Nephil Thief Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Now that I'm revisiting BoE because lockdown yay. IMO... Sanctuary. And Mass Sanctuary, but especially the level 1 version if you habitually play singletons. - It's pretty useless against casters, but prevents a lot of melee and archery attacks from hitting at all - IDK about original BoE, but in CBoE spellcasting only breaks it for attack spells - With a few levels and a little spending on INT, it can last several turns... - Allowing your fighters (or singleton) to close the distance to enemy spellcasters more easily - Also allows singletons a bit of extra time to buff in surprise combat situations So overall it's actually a really impressive asset, esp. at low levels. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Almighty Doer of Stuff Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 (edited) Yeah, Mass Sanctuary has saved me a few times. Irritatingly, in legacy BoE, the Dust of Hiding does not work. The Sanctuary item ability does nothing. But BoE spells are fun, because you can usually find a use for any spell at some point or another on your adventures. EDIT: Looking over the spell lists, the mage spell Spray Fields looks like an interesting one. I might try to use that at some point and see if it's useful for anything. Edited February 7 by The Almighty Doer of Stuff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fireball Fodder Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Sleep Cloud. Extremely good vs. non-magic resistant monsters. Often much more useful than Fireball when you're low level. Web. Thick webs (I think they need to be two tiles, maybe three) actually block line-of-sight. This can be a life saver before you get anti-magic fields, as it allows you to block enemy spellcasters. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thaluikhain Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Oh, Web is nice, yes, especially when you know that a bunch of monsters are about to emerge from a certain area (normally by playing the thing more than once, though, which is a bit cheaty) and you can prepare the area first. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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