GNOME NECRO GUIDE:level 12 in 48 hours...
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time hands down, but here's my 'Guide to level 12' for gnome necro's in 48
hours, or for those powergamers, 2 days of non-stop playing.
It used to be a lot easier in p4 for the early levels, but it's not that
important. I did this easy feat, and it was even on the pvp server in p4. I
was known as Shadamehr and had a nice confirmed 30 kills-0 PVP deaths as
well, so if I can do it here, any of you who want to can do it hands down on
the other servers as long as you invest the time.
LEVEL 1-4: The mines in Ak'Anon used to be so nice. Thye had no NPC's in
there...and there was a time, where you could put your pet on guard, and the
pet would go off and kill everyhting in sight as you sat back and collected
XP. Well, suffice is to say, this is no more and the pet will attack the
spread out NPC's while on guard mode and after they make short work of poor
Verbadn and will kill you. So..new method. Run on down there and focus on
dec skels and rock snakes at level 1 and 2. One should be able to make level
2 in abt 15 to 30 min, and level 3 in abt almost as little time. At level 3,
go outside and kill kobold runts, runaway clockworks, more dec skel's
(mostly for money and bones-money from weapons) and anything else that is
white to you, or even blue. You can find these to the right or left as you
run down the road and hit the guard by the trees. Avoid some of the yellow
spiderlings, but nail the white ones with a pet. Get the 1st level pet spell
as soon as you can and follow that up with the siphon strength. Save some
money for level 4...you will want enough for 3 or 4 spells. They will be the
pet (1), Lifepsike (2), Poison Bolt (3), and clinging darkness(4).
Order of spells to get (or at least what I did):
Pet
Siphon Strength
Locate Undead
Locate Corpse
Reclaim Energy
Invis to Undead
All other spells are worthless to you until later or sometimes never. Pick
em up when u have spare money to blow if you want.
LEVEL 4-8: Level 4 is very fast to get through. Buy your pet and go over to
the kobold camp which is in between Ak'Anon and the zone entrance to Lesser
Faeydark. It's to the left of Ak'Anon as you leave the city. Well, here's
hoping you could afford the spells previously mentioned. Once here, nail the
kobolds which should be yellow to you for the most part. Start off on the
solo on to the left of the camp for practice. Due to the fact that you are
basically soloing these yellow guys you will gain level 5 in no time. I
think I did it in about an hour or two. What helps as well is that there's
usually others here killing off these kobolds, so it's pretty easy to take
on one at a time.
At level 5 goto Butcherblock Mountains. Make sure you have a good supply of
bones and food, at least one type of container (sack, backpack, etc) and
make sure you have all four of the spells I mentioned for level 4 (pet,
poison, lifespike, and cling dark). When you're here for those that are
unwary, be advised that guards KOS you as they do in Grtr Feydark, so avoid
ALL guard stations, and avoid the new ogres that are running around. Stay
somewhat near the entrance and kill white dwarf skeletons and goblins until
you make level 6. This probably took me between 4-6 hours. This next part is
hoping that you have explored some of BB and know where most of the places
are, ie-have some XP from previous phases or have a map. If you know where
the golden skel tower spawning point is and the ruins/rock next to that, go
there at level 6. Wail on dwarf skels here for 2 levels. It will get
progressively easier as you level and begin to pick up a tempo, but it will
go by somewhat quick. There are 8 total skeletons here that spawn in these
areas, two of which are linked by the golden tower. Assuming that these
places aren't too busy, you should be able to suit yourself up with full
cloth armor in no time and have spare stuff to sell (skels carry cloth armor
and ok loot). Occasionally gate back to Ak'anon and put money in the bank,
buy more spells, but be sure to save some for the 4.5 plat spells at level
8. This place is grt as it will continue to supply you with bones, armor,
and money, so you will only be limited by food/water. I came here at level 6
with 20 food and water and left once to restock and after coming back for a
little bit was level 8. It can get boring, try the pvp server if that's the
case hehe, as you are always alert and after every fight are running to a
little nook/safe zone to med, but it gets the job done very quick. I would
say, and this is estimating, that it took me about 12-16 hours to go from
level 6 to 8 here, give or take a couple.
Order of spells to get (or at least what I did):
Pet
Lifespike
Poison Bolt
Clinging Darkness
Gate (have someone u trust buy it for you)
Fear
All other spells are worthless to you until later or sometimes never. Pick
em up when u have spare money to blow if you want.
LEVEL 8-12: This part is easy. At level 8 go back to Ak'anon and pick up
your spells which should be in order, Pet, Ward, Shielding, Mend Bones, Vamp
Embrace (if its fixed). Don't worry about the last 2 so much, but make sure
u have the pet, shielding and ward above all. With these three spells go
over with your pet to the giant dragon skeleton where skeletons and mino
slavers spawn. You should know where this is by now. You will be spending
the majority of your time here as you'll be going from 8 to 12 here. These
skeletons are tougher than dwarf ones and should con yellow and maybe red at
level 8. Nail the yellow ones and bring the red ones to the guard to kill.
There are two skel's here that are linked. To nail one of them, you might
try the numb dead spell coupled with a fear. I just had my skellie wait
somewhat by the gaurd near the trees of Ak'anon, and ran the two to the
skellie. Had the skellie attack one, and blast it while the other one I ran
to the guards to get killed. Eventually, assuming no one else is around, you
can set them up so that the timing is right for you. As always the jump from
level 8 to 9 will be fast, as the more you kill them and gain in level's the
slower it gets. These skels sometimes carry leather boots and/or armor which
sell for 2 plat plus, and sometimes have up to 3 or 4 gold as loot. Money
here is pretty good for your level and should supply you with the needed
spells for level 8 and saving for 12.
Order of spells to get (or at least what I did):
Pet
Ward
Shielding
Gather Shodows (this is 1st if your on the pvp server)
Mend Bones
Vamp Embrace (is this fixed yet?)
Shadow Step (if on pvp server)
Deadeye (see inviisible for pvp)
And the others in any order you want.
A note is that all the places I have mentioned was with your pet. Sometimes
it's necessary to cast reclaim energy to get rid of the level 7 pet for the
level 9 one to take on the skels. Once again, this place is grt as it
supplies you with bones and a good source of money so you only limited by
food/water.
In Phase 4, on the pvp server, I made level 12 in 50 hours. I spent far too
much time waxing other players, which took up a heeluva lot of time, but
provided money, so this can probably be done in a far less amount of time
than posted. There was someone else who I was friends with that did the same
in exactly 48 hours of time, same race/class in p4 so it can be done easily
if you invest the time. With the current overabundance of players and some
of these areas being over-ridden with others you might have to take turns,
wait it out, or play in off peak times to truly do it nice and quick. Or, if
you're on the pvp server, just nail those dwarves and elves that are taking
up your Xp and kills.
As a further note....
At level 12 you can go to unrest and kill all the stuff there in the outside
courtyard and in front of the house alone with your contingent of spells. I
killed grtr skells, jacks, ghouls, death beetles, and tormented dead, all
alone at level 12. These give grt Xp for the level, and I recommend going
here next. You can stay here and kill this stuff all the way to level 20 if
you wanted to and eventually move up to tougher and tougher stuff as you
advance in levels. This zone is quite easy to advance in, and level 13 came
much too quick here. The 4 most wanted spells for level 12 are Pet,
Lifedraw, Heat Blood, and Engulfing Darkness. These spells coupled with the
pet make the necro a mean adversary and allow it to kill things and advance
in levels far quicker than others without the (some may think handicap) use
of pets.
Good Luck....