Nox Mage

Anyone running nox mages here?

I ask because when I left about a 1.5 years ago I had worked up to 91 poisoning. Im looking to change that template a bit since he already as 4 other GM skills i would need on the new template. I was using him as a poisoner and poisoning my weapons in the dungeons. It helped with casters but I dont think it was worth the skill points. Before I go through with this I want to ask about nox mages. How effective are they?

No, it currently has a low viability ceiling in PvP do to the difficulty of landing a lvl 4 poison cast in combat (need to be within 2 tiles) and the the ability to simple Spam Gcure pot to clear it.

Most PvP mages are running some variation of Stun, like Heal/Stun, Scribe/Stun or WeaponStun+Tactics.

If you wanted to try it, I would suggest a Stun/Poisoner, which would rely on the 4 second stun punch to get a good Explo > Explo pot > Poison > Ebolt > Ebolt.

Maybe go on test before investing the ~200k to finish.

The cost is why I'm having a hard time dropping it. I don't pvp at all unless it's with a PK then it's about a 50/50 win lose ratio.

So if you are gonna run this on a PK, you can get away with it a lot more because of most PVM targets are not going to either have very much potion stock or Resisting spells.

The biggest gamble is needing to get close enough to your target to get the poison off.

But at GM Poison (or whatever level), you can always cast level 3 poison at any range,which is enough to scare the shit out of people when they see the wall of red text.

Do it. I would if I had more room for characters.

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Good idea. I hadn't had a PK since 1999 no shit. lol

So I'll have

the finished template will look like this

poisoning 100
magery 100
med 100
eval 100
resist 100


should I go fencing and tactics or stun punch?

I spear can can wreck people if you can hit them with that paralyze

I escape 50/50 lol

This is where the road forks...

I would say, if you want more viability with this template, throw fencing and 80 anatomy in for the stun and applied poison via weapon and you could probably reduce some of the skills liked meditation or resist to fit in SOME tactics for the weapon damage.

Maybe something like:

Mage 100
Eval 100
Poisoning 100
Fencing 100
Resist 90
Meditation 90
Anatomy 80
Tactics 40

Running lower INT than DEX for high swings speed, relying on Paralyze from a 2 hander and applying DP with either one hander or Poison cast.

If you feel yourself relying on the Warrior side of this template more, could reduce Eval and still serve up decent damage.

High skill ceiling template with a lot of options.

Im not sure it's worth it. Been playing around with it. Its fun but ultimately poisoning is useless unless you're selling GM DP weapons. Im not selling those so I dont think the cash involved is worth it. I stun mage probably isn't the best for PK's but nearly unbeatable for PvP duels.

Nox dexxer (fencing is my preferred) FTW if you want to play a noxxer of sorts. Nox mage is very lackluster here.

I am happy to provide details if you are interested. This is a favorite template of mine, and not a useless skill if played right. I often hear that its useless due to cure pots, which yes there is no cooldown on cure pots, but that also means you aren't playing it right

sure lets see a video of it.

I'd personally have more impact working with you in game, but in the meantime here is a video. I am actually playing a mage here. Its 2 mages, vs a noxxer and a LJ (who brought plenty of DP!) This was probably my most intense duel ever in UO

I have a nox tamer mage ... but he's basically just sitting on the bench unless I decide to take him fishing. It is kinda fun to DP a monster and stand back, and it definitely helps my mare to dispatch enemies quicker too.

PVP .. I wouldn't waste the time to cast it unless you're 100% sure their magic reflect is gone.

Nox mage works very nice at fishing (which I do solo instead of triple boxing). Krakens (which can annoy with their firebreath) can not cure themselves and serpents are wasting their mana for cure. If you nail a DP it's fun to watch their attempts.

Im at 98 now. Grind grind grind. Slow ass skill to raise.

I run a nox mage...it's mediocre.

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Nox dexxers are deadly. One of my favorite characters to play.

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Here is what brought up the nox dexxer.
http://uorforum.com/threads/poisoning.42874/page-2


The good news is I GM'd poisoning last night.


My template is going to be

Poisoning
Fencing
Tactics
Anatomy
Resist
Healing
Magery

Stats are going to be 90-90-45 unless someone has a better option. Im open to ideas for pvp. Im a rookie. lol

Should I spring for a runic kryss or warfork?