Magic or melee for the solo run?

January 8, 2017, 11:46 pm

≫ Next: Irenicus in suldanesselar does not queue

≪ Previous: Android Help - Viconia bugged and enabling console

$

0

0

Good day,

As I mentioned in another thread I used to play Baldur's Gate in the past, but had a long break, until I got BG:EE and BG2:EE. I don't know why, but I had an urge to solo the whole series, even though I understand that playing without more party members means you skip some content. So I choose Dwarven Fighter/Cleric (to gain as much immunity as possible and tank everything), but now I want something completely different - an ultimate spellcaster.

However, I've read somewhere on the forum that at the end of ToB rather melee is preferred. Does it mean casters are useless, or is it possible to solo with a mage? I am not using any mods yet, but am open for suggestions. Please bear in mind that I do not want the game to be too hardcore, I will introduce myself to powergaming later on, but right now I am still trying to remind myself the game more casually.

If it is possible to solo the game with a caster, then let me ask you about the class. I was thinking about Wild Mage or Sorcerer. It is NOT a no-reload game, so Wild Mage can be considered, but I am open for any suggestions.

Thank you in advance for any help.

---

Irenicus in suldanesselar does not queue

January 9, 2017, 5:35 am

≫ Next: Baldurs Gate Meme Thread II: Enhanced Edition (Careful, everyone, SPOILERS!)

≪ Previous: Magic or melee for the solo run?

$

0

0

I don't know why. When I enter the tree of life area, Ellisime tells me to kill the parasites, then I kill the parasites (and the elementals) then no end game fight queues. So I walk over to where irenicus is standing and try to initiate a conversation. He doesn't say anything. Then I try to talk to ellesime and she says nothing. Then I force attack irenicus and he's absolutely immune to all damage and doesn't even go hostile. Then I force attack ellesime and she takes all the damage but can't die. Nor does she go hostile. My npcs are hexxat dorm viconia korgan Edwin. I'm wondering if the ee npcs are bugging my game. Or if anyone has experienced this bug before and if so is there a work around? Playing on an iPad Air 2 using the game version available from App Store.

Baldurs Gate Meme Thread II: Enhanced Edition (Careful, everyone, SPOILERS!)

November 21, 2013, 5:16 pm

≫ Next: [KIT MOD] The Shieldbearer - V1.0

≪ Previous: Irenicus in suldanesselar does not queue

$

0

0

Going to star this'n out with a few favey-rights from the last thread...







= = = = = = = = =

Kitties aside, it's time for rules. Let me see, here...

Keep It Clean-ish: Let's keep this thread PG-13.
-I'm not saying "Let's make jokes that are appropriate for Leave It To Beaver!", just avoid the profanity and sexual content.
Don't Spoil The Fun!: As far as spoilers go, well, it'd be mighty fine if you could put spoiler tags ( [ spoiler ] [ /spoiler ] , without the spaces) around such things, so people new to this game in need of a quick giggle don't get spoiled like I did on Wikipedia in 2006. Now I regard spoilers twice as much.
Play Nice: Like Alora says, "Careful, everyone, play nice!". This is a "space" for us to have fun. Let's play nice, and not bait or antagonize (troll) others.
Something Is Wrong, Here...: SCARY_WIZARD thinks you should contact some moderators if a rule appears to have been broken. We have, to my knowledge, @Dee (formerly Aosaw, if you've been absent for a while; the sentientest wombat I ever read things from!), @mInevese, @Nathan, @Coriander, @LadyRhian, @Cuv, @CamDawg (THEY MAKE COOL THINGS), @Jalily, @Metalloman, or any of the other Staff members (whose text happens to be on a blue or grey background).
PLEASE, let us not discuss what caused the other thread to be locked, lest this one get locked, as well, and future meme threads be prohibited!

Here's the officialest rules we can get, from @Dee: http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/10852/site-rules-mind-the-gap

= = = = = = = = =

Here's the last thread, in all its high-larious glory: http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/3079/baldur-s-gate-meme-thread-spoilers-all-over-the-place/ . A hoot and a half, especially when there was a whole page of CATS! I love cats.

= = = = = = = = =

Here's how to post an image, if you're like me and know HTML and vB Code/UBB Code, but are derpy.
Copy this: , and paste it, replacing "LINKGOESHERE" with the URL of the image you want to post. Attaching is cool, too, but you might be like me and want to just link.
Here's some stuff on formatting your posts: forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/161/how-to-format-your-posts/p1
I don't do that, but I'm not exactly the best example, am I.

= = = = = = = = =

EDIT: Rules ironed out, as suggested by @Metalloman.

[KIT MOD] The Shieldbearer - V1.0

August 27, 2016, 6:58 pm

≫ Next: Why don't you play as the Wizard Slayer kit in BG2?

≪ Previous: Baldurs Gate Meme Thread II: Enhanced Edition (Careful, everyone, SPOILERS!)

$

0

0

The Shieldbearer - V1.0
A mod for BGEE, IWDEE, BG2EE.

First off, thanks for stopping by.

Second, this mod is fresh off the press. Version 1.0. You might even consider this a beta. If there are problems (of which, there are bound to be several), please let me know, and I'll fix it. Feedback on functionality of the kit, as well as gameplay balance, is wholly welcome.

Third, and perhaps most importantly, thank you to @Subtledoctor and @CrevsDaak for answering several questions of mine, and for writing their own mods for me to shamelessly learn from.

