Best way to train strength?

[Blitzwing]

Best way to train strength?

hi, kill animals and train with Bernard is lot grind, any idea how to do it faster?

[theo]

Leg Day Herbalism perk. But it's grindy, too. Any purposed skill levelling is a grind, it's really better to let it go and progress naturally

[Blitzwing]

Originally posted by theo:

Leg Day Herbalism perk. But it's grindy, too. Any purposed skill levelling is a grind, it's really better to let it go and progress naturally

how ?

[AfLIcTeD]

Unarmed combat or a strength based weapon. That's your only option really.

[Chillum]

Originally posted by Blitzwing:

Originally posted by theo:

Leg Day Herbalism perk. But it's grindy, too. Any purposed skill levelling is a grind, it's really better to let it go and progress naturally

how ?

Leg day is one of the first herbalism perks, When you pick flowers you gain some xp in str.

[Angelus Mortis]

Pick all the flowers in the starting area making sure to pick leg day as soon as possible.

Knock the guards in the starting area out for a bow and arrows and then use it to kill the sheep near the combat arena until they no longer respawn. You will get hurt at first from firing the bow, so ask your mother to heal you.

If you want the highest strength possible before leaving the starting area then be sure to pick the strength choice for both of your starting game choices. If you do this along with the other two things I mentioned you should have over 9 strength when you leave the area.

Practice with Bernard in hand to hand or with the sword, axe, or mace.

Kill the bandits at the camps around Rattay.

Hunt.

[Scuzz]

Yea, picking flowers is the easiest way. It takes time but some are worth ($$$) the trouble as well. Go to the Inn at the Glade and wonder the fields.

[Blitzwing]

OK, I simply started to punch horses at night by stables, have level 10 now very fast lol

[myeqchars]

Originally posted by AfLIcTeD:

Unarmed combat or a strength based weapon. That's your only option really.

I'm still in the starting village, and have gotten my strength up to 7, mostly by killing sheeps after choking out and stealing guards' bows and arrows. So apparently even archery will level up STR (as well as AGI, Bow, and even VIT)

[the dark wizard]

punch cows... take their meat, cook it and sell it. #gains

[myeqchars]

Originally posted by the dark wizard:

punch cows... take their meat, cook it and sell it. #gains

one punch and the cow runs off. Do you follow and keep punching or wait until it comes back for a 2nd punch? It seems to run in the direction of the guard hence my question

[Blitzwing]

Originally posted by myeqchars:

Originally posted by the dark wizard:

punch cows... take their meat, cook it and sell it. #gains

one punch and the cow runs off. Do you follow and keep punching or wait until it comes back for a 2nd punch? It seems to run in the direction of the guard hence my question

did try cows, but its hard as they do run away and are fast

horses are way more easy

[the dark wizard]

Originally posted by myeqchars:

one punch and the cow runs off.

I usually hit them so the go towards a corner, that way I can control them so they don't run off. But yes it's a grind, but the strength exp is given from each hit rather then the kill, so while it's nice to kill em (for that sick #gains), the important part is hitting them.

Originally posted by Blitzwing:

did try cows, but its hard as they do run away and are fast

The reason I pick cows over horses, is due to cows having more health, you want a target you can keep hitting. But I understand why you go for horses.

[RDG]

That is absolute overkill imo. I did get leg day, it isn't amazing but it helps some, also selling herbs gives you a bit money very early game.

Once you get to Bernard just train with wooden weapons with him and go around killing camps / hunting game. You will get tons of strength.

[Hobo Misanthropus]

Fastest way to train strength is to not use a weapon that is obviously not intended to be used in the beginning of the game. You tryin to use a Warhammer or Axe that needs 15 strength right out of Rattay, congratulations, you're just going to end up hating this game.

The easiest 6 strength in the game comes from Reading books though.