Having played the game & DLC's through several times I'm about to embark on an all mage campaign (with other party members as and when needed for their quests). Here are my thoughts so far :
Principal character : Arcane Warrior - offense via 3 Primal Domains of fire, ice and lightning (mind blast also a must - then developing the tree to add force filed and, later, crushing prison)
Morrigan : Blood Mage - offense via Entropy Domains (mind blast also a must); will also probably go for the Mana Drain tree to build up to Mana Clash for use against heavier mages;
Wynne : Spitit healer - buffing, healing via Creation and Spirit Domains (mind blast also a must); also Rock Armour through to Petrify
Leliana : respecced as a Spirit Healer to act as a backup to Wynne (particularly Revival, plus a few add-ons like Grease (as a complement to Fireball), mind blast also a must
Lock-picking will have to be sacrificed and Zevran called in occassionally to pick them. Similarly, I'll probably have to anticipate traps on the basis of previous run-throughs, then send someone forward protected by Lifeward.
I'd love to hear reactions, ideas, suggestions for improvements.
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I would definitely have one of your mages (in addition to your arcane warrior) specialize in the elemental trees. It makes spell combinations easier if you can split up the spells between mages, and you never know which of your party may get taken out unexpectedly. If you still want a second healer/cleric/support type mage you could always invest in the [url="http://www.dragonagenexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=703"]Divine[/url] spell school, which is a lot of help.
Thanks for the replies guys. Comments appreciated.
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