Michas Wizardry 8 beginnerthread

[Nightowl2]

Nebdar is a very special encounter in one of the easter egg "retro" dungeons, and not someone you come upon by chance. So I hope you feel a bit better

Yeah, the game was meant, after all, for a team balanced between (ahem) might and magic. So resistances in some cases are high. Otherwise, an all-magic party would just blast their way through with little trouble.

Of course, it can be done anyway. One of the great things about Wiz 8 is how it allows for such a variety of party make-ups. People have done all-magic, no magic, short parties (less than six) and solo. And they've all come through it.

You might want to create a test a test party or two with a mix of classes to get a feel for the game first, then settle down to serious playing once you have the hang of things.

Nightowl2

[killerTeddy]

Welcome Micha!

Some thing the others didn't mention yet: in Wizardry the formation of your characters is important, the ones at the front will get hit much more often than the others. So, normally the casters can hide behind someone with lots of hitpoints! I would suggest at least one "mixed" character (e.g. Lord, Samurai...) or else a Bard / Gadgeteer...
Also, in Wizardry pure Casters are very limited in their choice of armor!

[Wereboar]

But please tell me, why more then 100%. Wouldn't 100% not enough? Doesn't 100% mean total immune?

In my experience, guys with 150% resistance are immune to magic (still not complete, but very close). Below, the spell success and damage is influenced by party level vs monster level, and boosted by your powercast skill. Even fire spells against some rapax with 135% reistance and a few levels above my party do some damage.

Nebdar is one of the 3 fights that are very hard for a spell-only party (at least in expert). They are able to do a bit of damage, but Nebdar has a healing spell.

[Nightwing]

Micha, in the fight with Nebdar or any other hard fights, get toxic cloud out fast as well as elementals. It's tight for elementals and sometimes you can't summon them, you just have to be in the right spot.

[Scatter]

Nebdar is fairly easy to paralyze, but only by weapon. Get Diamond Eyes and she'll go down pretty easily.

[Variol (Farseer) Elmwood]

Originally posted by Scatter: Nebdar is fairly easy to paralyze, but only by weapon. Get Diamond Eyes and she'll go down pretty easily.

A Gadgy and Slings with impaling stones are effective too!

..and welcome micha369!

[Wolfie]

Originally posted by Nightowl2: Nebdar is a very special encounter in one of the easter egg "retro" dungeons, and not someone you come upon by chance.

For more information about the "Retro" dungeons, click here (or here if the first link don't work). ** Spoiler Warning** Contains maps for the dungeons, also if you click on one of the maps, you will get step-by-step instructions of how to access that dungeon.

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[Micha369]

Is there any teleport function available in Wizardry 8?

How does it work?

Where can I find the necessarily stuff?

thanks!

Micha

[Micha369]

My two mages finally have got 100 Int Points, but it seems to me not much of a difference.

Everybody told me I have to get 100 Int points as soon as possible so I have more wizardry power.

How can I use now the bigger amount of my might?

I thought I have two spells per round now???

[MasterPooBaa]

Indeed there are a few creatures that are going to be EXCEEDINGLY tough to kill with just magic.

Nessie and El Dorado are two.
They have insane magic resistance and spells just bounce off.

And Micha369, when your NATURAL intelligence (not boosted by items) reaches 100 you can start learning the powercast skill.
That lets u do more damage and punch through resistances better.