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Posted: **Thu Sep 20, 2001 12:56 pm**

How many have played thru the game with a precreated party? If so what kind of party did you have?

Posted: **Thu Sep 20, 2001 2:24 pm**

Only once, and man was it a boring game. No NPC to NPC interactions, and no NPC reaction to situations, and no romances. That's about 2/3rds of the fun gone.

But my party was Cavalier, Dwarven Fighter, Kensai/Mage (big surprise), Human Fighter/Cleric, Half/Elf Swashbuckler, and Elf Scorcerer.

Posted: **Thu Sep 20, 2001 3:41 pm**

Hehe I'm doing it rightnow

This is for pure powergaming purposes, and I'm finding it all incredibly easy as I had all the weapons everyone was going to use picked out before I started. However it is nice to have a party totally customised the way that I like it. No wasted proficiency points and better stat rolls.

Beserker Half-Orc
Inquisitor Human (Duh!)
Kensai/thief Human
Kensai/mage Human
Fighter/druid Human
Cleric/Mage Half-elf

Posted: **Thu Sep 20, 2001 6:53 pm**

Arch_Angel: Is your cleric/mage any good? I was thinking of playing one

Posted: **Thu Sep 20, 2001 8:12 pm**

Actually, I never completed the game witn an NPC based party. I did BG1 this way and I was going friggin crazy because of those loussy characters!! This game is even worse in that the characters have more personality. It seems that I am the only one that really hate these "funny" NPC´s. Sorry, but I just prefer a more "serious" game without all the lame jokes and silly voices all the time. It´s kinda like an american movie. They always have to fire off a funny line somewhere no matter how serious the situation is. I hate that!! I´m trying an assasin with NPC party and even though I only just finished the circus tent I´m sick of those guys. Maybe I´ll just solo!
Anyway, my first party hconsisted of the following:
-Elven Archer (

)
-Human Cavalier
-Human Berserker(8)/Druid
-Half-elven Conjurer
-Human Swashbuckler(10)/Cleric
-Human Monk
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Posted: **Thu Sep 20, 2001 8:51 pm**

"Multi" Party

Assasin - Sneak specialist
Cleric/Theif - Traps(Find/remove only) specialist
Mage/Theif - Locks specialist
Fighter/Theif - Tank specialist
2 spare slots for NPC quests

I had a lot of fun with a gang that did everything different to the run up and bash, run away and blast (normal) party. Could have stuck a Ranger(Stalker) and/or a Monk in there too but didn't. Also no set traps cheese used -ever- Curdis

Posted: **Thu Sep 20, 2001 9:42 pm**

Most players would make their own party composition AFTER they have played the game using the available NPC. If you have played the game for quite a number, you wouldn't mind the absence (therefore, boredom) of the dialogue between characters.

Right now, I'm not using any of the available NPC. I just dumped Imoen after rescuing her at spellhold

(it broke my heart really, being her brother and all).

My party is composed of the likeness of 6 of the Nine Walkers in the Lord of the Rings.

Aragorn (me - Stalker)
Gandalf (dual, cleric then mage)
Frodo (fighter/thief)
Legolas (archer)
Gimli (berserker, specs in axes)
Boromir (berserker with specs in two-handed and long swords)

Posted: **Thu Sep 20, 2001 9:43 pm**

Right now I'm at Sahuagin City with my great party, they are using all the right weapons 3 ranged and 3 Melee:
Inquisitor Human
Barbarian H/O
Fighter/Thief H/O (specializes in Finding Traps and Pick Locks)
Swashbuckler-Mage Human (specializes in pickpockets and Hiding in Shadows and Moving silently)
Fighter/Druid H/E
Cleric/Mage H/E
Cleric/Illusionist H/E

Posted: **Thu Sep 20, 2001 10:21 pm**

sorry, guys, sounds seriously boring. I mean, how realistic is a party composed of perfect totally complementary people?

Life is much more like the lunatics that compromise the npc pool...

the demented but fun loony, minsc
evil wench from hell you cannot help being attracted to viccy
the sweet young thing thats just trying out her life, aerie
the bossy, and sweet freind from previous life, jaheira
local pastor keldorn
bloodthirsty little snot, you're glad he's on YOUR side, korgy
intense, artsy fartsy liberal arts major, you just want to bash his face in, haer dalis
evil snot superior condesending attitude, but you have to totally admire the guy, edwin.
crappy, loser nature boy, cerned
brooding, with persecution complex, vaygar
local town embarressment, and party jester, jan
tough street girl, who secretly wanted to enter the convent when she was young, mazzy
local communist wench, nalia

and I have no good things to say about anomen.

Posted: **Thu Sep 20, 2001 10:46 pm**

Originally posted by UserUnfriendly:
and I have no good things to say about anomen.

Well said User! (Pun intended

)

Posted: **Thu Sep 20, 2001 11:28 pm**

Originally posted by UserUnfriendly:
crappy, loser nature boy, cerned

brooding, with persecution complex, vaygar

local town embarressment, and party jester, jan

local communist wench, nalia

and I have no good things to say about anomen.

