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Does anyone know when guards start to attack you on sight due to your reputation? I'm getting into dangerous territory here. I killed Firebeard twice already - once in Candlekeep and once in Beregost - got 2700 XP each time, but now I have the small problem of having a reputation of 4. It's OK, because I'm playing evil, so everyone in the party is very happy, but I'd prefer not to be harrassed by town guards. Should I do something nice to get it a little higher?

[ August 08, 2003, 21:07: Message edited by: Aldeth the Foppish Idiot ]

 

I think you should not do anything to increase it
(unless you want lower prices while purchasing items)
4 Reputation is not so serious, and I think it is not
very likely that guards will attack you for it. But be careful: Do not slay too many innocent commoners, because the Flaming Fist might send an elite unit to eliminate you...

 

Check manual for reputation tables. If you have reputation 5 or less, there is a chance that Flaming Fist soldiers attack you, when you enter a new area.

rep. 5 - 10% chance
rep. 4 - 20% chance
rep. 3 - 30% chance
rep. 2 - 50% chance
rep. 1 - always
rep. 0 - always, and you can't buy items

I think that you should try to raise your reputation to 6 to avoid attacks, and get items a bit cheaper.

Edit: I have to add this: my 500th post

 

Assuming you're playing the really evil path and you're not bothered about fighting flaming fist enforcers, do they keep popping up continually every time you enter a new area or do they quit after a while?

I once had the idea of wandering over the whole Sword Coast and butchering everyone I came to then using the gold from their corpses to buy back my reputation but if I'm going to get attacked every time I enter a new location it would be more trouble than it's worth.

 

Well, since I originally posted this message, I went to Naskel and all the guards as soon as I entered town (I had not even crossed the bridge yet) opened up on me. That sucked. If you remember, all of the guards are armed with bow and arrows, so it wasn't even a stand up fight. I thought I would have received some warning, but as soon as I stepped into town they attacked. It was the first time I was in Naskel too, so the fight started as soon as the Chapter 2 introduction finished. So, I went ahead a bought my reputation back at the big temple. Spent a few hundred gold to get it back to 6. It's worth not being harrassed by soldiers. I mean, maybe later on in the game when I'm a higher level I'll be able to handle it, but like I said, I just started Chapter 2. I have a bunch of second level characters, and they can't take that kind of beating.

 

I had a very unpleasant experience when I first played the game.
A lot of Bounty Hunters wanted 8000 gold or my life!
I did not want to lose reputation but I became angry so I killed them. Then the army attacked me...
So I decided not to fight. I had to stealth all the time
I had not know the reason for a long time.
Then I realized at last that the reputation was the trouble.

 

@Aldeth
Awww, maybe being a bad guy doesnt pay at all

[ August 08, 2003, 21:47: Message edited by: Morgoth ]

 

Be dramatic, fight your way out of the situation. Sure, you could raise your reputation, but what's the fun in that? ^_^

 

It's ok to get into a couple of brawls with the Flaming Fist and you can always buy off the Amnish guards. But if you kill too many Flaming Fists they'll send a crack squad after you. This squad is composed of a powerful mage, a flail wielding guard (who may be able to cast spells), a couple of normal gaurds and an assasin who will backstab your characters. Even with a high level party you don't want to mess with the Flaming Fist (crime doesn't pay).