Snake Sneak
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Joined: Monday, 14th March 2011, 11:14
CIP: Should Troll use this great armor?
I'm training Unarmed, Throwing, and Dodging. An armour boutique at D:9 has this:
The quicksilver dragon scales of Cloud Cover {+Blink rC++ MR+ Regen+ Dex-5}
(Base 9 AC and 7 encumbrance)
Do you think this item alone warrants abandoning Ru for another deity? With Ru I would probably end up sacrificing artifice sooner or later, which means blink is gone. On the other hand Dex-5 is awkward for a dodging troll (I'm putting all my points into Dex which might explain my displeasure).
I also already have a few good wands: acid, scattershot (saving for hydras) and digging I believe. To succeed against hydras without these I would have to find some large rocks, which is not a given.
If not Ru, then what deity? Qazlal would make a good cloud cover indeed, and -1 Invocation aptitude is Trollish for good. I would have a chance to maximize my resists, I would gain some artillery, SH. Stealth is not going to be great with -5 and heavier armor anyway. Alternatively, I could go with Wu Jian Council, which also provides cloud cover and doesn't need xp in Invocations. Blink might combine well with movement-aware powers and the final power does provide could cover.
So far I've only bought a +2 hat and a randart ring which I'm not going to put on until the next scroll of identify. The armor is 1377 gold pieces. Definitely not going to run a Kickstarter campaign in Orcish Mines before I'm ready.