Are you really sure you never play again Divinity II ?
Oooo ...
I'm sure I gonna start
Once Upon a Time a brand New Game, acting like a pure Priest !
So without using Explosive Arrows or Way of the Ranger ... only "try" first with Priest skills only !! Does this mean I play without any weapons, any Mage skill ?
No, one Bow and one 2-handed Sword I will use from time to time. Just in case of emergency and using a bow for breaking barrels etc, I like it more than breaking them via Wirlwind or something else .
Plus: I wish to use the bow for lurking enemy by enemy so my Summon Ghost or Undead (and later on my Creature and after I take over the Battle Tower use Summon Demon) can make sort work of them.
First I love Magic Missile, but it changed: okay, it has a very short cooldown time, but I prefer other skills. So no magic spells except Healing I wish to use.
And starting as a Ranger (Poison Arrows) is for me my best choice since I never use Wirlwind and Fireball I used already so much in DD (Meteore Strike)
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Poison Arrows also stun an enemy, I like that since I'm a slow player ... so Stun Arrows I like too !
So, to be short: ALL Priest skills possible (free to invest in them) +
Ranger skills : Stun Arrows & Poison Arrows & the passive skill Ranger Stealth.
Mage skill : Healing & maybe Polymorph, it's fun to use the Dragon skill Polymorph, so maybe a nice looking thing for my Priest
!
Warrior skills : Rush Attack (fun to suprize an enemy, especially handy by Amdusias, combine the skill with Hide in Shadows
!) and later on Thousand Strikes, both 1 or 2 points is enough OR via an equipment item with this skill on! Maybe take Evade as passive warrior skill.
Dragon Slayer skills : only invest in Two-handed W. Exp. and of course Lockpick & maybe next time Encumbrance (reskill later always possible). But never go for Wisdom or put more points into Mindreading, I like the XP dept, it can be useful in some way.
In my current playthrough I bought many many Amulets, Bracelets and/or Earrings with a skill on them because of the skill ! That's fun, but next time I only buy some Yewellery IF it has a Priest Skill on them (or some of the other skills I mentioned).
Now I can upgrade (for example) Splitting Arrows up to 7 or even higher without investing a point in this skill! Just wearing 3 different items, that's all I need ! The same with Way of the Ranger, Explosive Arrows, Firewall and more ... no skillpoints invested, all goes via equipment !!
The good thing about skills on equipment I find is that you first can TRY the skill and if you like it, all the better, if not, just sell the item and forget about it. It's a great way to try unused skills to discover how they work ! I never though I would invest in Rush Attack, but finding a Bracelet in Broken Valley and I love it ...
And so I learned by experience, the best way I think: try & error
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