Category:Black Circle Initiates - Revision history

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Vagonuth at 20:45, 10 April 2025

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3nki: /* BCIs at Lord Tier */

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BCIs at Lord Tier

Xantho at 04:16, 7 March 2025

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3nki: /* BCI Creation */

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BCI Creation

3nki: /* BCIs at Hero Tier */

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BCIs at Hero Tier

3nki: /* BCI Creation */

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BCI Creation

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 * A large kill counter - about 333 at lvl 50, 359 at hero 1, and rising fast afterwards (433 at hero 5).
-With this in mind, linger in lower xp areas when leveling at lowmort and try to rack up the kill counter. Remember that kills need to give xp to add to the counter. Once ready and level 50, the [[:Category:Black Circle Initiate Trainers |BCI master]] will give you a quest. If you try to prestige and the Master replies: 'Yeah, I've heard of you, but I haven't heard much. How do I know you've got what it takes?' it means you still need more kills.
+With this in mind, linger in lower xp areas when leveling at lowmort and try to rack up the kill counter. Remember that kills need to give xp to add to the counter. Once ready and level 50, the [[:Category:Black Circle Initiate Trainers |BCI master]] will give you a quest. If you try to prestige and the Master replies: 'Yeah, I've heard of you, but I haven't heard much. How do I know you've got what it takes?' it means you still need more kills. Oddities when you're mid to high level 30 are plentiful, quick to kill and give about 20 xp each.
 === The Quest ===

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 '''Annakinesia''' can be attractive for the balance of extra xp, extra hp, rogue damage and - physical lag %.'''

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-'''Annakinesia can be attractive for the balance of extra xp, extra hp, rogue damage and - physical lag %.'''
+'''Annakinesia''' can be attractive for the balance of extra xp, extra hp, rogue damage and - physical lag %.'''
 '''Shizaga''' is great for "smart" races - those wishing to maximize their mana gains, and that will rely on death field to do damage. This in turn leads to ability to solo akin to mages - using surged death field and a charged shield to clear large amounts of enemies at once while relying on tank gear and not using melee abilities. Alternatively, "strong" races such as [[Black Dragons]] can still do significant melee damage with a Shizaga worship, and thanks to large hp pools and good racial armor run in full hit gear. Shizaga gives bonuses to spell damage, better mana gains, bonuses to rogue skills like backstab and is far better for poisoning weapons.

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 '''Shizaga''' is great for "smart" races - those wishing to maximize their mana gains, and that will rely on death field to do damage. This in turn leads to ability to solo akin to mages - using surged death field and a charged shield to clear large amounts of enemies at once while relying on tank gear and not using melee abilities. Alternatively, "strong" races such as [[Black Dragons]] can still do significant melee damage with a Shizaga worship, and thanks to large hp pools and good racial armor run in full hit gear. Shizaga gives bonuses to spell damage, better mana gains, bonuses to rogue skills like backstab and is far better for poisoning weapons.
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 As with worship, each devotion suits its particular gameplay style.
-Annakinesia can be attractive for the balance of extra xp, extra hp, rogue damage and - physical lag %. Shizaga will give bonus AC useful for soloing or tanking, where Tor devotion will increase damage and HP gains while further reducing mana gains.
+Annakinesia makes sense to devote, gaining str and dex inchange for wis. Shizaga will give bonus AC useful for soloing or tanking, where Tor devotion will increase damage and HP gains while further reducing mana gains.
 === Fighting ===

