Articulate Vlish FabledOne Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I'm pretty new to Avernum 5, more of a classic Exile fan. I was trying to go through as a singleton, but I couldn't even take out the Scuttler guy... Of course Custom is probably the best to have for a singleton, but I'm not experienced enough to know what skills to get, or what level to put them at. So any suggestions? Also what about traits? (Race will always be Slith.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I would try it as a party first. I always played singletons in Exile, but parties no longer have most of the annoying problems that made singletons so much simpler to play in Exile. Save a singleton run for when you know more about the game mechanics. Also note that Sliths are no longer the automatic best race choice like they were in Exile. That honor tends to go to Nephils these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Try here for Tormented Singletons and for an Anama Singleton. These are only suggestions for a custom game and both rely on extensive knowledge of what lies ahead in the game to determine the easiest path. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulate Vlish FabledOne Posted October 17, 2008 Author Share Posted October 17, 2008 Ok. I'll try it as a party first, or just set it to easy, currently on hard. But... Why is Slith no longer the top race? Did Jeff balance the races out finaly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Well, not quite. Sliths get a polearm bonus, a small amount of bonus HP and some fire, poison and acid resistance, while Nephilim get a bonus to missile weapons and Gymnastics. Sliths are still good, but bows are useful enough in A4 and A5 to make Nephilim very competitive. Humans get no bonuses and there's never really much reason to use one. In A5, humans are at a particularly severe disadvantage because of the battle discipline system. The free combat skills that sliths and nephilim get are even useful to a pure spellcaster, because those points will help them gain access to disciplines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Mea Tulpa Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 I still have not seen the slith bonus HP exceed 4 bonus HP... Bows, unlike in Exile, now all have infinite ammo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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