Bard/Swords

[Kenny Powers]

Would a char with dexer skills and provo be any good?

[Daolin]

Well, a bard is good at pve. A dexxer is good at pve. So, if you put them together than yah it should be pretty good.

I would consider:

100 swords
100 tactics
80 heal
80 anatomy
100 music
100 prov
100 hiding
40 Magery

[Kenny Powers]

what about less hiding and keep anatomy up?

[Nettle]

what about less hiding and keep anatomy up?

Less hiding and higher anat would work too. It really depends on your playstyle. Personally I would keep the template that's up there if there if you really want a swordsman. As a dexxer/bard I would go with an archer instead myself.

[Kael]

My warrior bard was:

100 swords
100 tactics
100 healing
100 anatomy
100 music
100 provo
100 hiding

I just used recall scrolls to get in/out of dungeons, and even with 0 magery it didn't fizzle that much (and not like you lose the scroll). Otherwise going between towns was easy enough using moongates.

I tried doing 70 hiding and 30 magery at first, but I felt it was pointless since I was still using the recall scrolls anyways.

[Daolin]

If you want to get away from PKs, you will want that better chance to recall for sure

40 Magery w/ scrolls = 85-90% chance to recall
0 Magery w/ scrolls = 10% chance to recall

[Kael]

I died to PKs only once out of multiple attempts on my life as my warrior bard, and that was only because it was 2 reds and 3 blues running around together. It was easy enough to see a red name then just run towards the closest exit, then half the time they're too lazy to chase or I would just hide when I got off their screen (as the few minority actually have tracking).

And you may or may not be right on the percentages, but it definitely didn't feel like a 10% chance and I don't ever remember once having to use a scroll more than 5 times to recall. Even then it wasn't that often.

[Kenny Powers]

how are pure dexers with parry in pve?