Wizard in BG-101

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I know some of you (if not all of you) despite newbie aswered 100 time question but hey! I never played a Wizard in BG (Although it's my favorite class in PnP) so I'm pretty confused!

First question: Ability? Exept Int and Wis (Because I will be conjurer and I wouldn't have Identify spell) so a high Lore is welcome

Second question: Good spell to choose Since spell scroll aren't in large quantity in low level

Third question: A good Party Combinaison I'm Planing to be Chaotic Good, even if I find that Chaotic Wizard is a litle weird no?

Fourth Question:
Weapon Profiency (I sure have a hard time writing that damned word!) Wich to choose? I heard many people start with "*" in Missile Weapon.

Fifth question: Must-have equipmentI heard many people takling err Writing about a "Robe of arch-whatever" (Since I never played a Wizard I wasn't very attentive to what they were saying!)

Sixth question: Some General tactic to beat the game without "Chessy tactic" I begun to find the general warrior behave " Close your eye and charge! " a litle boriiiiiinnnggg

- That's it folk.

[ March 28, 2003, 00:20: Message edited by: Dungeon_Master ]

 

1: Dex isn't all that important after you get the Gloves of Dex, so I'd probably take either Strength, or Charisma.

2: Low level must-have spells? Definitely Magic Missle, Flame Arrow, any summoning spells, perhaps Skull Trap. All these are spells that will serve you well all through BG and further if you import to BG 2.

3: I myself like taking Minsc, Jaheira, Khalid, Imoen, and a cleric, either Branwen (for alignment issues), or Viconia (Because she's ridiculously cool).

4: Missle weapons? Probably best. Either that or or quarterstaffs. Don't take daggers, there aren't many good ones.

5: Ring of Dex, Robe of the Good Archmagi, rings/amulets of protection, or any rings or amulets that raise the number of spells you can memorize.

6: Know your enemy's weaknesses. Learn and memorize a versitile selection of spells. Don't focus exclusively on either offensive or defensive spells. Have at least two ranged attackers in your party. More specifically, Against the final enemy, save as many scrolls/wands/spells of summoning as possible, use them and plink away at him with ranged attacks. Somewhat cheesy, perhaps, but very effective.

 

Strenght? Why? You don't get any bonus without having less than 16! and still +1 dommage...

 

Well, basically, either for more then 16 strength, and for the carry weight. I wasn't sure what sort of party you want, and higher strength is always nice.

 

Spells that are a must have:

Level 1

Magic Missile (the mother of all spells)
Shield is always nice
If you are playing Tales use Chromatic orb when you hit level 7 (paralyzes)
Mirror image (lifesaver)
Fireball (outside)
Lightning bolt (inside!!)
Haste
Ghost or spirit armor

 

Ring of dex?
Did I miss something?

 

Gauntlets of Dexterity (you get them off one of the ogre's that attacks you on the bridge in the beginning of the Gnoll Stronghold) set your dex to 18. I would concentrate on dex (for slings), con, int and wis if it important to you for high lore (you need to have 15 or higher to get a lore bonus).

Personally I'd take Missile weapons and Daggers (to use the Longtooth Dagger). There aren't any good quarterstaves in BG either though, so that's fairly pointless too. If you want, give the Guants of Dex to Minsc cuz you might want to keep him in leather armor (hide in shadows and all that good stuff). With 15 dex, he can get a 3 bonus to AC, so that's good. Spells don't really matter, just scribe all the spells you can get your hands on and find out for yourself which spells work best for you.