Where next after Friendly Arms Inn?

Hayashi · 02-17-2002, 08:50 PM

I have deliberately refrained from consulting any guide or walkthroughs. I have left Candlekeep and arrived at the FAI. Imoen, Khalid, Jaheira, Xzar & Montaron are in my party. Where should I head to next?
Xzar & Montaron want to head for Nashkell. So I suppose that's where I should be going next (via Beregost, I presume)?
No spoilers pls, but hints would be appreciated.

JR Jansen · 02-17-2002, 09:15 PM

That would be a good course of action and a helpfull hint. If somebody is complaining that you are taking to long, it might be a good idea to get there ASAP.

Nerull · 02-17-2002, 09:25 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Hayashi:
I have deliberately refrained from consulting any guide or walkthroughs. I have left Candlekeep and arrived at the FAI. Imoen, Khalid, Jaheira, Xzar & Montaron are in my party. Where should I head to next?
Xzar & Montaron want to head for Nashkell. So I suppose that's where I should be going next (via Beregost, I presume)?
No spoilers pls, but hints would be appreciated.

Actually, Khalid and Jaheira want to go to Nashkel, too. And if you take too long to get there, they'll start complaining (Khalid, Jaheira, Xzar, and Montaron will all be complaining about going there). Eventually, they'll leave if you don't go soon enough. So my suggestion would be to head there right away (in fact, I would go right through Beregost (except maybe to rest) and go straight to Nashkel). Once you arrive there, they will stop complaining, and will not complain ever again. Thus, just go there, then leave and do your own thing (i.e. go back to Beregost and do the quests there first). The key is you want to shut them up and stop them from leaving.

I do have a couple of suggestions:

1. Don't mix good and evil in the same party. Make a choice of alignments, then stick with it. If not, conflict will be the eventual result (hey, good guys are adventurers to destroy evil, after all). You can mix neutrals in easy enough; just always pay attention to your party's reputation, and look at the table in the back of the manual to determine party members' moods for a specific reputation level. At this point in the game, you have no choice, but as soon as you can switch out the NPCs that will cause conflict, the better.

2. Make sure you explore every square inch of the FAI, especially talking to each and every person in and around the inn (they have important information and/or quests for you). Don't leave before you do so.

Sir Marcus Swordseeker · 02-18-2002, 06:13 PM

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Lavindathar · 02-18-2002, 07:05 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Nerull:

2. Make sure you explore every square inch of the FAI, especially talking to each and every person in and around the inn (they have important information and/or quests for you). Don't leave before you do so.

If I presume you are talking about a very helpful "hidden" ring, then it isn't there in the patched version...and I also presume he has a patched version.

But still sound advice..

Scholarcs · 02-19-2002, 12:19 AM

Just go to Nashkel.

david_m11 · 02-19-2002, 04:27 PM

You can always go back to Beregost (and anywhere else!) after you have been to Nashkell.

antonius · 02-19-2002, 04:41 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Lavindathar:

If I presume you are talking about a very helpful "hidden" ring, then it isn't there in the patched version...and I also presume he has a patched version.

But still sound advice..

This is one of the BG equivalents of an urban myth - the ring of which you speak is there in all official versions (patched, TotSC, unpatched). I fell for this one myself many (many) moons ago.

02-17-2002, 08:50 PM	#1
Hayashi Silver Dragon Join Date: March 25, 2001 Location: The Lion City Age: 62 Posts: 1,699	I have deliberately refrained from consulting any guide or walkthroughs. I have left Candlekeep and arrived at the FAI. Imoen, Khalid, Jaheira, Xzar & Montaron are in my party. Where should I head to next? Xzar & Montaron want to head for Nashkell. So I suppose that's where I should be going next (via Beregost, I presume)? No spoilers pls, but hints would be appreciated. __________________ I visit IW occasionally...

