I'll probably check that out after Lumnis wears off. It provies less overall AS/DS than CoL, at only +30 max but more TD at +20. When a bolt is CAST/EVOKEd without CHANNELing, it has a little over 16% chance to hit the eyes, head, or neck. The emphasis here is on Aura, as our CS mod, because we already highlighted DEX in the Ranged section: By the time your AS growth slows down you have the mana to keep Celerity going and speed yourself up. An archer or two-hander needs to train Weapon Training and either 1x CM or 2x perception. The first thing to remember about a shield is that you will get a flat +20 DS from using a shield before anything else is factored in. The flare rate is not related to rapid fire. I currently use a claid against living and a maul against undead, neither weapons are anything special. Spell aim - 2x (It's always good to have an alternative attack method) With an infant around, that seems to be at a premium recently. It really is silly it's a uniform increase, regardless of spell level. The spells Chromatic Circle (502) and Immolation (519) can gain a bonus from CHANNEL. Krakiipedia is down for me, was hoping one of you gurus could answer a couple of ? As a warmage, AS is important but reaching 1sec RT is top priority. Tonis Bolt Most of those locations will also result in a critical kill for ranks as low as 5 or 6, while it will take 7+ against the chest, abdomen, or back. Gemstone is a game that can allow for a wonderful variety of horrible, horrible builds that can Pure, Archer Mage, & Warmage Information [Archive] - The Gemstone IV Players' Corner The Gemstone IV Players' Corner > Profession Talk > Wizard > Pure, Archer Mage, & Warmage Information If you want the Sigil of Major Bane and Sigil of Major Protection for the additional +10 AS/DS and heavy weighting/padding it will cost an additional 20 mana and 25 stamina per minute. Arcane Warriors in DA:O and Knight-Enchanters in DA:I are some of my most favorite characters to play. Magical skills include: Runestaff defense uses the two-handed parry DS equation, including a flat stance adjustment, so you always get +50 DS regardless of ranks when in defensive versus offensive. Half Elves: +5 Dex, 0 STR, 0 Aura. These are respectively given with an exclusive icon: Gemstone Knight, Gemstone Prince, and Gemstone King. The first playable version of the game was known as GemStone ][ and was launched in April 1988 on GEnie. Magic item use Back on topic: Ranged is decent in Nelemar and OTF, and terrible in the Rift and warcamps, and Immolate still pwns everything everywhere. We care just as much about our offensive and utility capabilities. The actual formula is: ((Parry Ranks + 10 + (STR Bonus/4) + (Dex Bonus/4)) * Stance Mod * 1.5 ) + Stance Bonus + Enchant Bonus (i.e. These things need to be taken into consideration when choosing what to hold in your hands. If you want to be a polearm mage, just make sure it is a two handed polearm. If my warmage swings a claidhmore in a normal 5 sec rt, what are the optimal air lore and MjE ranks to train to in order for 506 to let me swing in 1 second? Helps you hit the place you are aiming for, like eyeballs. For ease of use we can just say our STR and DEX bonuses are 0 and using a medium shield. 6x Bow makes it easier, cause you only need to deal with e-blades. So you are trying to drive the market up on doubles? When you explore the runestaff formula you will find that it takes a lot of magical ranks to make up even that 20 extra. Interesting article! That is a candidate for most useful website of all time. There are multiple other factors to consider when making the decision about how to spend our valuable training points. Opening a Hextech Chest or Masterwork Chest with a Hextech Key has a 3.6% chance of giving you a gemstone (increased to 4% with bad luck protection). Sigil of Escape provides protection against Stun/web/binds/etc, once per day. With that in mind here is a comparison between a warmage and ranger. In the absence of any other crit weighting, the full value of the DEX weighting is added to each attack. Gemstone resources are finite, so buyers must compete to get high-quality stones. So 512, 903, 903 for 18 mana seems roughly equivalently efficient. View Full Version : Pure, Archer Mage, & Warmage Information. http://www.krakiipedia.org/wiki/Creature_maneuver_(saved_post). I always thought crossbows were the way to go. Focusing on fire allows the mage, when CHANNELing spells, to cast as if they were in a more offensive stance. Great stuff as always and I have appreciated the help getting my mage back on track. The bolts gave some more options for disabling, but came at the cost of the CM. Voln's symbols work off favor, which you accumulate through hunting undead. I saw you mention getting to a workshop for each cast of an enchant (after the pour is ready). With the symbol of blessing, warmages can fight undead, and pures can both just spellcast. Human: Only +5 STR, no modifiers to DEX, AGI or AURA. Strength in particular can be important if you want to be able to carry treasure back from a hu… So basically there's no reason to enchant a longbow past 6x? You training goals for a warmage should be as follows: They're pretty much just orb fodder. The Symbol of mana is attractive at 50 mana every 5 minutes. I stopped carrying blessed arrows because it started getting really annoying to deal with. Earth lore has a few important discreet breakpoints to consider. Flare detection on 405. Mana Control: Allows sharing of mana with others, based on your skill in a specific mana control and theirs. Get free advice on gemstones and birthstones which are best suited for you as per astrology & horoscope. Makes sense. Additional Spell Research is the best way to improve your stance offensive DS. share. I probably wouldn't recommend it over the next best alternative for training though. Weapons Use Raises AS with a particular Weapon. Here are 17 Interesting Facts About Gemstones. Spell heavy builds will get more DS from their spells and typically are fine with anywhere from 6-8 ranks. Sighting helps hit the eye when you aim for the eye. Sylvan: +5 AURA too and with +10 DEX. Gemstone IV Player Library. This puts a high emphasis on Dexterity. 