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Tanky Hunting

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	A byproduct of being able to heal themselves up in a flash after healing others, the empath just happens to be the most tanky, resilient class in the game. They are near unkillable if played correctly while hunting. Any wound received disappears in a near instant, and Empaths even have a spell that acts as a ward against taking vitality damage. They have spammable AOE debilitation spells that knocks every creature in the room to sleep. High level hunting grounds in the realms now, such as Lava Drakes and Ice Archons, can be hunted now by empaths with weapons if their skills are high enough. And even without weapons, MANIPULATE and guardian spirit kills living creatures such as Wyverns at a decent rate, while easily mind locking Empathy and TM.		A byproduct of being able to heal themselves up in a flash after healing others, the empath just happens to be the most tanky, resilient class in the game. They are near unkillable if played correctly while hunting. Any wound received disappears in a near instant, and Empaths even have a spell that acts as a ward against taking vitality damage. They have spammable AOE debilitation spells that knocks every creature in the room to sleep. High level hunting grounds in the realms now, such as Lava Drakes and Ice Archons, can be hunted now by empaths with weapons if their skills are high enough. And even without weapons, MANIPULATE and guardian spirit kills living creatures such as Wyverns at a decent rate, while easily mind locking Empathy and TM.

	But will an Empath ever kill as fast as Warrior Mages zapping entire ~~round~~ with AOE spells? Or Barbarians whirlwinding and taking out every mob at melee range? Probably not. However killing super fast is overrated for two reasons. The first is that you are limited by the spawn rate of creatures. There are some crazy swarmy hunting grounds where you can maintain a kill every 6 seconds. But most hunting grounds are close to one kill every 20-30 seconds, some even slower. If you kill faster than that there will be no mobs left in the room. The second reason why killing fast is overrated is that you want to maintain a few mobs on you at all times to keep defenses moving anyways. This will be less important when you are starting out a new tier of hunting ground and lock fast, but will be extremely key when you are near the cap of a one tier, and desperately need more defenses to hunt the next one safely.		But will an Empath ever kill as fast as Warrior Mages zapping entire rooms with AOE spells? Or Barbarians whirlwinding and taking out every mob at melee range? Probably not. However killing super fast is overrated for two reasons. The first is that you are limited by the spawn rate of creatures. There are some crazy swarmy hunting grounds where you can maintain a kill every 6 seconds. But most hunting grounds are close to one kill every 20-30 seconds, some even slower. If you kill faster than that there will be no mobs left in the room. The second reason why killing fast is overrated is that you want to maintain a few mobs on you at all times to keep defenses moving anyways. This will be less important when you are starting out a new tier of hunting ground and lock fast, but will be extremely key when you are near the cap of a one tier, and desperately need more defenses to hunt the next one safely.

	=== Lore Prime ===		=== Lore Prime ===

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2019-03-20T16:01:16Z

Tanky Hunting

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	A byproduct of being able to heal themselves up in a flash after healing others, the empath just happens to be the most tanky, resilient class in the game. They are near unkillable if played correctly while hunting. Any wound received disappears in a near instant, and Empaths even have a spell that acts as a ward against taking vitality damage. They have spammable AOE debilitation spells that knocks every creature in the room to sleep. High level hunting grounds in the realms now, such as Lava Drakes and Ice Archons, can be hunted now by empaths with weapons if their skills are high enough. And even without weapons, MANIPULATE and guardian spirit kills living creatures such as Wyverns at a decent rate, while easily mind locking Empathy and TM.		A byproduct of being able to heal themselves up in a flash after healing others, the empath just happens to be the most tanky, resilient class in the game. They are near unkillable if played correctly while hunting. Any wound received disappears in a near instant, and Empaths even have a spell that acts as a ward against taking vitality damage. They have spammable AOE debilitation spells that knocks every creature in the room to sleep. High level hunting grounds in the realms now, such as Lava Drakes and Ice Archons, can be hunted now by empaths with weapons if their skills are high enough. And even without weapons, MANIPULATE and guardian spirit kills living creatures such as Wyverns at a decent rate, while easily mind locking Empathy and TM.

