thanks evryone who helped me on how to use a blade as now he is the most fun char iv ever used.

Hes level 20 at the mo,nearing the end of chapter 3.His equipment is as follows:

Main hand: Celestial fury
off hand : Dak'kons Zerth blade
Melodic chain +3
Gauntlets of wepon expertise
girdle of hill giant strength
boots of speed
ring if regeneration
ring of the ram(ill try for ring of gaxx later)
cloak of the sewers
the ioun stone that gives regeneration...i forget which one
amulet of power

anyway id like to say thanks to evryone who helped me get to know how to use him,hes the funnest and most powerful character iv ever used :D

[ 04-27-2004, 10:32 AM: Message edited by: TheGodThatFailed ]

Very nice. Rapid improvement I must say. When you go after Gaxx I recommend the Mace of Disruption +2. It's a lichkiller.
Since you are pretty close to HLA's I guess Belm ain't worth the trip. Just get the scarlet ninja-to instead.

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This is the most over powered character I have ever played.

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[ 04-26-2004, 01:49 PM: Message edited by: Xen ]

as overpowered as he is,i still have one question.I dont have any spells higher than level 5 or 6 i forget which becuase evry time i try and learn a decent one it says: You have failed to the spell to your magebook.
On level 4,only spell i have is fire sheild red!!i get extra spells with Dak'kons blade but i havnt got many spells,so how do i get new ones?Is it to do with my intelligence score?

<font color=lightblue>That`s becuase Bards cannot learn more spells then up to level 6. Actually they can but you need Ease of Use Mod for that. Then they are like Robocop. But that it`s not legit. But who cares? It`s your game. Play as you wish.</font>

[ 04-26-2004, 03:19 PM: Message edited by: Xen ]

Bards only have up to level 6 spells, but can cast other spells from scroll. I strongly suggest you save up some timestop scrolls for those insane battles. I have currently used 3 time stops in total (including the one from Limited Wish) on Balthazar and Abizagal.
You can load/reload when you try to scribe scrolls. It's cheezy and unclean and I suggest you only do it if you desperately need a spell in the book. Try drinking potions to raise your intelligence before mass scribing. Potion of genius + potion of mind focussing brings intelligence up to 21. The success rate for intelligence 15 is 65% and it's 96% for 21. Also down a potion of mater thieving and go on a stealing spree. Just flick the scrolls into a few cases and wait until you have them all. I strongly suggest you use saving/reloading here, because this part IS buggy. In BG1 you suffered a rep decrease and guards were summoned and you had to pay a fine/bribe. Sensible. In BG2 it just turns an otherwise completely non-combatant merchant hostile. Stupid stupid stupid. Just count the number of times you get caught and drop off 500*catches in a donation to a temple.

Yes. Lower Intelligence = lower chance of reading a spell. IF you really, really, really need to memo those scrolls and you don't mind a bit of powergaming, drop the difficulty to Easy and then scribe. You'll make it every time.

Oh, and I eventually found out that fun doesn't always equal powerful. What's the fun in defeating an enemy in 2 seconds? I always get a kick out of finishing Windspear Hills right out of the dungeon due to strategy and planning, but it means a whole lot less when you're at level 30, buffed to the max, and drop him with a single hit. Have fun while the fun lasts. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ 04-26-2004, 05:10 PM: Message edited by: Assassin ]

Another question,im full of them aint i :D

Im level 22 now,going on 23 and yet i havnt got any HLA's.I thaught you gained them at level 20 or is this becuase im going through SoA with ToB installed and only after you finesh SoA and ebter ToB you start getting them?It would suck if i entered ToB at level 40 and couldnt get any...why havnt i been able to get them yet?

<font color=lightblue>If memory serves Bards start getting their HLA`s on level 24.</font>

[ 04-26-2004, 05:36 PM: Message edited by: Xen ]

You spelled Regeneration right.