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Archmage Expansion
« on: March 19, 2014, 02:24:50 AM »
Also from the GAMA Trade show in Vegas, we have our first (I think) picture of an Archmage along with text talking about new gameplay features (terrain??) and events that happen in game, and "1 vs many" game variants.

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Re: Archmage Expansion
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2014, 04:26:20 AM »
He looks kinda draconic, which I bet people will like. He's not necessarily indicative of the archmage though. I am actually hoping it is purely rules tweaks that you can use with any mage rather than a whole new class of mages.
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Re: Archmage Expansion
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2014, 05:43:37 AM »
It looks like a some sort of separete modul which allows you to play Core MW differently. Just one mage released in expansion seems... odd :)
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Re: Archmage Expansion
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2014, 11:50:29 PM »
This will probably work something like Magic the Gathering Archenemy style gameplay
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Re: Archmage Expansion
« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2014, 02:49:47 AM »
Our group consists of three people, so Archmage seems to be a perfect expansion for us.
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Re: Archmage Expansion
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2014, 10:13:04 AM »
Based on all of the colors around him, I'm thinking the archmage might be trained in multiple schools of magic/all of them.  Imagine the ability to put anything in your book!
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Re: Archmage Expansion
« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2014, 10:42:27 AM »
You already have the ability to put anything in your book from any school. It just depends on if you're willing to dedicate the spell points to it. I don't really want them to make training irrelevant, and I'd actually like to be able to use any mage class as an archmage if I could.
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Re: Archmage Expansion
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2014, 03:26:06 PM »
Any more news on this? It looks really exciting! Does anyone have any idea of a general time frame in which it might be released? Sometime next year maybe? Is it going to be part of the battlegrounds series of expansions?
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Re: Archmage Expansion
« Reply #8 on: September 12, 2014, 11:31:19 AM »
Quote from: Imaginator on September 11, 2014, 03:26:06 PM
Any more news on this? It looks really exciting! Does anyone have any idea of a general time frame in which it might be released? Sometime next year maybe? Is it going to be part of the battlegrounds series of expansions?

Not part of Battlegrounds currently.
It is still on the to do list.
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Re: Archmage Expansion
« Reply #9 on: October 07, 2014, 07:44:08 PM »
Speculation on an Archmage design capable of fighting 2-3 mages at the same time.

Spellpoints = 160
Channeling = 25 to 30
Life = 70
Armor = 1

Training: Trained in 2 Primary Schools and 1 Elemental School of players choice. All other schools cost triple spellpoints. Note - Primary Schools can be opposite schools, such as, Dark and Holy.

Archmage Abilities
1) Fast Conjuration - All Creature spells are consider Quick Spells.
2) Rapid Casting - Uses 2 Quickcast markers for a total of 3 action markers. The extra Quickcast marker works the same way except that it can also be used before or after another Quickcast.
3) Spell Mastery - May include up to 2 copies of each Epic spell in spellbook.

This design assumes Archmage only spells would also be developed around each of the 4 Elemental schools.
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Re: Archmage Expansion
« Reply #10 on: October 08, 2014, 06:45:39 PM »
The podcast said the archmage is arcane and dark trained. With specialty in dimensional teleportation.
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Re: Archmage Expansion
« Reply #11 on: October 08, 2014, 07:19:36 PM »
Which podcast episode spoiled the Archmage? I need to take a listen!
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Re: Archmage Expansion
« Reply #12 on: October 08, 2014, 08:16:11 PM »
Quote from: lil_drag_n on October 08, 2014, 06:45:39 PM
The podcast said the archmage is arcane and dark trained. With specialty in dimensional teleportation.

I believe that was the Sorcerer, not the archmage.

Quote from: Maverick on October 08, 2014, 07:19:36 PM
Which podcast episode spoiled the Archmage? I need to take a listen!

Whichever one Bryan Pope was on (don't remember number). They talked about numerous things, including small details of ideas for future Mages.
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Re: Archmage Expansion
« Reply #13 on: October 09, 2014, 08:05:22 AM »
Yes, Bryan was talking about the "Sorcerer". The Sorcerer is a ways off yet, but it's a mage who's flavor I'm really looking forward to. Summoning elemental creatures, possibly Jinn has me all kinds of excited. However, gotta stick to the present  ;).
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Re: Archmage Expansion
« Reply #14 on: October 09, 2014, 12:32:45 PM »
Quote from: Laddinfance on October 09, 2014, 08:05:22 AM
Yes, Bryan was talking about the "Sorcerer". The Sorcerer is a ways off yet, but it's a mage who's flavor I'm really looking forward to. Summoning elemental creatures, possibly Jinn has me all kinds of excited. However, gotta stick to the present  ;).

Djinns... Nice :)
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