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Galuf the Dwarf
Senior Scribe
USA
620 Posts |
 Posted - 28 Sep 2024 : 21:57:16
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After finishing the Enhanced Edition of the first game, I decided to pick up where I left off in my current playthrough of this game. Here's the short and sweet on my team for such. Currently in Chapter 2, at the crash site prior to the Ice Temple.
Altredus (pronounced "Al-tray-duhs")
Male Aasimar Paladin of Ilmater 1/Painbearer of Ilmater 6
Plan for this guy is to make him my primary healer as well as a secondary melee damage dealer (especially if I use spells like Divine Power). I'll eventually give him a second level of Paladin for fear immunity; when, I'm not sure. Obviously, he'll be wielding the Holy Avenger once I get it. He's the face of the party except where doing such may prevent rewards or taking advantage of various quests or dialogue. I'll also eventually buy him both of those manuals from the Black Raven Monastery (between regular mode and HoF mode) so he'll be up to snuff with the rest of the party.
Galuf ("Ga-luhf")
Male Shield Dwarf Barbarian 7
Primary melee damage dealer plus the use of the Intimidate skill. Will eventually give him 4 to 10 levels of Fighter (depending on experience levels) after he gets 20 levels of Barbarian so he can have Weapon Specialization (either in Axe, Greatswords or another weapon).
Floria ("Floor-ee-ah")
Female Human Druid 7
Trades off with Altredus as far as healing and buffing, but also contributes crowd control spells from her class (Entangle, Spike Stones, etc.). Feats center around spellcasting, namely (Greater) Spell Penetration plus Spell Focus (Evocation) and/or SF (Transmutation).
Amy
Female Human Bard 7
Primarily used for her Bardic Music. Tertiary healing (at least for regular difficulty) as well as any other spells that can be useful. Otherwise utilizes Pick Pockets where useful as well as Bluff and Diplomacy. She has Lingering Song, Dodge and Expertise feats, for one, namely the last one because she virtually never fights with weapons. What other feats I'll take, who knows?
Adolphus
Male Human Sorcerer 7
Primary arcane artillery expert. A few personal buff spells in his repertoire but otherwise damage-dealing spells (Magic Missile, Fireball, Lightning Bolt, etc). Going to eventually give him feats like Spirit of Flame, Scion of Storms and (if it would help) Aqua Mortis. Also giving him Greater Spell Focus feats for Evocation and (if possible) Necromancy. Already has Greater Spell Penetration.
Asterus ("A-stehr-uhs")
Male Human Wizard 7
Toolbox spellcaster who casts what Amy or Adolphus can't cover, namely buffing or summoning spells, but can tailor his spellbook to whatever's needed. Tempted to give him similar feats as Adolphus, but he also has Dodge and Expertise (because he's primarily not going to be contributing to combat with weapons save for possible ranged support with his crossbow).
The Ice Temple itself is one of my favorite parts of the game, because there are so many cool items to get in both regular mode and Heart of Fury mode, mainly thanks to the Battle Squares. I also love Chapters 4, 5 and 6 for similar reasons. Hopefully, this party will breeze through HoF mode no problem when the time comes. We will see. 
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Galuf's Baldur's Gate NPC stats: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8823
Galuf's 3.5 Ed. Cleric Domains: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14036
Galuf's Homebrew 4th Edition Races: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13787
Galuf's Homebrew Specialty Priest PrCs: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14353
Galuf's Forgotten Realms Heralds and Allies thread: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8766 |
Edited by - Galuf the Dwarf on 30 Sep 2024 17:43:34
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Galuf the Dwarf
Senior Scribe
USA
620 Posts |
Posted - 29 Sep 2024 : 03:07:12
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Originally posted by The Sage
How does the Painbearer class handle in-game?
I’ve never used it but always been intrigued by its potential.
Not too bad. Lots of focus on healing and relief of debuffs on your party as well as a bit of inflicting pain debuffs on enemies.
I previously had a Morninglord of Lathander in my first playthrough and LOVED that for its use of the Heal and Mass Heal spells as two of its domain spells as well as Sunbeam (which is ESPECIALLY useful against undead).  |
Galuf's Baldur's Gate NPC stats: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8823
Galuf's 3.5 Ed. Cleric Domains: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14036
Galuf's Homebrew 4th Edition Races: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13787
Galuf's Homebrew Specialty Priest PrCs: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14353
Galuf's Forgotten Realms Heralds and Allies thread: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8766 |
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Galuf the Dwarf
Senior Scribe
USA
620 Posts |
Posted - 01 Oct 2024 : 23:24:05
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Update: Sherincal is down. Going to make a bee-line to Lysara to stop the sacrifice of the prisoners, remove the Anti-Magic Field from the prison and free Nathaniel and the prisoners. From there, I'll likely take on Caithin, then Oria, and finally Caged Fury.
