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AggieDan at 07:51, 17 February 2025

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Bargeld: Minor updates

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Minor updates

Garn: /* YOU CAN GO PLAY NOW!! or, if you are still enjoying reading, here are some Very Basic Endgame Character-Building Guidelines */ mentioned the feat, artist

2023-09-26T02:35:57Z

YOU CAN GO PLAY NOW!! or, if you are still enjoying reading, here are some Very Basic Endgame Character-Building Guidelines: mentioned the feat, artist

Garn: /* Merchants */ the FD vendor can id up to lvl 30 stuff

2023-09-26T02:25:12Z

Merchants: the FD vendor can id up to lvl 30 stuff

Garn: /* YOU CAN GO PLAY NOW!! or, if you are still enjoying reading, here are some Very Basic Endgame Character-Building Guidelines */

2023-09-26T02:22:29Z

YOU CAN GO PLAY NOW!! or, if you are still enjoying reading, here are some Very Basic Endgame Character-Building Guidelines

Garn: /* YOU CAN GO PLAY NOW!! or, if you are still enjoying reading, here are some Very Basic Endgame Character-Building Guidelines */

2023-09-26T02:22:06Z

YOU CAN GO PLAY NOW!! or, if you are still enjoying reading, here are some Very Basic Endgame Character-Building Guidelines

Garn: /* YOU CAN GO PLAY NOW!! or, if you are still enjoying reading, here are some Very Basic Endgame Character-Building Guidelines */

2023-09-26T02:21:33Z

YOU CAN GO PLAY NOW!! or, if you are still enjoying reading, here are some Very Basic Endgame Character-Building Guidelines

Garn at 02:07, 26 September 2023

2023-09-26T02:07:04Z

Garn: revised the part above the table of contents

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revised the part above the table of contents

Garn at 12:31, 15 April 2023

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 *'''[[Ragnar's_Kin|Ragnar's Kin]]''' - With wide carved halls and an underground [[Dwarven Stronghold|Stronghold]] rivaling surface kingdoms, the loyal [[:Category: Dwarf|Dwarves]] of [[Aetheria]] call the underside of the Redhorn Mountains their home. Not wanting to shun any of their kinfolk, they are quite open about alignment and [[:Category: Class|Class]] selection (except Arcane Archer), but do not accept any of the surface races into their ranks. [[:Category: Gnome|Gnomes]], being an underground cousin to the [[:Category: Dwarf|Dwarves]], are accepted with open arms. This faction is the exclusive home to the nigh-impervious [[Dwarven Defender]].  [[Cleric|Clerics]] in [[Ragnar's Kin]] may take any [[Domain]] except [[Air Domain]], [[Plant Domain]], or [[Sun Domain]].
-*'''[[Ancient_Ones|Ancient Ones]]''' - Ruled by the powerful Dragons, this faction is located in the northeastern corner of [[Aetheria]]. Though Dragonkin and lizardfolk are most noted for their hatred of other [[:Category: Race|Races]], they are more than willing to accept slaves and followers to support their cause. Along with openly accepting any alignment, and [[:Category: Class|Class]], except Paladins or Shadowdancers, they are also the exclusive home of the very powerful [[Red Dragon Disciple]].  [[Cleric|Clerics]] in [[Sleeth]] may not take the [[Earth Domain]], [[Plant Domain]], [[Trickery Domain]], or [[Water Domain]].
+*'''[[Ancient_Ones|Ancient Ones]]''' - Ruled by the powerful Dragons, this faction is located in the northeastern corner of [[Aetheria]]. Though Dragonkin and lizardfolk are most noted for their hatred of other [[:Category: Race|Races]], they are more than willing to accept slaves and followers to support their cause. Along with openly accepting any alignment, and [[:Category: Class|Class]], except Paladins or Shadowdancers, they are also the exclusive home of the very powerful [[Red Dragon Disciple]].  [[Cleric|Clerics]] in [[:Category:Sleeth|Sleeth]] may not take the [[Earth Domain]], [[Plant Domain]], [[Trickery Domain]], or [[Water Domain]].
 *'''[[Northern_Coalition|Northern Coalition]]''' - Located in the northwestern corner of [[Aetheria]], the city of [[Daeron]] hosts the home of those who fight for all that is good in this world. A collection of [[Cleric|Clerics]], [[Bard|Bards]], [[Paladin|Paladins]], and [[Monk|Monks]] make up the majority of this group, while also accepting [[Ranger|Rangers]] and [[Fighter|Fighters]] of good heart to join their righteous battle against evil. While accepting all non-Evil [[:Category: Race|Races]], any who wish to join must be of good or lawful alignment and cannot be chaotic or evil in any way. This is the exclusive home of the zealous [[Champion of Torm]] and the inspiring [[Purple Dragon Knight]].  [[Cleric|Clerics]] in [[Daeron]] may not take the [[Evil Domain]].

