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A few tips to get you started, by Assur

• High wit and/or High will is a great positive. I recommend no less than 25 between the two stats (with 28-32 a much better start)
• Not all styles are created equal. TP's and ST's are the easiest two styles to succeed with. PL's and PS's are the hardest two.
• Little damage is crippling for more styles (TP's and AB's being the only true exceptions). Good damage is a much better starting place.
• Certain styles have high desire for certain things.
  1. LU's want lots of endurance (Will especially, but also Strength & Constitution)
  2. AB's want high deftness (recommend 17 or 21)
  3. Traditional TP's don't have any wit.
  4. ST's love high wit and 11 deftness
• 11 deftness is almost magical (and the high attack styles tend to be better with lower deftness (LU, SL, BA, WS, PL)
• Almost all styles want 9 or more strength
• I really like to think of my warriors as Offensive, Defensive, or a Hybrid of the two.
1. Styles that lean towards offense: ST, SL, BA
2. Styles that lean towards hybrids: PR, LU
3. Styles that lean towards defense: TP
4. Hybrid or Defense: WS, PL
5. Can be anything: PS, AB
• There is a single strategy that works for Offensives (10-10-x, no armor)
• There is a single strategy that works for Total Parry Scum (1-1-x, heavy armor, parry tactic)
• Weapons are also not equal. The 'big 4' weapons are SC, LO, BA, and BS.
• Bashing weapons are generally not as good as slashing (or lunging).

Assur