Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal
05-13-2010, 03:16 PM
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Re: Volothamp's Comeuppance -- 3rd Edition
I remember Neomi with his "The Company of Prince Humperdink" as the best example of a Nobleman game in BG1.
He inspired my own "no level-up" party, which in turn became the legendary "Suicidal...
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Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal
05-11-2010, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,978
Re: Volothamp's Comeuppance -- 3rd Edition
Hi there Six, just having a look at the new guide. And I think I got included as an example in Chapter 10. That would be a great honour to be worthy of inclusion in such a mighty tome.
Best...
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Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast
08-22-2009, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,322
Re: Killing Sarevok - tactics, not a spoiler?
Interesting I never tried that.
But I suspect that Tutu changes everything because the tactics used by Sarevok and his party are totally different after the upgrade. They all come at you at once,...
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Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast
08-02-2009, 04:38 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,067
Re: That never happened before!
I'm still finding that strange things happen because people leave through the exit in the middle of a fight. I guess my fondness for Chaos & Confusion make it worse. I just did the Chess Game and...
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Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast
07-10-2009, 04:57 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,067
Re: That never happened before!
Yes that would be a bit unfortunate. Oh and just for the record that was 'Chaos' that won the final battle rather than 'Confusion' because you can cast it blind into an area.
Some other strange...
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Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast
07-08-2009, 02:18 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,067
Re: That never happened before!
Not sure if anyone reads this but I reached the end of the game and a couple more unusual things happened along the way.
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Spoilers again
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Well I was in the Thieves Maze and for no...
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Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast
07-02-2009, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,067
Re: That never happened before!
And so we come to the Demonknight- this is always an interesting fight because you never quite know if something unexpected is going to happen.
My party of weaklings were taking a beating because...
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Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast
06-30-2009, 12:46 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,067
That never happened before!
Because I've come back to the game after a long time away I think I know what to expect, but every now and again something unexpected comes along which calls for a re-think. Of coarse some of it is...
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Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal
06-19-2009, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 24,451
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Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal
06-16-2009, 03:51 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 24,451
Re: Best weapons for Jaheira?
Well I've given up any hope of finding a magical scimitar, so that really only leaves dagger as an option for a single handed weapon. The other option is to give her the boot and replace her with...
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Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal
06-14-2009, 05:28 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 24,451
Re: Best weapons for Jaheira?
Mmmmm - looks like I'm back to square one.
The dagger is too expensive and the scimitar has been moved by the mods I have installed. All I got from Upper Durlag's was nice XP but no equipment that...
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Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal
06-13-2009, 09:39 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 24,451
Re: Best weapons for Jaheira?
I agree that Dagger is a safe choice, I'm ok with Club at the moment but soon I will need a magic weapon to hit the harder targets.
I've previously taken low-level parties into Durlag's Tower...
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Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal
06-12-2009, 12:32 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 24,451
Re: Best weapons for Jaheira?
Yes, I figured I'd be better off here in this existing thread.
But it's tough to find any scimitars in BG1, I think they are mostly in the TOTSC part, except the for the two I already sent on...
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Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal
06-11-2009, 02:29 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 24,451
Re: Best weapons for Jaheira?
Hi everyone, I've been away for a long time but I have a BG1 (tutu) game going at the moment and thought I would post here anyway.
I have the classic problem of what to do about a weapon for...
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Forum: Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal
07-21-2006, 12:46 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,350
Hello everyone.
Reading this thread brought...
Hello everyone.
Reading this thread brought back happy memories of time spent with the Ironworks Crew, it's good to see some of the old guard still in residence. Guys like Six of Spades and...
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Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast
08-12-2005, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,627
Tough choice between two mighty midgets, but I...
Tough choice between two mighty midgets, but I can’t imagine soloing without the use of Magic so I guess I would vote for the Fighter/Cleric. You could also consider Cleric/Ranger if you want the...
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Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast
07-25-2005, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,223
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Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast
07-25-2005, 08:14 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,119
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Forum: Icewind Dale | Heart of Winter | Icewind Dale II Forum
07-15-2005, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 9,244
If you are not too worried about XP then large...
If you are not too worried about XP then large sections of The Hand are optional. You could just use Sancuary and walk through the quests untouched - I used that option quite often with my low-level...
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Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast
07-14-2005, 08:12 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 4,294
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Forum: Icewind Dale | Heart of Winter | Icewind Dale II Forum
07-08-2005, 08:08 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 9,244
Too true, when I went through there with my low...
Too true, when I went through there with my low level party I did not have the skill to find and disarm the traps, so I had to resort to trial and error and a good memory. So good luck, you'll need...
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Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast
07-05-2005, 03:14 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,024
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Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast
07-05-2005, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,024
ZFR – sure I did a no-level-up party for BG1...
ZFR – sure I did a no-level-up party for BG1 following the example set by Neomi. http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=004152 This was my inspiration for the...
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Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast
07-04-2005, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,024
I was quite suprised just how many versions of...
I was quite suprised just how many versions of each character there are. Even Imoen can be recruited at a high level if you import a character back into the game. Also the NPC's in BG city are...
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Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast
06-24-2005, 03:51 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,671
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Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast
06-24-2005, 08:07 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,296
I like Xan, he has a lot going for him as a...
