Another important tactic for mages is to unleash a lot of power quickly and make your targets dead fast. The faster your enemy dies, the less time they have to injure you.
Two things I almost always recommend for primary class mages are the shocking hands and burning grasp spells. These are charge spells, so you cast them on yourself, and when you're hit (or sometimes when you get hit), they discharge into the enemy. Even though they're low level, their power goes up a lot with level, and they do a lot of damage for not a lot of mana. You have to sacrifice a held item or shield (never sacrifice your weapon) in order for them to discharge, but in my opinion, it's totally worth it. Make sure to read the help pages on them. Dennis Towne Alter Aeon MUD http://www.alteraeon.com On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 3:05 PM, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Kieth. > > > spells will tell you what spells you know and at what levels, and slist will > tell you what you can learn. scrolls are just for instance casting spells, > you cannot learn from them, indeed they are usefull for none mage characters > to cast spells like fly or identify. As to difficulty, the game is live > action and at speed, that is just the way muds in general and alteraeon in > particular work. remember as a mage, your main offense is your magic spells, > and you won't have tonnes of armor or powerfull weapons, so try and find > stratogies that avoid being hit in combat so that you can use magics, or > ways to increase your resistance to damage through magical means. Both of > these will become available when you get more classes in the game, though > I'll leave stratogy to people who are more inclined to play mages (I'm a > clerric warrior necro myself). > > Beware the Grue! > > Dark. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith" <[email protected]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 5:37 PM > > Subject: [Audyssey] alter aeon questions > > >> Hi, I have a few begginer questions about alter aeon >> >> First, with the mage, how can I tell which spells I know.. >> >> Second, if I come across a scroll with a spell on it, is it possible to >> learn the spell from the scroll, or do I have to learn it from the wagon >> near the healer's hut in the beginning camp? >> Also, I know the game is live action, but is there a way to make it more >> "turn based". Just seems that I keep getting my butt wooped on whenever I >> get into a fight. >> >> Thanks >> >> Keith >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [email protected]. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to [email protected]. >> > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
