Ok, here's the thing...I was thinking of making a human kensai/mage who I intend taking through SoA and ToB.

On which level do I swich class most effectively?

Which weapons are recommended?

Wich party members? (I plan on romancing Aerie)

I seek answers! (please)

<font color="lightblue">13 if your going to TOB, 9 if it`s only for SOA are the generally recomended ones [img]smile.gif[/img] </font>

Based on SoA:

Probably level 9 dual-class, that way you can still get to level 17 as a mage. Some people prefer level 13 because of the extra bonuses the kensai gets then (dont ask me what they are).

Weapons: Probably best to dual-wield Dakkon's Zerth blade with another Katana of your choice (probably gonna be the Celestial Fury)

Party(suggestion): You, Keldorn, Anomen (if you can put up with him, if not then go with Minsc. You have Aerie as a Cleric too), Aerie, Jahiera, Jan

What yse does jaheira have anyway? I just found her annoying!

Jahiera has those lovely fire elementals, and is a fairly good fighter, and a nice spellcaster as well.

EDIT] I do find her annoying, when it gets really bad, save the game...
Then stand there and throw things at her (you know, minute meteors, knives, fireballs, chairs, tables... whatever you can find (and lift)) Then, when she dies, just re-load, She wont remember a thing!

Stress gone. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ 10-02-2002, 05:28 AM: Message edited by: White Lancer ]

Ha ha White Lancer. Yea do it. It makes you feel better.

[ 10-02-2002, 06:01 AM: Message edited by: Jan ]

Only go as far as level 13 if you have ToB installed, but waiting until level 13 will grant your Kensai a +4 bonus to THAC0 (which is pretty poor at level 9), an additional +1 to hit, +1 to damage and -1 to weapon speed from the kensai bonuses, an additional weapon proficiency and the all important extra 1/2 attack per round from level 13.

I wonder why people forget about Cernd as a druid. He'll have better spell casting abilities over Jaheria since he's a pure druid, and the ability to change into a greater werewolf is awesome since it rips anything apart and has a rock bottom AC........

Yea Cernd is pretty good. He is gonna be a member of my next party/game.

[ 10-02-2002, 07:40 AM: Message edited by: Jan ]

Cernd has a really high THACO or He'd actually be in my party as the Medic

Yes, but can Cernd cast spells and fight at the same time?

Cerns annoying... ;) *grin* besides, jaherias funny [img]tongue.gif[/img] erm, oh wait, we're not looking at Roleplaying value here? [img]tongue.gif[/img] its preference I guess. I dont like cernd much, hes just annoying. lol. heh, him n haer dallis. yuk. add jan and you've got 3 npcs I cant stand [img]tongue.gif[/img]

No, but since a priests primary role is party buffing up rather than pure offensive spell casting like a mage, Cernd can cast spells X,Y and Z on himself and the party prior to combat, then shapechange and hey presto, a tank with iron skins, 3APR, 21STR, 40%MR, a decent THAC0 and a *base* AC of -10! By level 31, he'll have 80% environmental damage resistance (when shapechanged), and be able to shapechange to a greater werewolf 7 times per day. And Jaheria? well, she could always change into a weedy brown bear :D

I must be going mad, but a few things in Jaheira favour.

1) She is half Fighter. This means she gets to have ToB Warrior HLAs.
2) She has excellent DEX which combined with good equipment, can beat Cernd's AC.
3) She can cast and fight at the same time.
4) She can specialise in her weapon proficiencies.
5) She has more Hp than Cernd.
6) She can wear armour.
7) She only loses 1 spell slot from level 5-7, and the last level of elemental resistances due to her multiclass. This is more than compensated by the Fighter half.

Well, that is all I can think of now, but I am sure the Jaheira fans can think of more. Me? Jaheira never even makes it out of her cage in my games... ...

Don't underestimate getting 5 *'s in quarterstaves, being able to max out the staff of the magi is a very useful ability.

I dualed my character at L9, and frankly I don't miss the extra few tweaks the extra levels give me - I don't often use the Kai ability, my "normal" damage being quite nasty enough as it is, when I'm not throwing melf's meteors or magic missiles, etc.

Ideally, with ToB the "perfect" switch is pretty much at L13 - you get a Kai at that level, and you can still max out the mage half of the character inside the xp cap.

hmm

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As for weapons, max out (grand master - make sure your game has the grandmaster fix!) one type of weapon, and select either 2H weapon (with 2H swords) or dual weapon use (most anything else).

I like 2H swords - they are pretty powerful, and are capable of whacking a lot of critters in one swipe, plus Lilarcor is available fairly early in the game.

Another good choice is Katana, despite the warnings at the beginning of the game. Two very powerful katanas are available for use.

Do consider the quarterstaff - staff of magi is very useful for a mage, and deadly with a kensai's THAC0 and Kai ability.

Party really depends on alignment.

Good party:
Airhead
Keldorn
Jan
Minsc
Jaheira (if desired), Cernd or possibly Anomen.

Evil party:
Edwin
Yoshimo or Jan
Korgan
Viconia

Jaheira and Cernd are Druids (neutral) and can also join an evil party.

<font color="lightblue">Have you tried an uninstall/reinstall of the game and still had the same problem ??
Have you deleted anything lately ??
Do other CDs work properly ??
Do your BG2 CDs work properly on other computers ??
Have you installed any mods recently ??
What are your system specs ?? </font>

<font color="lightblue">That happens when you start a new topic, not when you reply to an existing one ;) </font>

My party is ALWAYS (unless experimenting)
Me (PC)
Minsc (SOMETIMES keldorn, but hey, hampster boy is just...MINSC!)
Imoen
Viconia
Kelsey
Jan
I like it a lot. When you get to my level, you start liking the NPC banters and interactions...