Advanced Spellcasting 202

[xanderwatts]

I like to keep a Protection from evil in a contigency set to enemy sighted. Not for any practical reason, it's so I get a cool, Irenicus like, nimbus of electricity around my primary spellcaster, when he enters combat.

[Alson]

Minor Spell Sequencer
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• Mirror Image and Blur.
• Two Magic Missiles.
• Two Melf's Acid Arrows (less punch than the Missiles, but more damage over time).
• Melf's Acid Arrow and a Glitterdust.
• Glitterdust and Horror (someone should fail a save here).
• ToB only - Two Chaos Shields. They'll stack!

Contingency
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• Stoneskin at 50% hit points. Just think of how annoying it is when your enemies do that.
• Invisibility (Mislead if your level is high enough) when Helpless. Especially if you're solo.
• Tenser's Transformation at 50% hit points (Bards or high level Fighter/Mages).

Spell Sequencer
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• Three Skull Traps. Be sure to aim correctly, though.
• Mirror Image, Stoneskin and Improved Invisibility.
• Greater Malison, Slow and Teleport Field - for disabling purposes.
• ToB only - Three Chaos Shields. Yep - these will stack, too.

Spell Trigger
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• Three Lower Resistances.
• Three Chain Lightnings.
• Three Sunfires. Sunfire makes you temporarily immune to fire - have multiple mages use this simultaneously for even more fun. [img]smile.gif[/img]
• Stoneskin, Protection from Magical Weapons and Improved Invisibility.
• Improved Haste, Tenser's Transformation and Mislead.

Chain Contingency
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• Three Abi-Dalzim's Horrid Wiltings at See Enemy. Also known as "The CC Bomb".
• Three Project Images (ultimate firepower, all three will be spawned) on any trigger that tickles your fancy.
• Mass Invisibility and two Project Images (good firepower, plus you and your clones start out Improved Invisible) on any trigger that tickles your fancy.
• Tenser's Transformation, Simulacrum and Improved Haste for Fighter/Mages at 50% hit points (25% if you're feeling lucky; Tenser's Transformation will heal you).
• ToB only - Three Improved Chaos Shields. Have i mentioned they'll stack?

For more interesting spell combo and tactics, be sure to visit the BG2 Spell Reference. [img]smile.gif[/img]