Originally Posted by twillight
Last post of mine here I think (to avoid talking with myself), though not the one you'd think (yet).
I've started a paladin too to go the whole series. You can't cheat or suffer bugs with a paladin, even in BG1 the "roll best human stats" cheat doesn't exist.
I also guessed up a more compact format to tell tales.
Just to mention I've never played paladin before. I'll give it a kit in BG2: cavalier. Analyses:
- the paladin is a warrior, so gets greater whirlwind, what makes any dispell-ability or true sight dismissable. Ok, Inquisitor is a hellish party-tank, but its abilities are useless in solo.
- undead hunter has too little to offer. Better hit against undeads? There is turn undead to destroy them in the blink of an eye. Immun to leveldrain? Use mace of disruption and avoid messing with too many traps. May not LoH? In solo it can be a nice ability, so it IS a loss. Immun to hold is a cool thingy, only there is Ring of Freedom (or the spell even), but around middle-level you WILL save against it.
- cavalier will be my choice. Ok, not many dragons and demons are in the game, but they ARE hard (examples: Abizgail, Ravager, Firkraag). Immunity to horror IS a big help. Extra resistances DO help. The remove fear is redundant, and immunity to poison is obsolate because of Ring of Gaxx, but this kit still offers the most if you ask me.
Items bought:
- In Candlekeep I bought Splint Mail, Composite Bow, 60 arrows, Helm, Large Shield.
- In Friendly Arms Inn I bought Large Shield +1 (best shield for a VERY long time).
- During my first visit in High Hedge I could afford to buy the Horn of Kazgaroth. No more dying from magic missiles 'cause of lowlevel HP! The other piece, Claw of Kazgaroth is an endgame item, so it can wait.
- Composit Bow +1 in Beregost. For many Acts this is best.
- Claw of Kazgaroth
- Cloack of Displacement from Ulgoth Beard. On lvl7 I could finally kill ankeghs to get here!
- (Potion of Storm Giant Strenght + Oil of Speed + Potion of Heorism)*3 from Sorceous Soundries
Though battles:
- assassination attempt at Friendly Arm Inn (hide behind the local guards)
- ogre south of Friendly Arm Inn (use a bow)
- Silke
- I used my Wand of Magic Missile (took it from Imoen before disposing her forced join) against Zargal to finally have a (+2) magic weapon. He simply had too good AC against bare weapons.
- the three sirens and the flesh golems at the Tome of CON
- Mulahey (he has some nasty hold spells and that combines with minions)
- Davaeorn: the cloakwood Mines are just very far away, and the real pain are the battle horrors (I think all of 'em have higher lvl then normal). If you can avoid those, he isn't really that big of a deal though.
- battle on the top of the Iron Throne. The problem is the sheer number of enemies (good idea to throw some fireball-potions on 'em).
Other things:
- Meh. Being female you won't be mistaken for Greywolf, what means no eraning 200$ or +1 reputation. And in BG2 you can't have sex. That's about equality of sex.
- The only good think I could have had from the expansion-disc was the Large Shield +2 (appart from the +1 WIS book), so practically I didn't do anything with it.
- I defeated Sarevok in melee! I used a strenghtbuff potion, prot. from evil, Oil of Speed and Potion of Power against Sharevok. As I wear the Claw of Kazgaroth I did not changed between the goons and him my rings (from fire prot. rings to AC-rings), so even higher achievement I think.
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