Statler and Waldorf!!
Seeking advice
Statler and Waldorf!!
Made my Friday!
Thank you Sir!
KYOUSANKEN
So that is blademasters.
And Warriors with Shield Expertise.
Since when could warriors with shield expertise block arrows!?! Damn game always changing.
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']
Correction: They can be blocked by one class that takes a certain specialization, and reversed by another class in a specific stance.
Good Vs Evil Cleric.
Goods are a lot easyer to equip than a Evil, because you can wear the Mithril suit from golems in Old Thalos.
But their equipment Knowledge does not transfer to evils very well.
Evils have worst low level equipment, but their high end equipment is a lot better.
But then again Knowledge transfer to goods is somewhat limited.
So choose having in mind what do you want to play latter.
If you favor Evils go with a evil cleric.
If you favor killing people go with evil.
If you favor goods go with good cleric.
If you interaction with other players go with good.
If you hate getting killed, go with good.
If you love killing go with evil.
Thank you VERY much for the insight! 
DUDE! You're the man! Hit up the evil cleric! DO IT! POP THE TRUNK! DO IT!
Heh, I will. Wait, how about a duergar for a cleric? Humans are boring.
EDIT: when I reach 30, I will be obligated to go shaman? Or that is optional? I hope I don't break any forum rules, but what do you guys recommend?
Duergar cleric would be great, its all about whatever you like.
It's optional, do nothing and stay a cleric. You must visit the Shaman guild to change over between 25 -30.
Well if you're thinking evil cleric I'll break it up this way for you.
Human - 0exp penalty. No weaknesses. Alright mana and hp.
Duergar - 350 exp penalty. MAGIC RESISTANCE!!! (Yes, that is spells and magic weaponry) Lower mana than a human. Water Weakness.
Feral - 150 exp penalty. Weakness to fire (Very exploitable). Good mana and hp, pre-mastered parry, fury skill (which we have already talked about in this thread)
Drow - 500 exp penalty. MONSTROUS mana, hp not as high but with mana like crazy you can heal it all. Mithril allergy. Autosneak is also huge on an evil cleric.
Yes, duergar is a good optnion for cleric because the magic resistance is very very useful. The only thing you'll have to do is keep an eye on your mana and hope your opponent isn't coming at you with water weapons.
Also another thing to consider is your religion since it will play a huge part in a lot of your spells. Without giving too much away dischord and combat are both great options for evil clerics.
You forgot Fire Giants Cleris. - 200 xp (data from 2004 from my notebook)
25 STR, Loads of Hitroll and Dam Roll.
Good HP, Lowest Mana of them all.
Phisical resistence.
Fire resistence.
Ice vulnerability.
Mental Vulnerability.
Bonus with Fire weapons.
I would favor Human Drow or Duergar.
Also keep in mind that Duergar < Dwarf.
If you are happy with playing a Duergar, play it.
Better to play something inferior that you like than a Power combo you hate and end up deleting. And Duergars are not inferior by any mean to other Evil clerics. Just require a different approach.
A tip for your Duergar at 50, Locate the Water weapons when you log on, that way you know who to avoid.
Given that, you will do fine vs most goodies and evils.
I'm personally a strong advocate of drow... anything. But a duergar is a really good choice for cleric as well. Just think though, duergar are a bit stronger, and a bit more beefy than drow. You'll have more wiggle room to work with the extra hp, and nice magic resistance is helpful. With a drow you'll be running and healing ALOT more, but imho you can last longer in a fight. Also drow get AUTOSNEAK. If you know how to use this to your advantage, it is invaluable. It has saved my life many times and probably got me more than a few pks. Plus, drow will have dare I say huge dex and won't be getting hit as often.
Duergar:
More Hp
Magic Resist
More Melee capability
Drow:
Massive Mana
Learns Faster-For what that's worth to you
Better ac in general
Autosneak
Btw, both of these races can DIG. THIS SKILL WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE. Learn all the "holes" in Aabahran. Ask in game where to find a few. These are the perfect escape route that others may not follow. Hope this helps.
DIG!?! I can't believe that I didn't remember this! Dig is more useful than running but watch out because you can't always dig right when you get out of combat. And having a dig char is good because if you learn the Underdark then you can use it with any char in certain ways. Anyone else remember chasing Dey's Luris through the underdark? That was a pain in the but.
Also I didn't bring up fire cleric because even though cleric is a great choice for new players fire cleric CERTAINLY is something that is best left to people who know the game better.
Yes, keep away from Fire giants Clerics. Powerhouses in the right hands, Fluffy ducks in most.
Dwarves also dig...
But since you cannot dig after combat, it is useless to get a quick escape.
Also a pro for Duergars, they have a prety far of Recall point. Dont forget to chose that city at Character creation, or using a Registry...
I swear Mya, your rainbow-colored signature just made my day.
Ok, thank you very much for your advice, I have chosen my character! 
EDIT:
I swear Mya, your rainbow-colored signature just made my day.
I personally like the Sailor Moon avatar 
Shinth...minus respect points...
Shinth...minus respect points...
What did I do now? 
At no point will a man (or any other flavor member of the animal kingdom) claim to like a Sailor Moon object, even if it is to get into a 10 on a scale of 10 girl's pants.
New man law.
I... FAIL. Miserably.
I'm just being my standard derogatory self...don't mind me.
Don't worry, KRins is just mad cuz he still has a man-crush on Tuxedo-Mask.
I thought we agreed not to talk about that anymore...