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╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ NINJAS EXP: 185% ║ ╠═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ The origins of the ninja are basically unknown, save for the fact that ║ ║ they come from a distant and exotic land. They seem to have an animosity ║ ║ against mystics, so they probably originate from the same area. Ninjas ║ ║ excel in the art of stealth and subterfuge. While they can fight fairly ║ ║ well in hand to hand combat, they prefer to immobilize their opponent ║ ║ before he would have time to react. After a deadly attack from the ║ ║ shadows, they will usually finish off their victim with their mastery of ║ ║ pressure point attacks. The ninjas of Silvermere have been rumoured to be ║ ║ in league with the thieves guild, and are usually hired by them to do the ║ ║ bulk of their dirty work. ║ ╠═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ HP/Level: 4-8 Magic: None Combat: Average Weapons: Any Armour: Ninja ║ ╠═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ ║ Abilities: Stealth, Dodge, Enhanced Crits, Traps, Lockpicking, Tracking. ║ ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

Sneaking

Sneaking around and beating things up is what ninjas do best. Having stealth, picklocks and traps will make you a desired companion in any party. Stealth helps out a lot for getting places and retrieving gear (ninjas are fairly weak without a weapon) and of course it allows for backstabbing, which is very useful at lower levels. Anyway, elf is the champ with killer intellect, charm, and good agility. Granted, agility is the paramount stat for a ninja, but having adequate charm and intellect to back that is crucial. Elf has the best mix of these, with dark-elf as an acceptable alternative. However, dark-elves, the higher chart of the pair, do not max stats until level 62, while elves do at 56, they're more expensive. Of course, dark-elves do have a pointless accuracy bonus (may be useful in the future) and half a percent bonus on crits. Nekojins follow suit behind the elves with a trump agility but loser intellect and weaker charm, tracking isn't a bonus here. Halfings are a different style of ninja, the 150 agility will almost offset the lack of intellect or charm, but their loser strength will prevent you from wielding stronger weapons efficiently. Crit enough, however, and that won't matter.

• Races: Dark-elf, Nekojin, Elf, Goblin, Halfling

Non-Sneaking

Right, sacrificing stealth can do two things. Your EXP chart will drop significantly no matter which race you choose. Half-elves and humans both retain tolerable mixes of agil/int/charm which are the backbone of a traditional ninja. Essentially then, you're putting off sneaking until level 27. The other route to go with a non-sneaker is to abandon both dodge and crits in favor of max damage and thick hit points. Half-ogre is the extreme in this case, and a player I respect quite a bit has an effective higher-end one running around. Yes, it's goofy, that much is obvious. Dwarf is a more conservative choice in the same manner, having extra MR is rather nice because wisdom is going to be a low stat for any ninja. I will mention kang also, which is a weaker dwarf except for the poison immunity and extra AC that will come in handy.

• Races: Human, Dwarf, Gnome, Half-elf, Half-Orc, Half-Ogre, Kang, and Gaunt One

Leveling

Stat Progression

Name: Knightmare OnRealmStreet Lives/CP: 8/0 Race: Dark-Elf Exp: 354256273 Perception: 86 Class: Ninja Level: 45 Stealth: 151 Hits: 428/428 Armour Class: 32/2 Thievery: 0 Traps: 177 Picklocks: 148 Strength: 90 Agility: 120 Martial Arts: 78 Intellect: 100 Health: 90 Willpower: 30 Charm: 90 MagicRes: 47

Stats that should be MAX at EXP cap are Agility, Charm, Health. Intellect doesn't have to be. Lots of people dump the CPs for the last 5 points of Intellect into wisdom so their Magic Resist (MR) isn't horrid. I always MAX Strength (ninjas are a combat class, you know) but that's not a necessity. In other words: You're basing everything off agility. Keep it 20 higher (at least) than the Charm/Int combo, and raise those two evenly by 10, always Charm first (it's a better stat than Intellect). Health and Strength are raise as needed stats, they both are dependent on your weapon selection, encumbrance issues, and how much un-dodgable damage is coming your way. Wisdom is much the same. Sneaking Stat Raise To/By Comments Health 50 You should be dodging prepare for low health Strength 50 Ability to equip better weapons Agility 80 This is your main stat Charm 60 More dodge Intellect 60 Intellect always follows Charm Agility 90 Health 60 Charm 70 Intellect 70 Agility 100 Health 70 Charm 80 Intellect 80 Agility 110 See the pattern? Health 80 Charm 90 Intellect 90 Agility MAX Halfing stop at 120 or 130 Strength 70 Higher end weapons Charm 100 Intellect 100 Health MAX Wisdom * Lv30-50 bring this to 50, or not

Stats that should be MAX at EXP cap are Agility, Charm, Strength, Health. Again the same principle concerning Intellect. In other words: build this character the same as a sneaker, in the early levels, but take advantage of the cheap CP boosts in Health and Strength. Once your dodge stats are MAX, then it's Health and Strength to the MAX. These stats are much more important now than in a sneaking ninja. Put points into Wisdom as needed again. You'll end up with something akin to a warrior, that crits more, maybe. Non-Sneaking Stat Raise To/By Comments Agility 50 Anything less is a joke Charm 50 Intellect 50 Again always follow Charm Strength 70 Good times! Health 70 Follow Strength evenly Agility 60 Charm 60 Intellect 60 Agility 80 Health 80 HP for lack of dodge Strength 80 Damage for lack of crits Charm 70 Intellect 70 Agility MAX Health 90 Strength 90 Charm MAX Intellect MAX Health MAX Strength MAX Wisdom 50 Only if needed when needed

Equipment

Armour

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Wrist

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Worn

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Weapons

Class Restricted Items

References

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