Templates

Summary

That page is meant to give new Outland Players recommendations on how to start the game.

• there are nearly endless options to Build a character
• due to constant Patches and changes advanced Templates change to often to outline them here
• be welcome to Discord to discuss specific builds or just try builds ingame or on the Test Shard

Starter Builds

These are temporary, true newbie builds that can take advantage of the accelerated skill gain in newbie dungeon to get a quick start for players who don't want to macro endlessly. Get to 700 points quickly, then switch certain skills to down arrows as desired to continue advancement into a more advanced template)

Starter Dexxer Tamer (700 skill points) 100 Str / 100 Dex / 25 Int 70 Fencing (fencing special raises hit chance, pets benefit) 70 Tactics (boosts base weap damage by 35%) 70 Tracking (PK visibility, +17.5% base weap dmg) 70 Camping (+140 stones backpack, basic travel, +17.5% base weap dmg) 70 Forensic Evaluation (extra hides/meat for $$, +17.5% base weap dmg) 70 Arms Lore (boosts fencing special chance to 17%) 70 Animal Taming 70 Animal Lore 70 Veterinary 70 Magery Utility and emergency heals/cures Starters (advanced): 50 Magery, 49 Fencing, 1 Meditation Training cert: 50 Animal Taming, 50 Animal Lore (Stablemaster) Starter pets: Colossal Frog tank and 3 monitor lizards (New Player Dungeon) Later pets: Scarab tank (Ossuary) and 3 searing lizards (Inferno) Recommended Weapon: Kryss or War Fork Recommended Armor: Leather or Studded

Starter Dexxer (700 skill points) 100 Str / 100 Dex / 25 Int 70 Mace Fighting (Best personal DPS due to armor crush) 70 Tactics (boosts base weapon damage by 35%) 70 Tracking (PK visibility, +17.5% base weapon dmg) 70 Camping (+140 stones backpack, basic travel, +17.5% base weapon dmg) 70 Forensic Evaluation (extra hides/meat for $$, +17.5% base weapon dmg) 70 Anatomy (unlocks bandage curing, +28% base weapon dmg) 70 Healing (Self heals and cures) 70 Arms Lore (boosts armor pierce chance to 17%) 70 Parrying (Mitigation for physical and magical attacks) 70 Resisting Spells (Mitigation for magical attacks) Starters (advanced): 50 Healing, 49 Mace Fighting, 1 Veterinary Training Cert: 50 Resisting Spells (Mage), 50 Forensic Eval (Tanner) Recommended Weapon: Mace, War Mace, or Maul Recommended Armor: Platemail & Shield

Baby Mage (700 skill points) 100 Str / 100 Int / 25 Dex 70 Magery 70 Meditation (mana regen) 70 Evaluating Intelligence (+35% base spell dmg) 70 Spirit Speaking (7% charged spell chance) 70 Tracking (PK visibility, +17.5% base spell dmg) 70 Camping (+140 stones backpack, basic travel, +17.5% base spell dmg) 70 Forensic Evaluation (extra hides/meat for $$, +17.5% base spell dmg) 70 Taste Identification (Mana regen, poison/bleed resist) 35 Inscription (4.5 min spell buffs) 35 Alchemy (4.5 min potion buffs) Starters (advanced): 50 Magery, 49 Spirit Speaking, 1 Meditation Training Cert: 35 Inscription, 35 Alchemy (alchemist), 30 Taste ID (cook) Preferred pets: Summoned Creatures (2 or 3 up at a time is fine) or Blade Spirits

Starter Bard (700 skill points) 100 Str / 100 Dex / 25 Int 70 Mace Fighting (highest solo DPS due to armor pierce) 70 Tactics (boosts base weapon damage by 50%) 70 Musicianship (pre-requisite for bard skills) 70 Peacemaking (stuns monsters so they don't fight back) 70 Discordance (gives 25% damage bonus, and 50% damage bonus when mobs are also peaced) 70 Tracking (PK vis, +7 bard skill, +17.5% base weapon dmg) 70 Forensic Evaluation (+7 bard skill, +17.5% base weapon dmg) 70 Arms Lore (boosts chance to pierce armor to 17%) 70 Camping (+140 stones backpack, basic travel) 70 Magery (Utility & emergency heals/cures)) Starters (Advanced): 50 Magery, 49 Musicianship, 1 Mace Fighting Training cert: 50 Peacemaking (Bard), 50 Forensic Eval (Tanner) Recommended weapon: Mace, War Mace, or Maul Recommended armor: Bone

PvM Farming Templates for New Players

These are very effective, low gold cost templates which can be used to farm up the money needed to pursue other careers.

Basic Wes Furtive Peace-Paladin (700 Skill Points) 100 Str / 25 Int / 100 Dex 100 Musicianship 100 Peacemaking 100 Discordance 100 Tactics 100 Tracking 100 Swordsmanship 100 Chivalry Recommended aspect: Lyric Recommended weapon: 2H Axe Note: Tracking will increase your damage output and warn you of approaching PKs. Try to get a Chivalry Book asap cheap from other Players. Swords because of the Accuracy Bonus in Swords Codex. 2h for dmg Bonus.

Basic Summoner (700 Skill Points) 100 Str / 100 Int / 25 Dex 100 Magery 100 Meditation 100 Evaluating Intelligence 100 Spirit Speaking 100 Taste Identification 100 Wrestling 100 Tracking or Resisting Spells Recommended aspect: Void(Recommended) or Eldritch Recommended armor: Leather Note: Tracking will increase your damage output and warn you of approaching PKs.

