New to Serpent

Alzan

I'm a new player, new to Achaea and I'm looking for some help.

I know I won't be a pvp player, always liked pve, crafting and politics more.

I've figured out by reading here that I need to master subterfuge at least but what other skills are important to learn? 

Are there other tips that you have that could be worth mentioning to a newbie it would be appreciated!

Antonius

Garrote is your main bashing attack, which benefits from Subterfuge. Use a lash, not a whip.

In terms of other skills, Avoidance is the big one. The dodging benefit won't help for PvE, but the damage reduction to physical cutting and blunt damage will. Miniskills will situationally help out against denizens that do non-physical damage.

Saible

I'm still getting the hang of Serp but I'm focused on PVE too. I haven't bothered with venoms or hypnosis because they're entirely PVP. I learned Subterfuge to transcendent and then learned Avoidance. It makes the denizens hit for less damage and players sometimes miss. After that, artefacts seem to be better than learning most skills. We tend to have low health because It's best to racial specialise for Dex. I got a Shield of Absorbtion, a crit pendant for faster hunting, and Mayan bracelets. Currently saving for a hunters belt.