Mage

Official Information

Mages have few fighting skills, but they make up for it with a huge bag of tricks and their spells, all which become more devastating as the mage becomes more experienced. Mages also may memorize written spells, giving them great flexibility. Mages are restricted to non-metal armor, small one handed weapons, and no shield.

Races

An elf, a half-elf, a sahuagin, a minotaur, or a human can be a Mage.

As stated below INT and DEX are the primary and secondary stat for mages. During the character generation process, an additional bonus is given to the INT and DEX stats. Additionally, the race of your character also helps or hinders your INT and DEX stats. Each race ranks differently for INT and DEX. Listed below in descending order are the recommended races for a mage. By selecting a race higher on the list you have a better chance of getting more favorable INT and DEX stats during the roll process. However, bear in mind that your choice may help or hinder a secondary or tertiary class.

• Sahuagin
• Elf
• Half Elf
• Minotaur
• Human

Mage skills and/or spells

 Comprehend         is at level  1  Magic Missile      is at level  1
 Shield             is at level  1  Common             is at level  1
 Detect Invis       is at level  2  Detect Magic       is at level  2
 Jump               is at level  2  Chill Touch        is at level  3
 Infravision        is at level  3  Ventriloquate      is at level  3
 Dwarven            is at level  3  Elven              is at level  3
 Gnomish            is at level  3  Halfling           is at level  3
 Aarakocra          is at level  3  Giant              is at level  3
 Minotaur           is at level  3  Ogre               is at level  3
 Sahuagin           is at level  3  Alarm              is at level  4
 Continual Light    is at level  4  Invis              is at level  4
 Refresh            is at level  5  Shocking Grasp     is at level  5
 Wizard Mark        is at level  5  Kobold             is at level  5
 Goblin             is at level  5  Orc                is at level  5
 Identify           is at level  6  Locate Object      is at level  6
 Weaken             is at level  6  Burning Hands      is at level  7
 Fly                is at level  7  Strength           is at level  7
 Blindness          is at level  8  Deafness           is at level  8
 Faerie Fog         is at level  9  Lightning Bolt     is at level  9
 Dodge              is at level  9  Create Spring      is at level 10
 Survey             is at level 10  Thoras             is at level 10
 Troll              is at level 10  Colour Spray       is at level 11
 Detect Disease     is at level 11  Dispel Magic       is at level 11
 Enchant Weapon     is at level 12  Sunlight           is at level 13
 Vampiric Touch     is at level 13  Sphere use         is at level 13
 Charm Person       is at level 14  Portal             is at level 14
 Sleep              is at level 14  Darkness           is at level 15
 Fireball           is at level 15  Improved Identify  is at level 15
 Mass Invis         is at level 15  Blynd              is at level 15
 Drow               is at level 15  Chain Lightning    is at level 16
 Energy Drain       is at level 16  Waterbreath        is at level 16
 Silence            is at level 17  Stone Skin         is at level 17
 Pass Door          is at level 18  Teleport           is at level 18
 Improved Invis     is at level 19  Acid Blast         is at level 20
 Info               is at level 20  Charge             is at level 24
 Meteor Swarm       is at level 25  Parry              is at level 25
 Imprint            is at level 27

Player-Supplied Information

(From the TFC for Newbies website created by Nyx)

Magic missile, teleport, stone skin, burning hands, portal, shield, lightning bolt, invisibility, fly... and the list goes on. And on. And on. Mages have access to an incredible number of spells. The two they will be called upon to cast more often than any other, however, are probably going to be identify and improved identify. These are the ones that allow the residents of the realm to learn what all of the stuff they does. Mages can get high intelligence scores, which helps them develop a large number of mana points.

The primary stat for mages is intelligence.
The secondary stat for mages is dexterity.

Rumor and Speculation

Mages have the highest hit-roll of all classes as a prime class.