The pages of pain..Int magic.

• Oraciondark wrote on 2014-09-14 19:42
  Ok, so 'm not even level 500, so i'm very early in the game, and while page hunting i think is totally BS, that's none of my worry, its whatever to me. But I need some help getting these pages, because i plan to become and Elf Fighter/mage and the three Int magic spells seem to be the prime items for mages.
  
  I had a friend helping me in exchange for my hearthcliff set, but they haven't been on in ages [don't worry i didn't give them set, it's not like that], but i really need these pages. I need only 2 more for FB, 2 or 3 more for thunder..and then....
  
  *shudders*
  
  IS..almost all of it. I have no Explore pages and only 2 IS pages [the easy ones haha]
  
  I figured this wasn't worth putting in help so I'm putting it here to see if there is anyone on Alexina who has some time to help. Not gonna lie, i have nothing to offer really, I have just enough gold to cover getting a few items I need for mage and nothing else to offer.
  
  So if anyone would be kind to help, would be much appreciated, Ik the pages I'm missing are the overly pricey pages, and i don't blame anyone for not wanting to, just as a weak ttl level getting the pages alone is near impossible.
• EndlessDreams wrote on 2014-09-14 20:13
  You not even level 500, how are you "needing" the pages? Do you have all the AP required for it right away?
  
  It is best for your to find a guild that is around your level, and get them to party with you.
• Oraciondark wrote on 2014-09-14 20:33
  i have a guild but its a bit quiet
  
  and enough AP to R1 no, but i have 642 AP
• alwmiioktm wrote on 2014-09-15 00:37
  Honestly I really wouldnt make that a priority right now, early on thunder is the best thing for a mage to have ranked. Also firebolt + magic weapon mastery is a very good combination as well. I'd hold off on Ice spear especially as its imo the hardest int magic to get, but If you're set on it get fireball first, and rank that as you go, really your bolts + cc wands will be the beginning road you should take. It'd be easier if you told us what pages, because most of fireball pages can be found in ghost of partholon basic from mysterious books.
• Kiritoyo wrote on 2014-09-15 09:50
  I think alw has it right. You don't really need Int. magic to be a strong mage to start off with. I had both Fireball and Thunder before my mage friend and I'm not even a mage. Get a +4 CC fire wand, rank Firebolt to r1 and get your magic mastery to r1.
  
  Fireball is the easiest to get, run basic Partholon mission as someone else stated.
  Thunder isn't overly difficult either, page 4 is the only one that could be considered a pain but Rabbie is quite short and basic.
  Ice Spear is the tough one so you should really put it on indefinite hold.
  
  As a newbie there are always other skills that would be worth investing your AP into, such as Combat Mastery & Def so consider the long term.
• Oraciondark wrote on 2014-09-15 14:24
  Well using duncan reset most warrior skills i deem important are already done. I have r1 shield, heavy armor, and combat master, and im just lazy to do def but that's easy to do.
  
  but yeah i need page 8 and 10 of FB and idk what pages of thunder.
• Rivalin wrote on 2014-09-15 20:55
  I have a mage with 2 of the INT magics that is around your level. You really don't need it that level. If any int magic I'd say thunder, but that's just out of my personal tastes/ play style early on, since it easy to get, and is worth the time at least. If it turns out you need pages 2 and 3 of thunder, I think i have those that you can have. As others have said though, should probably focus on your bolts, and skills that make you a little bit more tanky should probably take priority over the INT magics.
  
  So all that aside, If you need those 2 thunder pages i mentioned above, you can have them for free.
• Kelvas wrote on 2014-09-16 00:40
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  Quote from Kiritoyo;1247431:

  
  As a newbie there are always other skills that would be worth investing your AP into, such as Combat Mastery & Def so consider the long term.

  
  
  I would disagree with half of this. As for the other part, I do agree on ranking combat mastery, but definitely don't waste too much APs on it. Keep it at r9 or something.
  I find defense to be pretty useless, heck, I have it at rE. Sure, it'll provide you with some extra defense, but as a mage, there isn't really a point in using defense since 1. you'll probably be dead if you actually need to defend against a monster, 2. mana shield is active, or 3. the monster is too weak to actually do anything. IIRC, Oraciondark is using RK armor and wand + shield, anyways. The auto defense is useful as you won't be knock back in certain occasion which will prevent him from losing magic charges, which is vastly superior to defense, as def is an active skill and magic charges cannot be kept when defense is use.
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  Regarding the original topic, I have to agree with what everyone else said. Int magic isn't a priority at this point, since magic fusion will be your most versatile spell, and will make up for the lack of int magic. Although, working to collect int magic isn't a bad thing now -it's actually a good thing- but just not number one on your list. (I'm pretty sure you know this, but I'm just going to reinforce it once more. Don't work on fighter at the same time as magic. Magic is a HUGE AP sink and working on two talents will only weaken your damage as a mage)
  
  Fusion bolt is VERY versatile, despite being underrated.
  Ice + Fire Fusion is basically the cheaper version of CC firebolt. Single target, and high damage. (but will decrease after bolt charges are used.)
  
  Lightning + Ice is similar to thunder in certain aspects. It allows you to attack multiple targets, multiple times, and since bolts fired independently (other than amount of targets) from one another, the chances of landing a critical hit is too. (Which reminds me that I forgot to mention critical hit skill as a priority on your other thread. derp.)
  
  Lightning + Fire fusion is basically a weaker version of fireball. If you're planning to do a fireball/firebolt/blaze fighting style, you can use this as an alternative until you have all the fireball pages. The speed bonus from the phoenix fire wand upgrade also applies to the fire part of this fusion.
  
  Heck, you can basically run around using fusion bolts in HM SMs and be still fine. Just make sure to rank all the bolts and magic weapon mastery.
  Good luck maging! [/UB]
• Kiritoyo wrote on 2014-09-16 17:43

  Quote from Kelvas;1247597:

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  I would disagree with half of this. [/UB]

  
  
  Because you took it too literally. "...consider the long term." was the point. I trust the OP can think about which skills give the stats he'll need.