Indecision

[kingandy]

Am trying to stat an Artificer character, and I find myself with 6 points left to spend (out of 24).  This seems unreasonable and I am trying to find ways to spend them without powergaming.  For example, I have lowered my Mind stat because I believe it suits the character, and while I could easily afford to put it back up - and the benefits are not inconsiderable - I am somewhat reluctant.  I could blow it all on starting cash but that seems like such a waste.  There must be a happy medium.  Maybe I'll buy all the various weapons uses, even though I can't afford to own any of them...

UPDATE: Seems nattydreadi doesn't have as much spare cash as previously thought, so I'm blowing all 6 skill points on starting cash (give me 12 silver = 1 gold = 1 sword). I'll put in a note saying any spare cash is to be changed back into weapon skills. Bah.

Comments

[kingandy]

Apparently Simple armour is free (the skill description contradicts the points table and there's a question about it in the forum), and I don't see myself buying anything above leather - aside from anything else I refuse to wear metal armour for a whole weekend. I've already got Dodge.

Hmm ... at the moment I've got 2WF and Ambidex for Bastard Sword, it might make more sense to get it for Dagger or Short Sword because that's what I'd be using in the offhand (the chance of two Bastard swords is minimal).

City survival I had not considered, I just assumed it was strictly for the wilderness. Cheers!