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Originally Posted by Fawqueue
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1) Comparing earrings: Is the Golden Black Sapphire (25hp) actually better than the Diamondine (2ac, 12hp, 3str)? It comes down to 13hp vs 2ac and 3str...my inexperienced melee mind would say the extra ac alone is worth that small amount of hp. But that's why I'm here, to talk to the pros!
2) I was wrong about the neck...thought he was using the Runed Lava Pendant I'd given him..but he has a Golden Opal Amulet (9STA, 6AGI). What's the conversion of Stamina to HP at level 1? And 50? I imagine it's low enough that the Black Sapphire with the 55hp is superior at level 1, but is the 55hp still more than the 9 stamina would give at level 50? Just curious which he'll end up with when all is said and done.
3) I admit I hadn't considered AC and Dex as highly as it seems I should have. With that in mind, my friend rolled a barbarian (I tried to talk him into Ogre, but he wouldn't listen to reason). Right now his Dexterity is 70, and he's equipped with everything I mentioned in the OP. For now i will have him use crafted vambraces instead of the mithril arms, get a grotesque mask, replace the hero bracer with another granite, and drop the hooded black cloak for a cloak of shadows. Is there anything else specifically I should swap to make him a more efficient tank now/later?
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1. ) Golden Black Sapphire Earrings are 2ac 35hp 25mana. That's the one you want, it's no contest over the diamondines, esp if it's a large race warrior.
2. ) The Golden Opal Amulet is like 80pp... The Black Sapphire Neck is 7000pp. Consider the extra agility a gift. It's super hard to justify the extra expense, this would be the first concession i would make, even if technically you'll end up with more hps at even lvl 50 using the plat black sapphire neck.
3. ) 70 is pretty yikes for DEX. You might even consider a Golden Black Pearl Choker (7agi/7dex) in the neck slot. Grot Mask is pretty much your only salvation, besides maybe Dwarven Work Boots and the Cloak of Shadows you mentioned. There's simply not a lot of dex gear out there for warriors that doesn't call for a huge AC/HP compromise.
Easiest soluton:
4. ) Don't group with monks/rogues/rangers. Use whatever weapons/gear you want.