Best Party

fable · Post by **fable** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 3:59 pm

[QUOTE=Ravager]Really? I thought that it was a situation where there was always a chance to fail regardless of however many points you put in there.[/QUOTE]

Hypothetically, there is a perfect number for pickpocketing, but I've never determined what it is. I do know that you can go over it. Some previous posters to this forum found that somewhere in the 220-240 range, it literally laps back to 0. So you don't want to go that high. But before that, your likelihood of being caught drops to next to nothing. I've literally reached a point where I could steal 3 items from the Copper Coronet innkeeper without ever being caught.

Lonelypilgrim · Post by **Lonelypilgrim** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 11:36 pm

I noticed that if I try to pickpocket Gaelan Bayle then I always fail and some assasin come and eliminate me.Is this a char that is impossible to pickpocet or is my skill too low?I got 105%.

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 3:06 am

Probably impossible to pickpocket, since he has that key to you-know-where.

Yeah, Gaelan Bayle is a quest character, though I'm surprised you still can't pickpocket him. Surely the key should only appear on his character after cetain conditions have been met.

Berethor · Post by **Berethor** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 3:12 am

No wonder I couldn't steat from that fat lard, Bernard. Even with a pot of Master Theivery, Yoshimo's PickPockets is only 65

VonDondu · Post by **VonDondu** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:26 am

Gaelen can be pickpocketed, but you cannot pickpocket the Shadow Thief cellar key from him (he probably has it on a chain around his neck or something--or in other words, it's not in his inventory or his quick slots). In my experience, if I recall correctly, getting caught redhanded does not make him hostile; he says, "Come back later when you can control yourself," and temporarily disappears.

I think the "perfect number" for the Pickpocketing skill is 255. After that, I think it rolls over to 0.

Rhûn · Post by **Rhûn** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 2:47 pm

Loving my party at the moment:
PC Half-Drow Barbarian
Valygar
Kivan
Jaheira
Aerie
Nalia (Imoen)

Its not so powerful now as it will be at higher levels I reckon, so everything is a bit challenging (hard spawns), but its really fun and I like the roleplaying of my character and the interactions between the party.

Ravager · Post by **Ravager** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 2:55 am

That's Coran, the F/T. I don't think he has 20 DEX, that may be Kivan.

Kivan is a ranger from near High Hedge, I believe. Didn't know of any mods that put Kivan back in BGII though.

Lonelypilgrim · Post by **Lonelypilgrim** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 3:40 am

No,Coran is the one who has 20 dex.Kivan only has 17.And it is true that Kivan is at the High Hedge and Coran is at the bridge...

Faust · Post by **Faust** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 4:39 am

[QUOTE=Ravager]

Kivan is a ranger from near High Hedge, I believe. Didn't know of any mods that put Kivan back in BGII though.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, its a Giberlings3 mod and, from what I gather, a fairly popular one. There's some posts about the mod on these forums a few months ago where people reviewed it fairly well. So if you're a Kivan fan, it might be worthwhile. It's located here.here

Rhûn · Post by **Rhûn** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 4:53 am

Yep
Kivan - 17 dex - ranger - high hedge
Coran - 20 dex - fighter/thief - cloakwood

I always like Kivan from Bg1 so this is even cooler.

krunchyfrogg · Post by **krunchyfrogg** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 3:33 pm

Cool, thanks for correcting me.

BTW, does Kivan have the archer kit or is he a straight ranger in this mod?

Rhûn · Post by **Rhûn** » Tue Aug 30, 2005 3:48 pm

Archer kit