NWN my start character... please help

Avatar · 07-25-2002, 04:55 AM

Hi, I don't want to start NWN with a useless character and since I can have a henchman and a familiar with a summoned as maximum I want everyone to point out potential problem swith this character. I just finished the prelude so I can start again...

General Wizard (Elf Male)
Str10 Dex16 Con12 Wis8 Int16 Char14

I though I would rely on weapon finese(rapier) to overide str and ranged longbow for combat. Is a low Wisdom okay? I needed High charisma for persuasion and a medium Con12 for highier HP.

My weapons so far are a longbow and rapier.

My 1st feat is Point Blank Shot as I want to avoid early melee combat.
Familiar: Fairy
Skills: 4 points on my spell and concentration, 2 points on open locks and traps, 1 points on persuasion etc.

Questions: When do I get my next feat?? (need combat casting!!!) and how many more skill points do I get when I level up?

Can I use all weapons/armour eventually with new skills?

P.S. Can my henchman level up and use new found weapons? How does my familiar level up (with me?>).
Thank you so much!

Glorfindel · 07-25-2002, 05:10 AM

Ok... wel low wisdom will pretty well not do much.. but the major problem will be the lack of Will saving throw (AFAIK) which will mean fear attacks on you will really be a bummer...

personally I would be thinking of using staff's with a mage and get Daelen and the panther as henchman... but thats just me...

As for the Pixie Familiar... that wouldnt have been my choice... but you can still change it [img]smile.gif[/img] .. You dont really need the pixie if you are putting skill points in lock pick etc. You might want to change to the panther for a little extra grunt [img]smile.gif[/img]

As for the skills they look good [img]smile.gif[/img]

The next feat shouldnt be to long away... or at least not long enough for it to be any problem [img]smile.gif[/img]

Your Henchman WILL level up with you, same with your familiar (and each level up you get the oppurtunity to change your familiar) But you cannot give your henchman Items... BUT their Items and weapons will improve as they go up levels... so its all good [img]smile.gif[/img]

Shadow101 · 07-25-2002, 05:23 AM

the point in charisma are wasted, whenever you *need* to persuade someone you can usually drink an eagle splender potion and it'll work. eg my charisma is at 12 and whenever I need to persuade I can get it up to 15 and that leaves extra skill points for more important things

Glorfindel · 07-25-2002, 05:30 AM

And if you get the Maulet of the Master just switch to that if you ever need it [img]smile.gif[/img]

Morgan_Corbesant · 07-25-2002, 05:33 AM

actually, im going as a sorceror. you should use a panther or hell hound as a familiar. panther is my pick, it is a rogue, so it gets a sneak attack. once you level up a few times, and can afford to buy some magic arrows, you will be able to DESTROY anything that is locked. i say get a panther familiar, and a good tank for a henchman. (besides, for rp aspects i tried the pixie, but its "twinking" got annoying.

Eudoxus · 07-25-2002, 06:10 AM

I'm playing a socerer with a pixie as a familiar & the barbarian
as henchman. If played carefully there is very few times we get wasted.
Maby next time I'll be a pure tank.

Avatar · 07-25-2002, 06:15 AM

Yeah i know the Pixie is a waste but I did it for Role Playing reasons! [img]smile.gif[/img]

Also when do I get another feat and how many?

Blade · 07-25-2002, 12:40 PM

As for the armor question, yes if you select the feats you can use any weapon or armor but the downside is that shields and armor give you a percentage change of spells failing on you unless you use metamagic feats, like still spell, to compinsate. For instence the dragon armor i just came across had a 45% spell failure rate and if you added a light shield it would be a 50% failure rate. Although this doesn't anyone elece but mages and socerers. Personally i found the pixe a good familiar at the start to open the locks and traps. Your stats are good but remember you will have to have 19 Int. to cast 9th level spells by the end of the game and you can only increase a stat every 4 levels.

uss · 07-25-2002, 02:57 PM

Im playing a Wizard, Daelan is my Henchman and my familiar is the pixie. I`d have to say that if you get a tank as a henchman, you HAVE to have pixie as the familiar! The whole game is full of traps and locks and my pixie is currently INVALUABLE!

Shadow101 · 07-25-2002, 03:15 PM

actually I didnt take the tank henchman, he seems abit boring to talk to so I have the rogue henchman instead since he can get traps etc and panther as familiar. With a skeleton cheiftan skeleton or animal summon aswell I can kill loads without even using magic. Btw is there any reason for all them other familiars they dont seem worth using

07-25-2002, 04:55 AM	#1
Avatar Vampire Join Date: April 28, 2001 Location: Cambridge Age: 41 Posts: 3,877	Hi, I don't want to start NWN with a useless character and since I can have a henchman and a familiar with a summoned as maximum I want everyone to point out potential problem swith this character. I just finished the prelude so I can start again... General Wizard (Elf Male) Str10 Dex16 Con12 Wis8 Int16 Char14 I though I would rely on weapon finese(rapier) to overide str and ranged longbow for combat. Is a low Wisdom okay? I needed High charisma for persuasion and a medium Con12 for highier HP. My weapons so far are a longbow and rapier. My 1st feat is Point Blank Shot as I want to avoid early melee combat. Familiar: Fairy Skills: 4 points on my spell and concentration, 2 points on open locks and traps, 1 points on persuasion etc. Questions: When do I get my next feat?? (need combat casting!!!) and how many more skill points do I get when I level up? Can I use all weapons/armour eventually with new skills? P.S. Can my henchman level up and use new found weapons? How does my familiar level up (with me?>). Thank you so much! __________________ <b>Ê†ë®Ñï†Ý \'s Avariel<br /></b><br />Creator and Mithril Protector of the ALSB Clan <br /> [img]\"http://www.wizardrealm.com/images/avatar.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

