Top things every player should know about BG2

[Zuvio]

Well it's SPANDEX man! Can't live without it.

[Niadh]

Cheeze (worse than a spoiler warning)
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Everyone can really use scrolls, it is a lie if they tell you otherwise. All you need is a potion and the scroll. Pause, drink potion, switch the scroll to where the potion was and voila. so...Minsc blowing himself up with fireball, or not as it would do 0D10 damage.

For some reason even the elves who never leave home speak common, and some underdark people also do, despite teh lack of surface contact.

[Vedran]

It's an old trick, from the days of BG1...

Any character with INT score above 1 can learn at least one language beside his native one.
-duergar - learned common for trade purposes
-svirfneblin - learned it so they could communicate with their Lady Adalon
-elves - learnt common just for this occasion, so they could communicate with the Bhaalspawn

[Annatar]

Originally posted by Vedran: It's an old trick, from the days of BG1... Any character with INT score above 1 can learn at least one language beside his native one. -duergar - learned common for trade purposes -svirfneblin - learned it so they could communicate with their Lady Adalon -elves - learnt common just for this occasion, so they could communicate with the Bhaalspawn

aren't duergar and svirfneblin the same? plz correct me if I'm wrong..

[Kaltia]

Duergar are the dwarven equivilant of drow and elves (ie evil, but same species), whilst the svirfnebli are the deep gnomes.

[SixOfSpades]

Originally posted by Vedran: What is so cheesy with him? When he turns to demilich, you turn to Slayer. BTW, everyone should know to spell these names: .... SULDANESSELAR

SuldanesseLLar. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[SixOfSpades]

SOME MORE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT BG2:

- It's not your fault that Imoen got taken away.
- Don't piss off the Shadow Thieves in Chapter 2.
- Killing a Merchant does NOT mean you can loot all the gear he had for sale.
- A +2 weapon that adds a point of Cold damage to each hit is pure crap now.
- Trying to learn all the spells will drive you nuts. You don't believe me, just ask my therapist.
- You WILL have bugs in your game.
- If your your party includes Anomen, Edwin, Jaheira, or Viconia, you will have even MORE bugs.
- Try to keep all of your excess gear stored in roughly the same place, and INDOORS.

[Tancred]

No matter how many good deeds you do or how hard you work to please people, nobody likes you. Need proof?

- You can get attacked in a bar by anything ranging from a Red Dragon to a small halfling child and no-one will bat an eyelid. On the other hand, accidentally kill even the most evil and unpopular member of the public and expect the whole Amnian army to turn up to arrest you.
- You can drag your dying, bloodied and battered carcass to the most charitable priest in the land, and he'll STILL expect you to fork over a huge wodge of dough before he'll lift a finger to help you. In fact, sometimes he'll ask for many payments in instalments.
- No-one anywhere - even close friends - will lend you any money ever. 1gp away from buying that fab new magic Sword of Destroying Everything? Expect to have to forcefully seperate some tightwad from his cash, or have to do some pointless FEDEX work. Either that, or pawn your hard-won belogings for a measly return.
- Even the most cowardly mugger will open fire with his deadliest weapons with intent to kill you on sight. No chance of surrender, or even giving him 50gp to sod off. He'll go for your throat.
- Enemies several screens away from you besieging towns you happen to be in will use vast, inaccurate siege catapults with the express intent of aiming for YOU every time! Hit the walls? What an outlandish concept!
- Everyone you try to kill will do their level best to use up every potion they've got - pointlessly - rather than let you have it. The embittered scum.

All in all, it's a harsh world and everyone's gunning for you. Better get used to it.

[Zuvio]

No matter how many good deeds you do or how hard you work to please people, nobody likes you. Need proof? - You can get attacked in a bar by anything ranging from a Red Dragon to a small halfling child and no-one will bat an eyelid. On the other hand, accidentally kill even the most evil and unpopular member of the public and expect the whole Amnian army to turn up to arrest you. - You can drag your dying, bloodied and battered carcass to the most charitable priest in the land, and he'll STILL expect you to fork over a huge wodge of dough before he'll lift a finger to help you. In fact, sometimes he'll ask for many payments in instalments. - No-one anywhere - even close friends - will lend you any money ever. 1gp away from buying that fab new magic Sword of Destroying Everything? Expect to have to forcefully seperate some tightwad from his cash, or have to do some pointless FEDEX work. Either that, or pawn your hard-won belogings for a measly return. - Even the most cowardly mugger will open fire with his deadliest weapons with intent to kill you on sight. No chance of surrender, or even giving him 50gp to sod off. He'll go for your throat. - Enemies several screens away from you besieging towns you happen to be in will use vast, inaccurate siege catapults with the express intent of aiming for YOU every time! Hit the walls? What an outlandish concept! - Everyone you try to kill will do their level best to use up every potion they've got - pointlessly - rather than let you have it. The embittered scum. All in all, it's a harsh world and everyone's gunning for you. Better get used to it.

Amen brother, amen...

[Vedran]

Originally posted by SixOfSpades: SuldanesseLLar. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Aiii...
At least I didn't say Suulodenisarr .