New Game: character, class, alignment, friends... what to do?

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Hi there,
After finishing ToB for the very first time a while ago, i attempted to re-start the series (BG1, BG2:SoA and BG2:ToB). But failed, i got tired of it and stopped. Now i want to re-kindle my enthusiasm for the game. I want to start a new game in BG1, with a Character, take him/her through the whole series, importing as i go along. There are a couple of factors here:

• The Solaufein Mod and the Kelsey Mod will be used to have an equal number of Romancable NPC's in the game. I will use all the Smarter Creatures improvements.
• The PC can either be Male or Female, and any alignment. Although i prefer to play Chaotic.
• The game will be heavily Roleplay Oriented. Therefore i would not like to play Lawful classes (monks, paladins). I would not advice mixing NPC alignments.
• Because its very In Character, i would like to have some degree of Consistency throughout the game. If i have Imoen with me in BG1, then realistically i should keep her through BG2. Stuff like that. Keeping friends from the past. Like Edwin (he promised to serve the PC for a year back in BG1)
• SK may NOT be used apart from role-play styled changes. Like changing Class/Race restrictions. Half-Orcs should be able to be sorcerers instead of Clerics and Mage's for example maybe.

Summary: Please advice me on what Race, Class, Kit (chosen in BG2) and Alignment i should choose. Tell me what NPC's i should pull along sometime (that's IF i meet them in-game), and other things.
I really need some help to choose this because i can't seem to be able to stick with a character. Remember...heavy playing 'In Character', so if i have low INT, i may not enjoy having a Wizard in the party - stuff like that.

Thanks a lot people!

 

Avatar: CG elven sorcerer

Edwin, Imoen, Jaheira, and Minsc as a role-player's selections.

(Of course, it seems that Edwin is on hiatus from the 1 year contract at the beginning of SOA.)

Finally, the CG fighter-mage Soulafin to add more punch to the party (or no one else for a slight increase in challenge).

 

OK, be a male Chaotic Good Fighter or Mage.

Minsc is chaotic, keep him in the party thoughout both BG1 and BG2.

Likewise with Imoen. You can use ShadowKeeper to keep her as a pure thief for the sake of roleplaying (of course unless you dualled her in BG1).

In BG2, take Jan. Then add Kelsey. OK, now you have a five-member party. You can either add Solaufein, or Sarevok. Remember that {spoilers!} you can turn Sarevok to the side of Good in ToB.

 

I wouldn't use any of the the BG1 characters except Imoen in BG2 so I'd avoid Jaheira/Khalid, Minsc/Dynahier, and Edwin in BG1.

Use SK to keep Imoen a thief and keep her old pic in BG2... (If you're really good you can give her her old voice set back too. )...her transition to Mage just never made sense to me...

Before I can make a recommendation on what character you should play, a question: Will you choose a kit once you reach BG2?

 

Yeah, a kit will be chosen when I import my Character into BG2:SoA. Remember to keep in mind all the Tomes and the Stat-Upping things in the games.

Definetely a Kit, althought it depends in the Class.

 

You have suggested no lawful classes but I'll just tell you my opinion. I have recently started a new game with a pallie. I have never played them before and I didn't like them (you know that I hate that goodie-goodie image they have) I've chosen a true class (no kits) and i found them quite surprising. I mean sometimes is fun to roleplay as good.

However I would suggest an elven Mage and upon importing in BG2 choose the Wild Mage kit. Clerics are also a lot of fun (well quite overpowered with 3 Tomes for Wisdom, but whatever). Or why not a chaotic evil thief and upon importing to BG2 make him an Assasin. Preferably elf (can't imagine a halfling assasin

 

Oops. I should learn to read.

Anyway... a cleric would be nice, and rather overpowered if you were to start him off as a fighter for a few levels. Grandmastery + Draw Upon Holy Might + Righteous Magic = w00t.

Assassins aren't really that good. Although they do have the nice x7 damage, a swashbuckler with assassinate ability would be more effective, especially with 3 in dual wield, weapon specialisation, and 25 thieving points per level to the assassins paltry 15.

As for my recommendation... I'm still thinking.

 

If you really have to ask other people what you should do, perhaps you should close your eyes and pick a random race/class/alignment/whatever.

 

Be a Chaotic Neutral Monk - A Mad Monk!

Entertaining and powerful, imagine, someone sees a monk and thinks how wize he would be and asks for advice, the monk replies something stupid like 'Don't eat spaghetti with a lampost!' and cartweels away.

A race would be Half-Elf me thinks

Haer'Dalis, Sulafein, Jan, Minsc and Imoen, the classic Oddsquad

BTW This is me just mucking around but I have actually played with this group and was aurprised how well I did, especially in character!

 

Hmm... IIRC monk's can only be lawful
But SK is already available, but i fear playing a Chaotic monk would be very Ooc.
I'm thinking of a Ranger, but i always end up playing rangers! It get's boring after a while...
*sigh*
How about playing a CN party!
Haer'Dalis, Jan, Solaufein and Me (i'll be a fighter of some kind), then i can play either good or evil and doesn't really matter what choices i make... kinda makes it easy don't you think?
And minsc, who really does deserve to be Chaotic Neutral!

 

Play a bard Or a MC Cleric Theif - that's fun too

 

I've been thinkin of bard's. But I've played them before, and i always seem to go for Blades, and Haer'Dalis is already there!
Any opinions on Kensai/Clerics?

 

Hmm.. I think that a kensai/cleric would be bit dodgy. Kensai means Sword Saint, whilst cleric can't use bladed weapons. I know you can use other weapons, but it doesn't seem right to me in a roleplaying sense.

 

Well, Kensai/Cleric isn't such a good choice from a roleplaying prespective (your sword saint cannot use swords). Quite odd, don't you find

On the other hand, a CN mage (not specialist) transformed to Wild Mage upon importing is a excellent rolerplay choice IMO.

@8people
I think only humans can be Monks. And there aren't any Monks in BG1

 

swashies cannot take assassinate, they get whirlwind instead

 

Right... I've been thinking in the Wild Mage area, but i'm more of a Sorcerer kinda guy, how about a Wild Sorcerer? (A sorcerer with Nahal's, Wild Magic and Chaos Shields) Because that would definetely fit in Role-playing-wise...
Sorcerer Magic being untamed and all that..

I've also been thinking of an All-Race themed party, much like The Sneaking Four posted by Ragusa. A party with a distinct theme (all mage spells, all thieves etc), all one race?

Any more ideas on Party members? Or way of getting through the game?

 

Clarify on this 'Sneaking Four' please...

 

Take a look at Ragusa's post in SoA forum about the perfect party.

 

The Sneaking Four is Ragusa's all Halfling Party, in which every character has a Thief Class. Very good. Here it is: http://www.sorcerers.net/ubb/Forum2/HTML/005199.html

So has anyone got any ideas on this? Whether
that would be a good idea or not? Serious
posts only please (according to my first
post above).

[This message has been edited by Gopher (edited June 13, 2002).]

 

Umm... not to burst your bubble Gopher, but Sorcerers arent in BGI...

So not such a good idea, And on another note, Wild Magic isnt either...

So thats not to good with the deffinite RP youve been having...