Greatest RPG Fans Forum

"lots of questions plz help"

Printer-friendly version of this topic
Bookmark this topic (Registered users only)
 
Previous Topic | Next Topic 
Conferences Wizardry(r) 8 Conferences W8 - Hints, Tips & Spoilers (Protected)
Original message

Diabloqd (50 posts) Click to EMail Diabloqd Click to send private message to Diabloqd Click to view user profile Click to check IP address of the poster
Aug-31-02, 04:04 PM (Pacific)
"lots of questions plz help"
Hi Ive got a solo Faerie Ninja and Im new at playing solo so plz help. How long should i stay in Arnika for? Im a lev 9 male faerie ninja. Is this a high enough lev to leave? plz help I dont want to go to the umpani base camp if all im going to do is get killed on the way it was a struggle trying to get to Arnika becouse of all the monsters.I had to run from just about every battle and there was alot

My next question is what is the CofC like? I've seen it before but cant rember what it is like I do know that it is cursed and very good but since it's cursed i cant use anyother weapons like darts and other throwing items so is it worth giving it to my ninja?

Next question is where is the best spot to train my ninja? I want to get him very strong so i can kill all the mobs and boss creatures like nessie i know im no where near her but i want to plan a head so i dont get killed every time I try. Has any one kiled her with a solo Ninja before? plz tel me what your stats were so i will have a better chance of killing her when i get up to the beast.

Last question. Is there any point in putting magic skill up? if so what spell area/earth,fire,water,wind and so on Should I put them up in? Well thats all the questions i can think of for now.

Thanks

  Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

  Table of Contents

 
 
Lobby | Topics | Previous Topic | Next Topic

Messages in this topic

Jonno (Guest) (96 posts) Click to check IP address of the poster
Sep-01-02, 00:47 AM (Pacific)
1. "RE: lots of questions plz help"
I am as Ascension Peak with mmy solo FN.

The Cane of Corpus is most necessary in my view. I would have given up ages ago without it. However if you are patient enough
you could get through with it.

Magic - Very important. I put my level ups into Strength and Intelligence. And pumped Stealth, Alchemy, and air, water, earth as seemed appropriate. Magic gives the ability to

a) range attack, fire, bomb , stink bomb, etc, cut your oppenents up a bit before they get near you
b) Summon Elemental - ie an extra fighter for your party,
c) heal yourself
d) Element Shield - very handy
e)knock knock - don't need to pump locks and traps

Intelligence makes magic learning a quicker exercise, and helps you "train" your Ninja. Therefore your resistances increase more quickly as well. Make sure you get that 5 pt intelligence bonus in Trynton. Power Cast will become available to you and make your spells even deadlier. Power cast helps overcome enemies resistances if they have them.

Once Strength and Intelligence are maxed work on speed and dexterity. If you are not going to use the Cane you might not want to pump strength. Depends on your strategy.

Pumping Alchemy - allows you to merge items as well, HV heal and HV stamina makes a Potion of Restoration - very handy for a solo player.

You need to train your Ninja. ie

- cast spells from different realms during battle
- Heal yourself magically all the time, that will pump divinity for you, and stamina helps ther water realm for a while as well.
- cast knock knock at every opportunity
when you have a group of monsters "beat" practice spells on them - ie target a level 7 spell that only selects one monster etc.

You should stick to the "walls" going to Trynton. There are heaps of V shaped slots that you can slide into - only allows one monster to attack you at a time. You can also put an elemental in front of you and watch him work, while you train your magic. Same strategy for the Northern Wilderness.

Get the cane of corpus from Don Barlone at all costs. A tough battle that will test you out but then you have some options.
A FN with the Cane is a powerhouse, particularly with well dveloped magic skills, without the cane a bit of a wimp. Thats why at least having the Cane of Corpus as an option is critical.
Remove curse scrolls can be purchased from Lord Braffit. Don't worry a solo character has few money problems. Particularly a FN. They have very limited options as to what they can buy in respect of weapons and armour.


  Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Diabloqd (50 posts) Click to EMail Diabloqd Click to send private message to Diabloqd Click to view user profile Click to check IP address of the poster
Sep-01-02, 01:55 AM (Pacific)
2. "RE: lots of questions plz help"
cool thanks for the info ill start pumping up the stats you just said but one more question what is the CofC stats? what can it do? thanks anyway
  Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Dragon2k (806 posts) Click to EMail Dragon2k Click to send private message to Dragon2k Click to view user profile Click to check IP address of the poster
Sep-01-02, 02:41 AM (Pacific)
3. "RE: lots of questions plz help"
high damage (vs even the best, light sword), Staff and Wand skill (i.e. practise with that faerie stick), and can inflict just about all status ailments on the enemy. petrify, instakill, sleep, paralyze, and drain being among them

You are only as brave as the challenges you take on

  Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Jonno (Guest) (96 posts) Click to check IP address of the poster
Sep-01-02, 07:27 PM (Pacific)
4. "RE: lots of questions plz help"
Cane of Corpus, approx 12-42 base damage, 100% poison (high level poison too), KO 50%, Crit 15%. Divinity Resistance bonus 50%.

