Number of starting spells in spell book for Mage in BGEE?

Oxford_Guy

I was wondering how many starting spells for their spell books mages will be able to choose in BGEE. In BG Tutu and BGT mages can choose 7 spells (8 if a specialised mage, though one of these *has* to be from their specialist school) for their starting spell book on character creation, but only 2 in BG1 and when dualing to a mage from another class in BG Tutu and BGT.

So, for BGEE will it be 7 starting spells, or just 2?

Jalily

Two for generalist mages, three for specialists (including wild mages). In the second case, one spell must be from the specialty school (wild mages pick Nahal's Reckless Dweomer).

Oxford_Guy

Jalily said:

Two for generalist mages, three for specialists (including wild mages). In the second case, one spell must be from the specialty school (wild mages pick Nahal's Reckless Dweomer).

Thanks @Jalily - I thought this would probably be the case.

For the elf fighter/mage I'm planning to take through BGEE these will probably be Find Familiar and Identify then, although I guess I could risk keeping the Identify scroll that's one of the UPS-style quests and try to learn it, in which case Shield or Sleep might be a better option.

HexHammer

2 spells are just too few, 3 would be so much better.

Lephidiles

Cant figure out how to post a spoiler so ill just say FAI fixes this :P

Oxford_Guy

Lephidiles said:

Cant figure out how to post a spoiler so ill just say FAI fixes this :P

Interesting, sounds like more available scrolls... Hopefully including Find Familiar, Spook etc.

elminster

Lephidiles said:

Cant figure out how to post a spoiler so ill just say FAI fixes this :P

I don't think it matters but just FYI.

http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/161/how-to-format-your-posts/p1