Archmage, and other questions. Character poll, What you like

Discussion in 'Arcanum Hints & Tips' started by Talhoe, Feb 17, 2008.

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What do you like to be?

  1. Heavy Magik

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  2. Heavy Teck

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  3. A bit of both

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  4. Me no need smarts stuff, Smash it good!

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  5. Keep em away. Bow, chakram, or gun.

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  1. Talhoe

    Talhoe New Member

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    I heard if you master half of all the spells, you become an archmage. Anyone verify this?

    Ore golems and seething mass are destroying me. Any tips on killing these monsters. My magik is not that effective, and close combat HURTS!

    Where are the white Magik robes? I forgot where I found them.

    Anyone ever talk with the dead human noble at P. shyler and not get brushed off?

    My followers are WEAK compared to me. How do I level them to get them closer to my level?
     
  2. Wolfsbane

    Wolfsbane Well-Known Member

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    I have never heard of such a thing as "archmage" in Arcanum, unless you're talking about Simeon Thor. I think "no"'s the answer.

    Ore golems are sons of bitches. What kind of magic are you using? If your magic is strong then try "Harm" i realtime and spam the hell out of the golem. Usually does it for me.

    You must have the Schyler brothers aproval to be able to speak to him. And you'll only be able to speak to him once.

    Followers usually suck big-time. They'll never be as good as you.
     
  3. The_Bob

    The_Bob Administrator Staff Member

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    Stack up on fatigue potions and kill ore golems in real time. Also the weaken spell helps a lot when fighting these things.

    Oh, and I've also never heard about the archmage status. You can become the master of one kind of magic, but that's it.
     
  4. Talhoe

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    Hmm, tell me more about magic mastery, and how to do it. I got the full summoning, meta, conveyance, necro white/black lines.

    As for archmage, read the book "Mastery of the Magickal arts." That is where I saw it.
     
  5. Wolfsbane

    Wolfsbane Well-Known Member

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    Maybe it's an in-game term. I've mastered more than half of the schools, but nobody has ever called me archmage.

    The mastery is simple. Go to Tulla and find yourself the master of your favoured school. Since you only can choose one school to master, make sure that you've made up yuor mind on the matter. Mention that you want to become a master to one of them and follow his/hers instructions. As easy as anything.
     
  6. Talhoe

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    I found that undead ore golems are rather effective at beating ore golems. ;)
     
  7. Wolfsbane

    Wolfsbane Well-Known Member

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    That's a new method. Must've taken quite some time to ship it through the mines, though.
     
  8. Dark Elf

    Dark Elf Administrator Staff Member

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    That's where the Temporal school of magick comes into the picture.
     
  9. Wolfsbane

    Wolfsbane Well-Known Member

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    Or, you could just as well blast it with harm spells. Cheap and effective.
     
  10. Talhoe

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    Yeah, they are slow, but you have to admit, it is a royal pain to take em down, so having them as a follower is SWEET!
     
  11. HL1ownsHL2

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    for the ore golems all you need is geoffrey...hhhh.... he takes them down for you easily but i have a problem with geoffrey..hhhh... everytime he turns into a fire thing, he comes back with no clothes...hhhhhh....is there any way i can get him to stop using the spell?
     
  12. Wolfsbane

    Wolfsbane Well-Known Member

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    First of all, stop the "hhhh" thing.

    If you acces his inventory, you just have to click his equipment once for it to reappear on him.

    And no, I don't think they're such a pain. They're fairly easy prey, the golems that is, if you know how to handle them.
     
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    sorry im used to the blizz forums

    yea i know but im asking if there is a way to get him to stop using the spell at all
     
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    Wolfsbane Well-Known Member

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    hhhhhhhhhh? :D

    Fire Elementals are worse that Ore Golems.
     
  17. Wolfsbane

    Wolfsbane Well-Known Member

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    No. Yet again, you just have to keep your distance.
     
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    I know how to deal with them, I just stated that they're worse, plus, if I play a melee magicker, I always choose Fire. :)

    We burn... hhhh....
     
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    Fire elementals destroy armor, but they go down easier then ore golems.
     
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    those things are easy.. fire spell takes em down easy.. but if u dont have that, let ur NPC's do the damage. it damages their armour and weapons but u can easily get them repaired (dwarf if tarant, NOT stillwater dickhead lol).. with enough practice (not much), u can get the fire elements/golems walking after you (and u keep walking away in a relatively straight line) and ur npc's will attack them with the FE/golem's attention on u. do it with real time

    easy as pie..
     
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