Cleric - which race?

[beentheredonethat]

Hi guys,

Long ago on live I used to play a cleric. It's been a while now of course and just wanted to play one again. Tried a necro here, but everything I do makes me want to play a cleric instead.

What race is a better choice, and how about leveling areas?

Thanks.

[druziil]

halfling gets exp bonus.

dwarves have high str. pick one of those. wis gear is easy to get.

[Samoht]

options:
halfling - sneak, hide, +exp modifier
darkelf - ultravision, hide, snare from regent of innoruuk necklace
highelf - infravision, highest wisdom, root from warden of tunare necklace
gnome - tinkering, brell necklaces
dwarf - booze from disciple of brell necklace, 10 str buff from initiate of brell
erudite
human

[Kope]

Halflings = xp bonus...but as a clr you'll be leveling in groups pretty much.

Dwarves = best overall stats, highest str.

High Elves = people like elves + highest wis, lowest Str

Dark elves = petty?

Erudites Humans and gnomes - relativley unique.

[Klyre]

Pick the race you are happy with. But yeah Halfling gets bonus and Hide. Dwarves with High strength? please, what does a cleric need for that? Dark elves also can hide and get a snare necklace, but are hated in lots of towns. Others like have higher Wisdom, not a game breaker but nice so you can worry about other stats instead.

But seriously play what your going to have fun with.

[Vohl]

One nice thing about Dark Elves is a high innate Hide skill. Having a 50/50 shot at an instant invis when a huge train shows up can be a nice convenience for you and your group.

[hedbonker]

Bear in mind that the DE quested snare item is only effective at low levels. It gets resisted to the point of uselessness at a pretty low level. At least it was on live. Halfler sneak/hide is a huge boon.

[Malev]

Hide has saved me more times than I can count, just make sure to con a mob after you hide.

Also DE's look cooler, our city is better, we worship the god of Hate and we may be kos everywhere, but it's more like you're an outlaw (cause were badass).

also HI VOHL [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Mardur]

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

Dwarves with High strength? please, what does a cleric need for that?

The fact that clerics are the weakest of all plate wearing classes in the game. The first decent armor a cleric sees is usually bronze, and just a few pieces of that stuff will easily encumber a high elf. Being encumbered is at the least an inconvenience and at the worst will get you killed when trying to flee.

[Ele]

I would say Halfling - sneak/hide, small race, exp bonus are all great positives.

Biggest down side to a halfling cleric is being asked for SoW or ports your entire career.

Dark Elf - if you like playing an evil race.

Dwarf - Best for min/maxing stats, dorf roll.