	But will an Empath ever kill as fast as Warrior Mages zapping entire round with AOE spells? Or Barbarians whirlwinding and taking out every mob at melee range? Probably not. However killing super fast is overrated for two reasons. The first is that you are limited by the spawn rate of creatures. There are some crazy swarmy hunting grounds where you can maintain a kill every 6 seconds. But most hunting grounds are close to one kill every 20-30 seconds, some even slower, ~~and if~~ you kill faster than that there will be no mobs left in the room. The second reason why killing fast is overrated is that you want to maintain a few mobs on you at all times to keep defenses moving anyways. This will be less important when you are starting out a new tier of hunting ground and lock fast, but will be extremely key when you are near the cap of a one tier, and desperately need more defenses to hunt the next one safely.		But will an Empath ever kill as fast as Warrior Mages zapping entire round with AOE spells? Or Barbarians whirlwinding and taking out every mob at melee range? Probably not. However killing super fast is overrated for two reasons. The first is that you are limited by the spawn rate of creatures. There are some crazy swarmy hunting grounds where you can maintain a kill every 6 seconds. But most hunting grounds are close to one kill every 20-30 seconds, some even slower. If you kill faster than that there will be no mobs left in the room. The second reason why killing fast is overrated is that you want to maintain a few mobs on you at all times to keep defenses moving anyways. This will be less important when you are starting out a new tier of hunting ground and lock fast, but will be extremely key when you are near the cap of a one tier, and desperately need more defenses to hunt the next one safely.

	=== Lore Prime ===		=== Lore Prime ===

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2019-03-20T16:00:35Z

Tanky Hunting

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	=== Tanky Hunting ===		=== Tanky Hunting ===
	A byproduct of being able to heal themselves up in a flash after healing others, the empath just happens to be the most tanky, resilient class in the game. They are near unkillable if played correctly while hunting. Any wound received disappears in a near instant, and Empaths even have a spell that acts as a ward against taking vitality damage. They have spammable AOE debilitation spells that knocks every creature in the room to sleep. High level hunting grounds in the realms now, such as Lava Drakes and Ice Archons, can be hunted now by empaths with weapons if their skills are high enough. And even without weapons, MANIPULATE and guardian spirit kills living creatures such as Wyverns at a decent rate, while easily mind locking Empathy and TM.		A byproduct of being able to heal themselves up in a flash after healing others, the empath just happens to be the most tanky, resilient class in the game. They are near unkillable if played correctly while hunting. Any wound received disappears in a near instant, and Empaths even have a spell that acts as a ward against taking vitality damage. They have spammable AOE debilitation spells that knocks every creature in the room to sleep. High level hunting grounds in the realms now, such as Lava Drakes and Ice Archons, can be hunted now by empaths with weapons if their skills are high enough. And even without weapons, MANIPULATE and guardian spirit kills living creatures such as Wyverns at a decent rate, while easily mind locking Empathy and TM.

			But will an Empath ever kill as fast as Warrior Mages zapping entire round with AOE spells? Or Barbarians whirlwinding and taking out every mob at melee range? Probably not. However killing super fast is overrated for two reasons. The first is that you are limited by the spawn rate of creatures. There are some crazy swarmy hunting grounds where you can maintain a kill every 6 seconds. But most hunting grounds are close to one kill every 20-30 seconds, some even slower, and if you kill faster than that there will be no mobs left in the room. The second reason why killing fast is overrated is that you want to maintain a few mobs on you at all times to keep defenses moving anyways. This will be less important when you are starting out a new tier of hunting ground and lock fast, but will be extremely key when you are near the cap of a one tier, and desperately need more defenses to hunt the next one safely.

	=== Lore Prime ===		=== Lore Prime ===

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2019-03-20T15:54:38Z

Stats

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	Reflex is the most important defensive stat. Because we are survival secondary, Evasion will be our most important defense, above Parry, Shield, and Armor. Reflex is our combat stat used to hunt mobs at our level. It also helps in minor ways with shield, hiding, and crafting.		Reflex is the most important defensive stat. Because we are survival secondary, Evasion will be our most important defense, above Parry, Shield, and Armor. Reflex is our combat stat used to hunt mobs at our level. It also helps in minor ways with shield, hiding, and crafting.

