First-Life Human Two-Handed Fighting Paladin 18 Rogue 2 for Free-to-play players

[FTPDDO]

The following quests were run at level 7:

Catacombs
The Friar's Niece - R1
Return to the Sanctuary - R1
The Old Archives - R1
The Crypt of Gerard Dryden - R1
Setting the Wards: The Lower Cathedral - R1
Setting the Wards: The Patriarch's Crypt - R1
Endgame: Marguerite - R1

Marketplace
Swiped Signet - R1
The Sacred Helm - R1
Redfanged The Unruled - R1

Harbor
The Kobold's Den: Clan Gnashtooth - R1
The Kobold's Den: Rescuing Arlos - R1
Kobold Assault - R1
Housekeeping - Elite
The Cloven-Jaw Scourge: Blockade - R1
Irestone Inlet - Normal + Hard

Cerulean Hills
Where There's Smoke - R1
The Sacred Bounty - R1
Rosemary's Ballad - R1
The Home of Memory - R1 x 6
Heart of the Problem - R1
The Captives - R1

Tangleroot Gorge and House P
First Strike - R1
The Hobgoblin's Captives - R1
Rest For The Restless - Normal + Hard

Full Chains
Delera's Chain on Normal
House Deneith Depths Chain on Normal + Hard
Sharn Syndicate on Normal + Hard

Favor Earned: 164 (675 total after level 7)
DDO Points Earned: 25 (standard bonus for earning 600 favor on a character)

Notable items earned

• Airwarded (Elec Absorb 15% + Elec Res 12) Bracers of Constitution 4 (auction house)
• Nicked Quarterstaff (Level 2, Impactful 2, Vertigo 4, Deadly 3) - End Reward from Sharn Syndicate Chain
• Bottle of Shadows (Level 3, Profane Wellrounded +1, Mythic Boost +1) - Home of Memory

Video support (playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...CWLk3WOeyOSRT6

Leveling Up from 7 to 8

Level Up Stat: Strength
Feats: Disease Removal (autogranted)

Class Skills (1 point per rank)
Concentration: +0 (2 total)
Heal: +0 (2 total)

Cross-Class Skills (1 point per 1/2 rank)
Balance: +0 (5 total)
Bluff: +0 (5 total)
Disable Device: +1 (11 total)
Haggle: +0 (5 total)
Jump: +0 (5 total)
Open Lock: +0 (5 total)
Search: +1 (11 total)
Spot: +.5 (8 total)
Tumble: +0 (2 total)
Use Magic Device: +0 (5 total)

Current Enhancements after Taking Level 7

Knights of the Chalice
Cores
- Slayer of Evil
- Courage of Heaven
- Slayer of Evil II (New)
Tier 1
- Holy Combatant
- Improved Second Strikes x 3
Tier 2
- Adept Combatant
- Divine Might x 3
- Exalted Cleave
- Melee Power Boost x3 (New)
Tier 3
- Holy Combatant

Sacred Defender
Cores
- Holy Bastion
- Sacred Defense
Tier 1
- Extra Lay on Hands x3
- Durable Defense x3
Tier 2
- Resilent Defense x3

Plan for Level 8

Run most level 4s on R1 with a few run on elite (e.g., tangleroot level 4 quests)
Run level 5 quests on Normal + Hard
Run Delera's chain on Hard
Run Ruins of Threnal chain on Normal (For Theurgic Stave or Mantle of the Worldshaper)
Turn Three-Barrel Cove chain on Normal + Hard
Run Sands Chest Run for Whirlwind and Dusk (this gives me another chance to run in a week)

Cumulative List of PITA quests saved for favor cleanup @ 20 or 30
Stealthy Repossession - difficult quest for new players - won't be run on reaper so will be run as part of level 20 favor clean-up N/H/E
Proof is the Poison - difficult quest for new players - won't be run on reaper so will be run as part of level 20 favor clean-up N/H/E

[Ghop15]

Thank you so much for this guide. I'm following it right now and having a lot of fun. Hope to get to the point where I can get to Lv30.

[FTPDDO]

Thank you so much for this guide. I'm following it right now and having a lot of fun. Hope to get to the point where I can get to Lv30.

Thank you for the kind words! I will be taking the build all the way to level 30. I finished level 8 and will be posting it tomorrow.

