you must have a weapon and a sword equipped right?
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With parry, you need a shield unless you have bushido, then it's better not to have the shield. So in your case, get a shield.
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3)How important is Resist in PvM?
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You'll definitely get mixed answers on this one. Myself, I could do without it, but I had to rework my stats accordingly so I don't lose armor pieces every time I'm cursed.
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4)Lastly what type of Attributes should I have on this type of char?I thought the cap was 225? Currently I have the following:
99 INT
76 STR
50 DEX
Don't know where to go from there as I have used all 225...
What should I do with these attributes folks?
Thanks again, what a community we have here!
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In the beginning, the stat cap is 225. After you play for a few months, it gets bumped to 230. You can also buy scrolls from other players which will give you more stats, up to 250. But for our sakes, we'll use 225.
What your stats are really depends on what equipment you want to use. There are some nice pieces of armor that require 90 or more strength to use (like the darkwood set, for example) which will force you to get very high strength at the cost of your dexterity. There are also weapons, like soul seeker, which will swing at maximum or near maximum speed regardless of your dexterity, making it possible to have low dexterity and still hit like a truck.
Most people use the "max out dex" philosophy. As a swordsman, I believe this is the best way to go. Your swing speed using the ugly-but-effective ornate axe will improve greatly, giving you an even better chance to live while fighting the really big big baddies.
Myself, my necro-warrior has 100 strength, 80 dex and the rest is in intelligence. Since your effictiveness comes from your sword, you really don't need a lot of intelligence. If you have a mana leeching weapon, you can still always cast curse weapon when needed.