im thinking of soloing except i dont know what to make for a char, i want to make a theif, but i cant see him succeding in a big 7 monster battle what should i do?

PS i also only have SOA and no mods

The classic is a elven Fighter/Mage/Thief

but you might want to get an expirience cap remover, if you do go solo.

[ 01-19-2003, 09:03 PM: Message edited by: Ar-Cunin ]

Either go for a Kensai/Mage, a Monk or a Sorcerer; I think the easiest characters to solo with in BG2, especially with an experience cap remover. They will all have their difficulties early on in the game, but once you've gone past a certain point, you'll have an unstoppable killing machine at your disposal. Though if you want to keep it somewhat of a challenge, don't install the experience cap remover at all. ;)

the monk doesnt have many problems even in the early stage of the game. hes a bit too overpowered.

If you wanna solo, play an Enchanter.

And feel the pain :D

There's no problem with a Thief - with any solo you have to "play" the character. A thief wouldn't run into a 7 monster combat and start hacking. Learning to use the special abilities of your chosen class is the best reason to solo.

It's the only class that can detect and remove traps and pick locks, plus pickpocketing (stealing from shops) is very underrated. Once you learn to hide (cloak of non-detection + potions of invisibility) properly anything is possible.

You underestimate the sheer CHEESE power of Traps. ;)

Question. How well do you know the game's spell system?

best soloing character in my opinion is Monk. U dont need to buy ANYTHING! your fists progress as magical weapons and u don't need armour. Also if u solo, u get +3 weapons (ie fists)before you can get them otherwise. Plus magic resistance and higher speed, immunity to poisons, Stunning Fist and Quivering Palm. Leaving you free to spend all of your money on shiny gems....and ale of course.

But they're just so damn effective. Especially the special ones from HLAs.

(edit - messed up quote)

[ 01-20-2003, 09:21 AM: Message edited by: Baros ]

thanks ill have to keep that in mind

cheese solo:

kensai dualed to theif....kai backstab with a celestial fury...ie. 100+ damage

i was just thinking...barbarians would be nice to solo due to sheer health, especially if you drop the difficulty to easiest for each level...so you roll 12 HD and always get the max for lvls...that like 200+ health at high levels.

Sorcerer owns ALL.
Kai+bs+Celery fury? LOL, try Kai+bs+Staff of the Ram.

thats right, one of the first characters i played was Conan the Barbarian(oh, the memories). at the end of SoA, he had over 200 health. that was playing on easy.

That's still WEEEEAK. [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

Try this instead, ToB Spoiler.

thats right, one of the first characters i played was Conan the Barbarian(oh, the memories). at the end of SoA, he had over 200 health. that was playing on easy.</font>[/QUOTE]Yeah.....by the end of the game, my Barbarian (Grint) had 25 CON and well over 200 hitpoints--I think somewhere, I have a screenshot of him just going nuts with Foebane, with his hp displayed proudly above his head: 366/366. Hoo baby.

i think a paladin is pretty good if you dont have ToB because you get the Corsymyr which i thoroughly enjoyed throughuot my entire paladin soloing. So far i have soloed with every character but the swashbuckler, blade, beastmaster and assasin. i think im going swashbuckler next, but i dont quite know what weapons to get for him yet. Il figure out soon enough

And I thought I had a lotta time on me hands! :rolleyes:

The sarevok thing is obviously the best way to achieve highest damage, but Id leave that for the ToB boards, Dundee. (Me personally, not a suggestion. I hate double meanings on emphasis).