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Forum: General Discussion 02-21-2025, 10:48 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 14,046
Posted By Mahokenshi
Re: Trying to make a tally of who is here

I am also still here, at least in spirit.

Not too long ago, I bought a bunch of strategy games from the 1990s - 2000s era I had never tried, such as the Spellforce series and the Disciples...
Forum: General Discussion 06-10-2020, 06:13 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,756
Posted By Mahokenshi
Re: Are people still playing RPG?

I haven't posted here in so long. Not since I first discovered the infinity engine games. Yes, I still play RPGs, although many of the "new" ones I play are actually older ones that I had never...
Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal 11-28-2009, 08:34 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,454
Posted By Mahokenshi
Re: Volothamp's Comeuppance wants your input

Question 1: What screen resolution is your monitor at when browsing the Web? (800x600, 1024x768, etc.)

1280 x 800

Question 2: Please rate the following classes/kits from 1 (worst) to 10 (best),...
Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal 10-19-2008, 02:49 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 2,880
Posted By Mahokenshi
Re: Generate your next D&D PC here!

You Are A:

Lawful Good Human Monk/Sorcerer (3rd/2nd Level)


Ability Scores:
Strength- 14
Dexterity- 12
Constitution- 13
Intelligence- 15
Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal 01-02-2008, 06:07 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,287
Posted By Mahokenshi
Letter Re: Dualclassing a Fighter into a Mage: level 9 or 13?

You know, I had a similar question on here a while ago.

Well, I've been playing through again lately, and I decided to try a Breserker - Mage myself.

I used easyTutu and soloed through BG1....
Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal 12-07-2007, 02:47 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,694
Posted By Mahokenshi
Re: OMG, people still play this?

I discovered the game a couple of years ago, and I still play. Actually, I've probably played through the first game more often, as I prefer to take the same character through the entire series. I...
Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal 05-31-2007, 08:07 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,210
Posted By Mahokenshi
Hmm. One from BG1, but it's too good not to...

Hmm. One from BG1, but it's too good not to share. I had Snafana and Ajantis in my party. Ajantis was in the lead position, and we had just entered a new map after a couple days' jouney.

Snafana -...
Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal 05-24-2007, 02:13 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 9,332
Posted By Mahokenshi
I had a similar thread in the bg1 forum a while...

I had a similar thread in the bg1 forum a while back.

I also find myself fonder of a 3 - 4 person party as time goes on. I was trying out my very first solo (elf mage-thief) when my computer...
Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast 05-17-2007, 07:07 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,366
Posted By Mahokenshi
Sometimes I do the ice island as early as chapter...

Sometimes I do the ice island as early as chapter 4, after doing all the wilderness areas and before going off to cloakwood. But that's only if I have a thief VERY good at disarming traps already.
...
Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal 03-21-2007, 04:42 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,062
Posted By Mahokenshi
Hmm. SOME SPOILERS IN MINE .... ONLY MINOR...

Hmm.

SOME SPOILERS IN MINE .... ONLY MINOR ONES


I always use the potion of master thievery from the posh bedroom in Chateau Irencius to pick pocket Ribald.

I always give Jahiera and...
Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal 03-21-2007, 04:22 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,787
Posted By Mahokenshi
Also, to be fair. There are some nicer fan...

Also, to be fair.

There are some nicer fan made mods that date more recently than five years ago.

There are a couple of nice NPC mods, and some nice quest mods, available at...
Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast 02-27-2007, 11:29 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,057
Posted By Mahokenshi
SPOILER! You can buy it from the inkeeper...

SPOILER!


You can buy it from the inkeeper in Ulgoth's Beard. It's PRICY, though.
Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast 02-19-2007, 01:38 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,337
Posted By Mahokenshi
*Spoilers Ahoy!* The attackers from the...

*Spoilers Ahoy!*


The attackers from the immediate north of your position include thieves that will stealth and try to backstab your back lines. So a Detect Invisibility wouldn't go astray. And...
Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal 02-19-2007, 01:18 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,874
Posted By Mahokenshi
Special about Garrack? I think he was the better...

