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Decrepus posted:In IWDEE did they allow you to go from dual weapons to a bow? I know this wasn't possible in the old engine. Also do cleric/rangers still get all the tasty spells or was that fixed? No, having a bow equipped disables the off-hand slot. There is an option in the .ini file where you can enable the BG2 cleric/ranger behavior to get all the druid spells.
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Feb 25, 2015 03:10
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Taliesyn posted:It's a helluva story, isn't it? I merged with all three past incarnations. It took a reload because I angered Paranoid Incarnation. As for which ending I got, the first time I fought the Transcendent One I fought him in combat. It was really unsatisfying. I didn't think that was the proper ending so I reloaded and realized that I could talk my way into merging with him. TNO then revived all his allies and said goodbye. It was a pretty touching ending. The final cinematic depicts TNO in Carceri or the Blood War? I'm not sure what was about... As for Deionarra's fate, I had a feeling that her death was under some especially horrible circumstances and I had a feeling some incarnation of TNO was very productive but very sinister. I get to that scene and I feel like the whole game has been leading up to that point. Maybe I felt like that because as I played through the story, I tried to be as good as possible, almost to redeem any past offenses that my former selves had committed.
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DoubleCakes posted:As for Deionarra's fate, I had a feeling that her death was under some especially horrible circumstances and I had a feeling some incarnation of TNO was very productive but very sinister. I get to that scene and I feel like the whole game has been leading up to that point. Maybe I felt like that because as I played through the story, I tried to be as good as possible, almost to redeem any past offenses that my former selves had committed. This is a good observation. The (Planescape endgame spoilers) practical incarnation, which is one of the three incarnations you meet just before TTO and whose movements you have been tracking throughout the game, was both highly competent and extremely evil. He was the one who manipulated and then intentionally abandoned Deionarra. I hope you kept the bronze sphere and used it after merging with your previous incarnations.
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Feb 25, 2015 04:13
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Also, what was your answer to the big question?
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Feb 25, 2015 04:24
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Draile posted:I hope you kept the bronze sphere and used it after merging with your previous incarnations. I kept it and used it but nothing notable happened. omeg posted:Also, what was your answer to the big question? When Ravel asked me that question, I answered with "You, Ravel. As you changed my nature forever." That's as best an answer I could say truthfully at the time. When TTO asked me that question, I gave him the "Anything one believes in can change the nature of man.
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Feb 25, 2015 05:11
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DoubleCakes posted:I kept it and used it but nothing notable happened. it's supposed to give you a bazillion xp.
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Feb 25, 2015 05:33
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I need to replay pst sometimes because last time I forgot to pick up the bronze sphere 
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Feb 25, 2015 11:23
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Skwirl posted:it's supposed to give you a bazillion xp. It does, it levels you up hugely. Maybe there's a prompt with one of the incarnations though that the other poster missed?
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Feb 25, 2015 13:54
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I'm a giant nerd so one of the tracks on my bands forthcoming debut album is called What Can Change the Nature of a Man? The song is about regret.
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Feb 25, 2015 17:57
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The only right answer 
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Feb 25, 2015 18:00
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Taear posted:It does, it levels you up hugely. Maybe there's a prompt with one of the incarnations though that the other poster missed? I think you may need to learn from one of the incarnations that it is a sensory stone for it to work. For me, more important than the xp (meaningless at that point) is the tremendous narrative device of TNO learning his name without the player finding out what it is, because what it is doesn't matter.
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Feb 25, 2015 18:30
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Thaddius the Large posted:You've got all your bases covered with those people, and an extra emphasis on melee, so while the general suggestion would be to play an arcane caster (Wild Mage erry day) because more arcane casters usually mean a big leap in power, you can really just go with personal preference. JustJeff88 posted:I was going to recommend that you play an evil druid or evil druid dual-/multi-class, but I just remembered that in 2nd edition druids could only be true neutral and it wasn't until 3rd edition that druids could be any flavour of neutral, like neutral evil. A TN druid would still work well enough provided that you keep your rep from getting too high; after all, your main character isn't going to get fed up and leave the party if they are too evil. I like druids because of they have a few class-specific spells that are just fantastic, and avenger druids add a bit of arcane might to the mix. They are pretty frail in combat, but this party has enough muscle I would say. Considering starting anew, perhaps with a pure mage, albeit one created in ToB and imported backwards for giggles.
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Kenny Logins posted:Thanks for the feedback, guys. I went ahead and did an LG Kensai (mostly because the Bhaalspawn abilities are somewhat useful) with the intent of dual classing and got to Chapter 2 again before realizing that my Strength was too low to dual class (14). Just boost it up with Gatekeeper; I promise that I won't tell anyone.
