Been gone for 10 years need help and advice.

[Ahtalyn]

Hi I have been gone for 10 years and I have decided to come back. Lots of changes I see have happened. I understand that I can make changes to my stats and to my skills. I am looking for advice on how to make these changes. First of all I think i would like to use a runestaff. I see folks carrying them around and I think it will fit my character. Once he gets some clothing...Right now he is streaking through the landing. Anyway here are his stats and skills... He has 20 trains. I realize I made some mistakes in the past but that was 10 years ago. I would like to get him on the right path.

Race Sylvan

Strength (STR): 52 (1)
Constitution (CON): 46 (-2)
Dexterity (DEX): 96 (33)
Agility (AGL): 60 (10)
Discipline (DIS): 75 (7)
Aura (AUR): 99 (29)
Logic (LOG): 96 (23)
Intuition (INT): 60 (5)
Wisdom (WIS): 85 (17)
Influence (INF): 60 (5)

skills:
Armor Use..........................| 35 7
Shield Use.........................| 74 16
Edged Weapons......................| 96 22
Physical Fitness...................| 96 22
Arcane Symbols.....................| 102 24
Magic Item Use.....................| 136 38
Spell Aiming.......................| 144 44
Harness Power......................| 96 22
Elemental Mana Control.............| 102 24
Elemental Lore - Air...............| 25 5
Elemental Lore - Earth.............| 25 5
Elemental Lore - Fire..............| 25 5
Elemental Lore - Water.............| 25 5
Survival...........................| 50 10
Perception.........................| 54 11
Swimming...........................| 35 7
First Aid..........................| 50 10
Trading............................| 25 5
Pickpocketing......................| 25 5

Minor Elemental :17
Major Elemental :11
Wizard Base :15

[Ahtalyn]

Okay there is his information. First I am thinking of dropping the shield and edge since he will using the runestaff. From reading the posts..I gather I need to
1x arcane
1x MIU
2x Spell aim
2x Harness Power ?
1x Mana share elemental

What about these lores? Someone mentioned that i could drop these and start training in them when I am 40.

I plan on dropping the pickpockets
Possibly dropping the first aid and survival.
What about perception? does this help in anything?

Physical fitness till max blood.

trading is nice..but i want to iron out his other skills first...i might drop these for now.

armor...what do i need so i can wear doubles?

need help on the spell circles. 2x to 3x
should I 1x in Wizard for life? then pick up ranks in the other circles.

I have been trying to understand the changes to enchanting....what should I do to him to allow him to enchant in the future.

Thanks for your help.

[Edited on 6-24-2005 by Ahtalyn]

[Edited on 6-24-2005 by Ahtalyn]

[Janarth]

If you want to enchant, I'd keep 1x in the 900s, 2x miu, 1x-2x AS, 1x ele share and stay as close to 1x in the 500s as possible.
Runestaves are nice because to get good runestaff defenses, you're basically forced to train in these skills (2x miu, 2x AS, 1x-2x hp, 1x ele share, 2x SA). That said, runestaff DS is inferior to shield/weapon. Its tougher to have rounded out magic skills (and thus good enchanting skills) with sword/board, but it IS better from a mechanics DS standpoint.
Me personally, I sorta hybrid, not sure how its going to work, but I 1x shield, 1x AS, 2x MIU, 1x HP, 1x lores, 2x SA, 1x ele share and have 900s at level and 500s close. Not a lot of 400s, but I get brills from others and really only miss 425 and 430. I think even without weapon training, just 1xing shield, I still beat out runestaff users for DS in defensive, defitinely in offensive.
My thoughts...do with them what you will. Also...1xing one lore is not all that great. In terms of usefulness, I'd .6x earth lore and .3x fire lore. That will keep ya unencumbered, effectively add damage padding to your armor via 520, give ya nice DFs with our two most useful spells (510 and 906) and get ya some improvement with 519. Also makes one heckuva a boil (increased targets and increased damage).