[FTPDDO]

The following quests were run at level 8:

Catacombs
Endgame: The Archbishop's Fate - R1

Marketplace
The Cloven Jaw Scourge: Caverns of Shaagh - R1
Stand Your Ground - R1
Dirty Laundry - R1
The Stormreaver Fresco - R1
The Bookbinder Rescue - R1
Repossession - R1
Come Out and Slay - R1
Freshen the Air - R1
Archer Point Defense - Normal + Hard

Harbor
Venn's Trail: Clan Tunnelworm - R1
Venn's Trail: Venn's Fate - R1
Irestone Inlet - R1

Tangleroot Gorge and House P
Yarkuch's Warplans - Elite
Whisperdoom's Spawn- Elite
Rest For The Restless - R1
A Small Problem - Normal + Hard
Partycrashers - Normal + Hard
The Snitch - Normal + Hard
Under the Big Top - Normal + Hard

House Deneith
Depths of Despair - R1
Depths of Darkness - R1

House Kundarak
The Chamber of Insanity - Normal + Hard
The Lair of Summoning - Normal + Hard

Necropolis
Tomb of the Sanguine Heart - Normal + Hard
Tomb of the Sanguine Heart - Normal + Hard
Tomb of the Sanguine Heart - Normal + Hard
Tomb of the Sanguine Heart - Normal + Hard
The Bloody Crypt - Normal

Full Chains
Delera's Chain - Hard
Three Barrel Cove - Normal + Hard
Ruins of Threnal Chain - Normal

Favor Earned: 264 (939 total after level 8)
DDO Points Earned: 75 (standard bonus for earning 700, 800 and 900 favor on a character)

Notable items earned

• +3 Biting 2 Blueshine Quarterstaff of Feeding 10 (2d6 acid damage and neg level + 10 temp hp on vorpal - random drop in sands)
• +3 vorpal of keen great sword (until we get level 9 echo of blackrazor - from auction house 15,000 plat)
• Nicked Quarterstaff and Nicked Great Sword for next life (end reward chain from shard syndicate chain)
• Mantle of the Worldshaper (end reward from ruins of threnal chain - gives true seeing when worn with voice of the master +5% xp boost that doesn't stack with voice of the master)
• Epic Voice of the Master (for epic leveling)

Video support (playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...nejyGEsOlANh-L

Leveling Up from 8 to 9

Level Up Stat: None
Feats: Improved Two-Handed Fighting

Class Skills (1 point per rank)
Concentration: +0 (2 total)
Heal: +0 (2 total)

Cross-Class Skills (1 point per 1/2 rank)
Balance: +0 (5 total)
Bluff: +0 (5 total)
Disable Device: +1 (12 total)
Haggle: +0 (5 total)
Jump: +0 (5 total)
Open Lock: +0 (5 total)
Search: +1 (12 total)
Spot: +.5 (8.5 total)
Tumble: +0 (2 total)
Use Magic Device: +0 (5 total)

Current Enhancements after Taking Level 7

Knights of the Chalice
Cores
- Slayer of Evil
- Courage of Heaven
- Slayer of Evil II
Tier 1
- Holy Combatant
- Improved Second Strikes x 3
Tier 2
- Adept Combatant
- Divine Might x 3
- Exalted Cleave
- Melee Power Boost
Tier 3
- Holy Combatant
Tier 4
- Vigor of Life (new)

Sacred Defender
Cores
- Holy Bastion
- Sacred Defense
Tier 1
- Extra Lay on Hands x3
- Durable Defense x3
Tier 2
- Resilent Defense x3

Human
Core
- Skill Boost
Tier 1
- Improved Recovery (new)

Plan for Level 9

Run most level 5s on R1 with a few run on elite (e.g., tangleroot level 5 quests)
Run level 6 quests on Normal + Hard
Sorrowdusk Isle chain on Normal (possibly Hard as well)
Enough level 7-9 House Kundarak Quests on Normal (and some hard) to get 20 more bank slots
Earn reaper point #4.

Cumulative List of PITA quests saved for favor cleanup @ 20 or 30
Stealthy Repossession - difficult quest for new players - won't be run on reaper so will be run as part of level 20 favor clean-up N/H/E
Proof is the Poison - difficult quest for new players - won't be run on reaper so will be run as part of level 20 favor clean-up N/H/E

[Ghop15]

I've learned so much from your guide. I honestly didn't know running the quests 4 levels above only provided a -10%xp penalty. For some reason I though the xp penalty was a lot more and tried running R1 on a first life just two levels above the quest. It lead to a lot of deaths and frustration. I even popped in to check out the unoffical DDOdiscord and found someone who was doing the same thing I was doing, running quests two levels above and dying lots. I let them know about how I just learned about how low the xp penalty was and they thanked me for the tip.