Bard Tamer (700 skill points) 100 Str / 100 Dex / 25 Int 100 Musicianship (pre-requisite for bard skills) 100 Peacemaking or Provocation (keeps mobs off you) 100 Discordance (gives 25% damage bonus, and 50% damage bonus when mobs are also peaced/provo'd) 100 Forensic Evaluation (Leather, and +10 effective barding skill) 90 Tracking (PK visibility, and +10 effective barding skill) 70 Animal Taming (70 min for 5 x minion from Pulma 1) 70 Animal Lore (70 min for 5 x minion from Pulma 1) 70 Magery or Veterinary 70 taming / magery is quick in newbie dungeon.

Prototypical PvM Dexxer Template (700 Skill Points) 100 Str / 100 Dex / 25 Int 100 Weapon Skill (Mace Fighting, Archery, Wrestling, Swordsmanship, Fencing) 100 Tactics 100 Chivalry 80 Healing 80 Arms Lore 80 Parrying 80 Anatomy 80 Resisting Spells Compatible Armor Aspect: Air(Recommended), Earth, Fire, Discipline Compatible Weapon Aspect: Air, Artisan, Discipline, Any Recommended Armor type: Platemail Recommended Weapon Types: Mace Fighting, Archery

PvM Pure Dexxer Templates

These are playtested pure dexxer templates which perform well from the point in which a player starts their aspect all the way to when the player starts unlocks higher tiers.

Low Aspect PVM Dexxer (700-720 skill points) 100 Str / 100 Dex / 25 Int 100 Weapon (Mace Fighting, Archery, Wrestling, Swordsmanship, Fencing) 100 Tactics 100 Chivalry, Tracking, Forensic Evaluation or Camping 80 Healing 80 Arms Lore 80 Parrying 80 Anatomy 80 Resisting Spells 20 Alchemy (Optional) Compatible Armor Aspect: Air (Recommended), Earth, Discipline (Wrestling), Holy (Chivalry) Compatible Weapon Aspect: Air, Artisan, Discipline, Fire Any Recommended Armor type: Platemail Recommended Weapon Types: Mace Fighting, Archery

Shadow Backstabber (720 skill points) 100 Str / 100 Dex / 25 Int 120 Stealth 100 Hiding 120 Forensic Evaluation or Tracking 100 Archery or Mace Fighting 100 Tactics 100 Camping 80 Arms Lore Compatible Armor Aspect: Shadow Compatible Weapon Aspect: Shadow, Water Recommended Armor type: Platemail Recommended Codex Setup: Long Shot/Maiming, Pincushion, Wild Swing, Pulverize

Air/Earth Farmer (720 skill points) 100 Str / 100 Dex / 25 Int 100 Mace Fighting 100 Tactics 100 Chivalry 80 Healing 80 Arms Lore 80 Parrying 80 Anatomy 80 Resisting Spells 20 Alchemy Compatible Armor Aspect: Air (Recommended)/Earth/Discipline (Wrestler) Compatible Weapon Aspect: Any Recommended Armor type: Platemail Recommended Codex Setup: Sunder, Shatter, Maiming, Pincushion, Monkey, Zen Strike Notes: This build is a good versatile farming build. Wrestling requires lighter armor to enable codex stance re-activation

Advanced Swords Bleeder (720 skill points) 100 Str / 100 Dex / 25 Int 100 Swordsmanship 120 Chivalry 100 Anatomy 120 Arms Lore 100 Tactics 80 Healing 80 Parrying 20 Alchemy, Tracking, Forensic Evaluation or Camping Compatible Armor Aspect: Air, Blood (Recommended) Compatible Weapon Aspect: Fire, Air, Blood Artisan, Any Recommended Armor type: Platemail Recommended Weapon type: Any Axe Recommended Codex Setup: Flaying, Execute Note: This build specializes in maximizing damage dealt to bosses.

Crafting / Mule / Worker Templates

Jack-of-All Trades 100 Str / 100 Dex / 25 Int 120 Blacksmithing 120 Tinkering 120 Tailoring 120 Carpentry 120 Item Identification 120 Camping

Lumber / Miner 100 Str / 100 Dex / 25 Int 120 Lumberjacking 120 Mining 100 Tactics 100 Swordsmanship 100 Camping 100 Tracking 60 Magery

Community Videos

There are alot of great Templates and Guides available on Youtube from various awesome Content Creators. Make sure to check them out for visual Guidance.

• some examples:

Garrets Testing area for Template layouts.

Starter Dexxer (700 skill points)

Strength

100

Dexterity

100

Intelligence

25

Mace Fighting

70

Tactics

70

Tracking

70

Camping

70

Forensic Evaluation

70

Anatomy

70

Healing

70

Arms Lore

70

Parrying

70

Resisting Spells

70

Starters (advanced): 50 Healing, 49 Mace Fighting, 1 Veterinary
Training Cert: 50 Resisting Spells (Mage), 50 Forensic Eval (Tanner)
Recommended Weapon: Mace, War Mace, or Maul
Recommended Armor: Platemail & Shield

Starter Dexxer (700 skill points)

Strength

100

Dexterity

100

Intelligence

25

Mace Fighting

70

Tactics

70

Tracking

70

Camping

70

Forensic Evaluation

70

Anatomy

70

Healing

70

Arms Lore

70

Parrying

70

Resisting Spells

70

Starters (advanced): 50 Healing, 49 Mace Fighting, 1 Veterinary
Training Cert: 50 Resisting Spells (Mage), 50 Forensic Eval (Tanner)
Recommended Weapon: Mace, War Mace, or Maul
Recommended Armor: Platemail & Shield