I avoid spells who depends on save throw (save or suck) as often as possible. Just use these on "boss enemies" because I can throw tons of spells to prejudice his rolls.
Every wizard that I play or control (in Infinite Engine, not in PnP) ends up using Magic Missile above everything else.
I use mages as scouts and environment control, with heavy emphasis on area effect, hold and chaos spells. I strike first with them, then send in the swords.
Always try to make a charmer/confuser type, but then I start running into skeletons and mages other enemies with a host of immunities, leaving me with no idea what's going to work. At which point I always wind up just packing on summons fireballs and breaches, and never casting them because I don't want to waste them and am looking for the 'perfect' moment. My mages always end up disappointing.
Edit: At least they can always use boomerang daggers.
Generally I play mages as tanks or relegate them to the sidelines where they only meaningfully participate in particularly difficult fights. I get alot of work out of my slings.
General utility involves spellcaster interruption, occasional CC, and every now and then ubernuking a dragon after it mazes my tank. I rest extremely rarely so every spell is precious.
I play a Dragon Disciple... in a party that I call the "Children of Fire"... and write a playthrough on this forum about this party inside which I explain how you can rape Twisted Rune with Incendiary Clouds in less than 3 rounds....
Seriously, what did you expect me to answer to that kind of poll?
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I avoid spells who depends on save throw (save or suck) as often as possible. Just use these on "boss enemies" because I can throw tons of spells to prejudice his rolls.
Every wizard that I play or control (in Infinite Engine, not in PnP) ends up using Magic Missile above everything else.
Also removing spellcaster protections.
Edit: At least they can always use boomerang daggers.
General utility involves spellcaster interruption, occasional CC, and every now and then ubernuking a dragon after it mazes my tank. I rest extremely rarely so every spell is precious.
Seriously, what did you expect me to answer to that kind of poll?