06-01-2003, 03:48 AM
There are three purposes for dexterity:
1) boost AR to enable you to hit things
2) max blocking
3) equip some weapons
Obviously, #1 is useless to every poison and bone build excepting the poison dagger. I'll assume you aren't going that route.
The only weapon that requires dexterity that most poison and bone necromancers will consider is wizardspike, at 75 dex required. This is a phenomenal weapon if you don't need +skills on that tab. 75% resist all, +mana per char level, faster cast... it's just a great little dagger.
#2 is a consideration, however, for a necromancer it's probably not useful. As was previously mentioned, it's tough to tell based just on a "poison and bone" necromancer. That leaves quite alot to the imagination. However, most necromancers have no problems withhaving a few meat shields. My most recent necromancer was an artillery necromancer -- max poison nova, bone spirit to get the first corpse, then start a corpse explosion. He has no skelletons, no skelleton magi, and no revives. However, his fire golem and rogue mercenary (mostly the golem) mean that he's almost never targetted. Point is, a necromancer probably won't be relying on blocking to save him. So usually, blocking istn' worth pumping dexterity for.
So, long story short, no, you don't need any dexterity, unless you plan on using a wizardspike.
Strength, as mentioned, is just enough to wear your equipment. Either look at some specific armor you have or would like to wear and base your strength on that goal, or get to say 75-100 strength, which will allow you to wear all but the heaviest armors available.
Now, as to vitality and energy. As with blocking, a necromancer generally won't be relying on high life to survive. The trick is to not be targetted. However, mistakes happen, lag happens, and a good life pool WILL save you -- often, particulary if your resists are low. I found 100 vitality gave me a good life pool; enough to avoid being one-hit killed by anything I encountered. Everything else goes into energy -- particulary if you choose to pump bone spirit and/or corpse explosion, you will burn mana like there's no tomorow, and you have no warmth to back that consumption up.
gekko
1) boost AR to enable you to hit things
2) max blocking
3) equip some weapons
Obviously, #1 is useless to every poison and bone build excepting the poison dagger. I'll assume you aren't going that route.
The only weapon that requires dexterity that most poison and bone necromancers will consider is wizardspike, at 75 dex required. This is a phenomenal weapon if you don't need +skills on that tab. 75% resist all, +mana per char level, faster cast... it's just a great little dagger.
#2 is a consideration, however, for a necromancer it's probably not useful. As was previously mentioned, it's tough to tell based just on a "poison and bone" necromancer. That leaves quite alot to the imagination. However, most necromancers have no problems withhaving a few meat shields. My most recent necromancer was an artillery necromancer -- max poison nova, bone spirit to get the first corpse, then start a corpse explosion. He has no skelletons, no skelleton magi, and no revives. However, his fire golem and rogue mercenary (mostly the golem) mean that he's almost never targetted. Point is, a necromancer probably won't be relying on blocking to save him. So usually, blocking istn' worth pumping dexterity for.
So, long story short, no, you don't need any dexterity, unless you plan on using a wizardspike.
Strength, as mentioned, is just enough to wear your equipment. Either look at some specific armor you have or would like to wear and base your strength on that goal, or get to say 75-100 strength, which will allow you to wear all but the heaviest armors available.
Now, as to vitality and energy. As with blocking, a necromancer generally won't be relying on high life to survive. The trick is to not be targetted. However, mistakes happen, lag happens, and a good life pool WILL save you -- often, particulary if your resists are low. I found 100 vitality gave me a good life pool; enough to avoid being one-hit killed by anything I encountered. Everything else goes into energy -- particulary if you choose to pump bone spirit and/or corpse explosion, you will burn mana like there's no tomorow, and you have no warmth to back that consumption up.
gekko
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-Michael Ventura, "Letters@3AM"