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Good god the advice in this thread is either pointless or bad.

It doesn't matter if you go str or int. Having a big mana pool from the start means more up time between meds. For that matter it doesn't matter what race you start as. Iksar are made easier only by their regen. This does put them on top of other races, but it's Everquest: It doesn't matter what race you play. Higher base AC won't save you, you're fucking squishy anyway.

Don't kite until you get Engulfing Darkness. Clinging is kinda unreliable. Just don't use it on yellows or reds.

You can start on yellows and barely red cons as soon as you have Engulfing.

Don't use Heart Flutter. Darkness -> Heat Blood -> Fear is all you're going to be using for a while until you start getting poison DoT's.

Be prepared to have Darkness get resists no matter which one it is. It's a fact of Necro soloing that your snare pull will get resisted, and it's the most annoying part. I've had it resist three times in a row and it NUKES your mana pool. This is why I actually argue for bigger mana pools, it leave room for resists and other bad luck. Know how to strafe run. Get SoW if it's available.

You have any questions, you PM me or ask me here. I mained Necro from '03 till Secrets of Faydwer, I'm probably one of the most qualified people to answer your questions on this board.

And Christ's sake: please don't min max in this game. Just don't gear like an idiot and you'll do fine. The mechanics of classic Everquest don't give two shits if you're missing a point in a certain attribute here or there. Min-maxing didn't matter until about GoD when combat stats came into the game. Stack int and +mana, both are important, and +mana gear will end up being more important later on in the game. Any other attribute is useless to you.