Bhaalspawn abilities

[antonius]

Can someone just let me know what the possible bhaalspawn (end of chapter bonus) abilites are? Am I right in thinking that it's reputation based... with a consistently high rep I've ended with the following - 2x Cure Light Wounds, 2x Slow Poison, 2x Draw upon Holy Might.

I'm also sure that the first two are replaced by Larlocks Minor Drain with a low rep, what about the others?

[J'aran]

If you have a consistently low rep you'll get 2x Larloch's Minor Drain, 2x Horror, and 2x Vampiric Touch.

[antonius]

Thanks - I like the idea of a mixed bunch of them (Horror is certainly better than Slow Poison) but it's just far too difficult to play with and keep a low enough reputation...

[Lavindathar]

Slow poison can be a life saver, and IMPO is better than Horror, as your Mage can learn that at a low level!! In Cloakwood, it helps to have Slow Poison!

[Daniel]

When you finnish the game and it saves your Character as char1 start playing with this char(Not apreviously saved char). And you will then get the alternative bhaalspawn powers.

I was playing through as a paladin and got 2x Cure Light Wounds, 2x Slow Poison, 2x Draw upon Holy Might.

when I loaded my char1 and played again(I had High reputation) I got the other powers at the dreams instead 2x Larloch's Minor Drain, 2x Horror, and 2x Vampiric Touch.

[antonius]

What got me thinking about this was that I'm going to export the character to BG2 (he's a CN Elf Thief BTW). When I played BG2 previously the abilities seemed randomly assigned (on a new char).

I was going to use Shadowkeeper to change them, but interestingly Horror isn't available as an innate ability. Any thoughts?

I like Horror as it's useful for a Thief to get out of tight spots...

[Beaumanoir]

Well When I Played With My Cleric, I CONSTANTLY Got A High Rep. BUT, At The End I Had A Mix Of The Good AND Bad Abilities! 2x Cure Light Wounds, 2x Draw Upon Holy Might And 2x Vampiric Touch!!

[Lemernis]

Which abilities you get depends on your rep at the time of the dream. I forget now what the cutoff is for rep being bad, but I would expect it is the first thing below average (9? 8?)

average or higher rep:

Cure Light
Cure Light
Slow Poison
Slow Poison
Draw Upon Holy Might
Draw Upon Holy Might

below average rep:

Larloch's Minor Drain
Larloch's Minor Drain
Horror
Horror
Vampiric Touch
Vampiric Touch

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I think the last two special abilities are conferred in chapter six after the rep has plummeted because of events at Candlekeep and the party is 'disliked'. I know my party had 17 rep in chapter 6 and it dropped to whatever it is that would give the main character Vampiric Touch, and rep remained low thereafter (I never bothered to raise it--I had pretty much every tiem I needed and a pile of money). I guess you can avoid that if upon emerging from Candlekeep going right to a temple and buying your rep back if you prefer to get Draw Upon Holy Might. But Vampiric Touch is actually a great spell, I prefer that one.

[ 02-16-2002: Message edited by: Lemernis ]

[ 02-16-2002: Message edited by: Lemernis ]

[Beaumanoir]

I Prefer The Vampiric Touch Too! That Is Actually A Kick Ass Spell! Very Handy!! How Much Does Your Rep Go Down In Candlekeep?

[Lemernis]

Well, my rep was 17 and I ended up getting Vampiric Touch, which I think means it must have dropped to at least 8... It's a lot. I should say though that in one version of the game where I did not take on a particular fight my rep somehow remained intact. But I think that may have been a bug. I think the game is scripted for your rep to drop.