Planescape Torment - How to become a mage. *spoilers*

Firestormalpha · 10-01-2003, 03:41 PM

Can anyone help me with becoming a mage? I've read in a previous post that you need to perform some quests for it. I need spoilers on this. Also on a side note, my game tends to lock up on random screen transitions. That is when I move from one sector of the hive to another area the game occassionally locks up after performing the autosave. It hasn't proven debilitating as of yet. I just have to restart my computer every time this happens.

pritchke · 10-01-2003, 03:46 PM

I can't remember the exact quests but the person you need to talk to is the witch in the area to the far upper left (Ragpicker's Square) in one of the huts. I think her name is Mebbeth. She sends you on fetch and run errands. The first time I talked to her I didn't use all the dialogue options so I missed becoming a mage for a few levels. You actually can become a mage at the very start. This should get you started but the quest themselves are fairly straight forward.
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The first is one were she gives you a seed and sends you to a merchant in the market place who doesn't have the knowledge required and suggest going to a gardener. The gardener is Mourns-for-Trees in the SW hive but you may not know this if you never met him yet. It is the only quest that strays off the market place. There are 3 quest all together. I remember the 2nd quest being straightforward while the third requires a little running around the market area.

With the lock up thing try waiting 5 mins. This seemed to happen to me a couple times and usually if I had just waited a little longer it would eventually load. Annoying I know but to me it is better than a reboot. It may be it is just taking its sweet time loading.

[ 10-01-2003, 04:08 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

Firestormalpha · 10-01-2003, 04:22 PM

Hmm in regards to the lock. I'm not sure. Last night I waited 15 minutes then microsoft error report popped up and closed the game.

Oh yeah, I can still switch to Mage even though I'm a level 4 fighter, right? Shouldn't effect too much my mage abilities right? P.S. 19 int. is fun.

pritchke · 10-01-2003, 04:31 PM

Sometimes I guess there is no choice but to reboot. It shouldn't lock all the time like that though.

You can still switch to Mage anytime I was at level 6 when I switched. If you switch now you may be able to learn and use some of the spells of a higher level that I couldn't. I did not have a problem to finish the game even though became a mage at level 6.

[ 10-01-2003, 04:33 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

SpiritWarrior · 10-01-2003, 07:18 PM

Cool! After going back to PST with the intention of really playing (and finishing) it I was wondering this about becoming a mage too.

Firestormalpha, maybe try reinstalling the game if you have not already. I assume you are running version 1.1 right?

HolyWarrior · 10-01-2003, 07:47 PM

Firestormalpha, if you haven't already, download the patch. That fixes a memory leak and other problems. You can become a mage right away, but I prefer to be a fighter to level 6 for better hp, then switch to mage. You have to switch before L7 or you lose the class tattoos.

Firestormalpha · 10-01-2003, 08:49 PM

HolyWarrior thanks for the class change advice. I switched at level 5 and don't really plan on looking back right now. Thanks for the info pritchke.

P.S. HolyWarrior, for the version I have I shouldn't need the patch. I got it in a two game package with another game, Soulbringer. Both games should be up to date without needing the last patch.

SpiritWarrior · 10-01-2003, 09:31 PM

Yes you have the same as myself, with Soulbringer (groan) which is version 1.1. Perhaps It's video related?

pritchke · 10-02-2003, 10:14 AM

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Originally posted by SpiritWarrior:
Yes you have the same as myself, with Soulbringer (groan) which is version 1.1. Perhaps It's video related?

Ha!Ha!Ha! I take it you don't like Soulbringer. It is actually not that bad of a game once you get into it and go up a few levels. The start is a little painful however especially when there are no instructions. Planescape is by far the better of the two however Soulbringer is worth a go and is a good game to play. I admit at the begining there was a few times I felt like tossing the game out the window but now I want to finish it.

[ 10-02-2003, 10:17 AM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

SpiritWarrior · 10-02-2003, 02:08 PM

Well at first I liked it. The graphics were great for the time and all, the engine was okay. It just became a little monotonous plus it's ALWAYS night there...I never saw the sun.

