Who Wants a Holy Symbol?

Big B · Sat, 28th Jul '01, 6:46pm

Whenever my cleric gets petrified or imprisoned and I fix him up and invite him back to the party, he gets another Holy Symbol (he's currently Lvl 36 and growing). Well he has 3 Holy Symbols of Lathander now because the game doesn't seem to realize it's already given him one (Clerics gain a Holy Symbol at Lvl 25). The Holy symbol of Lathander does the following (it's worn in the ring slot):
- +1 Strength
- +5% Magic Resistance
- One extra 6th and 7th level spell slot

Now wearing both Holy Symobls is cumulative, so you can gain 2 extra spell slots, etc.-not bad for an exploit

But I feel guilty doing that so I've shoved my extra ones aside into one of my Bags of Holding and put on another ring.
I was wondering, anyone else playing a priest of Helm or Talos and what effect do those Holy symbols have on the cleric? The same effect as the Holy Symbol of Lathander or different?

Seid · Sat, 28th Jul '01, 6:58pm

Holy symbols are all the same. Cool tactic!

Wildfire · Sat, 28th Jul '01, 7:51pm

Holy symbols are nice, but.....

Viconia got her holy symbol of Talos, and all was fine. However, as I was romancing her,and with my main char being chaotic good and all, after picking certain dialogue options she (SPOILER) changed alignment

. Although this is good as she wont quit when my rep is 20, I can't use her holy symbol

.

[This message has been edited by Wildfire (edited July 28, 2001).]

Sat, 28th Jul '01, 8:44pm

Ive never had a gam as a cleric. are they cool? some of theie spells look neat

Big B · Sun, 29th Jul '01, 1:54am

1...2...3...Where's Mat to defend the name of clerics? Of course they're good!!!!!!

Lord Praetor Munir · Sun, 29th Jul '01, 1:57pm

I wonder if those Holy symbols come in useful when ur a thief with the High Level Ability Use Any Item.. does that grant u the extra spells too?

kevlar0101 · Sun, 29th Jul '01, 3:40pm

no, cause he has no priest spells

TIN_MAN · Mon, 30th Jul '01, 1:54pm

And what about the strenght and the MR bonus?

Mathetais · Mon, 30th Jul '01, 3:38pm

Big B - sorry that I wasn't here to defend the mighty Cleric!

Honestly, I don't have too much time to play BG2, and am not even into TOB yet!

I think that I'm a higher level cleric in real life than I am in the game! (Of course, I don't have too many spells . . .)

Athalon · Fri, 3rd Aug '01, 8:25am

Dude, do you know how much a Holy Symbol is worth. MONEY IS OF THE IMPORTANCE. I WANT MONEY!! If its worth >1000 gp its worth the stone to flesh, flesh to stone spells. ehehehe

Big B · Fri, 3rd Aug '01, 1:07pm

I know how much they're worth, but I didn't worry about selling them. Let me tell you at one time I got up to 400,000 Gold Pieces, I completed the game around 300,000 Gold Pieces. I didn't need to sell my excess Holy Symbols. I retired from adventuring very wealthy.

Jack Funk · Fri, 3rd Aug '01, 4:48pm

I'm with you. By the end of each game, money was a joke. There is so much stuff to sell, and once you get the bag of holding, you can really clean up.

LonnieTheLazy · Sun, 5th Aug '01, 3:18pm

::horrified:: money? a joke? ::gasp:: money was all important to me in ToB because of all the cool stuff they were selling. I couldent help myself i had to buy everything!!!! But, i didnt have the money so i had to scrounge throughout the game for it.......money, a joke?!?!?!?

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Sat, 28th Jul '01, 6:46pm	#1
Big B Gems: 27/31 Latest gem: Emerald Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,521 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 5,971 Level: 23 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 92.64% Daily Activity 3.31% Weekly Activity 1.89% Monthly Activity 2.46% Achievements	Whenever my cleric gets petrified or imprisoned and I fix him up and invite him back to the party, he gets another Holy Symbol (he's currently Lvl 36 and growing). Well he has 3 Holy Symbols of Lathander now because the game doesn't seem to realize it's already given him one (Clerics gain a Holy Symbol at Lvl 25). The Holy symbol of Lathander does the following (it's worn in the ring slot): - +1 Strength - +5% Magic Resistance - One extra 6th and 7th level spell slot Now wearing both Holy Symobls is cumulative, so you can gain 2 extra spell slots, etc.-not bad for an exploit But I feel guilty doing that so I've shoved my extra ones aside into one of my Bags of Holding and put on another ring. I was wondering, anyone else playing a priest of Helm or Talos and what effect do those Holy symbols have on the cleric? The same effect as the Holy Symbol of Lathander or different?

Sat, 28th Jul '01, 6:58pm	#2
Seid Gems: 5/31 Latest gem: Andar Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 103 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 660 Level: 9 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 10.47% Daily Activity 3.31% Weekly Activity 1.89% Monthly Activity 2.46% Achievements	Holy symbols are all the same. Cool tactic!

