Remember me, I haven't posted in a while but I still lurk to make sure everybody's still Bhaalspawning it up.

Firstoff, the latest craze is a No-Reload game. It sounds like a great challenge and I want to give it a try. I also want to kick my difficulty level up a notch to insane, which I have never done. I also have mods which make the game tougher, Tactics and Improved Battles. So my question is, am I a numbnut? Will I be able to succeed or will I eventually ram my fist through my monitor? I can hear the cheers of "go for it sponge!" right now.

What I want to do is have a powergame party consisting of

-Sorceror
-Ranger/Cleric
-Archer
-Fighter/Mage
-Bounty Hunter dual to Fighter (yes, I plan on putting cheese in my mouse trap)
-and lastly, I need advice on what would round my party out.

For that last spot I initially went with a fighter kit from the Improved Battles called Arcane Avenger that has a special ability that renders him immune to time stop for 30 seconds. Just for that ability I thought that would help me a lot, but now I've changed my mind. So what should I go with?

I know Alson, Xen and Leslie are NRL gurus but I'm sure there are others out there who have embarked on a NRL quest and I would like to know what parties you're using, any tips or strategies you've learned and what not.

[img]graemlins/thewave.gif[/img] Go for it Sponge! :D

I'm going no reloads with two parties right now. One is an NPC party. The other is a multiplayer power party ( [img]graemlins/offtopic.gif[/img] I give a theme song to all my parties, this one: Northern Touch by Rascalz). The power party is munching on everything in the game. :D

Couple of things: an Inquisitor or a Cleric/Type (cleric/mages ROCK) would round it out well. Dispel Magic, True Sight and more CC is awesome for a no reloads, as one bad roll can terminate you. [img]smile.gif[/img]

A bounty hunter->fighter is no good if you have ToB. Either dual to a thief, or take a multiclass. Reason: there are HLAs that make a bounty hunter a total waste. Trust me on this one. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ 08-17-2003, 05:35 PM: Message edited by: True_Moose ]

Word. I thought about leaving that last slot open to pick up NPC's for quests and then adding Keldorn as my lone NPC when the time is right. Cleric/Mage's rock if used to their full potential, that's definately weighing on my mind.

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A bounty hunter->fighter is no good if you have ToB. Either dual to a thief, or take a multiclass. Reason: there are HLAs that make a bounty hunter a total waste. Trust me on this one. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Yeah, I have ToB and those HLA's are wicked, but I was just trying to make it out of Improved Illyich's stomping grounds. I guess I should look ahead and probably go with a dual or multi though. Maybe a Jan clone would work. Would backstabbing or hide in shadows be more helpful to start with? And with all these multi-classes will I level up soon enough to compete with those tough nightly raiding parties that start to spawn around level 15 or so?

BTW, I don't know that song you mentioned, could you hum a few bars for me? [img]smile.gif[/img]

Uh...no. You see, I don't really know the words, and it looks bad to see a white suburban boy rapping. ;)

I can see a bounty hunter/fighter working if you have a secondary source of thief skills. Fighter/thieves can use ok traps too, and if you have a skull trap spell for your sorcerer, that can compensate too. And hide in shadows...you can't put points into backstab. ;)

After previewing my post I saw "would backstabbing or traps be better to start off with". And I thought what a doofus, I can't put points in backstabbing. So I went and changed traps to hide in shadows. Good move doofus, maybe I should not drink and post. [img]smile.gif[/img]

my sorceror with the ordinary cast (Imone, Minsc, and Jaheira) survived the imp. Illyich...your power game party should not have problem either.

Hi Sponge Bob! [img]graemlins/happywave.gif[/img]

Now if this is a NRP(No-Reloads-Party) game I suggest that you are a Sorcerer. Becuase a Sorcerer can protect himself. Or a Fighter/Mage.
Your party looks good. I suggest you do something like this:
F/M->Dual Wieldind Katanas(Celestial Fury and Sanchuudoku)
R/C->Dual Wielding Flails(FoA,DoE) and throw in some Armor Of Faith and a ToB HLA and you have really high <u>psyhical</u> resistance. [img]smile.gif[/img]
Archer->Give him Boots Of Speed, or better...Imp. Haste him. I as an Archer used Firetooth(ToB Crpssbow),Tuigan Bow,and Gesen Bow. I also used Kou-Toa bolts and Bolts Of Biting.
Sorcerer->Give him Staff Of The Magi,Amulet Of Power and Robe Of Vecna...and watch Dragon`s die. :D
Bounty Hunter->Fighter->I never used one but i prefer F/T multi-class.


Take a piece of paper and write down all the easy quests. Go to Trademeet and Druid Grove do the two main quests and you will get a lot pf rep. points and money.
When I played i only done Trademeet and I was off to Spellhold. Don`t forget to buy Shield Of Balduran and Reflection. Also try not to forget items/scrolls/whatever behind. It can happen that you will forget something but try to minimaze it.

If you want more just post or PM me.

[ 08-18-2003, 03:00 AM: Message edited by: Xen ]

I would suggest a multiclass Fighter/Thief instead of Bounty dual and maybe for the last spot a Blade.
He can protect himself, be a good fighter, has a high level Skull trap and Dispel magic and with certain HLA can greatly help your party !
Has also other HLA's which can make life a lot easier - if you know what I mean. :D

I one more thing: carefully choose who will be YOU - I mean the PC.
Don't fight in the first line of attack.

I'm going with Blade this time.
Already died two times in other games (when I was the main fighter) beacuse of unexpected events. If one of your party members die, you can still resurrect him, but if you die; bye, bye. :mad:

[ 08-18-2003, 03:15 AM: Message edited by: Leslie ]

Yep that`s the reason why I`ve chosen an Archer. He can canst Armor Of Faith,but he was the last one in the party. Even Mages were in front of him.

<font color=cadetblue>Well the theme song works well for your party..."We NOTORIOUS! Ain't nobody can bang wit us!..."</font>