Questions on the Bard.... - Page 2

Kaltia · 08-31-2002, 01:17 PM

No, bards never learn lvl 9 spells...my blade didn't even learn lvl 7 spells by lvl40.

Dundee Slaytern · 08-31-2002, 11:12 PM

Oh... my head. Time to clarify some things.

Bards and Mages can scribe scrolls from spell level 1-9, depending on their INT. If either Bard or Mage has less than 18 INT, you will need to gulp down some Potions of Genius or Potions of Mind Focusing to learn level 9 spells.

Bards however, can only cast from spell level 1-6. They can know spells from spell level 7-9, but never cast them( save from scrolls).

Chromatic Orb petrifies from level 10-11. Read the spell description in the game. It auto-kills at level 12+.

Jon Irenicus · 09-01-2002, 01:51 AM

Chromatic Orb is really useful I'd say...

Dundee Slaytern · 09-01-2002, 02:02 AM

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Originally posted by Jon Irenicus:
Chromatic Orb is really useful I'd say...

Just make sure you remember to cast Greater Malison and/or Doom beforehand to help counter the +6 penalty. It is always fun to barrage a Dragon with COs though... since sooner or later, the Dragon will fail its saving throw.

ADD] On a side note, I do not use COs when my Mages are level 10-11, since petrify means a chance that loot will be destroyed. In the Shadow Dragon's case, its Shadow Dragon Scales.

[ 09-01-2002, 02:05 AM: Message edited by: Dundee Slaytern ]

Jon Irenicus · 09-01-2002, 02:38 AM

Really...? I also found out that the victim that gets hit by the Chromatic Orb has a chance of dying instantly(like when they get hit by the Finger of Death)... It's really funny to find that a level 1 spell has these effects.

Dundee Slaytern · 09-01-2002, 04:43 AM

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Originally posted by Jon Irenicus:
Really...? I also found out that the victim that gets hit by the Chromatic Orb has a chance of dying instantly(like when they get hit by the Finger of Death)... It's really funny to find that a level 1 spell has these effects.

Sigh... read my first post on this thread. Chromatic Orb acts like a weaker version of Finger of Death when the caster is level 12+.

Arwyn the Betrayer · 09-01-2002, 05:48 AM

Fear the power of Chromatic Orb! [img]smile.gif[/img]
I like to use it, it's one of the best spells ever.

Jon Irenicus · 09-01-2002, 05:52 AM

Not if the target has the Cloak of Mirrors, eh?

Dundee Slaytern · 09-01-2002, 07:07 AM

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Originally posted by Jon Irenicus:
Not if the target has the Cloak of Mirrors, eh?

That will be cute. Giving somebody like Jon Irenicus a Cloak of Mirroring.

Jon Irenicus · 09-01-2002, 07:14 AM

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Originally posted by Dundee Slaytern:

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Originally posted by Jon Irenicus:
Not if the target has the Cloak of Mirrors, eh?

That will be cute. Giving somebody like Jon Irenicus a Cloak of Mirroring.[/QUOTE].................................................. .............

08-31-2002, 01:17 PM	#11
Kaltia Jack Burton Join Date: May 2, 2002 Location: Canterbury, England Age: 37 Posts: 5,817	No, bards never learn lvl 9 spells...my blade didn't even learn lvl 7 spells by lvl40. __________________ The wolf is as cunning as he is ferocious; once he's had a taste of flesh then nothing else will do.

09-01-2002, 01:51 AM	#13
Jon Irenicus Elminster Join Date: July 24, 2002 Location: New Zealand Age: 37 Posts: 407	Chromatic Orb is really useful I'd say... __________________ Strike with great VENGEANCE!!!

09-01-2002, 02:38 AM	#15
Jon Irenicus Elminster Join Date: July 24, 2002 Location: New Zealand Age: 37 Posts: 407	Really...? I also found out that the victim that gets hit by the Chromatic Orb has a chance of dying instantly(like when they get hit by the Finger of Death)... It's really funny to find that a level 1 spell has these effects. __________________ Strike with great VENGEANCE!!!

09-01-2002, 05:52 AM	#18
Jon Irenicus Elminster Join Date: July 24, 2002 Location: New Zealand Age: 37 Posts: 407	Not if the target has the Cloak of Mirrors, eh? __________________ Strike with great VENGEANCE!!!

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08-31-2002, 11:12 PM	#12
Dundee Slaytern Ironworks Moderator Join Date: June 10, 2001 Location: Pasir Ris, Singapore Age: 42 Posts: 11,063	Oh... my head. Time to clarify some things. Bards and Mages can scribe scrolls from spell level 1-9, depending on their INT. If either Bard or Mage has less than 18 INT, you will need to gulp down some Potions of Genius or Potions of Mind Focusing to learn level 9 spells. Bards however, can only cast from spell level 1-6. They can know spells from spell level 7-9, but never cast them( save from scrolls). Chromatic Orb petrifies from level 10-11. Read the spell description in the game. It auto-kills at level 12+.

09-01-2002, 05:48 AM	#17
Arwyn the Betrayer Manshoon Join Date: July 5, 2002 Location: Germany Age: 44 Posts: 162	Fear the power of Chromatic Orb! [img]smile.gif[/img] I like to use it, it's one of the best spells ever.

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