Baldurs gate - how should I start.

[centrifuge]

Originally posted by lord of the mark


Well, i must say it took me so long to do the mines, both in game time and real time, Im kind of anxious to move the plot along. I guess two or three side quests wont be too much though. I'll think about it.

That's the thing about these games, (and the reason that my wife hate when I play them) they are definite time killers. I do think that the side quests are an important part of this game, however. I always try to do as many as I can. Sometimes you will stumble over the solution to one while trying to finish another (the wolf pelt for example).

[Traianvs]

yeah RPGs, adventures and TBS games waste time like crazy!
before you know it, it's 6 o clock in the morning

[Dis]

I don't think Imoen can use the bow again until she gets her thief skills back.

[Jamski]

I really reccommend you cover EVERY area south of Beregost before taking on the bandits. After the bandits the plot moves on northwards, and you won't have a reason to head south again. I like to do everything there is to do. Get the XP and the loot

-Jam

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Jamski
I really reccommend you cover EVERY area south of Beregost before taking on the bandits. After the bandits the plot moves on northwards, and you won't have a reason to head south again. I like to do everything there is to do. Get the XP and the loot

-Jam

Unless someone thinks im gonna need ALL the XP and loot possible when i move north, Im not gonna do that. Im getting a fair amount just in making my way the locations for the main subquests (IE the half ogres, Bassileus, and this chicken man ive heard about) I might then go ahead and use the save from petrification scroll on the basilisks, and after that i'm heading towards the bandits again (ive already gone into larswood - BTW i forgot to pick up any scroll when i killed the local bandit leader, does that mean i wont be able to find the bandit camp?)

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Dissident
I don't think Imoen can use the bow again until she gets her thief skills back.

Ive got her almost up to class two mage - i dualled her at 4, so I need to get her up to class 4 mage to get thief skills back, right?

To followup on Jamski - how much running around killing monsters am i going to have to do to get her up to 4 before next hitting a dungeon? Beyond what ive already mentioned in the above post?

[Jamski]

Class 5 mage, sorry. So you have to kill quite a LOT of monsters. But there's plenty of XP in this game to be had. Next dungeon is quite a long while though, not till 3 areas AFTER you've done the bandits.

-Jam

[Dis]

have you done those mines to the West end of the map? I recommend those before doing the bandits. And then go do the bandits, finish the basilisks, and you should be a fairly decent level.

[Jamski]

And clear the coastal tiles too. Those sirens are 3000 EXP EACH !

Are any of you BG fans interested in the Apolyton Dungeon? Click on the link in my sig. for D&D related 'poly fun.

-Jam

[centrifuge]

Originally posted by Jamski


Are any of you BG fans interested in the Apolyton Dungeon? Click on the link in my sig. for D&D related 'poly fun.

-Jam

I certainly am, but I still have to get NWN

[Jamski]

Just don't judge NWN on the campaign that comes with it. The real strenth of NWN is the way you can be a DM so easily and make your own modules (if you can script a small bit) Many people said "NWN sucks compared to BG!" based on the rather average quest that comes with the game.

-Jam

[Dis]

yep, playing multiplayer is fun as well. And multiplayer with a DM is a double bonus.

[Jamski]

Multiplayer with multiple DM's is the way to go. As long as the DM's have a clue what they're doing.

-Jam

[centrifuge]

Do the single player modules tend to be good? SP will be the way that I'll have to play, since my schedule tends to be pretty wacky. The thing that has been attracting me to NWN is the fact that modules can be created for it, replayability is huge in my game choices.

[Jamski]

The SP Apolyton Dungeon will be good!

There's loads of SP modules to download, most of which are better than the OC. Some are real dogs though. Just go for ones that got good reviews.

Anyway... back to Baldur's Gate, eh?

-Jam