Necro Bone Knight - Upper Limit?

[PestilentCancer]

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

some personal tweaks

I had to edit some of the .xml and .tga files in the UI. In the inventory, stat numbers for AGI and DEX were in the wrong places. Also, the colors for some things weren’t as vibrant as they should be. That’s all really. I have been using a private trilogy server as a reference to make everything look “correct”. Pretty good so far, I think.

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

Thanks!!!

No problem. Hope this helps.

[Snaggles]

After just getting my SK to 60 in the most annoying way possible it’s nice to know some Necro’s are feeling a similar amount of pain.

[PestilentCancer]

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

After just getting my SK to 60 in the most annoying way possible it’s nice to know some Necro’s are feeling a similar amount of pain.

You took it all the way to 60. Must not have been THAT annoying. Grats

[Cecco83]

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

Some level 58 boneknighting

With a bit of fear kiting and root rotting for extra flavor.

I love all of your videos, they are so cool! keep it up!

As a necro you're my hero for soloing in Plane of Fear, I definitely want to try the same one day.. just afraid of losing my corpse up there

[enjchanter]

Originally Posted by Cecco83 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I love all of your videos, they are so cool! keep it up!

As a necro you're my hero for soloing in Plane of Fear, I definitely want to try the same one day.. just afraid of losing my corpse up there

You can just petition your corpse. Plus , you're just killing blue mobs, you can do it , I believe in you

[PestilentCancer]

Originally Posted by Cecco83 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I love all of your videos, they are so cool! keep it up!

As a necro you're my hero for soloing in Plane of Fear, I definitely want to try the same one day.. just afraid of losing my corpse up there

Aww thanks!

Of all my vids, I hate the “Fear” vid the most lol. Mostly, because I now know how to do things with much less headache. Corpse retrievals are, surprisingly, not that bad if you are prepared. Was able to get most of them with invis and /corpse but I would still corpse coffins just in case. Bring a pile of EEs. Breaking in is the worst part imo.

[PlainGuy]

Just curious, but are proc weapons necessary for this kind of play? Every guide mentions proc weapons, but until things like the Staff of Undead Legions, the damage from the proc seems negated by the awful weapon damage. I'm currently using a Di'Zok Sceptre of Authority and the 10/20 ratio and 10AC seem better than a mediocre proc at this point.

[Pillow Armadillo]

I think the original bone knight incorporated the Staff of Writhing as a bone-themed gimmick, but I grew fond of that janky staff during the leveling process. Proc staves are not necessary, but even the bad ones (like Staff of Writhing) can interrupt casters and find some use. I'm sure you could lean in further with a Velium Crystal Staff, but I think your choice of weapon is also valid.

You'll just miss out on procs, which would be a shame with all that dexterity gnomes can get. I think I'm rolling with 180 dexterity unbuffed on my 54 bone knight.

[PlainGuy]

That's fair. I'm sitting at 185 dex now, so I can certainly make use of procs, but I'm unsure if weapons that proc at my level (Stiletto of the Bloodclaw) are worth it over more consistent ratios. I'll definitely get in on the Staff of Undead Legions fun down the road.

Edit: Should note that while I can use Velium Crystal Staff, that's a little out of my price range. I do have a Smoldering Brand, though.

[Pillow Armadillo]

I did the Crookstinger -> Stiletto of the Bloodclaw @18 -> Staff of Writhing at 28/29 (cant remember when it procs).

Picked up a Staff of Undead Legions in my 40s for around 2k plat but Ive only ever used it in Lower Guk (amazing) and HS (rarely taking hits while I xp, doing more charming 52+)

I liked the piercers because it opens up some more variety later on, and maybe will be useful with like a Boneshear or something late game.

Embalmers skinning knife is nice too, I'd recommend bind wound occasionally in case you ever find yourself in a low mana/HP situation and want to save some downtime.