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Favourite Magic User

OnestepOnestep Member Posts: 225
edited June 2015 in General Discussion (Spoiler Warning!)
As the title says. Which is your favourite type of arcane magic flinger?

  1. Favourite Magic User77 votes
    1. I SEE ALL. (Diviner)
        6.49%
    2. The Dead serve me! (Necromancer)
        6.49%
    3. Everybody needs a little help from time to time. (Conjurer)
        3.90%
    4. Matter moves at my will. (Transmuter)
        2.60%
    5. Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice... (Invoker)
      10.39%
    6. Look into my eyes... (Enchanter)
        2.60%
    7. Defence is the best form of attack. Though an attack here and there is nice too. (Abjurer)
        1.30%
    8. No spell schools, no forbidden spells, only versatility. (Generalist)
      12.99%
    9. Variety is the spice of life, (Wild Mage)
      11.69%
    10. POWER! UNLIMITED POWER! (Sorcerer)
      41.56%
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  • VallmyrVallmyr Member, Mobile Tester Posts: 2,459
    edited June 2015
    Through life I gain wisdom, through death I gain power, through undeath I transcend these mortal bindings! I shall arise and exult with the powers of Necromancy!

    Edit: Unfortunately I never play humans so all my elfy elf Necromancers are Clerics QQ
  • WowoWowo Member Posts: 2,064
    How could you forget the master races chosen specialty of illusion?
  • FrancoisFrancois Member Posts: 452
    Wiiiiild mage. The best generalists, that can cast 10th level spells from a 1st level slot (with the added expectation of an hilarious surprise to amuse one and all)

    Otherwise illusionist or enchanter. For blowing things up there are wands.

    Necromancers are cool but I prefer clerics, since they can destroy/control undead all day long.
  • semiticgoddesssemiticgoddess Member Posts: 14,903
    I miss the previous thread. I had the stupidest line about Diviners. I was proud of that line.

    Anyway, the main reason I like Diviners is actually just the thematic aspect. In everyday life, being able to see the future would be the most useful thing. The name is cool, too.
  • SmilingSwordSmilingSword Member Posts: 827
    No fighter/mage? Spell swords have always been my favorites.
    But Sorcerers are pretty good too. Yes they are very strong mechanically, but I like them more roll play wise. A being possessing blood that's not of the mundane, capable of shaping the weave around them through natural talent alone, is just far more interesting that a book learned mage.
  • FinneousPJFinneousPJ Member Posts: 6,455
    Sorc is the one I use most.
  • YannirYannir Member Posts: 595
    I would so much like a Wild Sorcerer.
  • OnestepOnestep Member Posts: 225
    elminster said:

    Illusionist! :)


    I can't believe I missed that option. Again. Again.


    Guuuuh.
  • NimranNimran Member Posts: 4,875
    Sorcs, not dorks!
  • ArdulArdul Member Posts: 211
    edited June 2015
    Sorcerers in vanilla BG. Although I prefer Diviners using @subtledoctor excellent Scales of Balance mod.
  • NonnahswriterNonnahswriter Member Posts: 2,520
    I mean...

    Duh.

    :tongue:
  • GallowglassGallowglass Member Posts: 3,356
    You can build some very good characters by dual-classing into (plain) Mage after gaining a few levels of some other class, and I've plenty of time for those. I've also had a lot of fun with multi-classed part-Mages - not great as your primary arcane caster because they don't reach such high Mage levels, but excellent support casters who can also fight/steal/heal/whatever.

    However, since we're here offered only the option of a pure arcane caster with no levels of anything else, then ... yeah, Sorcerer. If you've chosen the right selection of spells, a Sorcerer is like having a win-button.
  • VallmyrVallmyr Member, Mobile Tester Posts: 2,459
    PSSHHTT! You sorcerers and you're innate talent! We specialist worked hard to get where we are then you all come prancing in here with your "spontaneous spellcasting" and your "no forbidden school" shenanigans and now everyone's raving about how much cooler you are! HARUMPH!. . .

