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	<br><br><b>Playing with no magic</b> at all is a very difficult role to play. You have the same advantages and disadvantages as playing with only item in terms of buffing. But without Item Enchantment, everything is harder. Since you have no item enchantment, you cannot buff your own armor. This means in order to have decent physical protection, you must use [[Covenant Armor]], or its loot tier 7 varient [[Olthoi Armor (Loot)\|Olthoi Armor]]. That makes completing a working suit of armor very time consuming. In addition, you cannot buff your own weapons. This means you have to rely on self buffing weapons, a rare occurrence in loot, but a somewhat common trait in quest weapons. You also lack the ability to use Portal Magic, a branch of item enchantment. This makes travel difficult - you must rely on numerous portal summoning gems and your own knowledge of the portal network system. Playing with no magic is only recommended for experienced players.		<br><br><b>Playing with no magic</b> at all is a very difficult role to play. You have the same advantages and disadvantages as playing with only item in terms of buffing. But without Item Enchantment, everything is harder. Since you have no item enchantment, you cannot buff your own armor. This means in order to have decent physical protection, you must use [[Covenant Armor]], or its loot tier 7 varient [[Olthoi Armor (Loot)\|Olthoi Armor]]. That makes completing a working suit of armor very time consuming. In addition, you cannot buff your own weapons. This means you have to rely on self buffing weapons, a rare occurrence in loot, but a somewhat common trait in quest weapons. You also lack the ability to use Portal Magic, a branch of item enchantment. This makes travel difficult - you must rely on numerous portal summoning gems and your own knowledge of the portal network system. Playing with no magic is only recommended for experienced players.

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	== Why Play an Archer ==		== Why Play an Archer ==
	''Note: There are no true classes in Asheron's Call. However, characters generally stick to one form of attack: close-combat (Warrior/Melee), archery (Archer/Missile), or offensive magic (mage).''		''Note: There are no true classes in Asheron's Call. However, characters generally stick to one form of attack: close-combat (Warrior/Melee), archery (Archer/Missile), or offensive magic (mage).''
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	* Ammunition is heavy. This can be remedied by taking the fletching skill, which is pretty much an essential skill for archers.		* Ammunition is heavy. This can be remedied by taking the fletching skill, which is pretty much an essential skill for archers.

	== Choosing a Weapon ~~Skill~~ ==		== Choosing a Weapon Mastery ==
	There are three missile ~~combat~~ weapon ~~skills~~. Here is a brief summary of the advantages and disadvantages of each ~~skill~~.		There are three main types of missile weapon and they all share the [[Missile Weapons]] skill. You will need to choose which weapon type to [[Weapon Mastery\|master]] in. Here is a brief summary of the advantages and disadvantages of each.
	<br><br><b>[[~~Bow (Skill)~~\|~~Bow~~]]s</b> are generally considered the best of the missile weapons~~. But it comes at a price - costing 8 to train / 8 to specialize~~. Though not as damaging as a crossbow, they are faster and lighter. Quest bows are numerous, appear at all levels of play, and usually have decent capabilities.		<br><br><b>[[Missile Weaponry/Bows\|Bows]]</b> are generally considered the best of the missile weapons. Though not as damaging as a crossbow, they are faster and lighter. Quest bows are numerous, appear at all levels of play, and usually have decent capabilities.
	<br><br><b>[[~~Crossbow (Skill)~~\|~~Crossbow~~]]s</b> are generally considered the second best of the missile weapons~~. The skill is cheaper than bow - costing 6 to train / 6 to specialize~~. Crossbow ammo - quarrels - are higher damage than their bow counterparts - arrows. Crossbows also have higher damage modifiers, making crossbows deadlier than bows in terms of the damage a single shot can deal. However, crossbows are also slower, and this slower time between shots lowers the crossbow's overall damage over time. Compared to bows, there are relatively few quest crossbows.		<br><br><b>[[Missile Weaponry/Crossbows\|Crossbows]]</b> are generally considered the second best of the missile weapons. Crossbow ammo - quarrels - are higher damage than their bow counterparts - arrows. Crossbows also have higher damage modifiers, making crossbows deadlier than bows in terms of the damage a single shot can deal. However, crossbows are also slower, and this slower time between shots lowers the crossbow's overall damage over time. Compared to bows, there are relatively few quest crossbows.
	<br><br><b>[[Thrown Weapons ~~(Skill)~~\|Thrown ~~Weapon~~]]s</b> are generally considered the worst of the missile weapons. This is partly due to Thrown Weapons (TW) dependence on Strength. While the formula for the skill does not involve Strength, the range of your weapons and damage do. Another reason is that for many years, TW did not have atlatls and darts - the skill's version of bows and arrows or crossbows and quarrels. It instead only had weak thrown weapons like javelins, throwing axes, and so on. However, not all is bad with thrown Weapons~~. The skill is the same cost as Crossbow - 6 to train / 6 to specialize~~. Atlatls and their darts are similar in damage to crossbows, but significantly lighter in burden. The combination of Spikes and a shield can be very strong at low levels. And while the skill is somewhat lacking in quest weapons, it does have a few decent ones, such as a high level Olthoi Slayer weapon (something Bow and Crossbow lack) and the Monouga Slayer weapon - the only skill with this slayer property. Thrown Weapons also have good synergy with [[Alchemical Throwing Phials]].		<br><br><b>[[Missile Weaponry/Thrown Weapons\|Thrown Weapons]]</b> are generally considered the worst of the missile weapons. This is partly due to Thrown Weapons (TW) dependence on Strength. While the formula for the Missile Weapons skill does not involve Strength, the range of your weapons and damage do. Another reason is that for many years, TW did not have atlatls and darts - the skill's version of bows and arrows or crossbows and quarrels. It instead only had weak thrown weapons like javelins, throwing axes, and so on. However, not all is bad with thrown Weapons. Atlatls and their darts are similar in damage to crossbows, but significantly lighter in burden. The combination of Spikes and a shield can be very strong at low levels. And while the skill is somewhat lacking in quest weapons, it does have a few decent ones, such as a high level Olthoi Slayer weapon (something Bow and Crossbow lack) and the Monouga Slayer weapon - the only skill with this slayer property. Thrown Weapons also have good synergy with [[Alchemical Throwing Phials]].

