Now that Drakensang is out...

[Brother None]

It's a mistake in the description. Normal (metamages etc) mages uses staves, battlemages are actually special because they don't. I've seen battle mages wielding two-handed swords, no problem.

 

[Gosling]

It's a mistake in the description. Normal (metamages etc) mages uses staves, battlemages are actually special because they don't. I've seen battle mages wielding two-handed swords, no problem.

I see. Thanks, Brother None.

I'm still early in the game, but from what I've seen staves usually have a bonus to parry, while other two-handers may actually decrease it, which sucks for a caster-type character who does not use shields. But I guess it just doesn't matter all that much on higher levels.

 

[Drunken Irishman]

How is this game?

The last Drakensang game I played was this weird little rpg I had on the Amiga that I am not even positive is from the same source material.

You could be thinking of this game.

 

[Lemunde]

Drakensang gives players the following features:



* Experience an exciting story within a huge campaign involving numerous main and side quests
* Adventure groups with up to four adventurers
* Expert character-creation mode for experienced DSA fans
* More than 40 spells, with over 30 talents and almost 40 special abilities allow a large range of possibilities for character creation
* Numerous and varied enemies and monsters from the DSA universe, such as linnorms, ogres, undead mules, giant amoeba and many more
* Story by original DSA authors
* Rule-compliant implementation of the DSA licence in the tradition of the Nordland Trilogy
* Tactical combat system with pause function
* Varied and flexible magic system
* Talent-based dialogue system

Sooo...same-old same-old?

 

[Deacdo]

Figure I'd bump instead of making a new topic for a quick question: Does anyone have the Battle Magic V.1.1 mod? All the rapid share links are dead, and apparently this mod helps the magic system a fair bit.

thanks

 

[Acleacius]

Looking for the Battle Mage mod myself.