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fargom posted:2nd edition is wacky, doing Berzerker 7 -> Dual to druid in BG2 SoA. When I did the swap, I had 2 pips in two handed weapons, and 4 pips in Quarterstaff. I did not expect to be able to add a 5th pip to quarterstaff when the druid finally got another proficiency at 11 or so, but I sure did and now I have the staff of Rynn+4 from the wondermart and my druid attacks 5/2 per round, with like 21-26 dmg per hit. I think that can only happen when your fighter levels have been reactivated. But what I really need to know is if I have a berserker/druid with berserker reactivated, can I go berserk and then shapeshift into a berserk bear? Or does the shapeshifting knock the berserk out of me (or prevent shapeshifting)?
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pentyne posted:Shapeshifting is dumb and never used past level 4/5 the first time you get it. This is not true for IWD quote:5th level: May shapeshift into a winter wolf once per day. I'm surprised Beamdog didn't add that in BGEE. Wolf, black bear and brown bear all (and only) at level 7 in BG is weak. Samuel Clemens posted:Yeah it works. The big issues with that idea are a) rolling the necessary stats for a Berserker/Druid is a horrendous task, and b) the vanilla Druid's shapeshifting forms aren't very good. Sweet thanks. Samuel Clemens posted:What does work very well (for a gimmick build anyway) is an Avenger dualed to Fighter. The Avenger's forms are much stronger than the normal ones, and you get some useful spells to boot. You'll need to pick up the Strength tome in BG1 though, since 17 Strength is required to dual into Fighter. Druids can roll a 17 or 18 str. They just don't get a d100 for exceptional strength when they have str 18. There are bonuses at 17 & 18. rocketrobot fucked around with this message at 20:13 on Jun 13, 2019 |
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Samuel Clemens posted:Druids can, but Avengers can't. They're limited to 16 Strength and Constitution at character creation. Ahhh you are correct. Thanks! Lucas Archer posted:I can never get a sorcerer build off the ground in BG1. What is a good roll and spell guide? Sorcerers don't have a primary attribute and don't get bonus spells from Charisma. So, pump up your other abilities as much as you want. I'd go half elf with max physical stats and at least a 9 int for scrolls. I'd probably also go RDD and be more melee capable since the con bonuses would get you into regen levels. But if you just want to hang back and rain fire and ice, stay with regular sorcerer.
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KKKLIP ART posted:So if I’m running a 2 handed weapon berserker, what should I be chunking fools with during BG2? I’m about to go say what’s up give me that soul back from Bhodi and I never really sell anything so I have a gang of stuff. The sword of chaos should work just fine. I like using Lilarcor; but, you won't need it if you're a berserker. DeadButDelicious posted:Anyone tried the Dragon Disciple kit in BGEE and onwards? How do the bonuses stack up compared to the penalties? The bonuses are no substitute for more spells. But, it's fun. I usually use them in IWD with a specialist mage buddy.
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chaosapiant posted:Speaking of NWN, is NWN2 still buggy as gently caress Yes. This include the "Get stuck in the Mere of Dead Men and can't open the door to get out" thing after Arvahn and Riverguard Keep.
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Zane posted:i remember my sorcerer still using the lvl 2 horror spell in throne of bhall with time stop and improved alacrity so that i could cast 10 of them at once or whatever. thems were some good times. Terrified by the power of statistics. Dillbag posted:Doesn't chromatic orb suck from I think level 7-9 when it causes flesh to stone and destroys all the NPC's items when you chunk the statue? 10-12th level. That's what the stone to flesh scroll you've been carrying around is for (after the other enemies are dead). Unless they don't have any loot. Then smash away.
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chaosapiant posted:Are there any timelines out there that detail, specifically, when all the Forgotten Realms PC games take place in relation to each other? I'd like to look at it while I'm working today instead of working. I've got queries running in the background, it's Friday, no one is here, and I need poo poo to do. Year (DR= Dale Reckoning) 1281 DR: Icewind Dale and expansions 1310–1311: Icewind Dale 2 1340: Pool of Radiance 1358: Curse of the Azure Bonds (gold box game) 1358: Eye of the Beholder 1, 2 & 3 1368(?): Baldur's Gate & Expansions (should include SoD) 1369: Baldur's Gate 2 & expansions 1372: Neverwinter Nights 1374: Neverwinter Nights 2 (includes Storm of Zehir) 1479: Neverwinter 1493: Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms Unknown: Neverwinter Nights (AOL game .ran on MSDOS) Unknown: Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor (gently caress this game) Unknown: Secret of the Silver Blades (1340-1360 probably) Unknown: Pools of Darkness (1340-1360 probably) So basically, Icewind Dale took place before the time of troubles (Bane, Bhaal, & Myrkul were still alive). Everything else before Neverwinter Nights is AD&D era Forgotten Realms. Neverwinter Nights 1 & 2 are during the 3rd edition era. Neverwinter is the 4th edition (Spellplague & all that garbage) era. Idle Champions is pretty much 5e era but is 100% its own thing and not to be taken seriously.
