BG2: Throne of Bhaal Preview

Just a quick bit of news on my lunch break, thanks to Lucian. RPGPlanet’s Joost “Silverdawn” Loijens has posted up a preview of the upcoming expansion for Baldur’s Gate II, Throne of Bhaal. Here’s a taste:

One new class kit has been added, that of the wild mage. You won’t be able to switch your character to it, but will be able to select it if you make a new character. Wild mages are able to harness so-called wild magic. These mages “grab wild magic and they go ‘I hope it does this’ and it doesn’t sometimes, ” says Doug before laughing. “Instead it casts a fireball on them or something like that. Just basically throws in a little randomness to the mage class and makes it a little more fun, a little more kind of wacky.” All mages will also now have the option of erasing spells from their spellbook.

If you’re even a mild BG2 fanatic, you’ll want to read the rest of the preview right here.