	Buffs in DR used to be independent of your own ranks. In the old days people would use Constellation Jewelry (CJs) and empathic linking to give insane bonuses to characters that would otherwise have no ranks or stats. Today all buffs to ranks and stats are capped at a percent of your maximum ranks. Buffs effectively scale with your stat, so the more of the stat you have, the better. We will be maxing out reflex so when we buff it, our defenses are top notch. This is especially helpful early on to help Empathy learning rates from hunting living creatures.		Buffs in DR used to be independent of your own ranks. In the old days people would use Constellation Jewelry (CJs) and empathic linking to give insane bonuses to characters that would otherwise have very low ranks or stats. Today all buffs to ranks and stats are capped at a percent of your maximum ranks. Buffs effectively scale with your stat, so the more of the stat you have, the better. We will be maxing out reflex so when we buff it, our defenses are top notch. This is especially helpful early on to help Empathy learning rates from hunting living creatures.

	Charisma used to be the most important stat for Guardian Spirit, which used to scale off Empathy and Charisma. Today it primarily scales off an Empath's Targeted Magic skill. Regardless, Charisma is still very important for an empath as it still directly affects manipulation, which is our primary offense ability and way of training Empathy. It also affects prices on crafting, shifting, along with how much we learn and teach from classes.		Charisma used to be the most important stat for Guardian Spirit, which used to scale off Empathy and Charisma. Today it primarily scales off an Empath's Targeted Magic skill. Regardless, Charisma is still very important for an empath as it still directly affects manipulation, which is our primary offense ability and way of training Empathy. It also affects prices on crafting, shifting, along with how much we learn and teach from classes.

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2019-03-20T15:53:53Z

Stats

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	Charisma used to be the most important stat for Guardian Spirit, which used to scale off Empathy and Charisma. Today it primarily scales off an Empath's Targeted Magic skill. Regardless, Charisma is still very important for an empath as it still directly affects manipulation, which is our primary offense ability and way of training Empathy. It also affects prices on crafting, shifting, along with how much we learn and teach from classes.		Charisma used to be the most important stat for Guardian Spirit, which used to scale off Empathy and Charisma. Today it primarily scales off an Empath's Targeted Magic skill. Regardless, Charisma is still very important for an empath as it still directly affects manipulation, which is our primary offense ability and way of training Empathy. It also affects prices on crafting, shifting, along with how much we learn and teach from classes.

	So in summary our stat weights look something like this: Int = Reflex > Charisma > Disc = Wisdom = Stamina > Strength > Agility		So in summary our stat weights look something like this: Int = Reflex > Charisma >> Disc = Wisdom = Stamina > Strength > Agility

	All the other stats are not as important. In the old days, Stamina and Discipline were very important for an Empath, as the process of taking wounds would tank an Empath's concentration and stamina, to the point where they could not heal themselves up afterwards, and was at risk of dying to bleeders. This is no longer the case. I recently circled a baby gnome Empath with very little of both of these stats, and I was shocked that I could take all the wounds from a patient and have both stamina and concentration be relatively fine afterwards. Today, Discipline still helps you hide a bit better, and absorb your spells a bit quicker. Stamina gives you more of a vitality buffer when healing very wounded patients, as well as combat. Wisdom is like a less effective Intelligence-- it helps give you bigger pulse sizes when draining experience, but training Intelligence gives you a bigger pool, and therefore a bigger pulse as well.		All the other stats are not as important. In the old days, Stamina and Discipline were very important for an Empath, as the process of taking wounds would tank an Empath's concentration and stamina, to the point where they could not heal themselves up afterwards, and was at risk of dying to bleeders. This is no longer the case. I recently circled a baby gnome Empath with very little of both of these stats, and I was shocked that I could take all the wounds from a patient and have both stamina and concentration be relatively fine afterwards. Today, Discipline still helps you hide a bit better, and absorb your spells a bit quicker. Stamina gives you more of a vitality buffer when healing very wounded patients, as well as combat. Wisdom is like a less effective Intelligence-- it helps give you bigger pulse sizes when draining experience, but training Intelligence gives you a bigger pool, and therefore a bigger pulse as well.

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Stats

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	Reflex is the most important defensive stat. Because we are survival secondary, Evasion will be our most important defense, above Parry, Shield, and Armor. Reflex is our combat stat used to hunt mobs at our level. It also helps in minor ways with shield, hiding, and crafting.		Reflex is the most important defensive stat. Because we are survival secondary, Evasion will be our most important defense, above Parry, Shield, and Armor. Reflex is our combat stat used to hunt mobs at our level. It also helps in minor ways with shield, hiding, and crafting.

