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SixOfSpades · 03-13-2003, 10:44 PM

Wizards start with better Saving Throws than Warriors, but Warriors' Saves improve much faster. Warriors have the best Saves, bar none.

Karlosovic: For roleplaying, Dual whenever the heck you want. If you want to be a Mage in BG1, go ahead it's your call. But if powergaming is going to be a consideration (and I think it is, or you wouldn't have posted this thread in the first place), NEVER Dual before Level 9. (Unless you're Dualing from a Thief, and you just want to max out 1 or 2 of your Skills before you Dual.)

Let's compare two characters, each with exactly 500,000 EXP:
The Fighter->Mage (Dualed at Level 4) will be Levels 4/11. He will have 4D10 + 5D4 + 2 hitpoints, for an average of 38.5 hitpoints. He will have 5 weapon stars from his Fighter half and 2 from his Mage half, for a total of 7.
The Fighter->Mage (Dualed at Level 9) will be Levels 9/10. He will have 9D10 + 1 hitpoints, for an average of 50.5 hitpoints. He will have 7 weapon stars from his Fighter half and 2 from his Mage half, for a total of 9.

The difference between a Level 10 Mage and a Level 11 Mage? One extra spell slots of Levels 3, 4, and 5.

03-13-2003, 10:44 PM	#7
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	Wizards start with better Saving Throws than Warriors, but Warriors' Saves improve much faster. Warriors have the best Saves, bar none. Karlosovic: For roleplaying, Dual whenever the heck you want. If you want to be a Mage in BG1, go ahead it's your call. But if powergaming is going to be a consideration (and I think it is, or you wouldn't have posted this thread in the first place), NEVER Dual before Level 9. (Unless you're Dualing from a Thief, and you just want to max out 1 or 2 of your Skills before you Dual.) Let's compare two characters, each with exactly 500,000 EXP: The Fighter->Mage (Dualed at Level 4) will be Levels 4/11. He will have 4D10 + 5D4 + 2 hitpoints, for an average of 38.5 hitpoints. He will have 5 weapon stars from his Fighter half and 2 from his Mage half, for a total of 7. The Fighter->Mage (Dualed at Level 9) will be Levels 9/10. He will have 9D10 + 1 hitpoints, for an average of 50.5 hitpoints. He will have 7 weapon stars from his Fighter half and 2 from his Mage half, for a total of 9. The difference between a Level 10 Mage and a Level 11 Mage? One extra spell slots of Levels 3, 4, and 5. __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.