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JustJeff88 posted:I like Ruins of Myth Drannor and wish that it would come to GOG even though I freely admit that it is shite. Is there a mod that fixes the weighted die rolls?
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Arivia posted:A bunch of what you have there is canonically wrong. The go-to resource is the Grand History of the Realms (an actual printed book), and most of the Gold Box games not noted there could be looked up through Alias’ writeup in the Heroes’ Lorebook. I went by what was in the Forgotten Realms wiki. Feel free to note any corrections if you have a better source.
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JustJeff88 posted:Wasn't aware that this was a thing. I would probably love it if it was ever modded out. Hitting fewer enemies as you level up because they weigh the rolls to stay between 1-5 when you get over level 3 was such an awful thing to put in a D&D game.
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Skwirl posted:To my knowledge, every single edition of D&D uses a d20 to determine to hit rolls, you probably wouldn't be able to hit almost anything if you can't roll higher than a 5 at level 3. It's not exactly that severe. But, close enough.
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Phlegmish posted:When is Baldur's Gate 3 set? Some time after 1482 since that's when Murder in Baldur's Gate takes place.
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Wizard Styles posted:I'm almost certain nothing blocks Berserk. You would think that Chaotic Commands would. But, I've never tried to defend vs a cursed sword with it.
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Arrrthritis posted:Just started BG1 as a Fighter/Mage with Kagain, Imoen, Rasaad, Neera, and Branwen in my party. What advice do you guys have for keeping my reputation under 19 so Kagain doesn't up and leave my party? Go to the place with the fishermen (where you find Drzzt) and kill one when you get to 17 or 18
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Arrrthritis posted:I suppose I could always just get Imoen to steal from shops, too. There are a lot of +1 morningstars, maces & hammers early on in BG-1. Otherwise, I like bastard swords for 1H weapons and 2H swords for 2H weapons. Longbows are the best ranged (although there is a particularly awesome shortbow I always give to Imoen).
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AAAAA! Real Muenster posted:Isn't it possible to get Xan to the point that his Fire Resistance is so high he gains health if he takes fire damage? You can do that with a lot of characters, if not everyone.
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Chairchucker posted:I'm an idiot who didn't realise that in IWD I could force conversation with the familiar in order to put him in my backpack like I could in BG2 and I progressed to act 4 just leaving him at the start of the map so he wouldn't get killed, and I just now realised that he died without me noticing, and every single one of my saves except for one in Act 2 has him already dead, and I am not sure I want to go back that far to get my fighter/mage back his one point of constitution. Just edit your hitpoints with EE Keeper (or the older one if you're not using it) and move on. poo poo happens and now you know. If you really want to penalize yourself, leave a few hitpoints off as a lesson. Obviously your character would have noticed their familiar was dead and would be more careful from that point onward.
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chaosapiant posted:Can you res a familiar via EE Keeper? I'm a man whose never used that software application. Never tried. That sounds harder than just adjusting your hitpoints. Finding another conjure familiar scroll may prove challenging though.
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My cheap tactic against her was to rotate tanks, having my mage and bard alternate casting invisibility to break aggro, while making prodigious use of +2 ranged attacks. First I retreated back into the corridor and dropped grease, web, entangle and ice storm all in the same spot so I had a minute to deal with the flanking yuan-ti mages. edit: always have everyone hasted after killing the mages since you get hit with multiple dispel magics when they first see you rocketrobot fucked around with this message at 16:39 on Jul 6, 2019 |
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I prefer wizard slayer-> thief with a longbow (and some shortbow levels from thief training). I usually dual class when they get to 5* in longbow. Berkserker->druid is also pretty cool since druids level really fast and benefit greatly from armor and weapon options when berserker reactivates. If you're playing IWD, you can shapeshift into a berserk polar bear or elemental if you get silenced or something. Which is fun.
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Suspicious posted:Insert the biggest asterisk in the universe here *Until level 13 or something when they suddenly become the slowest leveling class.
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chaosapiant posted:Interesting, not sure I’ve ever heard of anyone playing a Wiz Slayer. How does that handle as a dual class? I believe it's the same as a fighter/thief for weapon proficiency. That's why I max out longbow before I dual class. I don't think you can get more than 2* in anything even after Wizard Slayer reactivates. There is some pain until you get UAI. You can't use anything that a Wizard Slayer can't use, even when WS is deactivated. That's really only an issue with items that improve sneaking and I tend to have my ranger handle that. Otherwise, you sit back and peg anything casting a spell with multiple attacks per round. If it doesn't die in 3 hits or so, I usually switch targets anyway if there's another caster as the first target has accumulated at least 75% spell fail chance and isn't really a casting threat anymore. But after you get UAI, you can use paladin weapons (and about anything else) if you want to be dual wielding a holy avenger with Aihonen's blade in IWD or slashing phase spiders in the face with Carsomyr.