			Buffs in DR used to be independent of your own ranks. In the old days people would use Constellation Jewelry (CJs) and empathic linking to give insane bonuses to characters that would otherwise have no ranks or stats. Today all buffs to ranks and stats are capped at a percent of your maximum ranks. Buffs effectively scale with your stat, so the more of the stat you have, the better. We will be maxing out reflex so when we buff it, our defenses are top notch. This is especially helpful early on to help Empathy learning rates from hunting living creatures.

	Charisma used to be the most important stat for Guardian Spirit, which used to scale off Empathy and Charisma. Today it primarily scales off an Empath's Targeted Magic skill. Regardless, Charisma is still very important for an empath as it still directly affects manipulation, which is our primary offense ability and way of training Empathy. It also affects prices on crafting, shifting, along with how much we learn and teach from classes.		Charisma used to be the most important stat for Guardian Spirit, which used to scale off Empathy and Charisma. Today it primarily scales off an Empath's Targeted Magic skill. Regardless, Charisma is still very important for an empath as it still directly affects manipulation, which is our primary offense ability and way of training Empathy. It also affects prices on crafting, shifting, along with how much we learn and teach from classes.

	So in summary our stat weights look something like this: Int = Reflex = Charisma > Disc = Wisdom = Stamina > Strength > Agility		So in summary our stat weights look something like this: Int = Reflex > Charisma > Disc = Wisdom = Stamina > Strength > Agility

	All the other stats are not as important. In the old days, Stamina and Discipline were very important for an Empath, as the process of taking wounds would tank an Empath's concentration and stamina, to the point where they could not heal themselves up afterwards, and was at risk of dying to bleeders. This is no longer the case. I recently circled a baby gnome Empath with very little of both of these stats, and I was shocked that I could take all the wounds from a patient and have both stamina and concentration be relatively fine afterwards. Today, Discipline still helps you hide a bit better, and absorb your spells a bit quicker. Stamina gives you more of a vitality buffer when healing very wounded patients, as well as combat. Wisdom is like a less effective Intelligence-- it helps give you bigger pulse sizes when draining experience, but training Intelligence gives you a bigger pool, and therefore a bigger pulse as well.		All the other stats are not as important. In the old days, Stamina and Discipline were very important for an Empath, as the process of taking wounds would tank an Empath's concentration and stamina, to the point where they could not heal themselves up afterwards, and was at risk of dying to bleeders. This is no longer the case. I recently circled a baby gnome Empath with very little of both of these stats, and I was shocked that I could take all the wounds from a patient and have both stamina and concentration be relatively fine afterwards. Today, Discipline still helps you hide a bit better, and absorb your spells a bit quicker. Stamina gives you more of a vitality buffer when healing very wounded patients, as well as combat. Wisdom is like a less effective Intelligence-- it helps give you bigger pulse sizes when draining experience, but training Intelligence gives you a bigger pool, and therefore a bigger pulse as well.

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2019-03-20T15:50:05Z

Races

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	== Races ==		== Races ==

	Because of the stat weights, a Gnome and Prydaen are both S-tier choices for an Empath. If you want to learn fast with a huge Intelligence and Reflex advantage, all the while looking cute with lots of moxie, pick a gnome. A Prydaen offers a good Reflex and Charisma advantage, and is neutral on Intelligence. However a Prydaen has two unique advantages over the gnome: a tail and claws. A tail offers you a unique place to put a pet bleeder. Claws offer you a natural brawling damage boost, and brawling is an Empaths preferred weapon because of the boost we get via Aggressive Stance (more on that later). The downside to a Prydaen is you might not enjoy the RP unless you are a Furry.		Because of the stat weights, a Gnome and Prydaen are both S-tier choices for an Empath. If you want to learn fast with a huge Intelligence and Reflex advantage, all the while looking cute with lots of moxie, pick a gnome.

			A Prydaen offers a good Reflex and Charisma advantage, and is neutral on Intelligence. However a Prydaen has two unique advantages over the gnome: a tail and claws. A tail offers you a unique place to put a pet bleeder. Claws offer you a natural brawling damage boost, and brawling is an Empaths preferred weapon because of the boost we get via Aggressive Stance (more on that later). There are reports (untested) that the Prydaen brawling bonus is working incorrectly for some damage types however, so be wary. The downside to a Prydaen is you might not enjoy the RP unless you are a Furry.

