Magic path increase
 

Is having at least level 1 in a given path a pre-requisite to benefit from a magic item path boost?

In other words, if my mage has no earth path at all, will an earth path booster magic item (1 level boost) give him level 1 in Earth magic or not?

Re: Magic path increase
 

Yes. You need at least one Earth in order to get the boost.

So E1 Mage + Blood Stone = E2
E0 Commander + Blood Stone = Still E0

Re: Magic path increase
 

your correct. it is a pre-requisite

lol ninja'd

Re: Magic path increase
 

Bugger! Ive wasted a good number of gems then... so the only way to increase from level 0 to 1 is by empowerment then?

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Yeah, or with a specific use of the Wish spell that increases all paths by one (Magical Power).

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Acquiring new magic paths is meant to be very hard.

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Err... Except for Forge of the Ancient ?

Seems to me it's the only case where you gain +1 in everything, even if you're at 0...

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But you still won't.

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I'm told that Forge of the Ancients used to work this way, back in Dom2. In Dom3 it never reduces path requirements below 1, so an F1 mage with FotA up can't forge an F1D1 item Skull of Fire.

-Max

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Or an S1 mage. Just imagine that: all your S1 or N1 or whatever researchers can now forge Skulls of Fire, Bottles of Living Water, Fever Fetishes, Fire Brands, Rainbow Armors...