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Name: xxxxxxxxxx Race: Human Profession: Rogue (not shown)
Gender: Male Age: 33 Expr: 71106 Level: 6
Currently Stat Bonus
Constitution (CO): 68 .... 9
Dexterity (DE): 46 .... -2
Discipline (DI): 89 .... 19
Logic (LO): 53 .... 6
Intelligence (IN): 43 .... 2
Strength (ST): 68 .... 14
Reflexes (RE): 56 .... 3
Charisma (CH): 72 .... 11
Wisdom (WI): 84 .... 17
Aura (AU): 91 .... 20
Mana: 15 Silver: 0
>skill
xxxxxx (at level 6), your skill bonuses and ranks are:
Skill Bonus Rank
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Armor Use : 66 [14]
Shield Use : 35 [7]
Ranged Weapons : 66 [14]
Climbing : 35 [7]
Swimming : 35 [7]
Stalking & Hiding : 93 [21]
Perception : 93 [21]
Ambush : 66 [14]
Physical Training : 35 [7]
Picking Pockets : 35 [7]
Brawling : 35 [7] reg

2x ranged weapons
2x armor
1x combat manuevers
3x stalking and hiding
2x ambush
2x perception
2x picking pockets
1x climbing
1x swimming
1x physical training
1x brawling

I'm going to do that plan for life because I've never had a character with all of his skills rounded. I can say that the CM is probably pretty important. Though with your shield use you might not need it. If you made the character with Kranar I'm sure you probably know more of the specifics about shit and could figure out how shield use would benefit an archer. I just figured the brawling and the CM would give me a decent chance to dodge anything I couldn't hide from. At 12 trains his DS is still pretty low, low enough that if you want to hunt something interesting like thunder trolls you'll need all three guards and lesser shroud atleast. It's frustrating, I can kill warfarers easily but DS is so low that if I make one mistake, I'm dead. Do you hunt with a shield and bow and when you need to kill something do a 'swap' 'wear shield' 'get 1 arrow in my quiver' 'fire my bow at whatever'? I could never figure out how the shield played into things so I avoided training in it. reg

The first and primary purpose was for additional redux. 3 physical points is cheap redux, may as well take it. The second purpose is stun maneuvers, if you find yourself at the mercy of a maneuver attack and you're stunned with some pretty mean critters, it could very well save your life to pull out a shield and stance to defensive.

Now as for the question of CM. Tough choice... I personally don't think the training points are worth the bonus, but this is just a matter of preference. If you can squeeze the skill and still keep your other important skills then go for it, otherwise don't sacrifice much for it.

- Lord Kranar, human Archwizard reg

- Lord Kranar, human Archwizard reg