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JustJeff88 posted:Just boost it up with Gatekeeper; I promise that I won't tell anyone.
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I have a question about druid/multiclassing xp. I am about to fight Amellisan at the Throne of Bhaal, and most of party is really high level: Mazzy and Rasaad in the 30s, Imoen and Neera in the mid-20s. Even my mutliclass cleric/fighter is at 22/20. But Jaheria is a level 19 fighter and a level 14 druid. This seems unbelievably low; I know that druids wonky xp tables, but according to Jaheira's char sheet it takes the same xp to get to fighter 20 as druid 15 (3,000,000). Is my game glitched, or is this how it is supposed to be?
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Smiling Knight posted:I have a question about druid/multiclassing xp. I am about to fight Amellisan at the Throne of Bhaal, and most of party is really high level: Mazzy and Rasaad in the 30s, Imoen and Neera in the mid-20s. Even my mutliclass cleric/fighter is at 22/20. But Jaheria is a level 19 fighter and a level 14 druid. This seems unbelievably low; I know that druids wonky xp tables, but according to Jaheira's char sheet it takes the same xp to get to fighter 20 as druid 15 (3,000,000). Is my game glitched, or is this how it is supposed to be? Nope, that XP level is correct. Keep in mind that if you can actually get Jaheira to Druid 15 she will get massively more powerful, as she will get 6 spells per day at every spell level including 7th.
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Feb 26, 2015 19:27
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I'm sure this has been asked a thousand times, but there' s no way even with a mod to dual class a Sorceror in Baldur's Gate 1/2, right? I recently got the Enhanced Editions of BG1 & 2; played 2 when it came out but otherwise haven't played BG 1 or 2 since then. Vaguely remember playing some kind of melee spell-mage that from what I can figure out must have been a dual-class kensai/mage but all told I'd really prefer the ease of play of a sorceror if possible.
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Feb 26, 2015 19:55
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Sadly no. It would have been awesome tho, especially something like Monk/Sorcerer.
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Ok, given that the coolest option is off the table, then, what's the recommendation for starting fresh if I intend to take the character through both games? Still Kensai/Mage dual?
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Yeah, Kensai/Mage is the best since Kensai's penalties (no armor and ranged weapons) are a non-issue due to mage's spells. But you can always do something wild and dual class a barbarian into a mage and have fun as a berserking gish.
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Is there any particular set of tips for starting as a kensai in BG 1 with plans on dual-classing to mage later, then? Any particular magic items i should look for? It's painfully hard to search for BG *1* guides, especially ones that incorporate the Expanded Edition info. Hieronymous Alloy fucked around with this message at 00:50 on Feb 27, 2015 |
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Feb 27, 2015 00:18
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Disco Infiva posted:Yeah, Kensai/Mage is the best since Kensai's penalties (no armor and ranged weapons) are a non-issue due to mage's spells. If you're playing SCS the barbarian dual class is arguably better because rage gives immunity to a ton of status effects, and I don't think there's a barbarian npc in bg2. This is particularly important if you go solo.
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Is there any particular set of tips for starting as a kensai in BG 1 with plans on dual-classing to mage later, then? Any particular magic items i should look for? Just stop with the Kensai crap and play a regular Fighter/Mage multiclass. They're a lot more fun anyway.
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Is there any particular set of tips for starting as a kensai in BG 1 with plans on dual-classing to mage later, then? Any particular magic items i should look for? Kensai is going to be terrible in BG1. No armor is obviously a problem, but also keep in mind: there are no Ioun Stones, so your MC is always vulnerable to critical hits. Also, ranged is king, and a kensai can't use the better ranged weapons.
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Smol posted:Just stop with the Kensai crap and play a regular Fighter/Mage multiclass. They're a lot more fun anyway. Aww, but it's a kit! Kits are always better! Actually serious question can I just adopt the kit later
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Actually serious question can I just adopt the kit later You can't. Really just play what you want - but min/maxing it to the degree of dual classing like that really isn't something you need to do and it'll be bloody hard if you're playing through BG1 as a Kensai.
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Seriously, just try a berserker mix. I just did a playthrough with a berserker/cleric dual-class and it was ridiculously easy - you wind up immune to mind affecting magic, maze, imprison, everything like that, and you're one spell away from full fighter THACO (and 25 STR if you've not assembled Crom Faeyr yet or have someone else using it).
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Add another person to the list of people playing PST for the first time.  I know where to find Pharod, but haven't met him yet.I'm one of those jackasses that tends to play RPGs with a walkthrough right beside me the very first time. I get the impression that's a terrible idea for Planescape, though, so should I just go at it blind and pick up anything I miss on a second playthrough? Is there anything important that I could easily miss?
