SPECIAL ABILITIES

dreadnaught · 07-06-2002, 05:24 PM

What effects the MAIN CHARACTER special abilities you get as you sleep for the 1st time after each chapter does anybody know a website that has a guide fore this or are the special abilities at the end of each chapter always the same no matter what class--race---alighnment you are right now I'm a human fighter/illusionist with 2 light healing and a 1 slow poison!!!!!

Debaser · 07-06-2002, 07:11 PM

The difference lies in what alignment your character is. if you are good, you will get the cure spells and the slow poison, etc. ....evil characters get something like vampiric touch and other things like that. i think the neutral special abilities are the same as the good ones.

Oh yeah, welcome to the board. [img]graemlins/crazyeyes.gif[/img]

[ 07-06-2002, 07:12 PM: Message edited by: Debaser ]

dreadnaught · 07-06-2002, 10:37 PM

I thought that was how the special abilities worked I think I read that on a website before just wanted to make sure----I WAS LOOKING FOR A WAY TO AVOID GETTING SLOW POISON AND GET ANOTHER HEAL THOSE ARE MOR USEFUL. THANKS for the board WELCOME I've looked on this site for 2 years now but never joined!!!!

Arwyn the Betrayer · 07-07-2002, 07:36 AM

I think it's not the alignment, it's the reputation.

SixOfSpades · 07-07-2002, 05:08 PM

True--your dreams are based on your reputation, not alignment. If your Rep is Disliked (6 or lower?), or in that neighborhood, you get different dreams with different results.

The Good Abilities:
Cure Light Wounds x2
Slow Poison x2
Draw Upon Holy Might x2

The Evil Abilities:
Larloch's Minor Drain x2
Horror x2
Vampiric Touch x2

Slow Poison is certainly not a bad ability to have--if you don't believe me, take a quick jaunt through the Cloakwood. It's certainly better to have than Horror, its counterpart (well, unless you always find yourself facing lots of low-level enemies with poor Saving Throws).

Hayashi · 07-07-2002, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SixOfSpades:
The Good Abilities:
Cure Light Wounds x2
Slow Poison x2
Draw Upon Holy Might x2

Slow Poison is certainly not a bad ability to have--if you don't believe me, take a quick jaunt through the Cloakwood. It's certainly better to have than Horror, its counterpart (well, unless you always find yourself facing lots of low-level enemies with poor Saving Throws).

Hey! How come I didn't get Draw Upon Holy Might!?
My character has hit the level cap (161,000) and I've just finished all the quests at Ulgoth's Beard. He is a CG Ranger at level 9 (I think) and apart from his charm animal abilities he got as a ranger, he only has 2 cure light wounds and 1 (or 2) slow poison.

6ofSpades is right - the slow poison ability is very useful around Cloakwood. There are also a couple of other areas where characters get poisoned easily - this ability can be a life saver in the middle of a battle and your antidote potions are NOT in the quick-use slots.

Arwyn the Betrayer · 07-08-2002, 01:19 PM

Hm, as far as I've experienced, it's important to spend the first few nights in a new chapter sleeping in an inn.
Might be a coincidence, though.

SixOfSpades · 07-08-2002, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Hayashi:
Hey! How come I didn't get Draw Upon Holy Might!?

Again, it's because of Reputation. As long as you're Average, Popular, or Heroic, you'll get the Good abilities, but if you kill a couple of innocents and your Rep slides down towards 5 or so, you'll get the Evil abilities instead. Your current Rep, at the moment of the dream, is what matters. If you have to go without sleep for 3 days so you can haul your Fatigued party back to a Temple and donate, do it.

Pity--DUHM is one of my favorite abilities...it's especially brutal on a Thief in BG2. Holy Might is level-based (the Thief Levels Up the fastest), you can get your STR up to 25 (which can only be fully utilized in a Backstab), along with your Dexterity (which does obscene things to your Thieving skills and Constitution (a character with 25 CON Regenerates how fast??).

dreadnaught · 07-08-2002, 06:23 PM

THANKS FOR THE HELP GUYS SO THATS IT 3 GOOD ABILITIES AND 3 EVIL ABILITIES I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET ANOTHER HEAL NEVER HAVE TROUBLE GETTING POISONED I'M ON THE 3RD LEVEL OF THE CLOAKWOOD MINES AND I ALL MY PARTY HAS ANTIDOTES ON THEM THE HEALS COME IN MORE HANDY THAN ANYTHING ELSE----AND I'LL NEVER USE DRAW UPON HOLY MIGHT ON MY MAIN CHARACTER HE IS A FIGHTER/MAGE(REP IS 20)AN HAS A STRENGTH OF 18/00------I'M GLAD TO KNOW NOW THAT REP IS WHAT AFFECTS THE SPECIAL ABILITIES NOT ALIGNMENT NOW I CAN GO BACK AND THROUGH MY SAVES AND LOWER MY REP TO SEE WHAT MY DREAMS ARE LIKE!!!

