Best Party for BG2??? - Page 2

GlaurungtheGolden · 04-17-2002, 10:27 PM

this one is a little arbitrary and rambling:
party:
as Black_Knight very wisely notes, your party will depend hugely on your protagonist. i kinda find it hard (swallow) to dump jaheira, imoen or minsc. so i'd say keep them. (this is different if you're evil..) anyway why would anyone ever leave minsc. even considering the fighters and paladins in the game.. i have to say.. no one kicks butt like minsc does. i dont know what it is with him.. even if i try giving someone else greater strength (by means of a girdle or something) minsc always does max damage and is usually finished with his opponent before anyone else is finished with theirs.
so if you're a spellcaster like i am, you'd want to pick up keldorn and valygar along. that gives you 2 or 3 great fighters. keldorn can wield carsomyr, valygar dual wield katanas or shoot arrows. minsc - give him crom faeyr/skullcrusher or mace of disruption. that leaves you with a good party except you dont have clerical abilites.
the problem with taking viconia or other evil chars into your party when you're of good alignment is that they're going to leave when your rep shoots up. when i played.. i didnt consult walkthroughs to find out when exactly my rep was going to get a +. so you cant control it (coz you dont know when its going to happen).

one more thing: not that this is directly related.. but imho, crom faeyr is better by far than carsomyr. i know carsomyr is more cool and all but crom faeyr just seems to do far more damage, especially considering that you're strength becomes 25! and you can wield another good weapon.

Sir Mandorallen · 04-17-2002, 10:57 PM

Ah... yes. Crom Faeyr. I voted for the Carsomyr as I almost always play as a cavalier or another type of paladin, or a mage, or a archer... I havent really touched the others, even though I have beaten SoA and ToB about 6 times each! Anyways the paladin always needs the holy avenger and the archer... duh.... and mages can't use it. So I don't use it very often... sorry yall' my vote is with Carsomyr.

Back to the thread: Glau-uh... Glaue... to the hells with it! G.T.G was VERY right with the "wise" part but also had a great point with minsc. Sometimes he is just amazing... how he gets all of those kills when I have the +5 weapon and the girdle of streanth and whatnot? Its bloody amazing! Also good point w/the fighters... cept personaly I don't use valgar as i need someone with a peronality and a voice that dosn't sound so... boring.

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Deathcow · 04-17-2002, 11:03 PM

ive found that keldorn finishes monsters faster...when there are two kinds of the same monster, i sick keldorn and minsc on two different ones and keldorn usually has his monster dead while minsc has his around badly injured to near death

anywho...actually, ALL of the npc's are good if they fit into your party..even nalia, but who would want her? heh

the question is, how do you like your party? generally, i like to have 3 tanks, a cleric, a thief, and a mage

but you could have 1 or 2 tanks (clerics can tank if you want), a thief or two, and two or more mages, if you like pretty spelll effects

Sir Mandorallen · 04-17-2002, 11:17 PM

I prefer three tanks__(me) cavalier, minsc, anomen (kinda a tank) Two clerics (romance either jahiera, arie, or viconia and, unfortuetly, anomen) then two mages, one being my thief__Jan and Nalia__and of course my romance partner! (which seems to change with the months sometimes.

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[ 04-17-2002, 11:18 PM: Message edited by: Black_Knight ]

04-17-2002, 11:18 PM

Has anyone considered Mazzy?

Sir Mandorallen · 04-17-2002, 11:21 PM

Mazzy is good, and she has been in my party, I just don't put her on my list of "the best". Not bad NPC though--and a note is that you do not need the "best" party... you can put in anyone YOU want, acording to YOUR preferences and personal qualities. And variation is the spice of life.
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[img]smile.gif[/img] ----hee hee! get it? VARIATION. Ha ha!

Sir Mandorallen · 04-17-2002, 11:26 PM

I hate to dissapoint all of you... but it is 11:30 on my side of the world and I have some W.O.T. to re-read so I have to get off... guess you shall be forced to go on without my guidence. C-YA All tommara!! HAVE FUN!!!!

-variation! (Black_Knight snickers.) god i crack me up!

--PEACES YALL!!

Helmsley · 04-18-2002, 12:31 AM

The others are right. It all depends on you and your preferences. I beat the game with the following party: myself (half-elven archer), Minsc, Imoen, Mazzy, Haer'dalis, and Nalia. Used Minsc and Mazzy as my tanks, Immy and Nalia as my magic users, me in the back sniping and healing (gotta love being a ranger), and Haer'dalis just singing away. Strange party make-up, but it worked for me.

Danius · 04-18-2002, 09:33 AM

hi guys this isn't about the topic but how do i get one of those pics by the side of my name ????? if any1 can tell me i'd be very grateful

BALDURS RULEs !!!!!!

Danius · 04-18-2002, 09:33 AM

hi guys this isn't about the topic but how do i get one of those pics by the side of my name ????? if any1 can tell me i'd be very grateful

BALDURS RULEs !!!!!!

