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A spell blooper....

Discussion in 'BG2: Shadows of Amn (Classic)' started by Yulaw9460, Dec 24, 2004.

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    The mage spell "Detect evil" is described as being a level 1 mage spell, but appears on the level 2 page in the mage spellbook. So.... which one is it, then? Not that I really care, in most of the game it´s pretty obvious who´s the bad guys, just wondering. I guess I´m too lazy to go look in the rulebooks.
     
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    Does it matter?

    I just get Keldorn to do it.
     
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    Like I said, not that I really REALLY care, but then again, sometimes people wonder about the strangest things....
     
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    I think it's a level 1 clerical spell, hence the error.
     
    Taluntain, Dec 24, 2004
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    The actual level the game treats it as will be whichever spellbook page it appears on; if there's a discrepancy between the spellbook page and the descriptive text then it is the text which is wrong. :)
     
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    Come to think of it, I don't think mages were even allowed to cast detect evil in the older AD&D games.

    It should be a first level spell though. But you're right, BG2 treats it as a level 2 spell by mistake.
     
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