Posted by Zepachu on August 6, 2000 at 11:05:46:
In Reply to: Whats that with consuming corpses? How does it work and whats the effect? (YUK!) NT posted by m00 on August 6, 2000 at 10:57:30:
> > ...drow APs. Yes, they have shabby health. Yes, they can be easily mauled by mithril weapons. But... > > I like their 24 int and 24 dex. For a class without dodge that dex seems to help, and at higher ranks drow APs really dish out damage as well as the next. They're already adept at spells, being elf and all, so that aspect of you will be very well off. Your sleep spell as a drow will be more effective as a human, or so I have found out. Besides, if you take the time to learn your skills when you get them, and with 24 int that's not too hard to do, you will be better off in battle. A fire giant warrior needs to spend a lot more time practicing than you do, and I've found that if you practice your abilities... in a battle, if they are better than your opponents, you will do better against them. The auto-sneak as a drow always appealed to me, and that is one of the things that keeps them as my favorite race. > > For someone like you, new to APs, you might wish to try Humans if you have some time to invest. See if you like them, if their health is suitable, and then make a judgement call. It doesn't take too long to get up to rank 25 as an AP and see if you like them. At that point you can decide if you want to keep them or get rid of them. > > Oh, and, another thing. As a drow IMPERIAL AP you would be able to consume corpses. Imagine the strategy you could use with that in a battle... With the extra mana and lacking health, I'm not going to even fill in the blank. > >
> > > I've gotten this sudden urge to role an AP and would like some feedback. I've been playing nonmagical chars for over a year now and I've always favored the mage class over the warrior classes. But I've grown to like the kick-ass brute force the warrior classes have that the mages sometimes lack. So I thought the AP would be a good mix of the two. I really like the fact that they can use wands. The two most obvious choices for me was human or duergar. I looked at some old logs of Palan and he really seemed to do well with a duergar but I've played a duergar and they are so stupid and I have minimal patience. I know they are tough to beat but I hate having to practice so long. I also want to explore and the no-dive really turns me off from the duergars. I'm pretty sure I'll go with the human AP unless you guys can give some feedback on that maybe I missed on the duergar. Or is there another class that is better suited for the AP? Thanks