1. SPS Accounts:
    Do you find yourself coming back time after time? Do you appreciate the ongoing hard work to keep this community focused and successful in its mission? Please consider supporting us by upgrading to an SPS Account. Besides the warm and fuzzy feeling that comes from supporting a good cause, you'll also get a significant number of ever-expanding perks and benefits on the site and the forums. Click here to find out more.
    Dismiss Notice
Dismiss Notice
You are currently viewing Boards o' Magick as a guest, but you can register an account here. Registration is fast, easy and free. Once registered you will have access to search the forums, create and respond to threads, PM other members, upload screenshots and access many other features unavailable to guests.

BoM cultivates a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. We have been aiming for quality over quantity with our forums from their inception, and believe that this distinction is truly tangible and valued by our members. We'd love to have you join us today!

(If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you've forgotten your username or password, click here.)

3 and a half mage party

Discussion in 'BG2: Throne of Bhaal (Classic)' started by Rastamage, Mar 22, 2010.

  1. Rastamage Gems: 6/31
    Latest gem: Jasper


    Joined:
    Sep 1, 2007
    Messages:
    191
    Likes Received:
    1
    [​IMG] So I got a little bored with my multiplayer party. I'm thinking of rolling again. I'm debating a party with Edwin, Imoen, and Aerie. My protagonist would be a wild mage. I was thinking of rounding the party out with Viconia and Jaheira (changed out to Sarevok in ToB).

    My question is this: will I end up having problems getting enough scrolls for that many arcane casters? Are there any other issues I should be aware of? I'm going to play Tutu first (Edwin, Imoen, Khalid/Jaheira, and Viconia) so I won't be to BG2 right away.
     
  2. Angulimala Gems: 2/31
    Latest gem: Fire Agate


    Joined:
    Jul 13, 2006
    Messages:
    39
    Likes Received:
    0
    Enough scrolls to go around? Great question. I almost never play with more than one or two mages in my party, usually just a Wild Mage protag. You might consider assigning different roles to each mage and distribute spells accordingly. For example, protagonist might be primarily offensive, Edwin for Summoning and/or debuffing enemies, Aerie for party buffing, and Imoen as catch all/miscellaneous. But I think there will be plenty of scrolls, especially late in the game when Adventurer's Mart restocks and in Saradush. Early and mid-BG2 might be kinda sparse though... good luck, tell us how it goes!
     
  3. Sir Rechet

    Sir Rechet I speak maths and logic, not stupid Veteran

    Joined:
    Nov 9, 2003
    Messages:
    1,357
    Likes Received:
    69
    There's only a select few upper level spells where you're stuck with only 1 scroll for it until Saradush. Most 9th level spells can't be found before 6th chapter, but it's unlikely your mages would be able to use them either before that, so it's hardly a problem.

    The REALLY important ones such as Stoneskin and Breach are all over the place so you could outfit a battallion of mages with the essentials if you wanted to.

    Still, I heartily recommend the "specialization" advice given above. Not only makes it easier to pull off with the limited early availability of scrolls, but it helps with the character specialty aspect as well when you have a rough guideline what your guys are primarily for. Note that everyone should try to get Stoneskin asap anyway, but most of them have it from start so it's not a big deal.
     
  4. Splunge

    Splunge Bhaal’s financial advisor Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

    Joined:
    Jun 7, 2003
    Messages:
    6,815
    Media:
    6
    Likes Received:
    336
    Scrolls in BG1 are somewhat scarce, but you should be able to get by, depending on who you use instead of Aerie. But the specialization advice is worth considereing.
     
  5. Rastamage Gems: 6/31
    Latest gem: Jasper


    Joined:
    Sep 1, 2007
    Messages:
    191
    Likes Received:
    1
    I was thinking of some specialization, yeah. I also intend to impose a limit on myself (once I get into JOG's Wild Mage mod) of requiring specialist wizards (Edwin and Protagonist) to memorize a spell from their schools for each spell level. Thanks for the advice and tips.
     
Sorcerer's Place is a project run entirely by fans and for fans. Maintaining Sorcerer's Place and a stable environment for all our hosted sites requires a substantial amount of our time and funds on a regular basis, so please consider supporting us to keep the site up & running smoothly. Thank you!

Sorcerers.net is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to products on amazon.com, amazon.ca and amazon.co.uk. Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.