Best RPvRP template?

[Khaelieth]

What would you say is the best RPvRP template?  I'm tempted to say:

Swordsmanship
Anatomy
Tactics
Parry
Healing
Poisoning (Since AoS, you can poison at least one swordsmanship weapon)
Focus
Tactics
(all GM)

Or

Fencing
Anatomy
Poisoning (Though it's frigging annoying when you meet people who've used orange petals)
Healing
Meditation (special moves fast, and everyone uses refresh pots!)
Tactics
Ninjitsu (possibly not RP enough for me... So swap for resist spells)

Not given much of a thought to macing or archery, as it's ages since I really PvP'ed with it. I'm used to pre-AoS macing, so no idea how good it is.

[John Dell]

Swordmanship and lumberjacking. Nothing else matters!

[Khaelieth]

Aye, that's true. But it was much more fun with the half-life hits!

[Delcarakdur]

Archery and chiv is mighty powerful

[John Dell]

Aye, that's true. But it was much more fun with the half-life hits!

I think it's silly. People seem to care more about what they fit into their template rather then how it would suit their character.
I got 120 strength; not because it's better then 110 strenght in PVP (Because it isn't) but because it suits my character in so many levels.

[Khaelieth]

Archery and chiv is mighty powerful

Chavalry is for the weak. Keep your fake burberry scarves and track suites to yourself, I say!

[Marcus Kobra]

Hmm on STATS I remeber I had an OLD RP character who was supposed ot be weak.. well their STR was only high enough to aloow leather and I never raised it lol. Like 2 hit killed with a regular weapon lol

[Garak Nightchill]

No such thing as the 'best' template.  Template A may be able to beat Template B, but lose horribly to Template C.  A generic swords template with 4 or 5x120 skills may have a big advantage over a fancy template with nothing over GM.  

Whilst skills make a difference, it means nothing without knowing how to play the advantages.  Armour makes a difference too as do pots/petals etc.  The weapons selected and the special moves used... being able to change weapon at the correct time and activate the next best special.  Keeping the heals coming.  Being able to adapt to unexpected moves by an opponent.

Stats too.  A pure warrior with the minimum intel against a pure warrior sacrificing hp for mana, in the hopes of winning quickly by spamming a couple of hefty specials.  Could work or both specials could get parried...  

Really just pick whatever suits your character and learn how to play it.  I wanted to play Garak as a sneaky elf so I complimented his hiding with stealth.  I could make him even more powerful as a Scout by picking up Ninjitsu (for smoke bombs and deathstrike via his wrestle) or make him a pure non-scout mage by picking up Focus and Healing.  I could then drop wrestle for anatomy, sacrificing special moves for boosted healing (100 anat + 100 eval int = same evasion as 100 wrestle, but no disruption or specials).  Or I could keep the wrestle and drop scribe, thus still being able to have powerful bandy heals and special moves but suffer a *slight* damage mod and extra penalties with spells such as Protection.

Swings and Roundabouts really.  If you've not much gold and/or time to spend developing a char then there's not much point planning some uber powerscrolled char.  If I was going for a beserker axeman-type, I'd maybe go 110 Swords/Lumber/110 Tactics/Anat/Heal/Focus/Resist.  If I decide not to go 100 Resist maybe increase the Swords/Tactics even higher or put some extra into Healing.  100 HP, 100 Dex and boos the Int with whatever stat scroll I could afford.  Nothing fancy, fits the character, and is a good solid bruiser.  

[Averion/Gambit/Crystal/Etc]

Swords And Lumberjacking for me.
Use high tactics for HCI with very high dex and strength. Mana doesn't count AS much because you're good with lumberjacking without even having to use the specials.

Or fencing with poisoning is good to....Or even better is swords with poisoning (Use a dammed cleaver), With a cleaver, you get Bleed attack AND poison!!!!

[Khaelieth]

I've got a char with this:

110 fencing
100 anatomy
100 tactics
100 healing
80 meditation
80 stealth
80 hiding
70 poisoning

I've found the template wanting. First, all those I attack seem to have orange petals [insert random abuse], which I think is the worst thing that's ever happened to UO. Secondary, a lot people have parrying. Which always seems to parry my attacks. Thirdly, you cannot hit a barn door with fencing.

The pros is meditiation. The amount of special attacks you dish out is just silly! Stamina regeneration isn't much of a problem either, as I carry several crates full of refresh potions. Another good thing is invisibility potions. If I end up with a superior enemy, I drink one and poof! I'm gone!

[Averion/Gambit/Crystal/Etc]

Use swords, not fencing.
Switch to a cleaver, If they have orange petals you can still use Bleed attack.

[Snudrud]

The best tamplat is

100 stealing
100 snooping
100 wrestliing
90 hideing
80 stealth

What you do is: Disarm, steal weapon , inviseblity potion, stealth away, and laugh!

[Khaelieth]

unless the fella's insured the weapon

[Marcus Kobra]

or the limey bloke carries a spare... or 2 or jsut happens to be a kick arse bad guy....

[Khaelieth]

I carry 4 regular weapons and three backup