A complete seven-skill baseline that can be reproduced without assuming 120-point skill scrolls. It uses a shield and bandages rather than presenting a Bushido/Necromancy hybrid under the same label.
- Activity
- Regular-shard PvE, sword and shield
- Edition / reference
- Official regular Ultima Online skill mechanics reviewed October 2026; 700-point baseline, not Siege or a current Sampire meta ranking.
- Named choices
- 10
Configuration and exact selections
- Race
- Human
This starter template does not require a racial casting or weapon exception.
- Weapon skill
- Swordsmanship 100
Use the sword matching the selected weapon.
- Offence
- Tactics 100 + Anatomy 100
Two distinct skill allocations within the 700-point total.
- Bandage recovery
- Healing 100
Carry bandages and allow recovery time.
- Defence
- Parrying 100 + Resisting Spells 100
The shield template intentionally does not take Bushido.
- Paladin casting
- Chivalry 100
Learn with a Book of Chivalry and maintain tithing points.
- Main hand
- Katana
Named one-handed sword choice.
- Off hand
- Heater Shield
A shield-based Parrying selection, not the Bushido weapon-parry setup.
- Stat budget
- 100 STR / 100 DEX / 25 INT
A 225-point base-stat example, before item bonuses.
- Casting and supplies
- Book of Chivalry + Bandages + Tithing Points
Actual consumable/access requirements, not reagent-based Magery.
How to use this setup
- Equip Katana and Heater Shield; verify Chivalry book access, mana and tithing.
- Use Consecrate Weapon when its damage-type adjustment is useful.
- Use Divine Fury for its offensive window only when its defensive tradeoff is acceptable.
- Fight with the Katana while starting bandage healing as needed; use Close Wounds when a direct Chivalry heal is appropriate.
- Use Cleanse by Fire for poison when appropriate, accounting for its self-damage risk.
Priorities and progression
- Seven allocations of 100 total exactly 700 skill points.
- Base stats: STR 100, DEX 100, INT 25; item bonuses and shard-specific caps are separate.
- Prioritise usable resistances and survival properties; no named low-level shield guarantees capped resistances.
How the selected kit works
Chivalry requires its book, mana and tithing rather than the normal reagent shopping list used by Magery. Healing and Anatomy provide the separate bandage route, letting the template keep a useful response while mana is constrained. Do not add Bushido without rebuilding the allocation: it changes the shield-versus-weapon parry relationship and would exceed this explicitly filled 700-point budget.