Sat, 28th Jul '01, 7:51pm	#3
Wildfire Gems: 23/31 Latest gem: Black Opal Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,557 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 3,900 Level: 19 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 89.36% Daily Activity 3.31% Weekly Activity 1.89% Monthly Activity 2.46% Achievements	Holy symbols are nice, but..... Viconia got her holy symbol of Talos, and all was fine. However, as I was romancing her,and with my main char being chaotic good and all, after picking certain dialogue options she (SPOILER) changed alignment . Although this is good as she wont quit when my rep is 20, I can't use her holy symbol . [This message has been edited by Wildfire (edited July 28, 2001).]

Sat, 28th Jul '01, 8:44pm	#4
DemoGorgon Guest Posts: n/a vBActivity - Stats XP: 0 Level: 1 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 0% Daily Activity 0% Weekly Activity 0% Monthly Activity 0%	Ive never had a gam as a cleric. are they cool? some of theie spells look neat

Sun, 29th Jul '01, 1:54am	#5
Big B Gems: 27/31 Latest gem: Emerald Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,521 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 5,971 Level: 23 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 92.64% Daily Activity 3.31% Weekly Activity 1.89% Monthly Activity 2.46% Achievements	1...2...3...Where's Mat to defend the name of clerics? Of course they're good!!!!!!

Sun, 29th Jul '01, 1:57pm	#6
Lord Praetor Munir Gems: 11/31 Latest gem: Bloodstone Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Singapore Posts: 401 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 1,366 Level: 12 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 55.67% Daily Activity 3.31% Weekly Activity 1.89% Monthly Activity 2.46% Achievements	I wonder if those Holy symbols come in useful when ur a thief with the High Level Ability Use Any Item.. does that grant u the extra spells too?

Sun, 29th Jul '01, 3:40pm	#7
kevlar0101 Gems: 13/31 Latest gem: Ziose Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Belgium, Bruges Posts: 596 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 1,838 Level: 14 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 31.11% Daily Activity 3.31% Weekly Activity 1.89% Monthly Activity 2.46% Achievements	no, cause he has no priest spells

Mon, 30th Jul '01, 1:54pm	#8
TIN_MAN Gems: 14/31 Latest gem: Chrysoberyl Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Hungary Posts: 630 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 1,810 Level: 14 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 21.55% Daily Activity 3.31% Weekly Activity 1.89% Monthly Activity 2.46% Achievements	And what about the strenght and the MR bonus?

Mon, 30th Jul '01, 3:38pm	#9
Mathetais Gems: 28/31 Latest gem: Star Sapphire Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Moving Posts: 2,767 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 6,732 Level: 25 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 19% Daily Activity 3.31% Weekly Activity 1.89% Monthly Activity 2.46% Achievements	Big B - sorry that I wasn't here to defend the mighty Cleric! Honestly, I don't have too much time to play BG2, and am not even into TOB yet! I think that I'm a higher level cleric in real life than I am in the game! (Of course, I don't have too many spells . . .)

Fri, 3rd Aug '01, 8:25am	#10
Athalon Gems: 5/31 Latest gem: Andar Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, US Posts: 131 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 823 Level: 10 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 4.39% Daily Activity 3.31% Weekly Activity 1.89% Monthly Activity 2.46% Achievements	Dude, do you know how much a Holy Symbol is worth. MONEY IS OF THE IMPORTANCE. I WANT MONEY!! If its worth >1000 gp its worth the stone to flesh, flesh to stone spells. ehehehe

Fri, 3rd Aug '01, 1:07pm	#11
Big B Gems: 27/31 Latest gem: Emerald Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,521 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 5,971 Level: 23 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 92.64% Daily Activity 3.31% Weekly Activity 1.89% Monthly Activity 2.46% Achievements	I know how much they're worth, but I didn't worry about selling them. Let me tell you at one time I got up to 400,000 Gold Pieces, I completed the game around 300,000 Gold Pieces. I didn't need to sell my excess Holy Symbols. I retired from adventuring very wealthy.

Fri, 3rd Aug '01, 4:48pm	#12
Jack Funk Ain't we funkin' now Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NH, USA Posts: 1,778 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 4,544 Level: 21 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 25.58% Daily Activity 3.31% Weekly Activity 1.89% Monthly Activity 2.46% Achievements	I'm with you. By the end of each game, money was a joke. There is so much stuff to sell, and once you get the bag of holding, you can really clean up.

Sun, 5th Aug '01, 3:18pm	#13
LonnieTheLazy Gems: 4/31 Latest gem: Sunstone Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: B'ham,Al,UsofA Posts: 98 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 650 Level: 9 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 4.71% Daily Activity 3.31% Weekly Activity 1.89% Monthly Activity 2.46% Achievements	::horrified:: money? a joke? ::gasp:: money was all important to me in ToB because of all the cool stuff they were selling. I couldent help myself i had to buy everything!!!! But, i didnt have the money so i had to scrounge throughout the game for it.......money, a joke?!?!?!?