DieNooberDie · 07-08-2002, 08:43 PM

Im still on chapter 3 and i got the 2 cure light wounds spells.Do u get the other ones in later chapters?

[ 07-08-2002, 08:58 PM: Message edited by: DieNooberDie ]

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Debaser Avatar Join Date: June 15, 2001 Location: Virginia, USA Age: 44 Posts: 543	The difference lies in what alignment your character is. if you are good, you will get the cure spells and the slow poison, etc. ....evil characters get something like vampiric touch and other things like that. i think the neutral special abilities are the same as the good ones. Oh yeah, welcome to the board. [img]graemlins/crazyeyes.gif[/img] [ 07-06-2002, 07:12 PM: Message edited by: Debaser ] __________________ wHiTe MoOn\'S HoT...tHe OtHeR SiDe\'S NoT

07-07-2002, 05:08 PM	#5
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	True--your dreams are based on your reputation, not alignment. If your Rep is Disliked (6 or lower?), or in that neighborhood, you get different dreams with different results. The Good Abilities: Cure Light Wounds x2 Slow Poison x2 Draw Upon Holy Might x2 The Evil Abilities: Larloch's Minor Drain x2 Horror x2 Vampiric Touch x2 Slow Poison is certainly not a bad ability to have--if you don't believe me, take a quick jaunt through the Cloakwood. It's certainly better to have than Horror, its counterpart (well, unless you always find yourself facing lots of low-level enemies with poor Saving Throws). __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.

07-08-2002, 08:43 PM	#10
DieNooberDie Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: July 8, 2002 Location: usa Age: 40 Posts: 4	Im still on chapter 3 and i got the 2 cure light wounds spells.Do u get the other ones in later chapters? [ 07-08-2002, 08:58 PM: Message edited by: DieNooberDie ] __________________ Fear is the mind-killer.

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07-06-2002, 05:24 PM	#1
dreadnaught Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: July 6, 2002 Location: peabody,Ma Age: 51 Posts: 6	What effects the MAIN CHARACTER special abilities you get as you sleep for the 1st time after each chapter does anybody know a website that has a guide fore this or are the special abilities at the end of each chapter always the same no matter what class--race---alighnment you are right now I'm a human fighter/illusionist with 2 light healing and a 1 slow poison!!!!!

07-06-2002, 10:37 PM	#3
dreadnaught Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: July 6, 2002 Location: peabody,Ma Age: 51 Posts: 6	I thought that was how the special abilities worked I think I read that on a website before just wanted to make sure----I WAS LOOKING FOR A WAY TO AVOID GETTING SLOW POISON AND GET ANOTHER HEAL THOSE ARE MOR USEFUL. THANKS for the board WELCOME I've looked on this site for 2 years now but never joined!!!!

07-07-2002, 07:36 AM	#4
Arwyn the Betrayer Manshoon Join Date: July 5, 2002 Location: Germany Age: 44 Posts: 162	I think it's not the alignment, it's the reputation.

07-08-2002, 01:19 PM	#7
Arwyn the Betrayer Manshoon Join Date: July 5, 2002 Location: Germany Age: 44 Posts: 162	Hm, as far as I've experienced, it's important to spend the first few nights in a new chapter sleeping in an inn. Might be a coincidence, though.

07-08-2002, 06:23 PM	#9
dreadnaught Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: July 6, 2002 Location: peabody,Ma Age: 51 Posts: 6	THANKS FOR THE HELP GUYS SO THATS IT 3 GOOD ABILITIES AND 3 EVIL ABILITIES I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET ANOTHER HEAL NEVER HAVE TROUBLE GETTING POISONED I'M ON THE 3RD LEVEL OF THE CLOAKWOOD MINES AND I ALL MY PARTY HAS ANTIDOTES ON THEM THE HEALS COME IN MORE HANDY THAN ANYTHING ELSE----AND I'LL NEVER USE DRAW UPON HOLY MIGHT ON MY MAIN CHARACTER HE IS A FIGHTER/MAGE(REP IS 20)AN HAS A STRENGTH OF 18/00------I'M GLAD TO KNOW NOW THAT REP IS WHAT AFFECTS THE SPECIAL ABILITIES NOT ALIGNMENT NOW I CAN GO BACK AND THROUGH MY SAVES AND LOWER MY REP TO SEE WHAT MY DREAMS ARE LIKE!!!

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