Kalthorine
Fledgling Freddie
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Just thought I'd put this up to give everyone a chance to smile knowingly at my chosen target SC'd item/artifact spec as Albion's most Gimped paladin!
First of all, a little background on my spec philosophy: I play DaoC for fun & meeting friends (Defenders of the Cross = lotsa nice people <free advert!>) not the power & the stats (Kalthorine = Avalonian Paladin in case you don't believe me there!), so I am really not worried about maxing out every available ability/stat/resist/skill.
With this in mind, when viewing/commenting on the following far-from-maxed-out planned spec, bear in mind a few of my criteria:
1) Looks matter! The image I like to portray in the game is important to me (everything bright orange!), so the spec has been built around a few must-have items in terms of how they look (Crown of Zahur being an obvious example, and Shield of Khaos and Guard of Valor as well being chosen because I like the look of 'em!).
2) Even though maxing everything out was not a primary aim, I don't want to be useless. I am trying to built a defensively-specced support pally who will actually be welcome in a group rather than be regarded as a liability (for the record, fairly standard skill spec Shield 50, Chants 48, Slash 29, rest Parry).
3) A few items chosen to give useful abilities as well - e.g. Shades of Mist for its Stealth Lore Ability.
4) I am a very patient guy - I know some of the items (e.g. Zahurs Ring) are dropped even more infrequently than the contents of Elvis's colon, but thats fine... I plan on being around for a while!
With all this taken into account, here is "Kalthorine's Jaffa Pally Spec:" Config Report (with caps taken into account where appropriate):
=======================================
Stats:
Str: 58 Int: 0 Hits: 312
Con: 85 Pie: 0 Power: 0
Dex: 84 Cha: 0
Qui: 37 Emp: 0
Resists (Racial bonus
included):
Body: 26
Energy: 25
Cold: 25
Heat: 24
Matter: 31 (5)
Spirit: 23
Crush: 28 (2)
Thrust: 24
Slash: 29 (3)
Skills:
11 Shield
8 Slash
11 Parry
Cap Increases:
10 Dex
112 Hits
5 Str
10 Con
Other Bonuses:
4 Style Damage Bonus
8 Melee Damage Bonus
10 Melee Speed Bonus
13 Fatigue
25 AF Bonus
+++++++++++++
Piece Listing - Arties and Drops:
Chest
Name: Guard of Valor
Level: 51 Quality:
Effect 1: 40 Hits
Effect 2: 18 Strength
Effect 3: 5 Strength Cap Increase
Effect 4: 15 Dexterity
Effect 5: 5 Dexterity Cap Increase
Effect 6: 4 Melee Damage Bonus
Effect 7: 4 Style Damage Bonus
Effect 8: 4 Spell Range Bonus
Utility: 32.00
Head
Name: Crown of Zahur
Level: 51 Quality: 94
Effect 1: 18 Constitution
Effect 2: 8 Fatigue
Effect 3: 5 Crush Resist
Effect 4: 5 Slash Resist
Effect 5: 5 Thrust Resist
Effect 6: 10 Constitution Cap Increase
Utility: 42.00
Right Hand
Name: Bane of Battler
Level: 51 Quality: 94
Effect 1: 15 Strength
Effect 2: 15 Constitution
Effect 3: 10 AF Bonus
Effect 4: 6 Crush Resist
Effect 5: 6 Slash Resist
Effect 6: 6 Thrust Resist
Effect 7: 3 Melee Speed Bonus
Effect 8: 4 Melee Damage Bonus
Utility: 56.00
Left Hand
Name: Shield of Khaos
Level: 51 Quality: 94
Effect 1: 40 Hits
Effect 2: 3 Heat Resist
Effect 3: 5 Melee Speed Bonus
Effect 4: 3 Spirit Resist
Effect 5: 8 AF Bonus
Effect 6: 3 Shield
