Hows this build for a new player?
jnor
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First time player here, so I have gathered that Berserker is a solid class for a first timer?
Here is my stats, will they work?
Human.
STR: 18
DEX: 18
CON: 18
INT: 4
WIS: 18
CHR: 3
Here is my stats, will they work?
Human.
STR: 18
DEX: 18
CON: 18
INT: 4
WIS: 18
CHR: 3
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BG has a lot of conversation, and some conversation results will be impossible to get with such low intelligence and charisma. Since a berserker doesn't need them for fighting, you can get by with such low scores, but you might miss out on some content. For example, I know that some NPCs won't join your party with such low charisma.
As for the class itself, berserkers are solid and tend to be the fighter kit with the most upside for least downside (A kensai, for example, gets some great offensive capabilities but needs to be played differently than a normal fighter). However, I personally find them boring, especially for the main character. The majority of your fights will simply be clicking on whoever you want to attack, and occasionally enraging. I prefer a main character with a more in-depth influence on any given battle, like a fighter/mage or fighter/cleric.
Another possibility would be to go with something similar to your original Berserker, but then dual-class him. I've never played a berserker->cleric, but I've heard they're quite powerful and your original stats would work for that build. A Kensai->Mage is another powerful build, as you'll wind up wearing mage robes anyway so the Kensai's downside is negated leaving only bonus AC and weapon skill.
and a lot more HP once you become a mage you use a find familar scroll for more HP. if you want to use a ranged wepon has A fighter I would chose base fighter but if you want to use a melee wepon buserker would do well. Kensi is a populer choice but are hard to level for new players and you wont be abel to get to level needed to get the most out of Kensi
Being a new player to BG, you might be better off going with a berserker, dualed at 6 to mage. That way, you've got a solid fighter in the early game, a weaker mage in the middle game (but with plenty of wands and scrolls to make up for your lack of levels!), and a powerful fighter/mage late game.
Here's some info to consider: With an XP cap of 161,000 in BGEE, a multiclass fighter/mage can reach level 7/7. A dual-class fighter-> mage will reach level 8 by the end of the game, regardless of what level they dual over at. You could potentially dual at level 7 (level 7 for a warrior-class gets you an extra 1/2 attack per round), the only downside would be missing out on 32,000 xp worth of time with both classes active. Reaching level 8 only really gets you slightly stronger spells, though, as you wouldn't unlock a new level of spells until reach level 9 mage.
The problem with dual-classing is that it's a very long-term plan. In the long run they tend to be better than a multiclass, but the tradeoff is not having both classes active until the second class surpasses the first. A kensai7->Mage8 is better than a fighter7/mage7, but that fighter/mage was fully-functional the whole game, while the kensai->mage only got good towards the tail-end of the game.
Sorry for rambling, you may have picked up on the fact that I was revising my final recommendation constantly while writing that =\. If you're intrigued by the fighter/mage combination, my ultimate recommendation is to simply multiclass it, and save dual-classing the PC for the sequel. Remember that you can edit your character with Shadowkeeper to make him appear human, if that's more to your liking.
In my mind dual class sounds much cooler than multiclass, but your point seem very valid.
Should I also take BG2 into consideration? Maybe I would want to import my character at some later point
Finally -- what proficiencies should i use out of the 4?
I heard bows/range weapons are really important in BG1, but can the NPCs cover this angle or does my PC need these too?
Thanks for all the help!
In BG2, should you import your character, the Wish spell is the main consideration for Wisdom. Wisdom lower than 9 means your Wish will only produce negative choices. The higher your Wisdom, the more and better the positive choices. It's the difference between Wish lowering your stats to 3 or draining your entire party of two levels vs. raising the whole party's stats to 25 or giving everyone full rest and spell memorization instantly. You can always drink a Potion of Insight, but you may not want to have to do that every time you cast.