For installation, simply copy the setup, tp2 file, and mod folder into your game directory and execute.
You can also download the mod here: https://github.com/Lafein/Shieldbearer-kit-for-BGEE/raw/master/SM_Shieldbearer.zip



Shieldbearers are trained from a young age in the often underappreciated use of shields. Where some warriors might discard the shield in favor of a second weapon, or a larger blade, the Shieldbearer stays true to the path. For their perseverance and dedication to the art, they are rewarded with the knowledge needed to turn a simple shield into an invaluable, and often deadly, extension of themselves.

Known Issues

-The most glaring issue for me is that none of the SB's abilities require having a shield equipped. Now, I'm going to assume that if you've downloaded this, you want to play a fighter that uses a shield. The place where I can see this being the most noticeable is if you play with breakable shields.

So for now, you can shield bash without a shield. If you know of a way that this case be remedied, let me know.

-Offensive/Defensive Fighting use the Offensive/Defensive Spin Portrait icons. Not my preference, but I haven't devised a way to dynamically add to STATDESC.2DA and update the spell's Display Portrait Icon accordingly yet. I'm sure there's a way, I just haven't found it yet.

-I'm sure there are many more, but hey, as of writing this I've JUST finished the mod. So let me know if any issues come up and I'll make like a tree and fix it.

Class Features

Advantages:
-Hit Die: d10
-May gain High Mastery in Sword and Shield Style.
-Gains a number of unique abilities starting at level 1.

-1st Level: Defensive Fighting and Offensive fighting stances.
-2nd Level: Shield Bash and Shield Block.
-3rd Level: Defender.
-5th Level: Second Wind.
-7th Level: Shield Wall.
-9th Level: Shield Ward.

Disadvantages:
-May only achieve mastery in One-handed weapons, and Specialization in all other melee weapon types.
-Cannot specialize in ranged weapons.
-May not put points in Dual-weapon or Two-Handed weapon styles.
-THAC0 increases at slower rate than normal Fighters.

Abilities

DEFENSIVE FIGHTING: While some would consider wearing a shield enough to be considered "Defensive Fighting", the Shieldbearer understands the subtle differences that make a shield more than a simple wall to hide behind. By utilizing that knowledge, can more easily deflect incoming blows, at the cost of accuracy and damage. For as long as this stance is active, the Shieldbearer gains +1 bonus to AC, 5% resistance to physical damage, and a -1 penalty to THAC0 and damage. The bonuses and penalties increase at levels 4, 12, and 20.

-1st level: +1 AC for -1 THAC0 and Damage, 5% resistance to phyiscal damage.
-4th level: +2 AC for -1 THAC0 and Damage, 10% resistance to phyiscal damage.
-12th level: +3 AC for -2 THAC0 and Damage, 15% resistance to phyiscal damage.
-20th level: +4 AC for -2 THAC0 and Damage, 20% resistance to phyiscal damage.

OFFENSIVE FIGHTING: The Shieldbearer has learned to use shield more effectively as a weapon, but as a result, loses some of the protection that it would normally provide. For as long as this stance is active, the Shieldbearer gains +1 to THAC0, a -2 penalty to AC, and an on-hit effect for extra crushing damage. The damage bonus increases at 4th level, and every 4 levels thereafter, while the THAC0 and AC penalty increase at levels 4, 12, and 20.

-1st level: +1 crushing damage/+1 THAC0 for -2 penalty to AC.
-4th level: +1d4 crushing damage/+2 THAC0 for -3 penalty to AC.
-8th level: +1d6 crushing damage
-12th level: +1d8 crushing damage/+3 THAC0 for -4 penalty to AC.
-16th level: +1d10 crushing damage
-20th level: +1d12 crushing damage/+3 THAC0 for -5 penalty to AC.

-2nd Level: May use Shield Bash and Shield Block.

SHIELD BASH: Just as a shield can be used to deflect and block incoming blows, so too can it be used to deliver devastating, and often unexpected, attacks. Nowhere is this more true than with a shield wielded by a trained Shieldbearer, for even inexperienced students of the shield are capable of delivering powerful strikes that leave their targets dazed and disoriented. Starting at single use at 2nd level, a Shieldbearer can deliver 1d6 + STR damage, plus Daze with a successful Shield Bash. The strength of the attack and the number of uses per day* grow at levels 4, 6, 8, and 10. At level 6, Shield Bash has a chance to stun the target for 1 round.

-2nd level: 2d4+STR+Daze 1 rounds (-1 THAC0/AC)
-4th level: 3d4+STR+Daze 2 rounds (-1 THAC0/AC)
-6th level: 4d4+STR+Daze 2 rounds (-2 THAC0/AC) + Stun 1 round (Save vs Paralysis -2)
-8th level: 5d4+STR+Daze 3 rounds (-2 THAC0/AC)
-10th level: 6d4+STR+Daze 3 rounds (-3 THAC0/AC)
*5 uses available at level 10, with an additional use granted every 6 levels after.

SHIELD BLOCK: Where a solid Shield Bash may highlight the offensive capabilities of a shield, a well timed Shield Block offers a glimpse into how valuable a shield can be in protecting the life of its wielder. Often learned early in a Shieldbearers training, the Shield Block allows the bearer to focus on deflecting a single incoming strike with startling precision. Starting at a single use at level 2, Shield Block grants a -2 bonus to AC, and immunity from the first attack each round for 2 rounds, plus an additional round every 4 levels, up to 6 rounds at level 18. An additional use is gained at levels 6, 10, 14, and 18.

