In general, you'll get more meat and useful items by picking locks instead. In all other cases, going with Lock Pickin' is usually your best bet, as you can get the other two skills through books later on - and you don't really lose out on anything (except for the achievement).įoragin' is less useful than you'd think, although you can get some nifty perks later on if you consistently use that skill everywhere you go. If you want to get the A Fistful Of Cutlets achievement on your first playthrough, you must pick the Dickerin' skill. Pickin' a class West Of Loathing Skills and Statsĭuring the prologue, you have to choose from Lock Pickin', Foragin' (for finding items from the landscape), or Dickerin' (bartering) as your starting skill.
That means you can actually make either Cow Puncher or Snake Oiler work with the other combat style if you put your points into Muscle or Moxie. Keep in mind, thought, that over the course of the game, you will find powerful melee and ranged weapons no matter which class you choose. You can turn that option off and assign your own experience, however, especially if you want to focus on becoming a damage powerhouse or you want to upgrade skills that are useful in dialog and world map situations, like Intimdatin' or Lock Pickin'. For instance, The Snake Oiler doesn't automatically start with typical rogue skills like picking locks.īy default, the game auto assigns experience points for a balanced character, spreading out your increases across all stats and skills. Your starting skill is also determined by dialog with your mother in the prologue, rather than by class (see the section below for full info). If you'd instead prefer to have more experience for upgrading skills, tell him you need to get off the farm and explore. If you want to always be flush with meat (the game's equivalent of gold), during the prologue, tell your brother you want to get rich. Picking a class doesn't totally define your character though, as it will change in drastic ways based on options you take during the prologue and throughout the main game. Snake Oiler - ranged rogue/poison specialist.Classes and Leveling in West of LoathingĪlthough they sound a bit different, the three classes available during the prologue basically align with your typical fantasy RPG tropes: Below we cover everything you need to know for putting together a build for any kind of play through, whether you are focused on getting achievements, unlocking secrets, or dominating in combat. All these options and more are available in West Of Loathing, with some builds more useful than others.
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