07-25-2002, 05:33 AM	#5
Morgan_Corbesant Symbol of Cyric Join Date: August 19, 2001 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 46 Posts: 1,224	actually, im going as a sorceror. you should use a panther or hell hound as a familiar. panther is my pick, it is a rogue, so it gets a sneak attack. once you level up a few times, and can afford to buy some magic arrows, you will be able to DESTROY anything that is locked. i say get a panther familiar, and a good tank for a henchman. (besides, for rp aspects i tried the pixie, but its "twinking" got annoying. __________________ Morgan Corbesant, Elven BladeSinger, Captain of the army of the Seldarine<br /><br /> [img]\"http://www.rleeermey.com/images/linkbanners/usmcredwhiteblue.gif\" alt=\" - \" /><br />Protector of Elves<br />Slayer of Orcs<br /><br />ALL YOUR BASE, ARE BELONG TO US!!!<br />I DON\'T FIGHT FOR HONOR, I FIGHT TO WIN!<br />\"One who is a samurai must before all things keep constantly in mind, by day and by night...the fact that he has to die\". <br />-Daidoji Yuzan-<br />16th Century

07-25-2002, 06:15 AM	#7
Avatar Vampire Join Date: April 28, 2001 Location: Cambridge Age: 41 Posts: 3,877	Yeah i know the Pixie is a waste but I did it for Role Playing reasons! [img]smile.gif[/img] Also when do I get another feat and how many? __________________ <b>Ê†ë®Ñï†Ý \'s Avariel<br /></b><br />Creator and Mithril Protector of the ALSB Clan <br /> [img]\"http://www.wizardrealm.com/images/avatar.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

07-25-2002, 12:40 PM	#8
Blade Emerald Dragon Join Date: March 12, 2001 Location: spokane wa usa Age: 40 Posts: 926	As for the armor question, yes if you select the feats you can use any weapon or armor but the downside is that shields and armor give you a percentage change of spells failing on you unless you use metamagic feats, like still spell, to compinsate. For instence the dragon armor i just came across had a 45% spell failure rate and if you added a light shield it would be a 50% failure rate. Although this doesn't anyone elece but mages and socerers. Personally i found the pixe a good familiar at the start to open the locks and traps. Your stats are good but remember you will have to have 19 Int. to cast 9th level spells by the end of the game and you can only increase a stat every 4 levels. __________________ <br /><br />All blades cut, be they made from metal or wood, but the sharpest and deadliest blade is the one of knowledge, and that is the least used.<br />An Archmage of the HADB

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07-25-2002, 05:10 AM	#2
Glorfindel Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: January 9, 2002 Location: Mt. Gambier, Australia Age: 36 Posts: 3,337	Ok... wel low wisdom will pretty well not do much.. but the major problem will be the lack of Will saving throw (AFAIK) which will mean fear attacks on you will really be a bummer... personally I would be thinking of using staff's with a mage and get Daelen and the panther as henchman... but thats just me... As for the Pixie Familiar... that wouldnt have been my choice... but you can still change it [img]smile.gif[/img] .. You dont really need the pixie if you are putting skill points in lock pick etc. You might want to change to the panther for a little extra grunt [img]smile.gif[/img] As for the skills they look good [img]smile.gif[/img] The next feat shouldnt be to long away... or at least not long enough for it to be any problem [img]smile.gif[/img] Your Henchman WILL level up with you, same with your familiar (and each level up you get the oppurtunity to change your familiar) But you cannot give your henchman Items... BUT their Items and weapons will improve as they go up levels... so its all good [img]smile.gif[/img]

07-25-2002, 05:23 AM	#3
Shadow101 Dungeon Master Join Date: July 24, 2001 Location: Scotland, Irvine Posts: 71	the point in charisma are wasted, whenever you need to persuade someone you can usually drink an eagle splender potion and it'll work. eg my charisma is at 12 and whenever I need to persuade I can get it up to 15 and that leaves extra skill points for more important things

07-25-2002, 05:30 AM	#4
Glorfindel Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: January 9, 2002 Location: Mt. Gambier, Australia Age: 36 Posts: 3,337	And if you get the Maulet of the Master just switch to that if you ever need it [img]smile.gif[/img]

07-25-2002, 06:10 AM	#6
Eudoxus Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: July 22, 2002 Location: Brisbane, Q\'ld Age: 93 Posts: 44	I'm playing a socerer with a pixie as a familiar & the barbarian as henchman. If played carefully there is very few times we get wasted. Maby next time I'll be a pure tank.

07-25-2002, 02:57 PM	#9
uss 20th Level Warrior Join Date: November 16, 2001 Location: Estonia Age: 35 Posts: 2,775	Im playing a Wizard, Daelan is my Henchman and my familiar is the pixie. I`d have to say that if you get a tank as a henchman, you HAVE to have pixie as the familiar! The whole game is full of traps and locks and my pixie is currently INVALUABLE!

07-25-2002, 03:15 PM	#10
Shadow101 Dungeon Master Join Date: July 24, 2001 Location: Scotland, Irvine Posts: 71	actually I didnt take the tank henchman, he seems abit boring to talk to so I have the rogue henchman instead since he can get traps etc and panther as familiar. With a skeleton cheiftan skeleton or animal summon aswell I can kill loads without even using magic. Btw is there any reason for all them other familiars they dont seem worth using

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