Almost all the later staves are two-handed (Runed Totem and Glowing
Wooden Crook). I would say pick up that dagger and that great worn staff
and go beat on those spiderlings or newbie monsters for an hour or two.
That's what I've done...
Malark Zaren'Tul, Karana Server
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pete Holmes [mailto:peh2000@...]
> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 1999 9:17 AM
> To: EQ_Necromancer@onelist.com
> Subject: [EQ_Necromancer] Re: Finding a staff
>
>
> From: Pete Holmes <peh2000@...>
>
> Does anyone know if the better later staffs are one or two
> handeded. I
> was fortunate enough to find a Cracked Staff early on and can't stop
> myself from using it, so at level 8 my piercing and 2 handed blunt are
> pathetic. Any other advice would be great...
>
> Saga-Mith.Marr
>
> --- Juan Custer <JuanC@...> wrote:
> > From: Juan Custer <JuanC@...>
> >
> >
> > This guy is correct. Here's what I've done... just
> > keep killing
> > skels and auction that you are looking for a great
> > worn staff, but DON'T
> > forget about your piercing. I'd trade off every
> > level, just purchase a
> > normal (nonrusty) dagger and every level swap
> > weapons to keep yourself
> > sharp. After a bit... say anywhere between 8 and
> > 14th level, go to Splitpaw
> > Dungeon and grab a Runed Totem Staff off the dead
> > body of a Gnoll shaman or
> > high shaman. Splitpaw is for 5-15 people but bring
> > a group cause they like
> > to mass attack you with greens. That'll hold you
> > till you are around 17+
> > level... then you should go get a like-leveled
> > group, go to Befallen, skag a
> > Gossimer Robe AND a Dagger of Menkar down there. I
> > may have screwed up the
> > name of the dagger. The cool thing about the dagger
> > is you don't HAVE to
> > wield it to get the benefits. Store it in the
> > RANGED weapon slot, I never
> > use that slot anyway, but if you do maybe I wouldn't
> > store it there...
> > nothing like wasting that dagger.
> >
> > After that, I have no clue. I heard a certain
> > gator in Oasis
> > carries the next generation in staves, the glowing
> > wooden crook, but I have
> > no stats and I know the mob is at least level 20.
> >
> > Malark Zaren'Tul, Karana Server
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: TkAdam@... [mailto:TkAdam@...]
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 22, 1999 5:49 AM
> > > To: EQ_Necromancer@onelist.com
> > > Subject: [EQ_Necromancer] Re: Finding a staff
> > >
> > >
> > > From: TkAdam@...
> > >
> > > In a message dated 4/21/99 8:15:25 PM Eastern
> > Daylight Time,
> > > jk211495@... writes:
> > >
> > > > working on my staff skill. are the later better
> > weapons
> > > all staff based, or
> > > > are there some good high level necro usable
> > daggers out
> > > there? I just
> > > don't
> > > > want to wait too long and have my staff skill
> > near
> > > impossible to get up.
> > > > also, one handed or two handed staves? with my
> > luck i'll
> > > take a two hander
> > > > and all the magic necro staves will be one
> > handed <grins>
> > > anyhow, that's it
> > > > from me for a while.
> > >
> > > It does not hurt to put 1 training in both blunt
> > skills, then
> > > when you pick
> > > something up you can start training in it.
> > >
> > > Two handed blunt is the best as the great staff is
> > very nice.
> > >
> > > There is an item in the game, I think a necro
> > dagger, that
> > > has a higher base
> > > damage and better speed than a base worn staff,
> > and a higher
> > > damage over time
> > > than any staff I have seen. It also does random
> > poison
> > > "crits" which of
> > > course help.
> > >
> > > I think it is found in Nejena though... so it is
> > not
> > > something to get at low
> > > levels...
> > >
> > > Just my two cents.
> > >
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