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Assassin · 01-03-2006, 11:37 PM

The thing with Drow is that they don't get the Human 1 extra skill point per level. Which means that, because they need both Concentration and Spellcraft, at least 12 INT will be needed for the Drow, while only 3 INT will be needed for the human. That means that in essence, you save 5 attribute points as a Human, despite the extra attribute points that drow get.

So, IMO, your best bet is:
Human Sorcerer
Str: 9
Dex: 18
Con: 18
Int: 3
Wis: 10
Cha: 18

A concern will be your WIS, so take Iron Will feat ASAP to buff that up (you don't want to die to a charm). However, other than that, just play the character out normally. You'll need to use ranged weapons, of course. That's a given, for the early game. Quite possibly take a few more summon spells than your standard party nuker as well. And, of course, buff yourself up to hell and back before every fight.

Another consideration is to go Drow Fighter(4)/Wizard(x)/Ranger(1). Let's take a look:

Str: 15
Dex: 16
Con: 16
Int: 20
Wis: 8
Cha: 5

You'll not be all that popular, but you can probably get the job done, with a fair bit of buffing. You're not going to mind the 20% exp penalty when you're soloing, as you'll be levelling up fairly quickly anyways. The thing about being a Ranger is that you get Ambi/Two Weapon Fighting automatically, saving you a couple of skills. Of course, that's if you want to dual-wield at all. Again, that Wis is very much a concern, but in this case, as you have your MR, it doesn't really matter as much.

[ 01-03-2006, 11:37 PM: Message edited by: Assassin ]

01-03-2006, 11:37 PM	#4
Assassin Symbol of Cyric Join Date: March 23, 2003 Location: Canada Age: 37 Posts: 1,134	The thing with Drow is that they don't get the Human 1 extra skill point per level. Which means that, because they need both Concentration and Spellcraft, at least 12 INT will be needed for the Drow, while only 3 INT will be needed for the human. That means that in essence, you save 5 attribute points as a Human, despite the extra attribute points that drow get. So, IMO, your best bet is: Human Sorcerer Str: 9 Dex: 18 Con: 18 Int: 3 Wis: 10 Cha: 18 A concern will be your WIS, so take Iron Will feat ASAP to buff that up (you don't want to die to a charm). However, other than that, just play the character out normally. You'll need to use ranged weapons, of course. That's a given, for the early game. Quite possibly take a few more summon spells than your standard party nuker as well. And, of course, buff yourself up to hell and back before every fight. Another consideration is to go Drow Fighter(4)/Wizard(x)/Ranger(1). Let's take a look: Str: 15 Dex: 16 Con: 16 Int: 20 Wis: 8 Cha: 5 You'll not be all that popular, but you can probably get the job done, with a fair bit of buffing. You're not going to mind the 20% exp penalty when you're soloing, as you'll be levelling up fairly quickly anyways. The thing about being a Ranger is that you get Ambi/Two Weapon Fighting automatically, saving you a couple of skills. Of course, that's if you want to dual-wield at all. Again, that Wis is very much a concern, but in this case, as you have your MR, it doesn't really matter as much. [ 01-03-2006, 11:37 PM: Message edited by: Assassin ] __________________ In The Terminator, Sarah Connor is told a speech by John Connor\'s father that John has given in the future. When John is born, Sarah tells John this speech, and John grows up to tell it in the future. So who wrote the speech?!