302 bane/smite

[Gsl2anja]

:noob: I don’t think I want to be limited to killing undead forever, If I did go bane I would hunt the living with bane then 301/slash the undead or use 306, (I’m not sure if this has a stronger effect on the undead or not). I would ultimately like to be a pure caster with a rune staff.

:thinking: Or should I just go smite and kill the undead because that is what clerics are supposed to do? I really want to rez as well ASAP. Any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[Peanut Butter Jelly Time]

Bane is one of the most potent spells you'll have to kill the living for a while, and holding on its own will generally give you a lot of the power you need against the undead.

(So yes, Bane is a good idea if you want to go that route)

[Gan]

My cleric is bane, and although the damage for undead is greater, I still kill living creatures with it just the same.

Keep in mind that for now my cleric also swings a warmace in addition to casting.

[TheEschaton]

You got it backwards, Bane is for living (and thus the damage is higher), Smite is for the undead.

[Gsl2anja]

No tips or anything? If I want to rez early what should I do, some good hunting styles?

[Izzy]

If you want to rez you should, oh, probably learn the spell for starters. And get 24 ranks SMC. And be level 18.

[Gsl2anja]

If it’s possible, can I get different types of clerics in here, I’m looking at the different ways of survival in the GS world as a cleric. If say I went archery just so I had my right hand open and didn’t mind shooting sometimes would that hurt me. I want to rely on spells mostly at higher levels Bane/306 I don’t know how good 312 is but maybe that. Also I want to be able to raise ASAP so what do I have to do to do that? I have played GS on and off but for the most part I am new to the game. I went through most of the other post here, is shield and brawling still usable it was an old post.

Thanks

[Gibreficul]

Lucky you, I checked the cleric boards...

My current cleric is level 50+. Totally pure runestaff build.

Armor Use..........................| 70 15 Leather breastplate
Combat Maneuvers...................| 117 29 Spare TP and maneuver defense
Physical Fitness...................| 111 29
Arcane Symbols.....................| 122 31
Magic Item Use.....................| 122 31
Spell Aiming.......................| 210 110 DROPPING for 1x brawl/1x shield on the fixskills (same cost due to TP conversion)
Harness Power......................| 155 55
Spirit Mana Control................| 155 55
Spiritual Lore - Blessings.........| 50 10
Spiritual Lore - Religion..........| 105 25
Spiritual Lore - Summoning.........| 90 20
Perception.........................| 120 30
Climbing...........................| 90 20
Swimming...........................| 140 40

Spell Lists
Major Spirit.......................| 30

Spell Lists
Minor Spirit.......................| 30

Spell Lists
Cleric.............................| 73 (level + 20 cleric spell ranks)
Training Points: 73 Phy 0 Mnt (968 Phy converted to Mnt)

He was smite, now he's bane. I haven't really gotten to play with it much because he's Voln, and had to REMASTER due to converting to Luukos. Long story... anywho, bane is awesome. Smite isn't bad, but the undeads available to hunt thin out at the mid to upper levels. I'd do bane because there's always 312 and 302 still works to a point. I know, I'm useless.

Um... yea... any questions?

[Gsl2anja]

And you have no problem when hunting?

[Gan]

blunt/shield/COL base Cleric - Ronan deity (bane)

Crunthor (at level 37), your current skill bonuses and ranks (including all modifiers) are:
Skill Name | Current Current
| Bonus Ranks
Armor Use..........................| 130 35
Shield Use.........................| 138 39
Combat Maneuvers...................| 78 17
Blunt Weapons......................| 138 39
Physical Fitness...................| 134 37
Arcane Symbols.....................| 78 17
Magic Item Use.....................| 93 21
Harness Power......................| 157 57
Spirit Mana Control................| 102 24
Spiritual Lore - Blessings.........| 50 10
Spiritual Lore - Religion..........| 90 20
Spiritual Lore - Summoning.........| 5 1
Perception.........................| 62 13
Climbing...........................| 90 20
Swimming...........................| 50 10
First Aid..........................| 138 39
Spell Lists
Major Spirit.......................| 25
Spell Lists
Minor Spirit.......................| 30
Spell Lists
Cleric.............................| 31
Training Points: 43 Phy 0 Mnt (122 Phy converted to Mnt)

This cleric can rescue/raise and hunt effectively at age and overhunt to about 5 levels.

[Gsl2anja]

I'm stuck in the middle here I really don't know what to do

[Gibreficul]

And you have no problem when hunting?

gotta be careful with my mana when I'm hunting undeads. OTherwise, no problems.


blunt/shield/COL base Cleric - Ronan deity (bane)
This cleric can rescue/raise and hunt effectively at age and overhunt to about 5 levels.


I had a blunt/shield cleric build (voln smite) that failed terribly at around level 50. It was awesome up to then. Part of the problem was probably my cleric (at the time) would only hunt the undeads. When he started hunting the living, the double cost of 302 as smite against the living was really starting to hurt.

[Peanut Butter Jelly Time]

Archer-Cleric build has a lot of overpowered yumminess that there haven't been many folks hopping into, it seems. Sure it doesn't compare to shield/brawling, but it's fun, moderately enjoyable, and a lot more interactive than spamming killspells, and ezpz rescues all day.