Making my first character. How much body is good for a starting character?

Definitely agree with what has been said but wanted to add:

Even if you invest some in body, you definitely want to invest in some actual tag skill defenses. If you get hit by an attack like break limb or shatter weapon, body won't protect you from those, but something like a parry will (for both) or like resilience (for the break limb) depending on what melee class you are going!

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Body: advantage is it stays with you. It can be healed rapidly. Disadvantage: costs build & you can only spend so much without giving up other stuff. Plus getting more Body takes time.

Armor: advantage is it looks cool when worn. Can give you lotsa extra points to take damage. If the armor is really good, it gives Soak. Disadvantage: costs money to repair. Can take a while to get repaired.

Thanks everyone for your input. I got a lot of things to consider now. I want to be a Berserker, which doesn't really have much going in the active defenses category. I think that 15 body will be my best bet for my character.


Thanks again everyone. You opinions are invaluable.

As a berserker... get all the body you can. You will need it. Strength and puncture armot are important too. Pm me if you like... I play a beserker and have the marauder heroic list. Zerking is kinda my thing

Keep in mind that you will not be making this character alone! We have New Player Marshals who are there to help you set up your character and give you any advice you may need

Grimkjell Eirson wrote: Zerking is kinda my thing

And I just had an image of hundreds of tiny, inexpensive Bill clones rushing main mod... :blink: