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Thank you for your reply. You made a good breakdown of my stories. Very well done!

I'm trying to decide which story to use. This character is a female Natural Stalker, StJ/SR. Which story do you prefer? Story #1 The daughter of a magician and a dancer, she learned the arts of magic, illusion, dance and acrobatics. One day, she went backstage and saw her parents with mob goons. She hid as she heard the goons say, "For many years we bought you expensive illusion equipment. We only asked that we use them to smuggle things. Now, you have refused your end of the bargain." Her father replied, "We can no longer do this in good conscience. We promise to pay you back and we won't go to the police. We only ask that you leave us alone." A goon responded, "You can never leave the mob, and there is only one way to guarantee your silence." The goons then shot her parents and left. She ran out of her hiding place and held her parents, only to see them die. She found a trainer to teach her to fight, and trained hard. She then swore revenge against the mobsters who killed her parents. She now travels as a magician's assistant, finding trainers wherever her travels take her and learning more about fighting. Story #2 Born into a Mafia family, she was bred and trained to be the ultimate assassin. She spent her entire life trained in skills of beauty, dance, combat, stealth and many other things. She was good, efficient and always succeeded in killing her target. Her life changed one day when she was assigned to kill a trial witness. She looked at the man and saw innocence and sadness as he begged for his life. This man was different from her usual politicians and rival mobsters. She knew that she couldn't kill this kind man who was trying to do the right thing. She left and decided to give up her life of crime. She would make up for her evil past by helping the weak and innocent. She also swore that she would destroy the mafia for having turned her into what she had become.

For Primaries, I think that a Stalker should have a small weapon or no weapon, so I would choose either StJ or DB. I read somewhere that NB/Kat is better for Scrappers and Brutes. Also, StJ is one of the best Stalker Primaries because its combo system synergizes well with Stalker mechanics. For Secondary, I would choose SR. It is a very good secondary. I wouldn't choose Invuln because I can't see it in character conception of a Natural Stalker. I don't recommend WP because its self regen is much better for ATTs with more health, such as Scrappers, Brutes and Tankers. I prefer SR over Ninj because SR has better avoidance and has more protection against debuffs.

Thanks for your answers. I was getting frustrated because the buffs have a 4 minute duration. Having to buff 7 team members, every 4 minutes would have been frustrating. I'm glad that they are AOE now.

According to the general description, these two shield abilities appear to be a single ally. When I look at the numbers it appears that they are AOE. Do these protect every one within a radius of my allies?

Thank you for your replies. They were very helpful. I will change the bio a bit and use some trick arrows.

I'm thinking of making a Natural origin Archery/Tactical Arrow. Since it is Natural, I want to skip abilities such as Blazing Arrow, Explosive Arrow and some others. I want to stick with abilities that use regular arrows. Am I gimping myself by doing this? Am I losing some really good abilities?

Thank you. You created the most awesome base!

It is great that you now made it Wintery

I would like to see a skirt similar to what Mantis wore.

I've read some comments that the Weaken and Empower DB Combos aren't very good. Why is that? Does it give weak buffs and debuffs? For buffs and debuffs for single attacks, I can easily look at the power and find the numbers. Unfortunately, it is more difficult with combos.

I really want duck bills. In CO, I saw many people playing Duck toons. Often, it was because of duck puns, but some people made duck toons that weren't punny.

What kind of new costume pieces would you like to see?

I made a low level Elec/Elec blaster and ran it through DFB. The minions and bosses lost almost no end from my blasts. Of course, this toon had only low level abilities.

Thank you for posting. I've always liked the appearance of electrical, so I'm glad that it has gotten somewhat better.

Thank you for all of your replies. I made him as a defender which is meant to be a bardlike character. I wish that he could carry a musical instrument, but he can't. I noticed that he has been shelved for a long time. I just didn't like playing him. I figured that I would enjoy him more as a blaster, but didn't want him to be weak.

Is Sonic Blaster worth playing? I've googled and found many posts about Sonic Defender, but almost nothing about Sonic Blaster. I will only PVE. I don't do PVP. I will mostly group. Might do some solo, but mostly grouping. The toon will be musically themed, so will add Leadership Pool powers to be bardlike.

A bee was altered by energy that was released by an enemy that destroyed the land around it. The appearance will be a mix of woman and bee. Thank you for your reply. That is interesting info.

I'm making a Bee themed Blaster and am thinking of Electric or Water as the primary. According to the dps spreadsheet, Electric's damage is around the middle, while Water is at the bottom. According to a different post, Electric has one of the lowest dps. Water also has a lot more utility. Does anyone have an opinion, or a suggestion for a different powerset that could be Bee themed? I also don't have any real ideas about a secondary. Probably Atomic or Plant Manip.

Thank you for creating this. I've used it and it is awesome!!

I see very few posts mentioning DB. I'm guessing that it is weaker than other Stalker Primaries. I am trying to make a Natural Stalker, so I don't want any unusual powers for a primary. I like the appearance of DB, because I think that a stealth type should use a small weapon such as daggers.

I noticed on the FOTM list that MA is fairly high on the Scrapper list, but very low on the Brute list. I don't know if this is due to how it works, or just personal preference.

Thank you for your responses. It is good that you both agree on BS. Many say that Shield is best for secondary, but I feel that it looks wrong for a Stalker. I still need to decide on SR and WP. The character background is that she was a magician's assistant. Her parents (a magician and assistant) were killed by the mob because they refused to use their illusion equipment to smuggle. I'm thinking that because she was a dancer, SR would be good, but since she was in illusion boxes that were pierced by swords and saws, WP would be good. Of course, this is for character conception, not practicality.

I usually play Dual Blades, but my reason is appearance. I think that a stealther should use small weapons, so my toon uses daggers. I don't know if DB is good for damage or not. I usually use Nin or SR for my secondary.

I don't like that Katana is 2 handed. I think that it is odd that Katana is 2 handed while Broadsword is 1 handed, but Katana is faster while BS does more damage per hit.