Once again thank you so much for this guide.

[FTPDDO]

The following quests were run at level 9:


Marketplace
Archer Point Defense - R1
Halls of Shan-To-Kor - R1
Chronoscope Raid - Normal
Devil Assault - Normal

Tangleroot Gorge and House P
The Deadly Package: The Stronghold Key - Elite
The Deadly Package: Agent of the Darguul - Elite
A Small Problem - R1
Partycrashers - R1
The Snitch - R1
Under the Big Top - R1
Caged Trolls - Normal + Hard
Purge the Heretics - Normal + Hard

House Deneith
Depths of Doom - R1
Depths of Discord - R1
The Bounty Hunter - Normal + Hard

House Kundarak
The Chamber of Insanity - R1
The Lair of Summoning - R1
The Forgotten Caverns - Normal + Hard
Ruined Halls - Normal + Hard
Taming the Flames - Normal
The Tear of Dhakan - Normal
Tharashk Arena - Normal
The Prisoner - Normal
Caverns of Korromar - Normal
Gateway to Khyber - Normal
Jungle of Khyber - Normal

Necropolis
Tomb of the Sanguine Heart - R1
Tomb of the Immortal Heart - R1
Tomb of the Crimson Heart - R1
Tomb of the Burning Heart - R1
The Bloody Crypt - Hard

The Twelve
Memory Lapse - Normal + Hard
Another Man's Treasure - Normal + Hard
Kind of a Big Deal - Normal + Hard

House Jorasco
The Mystery of Delera's Tomb - R1
Mirra's Sleepless Nights - Normal + Hard
Dead Predators - Normal + Hard
Valak's Mausoleum - Normal + Hard
Into the Mists - Normal

Three-Barrel Cove
The Stones Run Red - R1
Brood of Flame - R1
The Legend of Two-Toed Tobias - R1
Prove Your Worth - R1
Ghost of a Chance - R1
Guard Duty - R1

Full Chains
Sorrowdusk Isle: Normal + Hard

Most Difficult Quests I ran at level 9 - Near Fails
Mystery of Delera's Tomb - Hireling cleric had trouble with caster damage - died after quest completion at end fight. Had a wipe mid-quest but was able to run to a shrine (barely) to move forward
A Small Problem - Difficulty with end fight getting knocked down by champion wolves - Brawnpits was around 30% health left at end but it was completed
Partycrashers - Was knocked down by mob of illusionary cats and killed by 2 reapers - barely was able to get raised by hireling and retreat near shrine and kill reapers before moving forward

Favor Earned: 311 (1250 total after level 9)
DDO Points Earned: 175 (standard bonus for earning 1000, 1100 and 1200 favor on a character and 100 point one-time bonus for the first time earning 1000 favor on the server)

Notable items earned

• Barovian's Greatsword (+5, Silver, 3d6 fire damage, 3d6 holy damage, 3d10 bane damage to undead - for completing into the mists and talking to guy in wilderness after quest)
• Acid Absorb 16%, Acid Resistance 11 Ring - End Reward from a quest
• Phiarlan Mirror Cloak (Hide +6, Move Silently +6, Spell Resistance 17- Chest Reward from Partycrashers)
• Mummified Bat Trinket (Spot +10, Feather Falling - End Reward from Sorrowdusk Chain)
• Scoundrel's Greatsword (Anarchic and Flaming - Might be useful against Marut's - End Reward from Fire Caves quests)
• Level 20 Blueshine Holy 4, Tendon Slice 6 Quarterstaff (from auction house - might be useful at epic levels or as a crafting blank at some point)
• Two Wands of Resist Energy level 11 (30 resist) for under 10k total (from auction house)

Video support (playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...shvXN0-1YlsaJE

Leveling Up from 9 to 10

Level Up Stat: None
Feats: None

Class Skills (1 point per rank)
Concentration: +0 (2 total)
Heal: +0 (2 total)

Cross-Class Skills (1 point per 1/2 rank)
Balance: +0 (5 total)
Bluff: +0 (5 total)
Disable Device: +1 (13 total)
Haggle: +0 (5 total)
Jump: +0 (5 total)
Open Lock: +0 (5 total)
Search: +1 (13 total)
Spot: +.5 (9 total)
Tumble: +0 (2 total)
Use Magic Device: +0 (5 total)

