Ironworks Gaming Forum - View Single Post - Newbie to Wiz and Warriors...need some help... =)

12-05-2000, 12:29 AM

I have been playing since October (I'm slow). Technical things I KNOW NOTHING! If you have a whiska in your party you can lead with them (they light things up a bit). I thing the Torch spell only works for the person you cast it on. So make sure they are leading. If that isn't the problem, eek. To my knowledge the traits function on their own (unless you need a SKILL to work with them; ei arcane lore and identify). Evil eye does need to be activated. Once have viewed a trap its "alarm" never seems to change. But the actually success will. Some are just too hard. You can also have a very strong person "pry" or when you get high enough in VINE (3 or 4) use pry spell. You can USE lock picks.

I would recommend having one character focus on raising certain magics. Vine has cure poison (4th) you want this before serpent temple. Spirit has great heal at (3rd). Fire is one I love!!!! But stand back if you cast flamedrop (it will "hold" monsters with small spurts of repeated damage. Usually any spell in the manual that says "any monsters in area effected" means if you are too close you take damage. I read some nifty things about MOON and the sleep spell can come in handy on low level monsters in large groups.

ID comes much later . . . do all the guild quests they will give you! Note: If your fighter or cleric becomes a paladin he can become a member in the other guild. So get into as many guilds as possible and get the same quest for as many of your characters as possible to avoid repeating them. I have been advised and it makes sense to wait to ascend to new ROLE until you reach a certain level or you may be limited in the level of spell advancement. Each time you ascend to a new role you start at level one for that role and receive puny point advancements until you get up to your highest level of your previous role. (If I am wrong correct me wise sages . . . wait til you meet some of the 2nd time players . . . you'll be reading threads and saying why didn't I think of that?)

Hope some of this helps . . . time for me to seek wisdom, I am SO stuck.

12-05-2000, 12:29 AM	#2
Lily the Ranger Guest Posts: n/a	I have been playing since October (I'm slow). Technical things I KNOW NOTHING! If you have a whiska in your party you can lead with them (they light things up a bit). I thing the Torch spell only works for the person you cast it on. So make sure they are leading. If that isn't the problem, eek. To my knowledge the traits function on their own (unless you need a SKILL to work with them; ei arcane lore and identify). Evil eye does need to be activated. Once have viewed a trap its "alarm" never seems to change. But the actually success will. Some are just too hard. You can also have a very strong person "pry" or when you get high enough in VINE (3 or 4) use pry spell. You can USE lock picks. I would recommend having one character focus on raising certain magics. Vine has cure poison (4th) you want this before serpent temple. Spirit has great heal at (3rd). Fire is one I love!!!! But stand back if you cast flamedrop (it will "hold" monsters with small spurts of repeated damage. Usually any spell in the manual that says "any monsters in area effected" means if you are too close you take damage. I read some nifty things about MOON and the sleep spell can come in handy on low level monsters in large groups. ID comes much later . . . do all the guild quests they will give you! Note: If your fighter or cleric becomes a paladin he can become a member in the other guild. So get into as many guilds as possible and get the same quest for as many of your characters as possible to avoid repeating them. I have been advised and it makes sense to wait to ascend to new ROLE until you reach a certain level or you may be limited in the level of spell advancement. Each time you ascend to a new role you start at level one for that role and receive puny point advancements until you get up to your highest level of your previous role. (If I am wrong correct me wise sages . . . wait til you meet some of the 2nd time players . . . you'll be reading threads and saying why didn't I think of that?) Hope some of this helps . . . time for me to seek wisdom, I am SO stuck.