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StarVid · 10-04-2001, 11:03 PM

I hope you all get that subject line or I'm going to feel like a really old 22 year old...

Here's my plan for my first party to complete BG2. First of all, I'm planning a party of 5 NPCs so I can pick up pretty much everyone else along the way as a 6th (and maybe end with Keldorn permanently added) so I can get as many NPC quests as possible. No spoilers please, as always, I still haven't got past chapter two.

I definitely want to keep Yoshi for as long as I can keep, or until I get Imoen back, whichever comes first.
I want Jah and Minsc, for roleplaying value. After all, I've had them since BG1, and we were all locked in the same dungeon so it kinda keeps the story fluid.
And then there's me. A human cleric, dualed to a mage.
I was at a toss up between Vic and Anomen. I was going to pick Anomen because I hear he's overall a better cleric, but I think that Vic fits better in a storyline sense (from BG1, and in BG2 I rescue her, rather than her being just another adventurer that I met in the CC). The only problem is that won't her being evil really mess up my party? And do I have to worry about her leaving if my rep is 20?

So far I have:
Yoshi -> Imoen
Jah
Minsc
Viconia
Me

Here's the only problem I see. Minsc is my tank, and I'll be giving him a shield most likely. So all I have for bowmen (or women) is a thief. But my big thing with archers to be able to disrupt spellcasters and be able to kill undead that can level drain from a distance. As for spellcasters, I'll have Jah's insect storm. And as for level drain, I'll have two clerics that can cast restoration.

In short, what of this party?

10-04-2001, 11:03 PM	#1
StarVid Elminster Join Date: September 23, 2001 Location: Istanbul (not Constantinople) Age: 46 Posts: 486	I hope you all get that subject line or I'm going to feel like a really old 22 year old... Here's my plan for my first party to complete BG2. First of all, I'm planning a party of 5 NPCs so I can pick up pretty much everyone else along the way as a 6th (and maybe end with Keldorn permanently added) so I can get as many NPC quests as possible. No spoilers please, as always, I still haven't got past chapter two. I definitely want to keep Yoshi for as long as I can keep, or until I get Imoen back, whichever comes first. I want Jah and Minsc, for roleplaying value. After all, I've had them since BG1, and we were all locked in the same dungeon so it kinda keeps the story fluid. And then there's me. A human cleric, dualed to a mage. I was at a toss up between Vic and Anomen. I was going to pick Anomen because I hear he's overall a better cleric, but I think that Vic fits better in a storyline sense (from BG1, and in BG2 I rescue her, rather than her being just another adventurer that I met in the CC). The only problem is that won't her being evil really mess up my party? And do I have to worry about her leaving if my rep is 20? So far I have: Yoshi -> Imoen Jah Minsc Viconia Me Here's the only problem I see. Minsc is my tank, and I'll be giving him a shield most likely. So all I have for bowmen (or women) is a thief. But my big thing with archers to be able to disrupt spellcasters and be able to kill undead that can level drain from a distance. As for spellcasters, I'll have Jah's insect storm. And as for level drain, I'll have two clerics that can cast restoration. In short, what of this party?