Writing a race+class combo guide. Any advice?

[Sly-Scale]

I'd like to achieve a certain level of flair as befits the combo, but also I want it to be concise. And I have to be concise, because the combo plays like steps to a manual.

And also, the class benefits a ton from the secret levels. How descriptive should I get with said levels? Stick to what's most relevant, or offer a completionist viewpoint and let the reader narrow it down?

[Sly-Scale]

And also the guide applies to 1.5% of the playerbase.

[CompactionBaggage]

Hello everybody

[MightyLad]

im no good at writing guides, but i can tell you a few of my favorite combos!

accursed + incubus
sexton + insectiod
cleric + automaton
monk + goblin
merchant + goatman
conjurer + vampire

its ideal to pair the classes strengths with the races weaknesses, or vice versa.
for example, playing accursed as an incubus steers the stealth mage that accursed is a little more towards stealth, and a little further from mage early on. you can also read cursed spellbooks, which not only means more spells early on, but also saves you the time of identifying them. arcane mark is also great, cause in the early game it lets you sneak in some smug backstabs with teleport, but in the late game it makes offence magic more viable as some enemys tend to pack on a LOT of magic resist. the only big issue is the whole "curing the curse" thing, which is a bit trickier without levitation. although if you are playing multiplayer, you can always get to the library easily as long as someone else can, thanks to arcane mark + teleport! another thing with accursed incubus is pairing vampiric aura with strangulation amulets to make it last a bit longer. the damage is negligible with the added lifesteal, but you will want to try and stock up a bit before they start getting hard to find.

[Sly-Scale]

Originally posted by MightyLad:

im no good at writing guides, but i can tell you a few of my favorite combos!

accursed + incubus
sexton + insectiod
cleric + automaton
monk + goblin
merchant + goatman
conjurer + vampire

its ideal to pair the classes strengths with the races weaknesses . . .

Very good points, those! I'm already going to cover the interactions between the race and class and how they mix. One glaring issue about the combo I'm looking to cover: it's probably the slowest possible playstyle, that doesn't involve grinding nor being a skeleton.

[MightyLad]

Originally posted by Sly-Scale:

Very good points, those! I'm already going to cover the interactions between the race and class and how they mix. One glaring issue about the combo I'm looking to cover: it's probably the slowest possible playstyle, that doesn't involve grinding nor being a skeleton.

what is it, warrior? rogue? maybe mechanist? those are probably the slowest classes on behalf of their playstyles alone. go on, share with the class. maybe i can spot out the keypoints for ya!