[Fljotsdale]

Originally Posted by Mr.FZ

Have read a bit of your discussion, and would just like to give some comments on what I think is a good character. Have only played trough once, but to me it seems that one-handed melee is quite good. Have you considered the benefits from both having a weapon and a shield? Two items give a double amount of benefits, as compared to have just a bow or some two-handed weapon. At the end of the game I had mace that did 6 -11 + 4 damage, plus had a + 15 to hit, a plus 5 acid damage and 2 – 8 disease damage. This combined very well with a small shield: just 2 AC but, + 12 to ice and cold protection and 7 one-handed melee skillpoints, and additionally 9 % fire protection and 9 % to fire damage and 9 one handed melee skill points, and last but not least added 2 points to charisma. I think that just one item couldn’t mach these things combined. I haven’t tried anything else, so it might very well be that I am wrong.

Hullo, Mr FZ! Nice to see someone new in here.

Yes, crushing weapons are excellent against some enemies. It is also good to have a bladed weapon as well, though. You can find/buy some very good ones during the game.

Originally Posted by Mr.FZ

I play a sylvant (I went for a mage strategy, and then sylvant seemed as the best choice), with a divine spirit. My traits are: fire ancestry, one-hander and small frame. These traits create quite good synergy with my tagged skills (one-handed melee, fortitude and fire).

I like Sylvants myself. But I prefer the Polyelemental Ancestry Trait, because you get +10 to Acid, Cold, Fire, Electrical Poison and Disease resistances. You DO suffer a -5 reduction to crushing, piercing and slashing resistances, but that is easily remedied with armour and protective spells.

As traits, I tend to opt for Ascetic, for the extra 10 skill points at start-up; and either Studious Tinkerer or Good Natured. I've tried some of the others, but keep coming back to two of those 3.

Originally Posted by Mr.FZ

My stats were at the end:

Level 46

ST: 6 (7)
PR: 7 (8)
EN: 5 (7)
CH: 10 (12)
IN: 11 (12)
AG: 9
LK: 5

Fighting skills:
One-handed melee: 230 (tagged)
Evasion: 88 (with full plate armor, minus 15 to evasion)

Thieving skills:
Find trap: 88
Lock pick: 115
Sneak: 53
Diplomacy: 54 (80 to speech)

Magic:
Fortitude: 155 (tagged)
Smite: 128
Fire:141 (tagged)

The other stats aren’t worth mentioning.

Looks like a nice char.

Originally Posted by Mr.FZ

I also found it very useful to use the “target” function. When on “hectic” you easily hit the enemy 3 times pr round, and the enemy can only hit you once. Then with a high agility and quite a large amount of skill points (on one-handed melee) you can compensate for less strength. This is good when you go for a mage (which I did), then you can put more points on CH and IN (you need that for mana and skill points).

Yes, it can be handy, I agree. But I don't usually bother with it.

Originally Posted by Mr.FZ

As I encountered the last stages, there was no problem using magic as ballistic weapon (just before facing the old man I had 1682 mana points (that is maximum) and 108 mana elixirs in my inventory) . At some point I missed a bow a bit, but my fire magic actually did the job without to much sweat. And this potion that reduces arrow damage with 50 % is also really helpful.

Yeah, I know that bit! But a ranged spell works fine, as you say. My last game I didn't use Ranged at all, nor in my current game.

Originally Posted by Mr.FZ

Please excuse my wording and gramar, I am no native English speaker.

I wouldn't have thought so, on first reading of your post. Second reading, to check yes, I think I see the odd hint you are not a native English speaker. But you have nothing to apologise for! If you hadn't said, I wouldn't have known.