I recommend against slings for a mage. They only get 1 attack per round and while you can add your strength bonus to the damage, you can also do this for daggers, which get 2 attacks per round. I wou… (View Post)

Yeah, I can't say I blame you there. If I have not lost all my math skills, 5% is a 1 in 20 chance per casting. There are no ways to decrease the 5% chance of surging but there are spells (the chaos … (View Post)

No Shar Teel could not wear a helmet until her fighter abilities returned, so while she was leveling as a thief, she could not wear a helmet. Faldorn did not have a helmet, because, like all nearly a… (View Post)

It is easier to this battle with a group. One does not have to worry about metagame knowledge so much (do you leave the battle horrors to avoid spawning the blacktalons... etc.). Just have the group … (View Post)

Even with SCS installed and mages prebuffed, I think that you will find similar results with this type of party. I found arcane magic to be too slow against enemy casters. Having several characters w… (View Post)