Effect 7: 32 Hits Cap Increase
Utility: 37.00
Neck
Name: Necklace of the Twilight
Level: 51 Quality: 100
Effect 1: 5 Shield
Effect 2: 56 Hits
Effect 3: 4 Crush Resist
Effect 4: 4 Slash Resist
Effect 5: 4 Thrust Resist
Utility: 63.00
Cloak
Name: Shades of Mist
Level: 51 Quality:
Effect 1: 15 Strength
Effect 2: 15 Quickness
Effect 3: 3 Parry
Effect 4: 10 AF Bonus
Effect 5: 5 Melee Speed Bonus
Utility: 35.00
Jewel
Name: Harpy Feather Charm
Level: 51 Quality:
Effect 1: 6 Heat Resist
Effect 2: 6 Cold Resist
Effect 3: 6 Matter Resist
Effect 4: 6 Body Resist
Effect 5: 44 Hits
Utility: 59.00
Belt
Name: Belt of the Sun
Level: 51 Quality:
Effect 1: 40 Hits Cap Increase
Effect 2: 5 Fatigue
Effect 3: 10 Strength
Effect 4: 10 Dexterity
Effect 5: 5 Spirit Resist
Effect 6: 5 Crush Resist
Effect 7: 5 Energy Resist
Utility: 43.33
Right Ring
Name: Ring of the Seven Storms
Level: 51 Quality: 100
Effect 1: 4 Parry
Effect 2: 40 Hits
Effect 3: 6 Crush Resist
Effect 4: 15 Constitution
Effect 5: 13 Dexterity
Utility: 60.67
Left Ring
Name: Zahurs Ring
Level: 51 Quality:
Effect 1: 60 Hits
Effect 2: 6 Matter Resist
Effect 3: 6 Body Resist
Effect 4: 6 Energy Resist
Effect 5: 6 Cold Resist
Effect 6: 6 Spirit Resist
Utility: 75.00
Right Wrist
Name: Ceremonial Bracer
Level: 51 Quality: 94
Effect 1: 18 Dexterity
Effect 2: 40 Hits
Effect 3: 5 Dexterity Cap Increase
Effect 4: 40 Hits Cap Increase
Effect 5: 6 Slash Resist
Utility: 34.00
Left Wrist
Name: Ebon Hide Bracer
Level: 51 Quality: 100
Effect 1: 6 Cold Resist
Effect 2: 6 Body Resist
Effect 3: 6 Heat Resist
Effect 4: 6 Slash Resist
Effect 5: 6 Matter Resist
Utility: 60.00
+++++++++++++
Spellcrafted Armor to round off the spec:
Arms
Imbue Points: 37.5 of 32 (100 Qual) Overcharge: 38%
Gem 1: 4 Slash - 99 flawed Watery War Sigil
Gem 2: 3 Shield - 99 rough Fiery Battle Jewel
Gem 3: 7 Energy Resist - 99 imperfect Light Shielding
Gem 4: 28 Dexterity - 99 perfect Vapor Essence
Utility: 67.67
Legs
Imbue Points: 37.5 of 32 (100 Qual) Overcharge: 38%
Gem 1: 4 Slash - 99 flawed Watery War Sigil
Gem 2: 4 Parry - 99 flawed Vapor Battle Jewel
Gem 3: 22 Quickness - 99 precious Airy Essence
Gem 4: 22 Constitution - 99 precious Earthen Essence
Utility: 69.33
Hands
Imbue Points: 36.0 of 32 (100 Qual) Overcharge: 58%
Gem 1: 9 Thrust Resist - 99 polished Airy Shielding
Gem 2: 9 Spirit Resist - 99 polished Vapor Shielding
Gem 3: 7 Cold Resist - 99 imperfect Icy Shielding
Gem 4: 7 Energy Resist - 99 imperfect Light Shielding
Utility: 64.00
Feet
Imbue Points: 37.5 of 32 (100 Qual) Overcharge: 38%
Gem 1: 9 Matter Resist - 99 polished Earthen Shielding
Gem 2: 9 Heat Resist - 99 polished Heated Shielding
Gem 3: 16 Constitution - 99 polished Earthen Essence
Gem 4: 9 Body Resist - 99 polished Dusty Shielding
Utility: 64.67
=======================================
And there you have it!
Bearing in mind my intitial criteria for choosing this kind of spec, I would be grateful for any suggestions or comments people may choose to make. Or if you simply want to let off some steam by yelling "Ha Ha Gimped Paladin!" at the top of your lungs then feel free... I have a very thick (orange) skin
Oh, and as an aside - as a gimped support paladin, would people advise me to choose Battlemaster or Warlord as a Master Level Path?
