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Originally posted by chevalier mal fet:
Well unless you have a cheat enabled, or have TOB installed, its impossible during regular SOA play for mages to get enough experience to memorize 9th level spells...but hey could still use 9th level scroll if they are high enough level.
I dont think I ever even cast any 8th level spells out of neccesity during the game. I mazed somebody once just to see it work...but that was the only time.
Are you saying that the late or middle game pick-up mages won't have enough exp available for them to hit level 18? Or are you saying that the "npc mages" don't have high enough int for the spells to scribe?
It's not experience that limits your lvl 9 spell usage. It's your INT. At level 18 with an int of 18 or higher you will have one spot open in your mage book for the lvl 9 spell( note I think this only works for your base int and not modified). If you have 17 int or lower, you will never see this spot open. lvl 18 and 19 offers one lvl 9 spell spot in the book. Lvl 20 gives you two. All that if your int is 18 or higher.
I am merely quoting what I read from the d&d faq. So a priest with a wis of 16 like Anomen sucks later on since he won't get the higher end spells cuz his wis is too low. I'm finding this out all too late.
But here check it for yourself:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/
Go there and then to BGII and look under D&D FAQ. I was directed there and it offers alot of clarity. Scroll down to the mage section. There are two charts you will want to look at- the number of spells allowed to be scribed per lvl and the int needed per lvl.
So, if you REALLY want to hit lvl 18 with an 18 INT caster or higher to see some lvl 9 spells, I suggest ya drop some party members and DUO to hog up the exp SOA offers since it's limited.
Welp, hope that helps someone somewhere.