Fortunately Skald and even more so the Blade are perfectly capable melee fighters with some decent weapons and/ thac0 improving items. Best suggestion I could make is to get 19 or more strength asap. (View Post)

And Blackraven we see completely eye to eye on this. Wiz Slayer is awesome from an RP perspective. You should check out the "Mage Slayer" in ad&d 3.5 if you like that... they get some a… (View Post)

From game: 1% magic resistance until lvl 19, then alternating 1 and 5% from 20. Adds up to 84%. I think the 98% was only possible in vanilla where the kit got 2% per level despite the tooltip. Add 5%… (View Post)

I get ya, however that would be a Neutral good reaction. Lawful good would not condone unlawful actions (deserting in this case), even to leave an unscrupulous group unless perhaps there was absolute… (View Post)

You can't go far wrong with a brute like that :) Remember that you can still grand master in hammers, axes or daggers if you want a more potent ranged option. (View Post)