3. A low level pure wizard's biggest stumbling block is the lack of mana. How would you build a wizard to maximize ease of hunting before fixskill/fixstating him into a more permanent build? Not to mention all the role playing decisions. You largely mitigate the drawbacks of the crossbow by not caring about staying hidden and having all associated RT down to 1 second. Cleric + Healer = Pure Healer. today, so here's a pseudo bump, since yeah... edits.. Two Weapon Combat Never seen a TWC Wizard before... new thing? Effective DF: 0.145 Is the +30 AS from kneeling with a crossbow worth it, and am I still able to get 1 second RTs with it (1 second with each step that is, I realize crossbows have the extra steps of loading and cocking or whatever it is)? Observed Crit damage: 25 (R5 chest) You could take armor up to Leather Breastplate, if not further. False. With that said, DS is not the only thing we care about. How about Vvrael hunting? Elven races have bonuses to resisting disease and a small one to poison, but are slightly weaker against warding spells. 3 comments. Depends on how unlucky you are with the wounds/stuns. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. This page was last modified on 12 December 2020, at 17:01. It was just slow from what I remember. Optional Additional Discrete Training (Redirected from Pure Mage) Jump to: navigation, search. Buy stones online contact Dhanshree Gems. I'm having fun. Compare that to the 6 mana and 3 spirit CoL members pay for 15 minutes of all of their AS/DS/TD signs. The other important bonuses are scaling. Uncurse? 1. 4.63%. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Gemstones 1. I thought that there was some testing, because people observed fire flaring stuff to flare more often than other, rarer flares like vacume. This is definitely going to save your life at times. I believe all flares have a proc rate of 12.5%, in line with Ensorcell. The fact that it's a mage who can sling spells, but works best at melee range, take the hits and keep right on killing... so. I suppose its worth noting that (aside from the BS that is the air/water lore system for lightning bolts) Minor Shock recieves a proportionally higher DF increase from lores than any other bolt in the game across most armor types. Opening with ewave will take 50 off their spawn DS, and if you can, CMAN feint should knock it down another 100-150. Yeah, 60 ranks ends up being 100%... and being drenched adds 30% chance of getting the little sparks. Sylvan: +10 DEX, 0 STR and +5 Aura. Resources extracted by small-scale and artisanal miners typically are sold at local markets. The 513 AS bonus maxes out at +25. If they do adequate damage to obtain a Tier 1 crit, it will receive +10 phantom damage when calculating the crit. Wizard [Archive] - The Gemstone IV Players' Corner. Right now I pop everything that has no trap or a non-fatal trap, and townsmith the rest, but if I could be disarming my own stuff that would be pretty cool. That will grant 1.5 AS per level in later levels. 1 second. Bows are going to do more damage no matter which type you use simply because you'd be firing them more often. Erneuerbare Energien spielen bei der Wärmebereitstellung eine 201 (skill)+ (202-40)/4 (perception)+ 30 (Dex) + 40 (bow + arrow encht). The allure of the Ranged build is that it's not all-in like being a melee. Maybe he meant nymphs? You're right, but not entirely there. FUN. The alexandrite laser is a solid-state laser employing a gemstone called alexandrite. If you build your warmage with using this starting rule, you'll save yourself a boat load of TPs in the long run. Perception - 1x Probably 1 in 6 chance of flaring, then, which is 16.666....%. We already know the most DS per spell rank is wizard spells at 1.25 DS so 1/5 of that is .25 DS. The most common example is runestaff flares, which offer additional power to your spells. Updated runestaff section... apparently since I wrote it over a year ago, more information about the detailed runestaff equations have been released. This will allow the wizard to trap their familiar type in an amulet that can be purchase from the wizard guild. Arcane Circle spell EVOKES and Tonis Bolt: 55 or 60 air lore provides the majority of RT reduction from, Chance of incineration on warding margins 50 or higher = Seed 1 summation (Fire Lore ranks -10)/2, And Ranks / 1.5 % chance of an extra damage cycle. Holding this when casting 920 guarantees that type of critter. That is a 1 AS per level deficit compared to a semi or square who trains 1x in CM and can 2x their weapon. I don't usually open with tonis bolt anymore because I want my critter stunned/disabled before ever going offensive. You hurl a small surge of electricity at a dark orc! In that case just make sure you math it out before you get started, or swap to a faster polearm. What kind of analysis are you looking for? 25% of the stunned/prone bonus on 917. Whirlin you make it sound like you've never stood in the middle of a meteor shower. Does it say "NVM IMMOLATE IS TRASH NOW OLOLOL"? They also do not suffer from the possibility of being disarmed. GemStone IV is a MUD-style fantasy role-playing game set in a medieval world of magic where you can meet friends, find romance or take on ferocious foes with your fellows. One is the additional charges on the evoked version of Tremors at 20, 50, 90, 150, and 200 ranks. Just buy master fletched arrows from people making them. As an added benefit this build is more interested in strength so you can pick your race appropriately. In contrast runestaves will certainly allow you to spend more points on magical skills. You can sit in town square and talk and no one responds for the most part. It has been expanded upon by members of the Gemstone community from discussions via various forums, Discord chats and direct player input on GSWiki. I know of a couple of folks that have done this successfully as crossbow hunters. 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