Spells for Ranger/Cleric

[Minerva]

I read somewhere Ranger/Cleric will only gain access to Druid spells unlike in BG2, where you can get both Druid and Cleric spells. Can anyone confirm this? I have HoW installed.

I have Ranger/Cleric (multi) currently about level 6 in both classes, and only has Cleric spells. Am I going to lose them and gain Druid spells later on?

Thanks in advance.

[Gruntboy]

Hi Minerva,

I hear that IWD/HoW lets you have both druid and cleric spells (check your R/C cleric - are you sure you just have cleric spells?) for a multi R/C.

However, If you dual a Ranger, you only get those druid spell levels you have already obtained. E.g. A level 9 Ranger access to level 1 Druid spells. Upon dualling and re-activiating, you will only get level 1 Druid spells - not the level up to your cleric's abilities.

But then I've only started a multi R/C in my most recent game and I can't recall what spells I have.

[Minerva]

Hello, Grunty.

I'm sure they are cleric spells... At least, she doesn't have spells like Goodberry and Call Lightening. Actually, I always wonder this; how can I know if it's druid spells or cleric spells in the manual?? I only identify them from my experience in BG1&2, really...

I've got IWD for three months, but stopped playing in the middle of Dragon's Eye, as I was away from my own computer. So, when I loaded the saved game last Sunday, I couldn't figure out what I was doing and who're in my party... I think I'll start a new game this weekend.

[Gruntboy]

I'll check my R/C tonight but I'm having a few beers so may forget.

Druid spells are, from experience, things like Goodberry etc. They also tend to be green in colour. Can't remember what "school" they are from.

[Minerva]

Thanks, GB. It's cloudy but hot out there, so beer is important. Enjoy! I'm not in a hurry to play the new game, so I'll try to find what are the druid spells first.

[Gruntboy]

Checked last night Minerva, my Ranger/cleric multi has no druid spells. I presume the same rules for dual class R/C apply. You will only obtain druid spells commensuraet with your level. i.e a level 10/9 cleric/ranger (or thereabouts) will have access to level 5 cleric spells but only level 1 druid spells.

[Minerva]

Thanks again, mod.

In that case, I'll create fighter/druid to go with ranger/cleric (one dual class and the other will be multi, I think). I don't like druid's levelling, but need some of druid's spells.

[Mr Sleep]

What no spam, what are you two coming too?

[Minerva]

Originally posted by Mr Sleep:
<STRONG>What no spam, what are you two coming too? </STRONG>

We are talking about Ranger/Cleric in IWD in Icewind Dale forum... My wisdom tells me not to spam outside of the SYM, Mr Sleep.

@Gruntboy: I searched a bit and identified druid/cleric spells. I'll send the list to you if you are interested in.

[Chingiz]

I'm pretty sure a R/C gets Druid spells from the get go. At Cleric level six I had Call Lightning and at Cleric level 10 I got Insect Plague. The Ranger half is only at level 8 right now, which I believe is before a single class Ranger would even start developing spells.

[Gruntboy]

Do you have Heart of Winter installed?

[Chingiz]

No I don't. Will I lose them once I install it? I also hear that a Conjuration's opposition school in HOW is Invocation/Evocation instead of Divination. Does anyone know if my conjurer will lose his invocation spells once I install HOW?

[Gruntboy]

I don't know for sure, I never had a R/C before installing HoW. New R/C characters in HoW start without Druid spells. I would imagine that you would lose them since spells for clerics & druids are derived and not learned. As for your invocation spells - that could be a tough break. It would be a shame if the patch erased spells you had learned.