Baldur's Gate I & II - Gather your party before venturing forth

Dec 29, 2017 22:23:10 GMT copper said:

Do you guys have any recommendations for party combos? More in terms of banter than class synergy but either is fine. I've played through the series only once so far and I stuck with the "canon party" with the additions of Jan Jansen in BG2 and Sarevok in ToB. It was fine and I adore Minsc and Jan, but I'd like to try out some other party members.

I say go for a more neutral party, although admittingly the characters are a bit weaker save for the other two evil returnees.

Haer'Delis I would say is a good choice. Nalia if you don't mind the Imonen clone is ok as well, I would take Viconia and Edwin as they are perhaps the best two characters in the game in terms of their respective classes, and if your feeling bold, use Amonen on his Chaotic route.

Jan is a damn good party member, but a neutral/ slightly evil party is a lot of fun if you can make it work without him.

Thanks for the suggestions. I'd really like to mix some evil aligned characters with some good or neutral ones that they won't fight to the death with. Particularly Viconia and Edwin, as you mentioned. The others, like Korgan and Dorn, seem difficult to take seriously with how over the top evil they seem to be though granted I didn't interact a ton with them.

I did Nalia's quest in my first game but didn't recruit her into the party as I didn't really care for her. But I do want to try out the others you brought up.

All this makes me want to start my next game soon! There's so many things I still need to out, what with all the party combos and quests I missed the first time around.

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Post by linksocarina on Jan 2, 2018 3:45:35 GMT

Jan 2, 2018 3:34:05 GMT copper said:

I say go for a more neutral party, although admittingly the characters are a bit weaker save for the other two evil returnees.

Haer'Delis I would say is a good choice. Nalia if you don't mind the Imonen clone is ok as well, I would take Viconia and Edwin as they are perhaps the best two characters in the game in terms of their respective classes, and if your feeling bold, use Amonen on his Chaotic route.

Jan is a damn good party member, but a neutral/ slightly evil party is a lot of fun if you can make it work without him.

Thanks for the suggestions. I'd really like to mix some evil aligned characters with some good or neutral ones that they won't fight to the death with. Particularly Viconia and Edwin, as you mentioned. The others, like Korgan and Dorn, seem difficult to take seriously with how over the top evil they seem to be though granted I didn't interact a ton with them.

I did Nalia's quest in my first game but didn't recruit her into the party as I didn't really care for her. But I do want to try out the others you brought up.

All this makes me want to start my next game soon! There's so many things I still need to out, what with all the party combos and quests I missed the first time around.

If you need to pick a good-aligned character, I would suggest Mazzy as she doesn't have any conflicts, I believe, with Edwin or Vicionia.

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Post by Babar Guy on Jan 2, 2018 4:07:05 GMT

Jan 2, 2018 3:34:05 GMT copper said:

I say go for a more neutral party, although admittingly the characters are a bit weaker save for the other two evil returnees.

Haer'Delis I would say is a good choice. Nalia if you don't mind the Imonen clone is ok as well, I would take Viconia and Edwin as they are perhaps the best two characters in the game in terms of their respective classes, and if your feeling bold, use Amonen on his Chaotic route.

Jan is a damn good party member, but a neutral/ slightly evil party is a lot of fun if you can make it work without him.

Thanks for the suggestions. I'd really like to mix some evil aligned characters with some good or neutral ones that they won't fight to the death with. Particularly Viconia and Edwin, as you mentioned. The others, like Korgan and Dorn, seem difficult to take seriously with how over the top evil they seem to be though granted I didn't interact a ton with them.

I did Nalia's quest in my first game but didn't recruit her into the party as I didn't really care for her. But I do want to try out the others you brought up.

All this makes me want to start my next game soon! There's so many things I still need to out, what with all the party combos and quests I missed the first time around.

Viconia doesn't get along with Keldorn or Valygar (the latter requires a very specific trigger though), and neither does Edwin with Minsc, Valygar or Neera (Edwin and Neera don't fight tho, they just can't be in the same party). Korgan and Aerie come to blows, but he actually has some good banter with Mazzy. Depending on the conclusion to his personal quest line, Anomen can also fight Aerie (and Keldorn). Dorn will fight with both Anomen and Keldorn. Haer'Dalis actually attacks the player if you're male and romancing Aerie.

There might still be one or two more conflicts I'm blanking on.

