Why store-bought, if I might ask?

If store-bought is what you are seeking, though, with those stats it's really hard to beat the standard Crossing broadsword, as most of the decent store-bought HEs appraise the same. It attacks well, it parries well, and it's cheap as dirt.

When you get a little more strength and stamina under your belt, consider upgrading to the robe sword sold in Kilora's shop on Aesry. It is much heavier than a forged broadsword but it has damage comparable to one, so it packs quite a punch.

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<< Doing a bit of prep work for a necro-commoner in training before I roll up. Figure I stand a better chance of actually being able to play my character if I get a few ranks under his/her belt prior to joining the guild. >>

My necro joined without training up first. He did do some training while joining (as it takes some time to get in). No reason you cant be perfectly playable right away. I mean, if your worried about people hunting down your necro, do you really think you stand a better chance with 50 rank average then 0? The people hunting you will squish you either way. The key is being smart, not skilled.

As for best storebought HE for a newb, the elven longsword in haven is light and good for someone with low strength/agility/stamina. My necro got lucky and and found a lightweight forged broadsword on the Paladin guild rack that was perfect. Definately check the rack first. You will find though that in training thantanology that you need to kill tons of critters, and being weapon tert you lock quickly, my first 10 circles I easily kept 6 weapons locked. So just choose some light weapons in that mix. My heavier weapons which fatigue me I use while training hiding, so fatigue regains durring the hide RT, plus I dumped a ton of TDPs into stamina right away. Though this is all common sense newb training.

Isn't that swappable axe in SCC decent also? I seem to remember liking that before forging was widely availible.

What about the horseman's pick from Theran also?

Both kind of fun, non-standard weapons

Orc raiders drop some pretty solid broadswords but I'm not sure how much they weigh.

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>The SCC bastard sword, or another one? Because that's 16 plat and for that much I might as well get a forged one.

Of course you're better off with forged. The subject was best storebought HE, so if you had a price disclaimer in your post I missed it.

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Oh then I would go with the broadsword or longsword sold in the town you are in. The best storebought are usually less accessable and can be as pricey or pricier than forged.

I think about the only exception to that is the Khuj(halbard)

Even having a barb who can cap almost all the weapons I would still just use crossing scimitars and broadswords unless I felt the uncontrolable urge to forge.. They're not too bad for store bought weapons.

>>So for this tangent, Join your guild now, don't prep you are actually wasting time.

While this might be a good thing for most guilds now I don't think it's a horrible idea for a necro-commoner, which he said he was. Less chance of getting SO and none of DO until he gets some decent skills

Get combats and stealth through rats first.

Then join the necro guild.

Then never reenter town ever again.

>> Is there any consensus on what the best store bought HE? Also what the best store bought HE for low strength/stamina characters is? (Think Commoner, so like 15 strength/stamina).

I think in Leth, they sell a longsword it's something like "a leaf-blade longsword". It's a very lightweight HE, It was one of my first weapons for my old barbarian.

http://www.elanthipedia.com/wiki/Weapon:Elven_longsword

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sorry I meant a Hunting Sword not a marauders sword.

Also, look up a nimsha.

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>Axes do not give you enough damage in return for their poor balance. This makes me very sad, because axes are my favorite weapons, flavorwise.

They all taste coppery to me.

Agreed on the analysis. The cinqueda is one interesting weapon though, since you can't forge a HE jabber.

"Everything except a crossing broadsword is either worthless or two expensive"

I chuckle at this type of remark every time its thrown out. Whatever did we do before forging came out- woe was us- all we had were worthless weapons. Amazing any of us ever managed to learn HE.

>I chuckle at this type of remark every time its thrown out. Whatever did we do before forging came out- woe was us- all we had were worthless weapons. Amazing any of us ever managed to learn HE.

Stop being snarky Flavorpacket, you understand the meaning.

Either it's better than a Crossings broad, and costs 20 plat, or it's worse, and probably still costs more.

I hope shops in general get a review once the mech lore split and new combat come out.

Schiavona and Cinqueada

I've got to side with Rmel, schiavona all the way. But it's a heavy beast, 50-some stones. IIRC the swept-hilt falchion from SCC appraises the same, maybe a tad lighter, i can't be certain though. At heavy slice/mod impact, it hits like a freight train though.