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challenge party.

Discussion in 'Baldur's Gate (Classic)' started by Steeze, Dec 1, 2004.

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    hey everyone. i'm planning on starting a "challenge" party. By this i mean a party with no pure fighters and only one or two multi class ones, my PC is going to be a gnome cleric/illusionist. First of all do you think its possible and secondly any ideas on the NPC's i should get? it is going to be a good/neutral party.
     
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    I don't think it is possible. Fighters are the building blocks of your party and without them, you'll be dead in no time. If you insist on having a "challenge"
    party then you should take these guys with you:
    1) Xan
    2) Yeslick
    3) Coran (multi class fighter)
    4) Branwen
    5) Imoen

    It's your choice.
     
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    @Darkslayer

    You've got three clerics in that party now, a bit much if you ask me.

    And there are no impossible parties, with perhaps the exception of a solo single class mage.

    My recommendation:

    Cleric/illusionist
    Yeslick - fighter cleric
    Immy (duel to mage)
    Garrick or Eldoth - bards
    Kivan or Ajantis - ranger and paladin (they are not pure fighters but they can pack quite a punch)
     
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    Oh, I thought Rangers and Paladins aren't allowed allowed in the list. I thought they went in the "fighter" category. Well OF COURSE you need Kivan and Ajantis!

    @Apeman

    What!? My PC was a Paladin, I took those guys (listed on my reply) and My PC gave Sarevok a major butt kicking with the help of THOSE guys! With Imoen and Coran firing arrows, My clerics summoning skellies and healing me if I get seriously injured. It worked like a dream and before you know it, Sarevok turned into dust! :lol:

    P.S NOW I think it's possible to win the game with a "challenge" party.
     
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    Challenge party?

    Garrick, Imoen, Xan, Safana or Alora, Coran

    That would be a challenge -- hey, at least you have Coran.
     
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    thanks for your help guys, but i forgot to mention, by pure fighters I also meant rangers and paladins. do you still think it is possible? or do you think I should have at least 1 'pure' fighter?
     
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    Sure it's possible as long as you do not engage hand to hand with the enemies.

    Ranged weapons are your friend :cool:
     
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    Hmm... Yes, I also think you should get ranged weapons and not go hand-to-hand with enemies
    (especially Sarevok). There's a 40/100 chance that you'll win.
     
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    Ok then, I've decided on:

    PC: cleric/illusionist gnome

    NPC's: Yeslick
    Jaheira
    Coran
    Imoen
    Xan

    What do you think?
     
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    Good party, but I wouldn't call it a really big challange. Now you do have a large amount of healers (3), for extra challange you could use melee weapons solely. You should be able to heal most of the extra damage you characters sustain.
     
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    Why does everyone seem to think it absolutely necessary to have six characters in the party? That would be a real challenge if you chose only three NPCs in your party that were non-fighters and played through like that. Why not try it with just Xan, Yeslick and Imoen or something? This way it is a challenge but you still have someone from each necessary category to play around with.
     
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    A little change of plans, I just installed DsotSC, are there any NPC's you guys would suggest I take from the mod?
     
    Steeze, Dec 4, 2004
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    Never played Dark side, it's supposed to be pretty buggy and terribly unbalanced.
     
    Apeman, Dec 4, 2004
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