Can anyone give me good beginner tips?

Author	Topic: Can anyone give me good beginner tips?
MrRoivas Warrior Member # 5550	written Saturday, July 16 2005 18:12 Profile Homepage #0 Hi, im new to Avernum. Can I get some tips? I'd especially like tips on the classes. -------------------- Q: What is the sound of one hand clapping? A: The sound of someone getting smacked upside the head. Duct tape is like the force. It has a good side and a dark side and it binds the universe together. Don't worry Alorael, custom titles are overrated. Posts: 154 | Registered: Saturday, February 26 2005 08:00
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Saturday, July 16 2005 18:39 Profile Homepage #1 First, realize that classes just allocate your skill points for you for the first level. They have no effect during the game beyond that. Secondly, you'll eventually decide what you like and use all custom characters. That said, Berserker is a decent starting package and the only one I'd consider using. For casters, while the premade classes are all right, I prefer making a pair of characters who have nothing but mage and priest skills boosted up so that they start with as many spells as possible. Their power suffers with low starting intelligence, but you'll be rolling in spell points and having two characters able to zap or heal (I prefer two melee and two casters) is useful. —Alorael, who can answer more specific questions more specifically, obviously. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Drakefyre Triad Mage Member # 7	written Sunday, July 17 2005 03:46 Profile Homepage #2 Schrodinger's Avernum 2 FAQ has a great section on character creation, as does my Avernum 3 FAQ. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00
Soltedas Apprentice Member # 5993	written Sunday, July 17 2005 07:30 Profile #3 Study the instructions carefully, and often. Play the to about the limits of the demo, learn, and then start the whole game again. Ignore the classes, create custom characters. Concentrate skill points, don't spread them thinly. Give every character two positive character traits according to their function. Search every town/dungeon/outdoor area carefully by tapping against every wall for secret areas. Leave nothing unexplored. Talk to everyone to thoroughly, always buy a drink. Loot every town and dungeon thoroughly, on principle. Steal stuff from barrels/crates by moving them into a safe place. Once you've reached the gold cap,create supply caches so that you've always got plenty of stuff to sell. Don't sell or use anything unusual, wait and see. Make notes of everything of interest. The list could go on and on. Posts: 27 | Registered: Tuesday, June 21 2005 07:00