10-01-2003, 03:41 PM	#1
Firestormalpha Knight of the Rose Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Coral Springs, Fl USA Age: 41 Posts: 4,454	Can anyone help me with becoming a mage? I've read in a previous post that you need to perform some quests for it. I need spoilers on this. Also on a side note, my game tends to lock up on random screen transitions. That is when I move from one sector of the hive to another area the game occassionally locks up after performing the autosave. It hasn't proven debilitating as of yet. I just have to restart my computer every time this happens. __________________ "When you start with a presupposition, it's hard to arrive at any other conclusion." "We are never to judge a philosophy by its abuse." - Augustine "If you're wondering if God has a sense of humor, consider the platypus." http://www.greaterthings.cbglades.com

10-01-2003, 04:22 PM	#3
Firestormalpha Knight of the Rose Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Coral Springs, Fl USA Age: 41 Posts: 4,454	Hmm in regards to the lock. I'm not sure. Last night I waited 15 minutes then microsoft error report popped up and closed the game. Oh yeah, I can still switch to Mage even though I'm a level 4 fighter, right? Shouldn't effect too much my mage abilities right? P.S. 19 int. is fun. __________________ "When you start with a presupposition, it's hard to arrive at any other conclusion." "We are never to judge a philosophy by its abuse." - Augustine "If you're wondering if God has a sense of humor, consider the platypus." http://www.greaterthings.cbglades.com

10-01-2003, 07:18 PM	#5
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	Cool! After going back to PST with the intention of really playing (and finishing) it I was wondering this about becoming a mage too. Firestormalpha, maybe try reinstalling the game if you have not already. I assume you are running version 1.1 right? __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

10-01-2003, 08:49 PM	#7
Firestormalpha Knight of the Rose Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Coral Springs, Fl USA Age: 41 Posts: 4,454	HolyWarrior thanks for the class change advice. I switched at level 5 and don't really plan on looking back right now. Thanks for the info pritchke. P.S. HolyWarrior, for the version I have I shouldn't need the patch. I got it in a two game package with another game, Soulbringer. Both games should be up to date without needing the last patch. __________________ "When you start with a presupposition, it's hard to arrive at any other conclusion." "We are never to judge a philosophy by its abuse." - Augustine "If you're wondering if God has a sense of humor, consider the platypus." http://www.greaterthings.cbglades.com

10-01-2003, 09:31 PM	#8
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	Yes you have the same as myself, with Soulbringer (groan) which is version 1.1. Perhaps It's video related? __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

10-01-2003, 03:46 PM	#2
pritchke Bastet - Egyptian Cat Goddess Join Date: September 5, 2001 Location: Calgary, AB Age: 50 Posts: 3,491	I can't remember the exact quests but the person you need to talk to is the witch in the area to the far upper left (Ragpicker's Square) in one of the huts. I think her name is Mebbeth. She sends you on fetch and run errands. The first time I talked to her I didn't use all the dialogue options so I missed becoming a mage for a few levels. You actually can become a mage at the very start. This should get you started but the quest themselves are fairly straight forward. - - - - - The first is one were she gives you a seed and sends you to a merchant in the market place who doesn't have the knowledge required and suggest going to a gardener. The gardener is Mourns-for-Trees in the SW hive but you may not know this if you never met him yet. It is the only quest that strays off the market place. There are 3 quest all together. I remember the 2nd quest being straightforward while the third requires a little running around the market area. With the lock up thing try waiting 5 mins. This seemed to happen to me a couple times and usually if I had just waited a little longer it would eventually load. Annoying I know but to me it is better than a reboot. It may be it is just taking its sweet time loading. [ 10-01-2003, 04:08 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

10-01-2003, 04:31 PM	#4
pritchke Bastet - Egyptian Cat Goddess Join Date: September 5, 2001 Location: Calgary, AB Age: 50 Posts: 3,491	Sometimes I guess there is no choice but to reboot. It shouldn't lock all the time like that though. You can still switch to Mage anytime I was at level 6 when I switched. If you switch now you may be able to learn and use some of the spells of a higher level that I couldn't. I did not have a problem to finish the game even though became a mage at level 6. [ 10-01-2003, 04:33 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

10-01-2003, 07:47 PM	#6
HolyWarrior User Suspended for 2 weeks by Ziroc [Dec30] Join Date: July 7, 2002 Location: IL Age: 59 Posts: 472	Firestormalpha, if you haven't already, download the patch. That fixes a memory leak and other problems. You can become a mage right away, but I prefer to be a fighter to level 6 for better hp, then switch to mage. You have to switch before L7 or you lose the class tattoos.

10-02-2003, 02:08 PM	#10
SpiritWarrior Jack Burton Join Date: May 31, 2002 Location: Ireland Posts: 5,854	Well at first I liked it. The graphics were great for the time and all, the engine was okay. It just became a little monotonous plus it's ALWAYS night there...I never saw the sun. __________________ Still I feel like a child when I look at the moon, maybe I grew up a little too soon...

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