Need help choosing my 6th party member (long, contains spoilers)

Klorox · Post by **Klorox** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 8:35 am

Funky “Who should I add to this party” question:

Ok, here’s my proposed party (I’m actually still in BGI, so this will take some time)

Protagonist Cleric/Ranger MC
Minsc
Jaheira
Imoen
Jan

The first 4 NPCs are with me now, solving side quests in the city of Baldur’s Gate. They have stuck by me through thick and thin, and there’s no way I’m dumping them in SoA or ToB.

And Jan, well I just think he’s really funny. He’s in.

Ok, so the 6th member of my party is the problem here. I can’t figure out who to use! I think my party is pretty balanced so far, but I also think I could use one more mage, or possibly someone who is good at taking care of mages.

Here are my options:

1)Keldorn. His abilities speak for themselves, and wielding the great Carsomyr is nothing to sneeze at.
2)Mazzy. This machine gun is a killer with Tansheron’s or Gesen’s bow. Easily disrupts mages, and even makes a great tank in a pinch (str bonus and halberds baby!).
3)Nalia. Best good aligned mage NPC in the game (sorry, no Edwin in this party). I kind of find her annoying though, and she is a weak clone of my little sis.
4)Valygar. Interesting choice, as backstabbing takes care of mages pretty quickly and effectively. Doubles as a pretty good tank, and is an all around good character. Boring soundest though.
5)Aerie. Stick the Robe of Vecna on this one and watch the spells fly! I do find it kind of redundant to have two clerics in my party, though, especially when there’s a druid too.
6)Haer’Dalis. Another interesting choice. Blades are cool, HD is cool. Makes a good backup mage and backup tank.
7)Nobody. A party of a C/R, Jaheira, Minsc, Imoen and Jan is powerful and balanced enough.
8)Sarevok. This might be the most interesting (read: wacky) choice I can think of. That’s because I’d dual class this guy into a Mage when I recruit him. My plan (if I go with this guy) would be to go through SoA with only 5 characters (listed above), and randomly add the other NPCs for their own personal sidequests. I would save all the scrolls I didn’t need (I use that “no bottoms” patch), and have Sarevok scribe every one of them, with only him, me, and Jaheira in the party (J stays for romance and XP reasons). I know it would still take a long time to get Sarevok’s mage level to pass his fighter level, but this is the quickest way I can think to shorten it.
9) (unlikely) I could add Kelsey into my game. He’s very powerful, though.
10)Use any of the NPCs mentioned above in SoA, sub in Sarevok in ToB (please mention NPC for SoA below).

Any opinions on my above choices, and/or other options are all greatly appreciated. TIA.

SP101 · Post by **SP101** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 4:14 pm

[QUOTE=Klorox]1)Keldorn. His abilities speak for themselves, and wielding the great Carsomyr is nothing to sneeze at.
2)Mazzy. This machine gun is a killer with Tansheron?s or Gesen?s bow. Easily disrupts mages, and even makes a great tank in a pinch (str bonus and halberds baby!).
3)Nalia. Best good aligned mage NPC in the game (sorry, no Edwin in this party). I kind of find her annoying though, and she is a weak clone of my little sis.
4)Valygar. Interesting choice, as backstabbing takes care of mages pretty quickly and effectively. Doubles as a pretty good tank, and is an all around good character. Boring soundest though.
5)Aerie. Stick the Robe of Vecna on this one and watch the spells fly! I do find it kind of redundant to have two clerics in my party, though, especially when there?s a druid too.
6)Haer?Dalis. Another interesting choice. Blades are cool, HD is cool. Makes a good backup mage and backup tank.
7)Nobody. A party of a C/R, Jaheira, Minsc, Imoen and Jan is powerful and balanced enough.
8)Sarevok. This might be the most interesting (read: wacky) choice I can think of. That?s because I?d dual class this guy into a Mage when I recruit him. My plan (if I go with this guy) would be to go through SoA with only 5 characters (listed above), and randomly add the other NPCs for their own personal sidequests. I would save all the scrolls I didn?t need (I use that ?no bottoms? patch), and have Sarevok scribe every one of them, with only him, me, and Jaheira in the party (J stays for romance and XP reasons). I know it would still take a long time to get Sarevok?s mage level to pass his fighter level, but this is the quickest way I can think to shorten it.
9) (unlikely) I could add Kelsey into my game. He?s very powerful, though.
10)Use any of the NPCs mentioned above in SoA, sub in Sarevok in ToB (please mention NPC for SoA below).[/QUOTE]

I'll just class those suggestion's numbers.

I would ----------------> I wouldn't
6 - 5 - 4 - 9 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 8 - 7 - 10

Regards, SP101

The Great Hairy · Post by **The Great Hairy** » Sun Dec 05, 2004 9:13 pm

My suggestion would be Mazzy, as it appears that no one in your group specialises in bows, unless you have knocked Minsc up there - and even then, having two bow people is always good.

I've not tried Sarevok in a good aligned party. Might be trouble. Might be a lot of fun. Certainly worth thinking about!

Cheers,
TGHO

Deadalready · Post by **Deadalready** » Mon Dec 06, 2004 9:17 am

Protagonist Cleric/Ranger MC
Minsc
Jaheira
Imoen
Jan

I'd personally go with Keldorn and his nifty Carsomyr, his true sight and dispel magics are very powerful and useful. Valygar is also not a bad choice but generally the main reason I ever use him is because it's not worth wasting proficiencies in Katanas for the celestial blade.

me0w · Post by **me0w** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 10:20 am

Keldorn, Valygar, Mazzy, and in that order.

Or just them, untill Sarevok

sparhawk_tr · Post by **sparhawk_tr** » Tue Dec 07, 2004 1:57 pm

Paladin is my favorite char. So if i were you i would choose Keldorn.

Spikey_Creature · Post by **Spikey_Creature** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 11:05 pm

i think haer dalis (the blade dude, not sure if i spelt it right) is quite nifty so i'd get him as back up mage and fighter, and also i'd get yoshimo cause he talks funny

, for while Imoen gets kidnapped, then when u go to the asylum and he betrays u, u can kill him, kik em out and take imoen back

Klorox · Post by **Klorox** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 12:48 am

Spikey, you really need to watch those spoilers. Suppose someone is reading this thread without knowing some big surprises!

Spikey_Creature · Post by **Spikey_Creature** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 3:37 am

Sorry

sorry didnt realise how much i gave away, at first i was only going on about the stuff bout imoen but im sorry bout the other stuff bout yoshimo, just splurts out, ill watch it next time thanks for the reminder !

Nimiety · Post by **Nimiety** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 9:30 am

I'd have to say Haer’Dalis or Keldorn - you seem to be short on punch, and both bring in a little magic (spells or abilities) to help out in a pinch and both can still tank very well.

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Coot · Post by **Coot** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 4:48 am

Your party is fine the way it is. And without a sixth member, they'll lvl up more quick.