Posted by The Angel Gabriel on August 11, 1999 at 07:28:14:
In Reply to: You dodge and pillar, blimey. posted by theNINE on August 07, 1999 at 04:53:57:
Lich/Invoker. Reasons: Utility: I can summon. I can heal myself with Vamp Touch. My second choice: Shaman and Lich. Yes, many of the spells are duplicated in affect, such as poison, summon, but if the Shaman is in Empire, I can now black shroud myself, which is better than barrier by far. I also have protection now, which even more reduces the damage I take. I can wield an axe, I have enhance damage, and can rot and wither along with crimson scourge. Nobody is wielding a weapon when I fight them. Pity that my cure critical is no longer useable, but vamp touch + summon takes care of that. Plus, being empire, my spells/communes cost less than normal, so I have even more functional mana.
I want to be able to harm people.
I want to be able to protect myself.
Harming: all the various lich/necro maledictions after they are asleep. Invoker spells that will destroy them once the fight has begun.
Protection: I can use wands, so I can have barrier. I have six shields. I have wraithform, which also gives me fly. I have phylacteries which give me, well, everything.