secound time round

timothy trotter · 02-12-2005, 07:08 AM

im about to start again, my 2nd time. im going to have a kensai/mage? pc and a swashbuckler also. i want to find a good swashbucker sond set and or a good portrait. are there many name generators around aswell?

also, im pretty sure you cannot dual class into your 2nd class as a kit, so i count have a mage/kensai i just really want to cast magic missile and stuff. fireball too. if i SK my PC shortly after dual classing to a mage kensai when i level up will my ac still go down like it should? i hope that makes sense

Sir Goulum · 02-12-2005, 05:50 PM

You can have a Kensai/Mage. Just start with the Kensai kit, and dual-class to a mage.

timothy trotter · 02-12-2005, 07:34 PM

no, you misunderstand most likely i didnt say it as clearly as i should. i want to be a mage (1st profession) then a kensai (2nd profesion)

Sir Goulum · 02-12-2005, 09:12 PM

Oh, then you can't do that without using SK, as you said. I believe it should still work, but I've never tried it.

timothy trotter · 02-12-2005, 11:59 PM

thanks cobba, does anyone know if it works?

Cerek · 02-13-2005, 12:15 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by timothy trotter:
thanks cobba, does anyone know if it works?

Guess you'll just have to try it and let us know.

As for your earlier question, your AC should go down as you gain levels in your kensai class. Just remember that you will be starting at 1st level instead of 7-8 level, so it will take longer to get that lower AC.

And if you only want to cast up to 3rd level spells from your mage class, you might as well go ahead and us SK to "dual" to kensai at the very beginning of the game.

Give it a try and tell us what happens.

SixOfSpades · 02-14-2005, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by timothy trotter:
if i SK my PC shortly after dual classing to a mage kensai when i level up will my ac still go down like it should? i hope that makes sense

The Kensai gets a -2 AC bonus at Character Creation, thus his base AC is 8. Your base AC should still be 8, no matter whether you go Kensai->Mage or a hacked Mage->Kensai.

timothy trotter · 02-15-2005, 12:23 AM

but will it continue to go down when i lvl up as a kensai

SixOfSpades · 02-15-2005, 05:29 PM

A Swashbuckler continues to get level-based AC bonuses, a Kensai does not. Kensai get a -2 bonus and that's it.

If, however, they did continue to get AC bonuses, they would be granted only while the Kensai half was active. So, a Kensai->Mage would get the Kensai AC bonuses before he Dualed, a Mage->Kensai would get them during all the time after he Dualed.

timothy trotter · 02-15-2005, 11:14 PM

oops my mistake

02-12-2005, 07:08 AM	#1
timothy trotter Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: December 29, 2004 Location: south australia Age: 43 Posts: 603	im about to start again, my 2nd time. im going to have a kensai/mage? pc and a swashbuckler also. i want to find a good swashbucker sond set and or a good portrait. are there many name generators around aswell? also, im pretty sure you cannot dual class into your 2nd class as a kit, so i count have a mage/kensai i just really want to cast magic missile and stuff. fireball too. if i SK my PC shortly after dual classing to a mage kensai when i level up will my ac still go down like it should? i hope that makes sense __________________ Nobody expects the Spanish inquisition!<br />You will stay in the comfy chair until lunchtime, with only a cup of coffee at 11!

02-12-2005, 07:34 PM	#3
timothy trotter Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: December 29, 2004 Location: south australia Age: 43 Posts: 603	no, you misunderstand most likely i didnt say it as clearly as i should. i want to be a mage (1st profession) then a kensai (2nd profesion) __________________ Nobody expects the Spanish inquisition!<br />You will stay in the comfy chair until lunchtime, with only a cup of coffee at 11!

02-12-2005, 11:59 PM	#5
timothy trotter Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: December 29, 2004 Location: south australia Age: 43 Posts: 603	thanks cobba, does anyone know if it works? __________________ Nobody expects the Spanish inquisition!<br />You will stay in the comfy chair until lunchtime, with only a cup of coffee at 11!

02-15-2005, 12:23 AM	#8
timothy trotter Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: December 29, 2004 Location: south australia Age: 43 Posts: 603	but will it continue to go down when i lvl up as a kensai __________________ Nobody expects the Spanish inquisition!<br />You will stay in the comfy chair until lunchtime, with only a cup of coffee at 11!

02-15-2005, 05:29 PM	#9
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	A Swashbuckler continues to get level-based AC bonuses, a Kensai does not. Kensai get a -2 bonus and that's it. If, however, they did continue to get AC bonuses, they would be granted only while the Kensai half was active. So, a Kensai->Mage would get the Kensai AC bonuses before he Dualed, a Mage->Kensai would get them during all the time after he Dualed. __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.

02-12-2005, 05:50 PM	#2
Sir Goulum John Locke Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: Edmonton, Canada Age: 36 Posts: 8,985	You can have a Kensai/Mage. Just start with the Kensai kit, and dual-class to a mage.

02-12-2005, 09:12 PM	#4
Sir Goulum John Locke Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: Edmonton, Canada Age: 36 Posts: 8,985	Oh, then you can't do that without using SK, as you said. I believe it should still work, but I've never tried it.

02-15-2005, 11:14 PM	#10
timothy trotter Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: December 29, 2004 Location: south australia Age: 43 Posts: 603	oops my mistake __________________ Nobody expects the Spanish inquisition!<br />You will stay in the comfy chair until lunchtime, with only a cup of coffee at 11!

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