Help with Mages?
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I'm trying to decide on what class I'll play as when I get BG:EE, and I want to try mage. I've played it a couple of times, but never that far. I've only beat BG1 with a Fighter and a Ranger.
I'm just wondering though, is playing as a mage ideal when Edwin is a much stronger mage, and you can't really offset the difference. I would like to play this character through BG2:EE, but I also like having Edwin and Aerie in my party.
Also, if anyone has links to Mage tips or anything, I would love that; I have no idea where to begin playing as a mage other than MAGIC MISSILES
I'm just wondering though, is playing as a mage ideal when Edwin is a much stronger mage, and you can't really offset the difference. I would like to play this character through BG2:EE, but I also like having Edwin and Aerie in my party.
Also, if anyone has links to Mage tips or anything, I would love that; I have no idea where to begin playing as a mage other than MAGIC MISSILES
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In case you didn't get that lots of mages will trivialize everything.
Start with magic missile, sleep and slings/darts and use range to take down sleeping enemies as you gain levels add summons, protection from petrify, chromatic orb, and invisibility.
After these it's up to you on how you wish to learn and play the class.
For party members, should I be looking at Minsc, Edwin, Corin (can't remember his name), Kevren (once again, can't remember his name), Imoen, and one other?
http://www.baldurdash.org/journal.html
You can always pick a sorcerer or a dual classed mage to gain some edge, and you wont be that far behind Edwin if you just take a normal specialised wizard. The power of your character is mostly how much you're willing to micromanage him/her.
But anywho... for me... I've always tried to pair mage with fighter or thief if I was rolling one. Mage spells are great for altering the class a bit. Invisibility spells with thief for constant backstabbing (did this with Imoen plenty, it is quite amusing) or strong defensive spells with a fighter, like stone skins and then start hacking away!