How to spec lore and focus

[claudius 104]

A lot of times people plan their build for all skills mastered but then actually playing the build they don't nearly get that high a level. I figure on spending 80 pts between lore and focus for radiant pillar. Should I spend 5 on focus and 75 on mastery of lore? Or should I split 40 in each and not have a mastery? I will have rph.

[lujate 578]

My thought would be to take Focus to either 21 or 31.

 

http://www.sacredwiki.org/index.php/Sacred_2:Skill_Mastery

See the Advanced Skill Distribution Methods about half way down the page.

[claudius 104]

So if I am only spending 80 points I should go 21 in focus and 59 in lore?

[Hooyaah 2,820]

Yes, but that would leave you only 16 away from mastery of focus and with it the advantages are huge. Depending on what you wish the results to be, focus mastery is so much more powerful. Personally, I'd go all in, but that's what makes the game fun, you can make it your own. Perhaps you may see if you are satisfied with just 59 points in lore. Although, if you aren't going for mastery, perhaps you should stay at 21 for both focus and lore, the 38 extra points added to focus may be better spent in another skill and later in the game points could be spent to master focus.