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SixOfSpades · 06-13-2006, 01:32 PM

Running through the game with a literally useless PC is only possible in BG1: This is sometimes known as a "Nobleman" game, as the first person to do it gave themselves the Nobleman avatar, and allowed their PC to do nothing apart from tell the others what to do, and carry stuff (nothing heavy, of course, that wouldn't be dignified). Midget Gems also ran a "Snow White" party, in which the PC was a Female Human Bard, who recruited a team of Dwarves, Gnomes, and Halflings, and sang to them all the time.

In BG2, however, building a useless main character is a quick route to the graveyard, simply because of such episodes as the "Transformation and the Dream" sequence in Chapter 4. With mods installed, it gets even worse, as so many of them target the PC. The closest thing I've seen on here in BG2 is the "Minnie the Minimalist Ranger" game, in which somebody (I forget who, sorry), made a Ranger and dropped her stats down to the absolute minimum. She was allowed to use items that improved those stats, though.

06-13-2006, 01:32 PM	#3
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	Running through the game with a literally useless PC is only possible in BG1: This is sometimes known as a "Nobleman" game, as the first person to do it gave themselves the Nobleman avatar, and allowed their PC to do nothing apart from tell the others what to do, and carry stuff (nothing heavy, of course, that wouldn't be dignified). Midget Gems also ran a "Snow White" party, in which the PC was a Female Human Bard, who recruited a team of Dwarves, Gnomes, and Halflings, and sang to them all the time. In BG2, however, building a useless main character is a quick route to the graveyard, simply because of such episodes as the "Transformation and the Dream" sequence in Chapter 4. With mods installed, it gets even worse, as so many of them target the PC. The closest thing I've seen on here in BG2 is the "Minnie the Minimalist Ranger" game, in which somebody (I forget who, sorry), made a Ranger and dropped her stats down to the absolute minimum. She was allowed to use items that improved those stats, though. __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.