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I think you're vastly underselling Melf's Minute Meteors. The value of it is that you can pre-buff it, and then cast other spells during combat, and fill the rest of the round by throwing meteors. It doesn't have to compete with skull trap. You can get value out of both - by casting a skull trap, and then throwing 3 meteors while you wait for your aura to clear. Also, skull trap won't do much to mages in BG2, because so many of them will have a Minor Globe of Invulnerability up.

Invis 10' can actually do something that other sources of invisibility can't. It can apply invisibility to a character who already has Improved Invisibility, but broke the effect. (They can't be targeted by spells, but can be hit by physical attackers.)

IIRC you are right about Oracle being leftover. I believe in the original game level 2 Detect Invisibility would partially "reveal" the location of Improved Invisible/Shadow Doored enemies, but it would not actually dispel the invisibility, making Oracle and True Seeing necessary if you wanted to target them with single-target spells. Wish I could confirm it but those discs are long gone. I think there was even a load screen tip that advertised this mechanic.

Blur is not a 15% reduction in getting hit. It depends on your AC and enemy THACO. It can be anywhere between 0% and a 75% reduction in getting hit. Detect invisibility imo is a top-tier staple throughout the whole game, because True Sight requires a level 5 or 6 spell slot (or a Planetar). Equipping an offhand with Ghoul Touch gives you an extra APR, without impacting your THACO. And a fighter/mage at low levels is not going to have a weapon that's anywhere near as strong as 'save or get paralyzed'.

Animate Dead can be used to clear the beholder dungeons with ease. Beholders can easily decimate your party, but then again, both beholder dungeons are optional.

Contingency: fireball triggers at 10% health (if you have over 100 fire resist)

BG1 in the BG2 engine is not the orignal game though ;)

you should keep making videos

Ur not just hitting with fists when chill touch is used wtf

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Big fan of the malison evaluation, that was great

Would you be willing to post your Weidu log useing Pastebin or something similar? I"m curious what mods you're running with, especially whatever mod you have that adds potions of persuasion and scrolls of Find Familiar to the game.

voice volume a little bit low

20:00 - you say Int is a dump stat, that it doesn't affect anything save using wands and scribing scrolls, but the Fandom BG1 Wiki entry for Intelligence says "Maximum Spell Level: Intelligence determines the maximum level of a spell a wizard is able to learn, starting at a score of 9, needed for all spells of level 4 and below, while a score of 18 is needed to learn level 9 spells." If you're playing thru the whole saga, don't you need to cast level 9 spells as a solo???

may I ask what mods are you using? It looks like as if you had higher refresh rate and maybe walked faster (I could just be imagining it). And also the world map looks different.

Simulacrum is even more busted as Dual Fighter>Mage in BG2EE compared to Fighter/Mage Multi. Because of how it is coded it subtracts only 40% of your fighter class from your Mage class and NO levels from your Fighter class at all. So if you are a berserker>Mage 9/30, then your Simulacrum would be 9/27, which is almost an exact copy of yours. Even 13/28 would still make a 13/23 Simulacrum, giving it 3 level 9 spell slots

I wish i would know how it feels like having 1 min attention span

Loving this start! Quick check, which mod do you use that gives additional items in chests? That Find Familiar scroll early on is excellent!

I highly encourage people to look into the auto roller for BG lol. I'll set it up, go to work and come home and see what it rolled.

The thing about enchanted weapon spell is that it makes Machine gun Mazzy a viable option when used in conjunction with the tuigan bow and quiver of plenty

Always good to see another upload on this channel, and it's a weird coincidence that you started this new series at the same time I started watching a similar 'Completionist SCS' playthrough by @Mivsan_NT (from nearly 6 years ago).

One important caveat to your description of Spell Immunity is that it no longer affects Breach in the latest version (v35) of SCS. I don’t think a lot of players have realized this yet and Davaeorn and other streamers are still using v34 so they haven’t seen it either. If you look at the very long list of changes in v35 in the G3 announcement post, there is this bullet that describes the change to Spell Immunity: “Breach now bypasses spell immunity by being effectively level 10 (on reflection the mismatch with Spell Turning isn't as bad as the alternatives).”

