Easiest solo single-class and another questions

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I realize that the "easiest solo" question has been asked multiple times, and I see that the general consensus is F/M/T or F/T or other multiclass characters. What I'm wondering is, what is the easiest singleclass or kit character to solo? I'm looking for something other then sorcerers, mages, and clerics, because I have played the game with those characters before (in parties, not solo).

My other question is, what should I do for my first few quests (once I emerge from the opening dungeon)in order to gain some easy experience/ items before I become powerful enough to do the "harder" quests?

Thanks in advance

 

I'm a bit biased, but I think the Blade kit is the easiest and best solo choice, given the restrictions you've listed.

 

Paladin Inquisitor would be another good choice. With Trye sight and Dispel Magic, you will have an easy time against mages/liches. Also, it will be worth it to get Fikraag early

 

Sorcerer.... need i say more?

 

Serpent - he specifically said NOT sorcerer
IMO being a swashbuckler is worth a try, but I recommend against soloing at all - one of the things that make BG2 so great is the fantastic character interaction.

 

I would tend to agree with NonSequitur that a Blade would be the easiest to solo given your restrictions. A Blade gives good fighting, decent spellcasting and some theiving abilities, thus giving some of the benefits of a FMT all in one package. Also, since a Blade uses the Thief experience table, you will be getting levels fast which will actually make spells such as Skulltrap and Flame Arrow more powerful when you cast them than if cast by a Mage with the same number of experience points.

As far as quests, my usual sequence is to do the Circus first followed by the Slavers as I consider these the easiest, especially when soloing. The Circus is nice because it is easy and you get the very nice Ring of Human Influence which will boost your CHA to 18 (a stat that probably got minimized during character creation to allow decent STR/DEX/CON). Depending on what class you chose, Trademeet/Shadow Druids can be reasonably done (you do not *have* to go into the Troll Cave) and gives a very nice haul. Again, depending on your class, if you can do the Planar Prison the loot is well worth the effort (the Boots of Speed alone, for a solo character, makes the whole quest worth it).

Hope that helps some.

 

Blades are cool. Solo is easy with them.

Right now, however, I was playing through Baldurs Gate 2 with a halfling Fighter/Thief (I used SK to give him the Bounty Hunter kit) and its soo easy, its not even funny...you might want to try it out.

You have good melee power, and thieving skills as well, so the locked doors and traps are not a problem, as they are with other solo classes.

Give it a go, you'll be surprised at how easy it is.

 

Blade is very powerful, especially at higher levels which you will reach quickly if you solo.

The other best character would be Undead Hunter. Paladin bonuses, the best AC, the best weapon in the game and immunity to hold and level drain, the two worst attacks for a solo char. Undead Hunter would be easiest to play, as you can treat it like a fighter.

 

Doh! I should start reading more carefully

Anyway, as for other classes/kits, i think that any type of paladin should be quite easy, wizardslayer is a good choice also.

 

I'd say Assassain. With the "cloak-of-non-detection" and a pair of "boots of speed" which booth can be found quite early in the game and your a pure killing machine. At higher levels you get an all most insane back stab multiplier and the poison weapon skill makes up for your poor THACO since it may go through even though your attack is being blocked.

And did I mention that you gain a level after all most any fight? Hitting the SoA exp-cap is usually done even before Underdark.

 

I beg to disagree.

A solo Blade is by far an easier solo than a Sorcerer.

Offensive power is another thing entirely (especially since this is SoA), and the Sorcerer would definitely win out in this respect, but when it comes down to just going through the game without as much as a sweat and going through a single reload, nothing comes close to the Blade(or any Bard), the M/T and the F/M/T .

A Blade doesn't have to resort to Tenser's Transformation and his buffs to get him through the game. Why would you need to be that strong? Unless you're doing MODS or need to kill something quickly.

I'd like to clarify that at his own pace, even without all the overpowering tactics and strategies, the Blade is already a very powerful character kit.
But the beauty of the kit is that unlike most other classes it is a combination of both power and potential. (A Sorcerer has all the power but has too many restrictions, and as such, lacks much potential. In the same respect, the F/M/T has much potential being a triple class, but lacks power or intensity because of his low levels.)
For as long as I have been in these boards, this (and the fact that the Bard classes are do not deserve the ridiculous reputation of being weak) are what I've been trying to prove to other players as natural to the Bard class.

