Mongerman's IA4.1 adventure Options

[Mongerman]

Hello all. I started with IA3 and left it due to work commitments. Hopefully i'll be able to finish IA4.1 this time round. Before I start, I'll explain my choice of protagonist, planned party etc etc. Hopefully this will be of some help to all players.

Choice of protagonist : Blade with maxed str/dex/int, 16 con, 3 wis, 15 cha.

Why: It was a tough choice between a f/m as recommanded by thetruth, and my own previous experiences with the blade. However, the blade finally wins out as:

1. With offensive spin and tensers, the Blade's thaco is equivalent (give or take minus 1) to the f/m.
2. With un-nerfed tables (recommanded component of IA), blade gets lvl 7 spells
3. By soloing the un-modded parts of the game, a blade can reach lvl 12-13. Which means when I pick up my party, they will all be at a higher level, as opposed to being xp hogs
4. I hate haer delis
5. I have a blade from BG1 tutu

With my choice of protagonist made, I know I will miss out on the expanded mage/ranger quest. maybe next time.

Choice of NPCs
1.A multiplayer created R/C kicked out till i reach desired level to recruit NPCs.
2. Nalia, to be replaced by Imoen
3. Minsc SK'd to berserker
4. Keldorn

I'll post again once I get underway.

Regards

This post has been edited by Mongerman: Apr 23 2007, 01:56 PM

[Arkain]

Hmm... I have to disagree, thetruth. At least the Implosion spell is something I enjoyed with my M/C, as it would deal a good amount of damage (10D10 fire and crushing iirc) *and* stun the opponent, giving me time for more spells. Although I haven't tried it so far, the spell might be useful... don't you think so?

This post has been edited by Arkain: May 11 2007, 10:20 PM

[thetruth]

Hmm... I have to disagree, thetruth. At least the Implosion spell is something I enjoyed with my M/C, as it would deal a good amount of damage (10D10 fire and crushing iirc) *and* stun the opponent, giving me time for more spells. Although I haven't tried it so far, the spell might be useful... don't you think so?

Yes Implosion can be useful (ignores also MR) as Storm of Veng. can be (spell disruption), but the problem is that they are not so effective against the tough enemies.

A M/C or a pure Cleric should pick them but a R/C who is one of your main tanks will find more useful the fighter-HLAs IMO.

And as the other guys said, G.Restoration is extremely useful in the harder battles of the mod, so my 7 level spell slots would be for that spell.