02-17-2002, 09:15 PM	#2
JR Jansen Drizzt Do'Urden Join Date: May 31, 2001 Location: Mol (Belgium) Posts: 658	That would be a good course of action and a helpfull hint. If somebody is complaining that you are taking to long, it might be a good idea to get there ASAP. __________________ JR<p>Damned i lost cousin Jan\'s techno gloves<p>Forest runner and first gnomish demiranger-protector with slightly rougueish tendencies and a natural dislike for Aerie

02-17-2002, 09:25 PM	#3
Nerull Lord Ao Join Date: May 17, 2001 Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA Age: 53 Posts: 2,069	quote: Originally posted by Hayashi: I have deliberately refrained from consulting any guide or walkthroughs. I have left Candlekeep and arrived at the FAI. Imoen, Khalid, Jaheira, Xzar & Montaron are in my party. Where should I head to next? Xzar & Montaron want to head for Nashkell. So I suppose that's where I should be going next (via Beregost, I presume)? No spoilers pls, but hints would be appreciated. Actually, Khalid and Jaheira want to go to Nashkel, too. And if you take too long to get there, they'll start complaining (Khalid, Jaheira, Xzar, and Montaron will all be complaining about going there). Eventually, they'll leave if you don't go soon enough. So my suggestion would be to head there right away (in fact, I would go right through Beregost (except maybe to rest) and go straight to Nashkel). Once you arrive there, they will stop complaining, and will not complain ever again. Thus, just go there, then leave and do your own thing (i.e. go back to Beregost and do the quests there first). The key is you want to shut them up and stop them from leaving. I do have a couple of suggestions: 1. Don't mix good and evil in the same party. Make a choice of alignments, then stick with it. If not, conflict will be the eventual result (hey, good guys are adventurers to destroy evil, after all). You can mix neutrals in easy enough; just always pay attention to your party's reputation, and look at the table in the back of the manual to determine party members' moods for a specific reputation level. At this point in the game, you have no choice, but as soon as you can switch out the NPCs that will cause conflict, the better. 2. Make sure you explore every square inch of the FAI, especially talking to each and every person in and around the inn (they have important information and/or quests for you). Don't leave before you do so. __________________ [img]\"ubb/noncgi/smiles/new/ghoul.gif\" alt=\" - \" /><br /><br />\"The middle class pays all of the taxes, does all of the work.<br />The lower class exists just to scare the middle class.\"<br />-George Carlin

02-18-2002, 07:05 PM	#5
Lavindathar Harper Join Date: March 21, 2001 Location: Lancs, England Age: 39 Posts: 4,729	quote: Originally posted by Nerull: 2. Make sure you explore every square inch of the FAI, especially talking to each and every person in and around the inn (they have important information and/or quests for you). Don't leave before you do so. If I presume you are talking about a very helpful "hidden" ring, then it isn't there in the patched version...and I also presume he has a patched version. But still sound advice.. __________________ =@

02-19-2002, 12:19 AM	#6
Scholarcs Red Dragon Join Date: December 5, 2001 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Age: 38 Posts: 1,557	Just go to Nashkel. __________________ <br />\"A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five\" - Groucho Marx<br />Member of the ORT Clan. <br />\"Some birds are not meant to be caged because their feathers are too bright\"<br />Ma bouche sera la bouche des malheurs qui n\'ont point de bouche, ma voix, la liberté de celles qui s\'affaissent au cachot du désespoir. - Aimé Césaire<br />La plus perdue de toutes les journées est celle où l\'on n\'a pas ri. - Sébastien Roch Nicolas

02-18-2002, 06:13 PM	#4
Sir Marcus Swordseeker Dungeon Master Join Date: January 25, 2002 Location: Carson City Nv Posts: 82	S P O I L E R dont forget the trees

02-19-2002, 04:27 PM	#7
david_m11 Dungeon Master Join Date: September 9, 2001 Location: Manchester, England Posts: 65	You can always go back to Beregost (and anywhere else!) after you have been to Nashkell. __________________ Does my gut look big in this???<br />:monster5:

02-19-2002, 04:41 PM	#8
antonius Zhentarim Guard Join Date: May 14, 2001 Location: Leeds, England Posts: 384	quote: Originally posted by Lavindathar: If I presume you are talking about a very helpful "hidden" ring, then it isn't there in the patched version...and I also presume he has a patched version. But still sound advice.. This is one of the BG equivalents of an urban myth - the ring of which you speak is there in all official versions (patched, TotSC, unpatched). I fell for this one myself many (many) moons ago.

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