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Nemo07 posted:Add another person to the list of people playing PST for the first time. There is an almost infinite amount of awesome stuff you could completely miss in planescape without a walkthrough. At least one full companion,
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Nemo07 posted:Add another person to the list of people playing PST for the first time. Important? A few things - none critical or show-stopping, but there are a lot of neat stories, a hell of a lot of background, as HA said, a full companion, and an object that eventually can net you something like 2,000,000 xp that you can easily miss without a walkthrough. Even if you're the type to explore everywhere, believe me you'll miss poo poo.
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Nemo07 posted:Add another person to the list of people playing PST for the first time. Your experience is going to be a bit different based on how you build your character anyways. There is a ton of content that's amazing to find on your first go-around. Don't use a walkthrough; just play the game slowly and explore everywhere you can. Talk to everyone thoroughly (including your companions) and maybe jot down notes on places/people to return to. Experiment with items, especially weird ones. It's really good!! Using a walkthrough your first time would be a shame.
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I'm still in the Clerk's Ward. I went to the Sensatorium, and I found the secret room under the brothel. Is there anything I can do there? It showed up in the journal that I found it, but I can't figure out what to do. At this point, I know that I need to ask the girl at the brothel for a piece of her, but I still don't know where to find the gate to Ravel's maze. I also opened a dodecahedron, and I'm considering going back to the mortuary to talk to Deionarra, cause holy poo poo, I was apparently a total dick to her in the past. Planescape Torment is good so far. Edit: I'm also getting the feeling that every terrible thing that has happened to anybody before, I am the cause of it. Oh, your father was murdered? Turns out that was most likely me.
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Capsaicin posted:I'm still in the Clerk's Ward. I went to the Sensatorium, and I found the secret room under the brothel. Is there anything I can do there? It showed up in the journal that I found it, but I can't figure out what to do. At this point, I know that I need to ask the girl at the brothel for a piece of her, but I still don't know where to find the gate to Ravel's maze. I also opened a dodecahedron, and I'm considering going back to the mortuary to talk to Deionarra, cause holy poo poo, I was apparently a total dick to her in the past. Have you acquired the portal key?
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Taliesyn posted:Have you acquired the portal key? I haven't talked to her about it yet. I'm still just seeing what is available to me here. The demon woman in clerk's ward has a LOT of stuff for me to buy, so I'm trying to buy all of that.
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Capsaicin posted:I haven't talked to her about it yet. I'm still just seeing what is available to me here. The demon woman in clerk's ward has a LOT of stuff for me to buy, so I'm trying to buy all of that. Ahh, okay. You'll need to pick up your legacy to get that quest moving again. Edit: quote:Edit: I'm also getting the feeling that every terrible thing that has happened to anybody before, I am the cause of it. Oh, your father was murdered? Turns out that was most likely me. Taliesyn fucked around with this message at 05:10 on Feb 27, 2015 |
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Taliesyn posted:Ahh, okay. You'll need to pick up your legacy to get that quest moving again. Yeah, I've talked to the lawyer guy and gotten two of them, one from what I believe was mine, and one from one of my prior companions. I just spent way too much time trying to find out who stole a loving veil. Edit: The only thing I really dislike about the game is that a) I'm not really sure what I'm doing during combat still, and b) the pathing that either completely blocks me from entering a room or going somewhere or sending me to a completely different room than the one I was trying to enter. This only really happens if I select my entire party to move with me at the same time. Capsaicin fucked around with this message at 05:24 on Feb 27, 2015 |
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Taliesyn posted:Seriously, just try a berserker mix. I just did a playthrough with a berserker/cleric dual-class and it was ridiculously easy - you wind up immune to mind affecting magic, maze, imprison, everything like that, and you're one spell away from full fighter THACO (and 25 STR if you've not assembled Crom Faeyr yet or have someone else using it). I started up a berserker . . . and rolled a guy with 88 total points and an 18/100 strength after just a few minutes of clicking. So yeah going berserker. I'll see how he works out, thanks! Edit: What's a good level to dual-class over to Mage, given I'll be playing him all the way through both Enhanced Editions? Hieronymous Alloy fucked around with this message at 15:03 on Feb 27, 2015 |
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:I started up a berserker . . . and rolled a guy with 88 total points and an 18/100 strength after just a few minutes of clicking. So yeah going berserker. I'll see how he works out, thanks! If you're rolling zerker the best thresholds to dual class are probably 4 and 8, as you get another enrage every 4 levels. You can also dual at 12 if you want more combat stats, but you'll be an under-leveled mage for much longer into BG2 if you do that without scribe cheesing.
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Level 9 is also a good contender for an extra weapon pip, and it is also the last level you get full HP from. HP is a good reason alone actually.
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