Spider Stomper
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Re: Proposed L1/2 transformation: Aspect of Demon
evktalo wrote:cjo, thanks for the feedback. I haven't played the new Transmuters yet. But I'm happy to hear Sticks to Snakes getting more use - I think it's a great spell (both in usefulness and flavour-wise). Choosing what to cast on from inventory doesn't sound bad to me. How do you find Stalkers? They have FD + Evaporate, plus Petrify and Passwall which you suggest for Transmuters.
--Eino
The short answer is that I like stalkers and find them interesting, but no matter how I try, I cannot seem to get good use of Petrify and Passwall with them! I had written these spells of as interesting but useless until I tried an earth elementalist. The difference is that an EE benefits in many ways from boosting earth and transmutation. Stalkers, in contrast, already have skills spread fairly thin by the time they level high enough to learn these spells, and then have to learn yet another school of magic without picking up any offense - just some situational assistance. I almost did not even memorize Petrify when I played an EE, because I had been so disappointed in it. Then I was pleased to find it quite useful, because I already had enough earth magic to pull it off.
I do well with stalkers when I do exactly what other people evidently did with transmuters - grab those first two spells and ignore the rest of the book. The stalking background makes a fun lead-in to necromancy, then I only learn earth magic if I find another spellbook besides the Book of Stalking. It isn't for want of trying though; I actually do think they are neat spells.