-2nd level: +2 AC + Block 1 for 2 Rounds
-6th level: +2 AC + Block 1 for 3 Rounds
-10th level: +2 AC + Block 1 for 4 Rounds
-14th level: +2 AC + Block 1 for 5 Rounds
-18th level: +2 AC + Block 1 for 6 Rounds

-3rd Level: May use Defender.

DEFENDER: A student of the shield is often taught that their shield is not only used to protect themselves, but also to protect the lives of those around them. For even the most callous soldier knows the importance of protecting allies on the battlefield. Starting with one use at 3rd level, the Shieldbearer can focus on defending an ally, at the cost of losing some of that protection themselves, granting +2 bonus AC and 5% resistance to physical attacks at the cost of a -2 penalty to AC and 5% vulnerability to physical attacks for 6 rounds. The power of this ability, and its number of uses grow at levels 9, 15, and 21, with an additional use granted every 6 levels past that.

-3rd level: Target gains +2 AC and 5% Physical resistance. Caster loses equal amount.
-9th level: Target gains +3 AC and 10% Physical resistance. Caster loses equal amount.
-15th level: Target gains +4 AC and 15% Physical resistance. Caster loses equal amount.
-21st level: Target gains +5 AC and 20% Physical resistance. Caster loses equal amount.

Abilities Continued

-5th Level: May use Second Wind.

SECOND WIND: There is a saying coined by the famous (or perhaps infamous) General Napol Bonapere, who served Tethyr under King Haedrak III; "The first virtue in a soldier is endurance of fatigue; courage is only the second virtue." There is no doubt that fatigue has perhaps killed its fair share of able-bodied soldiers, on and off the battlefield. But there are those who recognize this danger, and actively seek ways to combat this unseen foe. By enduring great hardships and perilous conditions, a warrior can learn to draw upon reserves of strength and energy to sustain through even the longest of marches, or tedious of battles. Even existing wounds and bruises seem lessened through this surge of raw vigor.

Starting at 5th level, a Shieldbearer can draw upon these reserves of energy once per day to aid in or out of combat.

-5th level: +15% of Max HP for 1 turn. Resets Morale and lessens Fatigue by 50%.
-8th level: +20% of Max HP for 1 turn. Resets Morale and lessens Fatigue by 50%.
-11th level: +25% of Max HP for 1 turn. Resets Morale and lessens Fatigue by 50%.
-14th level: +30% of Max HP for 1 turn. Resets Morale and lessens Fatigue by 50%.
-17th level: +35% of Max HP for 1 turn. Resets Morale and lessens Fatigue by 50%.

-7th Level: May use Shield Wall.

SHIELD WALL: Shieldbearers are taught that not all shield walls require an entire group of soldiers, and that with the proper technique and skill, even one can stand defiant against overwhelming odds. This intense concentration on defense is physically taxing however, building fatigue equal to 4 hours of travel when the Shield Wall ends. Once per day, starting at 7th level, the Shieldbearer may enter into a shield wall for 1 turn. The Shieldbearer gains immunity to normal missles, +25% resistance to all weapon damage, and +2 bonus to saving throws. APR is set to .5, and movement speed is reduced to 1/4. Cannot be used with Offensive Fighting.

At 7th level, Shield Wall has the following effects;
Bonuses - Immunity to normal missles. +25% resistance to all weapon damage. +2 to saving throws
Penalties - APR set to .5. Movement speed reduced to 1/4. Cannot be used with Offensive Fighting. Builds fatigue.
-11th level: The movement speed in only reduced to 1/2.
-15th level: The APR is set to 1.

-9th Level: May use Shield Ward.

SHIELD WARD: The Shieldbearer has become so skilled at the art of the Shield, that even the feared magics of Mages and Sorcerors can be deflected, for a time. By using equal parts skill with a shield, and pure willpower, the Shieldbearer can deflect spells targetting once per day, for 1 round a level up to level 21. This ability functions as the Wizard spell Minor Spell Deflection at level 9, and as Spell Deflection at level 17, for the purposes of how spells are deflected. An additional use of this ability is granted at level 13.

-9th level: 3 spell levels Deflected
-13th level: 5 spell levels Deflected
-17th level: 7 spell levels Deflected
-21st level: 10 spell levels Deflected

Why don't you play as the Wizard Slayer kit in BG2?

November 1, 2013, 5:17 pm

≫ Next: What is your "perfect" mod setup?

≪ Previous: [KIT MOD] The Shieldbearer - V1.0

$

0

0

Wondering if the restriction is simply too castrating for other players as it is for me.

What is your "perfect" mod setup?

January 12, 2017, 7:58 am

≫ Next: You know you're playing too much Baldur's Gate when...

≪ Previous: Why don't you play as the Wizard Slayer kit in BG2?

$

0

0

Unfortunately, I don't have time to start a new playthrough now or in the near future, but I've noticed I try to compensate for this by searching for the perfect mod setup, one that will feel like the game is now finally "completed".

