Is it too late to become a mage?

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I was trying to go to the Harbor Town and I was knocked out by the Order. However, I am not sure if I would be able to escape as they were chasing me on my way. Is there any way to become a mage?

[Smaloki]

Should still be possible. The Mages are not actually members of the Inquisition, they're just working very closely with them. If I recall correctly, once you're inside the Volcano Keep, it's pretty much up to you which of the two factions you join.

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Originally posted by Smaloki:

Should still be possible. The Mages are not actually members of the Inquisition, they're just working very closely with them. If I recall correctly, once you're inside the Volcano Keep, it's pretty much up to you which of the two factions you join.

Thanks a lot! I am a bit relieved now :) Let's see how it goes then.

[Neoton]

No, it doesn't work like this. If you want to become a mage you have to first do the missions in Harbour Town for the Inquisition, then get a letter of recommendation and then go to the monastery. The guy at the gate will read the letter and will give you the choice to become either a mage or a warrior of the order. If the Inquisition kicks your ass and you end up in the monastery by force you can only become a warrior of the order, which is the middle ground between the mage class and the pure warrior class.

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Originally posted by Neoton:

No, it doesn't work like this. If you want to become a mage you have to first do the missions in Harbour Town for the Inquisition, then get a letter of recommendation and then go to the monastery. The guy at the gate will read the letter and will give you the choice to become either a mage or a warrior of the order. If the Inquisition kicks your ass and you end up in the monastery by force you can only become a warrior of the order, which is the middle ground between the mage class and the pure warrior class.

You are right. Unfortunately I am a warrior of the order now. I did not notice that until checking top-left corner of my character tab. That's the reason I cannot use and runes I presume.

[Zentun]

Originally posted by Neoton:

No, it doesn't work like this. If you want to become a mage you have to first do the missions in Harbour Town for the Inquisition, then get a letter of recommendation and then go to the monastery. The guy at the gate will read the letter and will give you the choice to become either a mage or a warrior of the order. If the Inquisition kicks your ass and you end up in the monastery by force you can only become a warrior of the order, which is the middle ground between the mage class and the pure warrior class.

♥♥♥♥... so i'm a warrior not a mage, damn i wish i knew that before, i got captured by the inquisition, i'm using magic all the time so i think that's better than nothing lol, the difference is that mages can use seals, or there is something else?

[lionhart]

Originally posted by Zentun:

♥♥♥♥... so i'm a warrior not a mage, damn i wish i knew that before, i got captured by the inquisition, i'm using magic all the time so i think that's better than nothing lol, the difference is that mages can use seals, or there is something else?

Don't worry about it. You are actually better off being a warrior than a mage. The only difference between them is that warriors cannot use rune magic, but runes are pretty much useless anyway. Anything that you can do with a rune, you can do with a spell scroll, and warriors do have the ability to create spell scrolls. Warriors can also use combat crystals, and they get better armor, so you really are not missing much.

[living_one]

Yup. The mage path is unfortunately pretty weak in this game, so as a Warrior of the Order you're not missing much. Mages have literally one offensive rune spell, Inferno, which you get near the endgame (and unlike Rain of Fire from G1/G2 it is not very good) and they generally have to use Crystal magic anyway, which Warriors learn with no restrictions.