Special about Garrack? I think he was the better bard stat wise in BG1; and bards made better choices for sending to the front lines with wands than the four specialist NPC wizards (who either had...
Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast 02-15-2007, 01:19 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,160
Posted By Mahokenshi
Hmm. I run my BG saga games on a computer with a...

Hmm. I run my BG saga games on a computer with a non-English OS (Japanese in my case.) In fact, I run quite a few English language games on it.

I don't mean to pry, but have you tried just booting...
Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal 02-15-2007, 01:10 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,180
Posted By Mahokenshi
Lookie lookie: ...

Lookie lookie:

http://www.spellholdstudios.net/mods/1pp/

This little mod will revert the paper dolls of BG2 back to BG1 versions. So your elves will actually be pretty, and your humans won't...
Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast 02-10-2007, 02:19 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,057
Posted By Mahokenshi
Personally I like to do the ooze room last. I...

Personally I like to do the ooze room last. I have one person with a super AC tank the ooze, while a mage tosses out fireballs from a wand. After a few, I buff up for that chess fight, and finish off...
Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast 02-10-2007, 02:11 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,272
Posted By Mahokenshi
Well drat. KIVAN it is. And any rate, he's how...

Well drat. KIVAN it is. And any rate, he's how your party lives to level 5 or 6 or so (when your mages start being useful, your tanks can actually TANK something more powerful than a xvart, etc.)...
Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal 02-10-2007, 01:49 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,911
Posted By Mahokenshi
Hi, all. I was just playing my way merrily along...

Hi, all. I was just playing my way merrily along when I got to wandering... .

Does Dradeel, the werewolf-obsessed elven mage in spellhold react at all to Cernd? Or, for that matter, to a...
Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast 02-05-2007, 03:58 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 850
Posted By Mahokenshi
Enhancing certain areas could be interesting....

Enhancing certain areas could be interesting. There are places that characters have to avoid until higher levels as is.


"Valinor" sounds like an interesting challenge, albeit one out of my...
Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast 02-05-2007, 03:46 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,272
Posted By Mahokenshi
"Dynaheir". Got it, thanks! I just spelled it...

"Dynaheir". Got it, thanks! I just spelled it phonetically from what Minsc says if she dies. What he says sounds like "Deynar" rather than "Dyn-a-heir".

Hmm. Perhaps I should give the six another...
Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast 02-04-2007, 02:19 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 850
Posted By Mahokenshi
Hmm. I dunno... . I just got my butt handed...

Hmm. I dunno... .

I just got my butt handed to me by Tarnesh, then Silke about a thousand times each. And I spent a good 5 minutes of real time on the run from three whole entire hobgoblins.

I...
Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast 02-04-2007, 02:11 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,272
Posted By Mahokenshi
Well, I've returned to BG1 a little sooner than I...

Well, I've returned to BG1 a little sooner than I thought I might. And I figured that I'd play through as a cleric for the first time ever. It seems that, what with THREE Wisdom books it would be a...
Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal 02-03-2007, 05:29 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,576
Posted By Mahokenshi
I believe that the Quest Pack Mod (available at...

I believe that the Quest Pack Mod (available at Pocket Plane) allows anyone to send home those knights. I have the mod installed for the first time now (although my PC is a mage currently. I DID...
Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal 02-03-2007, 05:23 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 941
Posted By Mahokenshi
Well, over the past week or so I've gone and done...

Well, over the past week or so I've gone and done it. I imported my BG1 fighter, kitted her to a kensai, and then dualed her at level 13 to a mage.

I wanted to realize the character concept...
Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal 01-25-2007, 06:53 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,163
Posted By Mahokenshi
Aha! I looked through the Tactics mod list...

Aha!

I looked through the Tactics mod list last night; but I must have been too tired to see it.

And yes, many of the underground areas have different monsters depending on the party level. I...
Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal 01-24-2007, 07:49 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,163
Posted By Mahokenshi
Hi, all. After a short break, I've nearly...

Hi, all.

After a short break, I've nearly finished BG1 with my soon-to-be Kensai - Mage. Yay me.

