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
Early in the game, fireball 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. Frustratingly, a flame sphere might wait several turns before attacking. You might also have a leftover sphere, which will follow you around and might attack a peaceful monster. Unlike with a pet, the gods will blame you if your spell being harms a peaceful monster.
Thus the wand of fire is the best source of fire in the beginning of the game. Use it against a monster that must die quickly. A bolt from a wand can bounce from a wall and hit you, but remember, as a Flame Mage you are immune to fire. (Your armour might burn.)
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