Current Enhancements after Taking Level 7

Knights of the Chalice
Cores
- Slayer of Evil
- Courage of Heaven
- Slayer of Evil II
Tier 1
- Holy Combatant
- Improved Second Strikes x 3
Tier 2
- Adept Combatant
- Divine Might x 3
- Critical Mastery x1 (new)
- Exalted Cleave
- Melee Power Boost
Tier 3
- Holy Combatant
Tier 4
- Knights Training (new)
- Censure Demons (new)
- Vigor of Life

Sacred Defender
Cores
- Holy Bastion
- Sacred Defense
Tier 1
- Extra Lay on Hands x3
- Durable Defense x3
Tier 2
- Resilent Defense x3

Human
Core
- Skill Boost
Tier 1
- Improved Recovery

Plan for Level 10
Run most level 6s on R1 with a few run on elite (e.g., tangleroot level 6 quests)
Run level 7 quests on Normal + Hard
Slavelords Chain on Normal + Hard + Elite (and maybe additional runs) for full minimum level 8 gearset (playing gear tetris is very hard relying on drops and auction house - slave lords seems right answer if I get enough mats)
I need to move toward more sufficient self-healing as the hireling cleric struggled to stay alive in 3 level 5 quests and I expect that # to rise the next few levels. My self-healing is not good enough in reaper when the hireling dies, but I did manage to get through all quests.

Cumulative List of PITA quests saved for favor cleanup @ 20 or 30
Level 2 Stealthy Repossession - difficult quest for new players - won't be run on reaper so will be run as part of level 20 favor clean-up N/H/E
Level 4 Proof is the Poison - difficult quest for new players - won't be run on reaper so will be run as part of level 20 favor clean-up N/H/E
Level 6 The Price of Freedom - difficult mechanics for new players - won't be run on reaper so will be run as part of level 20 favor clean-up N/H/E
Level 6 Gladewatch Outpost Defense - difficult protect NPC mission for new players with many reaper spawns - won't be run on reaper so will be run as part of level 20 favor clean-up N/H/E

Thoughts on Hardcore Season 3
At a minimum I will gain 5 favor on hardcore for 50 quick DDO points, but ideally I would run a character up to 13 on my main account and 2 bank accounts mostly on normal so I can hold plat when I TR and for bank space. The idea is to get as much coin lord favor and House K favor I can get for 1 inventory slot and 2 bank slots - maybe if I get enough collapsed portable holes at some point I'll be able to upgrade additional inventory slots. The idea would be to go for 500 or 1000 favor in the process to earn some more DDO points.

Progression of this build guide might be delayed slightly while I work on those characters on hardcore. I won't be looking for a challenge - just looking to earn some DDO points and the free transfer back to my server with a good bank character.

[Ghop15]

At level 4 and did the Three Barrel Cove wilderness run. Unfortunately I ransacked both rare encounter chests and did not get either of the named items They are both very good named items but I think I will avoid doing this in future runs. I was starting to fall asleep doing it.

[FTPDDO]

At level 4 and did the Three Barrel Cove wilderness run. Unfortunately I ransacked both rare encounter chests and did not get either of the named items They are both very good named items but I think I will avoid doing this in future runs. I was starting to fall asleep doing it.

They should really increase the drop rate a little.

[JohnnyArkham]

My apologies if I'm missing this somewhere amidst the videos and posts.
Is there a level by level breakdown of which Classes you're taking with this build?
I see that you took Rogue at level 1, and I realize that there is only one more Rogue level involved.
As a total newb, it's not obvious to me at what level you took that other Rogue level.
Thanks so much.

[Hobgoblin]

My apologies if I'm missing this somewhere amidst the videos and posts.
Is there a level by level breakdown of which Classes you're taking with this build?
I see that you took Rogue at level 1, and I realize that there is only one more Rogue level involved.
As a total newb, it's not obvious to me at what level you took that other Rogue level.
Thanks so much.

usually its around 9 or 10 it can vary on a multiple past life char depending on tomes

[Coffey]

My apologies if I'm missing this somewhere amidst the videos and posts.
Is there a level by level breakdown of which Classes you're taking with this build?
I see that you took Rogue at level 1, and I realize that there is only one more Rogue level involved.
As a total newb, it's not obvious to me at what level you took that other Rogue level.
Thanks so much.

