What does fortify magic do ?

[karolinerna2000]

I can buy an amulet of fortify magic + 30%. What will it do ? It does not increase my magical skills or the stated damage output. How could I see the effect ?

[Elendil / Redshift]

Fortify magic increases all your magic skills by the stated amount. So, for example, if your Healing Magic skill is 50, all your healing spells will be cast as if it was 65.

It's effect takes place when you cast spells, so it's not indicated by the skill screen. But you will see the result in any spell you cast.

[karolinerna2000]

Thanks! I bought the amulet. Hopefully it would make my battle-mage stronger.

[Ichthyic]

fortify magic is awesome. 30% fort magic is better than 10 straight skill in any specific magic school, and it applies to all of them! there is no amulet to match the sun amulet that you can buy if you are a magic user.

which of course means you should be buying (or making) fort magic potions as well.

you can stack the effects of small, strong, and ultimate potions all at the same time.

boom.

also entirely necessary to reach peak enchantment values. some items in the game have 1000 enchant space points, and to get there, you are going to have to load yourself up with environmental boost gear, and then quaff one of each fort magic pot.

I think you need around 150 skill in enchat, then wear a sun amulet and quaff all 3 pots to make it to 1000 enchant. best I've mangaged is 750 so far.

edit: nope, you only need 120 enchant, and one of each fort magic portion (so small, strong, ultimate) that puts you at 1000 for 5 turns. just tried it at 130 and that put me at 1100.