[Stunseed]

(at level 49), your current skill bonuses and ranks (including all modifiers) are:
Skill Name | Current Current
| Bonus Ranks
Armor Use..........................| 70 15
Shield Use.........................| 134 37
Edged Weapons......................| 108 26
Physical Fitness...................| 102 24
Arcane Symbols.....................| 179 79
Magic Item Use.....................| 180 80
Spell Aiming.......................| 202 102
Harness Power......................| 167 67
Elemental Mana Control.............| 151 51
Elemental Lore - Fire..............| 90 20
Perception.........................| 70 15
Climbing...........................| 120 30
Swimming...........................| 78 17

Spell Lists
Major Elemental....................| 26

Spell Lists
Minor Elemental....................| 45

Spell Lists
Wizard.............................| 49

317 Bolt AS
275-ish TD MnE
265-ish TD MjE

Capable of enchanting to 7x. Bout 380 DS in defensive, maybe 330 in offensive? No problems hunting in Bonespear which is still above his level.

Hope this helps.

[StrayRogue]

Are those edged/shield ranks being dumped Stun? And are those DS numbers using a stave?

[Stunseed]

The Magician is OHE/Shield. I've got the Wizard's pavis for him, so there is no way I'd go to runestaff.

Edited to say I know I should be 1x in shield.

[Edited on 6-27-2005 by Stunseed]

[StrayRogue]

Why aren't you 1x? Aren't you already hurting for DS?

[Stunseed]

Not even close, to be honest.

[Stunseed]

Defensive.

A zombie claws at you!
AS: +196 vs DS: +406 with AvD: +35 + d100 roll: +83 = -92
A clean miss.

Offensive.

A zombie's eyes flash bright red!
A zombie claws at you!
AS: +196 vs DS: +318 with AvD: +35 + d100 roll: +100 = +13
A clean miss.

You detect the following spells on yourself:
Stone Skin with a fair amount of time remaining.
Elemental Barrier with a lot of time remaining.
Elemental Defense III with a fair amount of time remaining.
Elemental Defense I with a lot of time remaining.
Elemental Defense II with a lot of time remaining.
Elemental Deflection with a lot of time remaining.
Elemental Focus with a fair amount of time remaining.
Prismatic Guard with a fair amount of time remaining.
Thurfel's Ward with a lot of time remaining.
Elemental Targeting with a lot of time remaining.
Spirit Warding II with a fair amount of time remaining.
Resist Elements with a great amount of time remaining.
Mobility with a great amount of time remaining.
Spirit Warding I with a fair amount of time remaining.
Strength with a fair amount of time remaining.
Melgorehn's Aura with a great amount of time remaining.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.

[AnticorRifling]

If you want to use a runestave don't do this:

Anticor (at level 65), your current skill bonuses and ranks (including all modifiers) are:
Skill Name | Current Current
| Bonus Ranks
Armor Use..........................| 111 27
Combat Maneuvers...................| 167 67
Polearm Weapons....................| 167 67
Physical Fitness...................| 105 25
Arcane Symbols.....................| 150 50
Magic Item Use.....................| 150 50
Spell Aiming.......................| 232 132
Harness Power......................| 166 66
Elemental Mana Control.............| 102 24
Elemental Lore - Air...............| 120 30
Perception.........................| 120 30
Climbing...........................| 120 30
Swimming...........................| 120 30

Spell Lists
Major Elemental....................| 33

Spell Lists
Minor Elemental....................| 65

Spell Lists
Wizard.............................| 33

Personally if I was going to go the pure route I wouldn't get lores I would try and 3x spells.

[Stunseed]

MnE

You gesture at a zombie.
CS: +279 - TD: +71 + CvA: +25 + d100: +99 == +332
Warding failed!
A dark shadow passes over a zombie.

MjE

You gesture at a zombie.
CS: +264 - TD: +45 + CvA: +25 + d100: +49 == +293
Warding failed!
A zombie suddenly slows all movements.

Wizard Bolt

You gesture at a zombie.
You hurl a hissing stream of acid at a zombie!
AS: +317 vs DS: +109 with AvD: +29 + d100 roll: +80 = +317
... and hit for 83 points of damage!
Burn to the elbow eats through tendons. Muscles snap free!
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.

Wizard

You gesture at a frost giant.
CS: +283 - TD: +140 + CvA: +25 + d100: +35 == +203
Warding failed!
You successfully hit a frost giant's ice spear with the spell.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.

There you have it.

[StrayRogue]

I should play my own wizard more...

[Fallen]

I am sorry I can't offer you advice, as I know nothing about wizards, but I can welcome you back. Hope you have fun, Ahtalyn.