Concerned Newbie Erudite Cleric

[serjordanmormont]

Hello all,

I've started a Erudite cleric as my first toon on P99. I haven't played EQ in a long time so it's safe to say I am once again a newb, but the prospect of P99 has me excited to play once again.

On most of the forums Erudite clerics are hardly mentioned. Everybody seems to lean toward the elves and halflings by the looks of it. Is there any reason I should not go with a Erudite, or are they just not a popular race for aesthetic reasons??

Any help is appreciated!

Thanks!

[Swish]

I think their main downfall is their location, a lot of people gravitate towards the EC area or over on Faydwer - so anything Qeynos/Erudin gets put back in the pecking order.

My red cleric is a CT worshipping erudite starting in Paineel, leveled fine locally and got a port from Tox to EC when I was finished there. Currently 51 and loving life :)

They have decent starting wisdom, perhaps lacking a little in stamina/agility etc but if you wanted overall stats you'd probably go dwarf (str/sta)/halfling (quicker to level up).

[PDX0621]

are they just not a popular race for aesthetic reasons??

Racist!

[Orruar]

You have chosen well. Stick with it.

Once you go dite, nothing else feels right.

[serjordanmormont]

I think their main downfall is their location, a lot of people gravitate towards the EC area or over on Faydwer - so anything Qeynos/Erudin gets put back in the pecking order.

My red cleric is a CT worshipping erudite starting in Paineel, leveled fine locally and got a port from Tox to EC when I was finished there. Currently 51 and loving life :)

They have decent starting wisdom, perhaps lacking a little in stamina/agility etc but if you wanted overall stats you'd probably go dwarf (str/sta)/halfling (quicker to level up).
Hello Swish,

Thanks so much for the reply!

The location doesn't bother me, it was more the stats/armor I'm worried about. I went with Quellious as my deity of choice. A friend is pushing me to go High Elf as he said he thinks that they have an easier time with their epic quests. I was also wondering about lack of str being an issue being a plate wearer. Any thoughts on that?

I'm really not interested in a dwarf/halfling although I recognize they are better stat wise.

[serjordanmormont]

Racist!
Wouldn't it be more racist to not play one due to aesthetic reasons? I like the Erudites, that's why I picked one ;)

[serjordanmormont]

You have chosen well. Stick with it.

Once you go dite, nothing else feels right.
LMAO... amazing!

[pink grapefruit]

Combined base sta/wis by race:
Dwarf: 188
High elf: 175
Halfling: 170
Erudite: 168
Human: 165
Dark elf: 163
Gnome: 152

plus the 30 creation points.

Erudite is a fine choice though. Did you go Cazic Thule for the cool quests? Also Paineel is such a unique and interesting city. When teams server releases I might go erudite!

[serjordanmormont]

Actually I went with Quellious because I thought the lore was interesting & wanted to avoid being hated everywhere. I didn't realize CT had cool quests.

[Swish]

You'd be surprised how many places accept a CT cleric. I've been able to go into Felwithe, North Freeport, Kelethin...among other places without being kos.

Not as evil as a dark elf inny cleric...apparently ;)

[Vega]

Actually I went with Quellious because I thought the lore was interesting & wanted to avoid being hated everywhere. I didn't realize CT had cool quests.

I'm actually not sure you couldn't still get the quest items. You might be able to butcher your Erudin faction enough to get the Paineel quests done. I think you just need dubious or apprehensive to finish the quests (and ofcourse someone to let you down the elevator). The items themselves have no deity restriction on them.

[Greenergrocer]

http://wiki.project1999.com/Terror_Forged_Mask

Worth it.

[serjordanmormont]

Thanks for all the input. I decided to re-roll as a High Elf!

[Jmcwrestling]

So an erudite Prexus cleric would have to basically switch factions to do the terror forged mask?