It is cursed but you can duel weapon it with selected other weapons (I used a Sprites dagger that got dropped - a good dagger).

Some would say the curse is its big weakness as you cannot use ranged weapons or the Ninja's throwing skill. However I would say that is why I am pumping magic - Magic becomes your ranged weapon !


  Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Diabloqd (50 posts) Click to EMail Diabloqd Click to send private message to Diabloqd Click to view user profile Click to check IP address of the poster
Sep-01-02, 08:03 PM (Pacific)
5. "RE: lots of questions plz help"
where did you find the dagger?
  Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Mad Scientist (Guest) (8 posts) Click to check IP address of the poster
Sep-01-02, 11:09 PM (Pacific)
6. "RE: lots of questions plz help"
In my game one of the sprites that guard the rope in Trynton dropped one. iirc the only better dagger you can have is the canezou dagger.

Playing a solo char is really interesting since you get to see monsters you haven't seen before (yesterday I killed 4 Savant Minions and a few Gunners in Arnika for 900k exp...)

The Mad Scientist

  Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Diabloqd (50 posts) Click to EMail Diabloqd Click to send private message to Diabloqd Click to view user profile Click to check IP address of the poster
Sep-02-02, 02:35 AM (Pacific)
7. "RE: lots of questions plz help"
wow nice exp wish i got that much all i get is 20k but I need 100k to go up a lev. Im lev 6 but I can get up to lev 12 but if I do that it will take ages to go up more levs. Anyway I hit lev 6 in monarsty stayed lev 6 in arnika and stayed lev 6 in trynton and now im up to martens bluff and still havent put my levs up so im still at lev 6 problem is i need to learn portal spell so i can leave it at the transporter in martens bluff.

What lev were you when you got to martens bluff?
What lev were you when you killed don barlone?
Was it easy?(hope so)
Did you learn the portal spell when you got to marten's bluff?
Find any more of those daggers?

Thanks for the answers im new at doing solo games so i need to know if im doing it right hope I am. I'll tell you my stats of my solo ninja in about 30 min

Thanks

  Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Diabloqd (50 posts) Click to EMail Diabloqd Click to send private message to Diabloqd Click to view user profile Click to check IP address of the poster
Sep-02-02, 03:14 AM (Pacific)
8. "RE: lots of questions plz help"
LAST EDITED ON Sep-02-02 AT 04:07 PM (Pacific)

LAST EDITED ON Sep-02-02 AT 04:06 PM (Pacific)

My solo lev 6 male faerie Ninja's stats

Hit points=52
Stamina=127

Armor Class
Base AC=10
Average=12

Strength=56
Intelligenece=60+20 from brillant healm=80
Peity=35
Vitality=50
Dexterity=66
Speed=69
Senses=65

Close Combat=53
Ranged Combat=13
Duel Weapons10
Critical Strike=90
Artifacts=15
Mythology=60
Communaction=16

Alechemy=23
Fire=0
Water=10
Air=1
Earth=1
Divine=16

Sword Skill=0
Mace & Flail=0
Dagger=0
Staff & wand=o
Bow=1
Throwing & Sling=20
Martial Arts=75

The stuff below I dont really understand plz tell what it means thanks.

Initiative=2o

Kick Punch
+6 To Inititive +6
7-13 Damage Range 4-11
2 # of attacks 1
2 Max Swings 2
+1 To Hit +1
+0 To Penetrate +0
+12 To Damage +6
26 Attack Rating 26

Locks & Traps=14
Stealth=75
Pickpocket=0

Are these stats any good or have I done something wrong?
If they are crap can someone tell me what stats to put up so I can have an effictive Solo Nija. When I get the CofC I am gong to use that.

Thanks

  Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Mad Scientist (Guest) (8 posts) Click to check IP address of the poster
Sep-02-02, 10:51 PM (Pacific)
9. "RE: lots of questions plz help"
>What lev were you when you
>got to martens bluff?

I was level 23 (I admit - I was doing some monster hunting)

>What lev were you when you
>killed don barlone?

I don't remember exactly, 17 or 18

>Was it easy?(hope so)

It took quite a few reloads... The standard trick with Razor Cloak does not work with a high-stealth character so you just have to stand and try to hit him (he's very hard to hit!). I summoned a few elementals for distraction and finally I did him in with a critical hit when he was still at 200+ hp

>Did you learn the portal spell
>when you got to marten's
>bluff?