It seems this quest came to an end, so allow me to share what I consider to be my perfect mod setup in order of install (it's for bg2 since that is the game I care most about):

1- Quest pack by SimDing0 (mainly the "revised hells trials" component- the more varied approaches to alignment and neutral path in hells trials are a rare opportunity to make alignment really count as a character development tool)

2- Dorn romance expansion by trinit (evil romance option - well, I did this to flesh out romance a bit)

3- Edwin romance by Laufey (neutral romance option - great mod, for personal use I edited the text to make it fit better with the rest of the game)

4- Valygar romance (good romance option - for personal use only- I put this together for various other mods and few additions from myself)

5- Refinements by Littiz, T.G.Maestro and the bigg (the revised HLA abilities add much to the flavour of the classes)

6- Shapeshifter improvements (just edited the claws so they scale better)

7- Ranger spell fix (enables level 4 divine spells for rangers, much like the paladins have. I got the table on this forum, but can't remember which thread it was)

8- A high resolution portrait pack by ikonomov ( essential for any high-res display, for personal use i made a few modifications to some of the portraits)

9- Druid grove makeover by Ulb ( completely agree with the reasons the author stated for making this mod, it even inspired me to make few modifications to the interior of the grove of my own)

10- Will o' wisp by LavaDelVortel (the shamans are a great class and they need their own stronghold. plus, the extra NPC and kit!)

11- IWD GUI for BG2EE by trinit (made this since I dislike original GUIs for BG games)

12- The Wheels of Prophecy by DavidW (this one doesn't want to install on this setup, so it's on hold for now)

This is it. I feel like these mods correct the most flaws regarding content, visual elements, gameplay tweaks etc. Some of the stuff I made myself, simply because no one else did it and I got tired of waiting. I was considering some friendship mods, NPC mods, spell revisions and such, but I'm wary of installing too many mods at the same time.

All the same, I'm really grateful to the amazing and active modding community that made all the great work and even inspired me to make a few thing of my own, as well as beamdog for making the new games much more accessible and improved it mechanically. I just hope the new updates won't break anything :P

Anyway, I think the modding frenzy has left me, now it's just the matter of finding the time to start a new playthrough.

please, share what is your favourite mod setup for what you consider to be a "perfect" bg2, bg1, sod or iwd game

You know you're playing too much Baldur's Gate when...

March 6, 2014, 9:13 pm

≫ Next: David_Gaider needs a list

≪ Previous: What is your "perfect" mod setup?

$

0

0

1. You complain to your family about having to live in "such a pissant town"
2. You search for objects at the base of every tree you see.
3. You walk into a complete stranger's house and start rummaging through his drawers.
4. You go into your basement to kill spiders.
5. You buy an Irish wolfhound and name him 'Ruffie'.
6. You tell your boss, "I don't like the way this company is working out. Perhaps better leadership would help."
7. You try to pawn severed heads.
8. All your friends have green circles around their feet.
9. You have a collection of odd-looking sticks which you believe contain magic, but haven't been identified yet.
10. On your resume, your education is listed as 'lore'
11. You demand discounts on the grounds that you are a hero for getting a cat out of a tree.
12. You rest for exactly 8 hours every night.
13. You refer to your luxury car as an 'automobile +1'
14. You divorce your wife for 'incompatible alignments'
15. You find a ring and carry it with you for your entire life in the hopes
that you will meet the person to whom it belongs and return it.
16. You've been wearing a cloak around the office lately.
17. You scan every square inch of the ground looking for hidden objects when on the way to the store.
18. Your wife says, "Something smells. Have you been hanging around in the sewer again?"
19. You're fired from your job for 'laying hands' on the other employees.
20. You are deathly afraid to kiss women you meet at the beach, especially ones with bluish skin.
21. You have nightmares about your 4th grade teacher screaming, "You WILL Learn!!!"
22. You have bite marks all over you from trying to charm squirrels.
23. Your playing sessions end when you say, "Ooops" as you notice the sun coming in the window.
24. You now hesitate or are paranoid about putting on a belt.
25. When you leave your house and want to get back in you need to give a book worth 50 USD.
26. When you're going to the basement you refer to "The Naskel mines."
27. You feel like being controlled by an omnipresent authority figure.
28. Your boss gives you a new assignment and you reply disdainfully, "A waste of my talent..."
29. You order a large steak in a resturaunt, then grab your knife and cry out "My blade will cut you down to size!"
30. Everytime you see a huskie you cry "vampire wolf!" and run.
31. You are trying to change your appearance, but you cant find the "customize" button any where.
32. You buy a hamster for the sole purpose of naming it Boo.
33. When it starts to snow/rain/thunder&lightning out, you complain that you can't find the gameplay menu to disable weather.
34. When something catches the corner of your eyes and you frantically try to hit the .
35. Everytime you dream you wonder why you didn't get a special ability.
36. You start talking to chickens to see if they can talk.
37. You leave a friend at the mall and, upon returning there the next day on another errand, are confused and annoyed he isn't standing right where you left him waiting for you.
38. On your way to school/work you get waylaid by enemies and have to defend yourself.
39. You stand up in the middle of a meeting and start yelling "Less talk and more fight".
40. You are in your car looking at a street map and you can't figure out where to go, because no other sections are highlighted.

David_Gaider needs a list

June 21, 2016, 6:15 pm

≫ Next: [Party building] Fear my team of thieves!

≪ Previous: You know you're playing too much Baldur's Gate when...

$

0

0

This discussion was created from comments split from: All you wanted to know about the next Beamdog's project.

---

[Party building] Fear my team of thieves!

January 9, 2017, 5:08 pm

≫ Next: [BG2:EE] A propos de la traduction

≪ Previous: David_Gaider needs a list

$

0

0

Currently in a new run with a swashbuckler called Henri de Baldur (just reached level 2).

