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'''Create a [[practice doll]]''' and , equip a shaft and right click the practice doll and select 'practice'. This will make you start to attack the doll and periodically increase your overall fighting skill. This is not immensly fast, and will only work till you reach 20 FightingSkill. Make sure the doll doesn't die. Remember to examine it often to see whether it needs repairing and or improving.

'''Make a Weapon''', preferably a longsword. This will require access to a forge and the related equipment(If your new, but it is advisable to start off with a longsword to defend yourself first, but..you can always use the short sword you received at [[New Dawn]] forge and mine) and the tutorial if you wishrelated equipment.Weaponsmithing It is not an easy skilladvised you stay away from combat until you have a high quality [[weapon]], it is advisable to ask if someone can provide you with one. You can generall make and a 15ql sword with 10 weaponsmithingdecent skill in the chosen Weapon.

'''Train your selected weapon skill''' The easiest way to train your weapon skill is to simply go out and chop down alot a lot of tree's with it. This will work until 20 weapon skillSkill. Only bladed blade weapons apply for this method (as in no mauls, and the exception of a short sword), any other weapon must be trained through combat with other creatures.

'''Create your equipment''' The Cloth Armour is the easiest and simplest armour type available to make in wurm is the cloth armour. Its light, and however it provides some next to no protection but not a huge amountand isn't recommended for combat. It Leather armour would be suitable as your first set but it would be advisable to move up to Leather Armour or Studded Leather Armour as soon as you can. You can generally imp cloth/a lot more appropriate, however leather armour is obtained through killing wild animals, which could proove to 20ql with 10 in the related skill.   If you have followed the above guide, you should now have 20 overall fighting skillbe difficult for some, 20 weapon skill, a set of so going straight for chain armour (of at least 20ql) and a weapon (of at least 15ql) to call your ownis the safest bet, and especially since mining iron ore will increase the knowledge of how to maintain them. These [[Strength]] skills will allow you to fight upto at least a Bear.