I picked up most of the information about Odo when we went to see the tapestry and also Bayeux Cathedral. Well worth a visit. I also learned about that time what a nasty piece of work William was. Totally evil IMO. He burned all the villages and crops in the part of England where I live. One of my ancestors came over with him.
Woah.
I specifically continued on to level 4 with Evel in order to get the second enrage and it hasn't arrived. 
Is this a bug as according to the script, I should have got another? 
If so, what to do? Use Shadowkeeper to correct it?
I would like to know if it is a bug.
Interesting Alesia, your path has been somewhat similar to mine (I gave up my PhD work in the area of law /communication after one year, and after a few years of litigating I abandoned the legal profession altogether so that I could grow my hair again, shave infrequently, travel, live a humble lifestyle and teach what little I know in other parts of the world). Your university positions seem to have been more prestigious than mine though, what with most of the high profile universities being in the US and UK. Anyway I'll take my words back re: BG's poor animals, you "only" have an undergraduate in ecology 
Good luck btw with Ariel!
Meanwhile, I've decided to follow Aasim's suggestion to give Teyl, my NE Halfling Strifeleader of Cyric/Thief, another shot at no-reload fame:
The only differences are that his traps are vanilla rather than Traps Revisions traps and that he doesn't own a nice black suit of Apprentice Shadow Armor (studded AC6, +5 HiS) because I couldn't find it in Shadowkeeper. It means he's likely to have to walk around in brown studded leather for much of the game, thanks to Item Randomisation. (Unless I try and make a custom suit of Apprentice Shadow Armor.)
The Strifeleader of Cyric kit:
STRIFELEADER OF CYRIC: Cyric (seer-ick) is a megalomaniacal deity with an immense following. One of the three greater powers of evil on Faerûn, he is petty and self-centered, and enjoys misleading individuals of all inclinations so that they perform acts that ruin their lives or so that they make fatal mistakes. He drinks the tears of disillusioned dreamers and broken-hearted lovers. He is not above an alliance with another deity as long as he thinks he can betray the other divine power and come out ahead.
I specifically continued on to level 4 with Evel in order to get the second enrage and it hasn't arrived.
Is this a bug as according to the script, I should have got another?
If so, what to do? Use Shadowkeeper to correct it?
I would like to know if it is a bug.
I think you get it at 5th.
Good luck with Teyl, Blackraven! It's cool that you, Grond0, I are all running rogues. I'd like to think of us as a team. If one of use makes it, I'll be happy. I hope it'll be 3/3. 
Good hunting!
Best,
A.
I think you get it at 5th.
Yes, 1 extra enrage for every ADDITIONAL 4 levels, thus you get enrages levels 5, 9, 13, etc.
Ariel, Halfling F/T: BG1 Update 2
Ariel has defeated Mulahey and cleared the Bandit Camp. She is now in Beregost resting and selling loot.
In the Nahskel Mines, Ariel chose to stealth straight to Mulahey. An attempt was made to set a trap but Ariel, who has only 60 points in set traps, failed. Undaunted, she hit the shadows, donned her Ankeg Plate and moved in for a backstab. It landed but wasn't an insta-kill. Follow up melee blows ended the priest.
Reluctant to expend fireball charges, Ariel took the minions down in melee with the aid of the Wand of Sleep. She took some damage from criticals -and especially criticals from BG1 style elemental arrows- but she utimately prevailed in good health and kind spirits.
Ariel then visited the Feldepost where she met a surly mage with a skeevy voice. An opening trap sent him running for fear of his invisible foe. A backstab finished him.
Next, it was the Flesh Golem cave, where the Talon struck, even if the backs couldn't be stabbed. A Greenstone Amulet charge foiled the traps.
That was followed by the Ankheg Lair. Wearing her Ankheg Plate along with a Girdle of Bluntness, the Cloak of Displacement, and the Boots of Avoidance, the ankhegs could only land on criticals both ranged and in melee. A Protection from Acid scroll was used for added insurance.
In the lair, the Talon and an off hand ninja-to sufficed. But on the surface, the Wand of Sleep was used to mitigate critical risk from pairs.
Having reached level 6/6, It was time for the Bandit Camp. Ariel buffed with Protection from Fire (scroll), Potion of Fire Resistance, Potion of Mind Focusing, Potion of Frost Giant Strength, Potion of Regeneration, Shield Amulet, and the Greenstone Amulet. Despite the fire resistance buffs, Ariel had hoped to prevail with out using fireballs in the interest of conserving them for Davaeorn. Sadly though, Ariel's opening backstab was a dud. And when the mage went on the move under Mirror Image, Ariel felt compelled to use a Potion of Explosions.
