Optimizing worn equipment
Posted: Wed 25.02.2009, 12:59
Here's some gear from a dwarf paladin:
+ To Damage: 52
This gear could be easily improved, making this char much more powerful (especially with a PDSM, since resists won't be an issue anymore).
First remove the +dam ring and put Narya instead: +1 to all stats and speed, FA, SI, regen, 4 sustains... and immunity to fire! The 10 points of damage lost in the process will be easily regained with different items in other slots.
Then slots a), e) and j) must be replaced. I suppose the crown of lordliness here has ESP... so the problem is to get ESP from another source. Since this char has a PDSM, I propose to replace the amulet of trickery by an amulet of ESP. This makes the char lose 4 speed (and 4 DEX), but +27 base is still sufficient for any fight except the fight against morgy.
The weapon used (Balli Stonehand) is utter crap: low damage, no real useful brands, resists and abilities already provided by other items. The only interest in this weapon is the +3 to STR and CON... so the solution is to put in slot j) a crown of might +3. This will also counter the DEX loss from removing the amulet of trickery.
So what to use as a weapon? The easiest replacement would be a good Holy Avenger: high damage, slay evil (great if the weapon damage dice is high)... and even +WIS to counter the WIS loss from the lordliness crown! If you can live with 18/170 WIS as a paladin, use a weapon of Extra Attacks (Fury would give extra damage, but the aggravation kinda suxx). Any good artifact with high damage, useful brands and stat/speed boosts would be good too...
Blows/Round: 5[Character Equipment]
a) The Battle Axe of Balli Stonehand (3d8) (+9,+11) [+5] (+3) {1135 HP ;)}
b) a Short Bow of Lothlorien (x3) (+15,+16) (+2)
c) a Ring of Damage (+16)
d) a Ring of Speed (+16)
e) an Amulet of Trickery (+4)
f) The Star of Elendil
g) Power Dragon Scale Mail (-3) [40,+24] {@A1}
h) a Kolla [3,+9] (+2)
i) an Orcish Shield of Preservation [5,+25] (+2)
j) an Iron Crown of Lordliness [0,+19] (+3)
k) a Set of Gauntlets of the Istari (+4,+5) [2,+9] (+3)
l) a Pair of Hard Leather Boots of Speed [3,+7] (+10)
[Character Inventory]
...
l) The Ring of Power 'Narya' (+6,+6) (+1)
+ To Damage: 52
This gear could be easily improved, making this char much more powerful (especially with a PDSM, since resists won't be an issue anymore).
First remove the +dam ring and put Narya instead: +1 to all stats and speed, FA, SI, regen, 4 sustains... and immunity to fire! The 10 points of damage lost in the process will be easily regained with different items in other slots.
Then slots a), e) and j) must be replaced. I suppose the crown of lordliness here has ESP... so the problem is to get ESP from another source. Since this char has a PDSM, I propose to replace the amulet of trickery by an amulet of ESP. This makes the char lose 4 speed (and 4 DEX), but +27 base is still sufficient for any fight except the fight against morgy.
The weapon used (Balli Stonehand) is utter crap: low damage, no real useful brands, resists and abilities already provided by other items. The only interest in this weapon is the +3 to STR and CON... so the solution is to put in slot j) a crown of might +3. This will also counter the DEX loss from removing the amulet of trickery.
So what to use as a weapon? The easiest replacement would be a good Holy Avenger: high damage, slay evil (great if the weapon damage dice is high)... and even +WIS to counter the WIS loss from the lordliness crown! If you can live with 18/170 WIS as a paladin, use a weapon of Extra Attacks (Fury would give extra damage, but the aggravation kinda suxx). Any good artifact with high damage, useful brands and stat/speed boosts would be good too...