Hey,

You've probably seen my first thread about being new to the game, and I am having a blast so far. I just have a question about the Necromancer, however.

I originally started as a warrior template, mainly because I didn't want to risk playing a difficult archetype, but I've now rerolled as a Necromancer - i.e. selected Necromancer on the character creation screen.

My query is that I would like to have a certain image, a persona if you will, within the game itself. I would like to be a Necro, but the kind who is not afraid to melee in battle. Imagine Death. Yes, the big guy with the Scythe with the skull face. That's basically what I want my normal persona to look like, act like, and generally be like in any possible way.

That being said, I can expect that I will need to have the basic Necromancy skills, but also have the basic skills that allow me to be efficient with a Scythe. I believe this is Swordsmanship.

Can this be done? Can I merge, effectively, melee swordfighting and the ability to be a Necromancer too? I believe it is possible, I did read somewhere that the Necromancer is more of an 'Evil Battlemage'. I like the idea of changing into different forms: Wraith, Vampire, Horrific Beasts, and many other nifty abilities which seem to help the warrior in its essence; such skills as cursing weapons and weakening foes. It would be immensely fun to shapeshift into a demonic creature, or a suave vampire for that matter, and continue to battle away with the weapon my human form had equipped.

Anywhoo, for the people that managed to get through my swiftly written essay, I would like to know what the build would be for this type of archetype; 7 skill slots will hopefully be sufficient to hold all I need (want) to do.

Thanks for all the help in advance! Now I better alt-tab back to Microsoft Word and Excel; it is more imperative to finish this essay by tuesday that to be running around europa necromancing.

Regards!
Riiyachan.

Aka 'Seravi Sensei' Necromancer (Possible Warrior Necro) of the Europa Shard!

A cheap but effective template until you can afford powerscrolls would be

100 necro
100 spirit speak
100 swords
100 Bushido
100 anatomy
100 heal
100 tactics

when you get ps you can change about skills as you will have learnt what you like and what you dont need.

I would be human and stats I would aim for 90 str 90 dex 50 int will do nicely try and boost up str and dex as much as possible on items you should be ok for mana with a wisp and in wraith form you leach mana every hit.

Wow thanks!

I actually just found www.guide.uo.com. It has all the skills listed and what they do. I noticed another cool skill called Spellweaving; is this skill individually usefull? Do you need magery or evaluating intelligence to use it?

Also, what determines your Mana points. Im guessing it's just Intelligence, or does Necromancy/Spiritseek also add to it somehow?

About bushido, I do not yet have the Samurai Legends

Regards!

The thing about Scythes is that they are one of the slowest weapons in game, and two-handed besides, so as a melee warrior you are at a serious disadvantage. If you add Bushido it isn't so bad, I guess. Still, it would be best to find a scythe with as much SSI (Swing Speed Increase) as possible, if you really want to give it a try.

Hiya Rii!

Ive never played a Necro Warrior but Morgawrs suggestions seem very plausible.

Spellweaving is a 'supportt skill' for anything you choose and needs no other skills to make it more effective (like Eval to Magery) but it is very heavily Mana intensive so people tend to use it on low Dex templates like Mages or Tamers.

As you already figured out, Int=Mana. The only way to get more than what you have for Int listed is +Int items, +Mana items, or become an Elf. Elves get 20 more mana than humans.

As far as your account notbeing upgraded to Samurai Empire, I believe thats easily fixable. I used a couple of 9th Anniversary codes to get the rewards, but only one to actually upgrade my account.

Someone correct me, but I believe than the one that I did not use could be used to upgrade his account?

Send me a PM if someone says taht this will work and Ill PM you back with the code so that you can have accesst o everything

Im working this evening but I will try to check back in a litle bit to get that off to you

My current dexxer template current skill/what im aiming for
115/120 swords
110/120 bushido
110/120 parry
100/100 antaomy
80/90 heal
70/70 chivalry
55/35 necro I need the bracers and mark
58/56 tactics will go up to 76 as the years roll on by

I know there is 10 extra skill points over cap but I have a lovely brac with hci 13 dci 12 di 17 and 11 bushido

I use a scythe

Hit lightning 30
Hit lower defence 36
Hit life leach 24
swing speed increase 25

I love it I take down swoops in 3 or 4 hits I just wish It had mana leach instead of life.

Ps I dont have Spirit speak because I dont use necro spells offensively So my first template would be better for you as you want to cast spells on them.


pps If you like I can hook you up with a scythe It wont be anything uber but Ill see what I can do.

Thanks for the offer Ezekiel.

Im not sure myself as I am new to the game, but If you find out it would work - it would be great

Regards

Ezekiel I think that should work a very nice offer too.