And I'd personally highly recommend getting the "cheat" from the tweaks anthology which prevents party members from leaving due to the party getting too high or low a reputation. I really dislike that particular mechanic when having a party that's not exclusively one alignment, especially when there's such a high number of quests that grant reputation upon completion.

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Post by copper on Jan 2, 2018 4:23:01 GMT

Jan 2, 2018 4:07:05 GMT Babar Guy said:

And I'd personally highly recommend getting the "cheat" from the tweaks anthology which prevents party members from leaving due to the party getting too high or low a reputation. I really dislike that particular mechanic when having a party that's not exclusively one alignment, especially when there's such a high number of quests that grant reputation upon completion.

That sounds like a good idea. For me a game has to have a really interesting way of being evil for me to pursue it. Baldur's Gate does not deliver that for me personally so this is probably the best way for me to experience those companions.

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Post by Iakus on Jan 2, 2018 16:52:26 GMT

Jan 2, 2018 3:34:05 GMT copper said:

I say go for a more neutral party, although admittingly the characters are a bit weaker save for the other two evil returnees.

Haer'Delis I would say is a good choice. Nalia if you don't mind the Imonen clone is ok as well, I would take Viconia and Edwin as they are perhaps the best two characters in the game in terms of their respective classes, and if your feeling bold, use Amonen on his Chaotic route.

Jan is a damn good party member, but a neutral/ slightly evil party is a lot of fun if you can make it work without him.

Thanks for the suggestions. I'd really like to mix some evil aligned characters with some good or neutral ones that they won't fight to the death with. Particularly Viconia and Edwin, as you mentioned. The others, like Korgan and Dorn, seem difficult to take seriously with how over the top evil they seem to be though granted I didn't interact a ton with them.

I did Nalia's quest in my first game but didn't recruit her into the party as I didn't really care for her. But I do want to try out the others you brought up.

All this makes me want to start my next game soon! There's so many things I still need to out, what with all the party combos and quests I missed the first time around.

You can mod the game so party members won't leave or fight.

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Post by fylimar on Jan 5, 2018 21:39:48 GMT

Haer'Dalis is one of my favorites. Mazzy and Jan are great too. I think they all go on well with Edwin and Viconia.
Since there is no real romance for a female character (no, Anomen is not an option for me :sick:

), I do use the Haer'Dalis romance mod, which is really good - originally, he should have been a second romance choice for females, but was cut, so this mod is not totally out of the blue.

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Post by melbella on Jan 6, 2018 1:26:40 GMT

Yeah, it's pretty sad that Aerie has more romance options (male PC and Haer'dalis) than a female PC in the vanilla game. :why:

I haven't tried the HD romance mod but it's in my "to do" pile. I kind of got stuck on Kivan and Xan :whistle:

though I did manage one run with an Edwin romance. That was hilarious! :lol:

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Post by copper on Jan 6, 2018 1:49:19 GMT

Out of curiosity has anyone tried the enhanced edition romances? Rasaad and Dorn add two new options for female characters technically though I have no idea how good they are. Oh, and Hexxat in BG2 for a same sex option.

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Post by Iakus on Jan 6, 2018 2:11:55 GMT

Out of curiosity has anyone tried the enhanced edition romances? Rasaad and Dorn add two new options for female characters technically though I have no idea how good they are. Oh, and Hexxat in BG2 for a same sex option.

Not in BG 2. I've done the Nera romnce in BG1, and the Corwin one for SoD.

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Post by copper on Jan 6, 2018 4:11:46 GMT

Jan 6, 2018 2:11:55 GMT Iakus said:

Out of curiosity has anyone tried the enhanced edition romances? Rasaad and Dorn add two new options for female characters technically though I have no idea how good they are. Oh, and Hexxat in BG2 for a same sex option.

Not in BG 2. I've done the Nera romnce in BG1, and the Corwin one for SoD.

Oh right I forgot about the ones from Siege of Dragonspear, since those characters are exclusive to the expansion.

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Post by Iakus on Jan 6, 2018 4:27:09 GMT

Jan 6, 2018 1:26:40 GMT melbella said:

Yeah, it's pretty sad that Aerie has more romance options (male PC and Haer'dalis) than a female PC in the vanilla game. :why:

I haven't tried the HD romance mod but it's in my "to do" pile. I kind of got stuck on Kivan and Xan :whistle:

though I did manage one run with an Edwin romance. That was hilarious! :lol:

The Dynaheir romance is quite nice. If sad.