	== Attribute Importance ==		== Attribute Importance ==

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	== Attribute Importance ==		== Attribute Importance ==
	<b>[[Strength (Attribute)\|Strength]]</b> is not very important for the actual Bow and Crossbow skills, since they are based solely on Coordination. Thrown Weapons however do require Strength, even though the skill formula does not. Strength also increases the amount of burden units (weight) you can carry, which is important to all three missile skills, since they require lots of ammo, along with other basic supplies like armor and potions. For a beginner archer, investing some points into strength may not be a bad idea - the attribute points can always be reallocated later via the [[Skill Redistribution]] quest.		<b>[[Strength (Attribute)\|Strength]]</b> is not very important for the actual Bow and Crossbow skills, since they are based solely on Coordination. Thrown Weapons however do require Strength, even though the skill formula does not. Strength also increases the amount of burden units (weight) you can carry, which is important to all three missile skills, since they require lots of ammo, along with other basic supplies like armor and potions. For a beginner archer, investing some points into strength may not be a bad idea - the attribute points can always be reallocated later via the [[Attribute and Skill Redistribution]] quest.
	<br><br><b>[[Endurance (Attribute)\|Endurance]]</b> is important in that your health, stamina, and innate resistances are based off of it. Endurance is also the primary attribute for figuring your [[Natural Resistances]]. However, the only skill that uses endurance as part of its formula is Armor Tinkering, which is considered an unimportant skill to have on main characters.		<br><br><b>[[Endurance (Attribute)\|Endurance]]</b> is important in that your health, stamina, and innate resistances are based off of it. Endurance is also the primary attribute for figuring your [[Natural Resistances]]. However, the only skill that uses endurance as part of its formula is Armor Tinkering, which is considered an unimportant skill to have on main characters.
	<br><br><b>[[Coordination (Attribute)\|Coordination]]</b> is the most important attribute to archers, since all of the missile weapons' formulas are Coordination / 2. In addition, melee defense, missile defense, and a wide range of secondary skills like fletching, healing and cooking are based off of Coordination.		<br><br><b>[[Coordination (Attribute)\|Coordination]]</b> is the most important attribute to archers, since all of the missile weapons' formulas are Coordination / 2. In addition, melee defense, missile defense, and a wide range of secondary skills like fletching, healing and cooking are based off of Coordination.

