Who are your favourite 3 NPC's?

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Only list your favourite 3 potential teammates in the game

For me, I personally don't see myself getting rid of Minsc, Aarie and Jaheira.

I love having Minsc in my party beacuse:
1) He is so freakin powerful!
2) He has good intentions, I know it sounds cheesy but I personally like having a party of good aligned characters. Makes me kind of wish Jaheira would quit complaining about balance now that my party gets things at half price!
3) He is deadly in meelee and long range attacks, at least since i got a Tugian Bow from killing the archers in the slave trade room from the sewers
4) His dialogue is freaking halarious!!!

Aarie I like because
1) Unbeleiveably versatile with her mage/cleric combination
2) Not too shabby in combat with a Clerics Staff+3 and AC8 Bracers of Defense, and Robe of the Good Arch Magi
3) She is not Edwin! LOL!

Jaheira I like because
1) Insect Plague! best spell when fighting powerful spell casters!
2) She is good when I need an extra fighter with her +2 Club she got in the Druid Grove, a good backup fighter with her Lightning Staff she got in the same spot--kind of like a jack of all trades for my party--kind of like how Scottie Pippen plays nowadays
3) She has been even more useful now on offense now that I have someone who can operate the Wand of Heavens so my mages can concentrate on spellcasting

[ September 16, 2003, 03:17: Message edited by: Neeraj in Athkatla ]

 

Ugh, not this again so soon, A. the Flopish Idiot did a whole NPC elemination poll thing a while back, so do a search for it and you can see all the different stages of the elemination...though I do agree with you on Aerie and Jaheira.

 

Sorry bout that! I just registered today and this is the 1st day interacting with others playing SoA!

Sorry about this particular board!

[ September 16, 2003, 03:17: Message edited by: Neeraj in Athkatla ]

 

Sweetie... er..., Jaheira

Imoen

Nalia. Would be ex aequo with Keldorn, but I only have him for a short time because I always tell him to take care of his family. I just roleplay a bit, you know.

 

Roleplaying wise:

1) Viconia. I just have a thing for evil chicks.


2) (Edited for spoiler/regulation reasons) It will have to be Korgan. Although he does become rather redundant as my Charnames are usually fighter-types.

3) Yoshimio. The perfect sidekick...until...
(Imoen shares this spot as well, filling the role of a sidekick and thief.)

Power wise:

1) Anomen. It's ridiculous how powerful this little twerp can get at high levels.

2) Keldorn. Inquisitors are unbalanced. Unbalanced, I say! Throw in Carsomyr and it gets even more ridiculous. I always kill this old man in the sewers anyway and then visit his family in the Government district with a few Death Spells.

3) Edwin. The supremely powerful mage with the most spell slots. Of course, he gets trumped by the two above with their anti-magic capabilities.
Plus, he's annoying as hell, although the comic relief he provides makes up for it.

[ September 15, 2003, 20:33: Message edited by: Shura ]

 

Hi... I'm new, I was intrigued but the topic...

My favorite NPCs are Anomen, Jaheria and Imoen...

Anomen id fun... not only because he's wicked powerful, but also because he's not perfect... I really don't mind his abrasive personality because he does get better.

I love Jaheria because she can become really powerful, and I just love the fighter/cleric or druid combo.

Imoen is a favorite from BGI, and I think she's much better with the thief/mage class... plus she's funny...

 

Anomen - you all can have Viconia. The "little twerp", as he's been called, does get very powerful as the game progresses. For all his faults, and all the NPCs have them, he is a must-have in my games. Besides, gotta have someone to romance.

Jaheira - just read Beren's post. No matter what I try to put here, it will pale in comparison. Suffice it to say that I agree with Beren.

Nalia - a little too good for her own good, but Nalia continues to amaze me with her abilities. There may be better thieves and mages but Nalia, to me, is a good mixture. Once I figured out where her strengths were, the idea of adventuring without her was inconceivable. To date the only party that she was not a member of was my all-guy party.

 

Then you should have included her. Just kidding of course.
My favourite:
Korgan, pure fighter, nearly impervious to magic as he levels up. Will trash beholders single-handedly. Kind of fun.
Viconia, single class cleric, nice romance.
Imoen, nice thief, nice mage.

 

Korgan, now there's a nice friend
Edwin, I bring him allong to lighten me up in times of trouble
Viconia, can you say sexy?

 

It changes depending on my mood, but Jan is always in there, as is Anomen. The third is a tough one -- both Aerie and Keldorn contribute such nice things to the party!
I just plain don't like playing the evil way and so while some of them are really tough, I have a tough time playing with Evil NPCs.

 

#1 Imoen, always Imoen. She's just too useful and fits into any party so well (curses on Bioware for making her a Bhallspawn!).