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 This server has a GIGANTIC amount of changes from unmodified NWN: EE, including tons of Spell changes, Class changes, & Feat changes.<br>
 But fortunately, this server's development team made sure to actually change the in-game descriptions of Spells, Feats, and Classes to reflect these changes.<br>
-Anyway, you don't gotta read this whole wiki page; in fact, you don't gotta read any of it. Just read the sections that interest you.
+Anyway, you don't need to read this whole wiki page; in fact, you don't need to read any of it. Just read the sections that interest you.
 === World of Aetheria ===
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 Neversummer 4 has a set of commandments which all players are required to abide by, lest you ruin someone else's fun or be punished by a Dungeon Master. Please see [[Commandments]] or your in-game journal for more information.
-=== Whats the first thing I should do? ===
+=== What's the first thing I should do? ===
 When you first enter the server, you will be in an area where you are asked to join a faction (see above). Each faction has advantages and limitations (i.e. not all classes, particularly prestige classes, races, alignments, or clerical domains are allowed in all factions). If you have a specific character build in mind, then check the wiki to make sure that it's legal in the faction that you want to join. <br>
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 * Think about the strengths and weaknesses of your build thus far – if you have low STR but high DEX and don't have weapon finesse, then try using a ranged weapon to start until your melee abilities catch up... or if your hp is particularly low, then stand back and use a ranged weapon anyway... just don't kill them from really, really, really far away, lest you not be given any experience points for the kill <br>
 * Choose your battles so as not to be... overwhelmed <br>
-* For casters, summons spells are very powerful, especially at low levels (and moreso with the appropriate feats, and in some cases, races or domains), and these spells are very helpful for levelling (familiars and animal companions are disabled, but those classes have the summoning spells; animal empathy can work well too, but isn't always reliable). Enchanted armor & shields sold at shops for level 1 characters have 5% immunity to either slashing, bludgeoning, or piercing damage. Most creatures in that level range do 1 damage per hit, and the 5% resistance will absorb a minimum of 1 damage, making it great for staying alive. (slashing is the most common type, in case you're unsure which to get) <br>
+* For casters, summons spells are very powerful, especially at low levels (and more so with the appropriate feats, and in some cases, races or domains), and these spells are very helpful for levelling (familiars and animal companions are disabled, but those classes have the summoning spells; animal empathy can work well too, but isn't always reliable). Enchanted armor & shields sold at shops for level 1 characters have 5% immunity to either slashing, bludgeoning, or piercing damage. Most creatures in that level range do 1 damage per hit, and the 5% resistance will absorb a minimum of 1 damage, making it great for staying alive. (slashing is the most common type, in case you're unsure which to get) <br>
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 Starter gear is available via: <br>
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 === PvP ===
 The conflict between the factions is a primary feature of NS4, so go get 'em! PvP (Player Vs. Player combat) is allowed and encouraged on the server, within the guidelines of the [[Commandments]]. Outside of a few designated no-PvP zones (Avendell and Frostdale), all areas of Aetheria are open for PvP, and any level can participate. Periodic events, claiming of maps, ambushes, can and will happen, so be prepared! That said, griefing, venge logging, and other jerk behaviors are not tolerated and will be stopped forthwith. <br>
-The [[Relic System]] is a feature wherein each faction posesses a relic which they must defend, while capturing their enemies relics in order to earn the favor of the gods. Factions that possess their relic along with some of their enemies' receive a significant XP bonus, so competition is fierce - raiding and defending become regular occurences. Planned events with large scale fighting are periodically staged around this system, with rewards and unlimited glory for the victors!<br>
+The [[Relic System]] is a feature wherein each faction possesses a relic which they must defend, while capturing their enemies relics in order to earn the favor of the gods. Factions that possess their relic along with some of their enemies' receive a significant XP bonus, so competition is fierce - raiding and defending become regular occurrences. Planned events with large scale fighting are periodically staged around this system, with rewards and unlimited glory for the victors!<br>
 No experience loss occurs upon death to another PC, and no XP is earned for a player kill. The exception is in raiding and defending - defenders receive an XP reward upon successfully killing an enemy opponent in their faction city, and raiders who die lose a smallish amount of gold which is rewarded to their killer.<br>
