Posted
by Adam Heine - Black Isle Studios on Dec 03, 1999 at 10:19:21:
I finally
beat the game legitimately last night (it's taken me a while cuz
I keep getting distracted with these horrible bugs, but I squished
'em all), and I got some more tips for you when you all get into
the game.
(1)
Like Chris said before, ALWAYS go back to the Tattoo Parlor whenever
you get a chance. He gets new tattoos for even the most minor
quests you do and some of them are really cool!
(2)
The guy who teaches you to be a fighter will most likely be the
first of the tutors you run across. Even if you want to be a mage
or a thief, it's a good idea to train with him once so you can
get some good weapon proficiencies.
(3)
Don't underestimate Morte.
(4)
Again, like Chris said, it's a really good idea to save before
major dialogues. If you're trying to play an evil character you
need to be especially careful - some characters don't take too
kindly to the typical evil responses and you may have to act good
for a second if you're not strong enough to back up your threats.
(5)
If you have an aligment in mind, play it to the hilt as much as
possible. But don't be afraid to stray from the alignment every
once in a while if it'll get you something good. By the end of
my game, I had done enough Chaotic Evil acts to become that alignment
three times over. If it would've benefited my game, I could've
easily done some Lawful or some Good things and it wouldn't have
changed my alignment one bit.
On
a side note (relating to the Chaotic Evil thing), I know a lot
of people are wondering just how evil you can be - especially
concering the psychopathic slaying of innocents. If you do it
right, you don't have to kill anybody. My character became Chaotic
Evil relatively easily and rather early on in the game, and there
was not a single point in the game where I killed someone simply
because it amused me. Sure, I killed a few people who got mad
at me (through no fault of my own of course ;), but I never went
around and slaughtered a whole town or anything. It's quite possible
to be evil without being an out and out murderer.
