Since going non-scumming I've completed a ULE and a UCG, so I was thinking about trying my luck at making an archmage. Is this still feasible on p14 or is it mainly a thing of the past? Since I'm going for a non-wizard, ideally I'd need the max PP possible which would make my play choice a Mist Elf (hard to play with but FUN!). I never played a bard before, but will try and focus strongly on magic - do they find a good amount of spellbooks during play? Just got a Mist Elf wizard to lvl 16 (died to a lightning vortex in ToHK.. big surprise! ) and she found tons of spellbooks; since I'll be physically weak I was thinking of going spear + shield with a strong emphasis on bows. A few questions:
- Is it worth it to focus on pets? Seems like more of a hassle to me (I've never bothered with pets/familiars before)
- SLB - with the slight nerf is it worth going for the heir gift or using my talents elsewhere?
- The Bard innate ability that finds more treasure - is this noticeable?
- As a physical weakling, are there any 'must have' skills? As a mist Elf I have Concentration, Dodge, Literacy, and Alertness as guaranteed. I was thinking Find Weakness, Athletics, Healing/Herbalism.
- Do Bards in general receive a good amount of PP per level? I will need a lot in order to try for the archmage - is it worth playing with anything other than a wizard when attempting an archmage?
- Weird Tome - has anyone tried reading it recently? I remember 100 music and high Le being a pre-requisite; I'd like to try reading it and see for myself