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	<br><br><b>Playing with only Item Magic</b> is a difficult task, but rewarding. You merely have to combine the methods above for playing without creature and life magic. But this creates its own problem - you must rely on your armor, jewelry, and clothing for '''all''' of your creature and life magic buffs '''and''' any cantrips you need as well. This makes creating a fully functional suit a long process. However, once you have a suit, you have some distinct advantages over your casting friends. Your buffs can never be dispelled, and will never disappear when you die - unless you lose a piece of your equipment upon death (a rare occurence). The other advantage is that instead of spending 20 credits just to train creature and life magic, you only need 10 credits to train Arcane Lore and Alchemy, and 18 credits to specialize them both. This allows you to pick up many secondary skills like lockpicking and cooking.		<br><br><b>Playing with only Item Magic</b> is a difficult task, but rewarding. You merely have to combine the methods above for playing without creature and life magic. But this creates its own problem - you must rely on your armor, jewelry, and clothing for '''all''' of your creature and life magic buffs '''and''' any cantrips you need as well. This makes creating a fully functional suit a long process. However, once you have a suit, you have some distinct advantages over your casting friends. Your buffs can never be dispelled, and will never disappear when you die - unless you lose a piece of your equipment upon death (a rare occurence). The other advantage is that instead of spending 20 credits just to train creature and life magic, you only need 10 credits to train Arcane Lore and Alchemy, and 18 credits to specialize them both. This allows you to pick up many secondary skills like lockpicking and cooking.
	<br><br><b>Playing with no magic</b> at all is a very difficult role to play. You have the same advantages and disadvantages as playing with only item in terms of buffing. But without Item Enchantment, everything is harder. Since you have no item enchantment, you cannot buff your own armor. This means in order to have decent physical protection, you must use [[Covenant Armor]], or its loot tier 7 varient [[Olthoi Armor (Loot)\|Olthoi Armor]]. That makes completing a working suit of armor very time consuming. In addition, you cannot buff your own weapons. This means you have to rely on self buffing weapons, a rare occurrence in loot, but a somewhat common trait in quest weapons. You also lack the ability to use Portal Magic, a branch of item enchantment. This makes travel difficult - you must rely on numerous portal summoning gems and your own knowledge of the portal network system. Playing with no magic is only recommended for experienced players.		<br><br><b>Playing with no magic</b> at all is a very difficult role to play. You have the same advantages and disadvantages as playing with only item in terms of buffing. But without Item Enchantment, everything is harder. Since you have no item enchantment, you cannot buff your own armor. This means in order to have decent physical protection, you must use [[Covenant Armor]], or its loot tier 7 varient [[Olthoi Armor (Loot)\|Olthoi Armor]]. That makes completing a working suit of armor very time consuming. In addition, you cannot buff your own weapons. This means you have to rely on self buffing weapons, a rare occurrence in loot, but a somewhat common trait in quest weapons. You also lack the ability to use Portal Magic, a branch of item enchantment. This makes travel difficult - you must rely on numerous portal summoning gems and your own knowledge of the portal network system. Playing with no magic is only recommended for experienced players.

