Brawling?

[Halfsilver]

Ok, just for fun, I took all my skill out of edged and maxed out in brawling with it.

With voln fu, I am able to kill things more than twice my age. It's crazy. I was killing Ice Wraiths and Phantasms without problems. My open handed DS was insane. I was having no problem defeating creatures that I had a whole lot of trouble killing with my blade.

My question is this.

Would it be a good idea for a ranger to just stick with this and become a pure brawler?

Use brawling weapons and voln fu instead of swords and shields?

I havn't been able to test brawling weapons yet.

Any advice would be appreciated.

[Edited on 11-10-2003 by Halfsilver]

[Betheny]

Can rangers 2x brawling? I know bards can't.

[Halfsilver]

Yep we can. I fully doubled in it.

[Betheny]

Well, Maimara was a brawler, and let me tell you: Brawling weapons suck. YOu'll never be able to swing with them. Not at anything that's worth hunting.

[Skirmisher]

I'm hoping the Cm where you push in close will adjust things enough to make brawling weapons a more viable choice.

[Halfsilver]

So it's general consensus that pure brawling is not a viable choice, then?


thought I'd add..
>kick banshee
You attempt to kick a banshee!
MB: 260 vs MB: 59 = 201 -- Gain advantage!
Blinding speed! Moved behind opponent.
THT 74, d100 roll: 58, modified: 259
and hits for 61 points of damage!
... +17 extra hits. Double spin flying roundhouse shatters skull and
turns brain to jelly. Foe dies instantly!
You hear a sound like a weeping child as a white glow separates itself from the banshee's body as it rises, disappearing into the heavens.
The banshee slumps to the ground, exhales a sigh of relief, and begins to quickly decay away.
Roundtime: 4 sec.

That's at 28.....

[Edited on 11-10-2003 by Halfsilver]

[Artha]

I hear it gets really weak around the 60's-70's.

I guess you could wander up to bonespear and try, though shearfear might make it a pain in the ass.

[StrayRogue]

There is a gap yes. Some, if not all brawling weapons are pretty much useless, however, with the maneuvers nearly here...I'd go archery. Its uber at high levels.

[Halfsilver]

I just found it pretty decent that I was hunting Banshees at 28 without being touched.

Lords and Phantasmas were no trouble as well.

My voln fu was at 260 with mobiles.

it was great

[StrayRogue]

Phants will own you at 28, regardless of how easy it is to hit you. I prefer quickstriked ambushing. A 4 second rt on a claidh hit was pretty nice...