Which house to use as my loot base in Beregost / Baldur's Gate?

Oxford_Guy

Hi - I've so far been stashing my loot in the chests in the Smithy in Beregost, but from a RP perspective would prefer to commander an empty house which has more than one container I could use and which isn't used at all by neutral NPCs, can anyone recommend one to use? Also one in Baldur's Gate as well, perhaps. Thanks!

Space_hamster

Do you really have that much loot? Just sell it to a shop, and if you need it back, you can buy it back later. You'll have so much gold you won't know what to do with it.

Oxford_Guy

Space_hamster said:

Do you really have that much loot? Just sell it to a shop, and if you need it back, you can buy it back later. You'll have so much gold you won't know what to do with it.

Sometimes it's worth stockpilling items (e.g. composite bows) until you have enough to sell en-mass to avoid the worst of the depreciation price reduction. Also sometimes I have items that I'm not sure if I'm going to need until later (e.g. magic weapons I don't yet have proficiencies for, but will later, or will have an NPC later that could use it). Also scrolls that I can't write to my spell book yet. P{lenty of reasons to want to stash stuff.

Elendar

Space_hamster said:

you can buy it back later. You'll have so much gold you won't know what to do with it.

Oxford_Guy

Elendar said:

Space_hamster said:

you can buy it back later. You'll have so much gold you won't know what to do with it.

At the moment (still before the Bandit Camp, level 3/3) I'm still short of cash, I'm playing an evil party, which doesn't help in that regard...

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Rohndil

Kagain's Shop.

Severon

I like to find a house with alot of various different containers so I can sort my items into categories. Weapons, Armour, Spells, Potions etc. If the house is occupied by commoners, I have them evicted to the nine hells.

VikingR

Oxford_Guy said:

Elendar said:

Space_hamster said:

you can buy it back later. You'll have so much gold you won't know what to do with it.

At the moment (still before the Bandit Camp, level 3/3) I'm still short of cash, I'm playing an evil party, which doesn't help in that regard...

I hear you. When I first arrived at high hedge with my evil party, I was stunned to see how freaking expensive everything was. 300k for a mage robe? LMAO

marfig

What about the fisherman home west of the bandit camp?

Until you get to Baldur's Gate you will always approach this map from the south, close to their house, avoiding too much walking. The fisherman themselves are always outside until you finish their quest (and you will most likely kill them when you do).

It's two homes with enough storage space.

IkMarc

Take the mansion in the north of Beregost. It's a real boss house.

waardenius

Shandyr said:

Hmm, how about Landrin's home?

It's empty anyway after you have killed the spiders and Landrin never comes back.

I usually do this. He's staying at the friendly arm anyway, and since I've cleaned the house I find myself entitled to at least store some stuff there.

Relatively close to the city border as well, at least if you come from the south.

Space_hamster

I bury all my crap in a hollow stump outside of town, because I'm a classy kind of guy.

SublimeBW

I like the house on the SW side of Beregost with the chopping block outside of it. The house has a set of drawers and a chest and then there is also a chest located right outside of the home as well.

Oxford_Guy

IkMarc said:

Take the mansion in the north of Beregost. It's a real boss house.

But populated

Oxford_Guy

SublimeBW said:

I like the house on the SW side of Beregost with the chopping block outside of it. The house has a set of drawers and a chest and then there is also a chest located right outside of the home as well.

That sounds good, I like to have a few different containers to sort different types of objects

Lemernis

Actually, directly across from the Red Sheaf Inn is the home of Borland, who actually invites you to use his home--and you can rest there as well (the only home in which you enjoy that privilege, IIRC). You have to choose the right dialog options, but it's pretty obvious which ones will earn his favor.

Space_hamster

Lemernis said:

Actually, directly across from the Red Sheaf Inn is the home of Borland, who actually invites you to use his home--and you can rest there as well (the only home in which you enjoy that privilege, IIRC). You have to choose the right dialog options, but it's pretty obvious which ones will earn his favor.

Hey that's cool, almost like a stronghold easter egg.

Alkalurops

VikingR said:

Oxford_Guy said:

Elendar said:

Space_hamster said:

you can buy it back later. You'll have so much gold you won't know what to do with it.

At the moment (still before the Bandit Camp, level 3/3) I'm still short of cash, I'm playing an evil party, which doesn't help in that regard...

I hear you. When I first arrived at high hedge with my evil party, I was stunned to see how freaking expensive everything was. 300k for a mage robe? LMAO

It was only 27K here, reputation 6 evil party. Try talking with a high charisma character.

I really never had a money problem. I had 100K before I entered the cloakwood forest, and I'm now at 200K, back in candlekeep. Am I doing something wrong?
On that topic: the candlekeep guards are a bit harsh, aren't they? I got busted stealing something and they took all my money. 200K, that is.

Oxford_Guy

Lemernis said:

Actually, directly across from the Red Sheaf Inn is the home of Borland, who actually invites you to use his home--and you can rest there as well (the only home in which you enjoy that privilege, IIRC). You have to choose the right dialog options, but it's pretty obvious which ones will earn his favor.

Good tip! Are there many containers in that house?

BelgarathMTH

I've never ended this game with "so much gold I didn't know what to do with it". I'm always supporting a six person party, and I like to have plenty of scrolls, potions, wands, and arrows of dispelling. The recharging of wands and the specialty arrows are especially expensive, as well potions of invisibility and the like.

I'm always going into the final battle with Sarevok wishing I had a whole lot more of all that stuff.

CutlassJack

I use the chest next to Dorn in the Friendly Arms inn. Where I also leave companions I'm not taking around. From an RP perspective I just think of it as my friends keeping an eye on it for me.

Alsn

Oxford_Guy said:

IkMarc said:

Take the mansion in the north of Beregost. It's a real boss house.

But populated

To be fair, you did say you were playing an evil party. I would think the lord of the manor needs to find himself a new home, preferably somewhere below ground. Oh, say, six feet below should do the trick.

IkMarc

Oxford_Guy said:

IkMarc said:

Take the mansion in the north of Beregost. It's a real boss house.

But populated

This can be... "taken care of" ^^

Bugrat

The first floor of the Elfsong Tavern has a huge chest by the fireplace that I like using to stash everything. Plenty of room for extra NPCs to hang out in the common room as well. There's also your very own bartender nearby for all the ale and rest you can want.

EnterHaerDalis

OP thinks this is Diablo or something

With the Potion Bag and the Gem Bag you should have a little more control over inventory slots. What happens when you need a certain item and it's all the way in Beregost?

Only part that forced some serious inventory management was Durlags tower because of the over 9000 wardstones you have to pick up

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Gilgalahad

I always use the 2 chests on the 2nd floor of one of the inns....jovial juggler i think it was.

Kirkor

Oxford_Guy said:

IkMarc said:

Take the mansion in the north of Beregost. It's a real boss house.

But populated

You said you play as evil party. So you can claim it as your own and "unpopulate" it...

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Helias

belgarathmth said:

I've never ended this game with "so much gold I didn't know what to do with it". I'm always supporting a six person party, and I like to have plenty of scrolls, potions, wands, and arrows of dispelling. The recharging of wands and the specialty arrows are especially expensive, as well potions of invisibility and the like.

I'm always going into the final battle with Sarevok wishing I had a whole lot more of all that stuff.

I'm the opposite. I'm a hoarder. When the game ends I still have massive depots of unused potions, weapons, arrows. I always tell myself I will use them when I need them. But then I always make do without them. Because I'm a cheapskate.