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 === Subraces ===
-Take care when selecting [[:Category: Race|Subraces]] in NS4. Many Subraces have powerful features that set them above the stock races, but may carry unwanted side-effects. One such side-effect is effective character level, or ECL. In a nutshell, the more ECL you have, the slower you level up. You don't need to pick a max ECL subrace to be a strong character, as the strongest possible characters in Neversummer 4 have an ECL penalty varying between none and the maximum.
+Take care when selecting [[:Category: Race|Subraces]] in NS4. Many subraces have powerful features that set them above the stock races, but may carry unwanted side-effects. One such side-effect is effective character level, or ECL. In a nutshell, the more ECL you have, the slower you level up. You don't need to pick a max ECL subrace to be a strong character, as the strongest possible characters in Neversummer 4 have an ECL penalty varying between none and the maximum.
-The bonuses given to subraces are hard-coded bonuses that are applied after your character has been created, meaning that they are natural and can qualify you for thing such as [[:Category: Feats|Feat]] selection or [[:Category: Spells|Spell]] Level, and are completely unrelated to the magical ability bonus cap of +12, but subracial ability bonuses will have no effect upon how you take your first level(1, not 2). Also, if a [[:Category: Race|Subrace]] has a bonus or penalty to Intelligence, it will affect the number of [[:Category: Skills|Skill]] Points a character receives at levels 2-40. Futhermore, if you take a feat at level 1 that has a stat prerequisite(such as [[Power Attack]]), and then, after your subrace is applied to your character, you no longer meet that prerequisite, you'll keep that feat, which will function normally.
+The bonuses given to subraces are hard-coded bonuses that are applied after your character has been created, meaning that they are natural and can qualify you for thing such as [[:Category: Feats|Feat]] selection or [[:Category: Spells|Spell]] Level, and are completely unrelated to the magical ability bonus cap of +12, but subracial ability bonuses will have no effect upon how you take your first level(1, not 2). Also, if a [[:Category: Race|Subrace]] has a bonus or penalty to Intelligence, it will affect the number of [[:Category: Skills|Skill]] Points a character receives at levels 2-40. Furthermore, if you take a feat at level 1 that has a stat prerequisite(such as [[Power Attack]]), and then, after your subrace is applied to your character, you no longer meet that prerequisite, you'll keep that feat, which will function normally.
 [[Race Table]] for a quick chart of ability bonuses.
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 === Crafting===
-Neversummer 4 utilizes its own unique crafting system, which makes no use of [[Brew Potion]], [[Craft Wand]], or [[Scribe Scroll]]. Crafting professions include Armorsmithing, Martial Weaponsmithing (which includes Simple weapons), Exotic Weaponsmithing, Fletching, Leatherworking, Tailoring, and Arcane Crafting. Your maximum crafting level for these professions is unrelated to your feats and your Craft Armor and Craft Weapon skills, and has solely to do with your class levels, and you may only have one of these professions at a time. Items ranging from levels 1-30 may be crafted. Furthermore, any spellcaster can craft potions and scrolls of any spell that they can cast without class restrictions or the utilization of the Arcane Crafting profession, although the crafting of scrolls and especially potions have their own restrictions. Being a Potion Brewer or Scroll Scriber do not prevent you from being either or from having a different profession. See [[General Crafting]] for more information.
+Neversummer 4 utilizes its own unique crafting system, which makes no use of [[Brew Potion]], [[Craft Wand]], or [[Scribe Scroll]]. Crafting professions include Armor Smithing, Martial Weapon Smithing (which includes Simple weapons), Exotic Weapon Smithing, Fletching, Leatherworking, Tailoring, and Arcane Crafting. Your maximum crafting level for these professions is unrelated to your feats and your Craft Armor and Craft Weapon skills, and has solely to do with your class levels, and you may only have one of these professions at a time. Items ranging from levels 1-30 may be crafted. Furthermore, any spellcaster can craft potions and scrolls of any spell that they can cast without class restrictions or the utilization of the Arcane Crafting profession, although the crafting of scrolls and especially potions have their own restrictions. Being a Potion Brewer or Scroll Scriber do not prevent you from being either or from having a different profession. See [[General Crafting]] for more information.
 === Merchants ===
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 === Summons ===
-The summons in NS4 have been completely revamped. Some Spell Focus [[:Category: Feats|Feats]] and [[Cleric]] [[:Category: Domains|Domains]] affect the strength of your summons. Summon creature spells are affected by good/neutral/evil alignment in that they will summon different creatures. Prestige classes like the [[Pale Master]] and [[Blackguard]], moreso the [[Pale Master]], have quite powerful custom summons, but require dedication to be strong. For more information, see the [[Summons_Guide|Summon Guide]]