-> I'm planning to make an evil team of thieves !
- We will defeat Tazok's bandits (these competitors must be taken care of).
- We will be feared in the world of shadows...
- We'll be a legend in the Sword Coast !
- ... and basically we'll just try to burgle every house and rob everybody.

My planned team:
Henri de Baldur - Swashbuckler - Lockpicking and Find traps, Longswords, any idea for other proficiencies?
Montaron - F/T - He's gonna be my scout (Move Silently, Hide in Shadows) and backstabber, Short Swords, Slings
Xzar - Necromancer - arcane magic, fun, crazyness
Eldoth - Pickpockets, Scimitar/Wakizashi/Ninjato or Spear ?? + Longbow with poison arrows
Skie - well, I don't know what she can be useful for... any ideas? maybe set traps
Tiax - coz he's a priest AND thief, and I could benefit from a priest , I don't know how to use him though

Please share any comments/ideas, how would you build this team/develop these PCs? Thanks a lot!

[BG2:EE] A propos de la traduction

November 15, 2013, 12:53 am

≫ Next: Swashbuckler's No-Reload (or few reloads) attempt

≪ Previous: [Party building] Fear my team of thieves!

$

0

0

Salut à tous.

En lisant plusieurs réponses à ce sujet, il est dit que la traduction ne pourra pas être disponible à la sortie du jeu. Je suis en train de le télécharger donc je ne sais pas ce qu'il en est réellement.

Est-ce que quelqu'un peut fournir des informations sur l'avancement de la traduction et une estimation de la durée d'attente?

Swashbuckler's No-Reload (or few reloads) attempt

October 25, 2016, 2:49 am

≫ Next: Pokemon thread

≪ Previous: [BG2:EE] A propos de la traduction

$

0

0

Why this? I should probably test some stuff I made out, given it's available as a public download for SR-SCS users. Given my install; I don't feel as if No-Reload is very viable - hence I made this thread for my run. It will be played as a no-reload for all accounts bar my PC's death, should it come to that.
Install consists of Item/Spell/Kit Revisions, Refinements, Ascension, SCS (all hardest options bar "hardest spawns" and "more annoying trolls"), some tweaks of my own, nerfed XP table, and some Rogue Rebalancing items (mostly for Critical hit protection in BG1 - I won't be using RR bows, darts or similar - just some hood RR puts in Ulgoth's Beard and a +1 club from Beregost).

Anyhow, this is the protagonist - a human swashbuckler with godly stats.


As you can see from his WIS score, the intention is to dual him to a cleric. It will be a late dual however, since I use my own swashbuckler kit revision

- is considered ambidexterous (+2 off-hand THAC0)
- starts with +2 bonus to Armor class, which increases by one every 4 levels, up to +6 at level 17
- gains +1 bonus to his Breath saves at levels 2, 10 and 19
- from level 4, Swashbucklers gain "Swift parry" ability. Each of their melee hits has a 20% chance to grant the swashbuckler an immediate extra attack and a +2 AC bonus vs melee. This ability improves at levels 12 and 19, granting the swashbuckler +1 luck and +2 to his melee damage for the next round.
- at level 14, gains a permanent +1 Luck bonus.
- at level 15, can use "Evasion" HLA 1x/day

Disadvantages:
- cannot backstab nor benefit from backstab multiplier increasing items.
- cannot set traps.

From this - the best level to dual is actually 14 or 15. The caveat is that he shares the same XP table as everyone else (1,7 x thieves' base progression), so level 14 comes at 1,500,000 XP (contrary to 880 000 in vanilla). That's a long way for that fantastic +1 Luck bonus - but it's worth it.
Since most of the bonuses this kit gets are activated in melee combat, he will be played strictly as a melee character, and will be using clubs. Clubs are low-damage (1d4 base) weapons with Item Revisions, but they have a decent speed factor, won't break in BG1 and have few versions with fantastic on hit effects. Also I need a break from my regular flails pick.

Progress so far- I soloed quite a bit to get some XP under the belt before I assemble my party. Ofc, one must choose battles carefuly - gnolls in particular are awful since they crit for massive damage. Spiders aren't fun either with bad death saves on this character.


I bought Mirrored Eyes potions from Thalantyr and went basilisk hunting - avoided Mutamin for now since he's a death sentence for a solo character.


I tried to cheese Mutamin a bit with Korax, but it didn't work. Korax is immune to petrification, but SR changes petrification into a permanent hold-like effect. The poor ghoul isn't immune to that (maybe I should change it..) and dies, while I run to Duralg's.


Using the poor stealth skills (I invested into Open Locks, few points in Find Traps, few in pickpocket) I manage to sneak past the Battle Horrors and kill the basilisks on top, gaining level 7. With that done, it was time to gather my troops. First, Edwin. I love Edwin, he's incredibly powerful with his imba amulet. My main gripe with him is that his BG2 quest is quite hard with SCS if you want to get him quickly. Be that as it may - he levels up on joining so starts with level 3 spells - and knows Haste. SR reworks haste into a single-target spell, but this causes some little AI problems. I tweaked it myself - now it adds +6 to movement speed and + 1/2 apr, lasts two turns, has AoE and is followed by fatigue (-2 THAC0, movement, AC when expires). Imp.Haste is better on all accounts: AoE, +2 AC, +2 breath save, +1 apr, immunity to slow and no fatigue afterwards. It's still much nerfed compared to vanilla Imp.haste (Kit revisions' Whirwind HLA actually works as vanilla Imp.Haste, albeit for only two rounds). None of SR Haste spells doubles the rate of regeneration (or poison).


