i need tips for a good solo character to play with

iphlyjaii · Post by **iphlyjaii** » Wed Jul 18, 2001 1:07 pm

i just finished soa and tob with my solo sorc at hard level. and i was amazed how easy it was with a sorc. i also didnt know how powerful a sorc was. well, i just want more of a challenge in my next solo character. any advice on who i should use? i was thinking bout a solo bard.

Red Inquisition · Post by **Red Inquisition** » Wed Jul 18, 2001 1:14 pm

I'm soloing a beastmaster and it is REALLYhard. Not geing able to use metal weapons and stuff is really crappy. It's fun to try to overcome all his weaknesses.

Lykwid · Post by **Lykwid** » Wed Jul 18, 2001 5:20 pm

Try a monk through SoA , i had a blast with one.

Firecc · Post by **Firecc** » Thu Jul 19, 2001 1:40 am

Why not play a spellcaster but don't "over-rest"? I.e. don't rest untill your character is tired or you *really* need to. I haven't tried to play solo myself but it seems that most who play solo with a spellcaster rest awful lot. Those who think it's too easy might try playing a spellcaster but according to the story, i.e. most of the time there is a sense of urgency - no time to rest. That should be tougher.

I have noticed that way of playing increased the difficulty level for me.

Other than that, why not try a plain thief of your choice? (no dual class)

Dimensional · Post by **Dimensional** » Thu Jul 19, 2001 2:19 am

Solo archer is also a lot of fun

juat be prepared to use a lot of potions of speed until you get your boots of speed

Xyx · Post by **Xyx** » Thu Jul 19, 2001 2:51 am

Or set all your stats to the minimum in character creation. How's that for anti-powergaming?

Problem is, though, that if you shoot yourself in the foot enough times, you'll tend to use more cheese just to make it through the game. If you're playing a weakling, would you not use the Shield of Balduran or the Cloak of Mirroring when facing Beholders?

Astafas · Post by **Astafas** » Thu Jul 19, 2001 2:59 am

Of course you should go for a bard. I'd recommed a Blade, if you want a kit.

Bodhidharma · Post by **Bodhidharma** » Thu Jul 19, 2001 3:46 am

hrm.

Try soloing a berserker maybe? be a bitch with no magic eh? and no reloads, no deaths. And no importing in a full set of equipment, and no cheapo tacticts to get 2 million gold at the start.

And set time limit for finishing the game. To discourage resting for 2 weeks everytime you take damage , lol 'rest until healed' can mean a week if you have taken 35 damage.

Bet you can't do that.

It's one thing to solo a character using exploits, and cheats ---like using shadowkeeper to set your guy up with unlimited gold , full set of the best armor, best weapons, etc., and also reloading every 5 minutes. But i wonder if you could do it with no deaths, no reloads, and no use of equipment or gold you didn't earn with your newb character?

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Thu Jul 19, 2001 3:54 am

Well I couldn't do it without load/reload - but all the other things are absolutly not neassecary.

Mekanos · Post by **Mekanos** » Thu Jul 19, 2001 4:20 am

i think the beast master will be really hard to solo with, also how good is the sorceror and why?

smaug chow · Post by **smaug chow** » Thu Jul 19, 2001 9:24 am

Go for a multiclass. With the new XP limits, you can gain very respectable levels in 2 or even 3 classes. Go for a fighter/mage/thief - best of all worlds. Your advantage is your flexibility, and your disadvantage is your ultimate lack of high-level power.

I have not played ToB, so maybe somebody else out there can answer this - do you get multiple special abilities if you have multiple classes?

Or try a cleric - seems like nobody solos with a cleric.

TheDude · Post by **TheDude** » Thu Jul 19, 2001 9:37 am

Soloing a sorceror is nice but it becomes boring in the end.
u usually always do the same thing when u fight any battle so not much variation in soloing a sorceror.

But solo-ing a cleric what an idea, it think it is great cast a lot of skeleton warriors. (u can get more then a mage or sorceror)
u don't have any problem with hurting your party members when u cast Holy Smight or Blade Barrier.
For real power try solo an Ranger/Cleric i play one with an party but i don't really need it, my Ranger/Cleric does almost all of the work.

iphlyjaii · Post by **iphlyjaii** » Thu Jul 19, 2001 10:35 am

sorcerers are powerful and very easy to clear dungeons with. with staff of the magi and cloak of mirroring, no spell can even touch you. and with web/cloudkill i killed dragons, twisted rune pretty easy. the best thing is that you dont have to memorize anything, so you can really use the most important spells more often than a regular mage. ex:skulltrap

KaaZe · Post by **KaaZe** » Thu Jul 19, 2001 10:54 am

hehe, if you havnt installed ToB yet, then the Wizard Slayer should be a nice challenge... no healing potion (Removed in ToB). Can use any of the good amulets, girdles and so on... that should be a nice challenge!!

reedimus · Post by **reedimus** » Thu Jul 19, 2001 11:50 am

wizard slayer dual to thief at level 14 is what I'm doing right now. it's pretty hard right now, but I'm sure it will get a LOT easier after "use any item". just make sure int is decent so you can use good spell scrolls and wands later on

leeman_s · Post by **leeman_s** » Thu Jul 19, 2001 4:19 pm

Is it more fun soloing rather than playing with a full party. I would think you get more exp since it is not split among six people, so you get high levels early. Im in the underdark right now with a full party. should i start over and solo? it sounds fun. what class and race should i be for soloing my first time. thanks

Bodhidharma · Post by **Bodhidharma** » Thu Jul 19, 2001 5:53 pm

L just finish your game

and most comments I have read on the subject suggest you play a regular, single-player game, with NPC's your first time through, because if you do a solo or self-created game, you miss out on MUCH of the story line, from NPC's in your party---interraction of your party members, romances, NPC quests! Also, you need to be thoroughly seasoned in all forms of combat before you will know enough to play a solo game. And really---they KEY to being able to play a solo game, is not having the right character---it's your PRIOR knowledge of everything that's going to happen! meaning, you can't really solo the game on your first try through, you'd get surprised by some battle and get caught without your buffs or the proper spells ready to cast and you'd get killed way too often and spend 99% of your time reloading and dying.

The reason that you can solo the game is because you KNOW exactly what to expect around that corner! So you can prepare for it. You know what protection spells you need, you know what battle tactics you need to use! You know where the hidden loot is that you need to go further in the game! etc, etc.

Just enjoy the rest of your game. Then solo. And to make it really interesting do a no-reload, no death, no exploits solo game.

I'm personally soloing a multi-class fighter/mage/cleric because I removed the experience cap, and a multi-class is actually the most powerful class in a solo game with no exp cap. just they start out slow....

Dimensional · Post by **Dimensional** » Fri Jul 20, 2001 1:33 am

@ Bodhidharma

actualy i am trying to solo TOB before i use a party with my archer (all the way from BG1) - admitidly i have yet to get out of saradush (have't had much free time of late ) but i wanted to see just how difficult it would be without knowing just where everything is - hoping i will be ok (i am expecting some serious traps and it is worrieng me a bit (tjank god for detect traps)