Pool of Radiance: Mage won't learn new spells.

[aokslayer]

hi my mage in pool of rad myth wont let me learn nw spells. i get the spells added to my book but i cant memerize them. what isgoing on i cant find any shop or person . ive tried reading scrolls cant ive looked in that town like area nothing. whas the secret to learning spells? my mage is lvl 4 or 5.

[kmonster]

Maybe you'd get an answer if readers could understand your post.

[aokslayer]

heres the situation im playing pool of radiance (ruins of mythdrannor). my mage levels up just fine except when it comes to learning new spells. i get the spells added to my spell book np.but it does not let me learn them to use.so i just keep getting new spells in my book but cant use them. im now lvl 12 and i can only cast lvl 3 spells. my mage has a intellagence of 22 so i know she should have np learning them. her wisdom is somewhere around 16 or 17 also. if some1 knows why she wont learn here spells id like to know lol. i now have lvl 6 spells in my book but cant cast above lvl 3?????

[dragon wench]

It would also be useful if your title were more descriptive; "Help," doesn't exactly narrow things down.

Maybe try something like: "Pool of Radiance: Mage won't learn new spells."

[fable]

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Originally Posted by dragon wench Maybe try something like: "Pool of Radiance: Mage won't learn new spells."

I can change the title to that, aokslayer, if you'd like. Just say the word.

[aokslayer]

ok change title to something like pool of radiance myth drannor mage problem lol ty.

[kmonster]

I guess this thread should be moved to the PoR2 forum.

You can't have a mage in PoR2, only a sorcerer. The casting stat for sorcerers is charisma, int and wis are useless for them. For being able to cast level x spells you need at least 10+x charisma.

You can wear charisma boosting equipment like the "boots of passed beauty" to get able to cast those spells.

[aokslayer]

my wisdom for my sorccer (lol) i use mage as generic term is 8 but my charisma is 11 with a +2 that brings it to a total of 13.

[fable]

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Originally Posted by kmonster I guess this thread should be moved to the PoR2 forum.

So moved.

[TwoHandedSword]

To clarify what kmonster is saying, aokslayer, in PoR there are no mages, only sorcerers. A sorcerer's primary stat is CHARISMA, not intelligence.

(In PoR, intelligence is of use primarily only to rogues, as it helps them disable traps. For most sorcerers, it's worse than useless; it's a dump stat.)

Your sorcerer cannot memorize spells from scrolls; he can only learn new spells when he levels up. And regardless of what spells he knows, he can only cast those spell levels up to his Charisma minus 10; in other words, to eventually cast 8th-level spells, he'll need a minimum Charisma of 18.

There are magic items out there that can boost Charisma if worn, some by up to +6. But as with all other stats, these magic item bonuses don't stack; a +2 bonus from a pair boots and a +4 from some gloves still only adds up to a +4 total.

Hope this clears up your confusion. The 'sorcerer vs. wizard' misunderstanding is one of the most common mix-ups in the game. (For the record, the big advantage of sorcerers over other mages is that under 3.5 Rules, they can cast ANY spell they know; they don't - and in fact, can't - memorize their spell choices ahead of time.)

[aokslayer]

yes ty most of that i knew. the charisma info helped as i said i do not have a manual with the game so i made my party off of info ive used in other games like baldors gate 1&2, icewind dale 1&2. so im screwed ill have to get her charisma up im far to into the game to start over o well lol. my rouge is doing ok but i did give him high dex not intel .well ty all .