Now I had enough money to buy the hood with critical hit protection, coupled with Pro Acid scroll I clear the Ankheg farm (mostly for Fire wand) and go to kill Dynaheir; removing all obstacles on the way.


Bad things happened on the way to gnoll fortress - this one being the worst. A lone Ogre-mage charmed my protagonist instantly. This would have been a reload should Edwin fail his save....


Alas, he didn't, and Ogre had no more spells bar two Chromatic orbs. Edwin killed him with Acid Arrows (on a sidenote, I use my own specialist mage revisions, which leads to Edwin loosing both Divination AND Evocation - means no Fireball, Magic Missile and similar. He doesn't really get any bonuses instead, in PnP conjurer gets some but they're utterly nonsensical so.....bleh. I wanted to buff his summon capabilities but it's not as straightforward since I want AI to have the same benefits as my own. Evocation loss isn't so bad with SR anyway.).

After killing Dynaheir, I return to Durlags. This time I don't need stealth, since Edwin is more than capable of killing the Horrors.


I clear out the guardian's floor up to those two slimes; they're a bit too tricky to tackle for now. Dopes are as well, but fireballs cut through mirror images....


Next, Beregost (spiders), FAI (get Jaheira & Khalid. Yes, Khalid. He's a fighter-mage on my install), talk with Dorn.
Up to Ulgoths, pickpocket Dushai. Twice.


Get some quick levels for them...




Note the Ogre Bersekers here. I tweaked the berserker class from Kit Revisions a bit. (this applies to both PC and enemy berserkers).
Once a berserker takes damage, he has a chance (rather high, 50%) to go into Frenzy for 12 seconds. What this does is give him a massive melee damage bonus (+8), a small measure of physical resistance (10%), he takes less spell damage (1 point per die), looses 4 AC points, has +4 to save vs spells and -10 penatly to any breath save he needs to make.
At later levels, he also regenerates rather quickly in this state. This makes Ogre Berserker something you want to stay as far away as possible. Exploiting their poor Breath saves, we kill them at range. This all makes sense only with Spell Revisions (breath save penalty is *bad*).

With that said and done, it was time to visit Nashkel and adopt Dorn. I don't value his kit much, so I use my own version of it
this time.
He keeps his Fear immunity & poison weapon while loosing NPP, he looses the Aura (which is a *spell* in vanilla EE anyway, not an aura) and gets a proper aura (reworked) later on; + he gains some innate spells to boot. It's the first kit I ever made so I'm fond of it.
I've also swapped his stats - DEX is reduced to 14, while CON is increased to 16. Due to him being a paladin kit, he retains his spellcasting (I didn't plan on this when making the kit, it's a fighter kit on old engine) but that's fine. He ends up quite being quite powerful I guess...


With him on board, I kill Bassiluss and Greywolf, and get back to finish what I've started with Mutamin. This went horrible, tbh. I had one single Mirrored Eyes potions here. It lasts 5 turns with revisions, but I made all potion buffs dispellable. Poor Khalid gets all his buffs removed asap.


This is bad. Khalid runs back to the party; and all of Muta's basilisks follow him. Crap.
Edwin summons some archers; while Dorn gets petrified asap.


I get rid of one basilisk, while Edwin summons more fodder.


Things get progressively worse as Jaheira gets charmed and poor Khalid succumbs to Sleep and gets petrfied.


Following that, Edwin manages to nail the basilisk with Acid Arrows, while protagonist kills the now out-of-spells Mutamin.


I have a habit on buying Stone to Flesh scrolls with SR - and now I put them to use. Note that characters which are petrfied aren't really "dead" - even PC can be petrified and reverted back provided you have the means to do so.


This has a side effect of not breaking loot or bugging out romances.

With that done, I clear the spider wood north, and return to main plot by killing Mulahey, amazons and Tranzig.

Pokemon thread

March 21, 2015, 1:35 am

≫ Next: [Kickstarter] Pixel Princess Blitz: Sandbox Roguelike Action RPG

≪ Previous: Swashbuckler's No-Reload (or few reloads) attempt

$

0

0

To avoid cluttering the activity too much i'm setting this thread up.

Any and all pokemon related discussion is welcome

I'll just tag a few interested people to get it started
@typo_tilly @Tresset @Heindrich @Shandyr

[Kickstarter] Pixel Princess Blitz: Sandbox Roguelike Action RPG

January 11, 2017, 9:08 am

≫ Next: IWD Divine spells in BGEE, SoD and BG2EE

≪ Previous: Pokemon thread

$

0

0

Stumbled across this little gem when I checked out kickstarter today and I simply fell in love with Pixel Princess Blitz. Given that it boasts of things which I love about games! Sandbox? Check! Roguelike dungeons? Check! Simulation elements? Check! Both turn-based and real time gameplay? Check! Romances? Check! Pixels? Check! Dynamic story with multible endings? Check! Random encounters which are decided via dice rolls? Check! Cuteness is justice? Check, check and check!

Pixel Princess Blitz needs to make €77,700 'till the campaign ends on the 9th Februrary. But seeing that it already surpassed €12,000 on its very first day, I believe there's no doubt that Lanze Games (the creators) will get their game funded. And with a couple of stretch goals secured to boot as well.

IWD Divine spells in BGEE, SoD and BG2EE

June 4, 2016, 12:57 pm

≫ Next: Max players in a own server game(hack)

≪ Previous: [Kickstarter] Pixel Princess Blitz: Sandbox Roguelike Action RPG

$

0

0

OKay, so I've converted all IWD divine spells to BGEE and BG2EE. My plan is to add them to the Faiths and Powers mod, but I figured why not release it as a standalone mod.

