Raven Darkholme

No you don't chant when prone or stunned I think.^^ (At least on stun it doesn't work)

I play mostly without invocations from level 9 up to not interrupt dragon chant stacking.

Don't go low Mi with a cipher cause Echo. I'd rather lower Con and put it in Mi at least as soon as you have access to Botanic Garden and Creature parts in your stronghold chest and can craft unlimited Vital essence potions. 14 Might with 12 Con? I was fairly worried about survivability in fights as I often find no matter how high my defenses are I'm going to be taking hits and I figured the more shots I could take the more room for beating the fight I had. Yeah 12 Con are fine with resting and food that's still 14-16 Con. And with item up to 19.

I'd be inclined to think 30 pt shield is stronger than 10 fort + will, but since you actually tried it I go with your judgment for now.

Don't go low Mi with a cipher cause Echo. I'd rather lower Con and put it in Mi at least as soon as you have access to Botanic Garden and Creature parts in your stronghold chest and can craft unlimited Vital essence potions.

I suppose that makes Paladins slightly better defensively with the food bonuses as they have equivalent defences (Deep Faith Faith and Conviction giving +10 to 20 base deflection, +20 each to the rest, +5 to each stat for the Chanter giving +5 to 25 base deflection and again +20 each to the rest) otherwise. The difference in defense doesn't make up for the better utility of a chanter solo. If you want max defense you are better of with the 30 pt damage shield anyway and if you want to clear big mobs SA will never last long enough while Dragon chant lasts .... forever. Not very interesting with a party but solo it's a different story.

F+C was bugged after an update (3.0 I think) but has long been fixed since.

6 chanters = 0 micro.^^

1. Chanter 2. Druid 3. Paladin 4. Wizard 5. Priest Would be my top 5 for Ultimate. Blights might make the druid slightly stronger but I think the better defense does it for Chanter.

Solo.^^

This is normal for crpgs tho, Baldur's Gate was exactly the same. Many people didn't like DA I personally never played it but if it doesn't reward you for microing your group then I prolly wouldn't either.

I'd go barbarian if you haven't go watch Kaylon's video. :D edit: http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/88179-tank-barbarians-seem-pretty-disgusting/?p=1830135

Guess I misunderstood it all this time, thanks for letting me know.

Was that always like this? I recall that you couldn't have 2 defensive auras.

Cautious Attack :')

I never use the aura but also wouldn't call it useless because of food. It's just me personally rather using CA on my pally.

As to shield that's why I said use another weapon slot, if Eder can tank it's better but if you draw aggro you need more def in low level. Goldpacts do everything for money, yes mercenaries.

Int is best. And Goldpacts are cool my last pally was also Goldpact.

Nah he was meant to help me but I think he tanked one or two hits before dieing.^^ I survived tho. :D

The fun times Durance had, when I dragged those to him with my solo pala. Sadly he didn't survive.

If you tank you absolutely need a shield at low levels. How about you put hatchet and small shield in your 2nd weapon slot until you have your ranged weapon and more companions to tank for you?

I did the bear at level 3 even before 2.0.^^ (After that too but it was easier.) Not to brag just to confirm what you said. edit oh I didn't even have figurine.^^ I love the wizard a lot in PoE thanks for doing all these awesome screenshots motivates me to play my wiz again.

Hey if it suits you it's all good. I love monks. It's just that monks need to get hurt for wounds and it didn't sound like something you would do, if I was wrong it's awesome enjoy.

Ofc pala is most tanky. With a lot of effort and knowledge you can make priest and wizard more tanky but that includes a lot of spells used and items worn and is endgame only. Monk is not your style from what I read sorry to repeat myself but pala is more straightforward.

If you had trouble keeping your priest alive Monk is not for you, sorry if that sounds blunt. Play paladin who can take high res per and Int for dialogue and still benefits from it. High Might, 6-9 Con low - dumped Dex, high Per maxed Int and maxed Res. Take defensive talents early incl fortitude talent.