The first two levels of the build are Rogue and can be seen at the end of Questing @ Level 1 and Taking Level 2.

https://youtu.be/RCcZyw2KvMY

[JohnnyArkham]

The first two levels of the build are Rogue and can be seen at the end of Questing @ Level 1 and Taking Level 2.

https://youtu.be/RCcZyw2KvMY

Great, thanks so much!

[Hobgoblin]

Great, thanks so much!

you can space them out though as i suggested - it gives you more skill points in one go that lets you play catch up with any skills u missed

[FTPDDO]

you can space them out though as i suggested - it gives you more skill points in one go that lets you play catch up with any skills u missed

That would also work- the main reason I take it at level 2 is for evasion. Evasion is a tremendous benefit and especially helpful on a first life character as long as we can maintain a respectable reflex save.

My apologies if I'm missing this somewhere amidst the videos and posts.
Is there a level by level breakdown of which Classes you're taking with this build?
I see that you took Rogue at level 1, and I realize that there is only one more Rogue level involved.
As a total newb, it's not obvious to me at what level you took that other Rogue level.
Thanks so much.

This is helpful feedback. I added the class I am taking to each level as well. Thank you.

I've learned so much from your guide. I honestly didn't know running the quests 4 levels above only provided a -10%xp penalty. For some reason I though the xp penalty was a lot more and tried running R1 on a first life just two levels above the quest. It lead to a lot of deaths and frustration. I even popped in to check out the unoffical DDOdiscord and found someone who was doing the same thing I was doing, running quests two levels above and dying lots. I let them know about how I just learned about how low the xp penalty was and they thanked me for the tip.

Once again thank you so much for this guide.

I want to throw out there that running red fens on normal at level 7 is a good way to get gear - it will be fine at level 7 on normal and you get guaranteed named drops as an end reward. Hindsight is 20/20 - This should have been the first thing I did at level 7 is go for some red fens gear. This is a nice alternative to lottery drops like Three Barrel Cove wilderness.

[Ghop15]

I want to throw out there that running red fens on normal at level 7 is a good way to get gear - it will be fine at level 7 on normal and you get guaranteed named drops as an end reward. Hindsight is 20/20 - This should have been the first thing I did at level 7 is go for some red fens gear. This is a nice alternative to lottery drops like Three Barrel Cove wilderness.

Once I get to Level 7 I will do this. Thank you I'm also going to try out hardcore for the favor and points. I won't do anything above normal or hard, and will only do Elite when I'm seven or nine levels above the quest level.

[FTPDDO]

Once I get to Level 7 I will do this. Thank you I'm also going to try out hardcore for the favor and points. I won't do anything above normal or hard, and will only do Elite when I'm seven or nine levels above the quest level.

There are a few restrictions on hardcore - the major one being you can't run a quest once you are more than 4 levels above the base level of the quest. So this means once you are level 6 you can't run a level 1 quest anymore on hardcore. Once you transfer the character back to your main server that restriction is lifted.

[cymorile]

Thank you so much for making this guide.

I just recently came back to DDO and this has been an enormous help, the game has changed so much since I last played it might as well be a whole new game, and it's a little overwhelming. Thanks for the time and effort you've put into this, it is greatly appreciated.

[FTPDDO]

The following quests were run at level 10:

Tangleroot Gorge and House P
Doom of the Witch Doctor: The Way to Zulkash - Elite
Doom of the Witch Doctor: Zulkash Herald of Woe - Elite
Caged Trolls - R2
Purge the Heretics - R2
Gwylan's Stand - Normal + Hard

House Deneith
The Bounty Hunter - R2
The Iron Mines: Freeing Achka - R2
The Iron Mines: Justice for Grust - R2

House Kundarak
The Forgotten Caverns - R2
Ruined Halls - R2
Taming the Flames - Hard
The Tear of Dhakan - Hard

Necropolis
The Bloody Crypt - R1

The Twelve
Memory Lapse - Elite
Another Man's Treasure - R1
Kind of a Big Deal - R1

House Jorasco
Mirra's Sleepless Nights - R2
Dead Predators - R2
Valak's Mausoleum - R1
Redwillow Ruins - R1
Graverobber - Normal + Hard

Gatekeeper's Grove
Slave Pits of the Undercity - Normal + Hard x 6 + Elite
Secret of the Slaver's Stockade - Normal + Hard x 6
Assault on the Aerie of the Slave Lords - Normal + Hard x 6

Three-Barrel Cove
Troglodytes' Get - R2

Full Chains
Red Fens Chain: Normal
Sentinels of Stormreach - Normal + Hard

Most Difficult Quests I ran at level 10
Slave Pits of the Undercity Elite - gear was too under-level, didn't die but had to recall out to repair my level 4 armor mid-way through the quest. Trap DCs have a higher dc compared to other level 8 quests and the combination of traps with mobs required me to run the quest very slowly. This quest was more difficult than level 7 quests on reaper.