As far as Oswald is concerned, I already got the mending spell going JUST before I entered the outer zone of the Ice Temple. Already had him make a suit of Boring Beetle Full Plate for Altredus. I'm tempted to have him craft a piece of Winter Wolf gear for both Amy and Adolphus so they can both be at 22 Charisma at level 12. Just need to get some pelts from in the temple and have Oswald craft them before I finish the temple. |
Galuf's Baldur's Gate NPC stats: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8823
Galuf's 3.5 Ed. Cleric Domains: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14036
Galuf's Homebrew 4th Edition Races: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13787
Galuf's Homebrew Specialty Priest PrCs: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14353
Galuf's Forgotten Realms Heralds and Allies thread: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8766 |
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Giant Snake
Seeker
80 Posts |
Posted - 05 Oct 2024 : 07:36:06
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| If there’s one problem with the game it’s that you can’t have a sort of tavern or home base to swap out heroes at. |
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Galuf the Dwarf
Senior Scribe
USA
620 Posts |
Posted - 20 Oct 2024 : 23:11:28
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Update: Finally cleared all of the Battle Squares. All characters are (effective) character level of 11. Floria and Asterus can already cast 6th-level spells (though Asterus needs scrolls for 5th and 6th-level spells before he can cast anything worth a damn). Gave the rewards from such to the following.
Altredus: Potion of Holy Transference, Dragon Belt, Ice Spear.
Galuf: Throwing Axe of Shocking Burst, Composite Longbow of Empowerment
Floria: Club of Disruption, Abishai Hide Armor
Amy: Boots of Grounding
Adolphus: Brilliant Short Sword, Wand of the Dead
Asterus: Bracers of the Icelandic Pearl
First Floor of the temple is almost cleared. Just have to defeat Oria, take out Caged Fury, and return Nathaniel's ring to him. Of course, I want to make sure I've cleared all of the exterior of the temple and such first. |
Galuf's Baldur's Gate NPC stats: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8823
Galuf's 3.5 Ed. Cleric Domains: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14036
Galuf's Homebrew 4th Edition Races: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13787
Galuf's Homebrew Specialty Priest PrCs: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14353
Galuf's Forgotten Realms Heralds and Allies thread: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8766 |
Edited by - Galuf the Dwarf on 24 Oct 2024 17:03:59 |
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Galuf the Dwarf
Senior Scribe
USA
620 Posts |
Posted - 24 Oct 2024 : 17:03:23
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Update: Finished Chapter 2. Altredus is turning into a bit of a tank thanks to spells like Iron Skins. Looking forward to getting through Chapter 3 and into Chapter 4.
I never could decide which chapter I liked the best. It's either 2, 4, 5 or 6. Those are where you can get some really neat equipment. |
Galuf's Baldur's Gate NPC stats: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8823
Galuf's 3.5 Ed. Cleric Domains: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14036
Galuf's Homebrew 4th Edition Races: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13787
Galuf's Homebrew Specialty Priest PrCs: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14353
Galuf's Forgotten Realms Heralds and Allies thread: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8766 |
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Galuf the Dwarf
Senior Scribe
USA
620 Posts |
Posted - 08 Nov 2024 : 01:42:52
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Update: Currently about halfway through Chapter 4. About to take on the driders and - following that - Z'hinda Citadel and finish the chapter. This is one of my favorite parts of the game (more so in Heart of Fury mode) due to the access to a lot of interesting items. I purchased the book "How to Be an Adventurer" in the monastery and gave it to Altredus for a huge XP boost for him. Now he's on par with the rest of the party, so they're all level 13. Asterus now can cast 7th-level spells but needs scrolls for such.
Overall, I'm starting to have quite a few spells on my casters so that they still have some spells left over by the time the most useful ones run out and I need to rest to recover them. Altredus and Floria can both cast Heal now, so that is working in my favor. Once both have enough castings of such, I'll tailor their 1st through 6th-level spells to nix Cure spells in place of buffing, crowd control and (especially in Floria's case) damage-dealing spells.
Can't wait until Chapters 5 & 6. That's where the REAL fun begins. |
Galuf's Baldur's Gate NPC stats: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8823
Galuf's 3.5 Ed. Cleric Domains: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14036
Galuf's Homebrew 4th Edition Races: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13787
Galuf's Homebrew Specialty Priest PrCs: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14353
Galuf's Forgotten Realms Heralds and Allies thread: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8766 |
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Galuf the Dwarf
Senior Scribe
USA
620 Posts |
Posted - 23 Nov 2024 : 01:43:51
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Update: In Chapter 5 now, starting to go through Dragon's Eye. This is one of my favorite chapters (mainly due to the useful items you find in it) but Dragon's Eye as a whole is one my LEAST favorite parts of the game (because of the length and constant backtracking; UGH!!!).
In my original playthrough of the disc version back in 2002, this is where I left off, due to a combination of burnout, frustration, and technical issues with my PC that I had at the time. I finally got the GoG.com version of the game about 10 years back and FINALLY beat it after a few months. Hopefully, this playthrough goes even smoother than that one. |
Galuf's Baldur's Gate NPC stats: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8823
Galuf's 3.5 Ed. Cleric Domains: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14036
Galuf's Homebrew 4th Edition Races: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13787
Galuf's Homebrew Specialty Priest PrCs: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14353
Galuf's Forgotten Realms Heralds and Allies thread: forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8766 |
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Second Playthrough of Icewind Dale II
