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Interesting Question.
Supposing all things were in isolation, and it was Sarevok, the character you face at the end of BG1, and Irenicus, the mage you face at the end of BG2, fighting it out. First thing to consider are their abilities.
Sarevok is a level 15 fighter. Bearing in mind that in all fairness he'd be wielding the Sword of Chaos, a +2 two-handed sword with lifestealing capabilities, he's rather hard. He has about 135 hp, reasonable. Most important would be his powerful Magic immunity (yes, it is an immunity, with only one weakness - Magic Missiles) and sky-high fire resistance. This makes him immune to almost anything Irenicus could throw at him, and let's face it - would Irenicus actually think of using Magic Missile, when all his high-power magics seem to fail? Would he have the time?
Irenicus, on the other hand, is a level 30 mage, and that is it. He has no resistances or other special abilities - I am assuming we're not referring to Slayer-Irenicus here - other than his incredible arsenal of magics. In fact, he seems to be a more capable mage than Elminster.
A fight between the two would seem to go thus:
Irenicus casts a spell.
Sarevok shrugs it off.
Irenicus casts another spell.
Sarevok ignores it.
Sarevok strikes.
Irenicus makes himself immune to magical weapons.
Sarevok waits for Irenicus' protections to expire.
Irenicus summons some things.
Sarevok kills them.
Sarevok strikes and wounds Irenicus.
Irenicus teleports away.
Irenicus casts a spell at Sarevok.
Sarevok ignores it.
Irenicus summons something big and scary.
Sarevok fights it.
And so on. It's the classic mage vs. fighter argument.
A more interesting thought would be - would Irenicus and associates prove a match for Sarevok and company? We'd have Irenicus, Bodhi (looking bad for Team Sarevok already), Suneer(a mage), Ilyich(a duregar) and a few vampires and golems. On the other side, we'd see Sarevok, Tazok, Angelo, Semaj, Tamoko, Slythe and Krysten, Mulahey, Davaeorn and some assorted followers of Bhaal.
Interesting...
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