Worth it to train both Melee and Pole Weapons to reach Blademaster?

Author	Topic: Worth it to train both Melee and Pole Weapons to reach Blademaster?
Death and Drek Apprentice Member # 6960	written Sunday, March 26 2006 07:51 Profile #0 I'm well into the demo, my party is approaching 10th level, and I'm wondering if I should try and cross-train my fighters so they can reach the requirements for Blademaster. Now I realize Blademaster is an awesome skill, and both my warriors have virtual ranks in it from their traits - one is human, melee weapons, elite warrior & divinely touched the other is a slith pole weapons fighter with elite warrior. But I'm wondering it is worth it to train each in the weapon skill they don't use (currently at 0 ranks) so they can put points into Blademaster when they could continue to gain ranks from their traits and use the skill points in other areas. To get a weapon skill to the required level will cost several levels worth of points by itself, and I don't know if those points would be better spent on things like Parry, Luck, Endurance, Intelligence (to better resist mental attacks), or Hardiness? Comments and advice from the Avernum 4 veterans out there? -------------------- "The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood." - Otto Von Bismarck Posts: 11 | Registered: Saturday, March 25 2006 08:00
Ephesos Law Bringer Member # 4153	written Sunday, March 26 2006 08:08 Profile Homepage #1 Well, it's a lot of work to get Blademaster. But it's powerful. But you're already getting levels of it, so... maybe not. Train in Parry. It's good. And Defense and Dexterity are very good things to train in even if you're not reaching for Parry... -------------------- Thuryl: "Runescape: for people who are too stupid to save their games." Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00
Walter Infiltrator Member # 878	written Sunday, March 26 2006 12:58 Profile #2 Well if you decide to do so, remember there are a few trainers you can buy those first two points of mellee or pole weapons in (and after you kill the shades 2 points of blademaster as well, if you want to hold off on that). -------------------- Warning: Posts may contain misspellinks and typo.s Posts: 409 | Registered: Sunday, March 31 2002 08:00
Slarty Raven v. Writing Desk Member # 261	written Sunday, March 26 2006 19:13 Profile Homepage #3 I did out the math once. The short answer is NO, NEVER. You will only get a net bonus from blademaster counting the wasted points of your unused fighting skill if you buy an absurd amount of melee+blademaster... I forget how much, but it will never happen in any normal game (and few if any abnormal ones). -------------------- Slarty vs. Desk • Desk vs. Slarty • Timeline of Ermarian • G4 Strategy Central Posts: 3560 | Registered: Wednesday, November 7 2001 08:00