	Elotheans, Elves, and Halflings are all good A-tier choices because of their stat distribution. A S'kra Mur has a penalty to intellgience, but a tail, a bonus to reflex, and are fun to RP, so still a good choice.		Elotheans, Elves, and Halflings are all good A-tier choices because of their stat distribution. A S'kra Mur has a penalty to intellgience, but a tail, a bonus to reflex, and are fun to RP, so still a good choice.

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2019-03-20T15:49:07Z

About the Author

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	Playing an Empath requires a subscription, which is a good thing or else there would be endless pet Empath characters. However this also means in the rare case that there is actually a new player to DragonRealms, they cannot try out the Empath for free, which is the richest experience DR has to offer (IMO of course).		Playing an Empath requires a subscription, which is a good thing or else there would be endless pet Empath characters. However this also means in the rare case that there is actually a new player to DragonRealms, they cannot try out the Empath for free, which is the richest experience DR has to offer (IMO of course).


	== About the Author ==

	I've played all sorts of Empaths from as early as the AOE days. From infirmary sitting empaths, to empaths that spend all their time hunting. From pet empaths, to bot empaths in TF, and even two empaths that have made the top 20 on the Empath renown scroll in PRIME. I have multiple empaths on multiple accounts. I love Empaths and it is my favorite DR guild.

	= Creating your Empath =		= Creating your Empath =

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2019-03-18T14:49:51Z

Performance

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	In the old days we would train this skill (Back then it was Vocals) and Empathy at the same time via the great Wheeler Singing Power-walking Trains(TM). We would walk around Crossing in a huge group, perceiving all the shopkeepers while singing. It was glorious.		In the old days we would train this skill (Back then it was Vocals) and Empathy at the same time via the great Wheeler Singing Power-walking Trains(TM). We would walk around Crossing in a huge group, perceiving all the shopkeepers while singing. It was glorious.

	Today, the vocals skill is no more, and we have Performance, which is most commonly trained with zills, which can be worn, and played while worn. To get a [[Item:Pair of copper zills]] you need to make the trek to Riverhaven with a low-circle character, and ORDER them from the peddler. Make sure you also order some chamois cloth to clean your zills. If you are too high of a circle, you cannot buy zills as the peddler's inventory will have changed, and your only recourse then is to buy them from someone, or roll up a newbie alt.		Today, the vocals skill is no more, and we have Performance, which is most commonly trained with zills, which can be worn, and played while worn. To get a [[Item:Pair of copper zills]] you need to make the trek to Riverhaven with a low-circle character, ASK THE PEDDLER ABOUT WARES, and then ORDER them from the peddler. Make sure you also order some chamois cloth to clean your zills. If you are too high of a circle, you cannot buy zills as the peddler's inventory will have changed, and your only recourse then is to buy them from someone, or roll up a newbie alt. The peddler's location is random so you might have to run around town looking for a bit.

			If it is raining, you might need to SHAKE ZILLS to get the water off. You can do this while playing the zills. You also need to CLEAN ZILLS WITH CLOTH if they get dirty, and this can't be done while playing.

	=== Alchemy ===		=== Alchemy ===

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2019-03-18T14:46:54Z

Performance

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	In the old days we would train this skill (Back then it was Vocals) and Empathy at the same time via the great Wheeler Singing Power-walking Trains(TM). We would walk around Crossing in a huge group, perceiving all the shopkeepers while singing. It was glorious.		In the old days we would train this skill (Back then it was Vocals) and Empathy at the same time via the great Wheeler Singing Power-walking Trains(TM). We would walk around Crossing in a huge group, perceiving all the shopkeepers while singing. It was glorious.

	Today, the vocals skill is no more, and we have Performance, which is most commonly trained with zills, which can be worn, and played while worn. To a [[Item:Pair of copper zills]] you need to make the trek to Riverhaven with a low-circle character, and ORDER them from the peddler. Make sure you also order some chamois cloth to clean your zills. If you are too high of a circle, you cannot buy zills as the peddler's inventory will have changed, and your only recourse then is to buy them from someone, or roll up a newbie alt.		Today, the vocals skill is no more, and we have Performance, which is most commonly trained with zills, which can be worn, and played while worn. To get a [[Item:Pair of copper zills]] you need to make the trek to Riverhaven with a low-circle character, and ORDER them from the peddler. Make sure you also order some chamois cloth to clean your zills. If you are too high of a circle, you cannot buy zills as the peddler's inventory will have changed, and your only recourse then is to buy them from someone, or roll up a newbie alt.

	=== Alchemy ===		=== Alchemy ===