So, this is a mod that adds all IWD divine spells into BGEE and BG2EE. I'm reasonably confident that this mod is bug free, the spells in this mod are functional, but please do report any bugs you find and I'll fix it asap.

I do also plan to add all IWD wizard spells to BG (etc.), but that's a longer term goal. I will probably add some custom spells eventually.

This should be pretty much compatible with any mod (though, not Faiths and powers atm), though let me know if you find any incompatibilities as well.

Updates:
2016-06-23
Version 0.79

- Numerous bugs squashed
- Increased compatibility with spell revisions ( install after sr!) most notability, it will no longer install duplicate spells such that both the sr and iwd versions are memorizable (e.g. cause light wounds)
- Compatibility code for future, and in progress projects
- Updated secondary spells an icons to use the standard (i.e. the spell name + some letter suffix)

Version 0.80
- This one is all about the static charge spell. Added the projectile in secondary spell to make it actually work correctly (and not target the caster!), updated text notification to something less wacky, and sec spell rename to match default implementation

Version 0.81
- Apparently, I inadvertently removed Whirlwind. Also, Spiritual Wrath was using the Whirlwind pro in version 0.80. That must have been interesting. Fixed
- Bug fixes
- Added a missing file for symbol, pain.
- Changed portrait icons for symbol spells to existing ones in the bg(2)ee engine.

Version 0.82
- Added 7 7th level IWD spells that I missed. Oops!
- Fixed a compatibility error with Spell Revisions. You shouldn't be getting those installation errors anymore.
- Some bug fixes
- Added an IWD wizard spell: icelance. I'll be adding a few wizard spells seemingly at random. It's not random as those spells are being used in Faiths and Powers. But, anyway, the plan is to add IWD wizard spells, so, I'm fine with that.

Version 0.84
- Added Acid Storm, Shadow monsters and Shades wizard spells.
- I am aware that I still need to add wizard scrolls. That will come when I seriously start adding wizard spells. Right now, I'm just doing the minimum for faiths and powers mod.
_____________________________________________________
Links:
Tome and Blood: https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/31274/mod-beta-tome-and-blood-more-options-for-wizards-and-sorcerers/p1
IWD and new Arcane spells will eventually find a home in this mod

Faiths and Powers: https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/43174/faiths-and-powers-gods-of-the-realms-kitpack-and-divine-caster-spell-tweaks/p1

Divine spells will go here.

Spell Revisions: http://gibberlings3.net/forums/index.php?showforum=153
A great spell mod. I'll eventually create a mod to use these spells in IWD (as they are not currently available in that game). I will also work to ensure compatibility with this mod

http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/spell-lists-and-domains

Inspiration

Max players in a own server game(hack)

January 14, 2017, 4:18 am

≫ Next: Baldur's Gate and D&D characters (1page - arts archive)

≪ Previous: IWD Divine spells in BGEE, SoD and BG2EE

$

0

0

Hello everybody, i go right to the point; I need to know how to change the max players value when I go make a my server in a game, I say that Max number of players that can be in a room(server) is 4, what I want to do is just increase that 4 in an higher number, for example 30 or less. I know that this is possible in this game because I saw someone doing that. Please help me doing this. Ps. I use CheatDroid and HackAppData and others, I can use everything.

---

Baldur's Gate and D&D characters (1page - arts archive)

October 16, 2015, 4:00 am

≫ Next: Новый проект Beamdog ?

≪ Previous: Max players in a own server game(hack)

$

0

0

Baldur's Gate 2

Imoen

http://fav.me/dam7t0c

Minsc and Boo

http://fav.me/da2tj8t

Jaheira

Keldorn Firecam

http://fav.me/das951c

I really love wh40k armor!
http://fav.me/dai70qz

Viconia DeVir

http://fav.me/dapfxer

Haer'Dalis

Mazzy Fentan

Cernd

http://fav.me/darln7l

Aerie

http://fav.me/davclio

http://fav.me/da7pw0g

Korgan Bloodaxe

http://fav.me/dapwfa0

Jan Jansen

Edwin(a) Odesseiron

http://fav.me/d9kxolx

Yoshimo.

http://fav.me/daa3kin

Valygar Corthala

http://fav.me/daedo8u

Nalia de'Arnise

http://fav.me/dasq3ba

Baldur's Gate 1

Kivan

BE OR NOT TO BE
Starring: Korax the Ghoul and Kangaxx the Lich

Neverwinter Nights 2

Neeshka

Planescape Torment

http://fav.me/da3xko8

D&D characters

I playing FR D&D 3.5 campaign (Mysteries of the Moonsea) now and here our party:
Dungeons and Chibies

http://fav.me/dan2vhr

1. Orik Keenaxe - Golden Dwarf: Paladin/Dwarven Defender (Patron Moradin)

2. My character Soulafein Aemenor - Gray Elf: Beguiler/Assassin (Patron Shar)

3. Mukhoto - Human: Warlock

4. Lammar - Half-orc: Monk/Fighter (Patron Ilmater)

5. Wiz'Ard - Human: Wizar/Loremaster

6. Nadir - Human: Cleric of Ilmater

Soulafein Saerah (drowlike name for wood elf lol=))

Race: Wood Elf
Class: Barbarian (PHB2 variant Berserker strength)
Aligment: CG
His fury flares up like dry grass and his sword strikes like lightning. But high willpower allow him to take control over his rage. He is great hunter and pathfinder with keen senses.
http://fav.me/da8pxa1

Mukhoto - Human Warlock

She is "face" of party and great user of magic devices (like wands and other wondrous items). Also she very skillful in disguise so we don't know her true appearance. LOL Now she looks so.
http://fav.me/da8d58n

Jehuty - Human Cleric of Tyr

http://fav.me/da940ih

Dedor

Race: Human
Class: Cleric of Lathander/Morninglord of Lathander
Aligment: LG
He is the last ray of light in this land of lies and deceit.