It's not like you had lots of good thing about all of the others either now, is it?

Posted: **Thu Sep 20, 2001 11:32 pm**

Originally posted by UserUnfriendly:
sorry, guys, sounds seriously boring. I mean, how realistic is a party composed of perfect totally complementary people?

Life is much more like the lunatics that compromise the npc pool...

the demented but fun loony, minsc
evil wench from hell you cannot help being attracted to viccy
the sweet young thing thats just trying out her life, aerie
the bossy, and sweet freind from previous life, jaheira
local pastor keldorn
bloodthirsty little snot, you're glad he's on YOUR side, korgy
intense, artsy fartsy liberal arts major, you just want to bash his face in, haer dalis
evil snot superior condesending attitude, but you have to totally admire the guy, edwin.
crappy, loser nature boy, cerned
brooding, with persecution complex, vaygar
local town embarressment, and party jester, jan
tough street girl, who secretly wanted to enter the convent when she was young, mazzy
local communist wench, nalia

and I have no good things to say about anomen.

Imoen? Yoshimo?

Posted: **Fri Sep 21, 2001 12:53 am**

@UserUnfriendly

Life is much more like the lunatics that compromise the npc pool

Zo you play zee Fantasy Role Play Game zis vay because it more resembles life.... There is perhaps hope for you UserUnfriendly, Just step up onto this altar... and lie down.

@Maharlika - like the Tolkien Party. Great idea.

Posted: **Fri Sep 21, 2001 12:54 am**

General, yes the cleric/mage is quite good. Has more hitpoints than Aerie does and the stat rolls are something like this:
Str 12
Con 18
Dex 18
Int 18
Wis 18
Cha 3

As stated above it was designed as a complete powergame party. I cannot wait till I do get my cleric/mage into TOB, I have a feeling that nothing will be able to touch her

Right now she is quite powerful but no doubt it'll be insanely easy once I get her up into the higher levels. I am on my 9th time through the game, I've gone through solo a couple of times and used different party members and numbers. I decided that after all that I wanted to create my ultimate party that I work best with. I have all the different types of spell casters, druid, cleric and mage. I'm taking them right through SOA and TOB.

Posted: **Fri Sep 21, 2001 1:53 am**

I always play with self created parties. I tried the npc's once and I just wanted them to shut the hell up. playing with a self created party doesn't mean you are a powergamer or the game is too easy. right now I'm playing with three mages and I took the first stat roll for each one to make things more interesting. though I can't say the game is all that hard with only three mages, it sure is fun.

Posted: **Fri Sep 21, 2001 3:05 am**

LOL i onice tried a party of 6 MAGES, all spealistist, one islike an illustrator, and so on, then i also had edwin, he's the best mage with all the spells he gets his hand on so i had to include him in the all mage party, anway you should have seen them in action in the underdark, they were frying creature so fast, i mean 6 mage all with sequired missiles, or chain congencigry with project images, or chain congencigry with abi's good ol horrid wiltering spell, all i can say is well i realy riped things up good, tho it would be hard when i get to tob due to all the magic resist so at that point i just retired them and started a new game, (see the post, playing on INSANE MODE)

Posted: **Fri Sep 21, 2001 3:36 am**

I was thinking of using 3 precreated, and 3 NPC's. This would give me a good blend, and give me the NPc's for the quests.

Posted: **Fri Sep 21, 2001 12:36 pm**

When I first got the game, I thought about this for a week (no kidding). I then made the following party:

Kensai/Mage
Fighter/Druid
Berserker/Cleric
Monk
Swashbuckler/Mage

I kept the sixth slot open as the "guest NPC slot".

I quickly discovered that the game was waaay too easy and quite dull this way.

If I were to build a "perfect party" again, keeping ToB in mind, I'd probably go for:

Fighter/Mage
Cleric/Mage
Fighter/Druid
Ranger/Cleric
Thief/Mage

Posted: **Fri Sep 21, 2001 9:42 pm**

Originally posted by Curdis:
@Maharlika - like the Tolkien Party. Great idea.

Thanks. Using SK I altered the appearances of Aragorn, Gandalf and Legolas.

For Aragorn I used the male human thief to give him that roguish look as Strider. For Gandalf I used the appearance of Elminster and for Legolas I used the male Elf Thief. Legolas looks more cool with the hood and appropriate at that. Since he is more of an archer than a melee fighter, Legolas need not look like the muscular type.

Too bas they do not have any appearance available that would give a bearded fighter (for Boromir).

Posted: **Fri Sep 21, 2001 11:12 pm**

I´m not sure about this but isn´t it only in the cartoon (excellent one,that!!) that Boromir has a beard. In most illustrations and in the upcoming movie he is clean shaven with long hair. The cartoon made the mistake of portraying him as a barbarian type, while in the books he is really a man of noble birth from a highly civilized city.