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	<b>[[Strength (Attribute)\|Strength]]</b> is not very important for the actual Bow and Crossbow skills, since they are based solely on Coordination. Thrown Weapons however do require Strength, even though the skill formula does not. Strength also increases the amount of burden units (weight) you can carry, which is important to all three missile skills, since they require lots of ammo, along with other basic supplies like armor and potions. For a beginner archer, investing some points into strength may not be a bad idea - the attribute points can always be reallocated later via the [[Skill Redistribution]] quest.		<b>[[Strength (Attribute)\|Strength]]</b> is not very important for the actual Bow and Crossbow skills, since they are based solely on Coordination. Thrown Weapons however do require Strength, even though the skill formula does not. Strength also increases the amount of burden units (weight) you can carry, which is important to all three missile skills, since they require lots of ammo, along with other basic supplies like armor and potions. For a beginner archer, investing some points into strength may not be a bad idea - the attribute points can always be reallocated later via the [[Skill Redistribution]] quest.
	<br><br><b>[[Endurance (Attribute)\|Endurance]]</b> is important in that your health, stamina, and innate resistances are based off of it. Endurance is also the primary attribute for figuring your [[Natural Resistances]]. However, the only skill that uses endurance as part of its formula is Armor Tinkering, which is considered an unimportant skill to have on main characters.		<br><br><b>[[Endurance (Attribute)\|Endurance]]</b> is important in that your health, stamina, and innate resistances are based off of it. Endurance is also the primary attribute for figuring your [[Natural Resistances]]. However, the only skill that uses endurance as part of its formula is Armor Tinkering, which is considered an unimportant skill to have on main characters.
	<br><br><b>[[Coordination (Attribute)\|Coordination]]</b> is the most important attribute to archers, since all of the missile weapons' formulas are Coordination / 3. In addition, melee defense, missile defense, and a wide range of secondary skills like fletching, healing and cooking are based off of Coordination.		<br><br><b>[[Coordination (Attribute)\|Coordination]]</b> is the most important attribute to archers, since all of the missile weapons' formulas are Coordination / 2. In addition, melee defense, missile defense, and a wide range of secondary skills like fletching, healing and cooking are based off of Coordination.
	<br><br><b>[[Quickness (Attribute)\|Quickness]]</b> is an important attribute for archers. Melee and missile defense are based off of it, along with run. So higher quickness will increase your ability to evade and if needed escape. And since archers cannot use shields, the ability to completely evade melee attacks is crucial to survival in close combat situations. If you choose to play a character with lower magic usage, melee and missile defense are useful beyond their evading - both skills are used as activation requirements for built-in armor enchantments, and as wield requirements for the powerful [[Covenant Armor]].		<br><br><b>[[Quickness (Attribute)\|Quickness]]</b> is an important attribute for archers. Melee and missile defense are based off of it, along with run. So higher quickness will increase your ability to evade and if needed escape. And since archers cannot use shields, the ability to completely evade melee attacks is crucial to survival in close combat situations. If you choose to play a character with lower magic usage, melee and missile defense are useful beyond their evading - both skills are used as activation requirements for built-in armor enchantments, and as wield requirements for the powerful [[Covenant Armor]].
	<br><br><b>[[Focus (Attribute)\|Focus]]</b> is a fairly important attribute for archers. Magic defense is based on focus and self, so higher focus will increase your resistance ability. If you are magic heavy, all the magic skills are based off of focus and self, so higher focus will allow you to more effectively weaken enemies with magic, and it will give you access to self-buffing faster than someone with low focus. If you are magic light, focus is still important, because Arcane Lore and Alchemy, two important skills for a low magic user, are based off of focus. In addition, if you wish to craft your own arrows, and do so with ease at lower levels, Focus is helpful since both Alchemy and Fletching are based off it.		<br><br><b>[[Focus (Attribute)\|Focus]]</b> is a fairly important attribute for archers. Magic defense is based on focus and self, so higher focus will increase your resistance ability. If you are magic heavy, all the magic skills are based off of focus and self, so higher focus will allow you to more effectively weaken enemies with magic, and it will give you access to self-buffing faster than someone with low focus. If you are magic light, focus is still important, because Arcane Lore and Alchemy, two important skills for a low magic user, are based off of focus. In addition, if you wish to craft your own arrows, and do so with ease at lower levels, Focus is helpful since both Alchemy and Fletching are based off it.
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	<br><br><b>Playing with only Item Magic</b> is a difficult task, but rewarding. You merely have to combine the methods above for playing without creature and life magic. But this creates its own problem - you must rely on your armor, jewelry, and clothing for '''all''' of your creature and life magic buffs '''and''' any cantrips you need as well. This makes creating a fully functional suit a long process. However, once you have a suit, you have some distinct advantages over your casting friends. Your buffs can never be dispelled, and will never disappear when you die - unless you lose a piece of your equipment upon death (a rare occurence). The other advantage is that instead of spending 20 credits just to train creature and life magic, you only need 10 credits to train Arcane Lore and Alchemy, and 18 credits to specialize them both. This allows you to pick up many secondary skills like lockpicking and cooking.		<br><br><b>Playing with only Item Magic</b> is a difficult task, but rewarding. You merely have to combine the methods above for playing without creature and life magic. But this creates its own problem - you must rely on your armor, jewelry, and clothing for '''all''' of your creature and life magic buffs '''and''' any cantrips you need as well. This makes creating a fully functional suit a long process. However, once you have a suit, you have some distinct advantages over your casting friends. Your buffs can never be dispelled, and will never disappear when you die - unless you lose a piece of your equipment upon death (a rare occurence). The other advantage is that instead of spending 20 credits just to train creature and life magic, you only need 10 credits to train Arcane Lore and Alchemy, and 18 credits to specialize them both. This allows you to pick up many secondary skills like lockpicking and cooking.
	<br><br><b>Playing with no magic</b> at all is a very difficult role to play. You have the same advantages and disadvantages as playing with only item in terms of buffing. But without Item Enchantment, everything is harder. Since you have no item enchantment, you cannot buff your own armor. This means in order to have decent physical protection, you must use [[Covenant Armor]], or its loot tier 7 varient [[Olthoi Armor (Loot)\|Olthoi Armor]]. That makes completing a working suit of armor very time consuming. In addition, you cannot buff your own weapons. This means you have to rely on self buffing weapons, a rare occurrence in loot, but a somewhat common trait in quest weapons. You also lack the ability to use Portal Magic, a branch of item enchantment. This makes travel difficult - you must rely on numerous portal summoning gems and your own knowledge of the portal network system. Playing with no magic is only recommended for experienced players.		<br><br><b>Playing with no magic</b> at all is a very difficult role to play. You have the same advantages and disadvantages as playing with only item in terms of buffing. But without Item Enchantment, everything is harder. Since you have no item enchantment, you cannot buff your own armor. This means in order to have decent physical protection, you must use [[Covenant Armor]], or its loot tier 7 varient [[Olthoi Armor (Loot)\|Olthoi Armor]]. That makes completing a working suit of armor very time consuming. In addition, you cannot buff your own weapons. This means you have to rely on self buffing weapons, a rare occurrence in loot, but a somewhat common trait in quest weapons. You also lack the ability to use Portal Magic, a branch of item enchantment. This makes travel difficult - you must rely on numerous portal summoning gems and your own knowledge of the portal network system. Playing with no magic is only recommended for experienced players.

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