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Playthrough with no Arcane Magic, possible?

Discussion in 'Icewind Dale (Classic)' started by Rook, Jun 14, 2011.

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    Hi all,

    I'm creating a roleplaying party where I have a background for each character, unfortunately there is no arcane caster in the party! Will it be too difficult without one? I could change the halfling thief into a gnome illusionist/thief if its needed, but I'd prefer not to if its possible to play without an arcane caster.

    Party is probably quite a bit underpowered, no multiclasses either!

    Dwarf Fighter
    Human Fighter
    Human Ranger
    Halfling Thief
    Human Cleric, or possibly Human Dual Fighter/Cleric
    Human Druid

    A possibility, or will this prove too challenging? I'm quite an experienced IE player, but have never attempted a party without a mage or bard. :D
     
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    The game will be harder than it's supposed to, haste and the emotion spells alone triple your physical damage output. But it's possible. Haste potions are rare, so don't waste them.
     
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    If you have HoW there's a cleric spell that gives you an extra attack, but you'll need to have the same alignment as the cleric. On that note, I'm not even sure what the summonable monsters' alignments are. I would recommend dualing those clerics/druids from fighter, dual them at level 2 if you have to.
     
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    Of course it's possible. I also doubt it would prove to be too much of challenge. Your weakest link is the single class thief, as they are almost pointless, since you hardly need a thief in this game. Also if you don't have Heart of Winter, the druid is going to suck. :)
     
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    I'm currently playing through the game without Mages or Bards or anyone who can cast arcane magic. I have the Rogue's Cowl which allows you to cast Blindness and Color Spray once per day, and the Badge of the Brave which allows you to cast Emotion Control: Courage once per day. Also there's an item in the Kuldahar Castle's magic shop that allows you to be Blurred all the time.

    What I haven't figured out is whether the Plate Mail+Large Shield on my user will affect those spells. Combined they have an effect of Miscast Arcane Magic +90%. Who cares, I can cast them once per day, so I'll just take the armor off before casting.
     
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