> -----Original Message-----
> From: Reedo [SMTP:reedo@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 1999 6:22 PM
> To: eq-monks@onelist.com
> Subject: [EQ-Monks] New monk questions.
>
> Hail Fellow Monks,
> This is my first time as a monk and I have several questions. Any help
> would be great appreciated.
>
> 1. I know that will less weight we have a higher AC. But where is the
> balance of weigh and armor. Am I better off with all Leather because of
> its higher AC or and I better off with all cloth because of its lower
> weight?
> [Praelor] When starting off, a mixture of leather or patchwork and
> cloth is best, with the maximum weight being 14. At the early levels, up
> until about 8 or so, staying under this limit isn't nearly as important as
> it is at higher levels. Eventually, you will want to acquire netted,
> woven, and mesh, as these have magical properties and a weight of 0.1 to
> 0.4 depending on the piece. These can be found in the Qeynos Sewers
> (netted) and Guk, and are often for sale in East Commonlands and every
> zone on the way to Guk. The closer you get to Guk, the lower you can
> expect to pay.
>
> 2. When I am ready to upgrade armor from either cloth or leather armor,
> depending on the answers I get for number 1, what should I get? I know
> there is netted, mesh, and woven but what is best to get first? What are
> the advantages of each?
[Praelor] Mesh is the goal for most low-mid level monks. The
Lockjaw Tunic (Oasis) has been replaced by the Forman's Tunic (Unrest) as
the goal for body protection.
>
> 3. When I am ready where is the best place to get magic gloves?
[Praelor] Personally, I say get them as soon as you can afford
them. I bought a pair of woven gloves in East Commonlands at lvl 6 for 8
plat, and I got my mesh gloves at lvl 20 quite by accident in High Keep.
>
> 4. When I hit level 17 and get feign death how many points should I put
> into it? Should I just put one and then start it and sit there till it
> maxes or won't that work?
[Praelor] This is a toss up with Instill Doubt being available to
us now at 18, as ID is EXTREMELY difficult to train yourself. Personally, I
would dump them all in FD as I see that being much more useful than ID. ID
looks great, but even at a skill of 35 and practicing for 4 hours straight
last night, I did not go raise my skill even a single point and was NEVER
successful. Feign Death on the other hand, after putting 25 points into it
at lvl 17, saved me on the way back to my hunting party that very day.
> 5. What am I forgetting about? What is important for me to remember or
> keep held back for later? Should I save all my practice points for one
> thing? Etc...
[Praelor] Practice points for a Monk, IMHO, are pretty useless. I
usually train 1 in everything that becomes available, from Pottery to 2
handed blunt. Most of the skills we have (except for ID) are easily trained
through combat, which we have to do anyway. The only one I would recommend
keeping up via training points is Bind Wound. This skill is perhaps the most
overlooked skill in the game, but can seriously reduce down time.
> Thanks
> Mark
> Blades-By-Reedo
>
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