Osamodas

The Osamodas or Osamodas' Whip class is a class strongly based on summoning.

Out of all the classes Osamodas have the most summoning spells, and the most spells with which to buff their summons. Although some people may frown on Osamodas as their summons lengthen a battle, an Osamodas' true strength comes from these summons. Whether it be by mass summoning Gobballs, or a solo Crackler which has been massively buffed, Osamodas along with their summons can be a formidable force to face.

Despite mainly being focused on summoning, Osamodas do have several attack spells. Although an Osamodas is unlikely to charge an oponent, they can hit hit an oponent from afar with spells such as Ghostly Claw and Lashing Claw.

Overall being an Osamodas is very much a balancing act. Intuition plays a big deal as an Osamodas has to anticipate the moves of their summons (which can often act rather foolishly). This means an Osamodas has to be adaptable to any situation. Given all these spells and summons, an experienced Osamodas should be able to handle virtually any monster.

Characteristics
Note that the characteristics of the Osamodas character does not affect any of the characteristics of the creatures they summon. Instead, their HP and damage are increased by 1% per level of the summoner.

The characteristics most closely associated with this class are:
 * Intelligence - The majority of the Osamodas' attack spells are Fire, so high Intelligence is a good thing to have. This characteristic comes in handy especially if you use an Osamodas' attack to finish off an enemy or to maximize damage along with summons. This stat would also affect the healing you do with Animal Healing, or with healing weapons such as Boogey Wand. An Osamodas has high soft caps for Intelligence, so an Int Osa would be able to get a high base. This build is popular with people who wish to attack along with their summons.


 * Vitality - Although Vitality has no effect on any damage spells, it can be useful for Osamodas. An Osamodas' summons can only exist if their summoner is alive, as of such it is important for the Osamodas to last as long as they can. Vitality is always 1:1, so an Osamodas could have a very good amoount of base Vitality, even without equipment. This build is quite popular for summoners who want to rely more on their summons than their attack spells.

Other characteristics:
 * Agility - Not a particularly recommended stat for Osamodas. It can be useful for escaping from enemies, though there's no reason to escape from enemies if you avoid them in the first place. Osamodas do have low Agility soft caps, so an Agility Osamodas would probabyl put points into Vitality, and raise Agility with Equipment. Agility is for those who like the idea of a Vitality build, but want to have an option if an enemy reaches them.
 * Strength - Not particularly recommended. It would be useful in a team due to it increasing the damage of Whip, and as a close combat fighter as they would not require weapons to be maged. The Osamodas Strength soft caps are relativley low, so a Strenfth Osa might prefer to put points into Vitality. However a Strength Osamodas would have no ranged options. Strength is for the Osamodas who wants to mainly use summons, but also be a help in a team.
 * Chance - Not recommended for beginers,. Osamodas do have a single Water spell and the Osamodas soft caps are the same for chance as they are for Intelligence. It's an alternative build for someone who wants to have an option outside of just summons, but doesn't want to be a Int Osa.
 * Wisdom - Not recommended for this or most other classes. It's best to use scrolls of Wisdom and equipment to boost this stat instead of stat points gained from level increases. However once high soft caps are reached (4:1, 5:1) some players may spend points in Wisdom.

Weapons
See Damage: Class modifiers for more details.

Class spells
The class spells available to members of the class are:

Builds
°=Not recommended, +=Longshot build (require high investment), ++=Fun but challenging build, +++=Proven, solid build

Guides
Some opinions about summons:
 * Osamodas Summon Guide.

A FAQ about Osamodas' spells and hunting places:
 * A Osamodas FAQ

There is also a leveling guide for all classes at:
 * Leveling guide

Class Set
The Class Set is the Innumerable Set.

Training Dopple
The lower level dopples are not very difficult. The higher level ones, however, can be troublesome. Starting at level 60, the dopple has a strong punch of the crackler, coupled with good ranged attacks and summons. If he summons a prespic, it's imperative that you kill it. Staying as far away as possible and tofu spamming may yield the best results. This leads to a fairly long fight, but certainly one that's winnable. Having a leveled whip makes the fights far easier.

Having a level 5 prespic of your own can make the fights easier. Nevertheless, the dopple has a strong enough ranged attack to kill the prespic in one hit.

Trivia

 * Reading Osamodas backwards gives "sadomaso" which means sadistic masochist, relating to the practice of sadomasochism. Osas seem to enjoy pain for pleasure, which is a characteristic of both sadism and masochism.
 * The Osamodas god is believed to be the most powerful god and is actually a Demon.