Aah, sorry about that Golden, and also about your decision to take a break.
In the future, would you consider posting a bit earlier in your adventure? I would have liked reading about your Beastmaster in BG1 and early BG2 for example.
Gaius instead of Gaal makes sense. The latter is a priest after all.
Thanks Golden for your interest in my playthroughs 
In the future, would you consider posting a bit earlier in your adventure? I would have liked reading about your Beastmaster in BG1 and early BG2 for example.
I absolutely agree. And I think I may be partially to blame here.
In Arkona's run, which had started as an install test, I ended up rushing ahead and then posting on the early content after the fact.
In Alikae's run, which also started as a test, I've contemplated doing the same thing.
This is a bad example, I think. Runs are far more interesting when posts are current. The reader should follow the protagonist through each step of the adventure. Each update should feel like breaking news, not a summary of events long passed.
In the interest of discouraging this trend, and returning us to as-it happens coverage, I'll with hold posting on Alikae's current run. If I start a new monk, I'll post on her every step of the way. Sadly, this may mean that I'll never post on a monk since I rarely run the same class twice consecutively, but I do dislike the after-the-fact posting style. I don't want to contribute to that trend.
Gaius instead of Gaal makes sense. The latter is a priest after all.
Gaal is a low-mid level C/M. He has mage spells up to L5.
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A.
Absolutely. That's the great thing about playing thieves. You need to plan, you need to think, you need to stay on your toes.
Corthief's run looks promising! Keep it up!
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A.
Thanks. Um, I'm not sure your "great thing about playing thieves" is that great for me, lol. There are a LOT of enemies in BG 2, and lots in ToB - if I need to plan and think and stay on my toes on every encounter, that sounds rough to me, not great lol.
Regardless though I will give it the old college try, so to speak.
Thanks. Um, I'm not sure your "great thing about playing thieves" is that great for me, lol. There are a LOT of enemies in BG 2, and lots in ToB - if I need to plan and think and stay on my toes on every encounter, that sounds rough to me, not great lol.
It's potentially fun. As a chess player, it seems like something you could embrace.
Then again, bashing heads is fun, too. And if you're in the mood to bash heads, a thief wouldn't suit.
But maybe you can appreciate why my favorite character is a human bounty hunter? As a thief you're forced to plan, as a human, vulnerable, to disablers, you're forced to improvise. As a bounty hunter, you have the tools to handle any foe. It's fun, challenging, and at the same time workable.
Regardless though I will give it the old college try, so to speak.
Best of luck! Corthief is looking good so far!
Best,
A.
Alesia_BH wrote...It's potentially fun. As a chess player, it seems like something you could embrace.
Yes it is fun. However, I like to be courageous and righteous (hence Paladins are my favorite class, in all RPGs) - my thief constantly has to run, which is definitely not my style. I've never had a solo single-class thief in BG 2 before, so this is all new territory. Fortunately, my experience with Picenon (solo fighter/thief) helps some, as some of the strategies used by Picenon, Corthief VIII will able to use.
I forgot to mention one good thing about the Mencar battle was now Corthief VIII has the cloak of non-detection - this might be very useful he thinks.
I'll with hold posting on Alikae's current run. If I start a new monk, I'll post on her every step of the way. Sadly, this may mean that I'll never post on a monk since I rarely run the same class twice consecutively, but I do dislike the after-the-fact posting style. I don't want to contribute to that trend.
Hey Alesia It's nice to see you agree with me, but I didn't want to discourage you from posting about Alikae...
Gaal is a low-mid level C/M. He has mage spells up to L5.
Ok thanks for correcting me here. (He usually dies fast enough for me not to have to worry about his spells.
Yes it is fun. However, I like to be courageous and righteous (hence Paladins are my favorite class, in all RPGs) - my thief constantly has to run, which is definitely not my style.
Makes sense. I get that.
I've never had a solo single-class thief in BG 2 before, so this is all new territory.
Once again, best of luck!
A.
Hey Alesia
I can still post on Alikae. She could be the last after-the-fact character, I guess.
She's almost done with SoA, which means we'd have a lot of catching up to do.
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A.
I can still post on Alikae. She could be the last after-the-fact character, I guess.
She's almost done with SoA, which means we'd have a lot of catching up to do.
Best,
A.
How do you remember everything that happens for battles eons ago? Screenshots can tell you many things but I would surprised if that's all you needed to remember all the important details - I know if I don't post soon after a battle (like within a few days), I miss details, even with screenshots.
