Wednesday, 17th April 2019, 00:13 by svendre
Yes, get into heavier armour and don't worry that you can't cast spells for awhile. Even though AM starts with more int, I think it's still easier to start pumping STR and play it more like a fighter. The very first few levels, use the spells, but when you find scale, chain or plate then make the switch. Ring mail is an ok transition, but rather iffy for later on. I've died many times for wearing awesome looking artefact ring mail. The lower GDR armours just let you down eventually and survival is the name of the game. Dragon armour is even better and may allow you to still cast some lower level spells while having decent AC. Try to rely on on a venom dagger or electric dagger (unskilled) in the heavier armour. The fights go something like this: start with hand crossbow wielded, shoot down dangerous enemies until they close to melee and then swap to a branded melee weapon which best fits the encounter. Your skill training should vary depending on what you find. If you find a great weapon, train it, if you find great armour - train it, if you find jewelry heavily affecting your character, adapt your skill training to press your advantages. Spending too much xp on spells too early on is often a recipe to do ok then go splat when the light armour just isn't enough. Skills I would prioritize: 1) Fighting (early on), 2) Armour (after you find a decent amount of armour items), 3) Bring the hand crossbow up to 10 because it's cheap and very effective wounding/killing ogres and other hard hitting melee monsters, 4) A touch of evasion, 5) Invocations/Evocations up a bit but only if you find a lot of evocables and/or have a god that invocations really makes sense to train with. If you want to train weapons without waiting to see what good stuff you find early on, then train a bit of maces or axes (or both). My preference is to use broad axes, which by the way, shine particularly well in snake pit. Try using a shield instead of two-handers, but don't train it a whole lot for most of the time, because evasion is also lower on the priorities and you'll still get a lot of bang for your buck just wearing one if you aren't casting many spells.
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