Skeleton Mage is a type of undead wizard encountered in the Forest of Mir – The Temple during Chapter Eight - this creature is one of several undead creatures which attack the party to repel their intrusion into the old temple - these skeletal beings are probably former worshippers/officials linked to this temple's allegiance to the dead god Bhaal.
Gameplay[]
This creature is an enemy combatant from the outset, and it has the innate ability to See the invisible.
The skeletal mage has no dialogue and will attempt to cast arcane spells to buff itself and then disable or damage the enemy.
Once memorized spells are depleted the mage will try and hurl it's carried poisoned throwing daggers as a last resort.
All of the spells listed in the InfoBox are scripted for use, as well as the general conditions that are needed to cast them.
Some of the mage's spells are uninterruptible, but many are cast in an ordinary way, and can be disrupted.
The creature has all the usual immunities and vulnerabilities of an undead creature, plus some extra skeleton-type protections.
Mod content[]
This section is about unofficial content that is only available via fan-made mods.
The Sword Coast Stratagems mod revises the mage with a randomly assigned mage kit (Conjurer, Enchanter, Invoker, or Necromancer), and the creature's spell book will reflect the mage's spell school specialty kit.
Expect a more robust and protective initial chain of spell buffs. The mage will have the means to recognize and take down combat protections and spell protection type defenses with Remove Magic, Breach, Ruby Ray of Reversal and Khelben's Warding Whip, and the mage has a readied Minor Sequencer, Spell Sequencer, and Spell Trigger for instant use. As this creature is high level, it will have two High-level class ability spells to cast - the type determined by its specialty kit.
Installation of the Tactics Remix mod improved the difficulty within Nyalee's Grove. This skeleton mage has a really aggressive and smart AI script, and the creature is provided immunity to backstab and can generate a Fear Aura, similar to what an SCS Lich does. Expect uses of mage High-level class ability powers, and ruthless determination.
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