Before dying, Venkt got off a Glitterdust. Ariel failed her save. Thankfully, the short duration of Glitterdust meant that that had little effect on Ariel's plans. The rest of the bandits were finished in melee.
Having already evaded the assassin parties, Ariel felt confident clearing the camp. An opening backstab and follow up melee strikes killed Taugosz before he or his bandits could land a blow.
Because of the Black Talon elites, a head on assault seemed inadvisable. Ariel chose to withdraw. And as she did, she discharged the Wand of Sleep. On by one, the lackeys fell asleep, leaving Ardenor Crush and the Black Talon elites on their own. Once seperated, they were killed in melee.
All that remained then was a chunk-a-thon, aided by the Wand of Sleep.
Ariel may enter the Cloakwood tonight, but RL plans will probably interfere. Best of luck to all the challengers- especially Ariel's fellow rogues Dyna and Teyl! I'll see you tomorrow.
Best,
A.
Hey everyone, thanks for your support for Teyl. Teyl is one of my personal favorites, and I'd love to succeed with him. But... Like I said before I'm too curious about my new BGEE setup and especially Dark Horizons, which is supposed to be very hard, to feel sufficiently focused for Teyl at the moment. Therefore I've decide to go for an EE-run first.
My question is whether Styn, my axewielding, Vhailor-voiced LN vigilante, can purge the Sword Coast of all evil.
Nice, efficient work Alesia, keep it up!
Thanks. Good hunting with Styn!
I'm sorry to see Teyl go, but I'm sure he'll have his day.
Best,
A.
Ariel, Halfling F/T: BG1 Update 3
I got in a short session with Ariel, which should be her last of the evening. Not much was done: just Cloakwood Area 2, and Kirian's party. Nonetheless, Ariel picked up another level on the thief side.
Ariel cleared Cloakwood Area 2 under Protection from Poison and Potion of Hill Giant Strength while wearing Dushai's Ring of Free Action. This was all done with backstabs and toe-to-toe melee.
The opening huge spiders and ettercaps were nixed while wearing Shadow Armor and the Girdle of Piercing. Two fell to backstabs. The rest fell to melee. Ariel took some damage here, forcing her to quaff two baby healers.
Against Centeol and he eight-legged freaks, Ariel went with her full plate, hoping to avoid further damage. This worked. An opening backstab killed Centeol.
Before she died, Centeol asked Ariel to kill all of her spiders- at least that's what Ariel thought she heard. Ariel obliged. They were killed toe-to-toe. The SCS Sword Spiders have excellent movement rates and APRs, but they didn't have the THAC0 to hit Ariel.
(Btw Aasim, the Giant Spider webs worked fine here.)
The phase spiders were found to the south. No damage was taken here.
Spoiler
Before sallying forth to the Cloakwood Mines, Ariel decided to pick up the Golden Girdle. Ariel took some damage. A fall back trap had been set pre-battle, but it wasn't used ultimately. Ariel's opening backstab killed Kirian.
Spoiler
Kirian's cleric fell quickly to melee, making Ariel regret using a Greenstone Amulet charge (She has been profligate with charges this run: the amulet is almost tapped). Turning to Lindin, who had quaffed a Potion of Hill Giant Strength, Ariel found that he had the THAC0 to hit, even though Ariel was wearing her full plate. And since the Oil of Speed drinking Baerin had already landed a critical, it was time for Ariel to disengage, heal, and equip her new-found girdle.
Spoiler
No more damage was taken after that. Lindin and Baerin both fell to Ariel's scimitars.
Ariel may complete the Cloakwood mines later this evening. The person I'm meeting is about as reliable as a Chromatic Orb in ToB. If I do end up posting tonight, that means he has failed to follow through again- in which case he'll be downgraded to Color Spray: totally useless.
Good hunting everyone!
Best,
A.
NW: There's nothing wrong with my eyes, but I find the low contrast type on our forums slightly difficult to read. I'm considering switching to bold for my updates to make it easier for me to read and catch typos. Is this annoying, or is it ok? I do find it more convenient.
The opening huge spiders and ettercaps were nixed while wearing Shadow Dragon armor.
NW: There's nothing wrong with my eyes, but I find the low contrast type on our forums slightly difficult to read. I'm considering switching to bold for my updates to make it easier for me to read and catch typos. Is this annoying, or is it ok? I do find it more convenient.
Wow. I knew Ariel would be a dangerous customer, but taking out Thaxy already is impressive .
When it comes to no-reload gaming the bold choice should always be respected ...
