New all purpose Baldurs Gate thread

[Marid Audran]

The Thieves' cellar maze is a chore nobody deserves to plod through (much like Firewine ruins--thank Tymora for Gullykin backdoors).

I always make everyone invisible, walk past everyone and everything (take a hike, Skeleton Warriors), and simply enter the undercity.

[Jamski]

Well, there is a big clue in the dialogue with zzzz before he merges with the yyyy that gave away the clue what xxxx was for. I'm glad TNO had it and not one of the others because of vvvv

I played as a mage, and it was pretty straightforward if you know how IE games "think" The game has a funny structure though. The first half is all talky talky chatty questy stuff with a pretty free structure like the first half of BG2, but less fighting and MORE sub quests. The second half was a linear hack'n'slash though (but still very engaging) as you are forced along the stoyline in order to progress. Underneath Curst, Baator and Canceri were just fight fight fight fight fight against waves of tough monsters, with VERY crucial conversations inbetween.

Nice game though, veeeery nice.

Marid - how do you avoid the traps? You can't disarm them while invisible can you?

-Jam

[Illuminatus]

due to bug - even mage can equip Entropic blade
You merged with xyxyxx?

Fight against him is ridiculously easy (aunlike irenicus)

[Marid Audran]

Originally posted by Jamski
Marid - how do you avoid the traps? You can't disarm them while invisible can you?

-Jam

Ohhhhh Jamski, you most certainly can. Disarming traps only breaks the invisibility of Stealth mode, but not the invisibility of the spell (or potion).

It was this reality which kept me from uninstalling Icewind Dale the first time I played it.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Marid Audran


Ohhhhh Jamski, you most certainly can. Disarming traps only breaks the invisibility of Stealth mode, but not the invisibility of the spell (or potion).

It was this reality which kept me from uninstalling Icewind Dale the first time I played it.

btw, it took me a couple of reloads to figure this out, too.

[Jamski]

No! Well, I've learnt something NEW!

/me goes and creates an elven mage/theif multiclass.

-Jam

[duke o' york]

Eureka!

I can't wait to go home and start wasting the rest of my life.

[Jamski]

Tell us everything, I really loved that "first time through" feeling. And I mean everything.

I was bored so I started a new game of IWD2 with a mod that randomises all the treasure. Freaky game. It randomises all the stores too, so you really can't plan a character around certain items or weapons. And I thought I'd use a freaky party too:

Wild Elf Fighter/Sorceror dual-wielding axes or longbow,
Aasimar Paladin/Cleric of Illmater using 2-handed swords or x-bow,
Deep Gnome Monk/Druid dual-wielding bastard swords,
Aasimar Paladin/Sorceror using a poisoned returning throwing-knife and a large shield.

They are freaks.

Noone died yet, and no reloads to the middle of chapter 2.

-Jam

[duke o' york]

Well I had a quick peek at lunchtime, and it is the three CD version, so I presume that I won't need the patch. Is that right?

[Qilue]

Related to disarming traps while invisible.

The first time I did Durlag's Tower was as an elven mage/thief, although I did have to reload quite a few times when I got careless or missed a trap. I couldn't imagine doing that place without invisibility. If you haven't done Durlag's Tower yet, my advice is don't get careless and don't try to rush, the traps and other assorted nasties will kill your characters very quickly.

Just like to point out that I loved Durlag's Tower more than any other dungeon in any other game. What made it especially memorable when I finished it first time, my party exited the tower loaded with treasure and game time was just on 6am.

EDIT - rewrite

[lord of the mark]

made it to the undercity and fought the iron throne group. Reloaded a couple of times, still didnt get it (though i only tried a few fairly conventional strategies)

Before I try again, what are your favorite means of winning this fight?

[centrifuge]

buff buff buff spells potions everything,

Throw everything that you have at them(Arrows of dispelling, fireballs, sneak attacks, summon monsters etc. )

and spread out(ie don't let your whole group stand in one spot, move a couple to one side of the room, a couple more to the other side etc.)

Sarevok should be your #1 target.

Make a thief invisible and have them go in first to disarm traps

Keep your fingers crossed

[Marid Audran]

Originally posted by Jamski
They are freaks.

Go back to the Severed Hand, ya freaks!

[Illuminatus]

I played both BG1 and BG2 and BG1 is... boring
But BG2 is really fun.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by centrifuge
buff buff buff spells potions everything,

Throw everything that you have at them(Arrows of dispelling, fireballs, sneak attacks, summon monsters etc. )

and spread out(ie don't let your whole group stand in one spot, move a couple to one side of the room, a couple more to the other side etc.)

Sarevok should be your #1 target.

Make a thief invisible and have them go in first to disarm traps

Keep your fingers crossed

i meant the iron throne group thats after Sarevok (ralvin?) not Sarevoks party.