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SixOfSpades · 08-18-2003, 12:20 AM

I believe it was Midget Gems (one of the trio) who made a party of just the Candlekeep NPC's. Marched those folks up & down the Sword Coast, and all through Durlag's Tower. How he got through all that without strangling Osprey is beyond me, but he did it. (He did give himself a distinct advantage, though, by playing with the sound turned off. They're all a lot less annoying when you can't hear how monotonous they are.)

Basically, the only reasons to get them into your party are:

You really don't want to face Wolves & Bears when it's just you & Imoen, but you don't like Xzar or Monty either
Arkanis makes a damn good Tank
Mordaine would kick Dynaheir's butt any day
Deder is THE Thief of BG1
You want a Good-aligned Cleric, but don't want to wait for Yeslick
You can appreciate the benefits of having a suit of Plate Mail right off the bat
Feeding a series of six naked people to the Wolves sounds like a great way to start off your Evil party
Healing Potions! I must have more Healing Potions!
You've tried everybody (except Eldoth and the Chap. 5 NPCs) and want to experiment with new people

[ADD:] If it can be done strictly *within* the game (no use of 3rd-party editors or the CLUA Console), then it's cheese, not cheating.

[ 08-18-2003, 12:22 AM: Message edited by: SixOfSpades ]

08-18-2003, 12:20 AM	#9
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	I believe it was Midget Gems (one of the trio) who made a party of just the Candlekeep NPC's. Marched those folks up & down the Sword Coast, and all through Durlag's Tower. How he got through all that without strangling Osprey is beyond me, but he did it. (He did give himself a distinct advantage, though, by playing with the sound turned off. They're all a lot less annoying when you can't hear how monotonous they are.) Basically, the only reasons to get them into your party are: You really don't want to face Wolves & Bears when it's just you & Imoen, but you don't like Xzar or Monty either Arkanis makes a damn good Tank Mordaine would kick Dynaheir's butt any day Deder is THE Thief of BG1 You want a Good-aligned Cleric, but don't want to wait for Yeslick You can appreciate the benefits of having a suit of Plate Mail right off the bat Feeding a series of six naked people to the Wolves sounds like a great way to start off your Evil party Healing Potions! I must have more Healing Potions! You've tried everybody (except Eldoth and the Chap. 5 NPCs) and want to experiment with new people [ADD:] If it can be done strictly *within* the game (no use of 3rd-party editors or the CLUA Console), then it's cheese, not cheating. [ 08-18-2003, 12:22 AM: Message edited by: SixOfSpades ] __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.