For example, in my last post, I forgot to mention I tried to backstab an enemy in the Remfeld ambush - but got pinned! (couldn't move). Fortunately an enemy moved and Corthief got the heck out there - with no movement rate advantage, he didn't see a good way to fight these guys, and I don't know the mage script - would hate to be dire charmed or what not.
How do you remember everything that happens for battles eons ago? Screenshots can tell you many things but I would surprised if that's all you needed to remember all the important details - I know if I don't post soon after a battle (like within a few days), I miss details, even with screenshots.
Some nuances are lost, yes.
But I make a point of taking screenshots of the important things and I know how I play so if I don't remember every detail I can figure out what I need to when I need to.
When it comes to mage battles, which tend to be the most complicated, I basically have a big if-then statement list in my head. If X then A; if X + Y then B; etc. So, for example, right now I'm looking at the pictures from Alikae's fight with the shade lich. In one shot, she's engaged in melee with a summoned demon, using her fists, running Blur and a Potion of Stone Form. In the next shot, there is a remove magic coming towards her and she's facing away from the demon, holding Dragonslayer.
I remember that battle, but even if I didn't I'd know exactly what was going on. Alikae uses the Sensate Amulet and has a base save v spells of -1. Dragon Fear, which the liches get as an at will innate, is a -4. Since I don't entirely trust Pro Evil bonuses or the Sensate Amulet in particular -and since some of our data suggested that saves of -5 may be needed to safely make -4s- Alikae's script calls for her to always have either 1) Dragonslayer equipped, 2) save v spells of at least -5, or 3) Greenstone of Potion of Clarity base immunity to fear. The least expensive way for Alikae to reach -5 is with RoAC II. The second least expensive way it to use Blur + a Potion of Stone Form. Alikae pre-buffs with RoAC II so that had been consumed. She wanted to fight the demon in melee using her fists so she buffed her saves with Blur + Potion of Stone Form. Once remove launched, she equipped Dragonslayer, insuring that the lich would never have a window to use Dragon Fear. She's facing away from the demon, and the lich, because her protocol calls for her to create distance to lengthen the size of counter window if an when she has been dispelled.
Given that I have a set strategy for each situation -and that I take screen shots of key moments- I can reconstruct battles in detail long after the fact.
I'm sure it's the same with chess, right? If you see a shot of a board, you know what your options are going forward and you can probably roughly figure out how you got into that situation. If you had enough pictures of a match, you could provide a pretty comprehensive reconstruction of the tactical details.
What would be missing, however, would be the drama, the emotions, the feelings associated with the actions.
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A.
Alesia: I'm impressed that you know yourself so well, that you know exactly what you do/did in certain situations. I vary my approaches, so if I don't post soon after a battle, I would get the order of events wrong.
As for chess - I could assess a position and tell you the strengths/weaknesses of both sides, as well as options going forward (although most of the time, there's really only one good plan). Even if I had a lot of pictures of a match, it is unlikely I could reconstruct the game (move order is very important in chess), need a scoresheet. In most cases, I could tell you what opening the game came from, as well as what variation.
), but didn't last long enough to do much damage.
I can't wait until your monks to get to level 14 Grond0 - magic resistance, poison resistance (yeah I know at 11, but still they will have at 14 too), and maybe Quivering Palm too? And whatever monk gets the Sahuagin City gloves gets a huge melee power boost. Just remember to side with the right side this time! (you had a monk run where you sided with the wrong side and your monk didn't get the gloves) You only get it if you side with the King of Prince, but can't remember off-hand who.
I can't wait until your monks to get to level 14 Grond0
Yes. I'm still not sold on the monk as an endgame SCS/Ascension power build in solo play, but a team of 6 could become interesting.
Getting a group of 6 into the late game is a challenge, but I think Grond0 has the right strategy: stealth, spatial management, and Stunning Blow. That should work eventually.
Keeping 6 alive for the entirety of the adventure will be non-trivial- especially with the healing potion restriction.
Are you using the Oversight HLAs, Grond0?
Just remember to side with the right side this time! (you had a monk run where you sided with the wrong side and your monk didn't get the gloves) You only get it if you side with the King of Prince, but can't remember off-hand who.
King.
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A.
