As a result, spirits almost always broke away after 2-3 rounds of combat, even with 8 ranks of charisma/spirit control. My first shaman, I didn't realize fully how spirit summoning and control worked, and I foolishly did NOT take Dove as my totem. This is purely due to financial considerations. The thing is, this class does quite well as a support class, and poorly at their supposed specialty, summoning elemental spirits. Since the time I wrote that first post, I have taken 3 shaman characters as far as Prosperity Tower one of them finished the extended game as well. Reason for that is the map design with way too many wide openings which forces you to spread the barriers over a way to broad aeria so that no real "choke points" can be generated for the enemies.Īnd in case of Hongkong idk what awaits me, so i'm a bit unsure about the barrier skills either. In terms of Dragonfall and Barrier skills:Įxcept for one single mission the barrier skills were almost useless in Dragonfall. I'd like to make a mixed built with mage spells, but idk whether I split my karma too much upon that, cause I want at least get summoning to lvl 5 later on and Shadow, Slo-Mo and Haste lvl 4 via Conjurer path. In Hongkong I'm unsure whether I should start a similar startup, cause in Dragonfall I later on skipped ranged combat and weaponry completely for acid bolt lvl 3-4.
In Dragonfall I compensated that by starting my char with 3 quickness and 3 ranged combat. It's just, as Shaman you always start with almost nothing, cause you have no offensive qualities in the early game. You can even keep the spirit of your partymember Dietrich by that under control. In Dragonfall the Shaman is mega powerful, cause of the creator's idol. Still, if you rationate your money then the shaman grows quite powerful in SRR. Shaman was worst in Shadowrun Returns, due to the lack of controlability of the spirits and cause the Shaman grows with the lvl and money. Beyond the easy "must have" spells (healing from spellcasting, Haste from conjuring) mixing several types of spells is a bad idea.īesides having another caster means even less "powerhouse potential" which means that focusing your character on AR (assault rifle) instead of spellcasting becomes almost a necessary course of action.I played through Shadowrun Returns, The Deep One Campaign for SRR and Dragonfall as Shaman and starting now the Hongkong campaign as Shaman, too. The reason here is obvious - all spells share the slots among them. Ok, maybe just a little, to get the first healing spell. However, if you want an extra caster on your team then don't bother with spellcasting. (Nervebolt is a notable exeption, but since only Deitrich can use it, it doesn't make a difference in our case.) Instead of wasting AP on shooting these, spend it to let others attack with better efficiency and more often. The weapon-sloted spells don't even come close to an efficiency of a normal weapon. If it's 8 (for example you are buffing Glory who is under both haste and adrenaline) you are making a 96% attack. If it's 6 attacks you'll be doing a virtual 72% attack. If that character does 4 shots in that time it's like spending your AP on making one 48% attack with his weapon. Look at it this way - casting basic AIM on a character ups his accuracy by 12% for 2 rounds.
#Shadowrun returns editor shaman summon doing nothing free#
Well, if you DO have a free slot, then sure slot it there, but even then, try doing something productive instead of casting that junk. DON'T bother with the "weapon-slotted" spells. In that case, yes, get some spell casting, grab healing, grab aim, grab armor, grab some AoE spells. Just hide your team there and let the raging spirit and the enemy team duke it out while you are conserving your strength and waiting out your cooldowns.Īs far as spellcasting goes, it's only a good idea to deal with it if you don't plan on having two casters around. It can also work as a remedy for a bad case of spirit control.
It works especially well with a healing-heavy team. TBH it's so good I'd compare using it to cheating. One spell worthy of extra notice is darkness. Self-hasting powerhouse is not as efficient as buffing a friendly powerhouse, but since your best chance at a powerhouse is the protagonist it's still among the best things you could do. Your haste spell works wonders if you use it to haste someone who's also being buffed by "Aim" and has a good "natural" combat potential.Ĭonsider going QU->RC->AR since NPCs aren't exactly known for being high on power. to get the most out of it you'll need a powerhouse on your team. Are you aware that a big factor in control is distance? Staying close to the spirit while you are giving it AP will greatly increase your chances of keeping it "tame".Īlso AFAIK the creator totem works for whole 3 turns (so that's one way to keep them under).
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