Best area effect spells?

mir_ror · 11-05-2000, 09:28 AM

What do you consider to be among the best area effect spells (NOT Summoning spells)?

Since the only mage in my party is Dynaheir, I couldn't cast any of the Enchantment/Charm spells. But still, I had my due share of fireball-slinging . Usually I would incapacitate groups of monsters with Web, since I can then send in my Free-Moving fighters to whack them senseless; or just take them outright with Fireball. Anyone fancy Skull Trap instead? (I just don't see the point of using it, due to its short range) For my cleric, Branwin, I use Entangle/Hold Person (the casting time is darn long, though) with the 3rd lvl Protective Sigil (?? Forgot the actual name) as a (sole) offensive - it dishes out quite a hefty amount of electrical damage.

11-05-2000, 07:11 PM

A well placed Stinking Cloud in combination with a Cloudkill spell can do miracles too...

Petrarcus ap Bhaal.

11-05-2000, 10:58 PM

i always do that!! well, the last time i did that had to be when i got nalia as a temp charecter in my improv npc group that....errr..... did some stuff in bg2, and i never changed her spells, but i did make her kill a few groups of certain mediocre strength nme in bg2.. well. ok..

11-06-2000, 05:33 AM

I just make sure that Minsc feeds Boo beans and there's a surfiet of stinking cloud spells...

11-06-2000, 01:55 PM

WELCOME AGAIN OPUS !!! Finally people is starting to come back...

About the area effect spells, I like the tipic FireBall. In fact it is the only area that I use, cause I normally like:

level1: magic missile
level2: Melf´s arrows and mirror image
level3: fire arrow and fireball
level4: pffff, anything, there isn´t anything special
level5: monster summoning 3 and sometimes cloudkill (i don´t like it very much)

mir_ror · 11-10-2000, 06:35 AM

Just tried Cloudkill in Durlag's Tower Chessgame level, and man, it's spectacular!!

I pretty much wiped out everybody using

1. Cloudkill
2. Fireball
3. The Cleric Sigil Spell

without moving a single character!!

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11-05-2000, 09:28 AM	#1
mir_ror Welcomed New User Join Date: August 26, 2002 Location: Singapore Age: 44 Posts: 0	What do you consider to be among the best area effect spells (NOT Summoning spells)? Since the only mage in my party is Dynaheir, I couldn't cast any of the Enchantment/Charm spells. But still, I had my due share of fireball-slinging . Usually I would incapacitate groups of monsters with Web, since I can then send in my Free-Moving fighters to whack them senseless; or just take them outright with Fireball. Anyone fancy Skull Trap instead? (I just don't see the point of using it, due to its short range) For my cleric, Branwin, I use Entangle/Hold Person (the casting time is darn long, though) with the 3rd lvl Protective Sigil (?? Forgot the actual name) as a (sole) offensive - it dishes out quite a hefty amount of electrical damage.

11-05-2000, 07:11 PM	#2
Petrarcus ap Bhaal Guest Posts: n/a	A well placed Stinking Cloud in combination with a Cloudkill spell can do miracles too... Petrarcus ap Bhaal.

11-05-2000, 10:58 PM	#3
Loser Guest Posts: n/a	i always do that!! well, the last time i did that had to be when i got nalia as a temp charecter in my improv npc group that....errr..... did some stuff in bg2, and i never changed her spells, but i did make her kill a few groups of certain mediocre strength nme in bg2.. well. ok..

11-06-2000, 05:33 AM	#4
Opus Guest Posts: n/a	I just make sure that Minsc feeds Boo beans and there's a surfiet of stinking cloud spells...

11-06-2000, 01:55 PM	#5
Adhrael Guest Posts: n/a	WELCOME AGAIN OPUS !!! Finally people is starting to come back... About the area effect spells, I like the tipic FireBall. In fact it is the only area that I use, cause I normally like: level1: magic missile level2: Melf´s arrows and mirror image level3: fire arrow and fireball level4: pffff, anything, there isn´t anything special level5: monster summoning 3 and sometimes cloudkill (i don´t like it very much)

11-10-2000, 06:35 AM	#6
mir_ror Welcomed New User Join Date: August 26, 2002 Location: Singapore Age: 44 Posts: 0	Just tried Cloudkill in Durlag's Tower Chessgame level, and man, it's spectacular!! I pretty much wiped out everybody using 1. Cloudkill 2. Fireball 3. The Cleric Sigil Spell without moving a single character!!

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