Favor Earned: 200 (1450 total after level 10)
DDO Points Earned: 50 (standard bonus for earning 1300 and 1400 favor on a character)

Notable items earned

• Slavelord crafted necklace: Charisma 5, Disable +10, Seeker 5, Quality Disable +2
• Hardened Hide Helm: Insightful Fortification 35%, Quality Magical Sheltering +2, Natural Armor Bonus +5, Quality Constitution +1
• Symbol of the Slavelords: True Seeing, Insightful Constitution +2, Dusk (10% concealment)
• Defense +6 PRR/MRR Sapphire Augment (slotted in Symbol of the Slavelords now)
• Proof of Poison +3, Poison Resistance +14, Insightful Poison Resistance +6 Cloak (20,000 from auction house)
• Slavelord crafted belt: Fortification 70%, Devotion 70, Heal 10, Insightful Fortification 17%
• Ring of the Mire: Spearblock III, Feather Falling (30% striding bonus - currently only giving 24% but this will be fixed in the next release, Jump +15)
• Boots of the Mire: Underwater Action, Balance +10 (same bonus as above)
• Slavelord crafted ring: Wizardry 96, Healing Lore 10%, Spot +10, Quality Spot +2
• Slavelord crafted bracers: Constitution +5, Resistance +4, Search +10, Quality Search +2

Video support (playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...QmVk3FZIGrYgNU

Leveling Up from 10 to 11

Level Up Stat: None
Feats: None

Class Skills (1 point per rank)
Concentration: +0 (2 total)
Heal: +0 (2 total)

Cross-Class Skills (1 point per 1/2 rank)
Balance: +0 (5 total)
Bluff: +0 (5 total)
Disable Device: +1 (14 total)
Haggle: +0 (5 total)
Jump: +0 (5 total)
Open Lock: +0 (5 total)
Search: +1 (14 total)
Spot: +.5 (9.5 total)
Tumble: +0 (2 total)
Use Magic Device: +0 (5 total)

Current Enhancements after Taking Level 7

Knights of the Chalice
Cores
- Slayer of Evil
- Courage of Heaven
- Slayer of Evil II
Tier 1
- Holy Combatant
- Improved Second Strikes x 3
Tier 2
- Adept Combatant
- Divine Might x 3
- Critical Mastery x3 (2 ranks new)
- Exalted Cleave
- Melee Power Boost
Tier 3
- Holy Combatant
- Charisma (new)
Tier 4
- Knights Training
- Censure Demons
- Vigor of Life

Sacred Defender
Cores
- Holy Bastion
- Sacred Defense
Tier 1
- Extra Lay on Hands x3
- Durable Defense x3
Tier 2
- Resilent Defense x3

Human
Core
- Skill Boost
Tier 1
- Improved Recovery

Plan for Level 11
- Run most level 7s on R1 with a few run on elite (e.g., tangleroot quests)
- Run level 8 quests on Normal + Hard
- Ruins of Threnal Chain on Hard
- Earn 5th reaper point

Notable Level 11 Changes
- Hirelings now have the heal spell, but that also can lead to problems with spell point usage
- We now get tier 2 buffs from any scaling guild ship buffs (skills +2 instead of +1, energy resistance 10 instead of 5, etc.) - Be sure to rebuff after taking 11
- Access to Resurrection scrolls although they are pricy and only have an 85% success chance

[Ghop15]

Just farmed all the Red Fens gear. That stuff is really good for ML level 7 gear. Definitely worth it.