+The summons in NS4 have been completely revamped. Some Spell Focus [[:Category: Feats|Feats]] and [[Cleric]] [[:Category: Domains|Domains]] affect the strength of your summons. Summon creature spells are affected by good/neutral/evil alignment in that they will summon different creatures. Prestige classes like the [[Pale Master]] and [[Blackguard]], more so the [[Pale Master]], have quite powerful custom summons, but require dedication to be strong. For more information, see the [[Summons_Guide|Summon Guide]]
 It also should be noted that [[Animal Companion|Animal Companions]] and [[Summon Familiar|Familiars]] are disabled.
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 === Lag ===
-As with almost any online game, lag is an inevitable issue, especially when alot of players are online on Wednesday nights and most of them are nearby. Turning off the combat log may reduce lag if many players are nearby. During times of lag, NPC conversation may be slow, or be halted altogether, though these days they usually aren't. If you get no response at all, ask nicely for a reset on the DM channel or shout (a DM may be on as a player). When the server does go down for a non-automatic reset, the DM will usually give enough warning for you to get to a safe spot, rest, and use your diary to save your character's progress.
+As with almost any online game, lag is an inevitable issue, especially when a lot of players are online on Wednesday nights and most of them are nearby. Turning off the combat log may reduce lag if many players are nearby. During times of lag, NPC conversation may be slow, or be halted altogether, though these days they usually aren't. If you get no response at all, ask nicely for a reset on the DM channel or shout (a DM may be on as a player). When the server does go down for a non-automatic reset, the DM will usually give enough warning for you to get to a safe spot, rest, and use your diary to save your character's progress.
 Under some circumstances, the server has been known to crash (which is extremely rare), causing a possible loss of xp, items, etc.  Using your diary and resting normally do save your character, but if the server crashes it seems to roll back to an earlier point of the database, causing the loss of up to a couple of hours' worth of data.  Logging off and then back on will prevent this loss--logging off seems to set your data in the database so that it does not get lost in a crash.
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 -People who heavily invest into spellcasting as a [[Cleric]], [[Druid]], [[Sorcerer]], or [[Wizard]] will typically want to get [[Epic Spell Focus]] into one or more schools of magic in order to empower important spells such as [[Implosion]], [[Storm of Vengeance]], [[Dominate Monster]], [[Dragon Knight]], or [[Mummy Dust]].<br>
 -Pure [[Fighter]]s shouldn't be afraid to specialize in more than one type of weapon. Also, pure fighters should get as much discipline as is reasonably possible to make their special AoE knockdown good.<br>
--[[Harper Scout]]s have some actual use on this server, but some will want to stack either wis or cha in order to increase the DC of their sleep feat, which works on enemies of all levels. Theres a few real reasons to be a harper scout without a high wisdom or charisma, but not as many as if you do.<br>
+-[[Harper Scout]]s have some actual use on this server, but some will want to stack either wis or cha in order to increase the DC of their sleep feat, which works on enemies of all levels. There are a few real reasons to be a harper scout without a high wisdom or charisma, but not as many as if you do.<br>
 -People will commonly build characters with [[Divine Might]], [[Divine Shield]], or both. Said characters, by level 40, will typically have a self-buffed chamod of 10 or higher if they have one, or 12 or higher if they have both.<br>
 -The [[Monk]]'s wisdom-based AC bonus does not apply while you are polymorphed, but their level-based AC bonus, speed, and unarmed attack progression do.<br>
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 -If you intend to specialize into a particular [[Shifter]] shape, then do not make a [[Shifter]] until you've done research about [[Shifter]]s; [[Shifter]]s are very, very, very, very different on this server than on other servers. See [[Shifter]] and [[Shifting Guide]] for more information.<br>
 -[[Undead Shape]], [[Outsider Shape]], [[Construct Shape]], and [[Dragon Shape]](not counting RDD dragon shape) will not function if you have even a single level in any class that isn't named [[Druid]] or [[Shifter]]. As before, you don't need to be a [[Shifter]] to use [[Dragon Shape]], though having 10 or more shifter levels while in dragon shape will automatically grant you a colossal fear aura(aura lasts forever, fear is 5 rounds) of DC=30+wismod while in dragon shape.<br>
--[[Undead Shape]] kinda sucks; don't bother taking it unless you can't think of anything else to spend a feat on, or you plan to de-level and re-level later.
+-[[Undead Shape]] Kinda sucks; don't bother taking it unless you can't think of anything else to spend a feat on, or you plan to de-level and re-level later.
 [[Category: Main]]

