Baldurs Gate II

Kish wrote:
> runlikeanantelopecph.DeleteThis@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> When you start a new chapter do the quests you currently have get
>> erased, or can you start working on them in chapter 3. See I'm on
>> chapter 2, and I want to forget about the cult of the eyeless quest
>> until chapter 3. Will that work?
>
>
> Yes. (And I, personally, would advise going to get Imoen back as
> quickly as possible and doing most of the quests once you have her back.)

I'd advise the opposite. Do as many of the chapter 2 quests before you
leave as you are able, as since it fits far better in the story that way.
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Graeme Dice wrote:
> Kish wrote:
> > runlikeanantelopecph.RemoveThis@gmail.com wrote:
> >
> >> When you start a new chapter do the quests you currently have get
> >> erased, or can you start working on them in chapter 3. See I'm on
> >> chapter 2, and I want to forget about the cult of the eyeless quest
> >> until chapter 3. Will that work?
> >
> >
> > Yes. (And I, personally, would advise going to get Imoen back as
> > quickly as possible and doing most of the quests once you have her back.)
>
> I'd advise the opposite. Do as many of the chapter 2 quests before you
> leave as you are able, as since it fits far better in the story that way.

See, I've done so many Chapter 2 quests. I really have the Tolgerias
and Planar Sphere quest, the Unseeing eye (which I'm having loads of
trouble with) and thats about all. I went into chapter 3 last night,
and defeated Bodhi. So really I'm going to go back and start working on
those 2 chapter 2 quests. I'm also trying to get the right party. I'm a
level 13 barbarian, fairly powerful, so thats not a worry. I'm keeping
Jaheira, Minsc, Yoshi and then I have the two slots I toggle. I have
Edwin (for magic) and Keldorn, because he fits in at this point with
the undead. But, the problem is I dualed Yoshi into a fighter/thief,
which was a terrible idea because he's still working to catch up to his
previous status of a level 13 thief. Any suggestions?
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runlikeanantelopecph.RemoveThis@gmail.com wrote:
> Graeme Dice wrote:
>
>>Kish wrote:
>>
>>>runlikeanantelopecph@gmail.com wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>When you start a new chapter do the quests you currently have get
>>>>erased, or can you start working on them in chapter 3. See I'm on
>>>>chapter 2, and I want to forget about the cult of the eyeless quest
>>>>until chapter 3. Will that work?
>>>
>>>
>>>Yes. (And I, personally, would advise going to get Imoen back as
>>>quickly as possible and doing most of the quests once you have her back.)
>>
>>I'd advise the opposite. Do as many of the chapter 2 quests before you
>>leave as you are able, as since it fits far better in the story that way.
>
>
> See, I've done so many Chapter 2 quests. I really have the Tolgerias
> and Planar Sphere quest, the Unseeing eye (which I'm having loads of
> trouble with) and thats about all. I went into chapter 3 last night,
> and defeated Bodhi. So really I'm going to go back and start working on
> those 2 chapter 2 quests. I'm also trying to get the right party. I'm a
> level 13 barbarian, fairly powerful, so thats not a worry. I'm keeping
> Jaheira, Minsc, Yoshi and then I have the two slots I toggle. I have
> Edwin (for magic) and Keldorn, because he fits in at this point with
> the undead. But, the problem is I dualed Yoshi into a fighter/thief,
> which was a terrible idea because he's still working to catch up to his
> previous status of a level 13 thief. Any suggestions?
>

IIRC, before you goto spellhold, the only other thief is Jan, find him
in the government district.
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what is iirc? who should I ditch for Jan?
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runlikeanantelopecph RemoveThis @gmail.com wrote:
> what is iirc? who should I ditch for Jan?
>
You say you have 2 swap slots, use one of them.
You have
PC (?)
Minsc (good)
Jaheria (neutral)
Yoshimo (neutral)
--- alternates below?
edwin (evil)
Keldorn (good)

You basicly have 4 fighters as regulars, you probably should get
a mage as regular also, that way they won't fall behind the others.
for that you only have
Aerie (good)
Jan (neutral)
Nalia (good)
Edwin (evil)

Not sure but not sure if Jaheria alone is enough for your Cleric needs
either.
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"runlikeanantelopecph@gmail.com"
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> what is iirc? who should I ditch for Jan?
>
While your're waiting for the 2nd answer (me, too), search the
1st one (alltheweb, google, ...).
Case does not matter for the search but it customarily written
in upper case.

J
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runlikeanantelopecph.DeleteThis@gmail.com wrote:
> Graeme Dice wrote:
>
>>Kish wrote:
>>
>>>runlikeanantelopecph@gmail.com wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>When you start a new chapter do the quests you currently have get
>>>>erased, or can you start working on them in chapter 3. See I'm on
>>>>chapter 2, and I want to forget about the cult of the eyeless quest
>>>>until chapter 3. Will that work?
>>>
>>>
>>>Yes. (And I, personally, would advise going to get Imoen back as
>>>quickly as possible and doing most of the quests once you have her back.)
>>
>>I'd advise the opposite. Do as many of the chapter 2 quests before you
>>leave as you are able, as since it fits far better in the story that way.
>
>
> See, I've done so many Chapter 2 quests. I really have the Tolgerias
> and Planar Sphere quest, the Unseeing eye (which I'm having loads of
> trouble with) and thats about all. I went into chapter 3 last night,
> and defeated Bodhi. So really I'm going to go back and start working on
> those 2 chapter 2 quests. I'm also trying to get the right party. I'm a
> level 13 barbarian, fairly powerful, so thats not a worry. I'm keeping
> Jaheira, Minsc, Yoshi and then I have the two slots I toggle. I have
> Edwin (for magic) and Keldorn, because he fits in at this point with
> the undead. But, the problem is I dualed Yoshi into a fighter/thief,
> which was a terrible idea because he's still working to catch up to his
> previous status of a level 13 thief. Any suggestions?