#2 Minsc. My first character I played was as chaotic and as good as they come so roleplaying him with Minsc was always a blast. I so liked the thought of this big 18/96 strength and waving a massive two-handed sword and how our enemies would cower before him . . . until they saw the guy with the 19 strength and carrying two bastard swords.

#3 Aerie. 1 Mage and 1 Cleric in a party never seemed like enough but two of either seem to make a crowd. Aerie solved this problem nicely. Sure she's not that good in a fight, but I've edited some 2da's to give all characters the warrior's HP Con bonuses and then I'll fit Aerie with the Girdle of Fortitude. Now who's bad in a fight?

 

Korgan, Viconia and Edwin.

Evil characters all three of them which is all the more surprising since I much prefer to play a "good" character.

 

I'd rather prefer
Jan Jansen, because of his good items
Viconia, she's a good cleric
and Jahera, she's a good combination of a cleric and fighter.

 

It depends on which character I'm playing (good or evil guy), but my favourite are:

Minsc: That idiot makes me laugh, is ridiculous powerful and as long as you keep his hamster satisfied he is loyal to the end.The noblest of all characters (yes, even noblest than Keldorn IMO), even my evil character wants him as a friend.

Viconia: The dreadful drow, the hidden heart, she is everything you're afraid of and nothing you could understand. The best cleric in the game and geez, she's attractive!!.

Jaheira: So uptight, so exigent, so troubled with herself and her feelings; looks like an older sister that is keeping an eye on you for your own good, but at the end.. (at the end it is you the one who has to take care of her.. some kind of poetic justice).

AND if this were a ToB forum, I would butt Jaheira and take Sarevok instead. One of my favourites moments is when he says that he wants to be in your party "alright, but I defeated you in the past, now I GIVE the ORDERS".

 

Only three? You cruel, cruel person!

Let's seeeeeee...

Minsc:
Why? Because he's hilarious, arguably one of the best fighter NPCs in the game, and unstoppable when well equipped. Also has the ability to cast spells later on, and, as mentioned before, a wonderfully humorous plotline and NPC - PC / NPC - NPC chats.

Edwin:
Smarmy. Overconfident. Powerful. A poser, and, as you will learn soon on, Pathetic (Personality-wise). He thinks the world is beneath him; that he is, can, and will be the most powerful person around, and, when he tries to become something greater, he'll fail miserably. And then the joke's on him! Oh, and he's the best spell-casting NPC there is. No matter what your alignment (I'm Lawful Good), I urge you to take him in your fold, if only to laugh at him.

Aerie:
Well, this is fairly new. Before, I liked Jaheria to be my romance, but Aerie's wide-eyed naiveity (Is that even a word?), Sweetness, kindness and innocence is wonderfully moving; I think that no other NPC can capture the way she looks at the world. Usually dismissed by other BG2 playing friends of mine for being, well, a wimp, It's only 'till later on in the game that you get to understand her (Which also goes for Jaheria). Although she doesn't have the greatest stats, She can cast a excellent amount of spells. Also has the best female major NPC voice around, In my opinion.

I would also like to stress how much I hate Viconia here, and that I kill her later on. *Cowers from the incoming barrage of rotten food soon to come at him*

 

Edwin: Even though I am always playing the good side I can't play without Edwin, he is just plain cool with his attitude (although just barely )

Viccy: gotto love the drow.

Jan Janssen: That's the dutch part in me talking now, but seriously I love the stories.

 

What are you going to do with Viconia??? You're a corpse, Grim!!!

(now, where did I put my backstabbing short sword...?)

 

Only 3? All right, in no particular order:

1)Imoen. She's a good thief, a great mage, and she makes the game much more interesting.

2)Minsc. And WHEN is someone gonna let me romance him, huh? I've just got a thing for thoroughly good, thoroughly nuts burly guys who have a soft spot for hamsters.

3)Aerie and Jaheira. (snuck 2 in there). Aerie's sweet, good, and powerful. Jaheira kicks butt; nothing can get this woman down. I thought she was beautiful in BG1 -- what's wrong, don't like brunettes with big brown eyes?

Viconia bugs me too. How can people think Jaheira's a b-- but like this creature? The drow drive me bonkers. A female-run society must be evil and they're "cursed" by having dark skin? And they're an evil RACE, except for a few "brave" males?! Am I the only one who sees something seriously wrong here? Besides, the idea that intelligent elves would worship a giant spider seems pretty darn silly to me.

 

I've had that mod in development for quite some time (forums: http://rpgdungeon.myikonboard.com ), but I haven't heard from Tayja for quite some time, so no idea what's up.

Because a lot of the people that play the game are horny teenage males who enjoy the *benefits* of romancing her.