choosing a PC

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Wed Jul 03, 2002 10:30 am

I may be acquiring NWN sometime soon. After browsing occasionally through this forum I am getting the sense that the thief henchmen are somewhat lacking, so I am thinking, at least for my initial run through the game, that I might create some type of fighter/thief character. I tend to find this type of class fun anyway.

I would be curious, though, to hear about people's experiences with the various classes they have chosen because I know that they all offer their individual enjoyments or advanatges.

[-Mortician-] · Post by **[-Mortician-]** » Wed Jul 03, 2002 10:36 am

hmmm

well i've played almost every class there is out there. (except monk....i can't get over the fact idea of not wearing armour, and fighting bare handed hehe..........and no kamas dont count lol) anyway to be honest, the most fun i've had is with a character who has a hard time getting through the game. Sure i've played with the burly fighter with way too much strength for his own good (28 is a bit excessive dont u think?) and quite frankly i was bored of killing guys in 1 hit. If you want to truly appreciate the game, play with something like a druid, or maybe a ranger/thief multiclass. I think the variety of items/spells/abilities you get from these two are enough to satisfy even the most bullheaded gamer. (hey it got me hooked didn't it) anyway experiment with different things. Play the Prelude with a couple of premade characters and see what you like best. After all making a character who you can *Roleplay* and *enjoy*, is far more valuable than one who can beat the game in record time.

my 2 cents

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Wed Jul 03, 2002 10:48 am

Of course I had to try the druid

I like the animal companion

I am still in Chapter 1, with a level 3 character, and this is my first time through. I have had to take Tomi Undergallows to make up for my lack of thief skills - but he hasn't really let me down so far, except to deny one trap.

I need to take a look at how my son is doing - he is further in the game than I am and got bored with his half-orc Barbarian we had created for him and decided to dual class his character to a wizard!

strange combination, but he seems to be getting on fine

[-Mortician-] · Post by **[-Mortician-]** » Wed Jul 03, 2002 10:53 am

hmm

ya i was in a similar situation. Not being a thief, and not having high enough Str to bash open chests, i was *forced* to take either Tomi, or Daelen.........Not having any druid spells which will open locked doors kind of limits your henchman options. ( i really had my heart set on Grimnaw......lol.....a dwarven monk? come on now ) Anyway i've always been partial to linu (her stories are hilarious) so for the first chapter i had to do without her because of my lack of skill

Oh well, another minor gripe with NWN

Gwalchmai · Post by **Gwalchmai** » Wed Jul 03, 2002 11:09 am

The bard henchperson has been able to open most locked doors and chests for my Druid. And I just tank through most traps (saving first, of course

), though I did take a couple skills points in disarm traps, which lets me at least mark the traps and sometimes disarm them.

Tutoric · Post by **Tutoric** » Wed Jul 03, 2002 11:17 am

My paladin (lvl 5) is playing very well with Tomi (Rogue henchman) as a sidekick. He has only let me down once or twice not finding traps before I sprung them and only once could he not disarm a trap. Otherwise he has been good as another sword, better than Sharwyn who I played for a bit.

Whoohoo, my 50th post, I'm Exhalted (or exhasted?)

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Wed Jul 03, 2002 11:53 am

Originally posted by Gwalchmai

The bard henchperson has been able to open most locked doors and chests for my Druid. And I just tank through most traps (saving first, of course ), though I did take a couple skills points in disarm traps, which lets me at least mark the traps and sometimes disarm them.

I also put a couple of points into detect/disarm traps...my druid detects them quite easily but cannot disarm them yet

btw - anyone know whether an NPC rogue will automatically try to disarm a trap if you fail? I thought they automatically tried, but Tomi hasn't on one occasion, and I heard him on another say 'there is no way' just as the trap lit up...

[-Mortician-] · Post by **[-Mortician-]** » Wed Jul 03, 2002 11:56 am

"there is no way"

when Tomi says "theres no way" that just means he has no possible chance to disarm the trap at his current skill level. Also he should automatically try to disarm if you fail, though the game *is* notoriously glitchy. (i've had to L-click on a chest 4-5 times before he'd actualy start lockpicking)

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Wed Jul 03, 2002 12:02 pm

Thank you again Mortician

It is that I realised very early on that the only way I can have him even consider using his thief skills is to attempt the task first. This appears to work fine with lockpick, but he has yet to disarm a trap, and only once commented that he was unable.

