Can u do without Spellcraft ?

Toranaga Sama · #1 (**permalink**) 07-09-2002, 02:05 AM

I play a wizard, and have trouthfully added points to spellcraft, as I always do when roleplaying, but I just got wondering, if I don't try to cast counterspells, and I never do, then there really is no need for me to have any points in spellcraft is there ?

Does anyone actually use counterspells, sure if u try and looses a battle, then u can load and mem the correct spells before, but otherwise its seems to be to much trouble.

Toranaga Sama

Mathurin · #2 (**permalink**) 07-09-2002, 11:35 AM

The only use for Spellcraft in NWN is to identify spells for means of counterspell, so if you don't bother counterspelling than its pretty useless. And I believe it has uses for means of the wizard scribing spells to his spellbook, as it does in D&D, but Im not sure.

Toranaga Sama · #3 (**permalink**) 07-10-2002, 01:16 AM

Ok thanks, but if its only for identifying spells, then its "useless" but if spellcraft is also used for scribing, then its quite usefull.

Xyx · #4 (**permalink**) 07-10-2002, 06:21 AM

Well, besides counterspelling, simply knowing what your enemies are up to is good in itself.

A tiny but rather interesting detail about the NWN version of Spellcraft is that it gives you a +1 Save versus Spells bonus for every 5 ranks.