04-17-2002, 10:57 PM	#12
Sir Mandorallen Baaz Draconian Join Date: November 7, 2001 Location: Fal Dara of Shienar Age: 37 Posts: 790	Ah... yes. Crom Faeyr. I voted for the Carsomyr as I almost always play as a cavalier or another type of paladin, or a mage, or a archer... I havent really touched the others, even though I have beaten SoA and ToB about 6 times each! Anyways the paladin always needs the holy avenger and the archer... duh.... and mages can't use it. So I don't use it very often... sorry yall' my vote is with Carsomyr. Back to the thread: Glau-uh... Glaue... to the hells with it! G.T.G was VERY right with the "wise" part but also had a great point with minsc. Sometimes he is just amazing... how he gets all of those kills when I have the +5 weapon and the girdle of streanth and whatnot? Its bloody amazing! Also good point w/the fighters... cept personaly I don't use valgar as i need someone with a peronality and a voice that dosn't sound so... boring. [img]smile.gif[/img] [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ <br /><br />\"Sa souvraya niende misain ye\"<br />~I am lost in my own mind~<br /><br />\"Paradise on my right, Hell on my left, and the Angel of Death behind.\"<br />~The Sirat: O.C. Bible~

04-17-2002, 11:17 PM	#14
Sir Mandorallen Baaz Draconian Join Date: November 7, 2001 Location: Fal Dara of Shienar Age: 37 Posts: 790	I prefer three tanks__(me) cavalier, minsc, anomen (kinda a tank) Two clerics (romance either jahiera, arie, or viconia and, unfortuetly, anomen) then two mages, one being my thief__Jan and Nalia__and of course my romance partner! (which seems to change with the months sometimes. ) [ 04-17-2002, 11:18 PM: Message edited by: Black_Knight ] __________________ <br /><br />\"Sa souvraya niende misain ye\"<br />~I am lost in my own mind~<br /><br />\"Paradise on my right, Hell on my left, and the Angel of Death behind.\"<br />~The Sirat: O.C. Bible~

04-17-2002, 11:21 PM	#16
Sir Mandorallen Baaz Draconian Join Date: November 7, 2001 Location: Fal Dara of Shienar Age: 37 Posts: 790	Mazzy is good, and she has been in my party, I just don't put her on my list of "the best". Not bad NPC though--and a note is that you do not need the "best" party... you can put in anyone YOU want, acording to YOUR preferences and personal qualities. And variation is the spice of life. [img]smile.gif[/img] [img]smile.gif[/img] ----hee hee! get it? VARIATION. Ha ha! __________________ <br /><br />\"Sa souvraya niende misain ye\"<br />~I am lost in my own mind~<br /><br />\"Paradise on my right, Hell on my left, and the Angel of Death behind.\"<br />~The Sirat: O.C. Bible~

04-17-2002, 11:26 PM	#17
Sir Mandorallen Baaz Draconian Join Date: November 7, 2001 Location: Fal Dara of Shienar Age: 37 Posts: 790	I hate to dissapoint all of you... but it is 11:30 on my side of the world and I have some W.O.T. to re-read so I have to get off... guess you shall be forced to go on without my guidence. C-YA All tommara!! HAVE FUN!!!! -variation! (Black_Knight snickers.) god i crack me up! --PEACES YALL!! __________________ <br /><br />\"Sa souvraya niende misain ye\"<br />~I am lost in my own mind~<br /><br />\"Paradise on my right, Hell on my left, and the Angel of Death behind.\"<br />~The Sirat: O.C. Bible~

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04-17-2002, 10:27 PM	#11
GlaurungtheGolden Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: April 16, 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 46 Posts: 20	this one is a little arbitrary and rambling: party: as Black_Knight very wisely notes, your party will depend hugely on your protagonist. i kinda find it hard (swallow) to dump jaheira, imoen or minsc. so i'd say keep them. (this is different if you're evil..) anyway why would anyone ever leave minsc. even considering the fighters and paladins in the game.. i have to say.. no one kicks butt like minsc does. i dont know what it is with him.. even if i try giving someone else greater strength (by means of a girdle or something) minsc always does max damage and is usually finished with his opponent before anyone else is finished with theirs. so if you're a spellcaster like i am, you'd want to pick up keldorn and valygar along. that gives you 2 or 3 great fighters. keldorn can wield carsomyr, valygar dual wield katanas or shoot arrows. minsc - give him crom faeyr/skullcrusher or mace of disruption. that leaves you with a good party except you dont have clerical abilites. the problem with taking viconia or other evil chars into your party when you're of good alignment is that they're going to leave when your rep shoots up. when i played.. i didnt consult walkthroughs to find out when exactly my rep was going to get a +. so you cant control it (coz you dont know when its going to happen). one more thing: not that this is directly related.. but imho, crom faeyr is better by far than carsomyr. i know carsomyr is more cool and all but crom faeyr just seems to do far more damage, especially considering that you're strength becomes 25! and you can wield another good weapon.

04-17-2002, 11:03 PM	#13
Deathcow Elminster Join Date: January 24, 2002 Location: Virginia Beach Age: 40 Posts: 467	ive found that keldorn finishes monsters faster...when there are two kinds of the same monster, i sick keldorn and minsc on two different ones and keldorn usually has his monster dead while minsc has his around badly injured to near death anywho...actually, ALL of the npc's are good if they fit into your party..even nalia, but who would want her? heh the question is, how do you like your party? generally, i like to have 3 tanks, a cleric, a thief, and a mage but you could have 1 or 2 tanks (clerics can tank if you want), a thief or two, and two or more mages, if you like pretty spelll effects

04-17-2002, 11:18 PM	#15
lroyo Guest Posts: n/a	Has anyone considered Mazzy?

04-18-2002, 12:31 AM	#18
Helmsley Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: March 12, 2002 Location: Elibom Posts: 8	The others are right. It all depends on you and your preferences. I beat the game with the following party: myself (half-elven archer), Minsc, Imoen, Mazzy, Haer'dalis, and Nalia. Used Minsc and Mazzy as my tanks, Immy and Nalia as my magic users, me in the back sniping and healing (gotta love being a ranger), and Haer'dalis just singing away. Strange party make-up, but it worked for me.

04-18-2002, 09:33 AM	#19
Danius Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: April 16, 2002 Location: the great monk temple Age: 37 Posts: 32	hi guys this isn't about the topic but how do i get one of those pics by the side of my name ????? if any1 can tell me i'd be very grateful BALDURS RULEs !!!!!!

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