You don’t hit Firebead up again for another 300gp/30interactions (and 300xp, +1 rep, and scroll case for his quest)? Directly across from Feldpost’s…

which mod is giving the early scrolls in candlekeep and the berries from gibberlings?

nice, some fresh content on your channel - like to see that :) Since you seem to enjoy Cleric/Mages, this might be an interesting choice: Dual class Priest of Helm (9) to Mage. Keep in mind though that you can only Dual in SoA, since you need 225K xp to reach level 9. Clerics are pretty good soloers for BG I anyways, so it's not much of a problem if you make sure that you get a Wand of the Heavens early - Ulgoth Beard has one (vendor iirc. - or was it killing the Dwarf?) So what do you get: Cleric benefits as a Mage as you've stated already. Can be Lawful Evil 2 free (and incredibly early!) uses of True Sight (and a +4 enchanted Weapon, fwiw). Access to level 5 spells: Probably the most important level for that class combination, since you can give yourself Chaotic Command, use a low-level Magic Resistance to reduce high MR enemies later on (and it stays low, which is good) and Righteous Magic, which helps when magic use doesnt help ;) With the 3 Wis Tomes and Lum's Machine you get 2 additional level 5 spells. I had a blast soloing this char thru the saga! Takes the top 3 or 4 place of all time for me ^^ Btw: You don't have to go to the Firewine Dungeon to get a Cloud Kill scroll. There's an easily accessible Scroll in a hidden place on the map where you bring the dog to the disguised demon / Sendai & her crew awaits you. It should be the map 2 to the East of Gnoll's Fortress

Good stuff !

all your videos are much appreciated bro

First! Love your work dude!

Great vid. really like them. I wonder others had point out: - primary spell type vs secondary spell type; - spell level vs. power level. Primary spells are, obviously, spells in the arcane book. Secondary spell type consists of special spells, abilities and weapon on-hit side effects; spell protection removers and many types of dragon breath are example. All primary and secondary spells have an association with a power level of 0-9, for their spell effect on the target. Examples for understanding spell type and power level: 1. Slow is level 3 primary spell, granted power level 3 which can be blocked by (minor) globe of immunity. However, slow effect of flail of age is a secondary spell type, with power level 0, can not be blocked by globe immunity, only blocked by spell shield/cloak of mirror. 2. Remove magic is also a level 3, however, it is granted power level 0, so a Lich is immune to power level 1-5 and can not immune to remove magic primary spell. 3. Some otions/rings/items are associated with power level 0, so a demilich will take damage to the potion of explosion/oil of fiery fire, though he is immune to power level 1-9 spell. see the related top in BG WiKi: baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Power_level

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Dispel Magic - unless i am missing something, wouldn't this spell be useful during combat to remove panic and confusion? I guess panic and fear can be removed with Remove Fear (does it work proactively?), but confusion or domination?

I''m really enjoying this series since I'm revisiting IWD and the BG series after so many years. Well done! I see that Level 9 arcane not yet done? But hoping that is still something you will do in future. Thanks for all the hard work you did in putting this together!

I’ve watched Davaeorn’s guide and now most of yours as well as Coredumped, and it is interesting how much one’s installation and playstyle influences their views. The discussion on MMM versus Skull Trap is a perfect example. I can think of few situations where MMM would be superior to Skull Trap for a solo run on vanilla, but it’s not as easy a choice for a full party with SCS installed since SCS nerfs Skull Trap, and because friendly fire from Skull Traps is quite deadly at high levels. I find MMM very helpful for longer battles where I’ve already launched my AOE damage/debuff barrage and now need to contribute damage without killing my now fully engaged frontline. The final battle against Sarevok with SCS is a good example of that. In either case, though, I agree it makes little sense to use it over skull trap when you’re unloading your whole spellbook in ToB.

As far as prismatic spray goes. I'm not an expert on the infinity engine but in tabletop you'd roll one d8 and if you rolled an 8, two rays hit the target instead of 1. After that you'd roll again ignoring 8's and repeats.

So dav is a mini version of my best man at my wedding, creepy.

