Sex Been fiddling about with a bard temp..

[CorNokZ]

And it's not going too well.. If you want one thing, you lose out on another important thing. Want to survive? Well then you can't have zo/eoy etc.! Want to be offensive? Well then you cant have any powerpool/con or something..

What I came up with so far has: 101dex, 80con, 370hits, 91char, capped cast speed, range, healing and 21% duration, zo'/ctr/EoY, rigid razorback, slayer arms, astral legs and sheeroe harp and resists are like this:

Crush Resist : 27 / 26 ( 1 )
Slash Resist : 26 / 26 ( 0 )
Thrust Resist : 26 / 26 ( 0 )
Heat Resist : 27 / 26 ( 1 )
Cold Resist : 27 / 26 ( 1 )
Matter Resist : 22 / 26 ( -4 )
Energy Resist : 23 / 26 ( -3 )
Body Resist : 26 / 26 ( 0 )
Spirit Resist : 24 / 26 ( -2 )


Major downside is the low pp of only 6% and no powercharges :<

It's my first real attempt and only spent about half an hour putting it together, but I am already ready to toss this shit out the window and delete my bard lol. Anyone know of a template with better /uses, better resists, equal stats and more powerpool?

I think zo is vital because of the awesome /use when a train hits you. And CTR is just awesome and we all know why. So I wouldn't really want to be without any of these items, but ready to swap out everything else really. Items are like this:

<== Jewelry ==>

Jewel : Egg of Youth
Neck : Kraken Beak Necklace
Cloak : Cloak of Heavenly Bodies
Belt : Soulbinder's Belt
Ring1 : Filigree Antalya Ring
Ring2 : Crocodile Tear Ring
Wrist1 : Bracelet of Zo'arkat
Wrist2 : Bracelet of Springtime Folly
<== Armor ==>

Chest : Rigid Razorback Jerkin (ToA)
Head : Blazed Cailocht Wreath (Acuity Cap +5)
Arms : Dragonslayer Dirge Cailiocht Arms
Hands : Ornamented Cailocht Gloves (Armor Factor +10)
Legs : Astral leggings of the leech
Feet : Dragonsworn Blazed Boots (Dexterity +15)
<== Weapon(s) ==>

Ranged : Dirge of Sheeroe Hills (ToA)

<== End Report ==>

 

[Dvaerg]

This is what i am currently using... But more of a small man temp altho it has nice pp %

Statistic
Strength: 0/75
Constitution: 81/80
Dexterity: 102/101
Quickness: 0/75
Intelligence: 0/75
Piety: 0/75
Charisma: 82/81
Empathy: 0/75
Hits: 300/300
Power: 0/32
 
Resistance
Body: 27/26
Cold: 26/26
Heat: 25/26
Energy: 26/26
Matter: 25/26
Spirit: 26/26+5
Crush: 26/26+2
Thrust: 26/26
Slash: 26/26+3
 
Cap Increase
Constitution: 5/26
Dexterity: 27/26
Charisma: 6/26
Hits: 100/200
Power: 7/50
 
TOA Bonus
Power Pool: 29/32
Buff Effectiveness: 18/25
Healing Effectiveness: 25/25
Spell Duration: 24/25
Casting Speed: 10/10
Spell Range: 12/10
Archery Range: 12/10
Archery Speed: 10/10
 
Chest (Rigid Razorback Jerkin):
Imbue: 33.0
Hits: 60
Dexterity: 24
Constitution: 24
Slash: 1%
Crush: 1%
Thrust: 1%
Dexterity (Cap Increase): 5
Constitution (Cap Increase): 5
Spell Range: 4
Spell Duration: 5
Utility: 53.0
TOA Utility: 50.0
PvE Utility: 0.0
 
Arms (Blazed Cailocht ):
Imbue: 37.5/32 (Quality: 99)
Crush: 5%
Energy: 5%
Slash: 13%
Constitution: 16
Healing Effectiveness: 5
Utility: 56.7
TOA Utility: 10.0
PvE Utility: 0.0
 
Head (Dragonsworn Blazed Cailocht):
Imbue: 37.5/32 (Quality: 99)
Thrust: 13%
Dexterity: 28
Hits: 28
Cold: 1%
Acuity: 15
Utility: 63.7
TOA Utility: 0.0
PvE Utility: 0.0
 
Legs (Blazed Cailocht ):
Imbue: 37.5/32 (Quality: 99)
Constitution: 19
Dexterity: 25
Energy: 7%
Crush: 9%
Power Pool: 5
Utility: 61.3
TOA Utility: 10.0
PvE Utility: 0.0
 
Hands (Dragonslayer Dirge Cailiocht Gloves):
Imbue: 22.0
Cold: 5%
Heat: 5%
Spirit: 5%
Hits: 40
Buff Effectiveness: 5
Healing Effectiveness: 5
Power Pool: 6
Utility: 40.0
TOA Utility: 32.0
PvE Utility: 0.0
 
