Templates

Summary

Players can choose skillshave a wide range of character styles that can be 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 Strength
100 Dexterity
25 Intelligence

70 Fencing
70 Tactics
70 Tracking
70 Camping
70 Forensic Evaluation
70 Arms Lore
70 Animal Taming
70 Animal Lore
70 Veterinary
70 Magery

Notes:

Starting Skills: (Advanced) - 50 Magery, 49 Fencing, 1 Meditation
Training Credits: 50 Animal Taming, 50 Animal Lore (Stablemaster)
Recommended Weapon: Kryss or War Fork
Recommended Armor: Leather or Studded
Misc: Starter Pets - Colossal Frog tank and 3 monitor lizards (New Player Dungeon)

Starter Dexxer (700 skill points)

100 Strength
100 Dexterity
25 Intelligence

75 Swords or Maces or Archery or Wrestling or Fencing
75 Tactics
75 Chivalry
75 Healing
75 Anatomy
75 Arms Lore
75 Parrying
75 Resisting Spells

Starting Skills: (Advanced) - 50 Healing, 49 Mace Fighting, 1 Veterinary
Training Credits: 50 Resisting Spells (Mage), 50 Forensic Eval (Tanner)
Gear Recommendations: Grinding Light (Mace War Mace, or Maul), Platemail & Shield
Misc: Pure dexxers suffer from accuracy issues making them slow to start, great end game

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Starter Bard (700 skill points)

100 Strength
100 Dexterity
25 Intelligence

70 Mace Fighting
70 Tactics
70 Tracking
70 Camping
70 Forensic Evaluation
70 Arms Lore
70 Musicianship
70 Peacemaking
70 Discordance
70 Magery

Notes:

Starting Skills: (Advanced) - 50 Magery, 49 Musicianship, 1 Mace Fighting
Training Credits: 50 Peacemaking (Bard), 50 Forensic Eval (Tanner)
Recommended Weapon: Mace, War Mace, or Maul
Recommended Armor: Bone
Misc:

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 Peaceadin (700 Skillpoints)

100 Strength
100 Dexterity
25 Intelligence

100 Musicianship
100 Peacemaking
100 Discordance
100 Fencing or Macefighting
100 Tactics
100 Chivalry
100 Tracking

Playstyle: Peace and kill Enemies 1 by 1
Starting Skills (Advanced): Chivalry 50, Fencing or Macefighting 49, Discordance 1
Training Credits: Musicianship 50, Peacemaking 50
Recommended Aspect: Lyric
Recommended Weapon: Burst or Grinding (Medium) weapon
Recommended Armor: Platemail
Needed Codices: Chivalry Book, Fencing or Macefighting Codex, Bard Codex
Misc: Highly Recommended for newer players as a great early game build (cheap, strong)
It also performs well as support in groups

Basic Summoner (700 skill points)

100 Strength
25 Dexterity
100 Intelligence

100 Magery
100 Necromancy
100 Meditation
100 Evaluation Intelligence
100 Spirit Speaking
100 Wrestling
100 Focus

Playstyle: Use summons to Tank and kill, do damage yourself for the Wizards Grimoire
Starting Skills (Advanced): 50 Magery, 49 Necromancy, 1 Meditation
Training Credits: 50 Wrestling, 50 Evaluating Intelligence
Gear Recommendation: Leather Armor, Magical Spellbook with high potency
Book/Codice/Kit Required: Wizard's Grimoire, Summoner's Tome, Book of Necromancy
Aspect Recommendation: Void, Death or Eldritch
Misc: Consider Resisting Spells instead of Tracking if you intend to fight back in PVP

Basic Bard Tamer (700 skill points)

100 Strength
25 Dexterity
100 Intelligence

100 Animal Taming
100 Animal Lore
100 Musicianship or Provocation
100 Peacemaking
100 Discordance
100 Magery
100 Meditation or Herding

Playstyle: Peace and/or provoke mobs, while using pets to kill
Starting Skills (Advanced): 50 Taming, 49 Lore, 1 Music
Training Credits: 50 Magery, 49 Peacemaking
Gear Recommendation: Leather, Spellbook
Book/Codice/Kit Required: Taming Bestiary, Bard Codex, Wizard's Grimoire
Aspect Recommendation: Lyric, Command
Misc: Need 6 points in Bard Codex - Self Taught to go Provocation

Basic Dexxer (700 skill points)

100 Strength
100 Dexterity
25 Intelligence

100 Swords or Maces or Archery or Wrestling or Fencing
100 Tactics
100 Chivalry
100 Focus
80 Healing
80 Anatomy
80 Parrying
60 Resisting Spells

Notes:

Playstyle: Use a shield to block damage or a 2H for bonus damage and bandages or Chivalry abilities to sustain yourself.
Starting Skills (Advanced): 50 Weapon Skill, 49 Tactics, 1 Chivalry
Training Credits: 50 Healing, 50 Parrying
Gear Recommendations: Grinding Light & Shield or Grinding Medium weapon, Platemail
Book/Codice/Kit Requirements: Chivalry Book, Weapon Skill Codex, Parry Codex, Healer's Codex
Aspect Reco: Air, Earth, Fire, Discipline, Holy
Misc: Dexxers are slow starters, but great end game - focus on accuracy, swing speed (Chiv Divine Fury)

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

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

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

Lumber / Miner

100 Str / 100 Dex / 25 Int

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 Tamer (700 skill points)

100 Strength
100 Dexterity
25 Intelligence

70 Fencing
70 Tactics
70 Tracking
70 Camping
70 Forensic Evaluation
70 Arms Lore
70 Animal Taming
70 Animal Lore
70 Veterinary
70 Magery

Notes:

Starting Skills: (Advanced) - 50 Magery, 49 Fencing, 1 Meditation
Training Credits: 50 Animal Taming, 50 Animal Lore (Stablemaster)
Recommended Weapon: Kryss or War Fork
Recommended Armor: Leather or Studded
Misc: Starter Pets - Colossal Frog tank and 3 monitor lizards (New Player Dungeon)

Starter Dexxer (700 skill points)

100 Strength
100 Dexterity
25 Intelligence

75 Swords or Maces or Archery or Wrestling or Fencing
75 Tactics
75 Chivalry
75 Healing
75 Anatomy
75 Arms Lore
75 Parrying
75 Resisting Spells

Starting Skills: (Advanced) - 50 Healing, 49 Mace Fighting, 1 Veterinary
Training Credits: 50 Resisting Spells (Mage), 50 Forensic Eval (Tanner)
Gear Recommendations: Grinding Light (Mace War Mace, or Maul), Platemail & Shield
Misc: Pure dexxers suffer from accuracy issues making them slow to start, great end game

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