Lulu

Based on Lulu from LOL.
Race: Gnome
Class: Warlock
Aligment: CN
She likes to summon swarms!!!

Ombert Bramblefoot

Name: Ombert Bramblefoot
Race: Halfling
Class: Rogue/Ranger
Aligment: TN
http://fav.me/da28cxt

Dwarf - Cleric of Moradin

Bards

http://fav.me/d9wjgwj

http://fav.me/d9yixgy

Samuel "Sammy" Porter

http://fav.me/da0eg1i

Othaug - half-orc cleric.

http://fav.me/da22a9o

Character that belongs to @Vallmyr: Azrael Gaunt - Doomguide of Kelemvor

http://fav.me/da2p2sh

Cu and Leanan - Kitsune Bards. Baha belongs to @Vallmyr.

http://fav.me/da6h45y

http://fav.me/d9zgrjc

Gabbrielle Arair - Human Cleric-Druid

http://fav.me/da688wz

Busty bard and Beerlover

http://fav.me/da9qgej

http://fav.me/daafquk

Tiberius - Servant of Asmodeus

http://fav.me/dacpwf8

Lilli Ardat - Hunter ( art for one of patrons)

http://fav.me/dae9kar

Ango - Star Elf Rogue/Wizard/Bard

http://fav.me/daes47r

Leetah - Strongheart Halfling Rogue/Fighter/Shadowdancer

http://fav.me/daclmmm

Filrik Dangherst - Dwarf Cleric of Boccob

http://fav.me/dailu0h

Himo Nailo. My friend's d&d3.5 character. Gray elf - Rogue/Wizard/Loremaster

http://fav.me/daji931

Links

More stuff on Deviantart
If you need custom portrait of your character, just ask me
Arts in high resolution on Patreon

Новый проект Beamdog ?

December 24, 2016, 3:13 pm

≫ Next: Revamp Test of Selfishness - BG2 Hell Trial (spoilers on)

≪ Previous: Baldur's Gate and D&D characters (1page - arts archive)

$

0

0

Пару дней назад наткнулся на эту тему https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/62738/beta-testers-needed-for-the-next-release/p1, у кого какие идеи? Что это может быть? лично я уже оставил заявку на бета-тест нового проекта, маловероятно что окажусь в рядах тех доблестных первопроходцев, воинов, плутов, колдунов, друидов, священников, рейнджеров, монахов и шаманов ибо параметр удачи у меня последнее время барахлит. Но все же.

Revamp Test of Selfishness - BG2 Hell Trial (spoilers on)

November 27, 2014, 8:44 pm

≫ Next: Any news on the IOS version?

≪ Previous: Новый проект Beamdog ?

$

0

0

Hi ppl, i was looking in the game and thought... is the selfishness test really selfishness? Cos it's a bit contradictory to permanent kill an dorn or korgan in the trade of an +2AC (which is crap in ToB) or to save 1 point of dexterity. In the long run for any party, good or evil, it's better to take the good path, sometimes +10 Mres is even preferable than 1 dex.

The fun question is that the good path is an greed path in fact, where we can't fathom the possibility of lose an character that we had an high amount of work to get, it's an tool we sharpened to perfection that the game intent to take from us!

So, i proposte to rework this trial, so we can take the evil option more often. My initial suggestion is to change the evil bonus, cos it sucks, and give an penality to the sacrified character taken instead of perma kill him/her (it for mods).

Maybe +2 Dex to main char and -2dex (or -x max life points) to the sacrified character.

So, what you ppl say?

Any news on the IOS version?

April 15, 2016, 10:57 pm

≫ Next: Southwest Florida Eagle Cam - live stream

≪ Previous: Revamp Test of Selfishness - BG2 Hell Trial (spoilers on)

$

0

0

Sorry to clutter the boards but I mostly play BG on my phone nowadays. I can't find any release dates in the iOS version, can anyone point to a source or website?

Southwest Florida Eagle Cam - live stream

January 12, 2017, 9:32 pm

≫ Next: Game crashes as soon as i get to candlekeep for a new game and click an area to walk.

≪ Previous: Any news on the IOS version?

$

0

0

This video popped up in my Youtube recommendations one day, and I find that I keep revisiting it at least for a few minutes each night.

From the project's official website: http://www.dickpritchettrealestate.com/eagle-feed.html

"Eagles are wild birds and anything can happen in the wild. The Southwest Florida Eagle Camera (SWFEC) does not interfere or intervene and allows nature to take its course. You will see life and you might see death, but this is nature at her finest."

"If you are viewing at night, please note Cam 1 is equipped with night vision or infrared light (IR). The glow you are seeing on the camera is invisible to the naked eye. The eagles do not see any light and remain undisturbed."

Sadly, I've read elsewhere that one of the eagle's eggs has yet to hatch, and there is a likelihood now that it won't.