Web and stinking cloud are full game use.

this video is kinda useless

What's up with the echo?

The lvl 9 and HLA arcane spell guide is probably the most awaited video on earth !

Spell Immunity (Necromancy) is really strong vs Beholders, to avoid the painful cause serious wounds that they throw on you from a long distance.

There is a combo for ghoul touch. Command from cleric then hit with ghoul touch with my necromancer. Prone creatures are automatically hit. I used it in BG1 for example for ankhegs early.

Great and useful video but terrible audio. I almost cannot hear you on a iPhone speaker.

Thanks for making these! I’ve noticed there’s no solo content on UA-cam, aside from a couple playthroughs. I’ve have no idea how much content you plan on doing or not doing but I would love to listen to someone just talking about solo. How to approach it, boss management, pros & cons, ect….

Horrid Wilting is exactly why Illusionists REALLY suffer in the game and Simulacrum (well, really, Mirror Image and Mislead) is the same for Necromancers. I feel like Level 8 is a bit feast-or-famine of a spell level. Great look at these spells AND a fantastic look at the spell levels beforehand! Thank you for posting! You are awesome!

Excellent series :)

Color Spray and Burning Hands revisited... SCS has increased the power of Color Spray. Capable of putting to sleep enemies below your level. Of course, it is still a level 1 spell, so many enemies are immune. Color Spray, Burning Hands, and Dragon Disciple breath weapons are all cone type attack spells. Casting these spells, along with Prismatic Spray, Cone of Cold, on YOURSELF, in BG2EE, as long as you're not facing full left or right on the screen, will cause the spell to execute like Sunfire, covering 360 degrees. 😮😮 Check the wiki for details. (under Exploits). 😈

Alternative uses for certain spells... Maze is great as a "Oh Sh!t!!!" button. Imoen got isolated in the Mind Flayer dungeon, and surrounded. Chain Contingency Maze, Incendiary Cloud, Incendiary Cloud, cast on SELF, seeing enemy. With her low intelligence (due to brain suck) , she's immediately invulnerable, and the Incendiary Clouds left behind will slaughter the Mind Flayers, with a good chance of her only appearing after the clouds expire. 😈 Oh, Chain Contingency ignores acuity, so she'll pull off her disappearing act before she finishes casting. 😮😮. The ONLY downside is she gets no experience while Mazed. 😢 Summon Fiend is very useful for SCS Beholders. Their Death Ray instakills summons, so no mobs of Skeleton Warriors. But a nice Cacofiend, or Summoned Fiend will distract them while you cast Incendiary Clouds at them. I think you even get XP for your summoned demon, if you kill it...🤔 Cacofiend in vanilla is immune to Fire, so it will last longer as a Deployable Decoy. 😈 Simulacrum is nice, but the Helm of Vilator gives your warriors (who benefit the most) the same abilities. 😈🥷 Bigsby's Clenched Fist. The save, as you mentioned is save vs Death. Specifically, save vs Death/Poison/Paralysis. What's important is the hold effect is PARALYSIS. Bosses, like the Five and Demogorgon, have a large list of immunities, in SCS and Ascension. However, they don't have immunity to Blindness 😮and immunity to Paralysis😮. Please check the documentation. This is why PWB is awesome, because Demogorgon for example, is immune to level 1-3 spells. You NEED PWB. Blindness isn't going to cut it once you're fighting liches (who are NOT immune to blindness) who are immune to 1-5th level spells. If you're going to attack Demogorgon, for example, using a Spell Trigger of Pierce Magic (Lower Resistance doesn't work on him), and a Chain Contingency of Bigby's Clenched Fist (for melee fighters), Power Word Blind (for ranged fighters and spellcasters ), and Greater Malison is not the worst idea on the world. 😛🫡

Pierce Magic my favorite Using it under a time stop spell can be incredibly powerful

Diamond. Thanks for the video, it's useful

Another great spell lvl rundown and entertaining vid! I had a question too based on your experience. You mentioned that demons, planetars, and devas do not fall to Death spell or Death Fog. Do you know if Elemental Princes function the same way, or do they fall in the banishable category? Thanks for your efforts with Lvl 8, and excited for Lvl 9!!