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Originally posted by SixOfSpades:
You never hear about the Wizard Slayer much because it's THE worst kit in the game. Not being able to wear magic rings, amulets, helms, shields, bets? Come on! To quote Xan, from BG1, "We should all save our effort and just lie down and DIE."
That's why the only Wizard Slayers you hear from are those who made a Wizard Slayer->Thief, and then did Use Any Item to wear all that magic gear again. Cheesy, sure, but for a lot of folks, it's the only thing that makes Wizard Slayers even playable, and that's what matters. I mean, before ToB, Wizard Slayers couldn't even use Healing Potions, for God's sake!
I'll have to disagree with you on the Wizard Slayer kit. That's what I'm playing and I have a pretty easy time of it. I'm using my fighter from BGI and he kicks butt pretty easily. I always send him at any spellcaster we face and he usually makes short work of them.
I DID add some "non-standard" items to his inventory from Arundor's Adobe. I gave him Charon's gloves and sword. The sword doesn't work that well, but the gloves turn any spell below 6th level back onto the caster!!! (Just have to remember to take them off when I need to be healed).
The only other item I gave him is a 2-hand sword called Sihn's Soulreaver....it has a 75% chance PER HIT to cause the victim to save vs magic or die (geez....who needs a vorpal...they only work 25% of the time).
AFA the magical restrictions...I rarely use any potions besides Healing on anyone in the party...and I just give the powerful items he can't use (like Ring of Gaxx) to one of the other members to give him some good back-up.
BTW, I have NO intention of "dualing" him over to a thief (at least not on my first trip through, anyway). He will remain a straight fighter until he completes ToB and mounts Demagorgon's head over the mantle at D'Arnise keep.