Alrighty, based on recommendations in a previous thread, I've purchased EBII. I'm at the beginning again and looking for mage build suggestions along with overall suggestions on important skills to take. I've read a thread over on the Basilisk forums about building up mercantile and the create food skill for massive amounts of cash, but I'm really more interested in building a mage, though cash will be handy.
How important are skills like alchemy, foraging, etc., and is perception still the best attribute in the game for mages. Last game, you never got a bonus from raising intellect past 20.
Do spells ever grow in power in this game or are they still static, ie a level 6 fire dart will always do X amount of damage no matter what your level or stats?
How easy is it to get to the major skill training town? Can I do a quest or two and then just go buy skills like cartography, foraging, etc?
Do I need to powergame to survive or can I just plod along? I generally like to get cartography leveled up fast, so I'd like to know whether to just build that skill from character creation or if the other skills are more important.
I was thinking that my first character would have Elemental Magic-5, Cartography-5, and then not sure what to finish up with. If this is a bad idea or you have other suggestions, please tell!
How important are skills like alchemy, foraging, etc., and is perception still the best attribute in the game for mages. Last game, you never got a bonus from raising intellect past 20.
Do spells ever grow in power in this game or are they still static, ie a level 6 fire dart will always do X amount of damage no matter what your level or stats?
How easy is it to get to the major skill training town? Can I do a quest or two and then just go buy skills like cartography, foraging, etc?
Do I need to powergame to survive or can I just plod along? I generally like to get cartography leveled up fast, so I'd like to know whether to just build that skill from character creation or if the other skills are more important.
I was thinking that my first character would have Elemental Magic-5, Cartography-5, and then not sure what to finish up with. If this is a bad idea or you have other suggestions, please tell!
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