Starting to play Arcanum again

Hi all,

As the title say, I'm starting to play Arcanum again, after not playing for a while.

I just want to know if any of you have ideas for a fun type of character to play as. Even though I never got past Tarant, I was totally enthralled by this game, but all my builds seemed to be the same, so I need something to spice it up.

Thanks in advance,

-bovis

 

tell us what you've tried so we can try to come up with something that contrasts with that.

 

Basically all I've tried is generic 'good' fighters, and some people who suck at fighting, but are very good at talking, I guess you could call them negotiators.

 

you want a character who is the most efficient and effective at killing or do you want something with more style?

 

I want something challenging, that isn't so generic, so I guess something with style.

If they're effective at killing, that's even better.

If you could give me a few to choose from that would also be helpful so I have backup ones.

 

how about a character who is a specialist in throwing? and who only is able to use ranged weapons.

 

Go for some personality extreme like 'persuasion master', 'really ugly/stupid', or hardcore magickal/technological. It changes how people react to you and opens different aspects of the game up to you.

If you've never made it past Tarant, I'd suggest boosting your persuasion and intelligence up to open all the dialog options. The story is top-notch and I'd recommend exporing that over anything else.

My favorite is a drawf technologist persuasion-master travelling with all the drawf NPC's. Buts thats me.

 

If you want an easy game then go for a half-ogre with melee and dodge skills. Lots of killing but not much else.
A gnomish persuasion master makes for a much harder but more interesting game.