Wow. I knew Ariel would be a dangerous customer, but taking out Thaxy already is impressive
He was asking for it- totally asking for it. He made a joke about lightning bolts. Ariel just had to swing by the Umar Hills and take him down. She couldn't wait.
(As I've mentioned -and as you've all probably noticed- I have an issue with typos. I'm awful like that: I always have been, and I always will be. I'm getin bettar thouh.
Best,
A.
) and she got a second useless slow poison when resting. That's going to make the early stages of BG2 significantly more difficult if she manages to get there.
Ariel, Halfling F/T: BG1 Update 4
Color Spray
Ariel has defeated Drasus and Davaeorn. These were both enjoyable fights. And they were undeniably F/T fights. They used a satisfying combination of Ariel's abiltites. Fun stuff.
Upon arriving at the mines, Ariel chunked the opening guards. She then stealthed by Drasus et al before chunk-stabbing the most unfortunate soul in Faerun: they guard who's posted by the back-stabbiest corner in the entire Trilogy.
Ariel then made haste for the master -pausing only briefly to speak with Rill. Here's Ariel's inventory before the fight.
Ariel entered Davaeorn's lair in her full plate. This proved unnecessary when her opening backstab chunked the guard.
After donning her Shadow Armor, Ariel went straight for one of Davaeorn's battle horrors. An opening backstab brought him down to near death. A follow up melee hit finished him before he could land a blow.
The second battle horror died like his friend: quick and without drawing Halfling blood. The horror. The horror!
Preferring to stay in the thick of the action, Ariel took on all comers- launching fireballs and swinging her blades. This was fun for Ariel. It probably wasn't fun for the guards.
Eventually, only the master remained. His Mirror Images were stripped with Detect Illusions, then his Stoneskins were peeled with scimitars. Die insolent whelp.
Still running Protection from Magic and other buffs, Ariel spent a minimal amount of looting. She wanted to get to Drasus as soon as possible. En route, she layered in two more buffs: an Oil of Speed and a Potion of Absorption. An opening backstab killed Kysus. One down.
A follow up Potion of Firebreath targeted on Rezdan gave Ariel a good start on Drasus and his remaining companions.
Ariel then settled into toe-to-toe melee with Drasus. He landed one critical, but the damage was quickly healed by Ariel's Potion of Regeneration + Oil of Speed combination. Two down.
Switching to her Golden Girdle, Ariel engaged Genthore. Three down.
Only Rezdan remained. Like Davaeorn, he saw his Mirror Images stripped by Detect Illusions...
and then saw nothing but blades. Fin!
On her way home, Ariel was ambushed by wyverns. Caught in her Shadow Armor, Ariel wasn't in the best position to fight this battle. Nonetheless, a Potion of Hill Giant Strength quaff allowed her to prevail with little damage.
Ariel is now at the Nashkel Carnival, chatting with a seller of exotic potions. Her next stop will be High Hedge, followed by the great city of Baldur's Gate.
Best,
A.
Sorry to hear about Dyna's Bhaalspawn powers, Grond0. I know you love horror. I hope that won't harm Dyna's chances.
Best,
A.
Quick Note on Ariel's Game:
Ariel's final BG1 thieving points and proficiencies, for the curious.
Best,
A.
Sorry to hear about Dyna's Bhaalspawn powers, Grond0. I know you love horror. I hope that won't harm Dyna's chances.
Well she's survived BG1 - by the skin of her teeth.
)
Sorry to hear about Dyna's Bhaalspawn powers, Grond0. I know you love horror. I hope that won't harm Dyna's chances.
Looks like it was a blessing... I'm glad Dyna passed through all the hurdles in Ducal Palace! Safe travels in Amn and may the Deep Brother be smiling on her kindly!
Keep rocking, Ariel! I love that rhythm! 
And go, Styn! You need to move fast to catch those two
Yes, 1 extra enrage for every ADDITIONAL 4 levels, thus you get enrages levels 5, 9, 13, etc.
Shows how many berserkers I have run. If I had realised, I would have dualled at 3. Thanks for the info.
Looks like it is now time to visit the sirene.
Well I've got bad news and bad news.
The bad news is that my EE install seems to have a number of glitches: some mod items have banter excerpts instead of item descriptions, and Styn doesn't seem to get his first Bhaalpower. He's already rested various times (once even 13 days!) but nothing... This doesn't bode well for the remainder of my EE playthrough with him.