Well, if you take my advice, Imoen is both a good-aligned wizard and
enough thief to do everything you need a thief for....I also don't agree
that it fits better in the story to do side quests before getting her
back (well, the side quests fit pretty terribly in the story at any point).

Edwin doesn't mix well with Minsc or with Keldorn.

"iirc" is "If I recall correctly."
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Graeme wrote:

> Do as many of the chapter 2 quests before you leave as you are able, as
> since it fits far better in the story that way.

WHAT? What kind of roleplaying is THAT? Your half-sister (who also happens
to be your closest friend and steadfast ally) is languishing in durance
vile, subject to the whims of an evil super-mage, and YOU think it "fits far
better" for the hero to go haring off to clear gnolls away from some
benighted hills out in the middle of nowhere?

Bob
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I think this has a lot to do with how many times you've played the game
through.
My first time, I didn't know how hard the end game was going to be, and
it seemed hard to make (and keep) money.
So I did all the side quests before I felt strong enough (and rich
enough) to go to Spellhold.

At that time, I thought this was going to be the big showdown, and was
pleasantly surprised to find that it wasn't.

When you *know* this, and have played a few times, it seems easier to
get the money together, and you find yourself ready to move on earlier.
(And you also know that you've got a lot of opportunity to go up some
levels before the Final Confrontation)

In my first game, I didn't know whether the plot included Imoen joining
the party again - I certainly hoped she would.

Mike
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Graeme Dice wrote:
> Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> > Graeme wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Do as many of the chapter 2 quests before you leave as you are able, as
> >>since it fits far better in the story that way.
> >
> >
> > WHAT? What kind of roleplaying is THAT? Your half-sister (who also happens
> > to be your closest friend and steadfast ally) is languishing in durance
> > vile, subject to the whims of an evil super-mage, and YOU think it "fits far
> > better" for the hero to go haring off to clear gnolls away from some
> > benighted hills out in the middle of nowhere?
>
> First, note the evil super-mage part. Given the amount of power
> Irenicus has displayed, and the fact that he managed to capture you
> without any fuss, you clearly aren't anywhere near powerful enough to
> take him on. After you get back, well, there's a slightly more pressing
> issue to deal with than before you left.

Yes, agreed. If I had no need to quest and gain the adequate experience
I would've just kicked his ass back in waukeen promenade right? I don't
know what I'm facing, I want to be sure!
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On 9 May 2006 05:19:02 -0500, "Bob Terwilliger"
<virtualgoth.RemoveThis@die_spammer.biz> wrote:

>Graeme wrote:
>
>> Do as many of the chapter 2 quests before you leave as you are able, as
>> since it fits far better in the story that way.
>
>WHAT? What kind of roleplaying is THAT? Your half-sister (who also happens
>to be your closest friend and steadfast ally) is languishing in durance
>vile, subject to the whims of an evil super-mage, and YOU think it "fits far
>better" for the hero to go haring off to clear gnolls away from some
>benighted hills out in the middle of nowhere?

Why not?

I'm soloing a paladin. And *my* character does not turn down someone
in need. He may decide this person's particular threat is more
immediate. Turning down every one who needs help so I can go rescue a
friend does not seem very pallyish to me. I want to help her. But I am
duty bound to help those in need. Not to mention it will Better
Prepare Me For The Greater Challenges Ahead.(tm) Running off to save
Imoen means running off to an encounter with Irenicus as far as the
protagonist is concerned. You can't help her if you are dead.
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Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> Graeme wrote:
>
>
>>Do as many of the chapter 2 quests before you leave as you are able, as
>>since it fits far better in the story that way.
>
>
> WHAT? What kind of roleplaying is THAT? Your half-sister (who also happens
> to be your closest friend and steadfast ally) is languishing in durance
> vile, subject to the whims of an evil super-mage, and YOU think it "fits far
> better" for the hero to go haring off to clear gnolls away from some
> benighted hills out in the middle of nowhere?

First, note the evil super-mage part. Given the amount of power
Irenicus has displayed, and the fact that he managed to capture you
without any fuss, you clearly aren't anywhere near powerful enough to
take him on. After you get back, well, there's a slightly more pressing
issue to deal with than before you left.
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What I would do is head to spellhold with your full party of 6 players,
and decide then who you wish to drop when you recover Imoen. Thieves at
the beginning of the game consist of Yoshimo, Nalia, and Jan. Yoshimo
is the only 'pure' thief, Nalia is mediocre at best, Jan is multi-class
an a viable long-term option. Nalia should only be considered as a
mage, who just happens to have some theiving abilities.

****very mild spoiler****
Once a Spellhold, under a certain circumstance, the game will help make
the decision for you as to who you will drop and who you will keep.

If you want to understand why, someone can reveal the MAJOR spoiler for
you.
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