Bolt build

[Tumbadoo]

Does anyone have a build that focuses on bolt spells - 1110 and 111. What do folks suggest for training to get the best out of 1110. Currently level 56.

This is what I'm thinking

Armor use - 5
Physical fitness - 121
Arcane symols = 60
MIU = 60
Harness power = 105
Spell Aiming = 116
Mental Mana = 56
Spirit Summon = 20
Telepathy = 40
Transformation = 50
Climb = 30
swim = 20
preception = 40
First aid = 100

Major SPirit spells = 20
Minor Spirit spells =30
Empath = 56



Thanks in advance

[Jason13828]

Hmm. My advice based on a 96 bolting/warding Empath in GOS

Cut down your first aid to 1x. I suggest getting Survival to x.

Get rid of transformation lore for now or lower it until you can live with the healing RT.

Boost Empath spells +21 because you'll WANT to cast 1106 at some points and your 1110 assault follow up damage is based on your empath CS which needs to be high enough to hit the mobs. Telepathy does help the follow up cycles but...it isn't great and I don't know if I'd be pumping it up just for those benefits. Granted telepathy really helps to have (I'm pumping it up now to try and get it to 100)

I also suggest getting your summoning lore up. Web Bolt is NOT to be underestimated. If things have high bolt DS your web bolt can still web things which dramatically lowers it for the follow up 1110 or 111.

What Society? Your Harness Power is crazy high and that is crazy expensive. I'd suggest dropping it down to 1x. Supplement with wizard wands. Duplicated and/or charged wands are easy enough to come by and you only need 2 at most per hunt if you're smart about it (i.e. you use to supplement when you think it'll take less than 50 HP damage to kill just use the wand).

[Tumbadoo]

By survival at x did you mean 0 ranks or did you mean 1x?

[Orthin]

Hmm. My advice based on a 96 bolting/warding Empath in GOS

Cut down your first aid to 1x. I suggest getting Survival to x.

Get rid of transformation lore for now or lower it until you can live with the healing RT.

Boost Empath spells +21 because you'll WANT to cast 1106 at some points and your 1110 assault follow up damage is based on your empath CS which needs to be high enough to hit the mobs. Telepathy does help the follow up cycles but...it isn't great and I don't know if I'd be pumping it up just for those benefits. Granted telepathy really helps to have (I'm pumping it up now to try and get it to 100)

I also suggest getting your summoning lore up. Web Bolt is NOT to be underestimated. If things have high bolt DS your web bolt can still web things which dramatically lowers it for the follow up 1110 or 111.

What Society? Your Harness Power is crazy high and that is crazy expensive. I'd suggest dropping it down to 1x. Supplement with wizard wands. Duplicated and/or charged wands are easy enough to come by and you only need 2 at most per hunt if you're smart about it (i.e. you use to supplement when you think it'll take less than 50 HP damage to kill just use the wand).

I believe webbed things can take more fire damage too can’t they?

[Donquix]

I believe webbed things can take more fire damage too can’t they?

Fire on webbed things ignites the webs and they'll take an extra fire damage, similar but likely not as strong as hitting a troll with a fire ability.


You attempt to jab a hisskra warrior!
You have good positioning against a hisskra warrior.
UAF: 212 vs UDF: 195 = 1.087 * MM: 129 + d100: 2 = 142
... and hit for 11 points of damage!
Neck vertebrae pop in several places.
Strike leaves foe vulnerable to a followup kick attack!
** Your dark leather gloves flare with a burst of flame! **
... 5 points of damage!
Minor burns to left arm. That hurts a bit.
The webbing around a hisskra warrior catches fire!
... 30 points of damage!
Flames cook a hisskra warrior's chest. Looks about medium well.
Roundtime: 2 sec.

[Jason13828]

Whoops I meant take survival to 1x (has nothing to do with a bolting empath but frankly it is so cheap and there are many benefits it is just not something I would give up).

Also 111 on a webbed target does have added benefits but one of the drawbacks is, I believe, it consumes the web and allows them to move again. I prefer they stay webbed as I don't recall the fire damage ever being amazing.

Here are my character's skills and sorry for the formatting - I never can remember how to format a nice table on here like I can on Discord.

Armor Use..........................| 40 8
Physical Fitness...................| 296 196
Arcane Symbols.....................| 177 77
Magic Item Use.....................| 177 77
Spell Aiming.......................| 296 196
Harness Power......................| 196 96
Mental Mana Control................| 176 76
Spirit Mana Control................| 184 84
Spiritual Lore - Blessings.........| 165 65
Spiritual Lore - Summoning.........| 175 75
Mental Lore - Telepathy............| 153 53
Mental Lore - Transformation.......| 150 50
Survival...........................| 196 96
Perception.........................| 196 96
Climbing...........................| 120 30
Swimming...........................| 130 35
First Aid..........................| 261 161

Spell Lists
Major Spiritual....................| 40

Spell Lists
Minor Spiritual....................| 41

Spell Lists
Empath.............................| 119

My character is in GOS which is why I have 65 blessing lore (1107 full stamina boost every 5ish minutes I think).
I was also 2x my FA until my 70s or 80s but then stopped training. If I ever fixskills for some reason I'll drop it to 1x. Probably put the points into my telepathy for the use of 1120 on undead.