I am trying to get my pally to 4/6 casting, but without an orny I am having to make some tough decisions.
My template is parry & bushido, so can't use a shield. I am trying to get to 4/6 casting so I can dump healing altogether and rely on chiv and bushido for healing.
My current jewelry is
ring: FCR2 FC1 DCI 8 & Energy Resist 6
Bracelet: FCR3 FC1 DCI 13 & Physical Resist 4
If I equip a FC weapon that only gets me to 3/4 casting though. I know of the helm of swiftness to get the additional FC 1 FCR 2 and even have a human one but the resist are kind of weak.
So the question is, is there any other way to get 4/6 casting without an orny and using a better helm than the helm of swiftness? Or do I just have to make up the resist with the rest of the suit? The suit itself is going to need as much LMC and MR as it can get and still keep resist 60-70.