by Brohg » Thu Mar 09, 2006 4:19 pm
Depending on what type of girlfriend you have, the best thing you can do may be to recommend a cleric... now don't lash out, but it's because clerics have easier access to robes, and robes take dyes better than chain armor. Now she's not neccessarily a girly girl, but it's plain fact that by and large, women are quite concerned with the appearance of the character they're playing. A quick investment in 2-3 stacks of Vial of Prismatic Dye is somewhere between "occasionally" and "often" the key to hooking a female player. If you think she'll stick it out long enough, of course, Iksar do have visible graphic for something like Sal'Varae's Robe of Darkness or the Phara Dar robe. Honestly though, those'll be too far down the road to use as a hook, she'll either already be gone or in for the duration at that point.
On shaman gear:
As far as no-level-req gear goes, Seru is good for plate appearance legs & arms. Those go well with BP & boots from Vindicator, Gauntlets of Dragon Slaying, and a good oldfashioned Jaundiced Bone Bracer. Plate extras look nice with chain tunic still, so while hunting can wear the exceedingly functional and ever popular Fungi tunic. Plate won't appear well on Iksar, though, so if going this route, don't go scaley. Cats can't wear Fungi till level 51, so you'll definately be going Vindi if she picks Vah Shir.
For non-visibles, the usual suspects are the best, excluding nodrop nonsense. Hiero, OoIV, player-made jewelry (new PoR stuff is best, otherwise go with Black Sapphire Palladium ears, Black Sapphire Velium neck, things like that with raw hp & mana). Depending on the extremity you'll go through to twink her out, Seru and Blood drops don't have rec or req level on them. Blood Cord of Ssraeshza, Blood Veil of the Shissar, the Mace of Confusion, Yttrium Starred Ring, Seru's Torque, Glowing Amber Band.
Most Cursed drops have rec or req level on them.
The only low-level clicky item worth mentioning is Black Fur Boots. It takes some faction questing prep, best done at around level 10 once the shaman has Spell: Invis Vs Animals (for the underwater part. sharks are bad, mkay?)
Basic droppables starting package, if going to all that trouble for a character with an uncertain future seems like a lot of work:
Fungi tunic
Rune Etched Icewurm Fang
Orb of the Infinite Void
Hierophant's Cloak
Black Sapphire Palladium Earrings (2)
Spiked Seahorse Hide Belt
Shadel Bandit Ring
Coldain Skin Gloves
the above items are entirely all/all, or nearly so, except for the spear, so will be good for any class she decides to try. for a truly all/all list, substitute Smoldering Brand