[FTPDDO]

The following quests were run at level 11:

Tangleroot Gorge and House P
The Last Move: The Way to Yarkuch - Elite
The Last Move: Yarkuch's Last Stand - Elite
Gwylan's Stand - R2
Faithful Departed - Normal + Hard

Necropolis
Tomb of the Shadow Knight - Normal + Hard
Tomb of the Shadow Lord - Normal + Hard
Tomb of the Shadow Guard - Normal + Hard
Tomb of the Shadow King - Normal + Hard
The Shadow Crypt - Normal

House Deneith
Spies in the House - Normal + Hard
Stormcleave Outpost - Normal + Hard
The Grey Moon's Den: The Trollish Scourge - R2
The Grey Moon's Den: Extermination - R2
Bargain of Blood - R2
The Black Loch - R1
Storm the Beaches - R1
The Tide Turns - R1

House Kundarak
Taming the Flames - R1
The Tear of Dhakan - R1
The Prisoner - Hard
Tharashk Arena - Hard
Caverns of Korromar - Hard
Stromvauld's Mine - Normal + Hard

House Jorasco
Graverobber - R1
Haunted Library - Normal + Hard
Path to Madness - Normal + Hard
The Missing Party - R1
Free Delera - R1

Three-Barrel Cove
Old Grey Garl - R1
The Scoundrel's Run - R1

Full Chains
Ruins of Threnal - Hard

Most Difficult Quests I ran
Bargain of Blood R2: This has traditionally been an easier quest at the level, but I died once near a shrine and was incapacitated another time and barely avoided a wipe. The issue had more to do with champions and reapers than the quest itself, but still it was the toughest quest at this level and was nearly a wipe. I dropped back down to R1 after this and questing went much easier. I had some close calls in most of the R2s I ran and my hireling cleric struggled with spell points and while I have some self-healing - I still rely on a hireling for most of my healing.

Favor Earned: 229 (1679 total)
DDO Points Earned: 50 (standard bonus for earning 1500 and 1600 favor on a character)

Notable items earned

• Carnifex (Level 4 Great Axe with improved critical profile and mythic bonus - will use next life) - End Reward for Free Delera)
• +3 Anarchic 2 Blueshine Quarterstaff of Impactful Strike (double crit range) - End Reward for the Haunted library - will use this against maruts
• Spell Saves +3, Dodge 5%, False Life 19 cloak (auction house)
• Deadly +5 Goggles (auction house)
• Visor of the Flesh Render Goggles (7 min deathward clicky - end reward for Tangleroot Gorge chain)

Video support (playlist): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...RnhzwK11cjjtXV

Leveling Up

Level Up Stat: Strength
Feats: Improved Critical Slashing

Class Skills (1 point per rank)
Concentration: +0 (2 total)
Heal: +0 (2 total)

Cross-Class Skills (1 point per 1/2 rank)
Balance: +0 (5 total)
Bluff: +0 (5 total)
Disable Device: +1 (15 total)
Haggle: +0 (5 total)
Jump: +0 (5 total)
Open Lock: +0 (5 total)
Search: +1 (15 total)
Spot: +.5 (10 total)
Tumble: +0 (2 total)
Use Magic Device: +0 (5 total)

Current Enhancements after Taking Level

Knights of the Chalice
Cores
- Slayer of Evil
- Courage of Heaven
- Slayer of Evil II
Tier 1
- Holy Combatant
- Improved Second Strikes x 3
Tier 2
- Adept Combatant
- Divine Might x 3
- Critical Mastery x3
- Exalted Cleave
- Melee Power Boost
Tier 3
- Holy Combatant
- Charisma
Tier 4
- Knights Training
- Censure Demons
- Vigor of Life
Tier 5
- Ascendancy (New)
- Censure Outsiders (New)
- Vigor of Life (New)
- Avenging Cleave (New)
- Holy Retribution (New)

Sacred Defender
Cores
- Holy Bastion
- Sacred Defense
Tier 1
- Extra Lay on Hands x2 (New removed 1 rank to take more in Knights of the Chalice tier 5)
- Durable Defense x3
Tier 2
- Resilent Defense 2 (New Removed 1 rank to take more in Knights of the Chalice tier 5)

Human
Core
- Skill Boost
Tier 1
- Improved Recovery (New - removed this and replaced with better healing amp in Knights of the Chalice)

Note: some points were removed from Human and Sacred Defender tier 1 and 2 to max out our more powerful Knights of the Chalice tier 5

Plan for Upcoming Level
- Run most level 8s on R1 with a few run on elite
- Run level 9 quests on Normal + Hard

Notable For New Level
- Access to Tier 5 Knights of the Chalice enhancement tree provides a significant dps boost
- Improved Critical Slashing will provide a significant dps boost