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 ! align="center" style="background:#ffdead;" colspan=2 | EFFECTS PER DEITY
 ! align="center" style="background:#ffdead;width:48px" | [[Shizaga   |Shz]]
 ! align="center" style="background:#ffdead;width:48px" | [[Tor       |Tor]]
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 ! align="left" style="background:#efefef;" rowspan=2 | Regeneration Rate
 ! align="left" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Hit Points |Hit Points]]
 | align="center" style="background:#ffbbbb;color:#ff0000" | -10%
 | align="center" style="background:#eeeeff;color:#0000ff" | +05%
 |-
 ! align="left" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Mana Points |Mana Points]]
 | align="center" style="background:#ffffff;color:#ffffff" | 00%
 | align="center" style="background:#ffffff;color:#ffffff" |  00%
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 ! align="left" style="background:#efefef;" rowspan=2 | [[Cast |Spellcasting]]
 ! align="left" style="background:#efefef;" | Cost
 | align="center" style="background:#eeeeff;color:#0000ff" | -05%
 | align="center" style="background:#ffdddd;color:#ff0000" | +10%
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 ! align="left" style="background:#efefef;" | Lag
 | align="center" style="background:#ddddff;color:#0000ff" | -20%
 | align="center" style="background:#ffffff;color:#ffffff" | 00%
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 ! align="left" style="background:#efefef;" rowspan=3 | Combat Damage
 ! align="left" style="background:#efefef;" | Melee Weapon
 | align="center" style="background:#ffdddd;color:#ff0000" | worse
 | align="center" style="background:#bbbbff;color:#0000ff" | better
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 ! align="left" style="background:#efefef;" | Rogue Damage
 | align="center" style="background:#ddddff;color:#0000ff" | better
 | align="center" style="background:#bbbbff;color:#0000ff" | best
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 ! align="left" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Cast |Spellcasting]]
 | align="center" style="background:#ddddff;color:#0000ff" | better
 | align="center" style="background:#ffdddd;color:#ff0000" | worse
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 ! align="left" style="background:#efefef;" colspan=2 | Combat [[Experience Points |Experience-Point]] Gains
 | align="center" style="background:#eeeeff;color:#0000ff" | +05%
 | align="center" style="background:#ffffff;color:#ffffff" |  00%
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 ! align="left" style="background:#efefef;" colspan=2 | Death [[Experience Points |Experience-Point]] Losses
 | align="center" style="background:#ffffff;color:#ffffff" |  00%
 | align="center" style="background:#ddddff;color:#0000ff" | -05%
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 ! align="left" style="background:#efefef;" rowspan=3 | Levelup Gains
 ! align="left" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Hit Points |Hit Points]]
 | align="center" style="background:#ffffff;color:#ffffff" | same
 | align="center" style="background:#ffffff;color:#ffffff" | same
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 ! align="left" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Mana Points |Mana Points]]
 | align="center" style="background:#bbbbff;color:#0000ff" | best
 | align="center" style="background:#ffdddd;color:#ff0000" | worse
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 ! align="left" style="background:#efefef;" | [[Practice Points |Practice Points]]<sup>[2]</sup>
 | align="center" style="background:#bbbbff;color:#0000ff" |  +1
 | align="center" style="background:#ffeeee;color:#ff0000" | -1
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 ! align="left" style="background:#efefef;" colspan=2 | Effective [[Intelligence|Int]] for [[Practice Points|Practicing]]
 | align="center" style="background:#ffeeee;color:#ff0000" | -0.5
 | align="center" style="background:#ffcccc;color:#ff0000" | -1.5
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 ! align="center" style="background:#ffdead;width:25px" | [[Dexterity    |Dex]]
 ! align="center" style="background:#ffdead;width:25px" | [[Constitution |Con]]
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 ! style="background:#efefef;" | [[Shizaga   |Shz]]
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 As with worship, each devotion suits its particular gameplay style.
-Shizaga will give bonus AC useful for soloing or tanking, where Tor devotion will increase damage and HP gains while further reducing mana gains.
+Annakinesia can be attractive for the balance of extra xp, extra hp, rogue damage and - physical lag %. Shizaga will give bonus AC useful for soloing or tanking, where Tor devotion will increase damage and HP gains while further reducing mana gains.
 === Fighting ===

