This is an old tactic that I have used for GM'ing parrying in a very short amount of time. Parrying is a passive skill, gained by repetition of hits. Items needed. 10 Plate Tunics 10 Plate Helms 20 bucklers 3k bandages. First Step is gather your equipment and store in a safe box in a safe place to train, town is not advisable due to Guard Whacks. Hire a tamer, or use your own, and tame 8 wolves Have them attack your dexer that is training, the repetition and minimal damage hits make your skill increase at a rapid rate. Make sure to have a heal self macro going if your healing is very high or GM. (you can also use an alt to heal you and gain in their healing.) Once they start attacking your dexer, tab out so you do not attack back, equip the helm, tunic, and buckler, this will keep the damage low and give you time to heal. but the rapid succession of hits will raise your skill quickly.
A few other tips: - you can buy animals from the stablemaster. So 10 rabbits and 10 birds, for example. - may as well buy the full plate suit (or alternatively, leather or whatever is available - they don't need to absorb much damage) - add the armor suit and buckler to a "Dress" outfit. And in your macro, have your character "Dress" the outfit every 60 seconds. That way if one item breaks, within 60 seconds he will try to put on another one.
Just an update, This morning was the first time I have done this on this server. Final Tally, 4.5 hours to gm from 0-100 1200 bandaids 6 plate tunics 4 plate helms 11 bucklers. This was done with 5 wolves (combination timber and grey) 1 brown bear.
Um on the second age and im sure it works here, you would dress a character in full invulnerable plate load him with bandaids and a self healing macro. Then get a second healer in with him. Healing as fast as he can and then get all sorts of little creatures attacking him. I think somone managed to gm in 45 minutes or something similar.
I GMed in a very short time, at the keys, standing around in full plate with invuln bucklers getting attacked by 8 birds (max surrounding without stacking). I attacked a bird, then tabbed out and found another bird, repeated to max of 8. I made sure to not have a weapon in hand so they would hit more often (0 wrestle char). I can't recall using more than a small pile of bandages to do so.
Ive been using the sheep in the Occlo pens. Great gains until people feel the need to come by and kill them all just for the sake of annoying me. (just venting, im done now)
