Some questions Options

[Shadan]

I am planning my new run in V5, but I have some questions:
1. I haven't found Limak's Brain in my previous 4.2 run. Where should be it? (If this is a spoiler, send me in PM pls...)
2. I have read somewhere on this forum, if I have Valygar in my party, I can find 2 Dagger of the Star +4, one for his improved Katana and one for Grandfather of Assasins. Is this right?
3. I am planning the following setup:
human vagrant ptrotagonist
human ranger9 > cleric dual
Valygar (SKed to Swashbuckler > fighter dual class)
Nalia or Aerie (SKed to wild mage)
Haer'dalis

My question is twofolded:
First of all I have never changed kit and class in SK, so I don't know how to do it. Suppose I have to get the NPC in the party, delete all what I find at him in SK, then give a class and XP, and make levelups. Am I right? Any suggestion what should I care for?
Secondly I would like to play wild mage. Sadly there isn't any improved items wih extra spell slots for mages except protagonist, Nalia or necromancer... I would like to play with Aerie cause of romance, but I have found any items as extra spellslots. Since I have only 5 chars, any extra spellslots would be great. Any suggestions? Or shall I leave her and take Nalia with his ring?

Thx for answers and help in advance.

[rbeverjr]

Concerning the wildmage: The wildmage is supreme as the arcane power at epic levels, at least in my opinion. However, I am increasingly concerned with having a powerful party for the entire game rather than having the ultimate party for less than half the game. The big problem of the wildmage in much of SoA is that the magic is wild. You can't always depend on it doing what you want. That's a terror for tacticians. Even worse, one of the screw ups that can happen is the loss of tens of thousands of GP. That's a big loss, if you are wanting one of Sikret's improved items. At high level and with Improved Chaos shields, the wildness is somewhat tamed. For these reasons, I personally use a sorcerer - or probably a sorceress (Imoen) now.

You may also consider inserting the Kelsey NPC mod if you want to play a wildmage (and if IA5 allows it). In one of the encounters, you will pick up an amulet that helps wild mages a bit.

I'm also a fan of the ranger-cleric dual. I dual at 7 instead of 9 because I want those cleric spells earlier. Ultimately, the ranger-cleric multi is probably more powerful (through the critical strike HLA). However, I contend that the dual class will contribute more to the group throughout most of the game because of the greater spell ability. Sometimes, I just have the altered Jaheira hang out with shield and sling and ping between spells (even though the sling is ineffective against many of Sikret's creatures). It's greater restoration that is her primary function, a spell that I don't want interrupted.

This post has been edited by rbeverjr: Nov 28 2007, 01:57 PM