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<b>Message ID:</b> 1978 <br/>
<b>Date:</b> Thu May 27 21:46:05 BST 1999 <br/>
<b>Author:</b> James Dwyer <br/>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: The worth of a Wizard (long) <br/>
<br/><br/>
<div id="ygrps-yiv-2091304978">I have an idea. All the other spellcasting classes have pets (including<br/>
hybrids with their charms). Instead of getting a pet, since we are so<br/>
mana dependent ( and the other classes have pets which do WAY more for<br/>
the mana then we can do with DD over time) we get a familiar.<br/>
<br/>
A familiar is similar to a pet ( a MOB that would follow us ) but it<br/>
wouldn&#39;t be for battle. It would act as a mana battery increasing our<br/>
total mana. It would cast a lot more mana to cast than it gives us. If<br/>
it dies, we lose the amount of mana that it gives us and maybe damage us<br/>
a bit. It will not attack or defend. It will attract the frenzy of<br/>
intelligent MOBs but it will also turn invisible with us.<br/>
<br/>
It could be a small cat, dog, skunk, whatever (random?) and we would get<br/>
maybe 3 or 4 throughout our ranks that have increasing amount of mana.<br/>
This would offset a lot of our complaints on being a unique class, being<br/>
able to compete, etc. Plus it would be fun! Wizards throughout lore have<br/>
used familiars to aid them in their studies. Since we rely ENTIRELY on<br/>
our mana to survive (unlike others who have permanent pet to aid) this<br/>
would help us get that extra root off and run, or that last blast to get<br/>
the 2nd blue.<br/>
<br/>
What do you think? I know it&#39;s unlikely it will happen, but it sure<br/>
sounds like a good idea :) And it would make us unique and it would<br/>
enhance our artillerly challenged butts :P<br/>
<br/>
Croesus Illuminatus (Xegony)<br/>
*Go for the eyes Boo! Go for the eyes!*<br/>
<br/>
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:Amanofevil@...">Amanofevil@...</a> wrote:<br/>
<blockquote><span title="qreply"> &gt; <br/>
&gt; From: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:Amanofevil@...">Amanofevil@...</a><br/>
&gt; <br/>
&gt; The rumor is that bloodstone rings double the healing rate for Warriors and<br/>
&gt; warriors only, since they are the PURE melee class... Well we are the PURE<br/>
&gt; magic class. We&#39;re the only ones that basically have no melee skills or no<br/>
&gt; pet to melee for us. Maybe a faster mana regen could be put in, but I like<br/>
&gt; the meditation idea better.<br/>
&gt; In a message dated 5/27/99 3:11:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time,<br/>
&gt; <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:Sean.Clark@...">Sean.Clark@...</a> writes:<br/>
&gt; <br/>
&gt; &lt;&lt; Max Meditation Skill - Don&#39;t bother, we already have a way to decrease our<br/>
&gt;  downtime with meditation...anybody ever played a warrior?  lol 20-30 MINUTES<br/>
&gt;  of healing at high levels! &gt;&gt;<br/>
&gt; <br/>
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