No, there are book to learn that from. One is in Trynton (set) and the other in the Northern Wilderness (return). I have yet to find the one in the NW

>Find any more of those daggers?

Not yet but with the cane - what do I want more?

Regarding your stats - you should try to practice some more magic. When I see that my opponents are easy kills I usually kill them with magic only. This increases your resistances as well as your spell points!

The Mad Scientist

  Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Diabloqd (50 posts) Click to EMail Diabloqd Click to send private message to Diabloqd Click to view user profile Click to check IP address of the poster
Sep-02-02, 11:21 PM (Pacific)
10. "RE: lots of questions plz help"
Hi
My magic is a bit better now becouse I went to martens bluff and got the quest to get the umpani flag so I used the teleporter to go to umpani base camp then went to arnika and im still there training up. I can get to lev 13 but ive stoped puting his levs up when he goes up untill I I have enough magic In wind realm to learn portal then I may do some more training before I attack Don Barlone.

My Crit skill has gone up to 100 hundread now and im only at lev 7 martial arts is at max and stealth is at max. I can easily kill any monters in arnika by my self except savant troopers I think that is their name and they are at lev 9 but getting easier to kill. I just cant wait to get CofC it looks so cool but im still worried about nessie I dont want to fight her untill lev 22-24 something like that.

Sorry more questions

Should I put vit up or leave it at what it is now? rember your health goes up a bit every lev up so I might just let it do that untill I get str,dex and speed at max then I might put it up.

Should I start puting every skill point on magic and wand & staff or something like artifacts becouse his identifeying(bad spelling sorry) sux or let that go up by it's self?

I want a sprites dagger but I cant find one back in trynton is there anywhere else where a I can find one?

What was it like when you first entred rapax castle with solo ninja? was it hard? since ninja cant learn any buff spells except element shield did you have to reload alot in castle?
or did they do crap damage?

Thanks for the answers if ther is more questions ill ask them in this topic. Thanks

  Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Dragon2k (806 posts) Click to EMail Dragon2k Click to send private message to Dragon2k Click to view user profile Click to check IP address of the poster
Sep-03-02, 02:55 AM (Pacific)
11. "RE: lots of questions plz help"
>My Crit skill has gone up
>to 100 hundread now

with or without the 25% bonus to Critical Strike?
either way, it's way powerful, and you won't have to worry about improving it at level ups

>im only at lev 7

been skill training?

>martial arts is at max
>and stealth is at max.

2 thumbs up here.

>I can easily kill any
>monters in arnika by my
>self

and it's a whole lot of fun, isn't it?

>I just cant wait
>to get CofC it looks
>so cool but im still
>worried about nessie I dont
>want to fight her untill
>lev 22-24 something like that.

there is a whole Nessie thread here. it should explain any approach to nessie that you are thinking of.

>Should I put vit up or
>leave it at what it
>is now? rember your health
>goes up a bit every
>lev up so I might
>just let it do that

1 or 2 points is all that's needed, remember, you have Stealth + Speed + Race + (small bonus not reflected in AC) Dexterity

>untill I get str,dex and
>speed at max then I
>might put it up.

Good way to go. do remember that the max level is 50, regardless of party. for Dex and Spd, this is no problem, for a Faerie. STR is your only problem building up.

>Should I start puting every skill
>point on magic and wand

build them up, through use.
Staff and Wand via Staffs, Faerie Sticks, and the like
dual weapons can be built up by equipping a secondary weapon (note- Martial Arts is unaffected by DW skill)
if you wanted to, you could equip the faerie stick as secondary, and just use fists/feet as primary.
this will help with the CoC, as since it's cursed and 1 handed, might as well use the other hand for something, right? ;)


You are only as brave as the challenges you take on

  Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Diabloqd (50 posts) Click to EMail Diabloqd Click to send private message to Diabloqd Click to view user profile Click to check IP address of the poster
Sep-03-02, 03:18 AM (Pacific)
12. "RE: lots of questions plz help"
Yes I have been skill training and yes it is alot of fun killing lots of monsters by your self except when they are higradi Brigand(bad spelling)the stats are a bit better now becouse I have been doing heavy training in arnika but I think I have scared all the troopers off becouse they are not respawning I can only find like 5 savant gaurds every 24 game hours and it suxs so i have left arnika and went to martens bluff to do some quest and training untill I can learn portal spells then I wiil do quest for the umpani then go to the dreaded Bayjin and save that umpani there and then go and TRY kill nessie and thats about it for now.

Thanks if I ask anymore questions ill ask in this topicThanks

  Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top


Lock | Archive | Remove

Lobby | Topics | Previous Topic | Next Topic
Rate this topic (1=skip it, 10=must read)? [ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 ]
Powered by DCF2000 ©1997-2000 by DCScripts. All rights reserved.