First of all, a little background on my spec philosophy: I play DaoC for fun & meeting friends (Defenders of the Cross = lotsa nice people <free advert!>) not the power & the stats (Kalthorine = Avalonian Paladin in case you don't believe me there!), so I am really not worried about maxing out every available ability/stat/resist/skill.
With this in mind, when viewing/commenting on the following far-from-maxed-out planned spec, bear in mind a few of my criteria:
1) Looks matter! The image I like to portray in the game is important to me (everything bright orange!), so the spec has been built around a few must-have items in terms of how they look (Crown of Zahur being an obvious example, and Shield of Khaos and Guard of Valor as well being chosen because I like the look of 'em!).
2) Even though maxing everything out was not a primary aim, I don't want to be useless. I am trying to built a defensively-specced support pally who will actually be welcome in a group rather than be regarded as a liability (for the record, fairly standard skill spec Shield 50, Chants 48, Slash 29, rest Parry).
3) A few items chosen to give useful abilities as well - e.g. Shades of Mist for its Stealth Lore Ability.
4) I am a very patient guy - I know some of the items (e.g. Zahurs Ring) are dropped even more infrequently than the contents of Elvis's colon, but thats fine... I plan on being around for a while!
With all this taken into account, here is "Kalthorine's Jaffa Pally Spec:" Config Report (with caps taken into account where appropriate):
=======================================
Stats:
Str: 58 Int: 0 Hits: 312
Con: 85 Pie: 0 Power: 0
Dex: 84 Cha: 0
Qui: 37 Emp: 0
Resists (Racial bonus
included):Body: 26
Energy: 25
Cold: 25
Heat: 24
Matter: 31 (5)
Spirit: 23
Crush: 28 (2)
Thrust: 24
Slash: 29 (3)
Skills:
11 Shield
8 Slash
11 Parry
Cap Increases:
10 Dex
112 Hits
5 Str
10 Con
Other Bonuses:
4 Style Damage Bonus
8 Melee Damage Bonus
10 Melee Speed Bonus
13 Fatigue
25 AF Bonus
+++++++++++++
Piece Listing - Arties and Drops:
Chest
Name: Guard of Valor
Level: 51 Quality:
Effect 1: 40 Hits
Effect 2: 18 Strength
Effect 3: 5 Strength Cap Increase
Effect 4: 15 Dexterity
Effect 5: 5 Dexterity Cap Increase
Effect 6: 4 Melee Damage Bonus
Effect 7: 4 Style Damage Bonus
Effect 8: 4 Spell Range Bonus
Utility: 32.00
Head
Name: Crown of Zahur
Level: 51 Quality: 94
Effect 1: 18 Constitution
Effect 2: 8 Fatigue
Effect 3: 5 Crush Resist
Effect 4: 5 Slash Resist
Effect 5: 5 Thrust Resist
Effect 6: 10 Constitution Cap Increase
Utility: 42.00
Right Hand
Name: Bane of Battler
Level: 51 Quality: 94
Effect 1: 15 Strength
Effect 2: 15 Constitution
Effect 3: 10 AF Bonus
Effect 4: 6 Crush Resist
Effect 5: 6 Slash Resist
Effect 6: 6 Thrust Resist
Effect 7: 3 Melee Speed Bonus
Effect 8: 4 Melee Damage Bonus
Utility: 56.00
Left Hand
Name: Shield of Khaos
Level: 51 Quality: 94
Effect 1: 40 Hits
Effect 2: 3 Heat Resist
Effect 3: 5 Melee Speed Bonus
Effect 4: 3 Spirit Resist
Effect 5: 8 AF Bonus
Effect 6: 3 Shield
Effect 7: 32 Hits Cap Increase
Utility: 37.00
Neck
Name: Necklace of the Twilight
Level: 51 Quality: 100
Effect 1: 5 Shield
