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Leafy · 05-19-2001, 02:10 PM

Might I suggest a character change in your party. The Gnome seems a bit out of place. You have an Elvin Mage and a Human Necromancer already; so why not can the weaker illusionist thief for a more powerfull Halfling Fighter/Thief. Therre are a few cool short swords, excellent for backstabbing. In IWD, pretty much any weapon can backstab. But if you install HoW, it's daggers and shortswords. As for dual classing the human fighter into a theif; that's cool but for playability, it's almost best to begin as a thief (though you lose out slightly on hitpoints, you gain in playability- a thief is essential in the beginning; find traps and stealth).
I like the Dwarven fighter/cleric- excellent choice.
The Elvin Mage is also a very good choice. Single classed mage gets the spell level progression just about the time he finds the spells. (in HoW, singleclassed mages can get a very powerfull cloak of str 18/00, i think)
Paladin is a goody two shoes, but if you master the longsword and and pick up axe, you'll be mushing 'em up with the fighter/cleric- no problem.
Human Necromancer? you might possibly dual him into a fighter? fighter mages can be very tough to kill.
Oh, and if you MUST have a gnome; try a cleric or cleric/illusionist. why? The Helm of the Trusted Defender is a gnome/halfling only item that negates fatigue effects. there are a lot of cleric spells and a few mage spells that will fatigue the caster after cast.

hope i didn't spoil anything for ya here, just offering some friendly advice since i've played the original IWD thru about 5 or 6 times now.
It's worth getting HoW for some of the changes to the game engine and minor class changes. The nice thing is that once installed, it asks for HoW disk OR IWD disk 2.. if you catch my drift...

[This message has been edited by Leafy (edited 05-19-2001).]

05-19-2001, 02:10 PM	#4
Leafy Zhentarim Guard Join Date: March 5, 2001 Location: The leafy, green forests of Wisconsin Posts: 315	Might I suggest a character change in your party. The Gnome seems a bit out of place. You have an Elvin Mage and a Human Necromancer already; so why not can the weaker illusionist thief for a more powerfull Halfling Fighter/Thief. Therre are a few cool short swords, excellent for backstabbing. In IWD, pretty much any weapon can backstab. But if you install HoW, it's daggers and shortswords. As for dual classing the human fighter into a theif; that's cool but for playability, it's almost best to begin as a thief (though you lose out slightly on hitpoints, you gain in playability- a thief is essential in the beginning; find traps and stealth). I like the Dwarven fighter/cleric- excellent choice. The Elvin Mage is also a very good choice. Single classed mage gets the spell level progression just about the time he finds the spells. (in HoW, singleclassed mages can get a very powerfull cloak of str 18/00, i think) Paladin is a goody two shoes, but if you master the longsword and and pick up axe, you'll be mushing 'em up with the fighter/cleric- no problem. Human Necromancer? you might possibly dual him into a fighter? fighter mages can be very tough to kill. Oh, and if you MUST have a gnome; try a cleric or cleric/illusionist. why? The Helm of the Trusted Defender is a gnome/halfling only item that negates fatigue effects. there are a lot of cleric spells and a few mage spells that will fatigue the caster after cast. hope i didn't spoil anything for ya here, just offering some friendly advice since i've played the original IWD thru about 5 or 6 times now. It's worth getting HoW for some of the changes to the game engine and minor class changes. The nice thing is that once installed, it asks for HoW disk OR IWD disk 2.. if you catch my drift... [This message has been edited by Leafy (edited 05-19-2001).]