Feet (Blazed Cailocht):
Imbue: 37.0/32 (Quality: 99)
Dexterity: 25
Charisma: 22
Hits: 52
Crush: 7%
Dexterity (Cap Increase): 5
Utility: 58.3
TOA Utility: 10.0
PvE Utility: 0.0
 
Ranged (Draiocht Harp):
Imbue: 0.0
Dexterity (Cap Increase): 10
Casting Speed: 4
Power Pool: 5
Spell Range: 4
Spell Duration: 6
Utility: 0.0
TOA Utility: 82.0
PvE Utility: 0.0
 
Neck (Kraken Beak Necklace):
Imbue: 30.5
Body: 8%
Thrust: 8%
Slash: 8%
Hits: 20
Dexterity (Cap Increase): 7
Archery Speed: 3
Utility: 53.0
TOA Utility: 29.0
PvE Utility: 0.0
 
Cloak (Glimmer Spirit Cloak):
Imbue: 36.0
Body: 5%
Cold: 5%
Heat: 5%
Energy: 5%
Matter: 5%
Spirit: 5%
Hits: 50
Hits (Cap Increase): 50
Utility: 72.5
TOA Utility: 12.5
PvE Utility: 0.0
 
Jewel (Eerie Darkness Stone):
Imbue: 37.0
Heat: 5%
Matter: 5%
Crush: 4%
Cold: 5%
Body: 5%
Slash: 4%
Energy: 5%
Spirit: 5%
Thrust: 4%
Utility: 84.0
TOA Utility: 0.0
PvE Utility: 0.0
 
Belt (Spirit Bound Demonic Belt):
Imbue: 1.0
Buff Effectiveness: 7
Healing Effectiveness: 7
Casting Speed: 1
Power (Cap Increase): 7
Power Pool: 7
Spell Duration: 7
Utility: 0.0
TOA Utility: 75.0
PvE Utility: 0.0
 
Left Ring (Filigree Antalya Ring):
Imbue: 8.0
Buff Effectiveness: 6
Healing Effectiveness: 8
Acuity (Cap Increase): 6
Casting Speed: 2
Acuity: 12
Spell Duration: 6
Utility: 8.0
TOA Utility: 62.0
PvE Utility: 0.0
 
Right Ring (Crocodile Tear Ring):
Imbue: 25.0
Body: 4%
Cold: 4%
Heat: 4%
Energy: 4%
Matter: 4%
Acuity: 15
Utility: 50.0
TOA Utility: 0.0
PvE Utility: 0.0
 
Left Wrist (Bracelet of Springtime Folly):
Imbue: 41.0
Hits (Cap Increase): 50
Hits: 50
Spirit: 6%
Matter: 6%
Cold: 6%
Heat: 6%
Constitution: 22
Utility: 75.2
TOA Utility: 12.5
PvE Utility: 0.0
 
Right Wrist (Bracelet of Zo'arkat):
Imbue: 24.0
Body: 5%
Matter: 5%
Spirit: 5%
Power Pool: 6
Acuity: 18
Spell Range: 4
Utility: 42.0
TOA Utility: 32.0
PvE Utility: 0.0

 

[CorNokZ]

lol much better than mine and no expensive ml10 items etc. Think I'll run that aswell.. Hopefully I'll just be doing small man grps aswell

I have a few more questions about barding:

1) Starting RAs?
2) what should be in s/s? ml10 elemental hammer and shield with +buff bonus?
3) Spec, lol?

 

[Cadelin]

lol much better than mine and no expensive ml10 items etc. Think I'll run that aswell.. Hopefully I'll just be doing small man grps aswell

I have a few more questions about barding:

1) Starting RAs?
2) what should be in s/s? ml10 elemental hammer and shield with +buff bonus?
3) Spec, lol?

1) You need SoS1 and MoC1 (for demezzing people while being interrupted). Then get purge as high as you can as fast as you can. Throw your points into a bit of aug dex while you wait to have enough points for the next purge.

2) Traitors dagger is the cheap option. Has a useful shape change every 30 mins and procs the mists. ML10 weapon is also good. For shield either have dragon buckler for power charge or go cyclops eye for stealth lore.

3) 44 Nurture (red spec af), 32 regrowth 432 hp greater heal, 37 music insta ae mezz.

 

[Gotmagi]

Cadelin pretty much nailed it but if u run mostly smallman moc1 is kinda shit.. I wouldnt run anything below moc3 anyway. I run dex6, purge5, moc3, sos1, mof1 on mine atm at 7L6 altho I only duo.

 

[Tuthmes]

lol much better than mine and no expensive ml10 items etc. Think I'll run that aswell.. Hopefully I'll just be doing small man grps aswell

I have a few more questions about barding:

1) Starting RAs?
2) what should be in s/s? ml10 elemental hammer and shield with +buff bonus?
3) Spec, lol?

18% buffbonus should be enough for the bard. Not sure about the spec and ra's as I havent played in ages.

 

[Dvaerg]

I got dex8 and all start stats into dex rest charisma... will get your dex to 375 which is a breakpoint. So i am using GPM