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netcat posted:They did use assets from IWD though, the goblins and orcs for example. I believe the infinity engine version Black Isle got was the same one used in Baldur's Gate 2. So, more assets that in BG1. A long time ago I remember reading a quote from a Bioware employee saying something like, "We didn't understand why we were giving our game to another studio before our content for the sequel was complete"
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Buck Wildman posted:planning on dualing at 13 like a tryhard for ToB. I was already at 10 at the get go thanks to siege of dragonspear so by the end of irenicus' dungeon I'm about 500k away from dualing I never found that extra half attack from level 13 worth it. That said, you should be able to get there before leaving for spellhold. A smaller party always gets there faster of course.
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I've done that build. Celestial Fury will make your pain go away. There's a +2 katana with an AC bonus in Spellhold that will make you feel like you have a complete equipment set if you're dual wielding.
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bike tory posted:Shaman is low key one of my fav classes now. Not because its powerful, just fun. It's a shame they made the summon ability such dogshit. At very least they could've still let you move around while doing it "I'm out of spells and arrows. I guess it's time for a dance off." Best class.
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95% let's you steal anything other than armor and drawn weapons off of non-rogues.(Reliable) stealing from rogues will require up to 170 in BG1 and up to 200 in BG2. There's always a 5% chance of critical failure no matter your skill level. So have a charm person ready.
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Dragonrah posted:Is there still no way of copying saves from iOS to PC and vice versa? Steam cloud saves work fine between the two with BG & IWD. I constantly flip between my macbook and PC.
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THS posted:neverwinter nights 1 and 2 are unplayable in 2019 because you cant sheathe your weapons, same for kotor. tho for some reason it doesnt bother me in infinity engine games because i like the sprite art Yes you can. Set the weapons as a quickslot and select them. Unless you mean you can't see them sheathed on a character when you do so. But, that's kind of whatever.
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FairGame posted:
Agreed. Totemic Druid is the best druid in the BG series. In IWD, the shapeshift options are much better and an argument for vanilla druid could be made
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HoboTech posted:I never really got an answer to my "am I missing out on a ton of content by using a player-generated party" question, but I'm assuming the answer is "yes" from what you guys are talking about. I started my Sorcerer/Cavalier/Barbarian/Cleric/Swashbuckler/Jester run last night, and I haven't even left the intro dungeon and now I'm tempted to start over. Stop starting over. The NPCs are the best companions. Min maxing is overrated in AD&D ruleset games.
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HoboTech posted:
That's what Icewind Dale is for though
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HoboTech posted:I've honestly never played it, but I should probably look it up. Also I don't know if Temple of Elemental Evil falls into this thread but is it similar to that? Sort of. In ToEE you create a party of 5 and can have up to 3 NPCs. There is a mod that lets you change that if you want.
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chaosapiant posted:I’ve been playing it since release and it runs perfectly fine? I haven’t heard of any memory leaks or performance issues with the game. It’s got some graphical slight upgrades but it’s the same game it always was. There is a memory leak with some memory cards. The latest beta build takes care of it though. So, if anyone is running into crashes, I highly recommend opting in.
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chaosapiant posted:Definitely get the EE. It’s the better experience by far. I wish Icewind Dale 2 had an EE. Agree with all statements here. Sadly, the source code for IWD2 was lost. Beamdog would have to completely recreate it, making it far less economically viable.
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Blood Nightmaster posted:I've always been curious as to what the least effective but technically useable party would be. Like whatever the "Resident Evil (PSX) Knife-Only Run" equivalent is for these IE games Oh this would be fun. It should also be a "first roll" or a "best of 3 rolls" for attributes party. Max impairment would be "first roll without shuffling attribute numbers" My nominees for least effective party of 6 (with traditional party roles): 1) Beast Master (ranger) 2) Barbarian or Monk 3) Melee thief (dwarf, assassin or swashbukler) 4) Melee jester 5) Shaman 6) Elf Diviner or Wild mage rocketrobot fucked around with this message at 17:18 on Oct 3, 2019 |
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mitochondritom posted:Some years ago on these very forums I remember seeing someone beat the game with a minimum (as in all 3 score) stat solo Bard. Not that hard with potions and wands. Not being able to read scrolls is a real pain though. rocketrobot posted:
I made this over lunch and played for a bit. I went with "first roll only" stats and didn't modify any stat below 9 or above 14 unless it was a prime requisite, then not above 17. It's surprisingly fun because it makes the game challenging again. I just rampage through it otherwise. rocketrobot fucked around with this message at 20:18 on Oct 3, 2019 |
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jBrereton posted:Beastmaster is a completely playable class, and in BG1 has a massive early advantage due to their bonus hit points. Also helps that a +1 quarterstaff is one of the earliest obtainable magic weapons, that bows are very powerful, and that every BG game has tons of good leather armour. Yeah but he died first. Then the barbarian.
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THS posted:Playing through Dragonspear for the first time, about halfway through I think - and pretty impressed with the quality so far. The dungeons are fun, good art - and the writing seems consistently just as good as the rest of the series (it was never Shakespeare). Yeah Dragonspear is great. All the negative reviews are basically incels being mad about a trans character. So, I bought it and was pleasantly surprised at the quality.
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