Corthief VIII the level 13 solo halfling thief - Update 5 (Trademeet)
So Corthief VIII decides to try to tackle the trademeet quest. With a fighter, it's pretty easy, but with a thief, it was pretty hard. First, had to deal with Khan - definitely want to kill him, since I want the potion merchant in the Grove accessible. I used haste potion, DUHM, protection from petrification, and snares. 3 snares killed the genie with the lamp. Corthief VIII tried to get an opening backstab on Khan but made a mistake and accidentally did talk - while Cortheif VIII didn't actually talk, Khan kept facing him, so Corthief VIII couldn't get a backstab after all. Corthief VIII was forced to retreat and ran toward the south where a few snares were laid - they killed Khan's cohort, but not Khan himself - impossible to hide with Khan's haste - so Corthief VIII ran around the town, hoping to find some friendly guards. Corthief VIII was only 1/2 successful - for one, Corthief VIII lead Khan to some snares intended for Reijek, but decided Khan needed them since melee wasn't working well. Then the Lloraxxol guards assisted - but went hostile on Khan's death!
Hmm. Okay, stealth away and get reward from guildmistress - success but messy. Time to try to get to the grove. The plan was actually no fighting - but instead try to stealth to Cernd. Should have known that wasn't going to work - stealth failed near the spiders and Corthief VIII had to run past spiders and trolls, and nearly got pinned in but he escaped. Unfortunately he had used his invis potions vs. Khan - that's really what he needs.
So Corthief VIII makes a stop at Waukeen's Promenade and buys Ribald's single invis potion and when back in the grove uses it to get to Cernd - Cernd then was happy to put the beat down on Faldhorn. The Mayor was pleased at Corthief VIII's success.
After my many hundreds of runs, for the first time I found the necklace of missiles merchant and bought it also for the first time in BG 2. I never knew that you needed to solve BOTH trademeet problems before he would sell to you. Learn something new every day I guess...
Corthief VIII wants to solve the Umar Hills issues, but he needs a good plan for that too. I suspect he'll skip a bunch of it - it will be difficult to re-hide with so many enemies fairly close together.
Congrats on finishing the quest, Corey!
killed the genie with the lamp...Unfortunately he had used his invis potions vs. Khan - that's really what he needs...
By genie with the lamp, do you mean Taquee, the one with the Efreeti Bottle?
Have you summoned the efreeti yet? Check his spells. Unless he is different in vanilla, he'll have three castings of Invisibility. You can make him cast Invisibility on you.
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A.
Are you using the Oversight HLAs, Grond0?
I have them installed, although I've never had occasion to use them yet - here's hoping though ...
Have you summoned the efreeti yet? Check his spells. Unless he is different in vanilla, he'll have three castings of Invisibility. You can make him cast Invisibility on you.
He's certainly different in vanilla. My (admittedly unreliable) memory is that he doesn't have invisibility.
He's certainly different in vanilla. My (admittedly unreliable) memory is that he doesn't have invisibility.
He doesn't have any - the genie's only blue spell is something like ghost armor/spirit armor, rest red spells. There's a invis ring in the inn in the Gate district, I probably should get that soon. Am sure a temple has something I could use to get it....
To Alesia and blackraven.
Yes it was Gaius, not Gaal...
As to me coming back, I wont. Playing Pillars of Eternity right now and cant be bothered with another repeat of BG saga, epic a trilogy as it is though, especially as I finished it with Eren once.
As to me not posting about my bg1 adventures: it was a speed run, finished it in 2.35 hours, nothing noteworthy happened. That was the state of my NRC play, so its a good time to stop now. Just cant be bothered with more of the same. Not to discourage anyone here of course.
BR: please play more if I have one more wish it be you and/or Aasim and maybe Realmuzzy as of late, finishing this challenge. Nothing on the others but they all finished this challenge at least once I believe.
Cheers!
He doesn't have any - the genie's only blue spell is something like ghost armor/spirit armor, rest red spells.
Noted.
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A.
Alesia said...Congrats on finishing the quest, Corey!
Thanks Alesia! I would have liked to power my way through the enemies, like I would have with a solo fighter type character, but that just didn't seem possible with a thief. In theory, I could lead enemies to traps, go invisible, and perhaps backstab a survivor, but I need on-demand invisibility that lasts longer than 10 rounds (my only on demand invis, at the moment, the RoAC). But experience is somewhat meaningless for a solo character, as I can guarantee I will be at level cap by the time I reach Melissan since am solo. So will probably get the invis ring from the lich at the Inn at the Gate district next session.
Thief vs Lich?... good luck corey.
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