And the bad news is that Teyl has just fallen. He was going really well. He had just killed Drizzt with traps, and oils of speed + backstabs, but then the game seemed to screw him. He was hidden, witnessed Jemby (who had already been provoked) cast Monster Summoning I, which Teyl took as a sign to cast Hold Person on her, but immediately after she had cast MS I and before Teyl was finished casting, Jemby successfully cast Charm Person at Teyl. Looked like Jemby is an epic level mage with Improved Alacrity. I'm truly pissed off atm. The game is hard enough for me as it is, I really don't need this kind of crap to make it even harder. Maybe Jemby cast MS I at the end of her round, and Charm Person right at the beginning of a new round, if that's even possible? (I've never seen this before.) Either way very dubious, and still sufficiently annoying to make me hesitate whether I want to continue playing or take a break.
On a more positive note, congrats for Grond0, well-played!
I suppose Jemby cast MS I at the end of her round, and Charm Person right at the beginning of a new round, if that's even possible. (I've never seen this before.) Either way very dubious, and still sufficiently annoying to make me hesitate whether I want to continue playing or take a break. I'm afraid I'm running out of inspiration.
Tough luck Blackraven. I hope you find something enjoyable to do - whether BG or something else.
That round behaviour you describe is possible, although it would be relatively unusual for a fairly short-casting spell like monster summoning. Effectively, once Jemby became aware of you he will start to experience personal combat rounds. Mages will tend to cast spells at the start of each round, but that won't always be the case if they're doing something else at that time - for instance they might throw a dart at you first and hence begin casting part way through the round
Good hunting in Amn, Grond0!
The Duchal Palace fight was a thrill. It was cool to Slow Poison Bhaalspawn powers coming in handy.
Best,
A.
@Blackraven. I'm sorry to hear that. I definitely know how you feel. After the install issues and engine quirks I encountered with Aria, I felt the same way.
If you're more frustrated then joyful, then a break makes sense. The whole point of being here is to have fun. If you do take a break, I hope it will be a short one. We love having you here. I know this is just one of your online homes, but you feel like part of the family now. We hope to see you soon.
Congrats on yet another success Grond0! Hope you can keep it up in Amn.
He was hidden, witnessed Jemby (who had already been provoked) cast Monster Summoning I, which Teyl took as a sign to cast Hold Person on her, but immediately after she had cast MS I and before Teyl was finished casting, Jemby successfully cast Charm Person at Teyl.
What's the cast time on MSI in your game? The engine works as this:
If you cast a spell with CT=9,10 (longish) mage takes a whole round (6 seconds) to cast it. He can (this is legit, you can try yourself) cast the next spell the moment his new round begins (so it appears as if he has no pause in between casting.)
Hence, if MSI has a long CT; Hold Teyl wanted to cast has long, and Charm has short - it's legit. Unfortunately, I don't know casting times on vanilla installs.
SCS is very careful with this (AI must specifically be scripted to obey this rule, they don't obey it by default), each spell begins and ends with a timer of 6 seconds. When this time expires, mages are allowed another spell - not a moment too soon.
Anyhow - when I feel burnt out, I take a break. Week, two, three - sooner or later, the will to play kicks in again (especially if you follow this threads). There's no need to push it in any case. GL further, whatever you decide.
Thanks Alesia, Grond0, and Aasim, for caring and for trying to explain.
Mages will tend to cast spells at the start of each round, but that won't always be the case if they're doing something else at that time - for instance they might throw a dart at you first and hence begin casting part way through the round
Jemby hadn't been doing anything else (such as attacking), because Teyl was invisible to her. Still she might have started casting later in the round.
What's the cast time on MSI in your game? The engine works as this:
If you cast a spell with CT=9,10 (longish) mage takes a whole round (6 seconds) to cast it. He can (this is legit, you can try yourself) cast the next spell the moment his new round begins (so it appears as if he has no pause in between casting.)
Hence, if MSI has a long CT; Hold Teyl wanted to cast has long, and Charm has short - it's legit. Unfortunately, I don't know casting times on vanilla installs.
SCS is very careful with this (AI must specifically be scripted to obey this rule, they don't obey it by default), each spell begins and ends with a timer of 6 seconds. When this time expires, mages are allowed another spell - not a moment too soon.
Anyhow - when I feel burnt out, I take a break. Week, two, three - sooner or later, the will to play kicks in again (especially if you follow this threads). There's no need to push it in any case. GL further, whatever you decide.
Casting time for MS I is only 4. I'll just assume that she cast it at the end of her round, so that her aura was clear right after it.
Anyway, rather than throwing my laptop out of the window or taking a break, I decided to continue my run with Alba,
Well, she has just garnered some goodwill by avenging Teyl.
Retour en haut
