Talk:Ogre Mage/@comment-64.26.100.49-20150731000218

These guys carry the BEST loot in the game. They yield THREE treasure squares (most enemies only yield one random treasure - Hobgoblin Elites yield two treasure squares). Plus, the LEVEL of the treasure is the top-tier treasure. Of 5 possible "treasure levels", it's the highest level - "Rich". [There's a neat matrix of "Random Treasure" (use that keyword search) on this site I've found quite enlightening - high Lore level not required to read! ok - there's my "nerdy joke".]

So, that means these dudes can drop Emeralds (750gp), Bloodstone Amulets (300gp), Pearl Necklaces (500gp), Level 3 scrolls, and the ever-awesome Laeral's Tear Necklace (the most valuable non-magical treasure in the game, worth a whopping 3000gp). 3000gp!! Yowser! I've gotten all of these items, as documented in that "Random Treasure" matrix.

In the SouthWest corner of the map (from Nashkel to the Gnoll Stronghold), when you "get waylaid by enemies, and must defend yourself", that's where an Ogre Mage is possible to spawn. I love seeing what kinds of top-quality stuff I can get when beating these dudes. As this article notes, yes - at level 3 or 4, you can 'pwn' these guys...  (Watch-out for Stinking Cloud, though.)    But, this enemy's article is only a stub - I had hoped to find out where these dudes can spawn in masse (maybe 2 or 3 at a time). If anyone knows where else on the map these dudes are apt to spawn-in, or any other Ogre Mage comments, please do post. Excuse me now while I go off to headbutt Cyric the Mad in the face. [ok - cornball nerdy joke #2.]

I'm always on the prowl for enemies with uber-valuable item/gold drops - in ANY CRPG I've ever played. Remember the "Goldman" golem type of enemy from Dragon Warrior 1?? Haha! :-)