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 -No spell in the entire game will grant you immunity to mind-affecting spells or death magic, so watch out for mind-affecting spells and death magic, even if you have mind blank or death ward.<br>
 -Because [[Haste]] doesn't increase spellcasting speed on this server, 100% of characters that are focused on spellcasting will want to have [[Automatic Quicken Spell]] III by the time they reach level 40. [[Bard]]s are still good, even without the ability to autoquicken their spells.<br>
 -Strength-stacking characters should try to get [[Devastating Critical]] by level 40; Arcane Archers will commonly take [[Devastating Critical]] too, though arcane archers almost never get more than 25 base strength.<br>
 -Dexterity-stacking characters, even if lacking spells, are not made bad by the changes to [[Devastating Critical]]; dexers are still good.<br>

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 Each faction city has a vendor that sells items without special properties for starting characters, which are the cheapest items on the server, and by a lot. In most cities, these merchants are on the map that the character first sees when joining that faction after the cutscenes are over.  These merchants offer items from a menu of selections, but items cannot be sold to them.
-All other merchants in NS4 are custom-designed to be more like an actual store. All shops are open at all hours, with the exception of the archery shop in Melencia, whose hours are listed on the sign in front of it. All equipment on the server, bought or not, has level restrictions of 1, 5, 9, 13, 16, 20, 25, 30, 35, or 40, but you can't buy items of a level higher than 16, barring ammunition and throwing weapons, for which you can buy up to level 30 items. Merchants in [[:Category: Factions|Faction]] [[:Category: Settlements|Cities]] carry level 1-9 gear, buy level 1-13 items, and identifies level 1-16 items while [[Avendell]] has level 1-13, buys level 1-16 items, and identifies level 1-20 items. The merchant in [[Frostdale]] sells level 13-16 throwing weapons and ammunition, and buys and identifies level 1-25 items, and a merchant in the [[:Category: Planes|Planes]] has level 13-16 gear, including thrown weapons and ammunition of up to level 30, and buys and identifies level 1-30 items. The rest of the gear must be found from hostile NPCs and bosses located around [[Aetheria]] by killing them, and in the [[:Category: Planes|Planes]] beyond in the same manner, or by crafting them; see the '''Crafting''' section above for more details.
+All other merchants in NS4 are custom-designed to be more like an actual store. All shops are open at all hours, with the exception of the archery shop in Melencia, whose hours are listed on the sign in front of it. All equipment on the server, bought or not, has level restrictions of 1, 5, 9, 13, 16, 20, 25, 30, 35, or 40, but you can't buy items of a level higher than 16, barring ammunition and throwing weapons, for which you can buy up to level 30 items. Merchants in [[:Category: Factions|Faction]] [[:Category: Settlements|Cities]] carry level 1-9 gear, buy level 1-13 items, and identifies level 1-16 items while [[Avendell]] has level 1-13, buys level 1-16 items, and identifies level 1-20 items. The merchant in [[Frostdale]] sells level 13-16 throwing weapons and ammunition, buys level 1-25 items, and identifies level 1-30 items, and a merchant in the [[:Category: Planes|Planes]] has level 13-16 gear, including thrown weapons and ammunition of up to level 30, and buys and identifies level 1-30 items. The rest of the gear must be found from hostile NPCs and bosses located around [[Aetheria]] by killing them, and in the [[:Category: Planes|Planes]] beyond in the same manner, or by crafting them; see the '''Crafting''' section above for more details.
 To use the merchant shops, you must select the equipment you want from the chests in the store, then take it to the merchant for purchasing. It is highly recommended that you try items before you buy if you are unsure if you can use them. If you are not high enough level for that item you will be told so in the combat dialog box. Along with buying items, merchants will also allow you to sell and Identify your goods for you. Please note that some stores are unable to buy some items. This includes [[:Category: Quests|quest]] items and [[:Category: Items|items]] of a level that is too high for some stores. For example, you may not sell diamonds or rubies to merchants in [[:Category: Factions|Faction]] [[:Category: Settlements|Cities]], and no NPC will buy level 35 or 40 items because they're too high-level.<br>