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Post by linksocarina on Jan 6, 2018 6:28:59 GMT

Out of curiosity has anyone tried the enhanced edition romances? Rasaad and Dorn add two new options for female characters technically though I have no idea how good they are. Oh, and Hexxat in BG2 for a same sex option.

Never did romances in the game honestly. The only one that I think is worth it without a mod is Viconia. Jaheiras is good but really out of nowhere since she lost her husband so violently and all of a sudden is romancing again so quickly... and Aeries is too...cliche much like Amonen.

I need to try these mods. I hear there is one that actually brings Xan to Baldur's Gate 2. That I got to try.

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Jan 6, 2018 6:28:59 GMT linksocarina said:

I need to try these mods. I hear there is one that actually brings Xan to Baldur's Gate 2. That I got to try.

I had played BG2 several times before using either the Kivan or Xan mods. But, taking the two of them in my party to the Underdark really gave me, the player, a whole new perspective on just how awful that place is. Before I had treated it as just another zone to get through. They made it a real place to get the hell out of asap.

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Jan 6, 2018 6:28:59 GMT linksocarina said:

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Out of curiosity has anyone tried the enhanced edition romances? Rasaad and Dorn add two new options for female characters technically though I have no idea how good they are. Oh, and Hexxat in BG2 for a same sex option.

Never did romances in the game honestly. The only one that I think is worth it without a mod is Viconia. Jaheiras is good but really out of nowhere since she lost her husband so violently and all of a sudden is romancing again so quickly... and Aeries is too...cliche much like Amonen.

I need to try these mods. I hear there is one that actually brings Xan to Baldur's Gate 2. That I got to try.

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Post by TheHeroOfFerelden on Jan 10, 2018 21:03:20 GMT

Jan 6, 2018 14:21:51 GMT mictlantecuhtli said:

Loved killing Volothamp and Drizzt. Volothamp requires use of the polymorph wand glitch that allows you to kill essential npc's(even children if I recall correctly).

But...but....They are good

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Jan 10, 2018 21:03:20 GMT TheHeroOfFerelden said:

Jan 6, 2018 14:21:51 GMT mictlantecuhtli said:

Loved killing Volothamp and Drizzt. Volothamp requires use of the polymorph wand glitch that allows you to kill essential npc's(even children if I recall correctly).

But...but....They are good

If you kill Drizzt and take his gear, Malchor Harpell will eventually show up to claim his stuff.

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Dec 29, 2017 22:23:10 GMT copper said:

Do you guys have any recommendations for party combos? More in terms of banter than class synergy but either is fine. I've played through the series only once so far and I stuck with the "canon party" with the additions of Jan Jansen in BG2 and Sarevok in ToB. It was fine and I adore Minsc and Jan, but I'd like to try out some other party members.

Thematically, my favorite combos were:

Aerie, Haer and Minsc - Haer likes Aerie, Minsc has subplot with Aerie
Valygar, Mazzy, Cernd - Val & Mazzy are an odd couple, and all three are really very singularly devoted to their chosen path

I also find combining Jaheira and Edwin amusing.

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Jan 10, 2018 21:03:20 GMT TheHeroOfFerelden said:

But...but....They are good

If you kill Drizzt and take his gear, Malchor Harpell will eventually show up to claim his stuff.

That's cool!So even the game punishes for being evil!
As a fan of Drizzt,i would never have the courage to attack Drizzt and take his stuff

Make way evil!
I'm armed to the teeth and packing a hamster! :lol:

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Jan 11, 2018 9:30:45 GMT TheHeroOfFerelden said:

If you kill Drizzt and take his gear, Malchor Harpell will eventually show up to claim his stuff.

That's cool!So even the game punishes for being evil!
As a fan of Drizzt,i would never have the courage to attack Drizzt and take his stuff

Make way evil!
I'm armed to the teeth and packing a hamster! :lol:

I might be in the minority, but I have never had any ill feelings towards Drizzt, Elminster, Alustriel, Cadderly... I actually tried reading the Crystal Shard to my kiddo a few weeks back, and it was not particularly weak. I do remember getting tired of them at some point, but I dunno, I thought it was fun enough while it lasted & and the chars were okay.

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Jan 10, 2018 21:03:20 GMT TheHeroOfFerelden said:

But...but....They are good

If you kill Drizzt and take his gear, Malchor Harpell will eventually show up to claim his stuff.

Don't recall anyone showing up to take his stuff. They must not have fought very hard. The only way to possibly win against Drizzt is to let him get distracted by the gnolls and stab him in the back. In a fair fight the party tends to explode violently when he kills them.

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