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Originally Posted by Vanessa
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I just don't think I could handle being an Ogre or a Troll lol, they're just too ugly, and HUGE.
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Always pick the race you like the best. "Ideal" choice does nothing for you if the character goes un-used because you hate the thing. If you like Iksar, pick Iksar.
Main things to watch out for with Iksar is they can't wear Jaundiced Bone (mainly people care about the bracer for the click damage spell) and can't slam. Lack of slam makes spellcasters a little bit more dangerous than usual. Iksars also come with their usual poor factions in old-world cities. Iksar does the job if you want racial regeneration but don't want to be a Troll. Iksar AC bonus should offer a slight bonus to a Shaman who likes to be in melee a lot, call it a consolation prize. You will not notice any large difference in melee damage dealt regardless of race. An Ogre might hit for a couple points more during the teens. It is not significant enough to pick a race for that reason. An Iksar shaman might get encumbered from loot once in awhile at low levels when your STR buff is weak and you have no weight reduction bags, but no more so than any of a dozen other classes in this game and you get better STR buffs soon enough anyhow.
Loramin is right, there will be a period during the middle levels where staying in melee will kind of get annoying. As he says, it comes back later on. The wife's Shaman is very much capable of solo'ing in melee range if it wants to, albeit its melee damage is so low (using the Spear of Fate) that it doesn't particularly notice whether or not it actually turns attack on.
Danth