Shaman Races

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Contents 1 Barbarian 2 Froglok 3 Iksar 4 Ogre 5 Troll 6 Vah Shir

Barbarian

;Starting Stats STR: 103 STA: 100 AGI: 82 DEX: 70 WIS: 80 INT: 60 CHA: 60 (30 points to spend) Deity choices The Tribunal - (The Six Hammers)

Racial Abilities Slam Minor bonus to cold resist Discussion Barbarians are a "good" race, so they don't have widespread faction issues. Most modern content is faction neutral anyway. They are a large race and can wear both medium and large sizes of armor (which is really only relevant in very old crafted armors). Barbarians have very poor night vision and can get lost in the dark places without a light source or vision buff at low levels. Newbie Quests Armor of Justice is a great set of armor, outclassing Totemic and much easier to acquire, giving (for a full set) AC +55, HP +59, and Wis +21. Also available is the Initiate Symbol of the Tribunal, a neck item which is a light source and summons hammers with undead bane damage.

Froglok

;Starting Stats STR: 70 STA: 85 AGI: 100 DEX: 100 WIS: 85 INT: 75 CHA: 55 (30 points to spend) Deity choices Mithaniel Marr - (The Lightbearer)

Racial Abilities Ultravision Starting skill of 125 in Swimming. Discussion Frogloks are a good race, so don't suffer from widespread faction issues. Most modern content is faction neutral anyway. They are small and have the most modern player models with cute animations. People want to eat them.

Iksar

;Starting Stats STR: 70 STA: 75 AGI: 90 DEX: 85 WIS: 90 INT: 75 CHA: 60 (30 points to spend) Deity choices Cazic Thule - (The Faceless)

Racial Abilities Infravision Forage, capped at skill 50. Starting skill of 100 in Swimming. Innate Armor Class bonus. Enhanced Innate Regeneration. Discussion Iksar are an evil race and have serious faction issues with other races. However, these faction issues are not as important in modern content since most common areas are faction neutral. Iksar cannot wear most "plate armor" from early EQ eras (original, kunark, some velious, etc). This includes the kunark shaman set, Jaundiced Bone. This problem is a non-issue since the introduction of class based armors. As noted above, Iksar cannot use the shaman kunark armor set, Jaundiced Bone. The Jaundiced Bone Bracer (JBB), with its' clickable nuke is regarded as a useful levelling tool for level 45-mid 50s and Iksar cannot use it. This was a source of much unhappiness for Iksar during early EQ eras. Iksar do have easy access to a long and involved quest line for the Ceremonial cudgels. This quest can be completed by other races, with sufficient faction work and effort. http://samanna.net/sham.info/cudgels.shtml Worshippers of Cazic Thule have access to a unique quest series for a fear animals/fear undead necklace. http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?quest=666

Ogre

;Starting Stats:STR: 130 STA: 127 AGI: 70 DEX: 70 WIS: 77 INT: 60 CHA: 42 (30 points to spend) Deity choices Rallos Zek - (The Warlord)

Racial Abilities Infravision Slam Frontal Stun Immunity Discussion Ogres are an evil race and have serious faction issues with other races. However, these faction issues are not as important in modern content since most common areas are faction neutral. Ogres are very large and may have trouble fitting through doors and small spaces without the ability to shrink. Ogres have Frontal Stun Immunity, which is widely regarded as the most powerful racial ability. Frontal Stun Immunity cannot be gained for shamans of other races through any other means (no AA, gear or other options). Players starting new Ogre characters should consider putting 5 starting points into Agility to avoid the AC penalty for characters under 75agi. Rallos Zek worshippers had strong crafted cultural armor from the Planes of Power era, this has been largely replaced by the new DON crafted armor though.

Troll

;Starting Stats:STR: 108 STA: 114 AGI: 83 DEX: 75 WIS: 70 INT: 52 CHA: 45 (30 points to spend) Deity choices Cazic Thule - (The Faceless) Innoruuk - (The Prince of Hate)

Racial Abilities Infravision Slam Enhanced Innate Regeneration Decreased fire resistance Discussion Trolls are an evil race and have serious faction issues with other races. However, these faction issues are not as important in modern content since most common areas are faction neutral. Trolls are large and may have trouble fitting through doors and small spaces without the ability to shrink. Trolls have enchanced health regeneration which can be helpful for reducing downtime at lower levels and aiding in regaining health lost to cannibalizing. Worshippers of Innoruuk have access to a unique quest item that can be situationally useful to shamans. The Regent Symbol of Innoruuk has a clickable short duration snare. http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=1254 Worshippers of Cazic Thule have access to a unique quest series for a fear animals/fear undead necklace. http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?quest=666

Vah Shir

;Starting Stats:STR: 90 STA: 80 AGI: 90 DEX: 70 WIS: 80 INT: 65 CHA: 70 (30 points to spend) Deity choices Agnostic

Racial Abilities Safe Fall Sneak Discussion Vah Shir are a neutral race, and their only Deity selection is Agnostic. They don't have any serious faction issues. Vah Shir have unique racial abilities in Safe Fall and Sneak - no other shaman race has these abilities. Sneak can be very useful in interacting with NPCs that are normally hostile towards you and sneaking past enemies. Vah Shir characters consume food more rapidly than other races. Vah Shir have a racial cloak quest. http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?quest=1533