Forsaken Lands

I don't know if this is the right place to post it, but here goes:

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You yell 'Help! I am being attacked by Fotreshnir!'

The Bone Bow of Anduin's pierce LACERATES you!

You parry Fotreshnir's attack.

Fotreshnir's digestion LACERATES you!

You parry Fotreshnir's attack.

Fotreshnir has quite a few wounds.

Shinth: [===|===|==-|---]

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Fotreshnir's digestion MASSACRES you!

You parry Fotreshnir's attack.

A large spotted leopard's claw maims you!

You parry a large spotted leopard's attack.

A large spotted leopard's claw maims you!

You dodge a large spotted leopard's attack.

You parry a large spotted leopard's attack.

A large wyvern's poisoned bite decimates you!

You dodge a large wyvern's attack.

You parry a large wyvern's attack.

A large wyvern trips you and you go down!

A large wyvern's trip grazes you.

You dodge a large spotted leopard's attack.

A large spotted leopard's claw devastates you!

You dodge a large spotted leopard's attack.

A large spotted leopard's claw MUTILATES you!

You sure are BLEEDING!

You parry a large spotted leopard's attack.

You dodge a large wyvern's attack.

A large wyvern's poisoned bite maims you!

You sure are BLEEDING!

Fotreshnir parries your attack.

Fotreshnir blocks your attack with his weapon.

Fotreshnir dodges your attack.

Fotreshnir has quite a few wounds.

Shinth: [==-|---|---|---]

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look

flee

The Bone Bow of Anduin's pierce DISMEMBERS you!

You sure are BLEEDING!

You parry Fotreshnir's attack.

You parry a large spotted leopard's attack.

You dodge a large spotted leopard's attack.

You dodge a large wyvern's attack.

You parry a large wyvern's attack.

Fotreshnir parries your attack.

Fotreshnir has quite a few wounds.

Shinth: [=--|---|---|---]

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flee

You parry Fotreshnir's attack.

Fotreshnir's digestion DISMEMBERS you!

You have been KILLED!!

My gear, which I managed to find exploring in the last three days:

Shinth is using:

the rainbow staff

an onyx ring

nothing.

a diamond brooch

(Glowing) an elemental amulet

a helm of dragon kind

a werewolf's tooth

a suit of demon scales

a pair of crimson steel vambraces

nothing.

(Glowing) some double plated leggings

(Humming) some giant oak boots

a torn wool blanket

a black silk belt

an elemental bracelet

a dragon skin bracelet

(Humming) a short katana

(Humming) a Slender Lightning Spear

a crimson steel helm and visor

(Glowing) a winged fire dragon

nothing.

Anything I can do about that insane amount of damage?

sanctuary, protection, flight for the trips, armor, shield, stone skin, flesh armor(this one is a little tougher than the others)...am I missing anything?

Master your weapons, as a ninja you know staff and he was pugiling a staff, with your AWESOME feral defenses if you have everything mastered you won't be hit as much as well.

How do I use a staff as a weapon? I tried wielding a staff and attacking with it, but I kept punching people.

And just in case you don't know what forms sanctuary comes in. The most common and easy to get kind is the vial of sparkling liquid, found in many places. There are also drugs that grant sanctuary such as the bowl of herbs and dark black leaves. And after you rank up to pinn, there's always the glimmering staff. You should ask around IG where you can find these items.

How do I use a staff as a weapon? I tried wielding a staff and attacking with it' date=' but I kept punching people.[/quote']

oh you need to make sure it's not a "stave", to make sure examine or lore it to confirm it's a weapon.

How do I use a staff as a weapon? I tried wielding a staff and attacking with it' date=' but I kept punching people.[/quote']

I think you might be mixing up staffs with staves. Unfortunately, some staves have "staff" in the name, which is understandably misleading. A staff is a weapon you fight with, whereas a stave is a magical item you can brandish to produce its effect (if you have the staves skill).

I think you might be mixing up staffs with staves. Unfortunately' date=' some staves have "staff" in the name, which is understandably misleading. A staff is a weapon you fight with, whereas a stave is a magical item you can brandish to produce its effect (if you have the staves skill).[/quote']

This explains it then. So I need to BRANDISH a stave to use the spells, thanks a lot!

As a ninja you should be hidden most of the time to avoid attacks.

Invisibility also helps you.

As many classes, a ninja cannot be prepared all the time, so when you get surprised it will hurt quite a bit.

Preparation, means having:

protection versus the Aligment that attacks you (Good or evil)
Santuary (vials, herbs)
Flight (scrolls/potions) if they can make you fly
A mount with long duration to run away.
Recall potion
Pill of Teleport if you are Rank 50.

In this case, you did not got a single command throw during combat, meaning you where laged or slow to notice.

Most ninjas i fought did not flee, they would normaly Vanish.

You should also seek the following equipment.

