Posted by Proud Blade(VIP) on May 4, 2000 at 22:06:07:
In Reply to: Best race? posted by Future assassin on May 4, 2000 at 19:31:11:
> I've gotten bored with my arial thief, and want to roll an assassin... maybe make a rager out of it... race is a problem though
Given the information below and in the sidebar, you are being a bit lazy. However:
> Felar-- fairly good dex, good con/hp, bad str/INT--slow learning, no DUAL WIELD
They can effectively dual wield claws with two-handed weapons. And have spear/staff for that. They also have a lot of skills which work best with a free hand, and felar are unmatched in hand-to-hand prowess.
> Arial-- Excelent dex, average con, average str, good INT, DUAL WIELD, but now claws
There's a reason these are everywhere. Dex is very nice for an assassin. Flight is also quite useful, especially if you plan to play a Rager and don't like being quicksanded/tripped to death.
> Human-- average stats, fairly good dex, no vurns/resists
If you're a new player, humans are nice because most of your PK range will be lower in level.
> Drow-- bad con/str, good others, evil, mithril very easy to come across
XP penalty, low hp, easily exploited vuln... I have seen few of these do well.
> Elf-- bac str/con, good others, but good (me no like good)
Of course, there are no elf assassins. Isn't that sidebar handy?
> H-elf-- pretty good stats, iron fairly easy to come across.
I'd play a human over this. The abilities are a wash, quiet movement isn't so great, but vuln-iron and a small XP penalty is a minus.
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> Any comments/suggestions?