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Originally posted by Pyrates:
Hey all!
Ive searched the forum for specific answers to this question, but didn't find something helpfull, so I'd like to hear some comments about:
1) Ninja. No Faerie. I'm gonna make him throw stuff, and cast heavily, and max DEX and SPD first, then probably SEN... dunno what else. I've thought about human or hobbit, where it seems like the hobbit can max DEX and SPD faster, but the human has some more PIE. How important is PIE for spell points, is it worth the delay? Or maybe you can recommend something else?
2)Samurai. Dual wield swords, max DEX and SPD first, then STR and probably SEN. Also cast a lot. Had a human for some time, but maybe there's something better?
3) Bard and Gadgeteer. I had hobbits, one male and one female up to now. Seems fine for me, but maybe someone has another idea or suggestion?
Thanks for any comments [img]smile.gif[/img]
Cheers
Philipp
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Ninja, non-Faerie, heavy caster, DEX, SPD, SEN. For just those 3 attributes:
Ninja DEX/SPD/SEN:
Race Eff LvlMax
Hobbit 190 20
Felpurr 185 21
Mook 185 21
Human 180 21
Gnome 175 22
Faerie 170 23
Dracon 165 24
Elf 165 24
Rawulf 160 25
Lizard 155 26
Dwarf 145 27
So Human's not bad, but Hobbit is best, will Felpurr & Mook tied a tad behind. If you want a heavy caster, INT is a good idea for Powercast, but it turns out adding that to the mix only improves Faerie's standing slightly (who you've already ruled out). For this character, you might consider starting life as an Alchemist for several levels to build up casting ability, and then switch to Ninja later.
Samurai. Dual wield swords, max DEX and SPD first, then STR and probably SEN. Also cast a lot.
Samurai STR/DEX/SPD/SEN:
Race Eff LvlMax
Hobbit 235 29
Felpurr 230 30
Mook 230 30
Human 225 31
Faerie 220 31
Gnome 220 31
Dracon 215 32
Elf 210 33
Lizard 210 33
Rawulf 205 34
Dwarf 195 36
Yet again, Hobbit best, Felpurr & Mook a tad behind, and Human OK in 4th. In this case, I definitely wouldn't touch INT, and simply rely on lots of practice casting to improve magic skills.
Bard & Gadgeteer: As always, depends which attributes you plan to focus on, and there's LOTS of ways of building Bards & Gadgeteers. Heavy or light instrument/gadget usage, melee or ranged focus, quick & low stamina vs slow & high stamina (or attempt to balance) are all options that different races will be better or worse at. But just to pick an example:
Melee, high-stamina, moderate speed Bard (STR, DEX, then VIT, SPD):
Bard STR/DEX/VIT/SPD:
Race Eff LvlMax
Hobbit 235 29
Felpurr 230 30
Lizard 230 30
Mook 230 30
Dracon 225 31
Human 225 31
Gnome 220 31
Faerie 215 32
Elf 210 33
Dwarf 205 34
Rawulf 205 34
Hobbit in first again, with Felpurr, Mook, and Lizardman in a 3-way tie for 2nd. Note that the Lizardman Bard actually starts as an apprentice! This is a good example of how number of bonus points can really mislead you and you need to look further.
Effectiveness (Eff) is simply how many points the 1st level character has in the attributes you care about, plus the number of bonus points they have available to spend in them. It's a very good measure of how good a race is at a specific build of a character, but you have to be very specific about the attributes you care & don't care about to compute it. Level to Max (LvlMax) is the level at which that character would max all of those attributes if at every single level, including initial character creation, you put points into only those attributes and no others.
Hobbits turn out to be good quite often because they have the 2nd highest starting racial points (310, only Humans have 315, all other races are 300 or 305) and the place where they are worst, Piety (30), is not usually an attribute you care about.
Have fun whatever you decide!