No, certainly not as useful as a True Flame. I'm with you on that part.Cortex wrote:...also, wands, scrolls, potions? They aren't nowhere near as useful as a TFer in a party, save for the mandatory clarity potion.
I'm more referring to FS, WM, and to a lesser degree Warlocks. (As far as their buffs go.) If, when playing a mundane character, my options are between tracking down a Vancian caster for really good but limited buffs, and just using wands/scrolls/potions for renewable good enough buffs while being more careful, I tend toward magic items, because they get the job done and are way easier to deal with and more reliable. Having a dedicated buffer in the party, if their buffs are limited, doesn't make that much of a difference, unless the circumstances are extreme.