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Originally posted by Sever:
When you put it like that, then perhaps. The vast majority of the game is readily doable without too much stress so long as you've planned your strategies carefully.
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Exactly.
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The thing that scares me is that no matter how well prepared you are, there are a few battles (particularly the Weimer battles) which can turn sour without any mistakes on your behalf.
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Actually... no.
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A poor role on that critical saving throw; too bad.
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Since you're solo, you'll have all the good loot for yourself and your saves will be practically arctic. Even if you failed the save (doesn't happen, really)... playing wisely, you should be immune to the effect anyway. Always walk around with Pro-Fear, Pro-Fire, Stoneskin and Spirit Armor on. Keep the Shield of Harmony and/or Greenstone Amulets handy. If you're a part-Cleric, Death Ward & Chaotic Commands are a must. Get my drift?
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A tenth level mage scores a 1/100 succesful remove magic; shit happens.
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Hey - you snooze, you lose.
Don't fight casters with Spell Immunity: Abjuration. Have a backup plan in case your buffs are dispelled (shouldn't happen).
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It's chance misfortunes like that that deter me.
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Player laziness is the number 1 cause for no-reloads failures. There's no such thing as "misfortunes" if you're fully prepared for everything.
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I don't know. One day i'll stop wining, grow some 'nads and try it.
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You go!
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'Til then, you'll have to be content with my praise for people who've done it.
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Oh, I am! I'm fishing for kudos, here.
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Two more things: Where do people stand on the matter of cheese in an ironman game?
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Ironman == no reloads? Well... that's a personal matter. If you're OK with it, go ahead. I've used fishy tactics here and there, myself. I'm quite proud that I havn't used Project Image, though. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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And is it possible to legitimately roleplay an ironman game?
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To a certain degree - yes. As long as you're not losing power in favor of it - roleplay ahead. I did it, although it's amazingly frustrating to roleplay a neutral character in BG2.
[ 06-22-2003, 12:50 PM: Message edited by: Alson ]