Templates for Today's UO
I'm looking for a collection of viable (retail) UO Character Templates; specifically for Samaria Warriors and Ninja's as well; also interested in whether or not Lumberjacking makes a viable addition to present-day warrior templates.
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So Lumberjacking has basically become a gathering skill at this point? There are so many item enhancements available now to get you to the damage bonus that I can see the skill points not being worth it. That said, the following templates are the basic premise for character template understanding I'm operating with; assumptions and templates listed as follows. Waxing intellectual is encouraged as I (like many) always have something to learn.
- assumptions -
100% Damage is still cap for both spells and weapons; Lumberjacking's damage bonus does NOT display on your character sheet; Magic Resist is still viable for PvM; Bushido + Parry = a high % of defense without a shield; Parry is still useful for Ninjitsu
Samurai Warrior
Weapon Skill
Anatomy
Tactics
Bushido
Focus, Resist, Parry, Chivalry, Necromancy, Healing?
Ninja Warrior
Ninjitsu
Hiding
Stealth
Weapon
Tactics
Anatomy, Focus, Resist, Parry, Chivalry, Healing?
Whammy
Weapon Skill
Bushido
Magic Resist
Tactics
Parry
Chivalry
Spirit Speak
Bushido Ninja
Bushido
Weapon Skills
Ninjitsu
Magic Resist
Hiding
Tactics
Stealth
Ninja Archer
Archery
Tactics
Anatomy
Ninja
Healing
Resisting Spells and Focus -or- Hiding and Stealth
Bushido Archer
Archery
Tactics
Anatomy
Chivalry
Bushido
Focus and/or Healing
Mystic Mage
Mysticism
Focus and/or Meditation
Magery
Evaluating Intelligence
Resisting Spells
Inscription
Legendary Bard
Musicianship
Provocation
Discordance
Peacemaking
Magery
Evaluating Intelligence
You can combine the mystic and bard templates for a very nice template. Mage/Mystic/Focus/Music/Disco some would do either eval/resist or weaving for the last.
Mine is simply wep/tact/bush/parry/necro and chiv.
There are some with less than gm in some skills with plus skill jewels. I've seen some with as low as 60 parry with ninja to mirror image. Endless possibilities.
https://www.uoguide.com/Spell_Damage_Increase
Lumberjacking is one of the factors in calculating your Final Damage Bonus as is Damage Increase. Lumberjacking bonus and Damage Increase are two separate portions of that calculation. Damage Modifier is applied after that.
https://www.uoguide.com/Damage_Calculations
@Urge - I do have myself a Sampire at this point. Thanks for the content there. Strangely, I don't enjoy playing it much. I think I was looking for a change and I'm still trying to discern all the possible templates that might allow me to experience the content in a new manner. On that note, if it were not for the fact that you no longer need to play with others, I'm not sure how many of us would be playing at all ;} Folks like us that are "keeping the dream alive" as it were... but I get the feeling that a census would suggest an ever decreasing population. Regardless, I appreciate the content.
Is there another template beyond a Sampire, or probably a Tamer that can be suggested for a large portion of content capability?
I prefer a Paladin, some prefer a Samurai. An Archer template is out there that people spawn with. Mystic Mage templates seem to roll pretty well. Tamer's are super popular.
You have to ask yourself though, if you need a better template than a Sampire for the highest end bosses, why not just use that template for everything? You might find the answer to that question enlightening.
As far as my vote for fun capable templates,...
* ninja parry dexer is fun (I prefer mace, but all good)
*necro mage tamer
*necro bard
I still use classic templates, my ninja dexer is essentially a old school warrior with ninja in place of resist. Can hang in the toughest of places and actually do a thing or two in pvp. Really an objective, some skill refining and a specialized suit anythings possible. My wrestler alchemist fisherman does events, if there's a will and some gold there's a way.
Tact
Anat
Heal
Resist
Parry
Chiv before pallies LJ for the added damage
Ninjitsu
Tactics
Stealth
Hiding
Magery
Meditation
Evaluate Intelligence
I was thinking that a "Mage Weapon" might substitute for the necessary weapon skill, but I haven't fully analyzed this - and since I haven't seen it before, it would likely do no more than entertain.
A chiv ninja melee template would be far more fun.
The Ninja is probably my least experimented with skillset in UO today. My primary interest on the above was trying to capitalize on "Mage Weapon" in the event it worked properly. Simply because it offered a different manner of combat, supplemented with Magery directly.
There are 3 ninja spells that are effective in pvm. Focus attack, mirror image and animal form. Focus attack doubles all hit spells on your weapon (unless it was changed). Mirror image will divert all incoming melee damage to the mirror image. Animal forms give different perks. Unicorn form cannot be poisoned. Wolf form adds HP. Tiger form overcaps DCI. Cannot cast or use specials in forms except for mirror image. I had a whammy ninja but never really got into it. If interested i'll run some numbers and come up with handy melee ninja template.
If you're just wanting to use a -mage weapon i will suggest a magical shortbow. It's fast and added with a slayer and mana leech it will help keep your mana stable. It is extremely effective using the following template.
120 magery
120 mystic
120 focus
120 music
120 disco
120 spellweaving
See this thread to get an idea of the melee ninja.