Nomer · Post by **Nomer** » Wed Jul 03, 2002 12:03 pm

I have had it, where he warns me about a trap after it goes off.

[-Mortician-] · Post by **[-Mortician-]** » Wed Jul 03, 2002 12:06 pm

hehe

anytime Yshania. I've had the same bug Nomer. I'm hit by a chain lightning trap and off in the distance i hear a "Hold up there" in old english

very frustrating to say the least

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Wed Jul 03, 2002 12:10 pm

Re: hehe

Originally posted by [-Mortician-]

anytime Yshania. I've had the same bug Nomer. I'm hit by a chain lightning trap and off in the distance i hear a "Hold up there" in old english very frustrating to say the least

LOL!

Yes, he does sound like an East End of London barrow boy

[-Mortician-] · Post by **[-Mortician-]** » Wed Jul 03, 2002 12:11 pm

lol

ya totally lol!

i think thats the only reason i kept him around so long. Damn, why do you British have to be so hilarious!

Tr3P · Post by **Tr3P** » Wed Jul 03, 2002 3:24 pm

If you are a wizard :

I m a mage with a pixie for a familiar, and it rocks because I can afford a good monk to protect me instead of this ****ty rogue...

(pixies are rogues so they can spot, disarm, unlock...)

fable · Post by **fable** » Wed Jul 03, 2002 3:39 pm

As has been noted before, the trapped floors aren't really that bad when you encounter 'em, and most henchmen can open chests. Hell, even the cleric who has a problem with hitting anything manages that.

leeman_s · Post by **leeman_s** » Wed Jul 03, 2002 9:19 pm

I'm playing a wizard right now, and have no problem with traps. I detect them right away, and have my panther familiar bash/run over them to disarm. This is a real nice way, i think.

But you were originally asking what class we liked. I think the wizard is the most enjoyable class to play.

a) He has a better variety of spells than the sorceror,

b) TONS OF SPELLS! With all of the different spells, you can't get bored IMO.

c) Really cool spell effects.

d) Can also turn into a fighter type character with tenser's transformation.

e) Has spell "Knock" to unlock things.

f) You can summon a familiar and other cool beasts.

thantor3 · Post by **thantor3** » Wed Jul 10, 2002 9:07 am

I am in my first run through the game and have tried a number of PC combinations. Since I prefer a multiclass character, I have mostly looked at combinations that use similiar ability scores such as druid/cleric, paladin/sorc, ranger/rogue, etc. I found that I really enjoyed having an animal companion and since I like to melee, a wizard or sorc multi doesn't work well for me. I didn't want to wait until level 6 to get the animal companion, so that left some sort of druid multi.

Rather than looking completely at power-gaming, I decided to do more roleplaying in this game compared to what I did in BG. In the end, I was intrigued by the roleplaying possibilities of being a rogue-spy type character, so I started my character out as a rogue to get the increased skills, then added druid and cleric. From a roleplaying perspective, I just envisioned a character that wanted as many "covers" as possible, as well as their attendant abilities, and this has worked well. I chose a panther as an animal companion based on personal preference and have really been enjoying the game so far. I would encourage you to not only consider creating a skillful or powerful character, but one that you would find personally interesting as well.

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Wed Jul 10, 2002 2:17 pm

I would encourage you to not only consider creating a skillful or powerful character, but one that you would find personally interesting as well.

Thanks

I have been thinking along those lines.

Astafas · Post by **Astafas** » Wed Jul 10, 2002 2:43 pm

I'd like to recommend the Ranger/Rogue. I think it's a interesting multi who also makes perfect sense, and I just love dualwielding two light Rapiers, using my (great) Dexterity instead of my (lower) Strength. To have an Animal Companion is fun as well - I now have a Bear named Paw fighting at my side (I play a lot with him as well

).

I provide a link to some info I've given earlier in case you haven't read it:

http://www.gamebanshee.com/forums/showt ... adid=18255

dragon wench · Post by **dragon wench** » Wed Jul 10, 2002 2:55 pm

@Astafas, thanks for the info

I have been contemplating a ranger or druidcombined with a thief

my game should arrive sometime next week, so I have a few days to think it over.