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If you had to pick a character and stick to it forever...

What would it be? It can be anything you can do in a standard character creation. And nothing else for eternity! Sure, if you roll a Human and get stats making you eligable for dual classing, that's a permitted option. You're still technically running with the character you rolled, right? Good.

As for me:

Male. Most romance options in BG2. Mostly irrelevant, but you get 3 as male and 1 as female.

Human. For dual class purposes.

Fighter. I suppose any kit could do, (mostly looking at Berserker, right?) but if nothing else, plain Fighter. Because they are IMO the best basis for any dual class. It makes sense to dual class a Fighter into Class X, but less so reversed. It's not impossible and in some cases has merit, like Mage 2 -> Fighter for a little extra mojo, but overall Fighter -> Class X seems more profitable.

True Neutral. No alignment restriction in dual classing.

Stats. I would at the very least have to do an initial roll, where I had to fulfill the bare minimums of all possible dual classes. it would be along the lines of 15, 17, X, 17, 17, 17 after all tomes, so it would be initial scores like 14, 16, X, 16, 14, 16. If aiming for max Constitution, it would have to be a total stat score roll of 94, which doesn't seem like a hard number to reach, even as a Human Fighter. This is, of course, the bare minimum. I'd try to roll higher and at least aim for a decent Strength percentile, because I'm greedy like that.

Yeah, somewhat the generic Abdel Adrian, I suppose. But with some options and replay value, at least.

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  • TrouveurTrouveur Member Posts: 856
    Verticor wrote: »

    Male. Most romance options in BG2. Mostly irrelevant, but you get 3 as male and 1 as female.
    Not in BG2EE.
    5 as male, 4 as female.

  • VerticorVerticor Member Posts: 123
    Trouveur wrote: »
    Verticor wrote: »

    Male. Most romance options in BG2. Mostly irrelevant, but you get 3 as male and 1 as female.
    Not in BG2EE.
    5 as male, 4 as female.

    So, Anomen, Jaheira, Aerie and Viconia. That seems like 4 to me.
  • atcDaveatcDave Member Posts: 2,597
    I don't think I could choose just one? I mean, I have my *favorites* like Cavalier, fighter dualed to cleric, a few others. But changing things up on the *character* side of things is what keeps it interesting. The motivation, the quirks, the details must change even if I *always* play as some sort of good-aligned heroic type.
  • TrouveurTrouveur Member Posts: 856
    Verticor wrote: »
    Trouveur wrote: »
    Verticor wrote: »

    Male. Most romance options in BG2. Mostly irrelevant, but you get 3 as male and 1 as female.
    Not in BG2EE.
    5 as male, 4 as female.

    So, Anomen, Jaheira, Aerie and Viconia. That seems like 4 to me.
    Rasaad, Hexxat, Dorn and Neera too.
  • VerticorVerticor Member Posts: 123
    Trouveur wrote: »
    Verticor wrote: »
    Trouveur wrote: »
    Verticor wrote: »

    Male. Most romance options in BG2. Mostly irrelevant, but you get 3 as male and 1 as female.
    Not in BG2EE.
    5 as male, 4 as female.

    So, Anomen, Jaheira, Aerie and Viconia. That seems like 4 to me.
    Rasaad, Hexxat, Dorn and Neera too.

    Like I said, Anomen, Jaheira, Aerie and Viconia. That seems like 4 to me.
  • TrouveurTrouveur Member Posts: 856
    Verticor wrote: »
    Trouveur wrote: »
    Verticor wrote: »
    Trouveur wrote: »
    Verticor wrote: »

    Male. Most romance options in BG2. Mostly irrelevant, but you get 3 as male and 1 as female.
    Not in BG2EE.
    5 as male, 4 as female.

    So, Anomen, Jaheira, Aerie and Viconia. That seems like 4 to me.
    Rasaad, Hexxat, Dorn and Neera too.

    Like I said, Anomen, Jaheira, Aerie and Viconia. That seems like 4 to me.
    It's the official Beamdog forum for the Enhanced Edition of the games, and the BG2EE have the ones I mentioned. Not liking them is fine, but they are still options regardless.
    Some players don't like Anomen or Aerie romances, it doesn't mean they don't exist in the game.
  • VerticorVerticor Member Posts: 123
    Trouveur wrote: »
    Verticor wrote: »
    Trouveur wrote: »
    Verticor wrote: »
    Trouveur wrote: »
    Verticor wrote: »

    Male. Most romance options in BG2. Mostly irrelevant, but you get 3 as male and 1 as female.
    Not in BG2EE.
    5 as male, 4 as female.

    So, Anomen, Jaheira, Aerie and Viconia. That seems like 4 to me.
    Rasaad, Hexxat, Dorn and Neera too.

    Like I said, Anomen, Jaheira, Aerie and Viconia. That seems like 4 to me.
    It's the official Beamdog forum for the Enhanced Edition of the games, and the BG2EE have the ones I mentioned. Not liking them is fine, but they are still options regardless.
    Some players don't like Anomen or Aerie romances, it doesn't mean they don't exist in the game.

    Well, they're not options for me. Fine if they are for you. Let's hear about your character with that.
  • FredNFredN Member Posts: 451
    edited June 7
    If I am playing a female I always romance Hexxat. Best thief in the game, considering her Vampire powers and immunities. Once her Children of the Night ability starts summoning shadows, things just get silly. As for what to play as MC? Half-Orc Berserker with Grand Mastery in Halberds and a bunch of Greater Whirlwinds. For wielding Ravager +6, of course. I ended up at level 31, with a THACO of -11 and a base APR of 7/2 by the time we hit the final fight in ToB. That's not even counting Greater Whirlwind which produces an APR of 10. Bosses, of course, are immune to being decapitated, but everything else was just vaporized instantly.
    Post edited by FredN on
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