Flame Mage
A Flame Mage is a role specific to the game SLASH'EM. This role is similar to Wizard, except that your player is an expert with fire. You even start with flame resistance.
Your pet is a hell hound pup. If you have color, you become a red @.
Starting inventory
- a blessed +1 quarterstaff
- an uncursed +0 studded leather armor
- 2 uncursed food rations
- a scroll
- a potion
- a ring
- a wand of fire
- three spellbooks: flame sphere, fireball, one other
Like a Wizard, a Flame Mage has a quarterstaff, some food. However, a Wizard starts with more random magic items, while a Flame Mage always has a spellbook of flame sphere and a spellbook of fireball.
Use fire, beware fire
Flame sphere and fireball tend to cause explosions that fill nine squares. Be careful not to damage something by accident. If you need fire in the early part of the game, using the wand of fire is best. A bolt from a wand can bounce from a wall and hit you, but remember, as a Flame Mage you are immune to fire.
Fireball, at first, is a difficult spell; you might start with a 75% failure rate. Flame sphere is easy to cast, but difficult to use effectively. Flame sphere actually summons a tame e. Like a pet, this sphere will wander around and sometimes attack an enemy, but like a sphere, it will explode on attack. Unlike a pet, the gods will blame you if the sphere attacks something such as a peaceful monster.
It is difficult to convince flame sphere to attack the target that you intend, and also not accidentally hurt you, your pets, or peaceful monsters. Thus flame sphere is most useful when you are fighting several monsters and your pet is not nearby. Other than that, it is probably easier to use the wand of fire
- This page is a stub. Should you wish to do so, you can contribute by expanding this page.
