[LIGHT SPOILERS] - Advice for newbies

D20Slasher

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I just installed the game today, and I like a lot what I've seen so far. Just one thing: on Normal difficulty I still get slaughtered. I get surrounded by goblins or wolves, and they kill me in like 3 seconds.

I like challenging games, but this is too much, first enemies in a game should be easy, right? or maybe I'm doing something wrong? I see here people that has reached high levels, so there must be a way. What skills should I be selecting as a warrior? Where should I go first?

Thanks!
 

SuperCitizen

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Re: Advice for newbies?

Here is my light-spoiler general advice:

Stick to Lannegar Valley until you are level 3. Talk to everyone, including the alchemist and priest, for some easy XP. You'll be level 2 in no time. The captain has 2 quests, the first is very easy, the second one don't try until you are level 2.

Remember to sleep at inn to recharge your green healing button. It confused me at first.

Buy pieces of armor that increase your "shield", as soon as you can afford them.

When you are level 3, you can do the tomb quest (priest), and talk to the merchant in black in lannegar to escort him, that is a good quest. But don't try the insect quest at level 4 or you'll die. What you can try is to recruit your first companion, the redhead girl. You need to recover a ring, but carry some Death Resistance or you'll die to a Ghost guarding it. A potion will make it doable.

After recruiting a companion, and being full clad in leather (both you and her), things become much easier in these initial areas.
 

rodus

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Re: Advice for newbies?

I think the skills you choose will make your game much easier or harder, I think the best skills at level 1 are Whirlwind for the Warrior and Stab for Rogue. Not sure for Cleric.
 

rosgellermd

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Re: Advice for newbies?

rodus":21cadehw said:
I think the skills you choose will make your game much easier or harder, I think the best skills at level 1 are Whirlwind for the Warrior and Stab for Rogue. Not sure for Cleric.

This is a very good advice. Best early skills are imho: (although haven't tried them all yet!)

Warrior - whirlwind, resilience, maybe bash too

Rogue - Stab, traps, stealth

Cleric - Heal wounds, the others are good vs undead so you'd need to go to undead places.

Now regarding attributes, keep in mind something: one point in intelligence, awareness and personality may be a good idea. You get very nice new options in conversation, often extra XP, gold or items.
 

D20Slasher

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DavidBVal":2bjvub56 said:
good thread, stickied and tagged as "light spoilers".

I made a sticky! :cool:

What about "Extra Recovery" skill? sounds terrific but has a cost of 3. Worth it?
 

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D20Slasher":oi9ujiwz said:
What about "Extra Recovery" skill? sounds terrific but has a cost of 3. Worth it?

In my opinion it is not worth it in low levels.
 

rodus

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I remember in the early alpha, those crazy skills that added so many hp... that one was the best :D
 

Positron68

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Something I usually do is, selling the potions of healing I get from early quests, to buy armor.

But of course, you may eventually regret doing so.
 

Kennnethor

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I can't believe no one has given yet the #1 advice. RUN!!!!

If you're dying often, you're just not running fast enough. You can outrun most monsters, and those that are fast, will stop to hit you, which will give you a good start to run away. Run to the guards, they'll save your butt, or just run to the area exit.

There are several skills and items that will help you survive. Rogue skill Kick, or Evasion. Warrior has Bash and Resilience. Cleric has Intervention. As for items, carry always a scroll of recall and a few healing potions.
 

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