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Solo barb questions

Discussion in 'BG2: Shadows of Amn (Classic)' started by sarevok66, Dec 12, 2010.

  1. sarevok66 Gems: 9/31
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    [​IMG] hi :)

    i've just started a new game with a solo barbarian and as i maxed out the prime requisites, that leaves him with only 10 in CON and WIS

    1) and i was wondering which such low scores in these two fields, will he be able to detect secret doors ?

    2) also will he be able to access the illithids' lair in the sewers (as i intend to get the hammer of thundebolts for crom faeyr) ?

    3) moreover, are there chances i get stuck somewhere with these scores (i know i'll have to avoid mind flayers as much as i can) ?
     
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    I assume you meant 10 in INT and WIS, not CON and WIS, right?

    I would have tanked WIS for INT for purposes of the Illithid lair, personally. No use for WIS on a barb.

    I don't think WIS has anything to do with detecting secret doors at all.
     
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    Potions of Invisibility will help you with this. They can't see invisible and have no way to dispel it.
     
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    yeah my mistake, i meant INT not CON

    anyway thanks for the answers
     
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    As dmc said, I'm assuming you meant INT and WIS?
    In which case 10 INT allows you one hit from a mind flayer before you die, 11 INT would allow you 2 hits. 16 INT would allow 3 hits, but I'm not sure this is ultimately worth it.

    I don't think INT and WIS have much or even any effect on gameplay for a warrior class, but just in case, I would've dumped CHA instead. Sure it actually does have some uses in the game, but there's also a ring that will set your CHA at 18 which you can acquire very early on in the game, which you can use when required.
     
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    yeah i know about the ring, and i have dumped charisma to 3.....

    well i'll go for the potion of intelligence or invisibility i guess
     
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    I'm curious, do you have some kind of objection against rerolling your stats? Because by all accounts a total roll of 77 for your stats (assuming 18s for STR, DEX & CON) is a pretty poor roll and you should easily be able to do better.
     
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    well i always like my human fighters to have 18/00 in str, so i keep rerolling until i get that score, too bad if its a poor roll

    i know about the items adding up to your strength, but its my fancy to do so :p
     
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    Have you thought of making your barb half-orc? That speeds past the 18/00 problem right there.
     
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    yeah i am aware of that, but i dont like orcs.... even half human ones

    anyway i'm already deep in the game, and although all is going smoothly, the fact he cannot wear heavy armor is going to be a major problem against some boss further on i fear.... on the other hand he doesnt get exhausted like the berserker after going into rage mode

    oh yeah theres some weird bug i wanted to talk about: i fought samia and her gang and when i looted the dead bodies i realized the amulet my barb was wearing was on the ground, did this kind of thing happen to any of you ??

    imagine the game drops your equipment worn without you knowing, this can screw up the entire game !
     
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    If you were hit by a fear spell, I think it can auto-drop some of your stuff to simulate a panic reaction. Never understood why it would be anything but weapon/shield and maybe helmet, but whatever.
     
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    1. Since you're going solo I'd like to suggest making him a Berserk rather than a Barb. The immunities granted in the Berserk state will be a life saver.

    2. While any barb or berserk worth their ax should have awesome strength, 18/00 is not necessary. Remember there are PLENTY of strength enhancing items in SOA.
     
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    ...and potions!
     
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    he was in rage state, so he couldnt be hit by such a spell, but thanks for the info, its good to know


    i already soloed the game with a berserker (a plain solo fighter imported from bg1), and it was fun, but not as fun as with the monk though, who becomes a real killing machine at high level :cool:

    yeah i know, you may even gain strength points before the battle with irenicus, but since the rage state mode already gives him a str boost, i might let him stay with the girdle of inertial barrier



    EDIT: is there another way to kill the Empathic Manifest (unseeing eye subquest), i cant use the scroll of cure serious wounds provided in the temple and i dont have cure light wounds in my bhaal abilities ??
     
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    Rod of Ressurection? It casts heal from a distance.
     
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    oh right i didn't think of that, i'll try it when i come back to atkatla, thanks for the tip !
     
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    You can try the rod of resurrection, if that doesn't work your only recourse is to recruit one of the clerics for just a few minutes.
     
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