New necro

[Mirakk82]

As a longtime Necro from '99 to 2005, I'll back up everything that Ostros has told you. They know what they're talking about. I really can't even add much more, except that the reason I rolled an Iksar Necro was for total and utter self-reliance (forage+necro abilities). This is also why I grandmastered spell research, but in the end I was able to turn that into a nice hobby.

I wouldn't worry so much about the race as you're going to be hated all over the place. Play what you want to play, and have fun. Necros are my favorite class from any MMORPG to date. Kiting is fun and rewarding, and virtually unheard of outside of EQ (Most call it exploiting!)

[Taryth]

Having played as an Ench in an Ench/Mage duo from 1-55, I can safely say that a Necro will probably want to invest some starting points into str. If my Ench didn't have Werewolf/Berserker Spirit, I'd be screwed. In fact, I rolled an Iksar Necro today, 15 into str and 15 into int. With extremely modest twinking (800pp spent) and two or three hours spent collecting items, I have 99 str and 148 int.

Int is very easy to cap if you know what items to look for. Str will come more rarely as a clothie, and as a Necro it only makes sense to invest a little into your capacity to farm solo (as a proper Necro should.) You'll have mana regen to make up for the ~100 mana & 5pts you lose to str.

[SupaflyIRL]

Originally Posted by Taryth [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Having played as an Ench in an Ench/Mage duo from 1-55, I can safely say that a Necro will probably want to invest some starting points into str. If my Ench didn't have Werewolf/Berserker Spirit, I'd be screwed. In fact, I rolled an Iksar Necro today, 15 into str and 15 into int. With extremely modest twinking (800pp spent) and two or three hours spent collecting items, I have 99 str and 148 int.

Int is very easy to cap if you know what items to look for. Str will come more rarely as a clothie, and as a Necro it only makes sense to invest a little into your capacity to farm solo (as a proper Necro should.) You'll have mana regen to make up for the ~100 mana & 5pts you lose to str.

What items?

[Taryth]

Ears- Golden Sapphire
Chest- Advisor's Robe
Arms- Gatorscale Sleeves
Waist- Braided Cinch Cord
Wrist- Rotbone (other wrist currently empty)
Legs- Flayed Skin (add 50p to that 800, heh)
Fingers- Moonstone/Adamantite
Feet- empty
Shoulders- empty
Back- Onyx Drakescale Cloak
Neck- Sapphire Platinum
Face- empty
Head- Nightshade Wreath
Primary- Sacrificial Dagger
Secondary- Stein of Moggok

Everything is either easy to get, or cheap. No need to heavily twink an Int caster, especially a Necro tbh (not that I have a great deal to twink with in any case.)

[jarshale]

Originally Posted by Taryth [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Ears- Golden Sapphire
Chest- Advisor's Robe
Arms- Gatorscale Sleeves
Waist- Braided Cinch Cord
Wrist- Rotbone (other wrist currently empty)
Legs- Flayed Skin (add 50p to that 800, heh)
Fingers- Moonstone/Adamantite
Feet- empty
Shoulders- empty
Back- Onyx Drakescale Cloak
Neck- Sapphire Platinum
Face- empty
Head- Nightshade Wreath
Primary- Sacrificial Dagger
Secondary- Stein of Moggok

Everything is either easy to get, or cheap. No need to heavily twink an Int caster, especially a Necro tbh (not that I have a great deal to twink with in any case.)

thanks man. only 700 more pp to go lol