Effect 2: 56 Hits
Effect 3: 4 Crush Resist
Effect 4: 4 Slash Resist
Effect 5: 4 Thrust Resist
Utility: 63.00
Cloak
Name: Shades of Mist
Level: 51 Quality:
Effect 1: 15 Strength
Effect 2: 15 Quickness
Effect 3: 3 Parry
Effect 4: 10 AF Bonus
Effect 5: 5 Melee Speed Bonus
Utility: 35.00
Jewel
Name: Harpy Feather Charm
Level: 51 Quality:
Effect 1: 6 Heat Resist
Effect 2: 6 Cold Resist
Effect 3: 6 Matter Resist
Effect 4: 6 Body Resist
Effect 5: 44 Hits
Utility: 59.00
Belt
Name: Belt of the Sun
Level: 51 Quality:
Effect 1: 40 Hits Cap Increase
Effect 2: 5 Fatigue
Effect 3: 10 Strength
Effect 4: 10 Dexterity
Effect 5: 5 Spirit Resist
Effect 6: 5 Crush Resist
Effect 7: 5 Energy Resist
Utility: 43.33
Right Ring
Name: Ring of the Seven Storms
Level: 51 Quality: 100
Effect 1: 4 Parry
Effect 2: 40 Hits
Effect 3: 6 Crush Resist
Effect 4: 15 Constitution
Effect 5: 13 Dexterity
Utility: 60.67
Left Ring
Name: Zahurs Ring
Level: 51 Quality:
Effect 1: 60 Hits
Effect 2: 6 Matter Resist
Effect 3: 6 Body Resist
Effect 4: 6 Energy Resist
Effect 5: 6 Cold Resist
Effect 6: 6 Spirit Resist
Utility: 75.00
Right Wrist
Name: Ceremonial Bracer
Level: 51 Quality: 94
Effect 1: 18 Dexterity
Effect 2: 40 Hits
Effect 3: 5 Dexterity Cap Increase
Effect 4: 40 Hits Cap Increase
Effect 5: 6 Slash Resist
Utility: 34.00
Left Wrist
Name: Ebon Hide Bracer
Level: 51 Quality: 100
Effect 1: 6 Cold Resist
Effect 2: 6 Body Resist
Effect 3: 6 Heat Resist
Effect 4: 6 Slash Resist
Effect 5: 6 Matter Resist
Utility: 60.00
+++++++++++++
Spellcrafted Armor to round off the spec:
Arms
Imbue Points: 37.5 of 32 (100 Qual) Overcharge: 38%
Gem 1: 4 Slash - 99 flawed Watery War Sigil
Gem 2: 3 Shield - 99 rough Fiery Battle Jewel
Gem 3: 7 Energy Resist - 99 imperfect Light Shielding
Gem 4: 28 Dexterity - 99 perfect Vapor Essence
Utility: 67.67
Legs
Imbue Points: 37.5 of 32 (100 Qual) Overcharge: 38%
Gem 1: 4 Slash - 99 flawed Watery War Sigil
Gem 2: 4 Parry - 99 flawed Vapor Battle Jewel
Gem 3: 22 Quickness - 99 precious Airy Essence
Gem 4: 22 Constitution - 99 precious Earthen Essence
Utility: 69.33
Hands
Imbue Points: 36.0 of 32 (100 Qual) Overcharge: 58%
Gem 1: 9 Thrust Resist - 99 polished Airy Shielding
Gem 2: 9 Spirit Resist - 99 polished Vapor Shielding
Gem 3: 7 Cold Resist - 99 imperfect Icy Shielding
Gem 4: 7 Energy Resist - 99 imperfect Light Shielding
Utility: 64.00
Feet
Imbue Points: 37.5 of 32 (100 Qual) Overcharge: 38%
Gem 1: 9 Matter Resist - 99 polished Earthen Shielding
Gem 2: 9 Heat Resist - 99 polished Heated Shielding
Gem 3: 16 Constitution - 99 polished Earthen Essence
Gem 4: 9 Body Resist - 99 polished Dusty Shielding
Utility: 64.67
=======================================
And there you have it!
Bearing in mind my intitial criteria for choosing this kind of spec, I would be grateful for any suggestions or comments people may choose to make. Or if you simply want to let off some steam by yelling "Ha Ha Gimped Paladin!" at the top of your lungs then feel free... I have a very thick (orange) skin
Oh, and as an aside - as a gimped support paladin, would people advise me to choose Battlemaster or Warlord as a Master Level Path?
