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Emparor · 09-11-2001, 05:13 AM

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Melusine · 09-11-2001, 09:24 AM

Emparor, please stop spamming!! Delete these posts please, I've answered your question on one of the numerous threads you started.

sorry mel i had to edit this because you were quotting Emparor and that was making the page look wider, he wrote something too long

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Melusine, Sultry Elflet, High Queen of Fluffies, Archbabe of the OHF, LH and HADB

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SixOfSpades · 09-17-2001, 02:34 AM

Personally, I tend to avoid mages altogether. My general technique is to have one guy with an incredible Armor Class run out in front and draw all the enemies' attention, while my happy cadre of archers pummels the crap out of all opposition. I do this almost ALL the time, and it works very well....but a Mage does not fit into it. Also, when you're far into the game and facing tougher monsters, you keep seeing "Save vs Spell" and "Magic Resistance" more and more often....with a party of archers, you don't need to worry about that.
That being said, however, Imoen kicks ass as a Mage, because she's the only NPC who can be Thief/Mage, and casting spells from Stealth can really kick ass. (Stealth really is way too powerful an ability in this game, they should have balanced it out more....like making more bad guys cast Invisibility Purge or something, or making it so you can only move at 1/2 your normal rate while in Stealth.) And she can still use the Eagle Bow, so she does fit into my archer party after all. Happy me.
If you do want a Mage, I like Xan. He's the only one who's worth his salt in a melee (with his Moonblade, I commonly take him in toe-to-toe against gnolls), and I happen to like his attitude ("We're all DOOMED!"). So what if he can't cast Fireball or Lightning Bolt? What about all those wands you've been carrying around? Time to whip 'em out, bro. Of course, the same goes for Dynaheir, too: The only Enchantment spell I use a lot is Sleep, which she can use in Wand form. Only problem with her is she's proficient with missile weapons, but her DEX is only 13. So if you give her a sling, it's more to keep her from running up to the enemy than from actually hoping she'll hit them.

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09-11-2001, 05:13 AM	#11
Emparor Banned User Join Date: September 11, 2001 Location: America N.Y.C Posts: 7	WHEN_DO_PLAY_I_CANT_FIND_THE_PLACE_TO_PLAY_WHAT_WE BSITE_WHAT_LINK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! _SOMEONE_HELP_ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

09-11-2001, 09:24 AM	#12
Melusine Dracolisk Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Age: 44 Posts: 6,541	Emparor, please stop spamming!! Delete these posts please, I've answered your question on one of the numerous threads you started. sorry mel i had to edit this because you were quotting Emparor and that was making the page look wider, he wrote something too long ------------------ Melusine, Sultry Elflet, High Queen of Fluffies, Archbabe of the OHF, LH and HADB Your voice is ambrosia Amy Brown Fantasy Art [This message has been edited by Ertai_OHF (edited 09-17-2001).]

09-17-2001, 02:34 AM	#13
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 47 Posts: 6,901	Personally, I tend to avoid mages altogether. My general technique is to have one guy with an incredible Armor Class run out in front and draw all the enemies' attention, while my happy cadre of archers pummels the crap out of all opposition. I do this almost ALL the time, and it works very well....but a Mage does not fit into it. Also, when you're far into the game and facing tougher monsters, you keep seeing "Save vs Spell" and "Magic Resistance" more and more often....with a party of archers, you don't need to worry about that. That being said, however, Imoen kicks ass as a Mage, because she's the only NPC who can be Thief/Mage, and casting spells from Stealth can really kick ass. (Stealth really is way too powerful an ability in this game, they should have balanced it out more....like making more bad guys cast Invisibility Purge or something, or making it so you can only move at 1/2 your normal rate while in Stealth.) And she can still use the Eagle Bow, so she does fit into my archer party after all. Happy me. If you do want a Mage, I like Xan. He's the only one who's worth his salt in a melee (with his Moonblade, I commonly take him in toe-to-toe against gnolls), and I happen to like his attitude ("We're all DOOMED!"). So what if he can't cast Fireball or Lightning Bolt? What about all those wands you've been carrying around? Time to whip 'em out, bro. Of course, the same goes for Dynaheir, too: The only Enchantment spell I use a lot is Sleep, which she can use in Wand form. Only problem with her is she's proficient with missile weapons, but her DEX is only 13. So if you give her a sling, it's more to keep her from running up to the enemy than from actually hoping she'll hit them. ------------------ "How do you define 'fool?'" "I don't attempt to. I wait for examples. They inevitably surpass my imagination."

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