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I vote for thr Potion of Mind Focusing. You may raise dex to 25 together with int with all consequences, AC including. Esp. good for mages, of course, nonetheless i use it even on Minsc - besides other benefits he can use scrolls then
L.

Potion of extra healing.

Potion of invisibility

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Edwin, mighty founder of the Council of Mages

Owner of the Magic Pizza

definitely potion of invisibility i could work without them
the strength and intelligence modifiers and potion of extra healing come as close second and third

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TheDude Notorious Founder of The Shadow Guild
-if i survive death, i probable survive everything-

-We are as relentless as the tides and as constant as the stars above. We cannot be broken. We cannot be driven off. We are the Shadow Guild.-

Depends on your class. For a Kensai, Potions of Defense are very nice. Potions of Master Thievery can essentially give Thieves unlimited money (though unrealistic and a bit cheesy).

However, I think the Potion of Magic Protection is the best. Paladins and Monks get 100% MR from it. Anyone else can get 100% MR by using 2 of them.

I like the potion invulnarability. You get a very low ac and mad saving throws for quite some time.

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Proud member of the Brotherhood of the woods.

I agree with Nighthawk, it depends on the class and situation. And yes, all of the mentioned could be important, especially for solo. Here are some more:
Potion of speed: essential for speed solo (except monks), and without it some encounters would be very tough in Irenicus dungeon.
Potion of clarity: against most of the psionics (ok, a berserker/barbarian/cleric don't need it).
Potion of absorption: against trolls, golems, etc.
Potion of Power: a lot of nice effects.
But still I would vote for Potion of Extra Healing.

Originally posted by Kovi:
But still I would vote for Potion of Extra Healing.

If you're trying to speed solo...yes, this is one of the best out there.

The potion that increaes your int. useful against mind flayers. I chug some down and rush into battle, mindfalyers only get hit when they roll 20+.

i'll agree with bruce..potions of invulnerabilty rock...

Originally posted by ThorinOakensfield:
The potion that increaes your int. useful against mind flayers. I chug some down and rush into battle, mindfalyers only get hit when they roll 20+.

There are two : the Potion of Genius (for some number of turns, +4INT, IMHO) and the Potion of Mind Focusing (for 12h, +3INT, +3DEX, the last even improves AC). Both are cumulative. As i said, my favorite is PoMF, it lasts longer and gives additional bonuses. 12 hours you may be INT 25 DEX 25 (see table in manual for bonuses). More, it does not wear out during the rest.
L.

for me it has to be poton of master of thievies. with them, i never failed stealing or pickpocketing. hehe with it you can have lots of scrolls and nice armors, weapons in early stages of the game.

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Mizuno is a Proud Member of the Brotherhood of the Woods

I vote for potion of extra healing (the most often used)

Potion of Genius is useful for mages in my party and potion of mind focusing (the same reason)- but they are rarely used (only to write scrolls to the spellbook).

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So sayeh

Wise Manveru Telcontar,
The Ecumenical High-Priest of The League of Divinity...

Elen sila Lumenn' Omentielvo

I never really use potions. They just get added to the horrible detritus in my healer's backpack. The silliest has to be the potion of icedust. C'mon, protection from fire for a round or two? Oo.

I use potions of extra healing frequently, but that's about it.

Personally, I'd rather use icedust around a dragon than magic protection, since I'd rather preserve the latter for those cute little mindflayers.

[This message has been edited by fable (edited 04-06-2001).]

Originally posted by Manveru:
<STRONG>I vote for potion of extra healing (the most often used)

Potion of Genius is useful for mages in my party and potion of mind focusing (the same reason)- but they are rarely used (only to write scrolls to the spellbook).

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Have you seen AC of your characters after one and two Potions of Mind Focusing? And so it stays for 12h. I feed it even to Minsc, it can use protection scrolls himself after that Note, there is plenty of that potion in the game, too.
Potions of healing is of some use for me, too, but not too often, mostly for the hardest fights only. I have almost never bought one, what i've picked up is nearly enough.
Though there might be a difference in playing style, i see.
L.

Potion of Invisibility for escaping when a backstab fails, and Potion of Speed...

Originally posted by rapier:
<STRONG>Potion of Invisibility for escaping when a backstab fails, and Potion of Speed...</STRONG>

Or for turning invisible to backstab a second time. Heh, heh!

As thief the potion of invis. is by far the best in my opinion the abillity to backstab multible times in "same battle" without having to run to then again hide in shadow.
Mage: Heeeeeeling!!!potion

potion of speed is very valuable early on in the game when you have no haste spells.