Yet another bleeding BG thread *sigh*

[duke o' york]

A spell then.

I haven't got any kick-ass spells yet, and won't have for a long time yet, now that I've duelled Imoen and she's only back up to level 2 wizard, and Dynaheir is trying to hitch a lift in the middle of Cloakwood Forest. She had skull trap, which sounded cool, but I could never get to work, and the stinking cloud worked a treat at the Gnoll stronghold when I went back. I just stood back and shot arrows into the cloud. Killed about thirty of them just like that.

[Jamski]

Skull Trap is a VERY cool spell. It makes a floating skull, and anyone that walks into it goes BOOM!

I like to lay them in stacks where I'm expecting attacks to come from

-Jam

[duke o' york]

Except now I'm regretting using all of the spell scrolls on Dynaheir and hoping that I can buy them again later with Imoen, once she reaches a high enough level. I also forgot to bring enough arrows so I hope to encounter some kobold commandos.

[Jamski]

Sure, in the next chapter there's a nice shop with most of the spells a mage could ever want

-Jam

[duke o' york]

Well I hate going shopping with my girlfriend (or for anything other than food ), but don't mind visiting the merchants of the Forgotten Realms, especially with loads of cash burning a hole in my pocket.
Btw, I have looked at the Robes of ____ Alignment, and they don't appear to be any better than those I already have (Knave's, Adventurer's, Fire & Cold). Are they worth buying? What is the best "armour" for a mage? Just a dexterity of 18?

[DrSpike]

Duke where did you dig up that quote of me from? I don't recall it.

[duke o' york]

Originally posted by DrSpike
You mean you can get +1s by posting about Civ?

Here.

[DrSpike]

Where?

[Jamski]

I'd say the big advantage of the Robes of the X Archmagi is the reduction of 5 to your base AC, which counts as armour, so you can lower it further with DEX, Rings of Protection etc

Most useful for mages that don't want to have to cast Armour and/or Shield all the time, and who are likely to get attacked. I'm thinking Fighter/Mage combis in particular, who really benefit from these robes.

If you're going to take the time and effort to protect your mages with spells and the rest of your party, then the cash is wasted on these rather expensive robes. Buy more Arrows of Detonation instead

-Jam

[duke o' york]

Spike: It's there, in the post just above yours!

[DrSpike]

Stop being awkward. Where did it come from?

[duke o' york]

Here




Well, I'm sorry if I offended your delicate sensibilities o Spikey, but I made it up. I made them all up (but am yet to have complaints from the others) to publicise the wond'rousness of Cyrion's new scenario. Think of it like the Schweppes advertising campaign, with the celebrity look-alikes. But with 'poly-related gags.
Let's face it - at least you've made it into my sig, albeit under false pretences. You should be glad.

[DrSpike]

I thought as much; you should have just admitted it. Clues in name the game, sigs, where will it end?

[Skanky Burns]

I just knew I hadn't said that about Thief.

[Dis]

Originally posted by duke o' york
I installed the Ease of use pack twice, but it doesn't seem to work. Maybe because I'd already visited Beregost and Nashkel by that time. Is there one for BGII as well?

I like ordinary arrows, but with the sweet stuff that my character has then she runs out damned quickly. I don't like the way that you can't change the arrows in your quiver mid-fight. If you finish one quiver's worth of arrows then you just use the next lot, but you don't seem to be able to put normal arrows in one, fire arrows in another, and poison in the third, and then gte the appropriate arrows out depending upon who you meet.

I was able to do an ease of use pack mid game. I just did it. I was in chapter 3 or 4 at the time I believe.