Titanium bracers
Teeth Necklace
Blood candle
Opal rings

I was hunting the follower on that mountain, saw him on where but I thought I could kill the follower before he would notice me. I couldn't hide there, I tried it. And I was totally surprised by the attack, barely had the time to type flee.

As for vanish, people tell me it has less chances for success if you try to use it while fighting, plus it's only at 76 right now.

Thanks for the advice on the gear, I'm having the hardest time finding good gear, or even discerning what's good for me or not.

Next character you make, make sure it can cast Identify, so that you can start your Notepad List.

I advise a Cleric. Dwarf mystic cleric, or Drow/human cycle cleric...

Or a Invocker...

If at 76%, definitively flee.

By the way, this is what appears from an Identify:

Object 'breast plate gilded gold' is type armor, material gold.

Extra flags: glow magic antievil antineutral.

Weight is 18, value is 30, level is 32.

Armor class is 9 pierce, 9 bash, 9 slash, and 3 vs. magic.

Affects savingmaled by -1.

Affects hp by 25.

Affects hitroll by 1.

Affects damroll by 1.

Rare item.

Be very, very, very careful about which information you take from your crazy Aunt Mya, Shinth. VERY careful.

But seriously, thanks for being such a big help, Mya.

Also, you may have noticed that bow shot is unblockable. It'll either hit or miss. As for equipment, I'll say this much. You'll need a couple of backpacks for two to three different sets. Each set will have it's own purpose.

Valek...first time I ever get to call you on something...but you're wrong. Bow shots can technically be blocked, by 1 class...with 1 specialization. You know me...anything to be an asshat.

Shinth: Mya is right in that you should pick something that can identify. I only recently decided to give in and roll a non-BLM, and identify + locate object is the shizznit (yeah I said it, wanna fight about it?). Plus all those spells we talked about being useful to reduce the damage you take are suddenly at your beckon call instead of having to seek out consumables. Not to mention a bunch of other useful spells that will make life tough on someone without any real effort other than c '. You could try the irritating method I developed of stripping down and then putting on the item you want to know about, and check the difference it makes as compared to your naked stats...sometimes you get jumped when you're in your skivvies though.

Shinth, as a ninja, you're not nearly going to be as melee strong as a ranger, so that's where I think getting a square battle will entail you to strangle the mofo, then his pets, then blindness dust. A blind ranger with no pets would be a bit easier battle for ya. Remember, when pking, you're not thinking about the other guy's needs. Think about what you need to do to win. If he got the jump on you, refer to L-A's Survival Essay: GTFO of there. And yes, find all those nifty sanctuary vials, armor pills, and whatnot. Everything helps.

Why can't you just remove whatever's in the same eq slot, type sc, wear the item you want to know about, type sc again, and compare the difference? No need to get fully naked.

Valek...first time I ever get to call you on something...but you're wrong. Bow shots can technically be blocked' date=' by 1 class...with 1 specialization. You know me...anything to be an asshat.[/quote']

Actually, bow shots can be blocked by any class with scrolls. Ya, now I'm the asshat

You! With your dropping of the imfamous no arrows for you scroll...I should have qualified my statement by saying, "without consumables"

Shinth' date=' as a ninja, you're not nearly going to be as melee strong as a ranger, so that's where I think getting a square battle will entail you to strangle the mofo, then his pets, then blindness dust. A blind ranger with no pets would be a bit easier battle for ya. Remember, when pking, you're not thinking about the other guy's needs. Think about what you need to do to win. If he got the jump on you, refer to L-A's Survival Essay: GTFO of there. And yes, find all those nifty sanctuary vials, armor pills, and whatnot. Everything helps.[/quote']

Yes, I'm not even thinking to tank a melee class, I wanted some advice about how I can survive that kind of damage long enough to flee. I haven't picked a ninja to get good gear then just stand and pound the other guy.

As for identifying gear, I have done a quest and now I can identify it.

All your advice is very much appreciated.

heh...by the time we're done with advice for his character, it'll be just like the rest of our characters...some nerd in glasses reading passages from Harry Potter pretending it's a scroll, drinking shots of milk pretending they're vials of sparkling liquid, and eating PB&J sandwiches so we can have flesh armor. Not to mention waving our wives hairbrushes around as a stave. The rock in the front yard is a stone of recall....oh, god...put me in rehab....

Yes, I'm not even thinking to tank a melee class, I wanted some advice about how I can survive that kind of damage long enough to flee. I haven't picked a ninja to get good gear then just stand and pound the other guy.

As for identifying gear, I have done a quest and now I can identify it.

All your advice is very much appreciated.

I've had your problem many times with many chars. That's why I generally LOATHE giants. Mad damage output bugs me. In which case for you, +++ASSASSINATE+++ him!

Sorry, I'm growing less helpful.

Seeking advice