What is the best way to make a straight channeler?
First, we strongly recommend anyone new to the mud not make a channeling character. They are expensive compared to most characters to level and more difficult than warriors by far. To learn the mud it is recommended to make a warrior character of less than 10,000 experience per level. This will be a relatively easy character to level and quick. Aside from that, channelers should rely on their weaves for killing mobs in combat. They will not be good with weapons and skills such as second and third attack are very expensive for them to get and do not help much. Instead it is better to concentrate on defensive skills so a channeler can avoid damage longer and give their weaves more time to do damage. The minimum recommended skills for a channeler are treat, dodge, parry, shield block and a one handed weapon skill (so parry and shield block can both be used). It is also a good idea to recreate until you get a 1st level attack weave. It will make leveling much easier. In fact, it is nearly
