The most useful item in the game for you...

bob999 · Post by **bob999** » Thu Jul 04, 2002 5:51 pm

Apart from weapons , what would be the most useful item for you in the game ? The one item that helped you out the most ?

Bad Karma · Post by **Bad Karma** » Thu Jul 04, 2002 6:23 pm

Early on I would say Gem Bags. They allowed me to make some money without taking up my inventory slots with gems. Invaluable when you're first doing quests.

Giving my character permanent haste with the Boots of Speed was nice, too.

EtherImp · Post by **EtherImp** » Thu Jul 04, 2002 8:23 pm

I must agree.. Scroll cases, Gem Bags, Boots of Speed.. And don't forget scrolls themselves.. If it wasn't for scrolls the mage would be a wussy. Potions of Genius are nice also, cuz they allow you to memorize any spell and a lot of spells per level. Hmm.. I'll get back to you on some other nifty little things.

gnomethingy · Post by **gnomethingy** » Thu Jul 04, 2002 11:55 pm

For me id say....

Potions, wands.

Astafas · Post by **Astafas** » Fri Jul 05, 2002 12:42 am

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Aubrey · Post by **Aubrey** » Fri Jul 05, 2002 12:46 am

For me it has always been the Bag of Holdings. (I know, it doesn't come early in the game, but that's another story.)

I remember playing through BGI (Durlag's Tower specifically) and leaving behind me a lot of items because my party had nothing to store them in.

That was very annoying!! The same applies, of course, for the first chapters of SoA.

Cheers

serjeLeBlade · Post by **serjeLeBlade** » Fri Jul 05, 2002 3:46 am

Originally posted by bob999
Apart from weapons , what would be the most useful item for you in the game ? The one item that helped you out the most ?

Obviously... Boo! All the way!

The bag of holding earns a deserved second place.

(Boo inside a bag of holding would be just perfection... too bad it's impossible)

Giant space ham · Post by **Giant space ham** » Fri Jul 05, 2002 5:21 am

I found the glasses of Identification very useful when playing through BG2 as they save spending money on identying in temples.

Bad Karma · Post by **Bad Karma** » Fri Jul 05, 2002 9:13 am

Originally posted by Giant space ham
I found the glasses of Identification very useful when playing through BG2 as they save spending money on identying in temples.

True, but it's not long before 100 gold a pop isn't such a huge dent in your wallet.

Skuld · Post by **Skuld** » Mon Jul 08, 2002 1:24 am

Whichever Familiar can PP. It's either the Rabbit or the Ferret, but they're just like a bag of holding, and you can have 'em from day one. Also Glasses of Identification, and various containers.

The fallen one · Post by **The fallen one** » Mon Jul 08, 2002 5:53 am

Well I have to go ahead and say that the bag of holding is one of the better items since any time you put an item in there and take it out it is re-charged. Which is a little cheese ball but when used for things like the glasses to identify stuff seems a little harmless to me.

But for me the next item of value is the ring of invisblity with the cloak of non-detection for a solo Barbarian this is a must to get the upper hand. Soon enough he will not need this he is going powerful real fast and with the special ablities from TOB. He is making ground beef out of most monsters.

Giant space ham · Post by **Giant space ham** » Mon Jul 08, 2002 6:18 am

Boo is great - but can hardly be described as useful, the ring of regeneration is useful but so are the animal summoning things.
The glasses of identification save time but I agree the boots of speed are perhaps most useful. Girdles of strength help with carrying things which are very useful also.

smity · Post by **smity** » Tue Jul 09, 2002 10:37 am

The glasses of I.D. not only save money, but are an extremly valuable time and spell saver. because of them you don't have to find a temple, buy identify scrolls, or reconfigure your mage every 10 minutes

Hesperus · Post by **Hesperus** » Tue Jul 09, 2002 2:49 pm

Boo not useful? Just think of all the wisdom that pours from his little black eyes so much like the rushing rivers of Rasheman.

gnomethingy · Post by **gnomethingy** » Wed Jul 10, 2002 2:24 am

Im almost certain its equiping boo that gives minsc his rages...

Try equiping boo to your pc with shadow keeper, ive never given this a go. But im sure thats how he gets the rages

Phantom Lord · Post by **Phantom Lord** » Wed Jul 10, 2002 4:08 pm

The one item that helped me out the most would be the amulet of power, dozens of levels that have never been drained from my char.

Aqua-chan · Post by **Aqua-chan** » Wed Jul 10, 2002 4:12 pm

Originally posted by Phantom Lord
The one item that helped me out the most would be the amulet of power, dozens of levels that have never been drained from my char.

Exactly. I love that amulet.

But then again, who dislikes magical Elven Chain Mail? Mages and Thieves can wear it, making it perfect for Soloing charactors. I love it!

smity · Post by **smity** » Wed Jul 10, 2002 4:39 pm

not entirely true, When I tried to give my elven mage elven chain, it disabled his spells, I think it has something to do with pure versus dual/multiclass mages, because nalia and imoen could wear it without problem (as well as aerie)

The Z · Post by **The Z** » Wed Jul 10, 2002 8:11 pm

Ring of the Ram

Littiz · Post by **Littiz** » Thu Jul 11, 2002 12:31 am

But then again, who dislikes magical Elven Chain Mail? Mages and Thieves can wear it, making it perfect for Soloing charactors. I love it!

Don't forget Vecna for mages (pure, multis or duals)
Way better than the chain.
Of course, if you have MORE than a mage, the chain might help..