Suggestions on where to go from 192

[Annatar]

I took almost a year off from EQ. I have recently returned to find the smithing world I knew so well all but gone. As a Dark Elf smith with a skill of 192 I was in the midst of banging my way through Fine Plate when I left. Now, i return to find all of the Fine Plate trivial to me. :shock:

After looking around the new smithing pages, I find myself at a complete loss of where to go from here. Cultural? Luclin specific? Egads, so many possibilites now.

My smith is a 21st level agnostic Dark Elf Enchanter. He has a skill of 192. I also have a 41st level Innoruuk worshipping Dark Elf Shadowknight, a 44th level Tunare worshipping Druid, and a 44th level agnostic High Elf Enchanter at my disposal. How should I go about raising my skill? Farming is impractical for the smith himself and I don't particularly want to level him just for that -- I'd rather just raise the shadowknight's smithing.

Any suggestions much appreciated.

[Zeralenn]

There have to be dozens of threads on this subject. Look around for any subjects about shadowscream, acrylia, mistletoe cutting sickles, and cultural armor. Those are your choices.

Without unlimited funds to do mistletoe cutting sickles, all of your choices pretty much require farming. Fortunately your level 41 shadowknight is able to farm stuff for shadowscream. It will just be tedious as hell.

Personally, for a dark elf, I would recommend cultural, but your shadowknight is not capable of soloing the shadowed men for shadowed essence safely yet. He's right on the edge of being able to do that. It certainly is possible, but it's pretty risky. I still get killed doing it from time to time and I'm level 54. I will just say this much: DO NOT HUNT SHADOWED MEN WITH YOUR PET AT LEVEL 41. That is death on a stick. You're asking to aggro the entire camp.

...Zera

[kiztent]

I will just say this much: DO NOT HUNT SHADOWED MEN WITH YOUR PET AT LEVEL 41. That is death on a stick. You're asking to aggro the entire camp.

Unless you can walk into the shadowman camp and kill every one of them, don't have a pet up.