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Post by dodrudon on May 12, 2008 17:57:42 GMT
Not to mention Rajas have Spell Mantle on Contingency (Baldur's Gate-style).
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Post by tempus on May 12, 2008 18:02:22 GMT
Great, thanks for the quick replies. Yeah I figured dropping the lvl 9 grabby's probably wouldnt be such a great idea. I'll have to check out enerv. Amicus
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Post by dodrudon on May 12, 2008 18:41:49 GMT
Actually I take back what I said, only read what Mish said, cuz Spell Mantle would block hands as well =P
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Post by Delfestra Ruinvorn on May 12, 2008 19:42:49 GMT
Great, thanks for the quick replies. Yeah I figured dropping the lvl 9 grabby's probably wouldnt be such a great idea. I'll have to check out enerv. Amicus ...Energy Drain, not Enervation. Enervation's level 4. Unless, of course, you wanted that one also - which with Leg Necro, isn't a poor choice, though you're still beating the critter fort saves with a level 4 spell...so don't expect to land it at will. (I use Energy Drain all the time though. Tasty stolen life force...)
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Post by tempus on May 12, 2008 22:45:57 GMT
lol, Good catch there, Delf . Yes Energy Drain is what I meant. Amicus
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Post by Egg on Jun 25, 2008 7:37:10 GMT
Ok, so I'm pretty much going to follow Mish's build for my sorc as I haven't much of a clue about what's needed for hells, although I would appreciate any advice or opinions on play when I'm online.
What gear setup should I be looking at when levelling *to* 40? I'm at lvl 11 atm and don't really have much sorc equipment for lower levels.
Egg
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Post by chirikov on Jun 25, 2008 12:17:15 GMT
for leveling, just try to slap on as much resists, immunities and ac as possible (dont bother with % immunities, you wont get enough to matter). dont forget +cha items to boost your spell dc. sorc has a good advantage over other casters here because youll end up with a lot more slots easily
ideally you would get the rare sorc staffs, but the store bought ones are alright. theres also a helmet for sale in the emporium that adds a few slots, a ring at item merchant and misc stuff at rips including more spell slot rings. lokis hall has a set of bracers that adds some slots, and theres a dagger in zhents that can be wielded offhand (or you can dual them if you cant find anything better)
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Post by Egg on Jun 26, 2008 19:18:28 GMT
Great ty.
And so when I get to immo. whats good spells for desert etc? meteor storm?
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Post by chirikov on Jun 26, 2008 19:28:45 GMT
its been a long time since i took my sorc to pre-hells runs, but wail is good just about everywhere except desert/db/maze (though it does have uses on the first two) and meteor swarm is effective in most places. horrids isnt bad, fod is usually effective though you wont always get the instakill
feel free to experiment, the sorc spell flexibility lets you try out different spells without requiring you to reset your book all the time
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Post by tempus on Jun 27, 2008 14:45:35 GMT
Here is a good list of spells for LL areas, via.suggestions from Mish.
9. Wail...Meteor Storm...Eneregy Drain
8. Horrid...Bigbys...GS
7. Finger of Death..Thunderclap..Spell Mantle
6. Ethereal Visage...Circle of Death...Disintegrate
5. Fire Brand...Ball Lightening...Energy Buffer...Mestile's Acid Sheath
4. Elemental Shield...Ice Storm...Wall of Fire...Bestow Curse
3. Displacement...Gust of Wind...Slow...Neg. Energy Burst
2. Ghostly Visage...Combust..Melf's Acid Arrow..Death Armor..Flame weapon
1. Burning Hands...Grease...Endure elements..Expeditious Retreat...Identify
The thing to remember is that this is a LL spell set up...You most defiantly will need to change spells before entering the hells. Lvls, 5-9 will have to be changed to be more beneficial to the party and effective in hells.
Amicus
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Post by cathedralmaster on Nov 2, 2008 1:23:41 GMT
How does Flesh to Stone stack up against Bigby's Forceful Hand these days? In a situation where I'm considering one or the other and not both.
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Post by mishimayukio on Nov 2, 2008 2:29:25 GMT
Its better, there are lots of monsters that can be stoned, but not kded or have specific spell immunity to bigby 6. Includes para sahugins, excruciarches, para osyluths, para barbazu,and my all-time favorite, erinyes of all types.
The DC maxes out at DC 63, so landing it is rarely an issue unless the monster is not cursed.
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Post by cathedralmaster on Nov 4, 2008 21:12:06 GMT
Would you still choose 12(14) dex, 12(14) con over 10(12) dex, 14(16) con, Mish?
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Post by mishimayukio on Nov 4, 2008 22:13:36 GMT
Yes.
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Post by halo27 on Nov 8, 2008 11:34:05 GMT
just wondering on the lvl 6 spell choices for my sorc....
1) etherial visage... a must 2) 3)
torn between F2S, Disintergrate (machine killer), tensors and forceful... 2 slots 4 spells...
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