I like Xan, he has a lot going for him as a personality, but the problem is he should have been a Fighter/Mage. A few more HP and the ability to actually use his Moonblade would have made all the...
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Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast
06-24-2005, 01:56 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,671
Hey guys, I've been away for a few days and...
Hey guys, I've been away for a few days and missed out on this fun posting. I hope you haven't been picking on the small people behind my back!
I often play with the NPC's in the teams that have...
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Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast
06-16-2005, 12:21 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,344
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Forum: Icewind Dale | Heart of Winter | Icewind Dale II Forum
06-15-2005, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,698
Hello and welcome
This is a known bug for...
Hello and welcome
This is a known bug for people with UK disks, which I guess includes you and me both. Try this previous thread and see if you can find the correct 'UK only' patch.
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Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast
06-15-2005, 02:56 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,344
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Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast
06-12-2005, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,105
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Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast
06-12-2005, 02:00 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,105
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Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast
06-11-2005, 01:42 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,105
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Forum: Icewind Dale | Heart of Winter | Icewind Dale II Forum
05-29-2005, 03:13 AM
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Replies: 91
Views: 15,696
Anyone who needs a change from powergaming, or...
Anyone who needs a change from powergaming, or from using super-heroes, should try the suicidal 'No Level-up Challange". I would not recommend the whole game but if you can get to the end of Chapter...
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Forum: Icewind Dale | Heart of Winter | Icewind Dale II Forum
05-24-2005, 08:26 AM
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Replies: 91
Views: 15,696
Lots of spoilers again.
Well I went ahead...
Lots of spoilers again.
Well I went ahead and created a Level 1 Bard to fill my empty 6th slot and I used Dalekeeper to change her into a Gnome so that I could keep the all Gnome theme intact....
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Forum: Icewind Dale | Heart of Winter | Icewind Dale II Forum
05-22-2005, 03:55 AM
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Replies: 91
Views: 15,696
Yeh, Aerlich I was just messing about with the...
Yeh, Aerlich I was just messing about with the idea - if I could have had a Gnome Bard I would have done it at the start. Maybe I could use Dalekeeper to make one especially for this party. Oh, and...
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Forum: Icewind Dale | Heart of Winter | Icewind Dale II Forum
05-22-2005, 02:39 AM
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Replies: 91
Views: 15,696
Aerich, thanks that site has lots of good...
Aerich, thanks that site has lots of good information and the details on Belhifet are just what I need. As well as all that magic resistance he has great saving throws, plus he casts Improved...
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Forum: Icewind Dale | Heart of Winter | Icewind Dale II Forum
05-20-2005, 08:39 AM
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Replies: 91
Views: 15,696
Your encouragement is much appreciated,...
Your encouragement is much appreciated, Soothsayer, but I still can’t quite get the job done even on ‘Very Easy’ setting. I made a few adjustment to my tactics and to the game settings but still I...
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Forum: Baldurs Gate & Tales of the Sword Coast
05-19-2005, 02:51 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,638
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Forum: Icewind Dale | Heart of Winter | Icewind Dale II Forum
05-16-2005, 08:27 AM
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Replies: 91
Views: 15,696
Game over – or not
Spoilers, inevitably ...
Game over – or not
Spoilers, inevitably
Well you knew I'd have to go on, so next time we stayed clear of the death spells and got him with a Chaos spell. He lost his marbles for long enough...
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Forum: Icewind Dale | Heart of Winter | Icewind Dale II Forum
05-13-2005, 08:03 AM
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Replies: 91
Views: 15,696
Game over – or not as the case may be!
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Game over – or not as the case may be!
Spoilers, inevitably
So how do you know if the adventure is finished?
In the case of my Gnomes their mission was to die with honour in battle, so...
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Forum: Icewind Dale | Heart of Winter | Icewind Dale II Forum
05-12-2005, 02:53 AM
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Replies: 91
Views: 15,696
As expected I am having a great deal of trouble...
As expected I am having a great deal of trouble with Brother Poquelin. This fight involves everything that my party can’t handle and my first feeble attempts have so far hardly put a scratch on him....
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Forum: Icewind Dale | Heart of Winter | Icewind Dale II Forum
05-11-2005, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 15,696
To celebrate the dubious honour of reaching the...
To celebrate the dubious honour of reaching the 3rd page of this thread, I thought I would give a quick résumé of the party, so that latecomers would know what is going on without having to read all...
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Forum: Icewind Dale | Heart of Winter | Icewind Dale II Forum
05-11-2005, 02:57 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,653
Sorry no Bag of Holding in IWD/HOW unless you...
Sorry no Bag of Holding in IWD/HOW unless you install one of the mods. So inventory management will always be a problem and/or a challange, but good luck anyway. I would agree that you should try and...
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Forum: Icewind Dale | Heart of Winter | Icewind Dale II Forum
05-09-2005, 08:24 AM
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Replies: 91
Views: 15,696
Thanks Aerich. I now have all six Badges and an...
Thanks Aerich. I now have all six Badges and an appointment with the Reverand Brother P. I even found time to complete a couple of quests for XP that I don't need - I now have just over 1 million XP...
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