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NobleNick · 10-16-2002, 11:54 PM

I have found yet another way to delay finishing the game: parallel parties!

I can never figure out which classes are best, and can not come close to getting all that I want in one party; so why not have two parties? My second party (entering D.E. level 4) has almost caught up to the first (entering 2nd level of first tower in Severed Hand). When they catch up, I think I'll play two parallel games, thereby giving me a "super party" reservoir of characters which I can transfer around to get the "right" mix for me. My "super party" would consist of:

Paladin
Dwarf Fighter
(Elf?) Bard
Gnome Thief/Illusionist multiclass (mc)
Fighter dc to Invoker, at level 13
Fighter dc to Conjuror, at level 13
Fighter dc to Druid, at level 13
Fighter dc to Ranger, at level 13
Fighter dc to Thief, at level 13
Fighter dc to Cleric, at level 13
Cleric dc to Fighter, around level 13

Ah! No more hard decisions! That variety looks nice to me. I am already well on my way with everything except the dc Ranger and dc Thief. Did I miss anything?

The fighter dual-over gives each character something between 150-170 HP head start (assuming CON=18), and eventually VERY strong fighter skills (grand mastery [max allowed] in a meelee weapon, 3-point proficiency [max allowed] in a ranged weapon and 1 full extra attack per round), yet they enjoy no drawbacks (over a straight class) in their follow-on class.

The Dwarf (I think) and Gnome give the parties infravision. My present Bard is a human, because.... well, I just wasn't thinking at the time I created her. With the Pally and all the dual class, I already have a boat load of humans. Looking for racial variety: Will take suggestions. (I have DK. Can I hack the bard to some other race? Or do I need to roll her as another race and hack stats to get her back to what I currently have?)

Party On!

[ 10-17-2002, 12:02 AM: Message edited by: NobleNick ]

10-16-2002, 11:54 PM	#1
NobleNick Quintesson Join Date: February 5, 2002 Location: Huntsville, AL, USA Age: 65 Posts: 1,045	I have found yet another way to delay finishing the game: parallel parties! I can never figure out which classes are best, and can not come close to getting all that I want in one party; so why not have two parties? My second party (entering D.E. level 4) has almost caught up to the first (entering 2nd level of first tower in Severed Hand). When they catch up, I think I'll play two parallel games, thereby giving me a "super party" reservoir of characters which I can transfer around to get the "right" mix for me. My "super party" would consist of: Paladin Dwarf Fighter (Elf?) Bard Gnome Thief/Illusionist multiclass (mc) Fighter dc to Invoker, at level 13 Fighter dc to Conjuror, at level 13 Fighter dc to Druid, at level 13 Fighter dc to Ranger, at level 13 Fighter dc to Thief, at level 13 Fighter dc to Cleric, at level 13 Cleric dc to Fighter, around level 13 Ah! No more hard decisions! That variety looks nice to me. I am already well on my way with everything except the dc Ranger and dc Thief. Did I miss anything? The fighter dual-over gives each character something between 150-170 HP head start (assuming CON=18), and eventually VERY strong fighter skills (grand mastery [max allowed] in a meelee weapon, 3-point proficiency [max allowed] in a ranged weapon and 1 full extra attack per round), yet they enjoy no drawbacks (over a straight class) in their follow-on class. The Dwarf (I think) and Gnome give the parties infravision. My present Bard is a human, because.... well, I just wasn't thinking at the time I created her. With the Pally and all the dual class, I already have a boat load of humans. Looking for racial variety: Will take suggestions. (I have DK. Can I hack the bard to some other race? Or do I need to roll her as another race and hack stats to get her back to what I currently have?) Party On! [ 10-17-2002, 12:02 AM: Message edited by: NobleNick ]