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[Spike]

A little question to Captain Haegan.

Cernd used the physical mirror spell and Haegan attacked him with the right group management.
The throwing axes weren't reflected immediately, but after a short time Haegan received the cumulative damage
for several axes and died instantly. I like it, but is it the intended behavior of the spell?

By the way, i cant beat TorGal. Damn. I never get him below badly injured. It takes too long and my buffs fade away. Then the usually stuff happens.
Storm of Vengeance, Hold Spell, Greater Commands and Strength Drain. Hmm, I need different tactics.

This post has been edited by Spike: Dec 5 2007, 08:27 AM

[lroumen]

You cannot be very picky early game since not all NPCs are available just yet. I have a similar party setup but I haven't even started the game properly yet.


I think you'll want to aim for the following type of party throughout the game.
a ) 2-3 melee warriors
b ) 1-2 divine healers/protectors
c ) 1-2 mages (who carry anti-spellprotection and anti-combatprotection)
d ) 1 good dispeller

Some NPCs fit more than one of the abovementioned categories.
Anomen can go melee and cast some fast protection spells on himself and the group (low casting time to prevent interruption).
Keldorn will be a good melee warrior but he is also a great dispeller of illusions.
Haer'Dalis can be a good dispeller due to his swift and easy leveling, but he's also a good melee fighter or a spellcaster.
Etcetera...

I think IA v5 is about picking your fights at the right time. Do some simple tasks first and follow up with the tougher ones.

This post has been edited by lroumen: Dec 5 2007, 09:53 AM

[Sikret]

Anomen ... (low casting time to prevent interruption).

It's Cernd who has casting time bonus.

Having both Cernd and Anomen in party is excellent. Spike's party has this great feature.

[lroumen]

Anomen ... (low casting time to prevent interruption).

It's Cernd who has casting time bonus.

Having both Cernd and Anomen in party is excellent. Spike's party has this great feature.

True, but this is not exactly what I meant.

I meant that for optimisation of Anomens spellcasting, you'll want to use mainly those spells that take little time to cast. Since he's most likely fighting melee opponents they will have ample opportunity to hit him and cancel his spell. If the casting time of the spell is short, then Anomen will have better chance to finish his spell.
Of course you can stack some long-casting spells on him if you use them to precast, but I find it often necessary to renew some protections during battle and for that he can be used quite effectively.