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 == BCIs at Lord Tier ==
-BCIs continue to be powerful characters at the lord tier, although overshadowed by assassins and especially by rogues. [[Nightcloak]] will insure your continuing high stab rate, and in-class [[Regeneration]] can be nice. In addition, BCI can cast [[Steel Skeleton]] on group members.
+BCIs continue to be powerful characters at the lord tier, although overshadowed somewhat by assassins. [[Nightcloak]] will insure your continuing high stab rate, and in-class [[Regeneration]] can be nice. In addition, BCI can cast [[Steel Skeleton]] on group members.
 Unfortunately the BCIs do not receive [[Slip]] or [[Disengage]] but they can still open with a stab and let another rogue or assassin slip in for later damage.
-Depending on your race, you can either [[Sense Weakness]] and [[Vital Shot]] midround, or [[Mindwipe]] the mobs for a nice little boost in damage.
+Depending on your preference, you can either [[Sense Weakness]] to improve melee damage, or [[Khabyss Insight]] to improve psionic spell damage ([[Mindstrike]], [[Mindrend]]).
 == BCI Remort Options ==

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 == BCI Creation ==
-BCI is a possible class option only for lizard-kin (and fake lizard-kin) races: [[Troglodytes|troglodytes]], [[Draconians|draconians]], [[Firedrakes|firedrakes]], [[Lizardmen|lizardmen]] and [[miraar]] rogues. Remort races that can become BCI are [[dragons]] and [[tuataurs]]. [[:Category:Imps| Imps]] can become a BCI whilst a Dust Imp since they have the racial characteristic 'Scaled Race'.
+BCI is a possible class option only for lizard-kin (and fake lizard-kin) races: [[Troglodytes|troglodytes]], [[Draconians|draconians]], [[Firedrakes|firedrakes]], [[Lizardmen|lizardmen]] and [[miraar]] rogues. Remort races that can become BCI are [[dragons]] and [[tuataurs]]. [[:Category:Imps| Imps]] CANNOT become a BCI whilst a Dust Imp despite having the racial characteristic 'Scaled Race'.  They must be REPTILIAN.
 The [[:Category:Black Circle Initiate Trainers |BCI master]] can be found at the bottom of the [[:Category:Valley Of The Sun |Valley of the Sun]]. Requirements are:

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 == BCIs at Hero Tier ==
-There is little difference between BCI and Rogues at low hero, except that BCI receive less of the useful spells. After 101 they come into their own, however, as they are able to both stab as a rogue and to use [[Death Field]] for tremendous area damage, to name but a few of their primary abilities. They can also use [[Quickcast]] and [[Shadowcast]] to add certain psionic spells to a mid-round vital shot or an opening surprise attack. Max bci surge is 3.
+While it might appear there is little difference between BCI and Rogues at low hero, except that BCI receive less of the useful spells, this is not quite accurate. At hero 33 BCI can learn [[Deception]] which can be very handy against mobs that wield. Also, starting at hero 11 they learn a series of six psionic damage spells, starting with [[Psychic Drain]] and culminating with [[Ultrablast]] at hero 91. Coupled with [[Surge]] (hero 49) these spells can add noticeable damage during a fight. [[Overconfidence]] can also be useful against mobs that flee, particularly flying ones (which can't be tripped).
 === Training ===

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 * One of the races listed above,
 * Spotless criminal record - ie. '''NO''' arrests,
-* A large kill counter - about 333 at lvl 50, 359 at hero 1, and rising fast afterwards.
+* A large kill counter - about 333 at lvl 50, 359 at hero 1, and rising fast afterwards (433 at hero 5).
 With this in mind, linger in lower xp areas when leveling at lowmort and try to rack up the kill counter. Remember that kills need to give xp to add to the counter. Once ready and level 50, the [[:Category:Black Circle Initiate Trainers |BCI master]] will give you a quest. If you try to prestige and the Master replies: 'Yeah, I've heard of you, but I haven't heard much. How do I know you've got what it takes?' it means you still need more kills.