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SixOfSpades · 11-17-2001, 12:55 AM

It's quite true that the Conjurer is the odds-on favorite, at least in BG1. There may be good Divination spells in BG2, but then there may not be. As it is, there's only one good spell in the game that Conjurer's can't cast....but then, I was going through Durlag's for my first time, and I kinda wanted to know what stuff was before I put it on or drank it. Also, you've gotta Identify before you can sell it, and not all shops can Identify....yada yada yada.

But what's this about saying it's OK for a Mage to have low DEX? That's like saying Armor Class is irrelevant. No matter WHERE in your party order your Mage is, he/she WILL find a way to blunder up to the front of the group and get shot at. And in ToSC, there was at least one enemy that seemed to sense which member of my party had the weakest AC. And without DEX, how are you supposed to be any good with your sling? Certainly, the Gauntlets of Dexterity will remedy this problem, but there are certainly a few folks who need those Gauntlets too:
Ajantis-- 13 DEX
Kagain-- 12 DEX
Jahiera-- 14 DEX
Edwin-- 10 DEX
Yeslick-- 12 DEX
Dynaheir-- 13 DEX
Eldoth-- 12 DEX
Garrick-- 13 DEX
Why make one more? In my opinion, Dexterity is THE most important stat in the game--if you're gonna bottom out someone's DEX, at least do it to a Dwarf.

11-17-2001, 12:55 AM	#11
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	It's quite true that the Conjurer is the odds-on favorite, at least in BG1. There may be good Divination spells in BG2, but then there may not be. As it is, there's only one good spell in the game that Conjurer's can't cast....but then, I was going through Durlag's for my first time, and I kinda wanted to know what stuff was before I put it on or drank it. Also, you've gotta Identify before you can sell it, and not all shops can Identify....yada yada yada. But what's this about saying it's OK for a Mage to have low DEX? That's like saying Armor Class is irrelevant. No matter WHERE in your party order your Mage is, he/she WILL find a way to blunder up to the front of the group and get shot at. And in ToSC, there was at least one enemy that seemed to sense which member of my party had the weakest AC. And without DEX, how are you supposed to be any good with your sling? Certainly, the Gauntlets of Dexterity will remedy this problem, but there are certainly a few folks who need those Gauntlets too: Ajantis-- 13 DEX Kagain-- 12 DEX Jahiera-- 14 DEX Edwin-- 10 DEX Yeslick-- 12 DEX Dynaheir-- 13 DEX Eldoth-- 12 DEX Garrick-- 13 DEX Why make one more? In my opinion, Dexterity is THE most important stat in the game--if you're gonna bottom out someone's DEX, at least do it to a Dwarf. __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.