    Though I am a fan of sorcerers of the Fey and Sylvan Bloodline in Pathfinder. . .
    Cool little flavor stuffs and even Faerie wings for the Sylvan Bloodline- I MEAN I WON'T BE TEMPTED BY YOUR MISCHIEVOUS WAYS!
  • booinyoureyesbooinyoureyes Member Posts: 6,164
    First of all @Onestep I do enjoy having a new poll guy! Thanks for making this

    "A little fire and lightning should liven things up!" I love me the old classic Harry Dresden type wizard. Nothing screams badass fantasy like someone throwing a fireball or shooting magical missiles out of their fingers.

    In real life, divination would be the coolest... "she loves me, she loves me not" alone would have made high school much more interesting!
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  • lunarlunar Member Posts: 3,460
    Wild mage is so much fun...till some one you don't want to explode explodes. Still, all fun and games.
  • Balrog99Balrog99 Member Posts: 7,371
    edited June 2015
    Invoker of course, some call me........... Tim?
  • QuartzQuartz Member Posts: 3,853
    Amusingly … Necromancers and then Illusionists, even though they're "opposites" I guess. Kind of a depressing thought, isn't it? Death is no illusion! Death is the only reality there is! Is that what they were trying to say? =P
  • TuthTuth Member Posts: 233
    I never like playing as a mage in RPGs in general, but I enjoy having them in my party. Last year however, I completed BG1 with a mage. I couldn't decide which school to choose, so I rolled a die and the result was the general mage. That playthrough was a pain sometimes, but I must admit that I enjoyed it overall and I'm glad that I picked that class. I'm always curious about all the spells and I often used those that are usually considered as weak e.g. Chill Touch.

    Playing as a mage was easy compared to my ongoing playthrough as a bard, ugh.
  • SkatanSkatan Member, Moderator Posts: 5,352
    Sorcs are better, but I prefer generalists RP-wise. Never liked the thought of losing out on some spells and since you don't get better spell levels (harder saves) for being a specialist in BG.
  • Montresor_SPMontresor_SP Member Posts: 2,208
    I like the idea of a child of Bhaal having innate magical abilities that are more instinctual than trained.

    On the other hand, instead of cherry-picking which spells I want, maybe for role-playing purposes I should let a roll of the dice decide which spells I get at start and each level-up! :blush:
  • KidCarnivalKidCarnival Member Posts: 3,747
    Just kidding. Necromancers.
  • DJKajuruDJKajuru Member Posts: 3,300
    I like vanilla mages because it is a good feeling to have access to all kinds of magic, and even mold your own personality according to spell choices.
    I also like illusionists because I feel that they are the kind of people who would try to win battles through deceit and persuasion, and if anything goes wrong they would simply turn invisible and get the hell out.
  • lroumenlroumen Member Posts: 2,538
    Transmutation... Time and matter are under my control. If only i could cast slow on myself and haste on my favourite game (bg), i could play it 4 times as often.
  • ZanathKariashiZanathKariashi Member Posts: 2,869
    Illusionist. So powerful they had to give them 3 opposed school in PnP just to try and balance their sheer awesomeness.
  • deltagodeltago Member Posts: 7,811
    Wowo said:

    How could you forget the master races chosen specialty of illusion?

    The option is there, it is just magically shielded from those of unworthy eyes.

    But my vote goes to the Bard.
  • GrumGrum Member, Mobile Tester Posts: 2,100
    Wild mage! Because in BG1 I had a cow kill half of Nashkel, which led to a flaming fist ambush ending my no reload playthrough. It was awesome.

    And at high levels every lvl1 spell turns into horrid wiltering, which is insane!
  • dockaboomskidockaboomski Member Posts: 440
    I love me some enchanter, because I like the way their magic is based on controlling others. Seems very lawful, even though elves can be them...
  • DragonKingDragonKing Member Posts: 1,979
    Can I. Change my vote to wild mage?
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