something i wonder if people have tried, these two come as a pair, but what if you deliberately get minsc killed just so you can have dynaheir in your party does that work or would she leave if he died? (maybe run him into sirines to get him dire charmed so party hacks him up or just remove all his armour and run him into a bunch of kobolds, ignominious way to go [img]smile.gif[/img] )

Adventuring without Minsc and Boo? Blasphemy!!

That's one of the ways to split up a pair. The other is to put the one you don't want into a house that you don't need to enter again, then remove that person from your party. If they can't walk to you and give their "leaving speech", the other person won't leave the party.

I prefer the more humane method mentioned by Billy Yank. Sending him naked, into a group of kobolds: That method will cause a debate between Mr. Baggins and Lord Brass that will last well into the night. :D

Baah just send the one on an one-way mission [img]graemlins/evillaughter2.gif[/img] .

Leaving someone in a house and then remove him/her from the party in order to avoid the speech is like cheating but do as you will [img]tongue.gif[/img] .

[ 10-22-2002, 09:41 AM: Message edited by: Jan ]

A debate long into the night indeed...To be honest I also feel that the "leave them in a room" plan is a cheesy one because it is not something that we would do if such a presentation arose if we were in that situation. I can see it now...<dream music plays>...Hey, that girl we are hanging out with is hot but her boyfriend is a jealous prick. Wait!!! I have an idea. Let's walk into that house over there and then walk out after we tell him to stay put and then we will never have to deal with him again as long as we never go back inside that house again. Hey great idea but I have a question? What's that? Who's house is that and what are they going to say about the sudden addition of an overbearing jerk to the family? Who cares as long as we do not go back in then it isn't our problem. Great let's go hit a pub with the chick. Right on....<Dream music plays>...What a solution to the problem of splitting up pairs...NOT!!!!

You actually can let the NPC talk to you, just make sure you have the pair split up(one inside, one outside). First time one if them speaks thay will will both leave you but then you can pick up the one you want and the other will not join you so you can pick them up and drop them as you please as long as they are both not in your party.

Well is it cheating? With all the troubles in Naskel what is the matter with leaving an NPC in the werehouse near the mines, or the inn in Naskel to watch for any more signs of trouble as the rest continue to look for the source. It is only cheating depending on the limits of your imagination.

yeah, buy how often do you leave a party member to watch over the mines with no armour, no sword, no bow, no weapons of any kind, no cloaks, boots, bracers, rings, amulets, potions, and as broke as the day he/she was born?

Have you been spying on me whilst I play Baldur's Gate, ryaldin? (I wouldn't mind, but more often than not it's my character that gets left behind.) :(

nah none of its cheating its called "creative party management" and xan is doing okay now, his ac is only 1 not bad for a mage and with his sword he can wade in and do some damage, havent even got round to using most of his spells yet [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Funny? my friends do this to me all of the time...LOL

Funny? my friends do this to me all of the time...LOL[/QUOTE]

Maybe you should quit going to pubs with Lord Brass. :D :D
I actually never did the "Stow 'em and drop 'em" method, but I have done the "Strip 'em and drop 'em" technique. I just ignore their rant once they've been dumped. But, I often wonder why they don't complain about being stripped first. ;)

strip em and drop em? that sounds like a tactic to get feminist groups all over the country screaming..... ah sorry you mean baldurs gate, right gotcha ;)

So am I the only one that makes sure dropped party members have weapons and armor? Not magic ones, mind you, but I make sure they can get by. I played one game with two generated characters (duoing?), and I picked up all the potential party members and took them to an inn before I dropped them. The main room of the FAI looked like a sidekicks convention by the time I was done.

No, Billy I leave the equipment on if no one else in the party is going to use the equipment, which is usually the case. I suppose I could sell it but what is the point when I know I will get tons of gold elsewhere. If I take anything off it is usually some special ring or something that I can place on another character.

[ 10-25-2002, 01:58 AM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

also i know minsc isn't the brightest npc but c'mon i think even he'd have a problem if you said "ok first give me your armour weapons potions and anything else of value. done good. now go fight that bear, don't worry we'll wait here for you,(whispers to die manical laughter).

i take all their stuff off them if im sure im never going to see them again, way i look at it is :

hey minsc come here *imoen standing behind him cudgel in hand in shadows*

*crunch*

strip him quick, we'll sell the loot and use his good stuff, that'll teach the mad bastad!

ahhhh how do i sleep at night [img]smile.gif[/img]

That method of leaving them normal equipment is what I do too, Billy Yank. BTW, I used to live in Centreville.

you trying to rp or you just feel bad for npcs [img]tongue.gif[/img]

I also leave them with basic stuff, ie splint mail and a sword and shield. Too caring?. I don't know.
How I dump them is this, get the rest of the party as far away from them as possible in an area you don't want to go back to and remove them, then sprint to the edge and move to a different area.
You know where they are if you want them again.