best specialty mage class...

dark__ranger · Post by **dark__ranger** » Fri Aug 17, 2001 6:58 am

not that you would want to pick one in favor of something more powerful, but what's the best specialty mage class?

Astafas · Post by **Astafas** » Fri Aug 17, 2001 7:05 am

Probably Conjurer. Not because conjuration spells are that good but because you can easily do without the divination spells. Use high lore or Glasses of Identification or pay for identification in a shop. As for illusions theives can detect those, or you could use the cleric/paladin spell True Sight.

rapier · Post by **rapier** » Fri Aug 17, 2001 8:32 am

Yup, Conjurer, only Wizard Eye, True Sight and Identify are decent Div spells...

Zelgadis · Post by **Zelgadis** » Fri Aug 17, 2001 9:05 am

if you have tob the wild mage is fun

dark__ranger · Post by **dark__ranger** » Fri Aug 17, 2001 9:11 am

yeah, i noticed the same thing...they resemble reg. mages too closely

Raidri · Post by **Raidri** » Fri Aug 17, 2001 10:41 am

Yeah Conjurer.
For identification you get "identification glasses" and a cleric can cast "True Sight", too.

Astafas · Post by **Astafas** » Fri Aug 17, 2001 10:49 am

Originally posted by Underdog:
<STRONG>I wish specialty mages were more special.
Like when you use spells in your specialty school, you get a little better affects (longer duration, faster cast time, etc.).
In other words, you would have more incentive to mainly use the spells in your school........it would make them each more distinctive.</STRONG>

I agree with you. That's why I invented the first Firewizard of Faerun, Wilfred Wildfire. He was an Invoker who could only learn evocation spells + all spells relating to fire (such as Burning Hands and summon Fire Elemental). I also gave him the abilty to once a day turn into a Fire Salamander, to compensate a bit for the smaller range of spells. He was great fun and also very specialized.

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » Fri Aug 17, 2001 11:01 am

It's not much better in 3ed PnP. A specialist mage can only cast extra spells from her chosen school of specialisation.

Xyx · Post by **Xyx** » Fri Aug 17, 2001 6:34 pm

Well, that's good, isn't it? Only makes sense that you can do more of what you specialized in...

"Look, everybody! I'm a Conjurer. I get more Skull Traps, Project Images and Stoneskins. See?"