Started a v5 game, Will play slowly Options

[Sikret]

I just started a game myself. Since I'm too busy in RL, the game will proceed very slowly.

Those who will use a similar party (even if not a completely identical one) can also use this topic to send their progress reports or journals and we can compare them.

This thread can also be used as a rough walkthrough and suggested quest order for players who may need it.

I will also add some general hints for players who may need them, but I suggest that you try the battles without reading those hints for a few times. Read the hints only if you *really* need them.

My party is this for now:

1- Protagonist:
Human Vagrant
Str: 18/03
Dex: 18
Con: 19
Int: 10
Wis: 18
Cha: 12
Proficiencies:
Two Weapon Skills: +++
Long Sword: +
Axe: +
Club: +
Flail: +

2- Custom NPC:
Human Sorceress:
Str: 18
Dex: 18
Con: 16
Int: 10
Wis: 18
Cha: 10

3- Custom NPC:
Half-Orc Berserker:
Str: 19
Dex: 18
Con: 19
Int: 10
Wis: 10
Cha: 10
Proficiencies:
Two Handed Weapon Style: ++
Two Handed Sword: ++
Halberd: +
Quarterstaff: +

The other mods installed are Dungoen-be-gone and the following components of Ease-of-Use:
-True Grand Mastery
-Shut Up "You Must Gather Your Party Before Venturing Forth"
-Wear Magical Armor AND Magic Rings
-Un-Nerfed THAC0 Table, Saving Throws, etc
-XP Cap Remover
-Bonus Merchants
-No Drow Avatars On Party In Underdark
-Imoen ToB Dialogue Fix
-Romance: Bug Fixes (only the first component; it is redundant actually as I'm not going to romance any NPC)
-Infinite Weapon, Potion and Ring/Amulet Stacking
-Infinite Weapon, Potion Stacking (ToB)
-Multiple Strongholds

I'm currently at the start of the game and intend to kick out Imoen, free and kick out Jaheira and Minsc and use Dungeon-be-gone to get out of the dungeon. I have been careful to wait long enough to see the message "Item Randomizer successfully Initiated" on the screen. Those who use dungeon-be-gone should not leave that area before seeing this message.

I need to think and choose 3 other NPCs. The candidates are Nalia, Valygar, Cernd and Anomen. I should omit one of these 4 from my list which is a very difficult decision to make.

More later...

This post has been edited by Sikret: Dec 11 2007, 08:35 AM

[Shadan]

Weee, I defeated Faldorn in duel. Took appr. 7-8 reloads after Sikret's advice.

SPOILER!

Key was to kill the 2nd bear with my PC and first charmed bear very fast . Charm 1st bear from 2nd summon and maybe the 2nd bear from 2nd summon. I had 2 very promising attempt, killed all summons with charmed bears, but Faldorn killed my last charmed bear and killed me also.

I don't know if this is a bug or not, but I didn't see any message in text window when Faldorn started to cast any spells. It was announced only when she finished it. So basically I didn't know which spell is coming, so only tries and reloads helped to be able to bet what spell is next. I interrupted one of his spell, maybe that was what Sikret mentioned in his spoiler tag.

[Sikret]

Weee, I defeated Faldorn in duel.

Congratulations!

I don't know if this is a bug or not, but I didn't see any message in text window when Faldorn started to cast any spells. It was announced only when she finished it.

This is how the game works with every enemy spellcaster. It's not a bug and it has all along been the same even in the vanilla game.

@Gorwath:

I'm playing on "Core".

@Iroumen:

I'm on day 75 in the underdark. I do rest only before major battles. However, two times it happened that I rested twice after each other just to refresh Nalia's spell sequencer and then to replace it with a different 7th level spell (one of these cases was before the fearsome drow ambush in underdark and one other time it was when the sequencer expired automatically even without using it); but I'm very coservative in using the sequencer (i.e. I don't fire it extravagantly in every battle); so, it didn't happen more than twice so far. (Edit: Figured out what had happened with the sequencer. when a character gets killed and raised, his or her sequencers dispels even without using them in practice. I guess this was the case with Nalia.)

This post has been edited by Sikret: Jan 22 2008, 11:58 AM