Looking for advice

Natpy · #1 June 25th, 2008, 04:51 PM

How you equip a four-armed sc?

Endoperez · #2 June 25th, 2008, 05:06 PM

Generally, single weapon with Area of Effect is about as useful as huge number of attacks. The SC must use all of its attacks in the same grid square of enemies. If you don't know what I'm talking about, press 'g' while viewing a battle.

Because of the above, one of the one-handed weapons with Area of Effect (Fire Brand, Frost Brand, Shadow Brand) and weapons or shields with good special abilities are probably most useful. Resistances or immunities (from e.g. Scultata Volturnus), protective abilities (Charcoal Shield gives Fire Shield, Vine Shield will drastically lower the amount of attacks your enemies get to make against you) and perhaps an armor-piercing or negating attack (Duskdagger) if you're expecting enemy SCs.
All SCs want Luck and as high magic resistance as possible with as low Encumberance as possible, so you shouldn't go overboard with shields. Depending on what items you want to put on his other slots, you can increase his magic resistance with Lead Shield (which, unfortunately, is heavier than many armors) or give him Faithful the sword, to bring Luck.

HoneyBadger · #3 June 25th, 2008, 05:09 PM

Can you equip a second shield? If so, I'd suggest charcoal shield, shield of awe, shadowbrand, heart-finder sword, then fear helmet, jade armour, winged boots, reinvigoration amulet, and magic resistance amulet.

JimMorrison · #4 June 25th, 2008, 06:09 PM

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HoneyBadger said:
Can you equip a second shield? If so, I'd suggest charcoal shield, shield of awe, shadowbrand, heart-finder sword, then fear helmet, jade armour, winged boots, reinvigoration amulet, and magic resistance amulet.

Even with only 2 hands you can do 2 shields, I believe? With Boots of Trampling.

But 4 handed entities can use multiple shields, or even 2 bows if they like.

Taqwus · #5 June 25th, 2008, 06:18 PM

With four arms, you're probably only getting one miscellaneous slot, and you're also probably not an enc-0 undead.

Blood Thorn + Faithful + Frost Brand + Charcoal Shield

would give you life draining, luck, some cold area damage, and a fire shield. It would also require blood, astral, water, earth and fire IIRC, so not exactly the easiest combo.

Gandalf Parker · #6 June 25th, 2008, 06:38 PM

Hmmm I wonder how many bows you can give one.

lch · #7 June 25th, 2008, 06:55 PM

That's easy to answer, two-handed weapons take two slots.

Sombre · #8 June 25th, 2008, 07:44 PM

A nice cheap combo is vine shield, eye shield, faithful and a random other magic weapon. You'll need reinvig though.

HoneyBadger · #9 June 25th, 2008, 08:30 PM

In the case of only 1 slot, I'd take the MR boosting helmet over horror helmet, and then the amulet of reinvig.

They can use two bows (two storm bows would be nice). I'm pretty sure of that one.

JimMorrison · #10 June 25th, 2008, 11:04 PM

Mmmm, 2 Storm Bows, Boots of Quickness, Rainbow Armor, Girdle of Might, Starshine Skullcap..... Only need, you know, W, A, S, N..... Easy as pie!

As for melee, if you can't afford fancier shields or can't get the reinvig you want, you can always do a couple of Weightless Kite Shields, for 0 Enc, they have great Parry value for Cons2.