Necromancer: Race choice?

[b_rob242]

Go Iksar! If you're worried about banking and such, do the red wine quest in neriak and kill a bunch of halflings over a Nek forest. You will con amiable to guards inside and outside the city. And be able to bank just don't go near warrior guild in 3rd gate and you'll be fine.

[articnv]

I played de necro on live and a iksar necro on here hands down iksar. You have kurns wich is one the best exp modifiers in the game and honestly u dont have to leave kunark til 26 and grind on treants for cash [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]. The only faction work i done so far int he game was Thrug and CoV and the sr luclan tag for guard faction in nfp. Once u have Call of boens u cna bank in paniel u can wall bank in HHK or NFP and if u manged to get a pre nerf CoS u can fd bank pretty much any wear [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Pandy]

Originally Posted by b_rob242 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Go Iksar! If you're worried about banking and such, do the red wine quest in neriak and kill a bunch of halflings over a Nek forest. You will con amiable to guards inside and outside the city. And be able to bank just don't go near warrior guild in 3rd gate and you'll be fine.

How many red wine bottles I need to give them to get goovy with em? And what level are the halflings?

[PoptartOnRye]

Originally Posted by Pandy [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

How many red wine bottles I need to give them to get goovy with em? And what level are the halflings?

If I recall, 60-80 turn ins should get you out of KOS, maybe even better. Call of Bones/Lich on top of that will certainly fix things. Just be sure to turn in 1 wine at a time, you'll only get 1 faction hit even if you hand in 4 single wines.

[EQBallzz]

I love the idea of gnome and DE necros..but I think the regen thing makes Iksar the best choice. You really don't even need to worry about faction. I started banking in NFP on my Iksar necro as soon as I could FD and invis myself. You can invis to the wall just inside bank door and just move camera to 3rd person to use banker while staying out of LOS from bankers and guards outside. If you want to be extra safe you could FD first since some people train guards in and flop.

The faction thing with Iksar can be quite liberating as an Iksar. You don't have to worry about faction since everyone hates you! lol. There are also easy options to work on faction if you want to. Tagging a Lucan kill one time will take you from scowling to non KOS with NFP guards. Have helped kill him 3 times on monk Iksar and I'm ally in NFP. Beware that bankers and bards in NFP are on two other factions, however.

[Capybara]

Originally Posted by claypigeons [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I finally got P99 working, and I'm ready to dive back in to old school everquest.

I have (at least) one question first:

I've narrowed my class down to necromancer, due to play time constraints and irregular play schedule. A strong solo class is a must.

I'm still undecided for race, though.

Dark elf, or iksar? Something else, like gnome? Is the iksar exp penalty as brutal as it looks on paper? Does regeneration offset it enough to make it worthwhile? Ultravision from dark elves is snazzy, almost bodacious, and I like Neriak.

Talk me into picking a race! Halp!

Iksar, it's fun as hell and you get FD to deal with NPC aggro. The exp penalty is 20%, but it's not really that bad (I got my monk from level 1 to level 20 in about 4 days).

I think having a higher regeneration, and improved night vision is a fair trade-off for the lower intelligence.

[trav71]

I went Erudite and blew all my bonechips leveling him up a bit. I wish I hadnt and could restart as a gnome. I am only lvl 8, but that is a lot of time (for me) and I am playing with a friend... so it would put too much of a gap between us to restart.

I would definitely go gnome if I were able to do it again.

Iksar would be swank, but the 32% xp penalty along with the pet taking half xp when soloing would be too slow for me to be able to deal with.

[Truheart]

Human, of course!

[fiveeauxfour]

if you plan on being able to land a VP staff then I would suggest playing whatever race you like the best.

[b_rob242]

Trav71 - I love my IKS but stay a ERU. That makes you a little different than most necros, plus your Lore story is pretty BA. Keep leveling and have fun. I see a lot of folks worry about end game, but I guess I'm different. I really enjoy the middle. Going places and seeing things, not just the end. Take your time and enjoy the ride. JMO

I guess that's the same with Shaman as well. Enjoy the ride. Sometimes, it just feels nice tossing buffs on people when I play my shaman. Offering binds in WFP may be one of the more rewarding "tasks" I do when I'm there. Seeing some Iksar (or Erudite) you know had a long ride to get there in need of a bind before the guards kill them and being able to offer said service can be rewarding and not just financially.