So don't think that Bards and Blades are about buffing like crazy, or abusing the fact that they can use a wide variety of items and spells, or that they have fewer restrictions, or that they have higher levels and thus have all the advantages of a single class, or that this is all cheesy.
Because when that happens and things get a bit out of hand I'll be more than happy to give your "most powerful class" picks a good taste of the -"ohh-a-Bard-he-is-only-strong-because-of-his-buff-or-whatnot" or "-ohh-a-Bard-what-a-weak-class-" treatment.

PS
No offense is intended in this post, just restating an idea I must've said over a hundrerd times. (around 80% of my post count, anyway)

EDITS

[ July 13, 2004, 05:15: Message edited by: Scythesong Immortal ]

 

Someone suggested an Inquisitor as a soloist earlier, and I liked the idea so I tried it (my first ever solo project!). So far I'm level 10 (or was that 9? I'm pretty sure it's 10 ), and just finished the Druid Grove (minus troll mound as I was low on fire arrows). I've also done the Xzar/harper quest, the circus, and the Copper Coronet/stockade slave quests.

The only trouble I had was the dining-room slavers, since I got horror cast on me. Wasn't too bad and I came out in one piece, however. The traps in the sewers were a bit of trouble, since IIRC one or more of them can kill you. So for that I brought Yoshimo along (kept him out of combat at all times and only used him to disarm traps in the sewers).
My current gear is: Lilarcor and Composite Longbow +1 for weapons, Full Plate Mail armor, Cloak of protection +1 and the Helm of Balduran.


Though I forsee trouble with locks and traps in the future, the Inquisitor is a blast to solo so far and I give him a strong recommendation.

 

Agreed - they have cool special abilities (Defensive Spin + Ring Of Free Action is fantastic as a defence and can easily drop your AC to -12 or lower with no restriction in SoA), can steal *fairly* well and the option of adding in spells like Stoneskin, Tenser's Transformation, Spell Immunity and Skull Trap which, combined with the rapid levelling-up, makes a Blade a truly formidable character.

[ July 13, 2004, 09:25: Message edited by: NonSequitur ]

 

Easiest to solo would be inquisitor. Dispel magic, true sight - and that's pretty much all you need to win the game.

I always solo blades however. The constant changing of strategies as they level up (or encounter different opponents) and sheer overpowered nature of these guys make them a blast to play. I remember getting my blade's AC down to something ridiculous like -26.

 

Well I've started to solo a blade (with the help of scythesong's guide) and I am really liking it so far.

What I like about it is the versatility. I got through Irenicus' dungeon by simply casting mirror image, armor, invisibility... then throwing down a skull trap, then mopping the rest up with offensive spin!

In the slavers area, I killed the Captain and all those guys easily by casting cloudkill over the main group of ranged weapon guys and the priest, then summoned monsters, then when my summons died I mopped up the rest with fireballs.

I suppose dmc is correct thus far, I've mainly been using the blade as a caster. What I like about him though, is that he is a very competent fighter at the same time. I beat the circus quest without casting any offensive spells, just mirror image, stoneskin, and offensive spin.

Another thing I like about him is his super fast leveling! I leveled up at least twice (maybe three times I can't remember) in the opening dungeon alone!

I fear playing a "strictly fighting" type of character because it seems like they would have a heck of a time against high level casters.

 

Screw my assassin, Im making a Blade TODAY!

I never use a bard in BG, because I thought they sucked (only use bards in IwD for the extra dialogue options and extra xp from talking)

Im gonna make a evil, solo blade and kill stuff! yeah!

 

I seem to recall a debate thread between SI and myself to this very question. Nobody won. The blade is more versatile than the sorcerer and would make a better solo character.

In which case Inquisitor or Undead Hunter is probably the best bet, although a Swashbuckler could do all right as well.

 

Completely off-topic: Give him Lilarcor as his main weapon...
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