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Best Specialist?

Discussion in 'Icewind Dale 2' started by noobelf, Aug 16, 2004.

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  1. Shrikant

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    ABJURATION . . . . OPPOSITION: TRANSMUTATION, ILLUSION
    CONJURATION . . . OPPOSITION: EVOCATION
    DIVINATION . . . . OPPOSITION: CONJURATION
    ENCHANTMENT . . OPPOSITION: EVOCATION
    EVOCATION . . . . OPPOSITION: DIVINATION, CONJURATION
    ILLUSION . . . . . . OPPOSITION: NECROMANCY, ABJURATION
    NECROMANCY . . . OPPOSITION: ILLUSION, ENCHANTMENT
    TRANSMUTATION . OPPOSITION: NECROMANCY, ABJURATION

    I have just copy-pasted this from a list available here. Looking at the opposition schools, I dont think a specialist solo is advisable. You just cant do without Necromancy, Evocation, Conjuration and Illusion can you?

    Edit: damn! All the white space got eaten up :mad:
     
    Shrikant, Sep 8, 2004
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    I am coming really, really, really (17 years late) to this party, but I decided to replay the game recently and I have to say, a really good combo is having a Necromancer with a bard (with 4 ranks of fighter). Necromancer can't cast illusion or enchantment, but a bard gets a lot of those spells herself. I gave my bard max dexterity and 4 ranks of fighter along with rapid shot, so she's all about the longbow and the "lingering song" feat. Between the two of them I find this the best possible arrangement for casters. Also, I used to always use a rogue as my archer but found they were always being tangled up in melee combat after backstabbing, so using a bard as an archer works better. Other party members are Aasimar paladin, Dwarf cleric of Tempus, and Tiefling ranger/rogue. Just 5 characters to maximize xp.
     
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    Sorcerer can scribe and put restricted scrolls as quick items.
    Paladin, Monk, Druid, Cleric. can only scribe restricted scrolls.

    Monk is an option for level 1 evasion, axes and monk only equipment.
    Paladin/Druid offer martial weapons over a cleric pick, maybe even some druid only items as well.

    Specialists get +2 DC to their schools saving throws and the best are either necromancy or enchantment.

    Losing Evocation is easy since a sorcerer would always do that job better anyway with the extra daily spell casts.


    Used to run Conjurer but their is no spell focus conjuration
     
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    Jamesworkshop, Apr 11, 2022
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    Since when can Sorcerers, Paladins, Monks, Druids, or Clerics scribe spells? Bards can't scribe either in the 3E based IWD2, unlike the 2E based IWD1.
     
    SlickRCBD, Apr 12, 2022
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    Those classes let Specialist Wizards scribe restricted spell scrolls.

    I've been reenginering my team so wizard takes a level in monk, +2 attacks per round gloves and regain evocation magic for Mordenkainen's sword.
     
    Jamesworkshop, Apr 13, 2022
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