Anyway, I remember that last month I got some good avice about saving certain areas until I was...
Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal 01-01-2007, 06:05 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 543
Posted By Mahokenshi
Bandits in the Temple District? I don't think you...

Bandits in the Temple District? I don't think you get attacked in the Temple District in an unmodded game. I've never used Tactics, but I believe that random battles with adventuring parties are part...
Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal 12-31-2006, 07:46 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,789
Posted By Mahokenshi
To answer some key points. Yes, I did mean...

To answer some key points.

Yes, I did mean the Spectator Beholder. He's just called "Spectator" in the dialogue box, and the name has stuck in my mind, as he's so different from the games other...
Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal 12-30-2006, 09:02 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,789
Posted By Mahokenshi
Even though I bought the BG series a year ago, I...

Even though I bought the BG series a year ago, I had never really played through to the end until yestderday. Real life intervened some (finishing grad school) and also I just kept seeming to lose...
Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal 12-30-2006, 06:37 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,571
Posted By Mahokenshi
Couldn't you use Detect Illusions even if you...

Couldn't you use Detect Illusions even if you WERE soloing? That is, provided your character was at least part thief?
Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast 12-30-2006, 06:24 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,745
Posted By Mahokenshi
Me again. I've been reading some replies, and I...

Me again. I've been reading some replies, and I have some thoughts.

I came to the BG saga after nearly a lifetime of PnP D&D. In that medium; you'd be hard pressed to convince an average DM that...
Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal 12-21-2006, 06:01 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,571
Posted By Mahokenshi
Is this topic too old? Well, anyway, I for...

Is this topic too old?

Well, anyway, I for one remember my melee warrior heavy days, when enemy mages would suddenly disappear, and then reappear OUTSIDE their spell protections. I'd whack away,...
Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal 12-21-2006, 05:49 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,267
Posted By Mahokenshi
Thanks again, Dundee! I'm building up...

Thanks again, Dundee!

I'm building up quarterstaff now with my current character (and probably will "save" the leve 12 level up so I can specialize in it, and GM it by 24; if my calculations are...
Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal 12-21-2006, 05:01 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,267
Posted By Mahokenshi
I know that "only" another 0.5 APR can add up to...

I know that "only" another 0.5 APR can add up to a lot. It's just that with my current Kensai - thief I began to feel kind of bad about having a 0.5 APR above and beyond what the game had intended....
Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal 12-21-2006, 04:46 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 997
Posted By Mahokenshi
Hi ho. Me again with another question and another...

Hi ho. Me again with another question and another post (is it okay to ask a quintillion different questions in one Tolstoy long post, or is the "keep topics sparate" thing more the rage on this...
Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal 12-21-2006, 04:32 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,267
Posted By Mahokenshi
Right now I'm playing through with the infamous...

Right now I'm playing through with the infamous Kensai (12) - Theif. I've never dualed before, never played a Kensai before, and never gave the Heavanly Cheese Stick (the sword's in game colour even...
Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal 12-16-2006, 07:24 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,637
Posted By Mahokenshi
Hmm. I could have sworn it was 1. I remember...

Hmm. I could have sworn it was 1. I remember trying to kill him one day by equipping a certain bonus merchant weapon. Note: It didn't work.

Yep. I don't have a saved game of Ogg anymore, but I...
Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast 12-16-2006, 12:04 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,745
Posted By Mahokenshi
I just finished a playthrough of BG1, and I even...

I just finished a playthrough of BG1, and I even though I tried to role play a Neutral Good charcter (ie no fighing Sendai of Amn, or the "best" swordsman of the west, or any of the other cranky...
Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal 12-15-2006, 11:49 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,637
Posted By Mahokenshi
Smiley Many of us, I am sure, have had characters whose...

Many of us, I am sure, have had characters whose stats would make even certain ToB NPCs sigh in vain for, whose level progression and proficiencies were planned out millions of EXP in advance, and...
Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal 12-15-2006, 11:08 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,728
Posted By Mahokenshi
Hee hee. I have a few "do you remember"...

Hee hee.

I have a few "do you remember" stories. The very first time I ever found the Shadow Dragon.

I remember thinking "Woa! This thing has its own area code! Maaaybe I'll give it the slip."...
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