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Tips are good; more importantly, can someone explain exactly how they work?

Thanks!

-Cross

They work as a normal mage with the following differences:
- there 5% chance that any casting (including any innates!) result in a "wild surge"
- wild surge is a random effect (see the wild surge table) made a roll (1-100); the higher effects are usually beneficial, rolls >= 100 mean normal casting
- can access the spells Chaos Shield(2) and Improved Chaos Shield(7), which could increase the surge roll, lowering the chance
of a bad surge
- can access the spells Nahal Rechless Dweomer(1) which can cast any spell, but forces a wild surge, but the roll is increased by the casting level
- can access a bonus spell/level just like specialist
- the casting level varies +/-5 on every casting
- cannot dual

[ 01-22-2002: Message edited by: Kovi ]

I think the main point with a wild mage is that he/she can cash ANY spell with Reckless Dweomer.

So with my wild mage, memorize your standard spells (get as many as a specialized mage) and then you have this bonus. And it's quite a nice one.

Even at lvl 10, you can cast lvl 9 spells with it. Always cast a chaos shield, they improve your chances of getting off a spell.

So in SoA, go to the graveyard, get your Mord Sword, and cast away. Usually you get it off at a 40-60% clip.

Oops, it seems that I forgot about that most important one.
Now included into the list.

wild mage

Originally posted by nmyerson
I think the main point with a wild mage is that he/she can cash ANY spell with Reckless Dweomer.

So with my wild mage, memorize your standard spells (get as many as a specialized mage) and then you have this bonus. And it's quite a nice one.

Even at lvl 10, you can cast lvl 9 spells with it. Always cast a chaos shield, they improve your chances of getting off a spell.

So in SoA, go to the graveyard, get your Mord Sword, and cast away. Usually you get it off at a 40-60% clip.

I used a wild mage for a while but when I needed him to cast he was usually busy being hit by his own spell...could be just me though...

At early levels the chance of success is low even with Chaos Shield. But at xp cap, with Improved Chaos Shield you get more than 50% of success.

I like the Wild Mage, mostly from a roleplaying point of view. After playing this pc for I while I realized he became quite a different character than any of my other pc's.

@Coot,

I agree, I started one for SoA (starting in ToB is just not a good test of a kit).

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After I had a wild surge cow drop on and kill the Ogre Magi in Irenicus's dungeon I was sold on the whole deal. Role play wise I choose lawful good as an alignment because it creates this awful tension in the caster. - Curdis

The imfamous cow drop wild surge. I actually got killed by one while do'n the lilacor quest in the sewers. Tried to us RD to cast that improved chaos shield while i was low on health. I mean, honestly tho, how often does a person kill themselves while try'n to buff up?

It's the only time I've ever gotten it and I got it the good way (on someone else). Using NRD to cast chaos shield what were you thinking!

My wild mage could kill herself brushing her teeth! - Curdis !

Couldn't cast level 7 spells at the time, figured why not give it a whirl.
Was just play'n around with a wild mage, level 16. Casted a spell trigger but got a wild surge(was group heal, nice but needed the 3 skele warriors more), now i still have the icon but no button to cast it out.

All part of being a wild mage. The portrait icon button bug seems to fix itself if you rest or cast another trigger, in an order known only 'to wise old sages' - Curdis !