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 Some basic tips specific to NS4 are below - for some even more details, see [[Basic Endgame Character Building Guidelines]].<br>
-Regardless of the existence of that guide, some very basic tips will be provided for character building so that, for example, you don't make a character with 30 Champion of Torm levels without Extend Spell, and THEN finally find out that Divine Wrath will last for twice as long if you have Extend Spell and get upset about it.<br>
+Regardless of the existence of that guide, some very basic tips will be provided for character building so that, for example, you don't make a character with 30 Champion of Torm levels without Extend Spell, and THEN finally find out that Divine Wrath will last for twice as long if you have Extend Spell and get upset about not having known that vital information earlier.<br>
 -There exist many class restrictions on this server that don't exist in Bioware's official single-player campaigns. See [[:Category:Class]] for more information.<br>

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−	~~You~~ don't gotta read ~~the~~ whole ~~thing~~; you don't gotta read any of it. Just read the sections that you~~'re interested in~~.	+	This server has a GIGANTIC amount of changes from unmodified NWN: EE, including tons of Spell changes, Class changes, & Feat changes.
		+	But fortunately, this server's development team made sure to actually change the in-game descriptions of Spells, Feats, and Classes to reflect these changes.
		+	Anyway, you don't gotta read this whole wiki page; in fact, you don't gotta read any of it. Just read the sections that interest you.

	=== World of Aetheria ===		=== World of Aetheria ===

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 -Dexterity-stacking characters who aren't high-level [[Bard]]s, [[Sorcerer]]s, [[Wizard]]s, or [[Cleric]]s with the [[Travel Domain]] will want to get [[Blinding Speed]] by level 40, which is undispellable, provides +1 AC more than regular haste, and has a duration of HD*2 rounds, which results in 8 minutes at level 40.<br>
 -[[Assassin]]s want to stack either dex or int.<br>
--[[Barbarian]]s want to stack str, but if they're pure barbarians, they may opt to stack con instead, which isn't necessarily better or worse for them than stacking str.<br>
+-[[Barbarian]]s want to stack str, but if they're [[Githyanki]] pure barbarians, then they might opt to stack con instead.<br>
 -[[Divine Wrath]], on this server, has a duration of CoT lvl+chamod rounds, both elements of which are automatically doubled if you have the [[Extend Spell]] feat, so people with a lot of [[Champion of Torm]] levels will always want to have at least 1 level in a caster class so that they can get extend spell. People with more than 10 [[Champion of Torm]] levels usually rest a lot.<br>
 -People who heavily invest into spellcasting as a [[Cleric]], [[Druid]], [[Sorcerer]], or [[Wizard]] will typically want to get [[Epic Spell Focus]] into one or more schools of magic in order to empower important spells such as [[Implosion]], [[Storm of Vengeance]], [[Dominate Monster]], [[Dragon Knight]], or [[Mummy Dust]].<br>
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 -If you intend to specialize into a particular [[Shifter]] shape, then do not make a [[Shifter]] until you've done research about [[Shifter]]s; [[Shifter]]s are very, very, very, very different on this server than on other servers. See [[Shifter]] and [[Shifting Guide]] for more information.<br>
 -[[Undead Shape]], [[Outsider Shape]], [[Construct Shape]], and [[Dragon Shape]](not counting RDD dragon shape) will not function if you have even a single level in any class that isn't named [[Druid]] or [[Shifter]]. As before, you don't need to be a [[Shifter]] to use [[Dragon Shape]], though having 10 or more shifter levels while in dragon shape will automatically grant you a colossal fear aura(aura lasts forever, fear is 5 rounds) of DC=30+wismod while in dragon shape.<br>
--[[Undead Shape]] kinda sucks; don't bother taking it unless you can't think of anything else to spend a feat on.
+-[[Undead Shape]] kinda sucks; don't bother taking it unless you can't think of anything else to spend a feat on, or you plan to de-level and re-level later.
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