Fighter Kits...

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At the moment I am soloing a Fighter through BG1, and I want to carry the character through to BG2. My question is simple, which Kit (I want to use one) should I pick?

My first pick would be Kesai, but I have never played the others so I would like your oppinion...Thanks!

 

Yes I am going solo through all the games...apart from TotSC because I don't own it!

Thanks dmc! Keep 'em coming!

 

If you want to solo a kensai, then you've been spending too much time with your cousin, Puff the Magic Dragon.

Seriously, Berserker is the way to go. All the Kensai has going for it is better damage, but with serious armour restrictions (no helmets, gloves or body armour) and no ranged weapons allowed (except throwing weapons). The Berserker has no such restrictions, and as dmc said, the rage provides good immunities.


Kensai is do-able, I'm sure (never tried, though), but the berserker would definitely be easier.

 

The no ranged weapons restriction isn't much of a restriction - ever seen what a Kensai can do with the Firetooth Dagger?

 

Wizard-Slayer. Mage-killer nr.1 and you can survive without the rings, necklaces, and bracers. Boots can still be used and in ToB, so can potions. Helmets and armors together with your weapons will provide you with your needed defence and with Vhailor's Helmet, there's NO way that a mage, lich or any other spellcaster will survive.

 

Hmm, good point. I forgot that a w/s can use potions in ToB; I've only tried one with an SoA-only install, and didn't like it due to the no-potion rule.

 

You could always try one of the new Fighter Kitpacks reviewed by Aldeth. One of those might suit your needs better, or at least offer a little variety.

 

Play a Berserker to lvl 13, then dual-class him to thief.

If you are not dual-classing, then take a Wizard Slayer. They get to be INSANELY powerful in ToB.

 

I agree. Also, I forgot to add one thing. Spell failure doesn't only apply to spells, but special abilities as well. 2 hits makes the berserker have 20% failure to his berserking, 20% failure for a warrior to use GWW, 20% failure to everything but a dragon's wing buffet.

 

Kensai, but I'm biased when it comes to fighters now.

 

Kensai that dual weilds long swords or katanas

 

Berserker rage is invaluable when soloing.

 

Berserker is a clean, slightly over-balanced kit. It's good in chapter 1 all the way to the chapter 10. If you have not played BG2 before, it's not a bad place to start.

Don't start with mods right away. There is so much stuff you can do without mods that you can play the game 2 or 3 times before you even get to enjoying the mods. Don't spoil the "classic" approach to the game when it's your first go at it.

As for Kensai and Wizard Slayer, you have to do various things like equiping very specific items or using dual class combinations to make them more effective in the end. However, if this is your first time playing the game, don't expect to get it right. In the hands of a experienced player who is well aware of the items in the game, Wizard Slayer/Thief or Kensai/Thief or Kensai/Mage are very powerful classes. However, Beserker/Thief and Berserker/Mage are equally powerful as well.

So for simplicities sake, I say berserker. Rage is a simple and very effective ability to use and it doesn't have any bad restrictions that prevent you from messing up or mis-using the character. It also happens to be equally as powerful as any of the other combinations.

Ultimately, Kensai is probably the next hardest to master (pure kensai, or the multiclass combinations) and Wizard Slayer is probably the hardest of all.

 

Don't knock Puff! I saw him last week in Hanelei (seriously)!

 

Wizard Slayer: He doesnt need amulets rings or cloaks (well the cloak of mirroring would have been nice). Kensai....too low an ac for solo in my opinion. Beserker..... never tried him

 

What race is your Fighter?

What are his stats (This has a lot to do with the dual-class options people are suggesting)?

Which tomes have you found in BGI?


My advice: Go with Berserker or Wizard Slayer. If it's possible to Dual-class this character, start him as a Berserker or Kensai and dual to either Cleric or Mage, respectively.