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Your ultimate evil 4 person "(Cleric, Fighter, Mage, Thief)" party.

EdwinEdwin Member Posts: 480
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Mine would be:

1. Hiro Protagonist (playing as an assasssin because of few evil theif NPC's)
2. Viconia
3. Edwin
4. Dorn

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  • shawneshawne Member Posts: 3,239
    Yep, that about sums it up - Edwin and Viconia are the most powerful of their respective classes, and while Kagain has a few advantages over Dorn (regeneration, for one), the Blackguard kit has enough bonuses that he's a better choice overall.
  • BelgarathMTHBelgarathMTH Member Posts: 5,653
    There aren't really many choices, here, I don't think.

    Evil Cleric: Viconia, Tiax, maybe Quayle, if you include some neutrality
    Evil Mage: Xzar, Edwin
    Evil Thief: Montaron, Tiax (He's a C/T right? I've never used him.) Maybe count Safana.
    Evil Fighter: (This one has the most choices - so many I'll probably miss some) Dorn, Shar-Teel, Kagain, ...
  • PantalionPantalion Member Posts: 2,137
    Ehhh, not for me. Fighters gotta tank the damage, and Dorn is a terrible tank.

    I'd probably go:

    1: Montaron - He's a beast.
    2: Charname - Also a Fighter/Thief focused on skills that don't need light armour to use so she can tank it up.
    3: Viconia - Best evil cleric, only evil cleric.
    4: Edwin - though I'd be tempted to lure Neera to the dark side instead.

    Two 1/2 fighters plus two 1/2 thieves makes a whole, right?
  • MordeusMordeus Member Posts: 460
    Cleric: Tiax
    Fighter: Kagain
    Mage: Quayle
    Thief: Montaron

    Nothing more evil than the sound of these four in battle.
  • EdwinEdwin Member Posts: 480
    Mordeus said:

    Cleric: Tiax
    Fighter: Kagain
    Mage: Quayle
    Thief: Montaron

    Nothing more evil than the sound of these four in battle.

    I like the choices, but aren't Montaron and Xzar a package deal?
  • NukeninNukenin Member Posts: 327
    Edwin said:

    Mordeus said:

    Cleric: Tiax
    Fighter: Kagain
    Mage: Quayle
    Thief: Montaron

    Nothing more evil than the sound of these four in battle.

    I like the choices, but aren't Montaron and Xzar a package deal?
    Xzar can be walked off a cliff. Just grab Monty and hold him back before he follows.
  • EdwinEdwin Member Posts: 480
    edited December 2012
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    Nukenin said:

    Edwin said:

    Mordeus said:

    Cleric: Tiax
    Fighter: Kagain
    Mage: Quayle
    Thief: Montaron

    Nothing more evil than the sound of these four in battle.

    I like the choices, but aren't Montaron and Xzar a package deal?
    Xzar can be walked off a cliff. Just grab Monty and hold him back before he follows.

    Is 'walked off a cliff' a metaphor for feeding Xzar to a pack of wondering ghouls or is there an actual scripted encounter where this occurs? I thought I has exhausted their options long ago, so i would be pleased to find it is the latter.
  • BelgarathMTHBelgarathMTH Member Posts: 5,653
    @Edwin, I'm pretty sure he meant feed him to, well anything, really...ghouls, wolves, archers, an ogre. Take your pick.
  • EdwinEdwin Member Posts: 480
    @belgarathmth HA! I imagined this would be the case....guess I am just too much of a stickler for adhering to the spirit of the character's back-story....Plus I hardly ever just let a party member die off.

    I have often thought of playing a game with core-rules and a no resurrection policy just to cycle in new party members and to see who was left standing at the end.
  • hzfhzf Member Posts: 70
    Charname Orc Beserker
    Sharteel dualled to thief
    Xzar dualled to cleric
    Edwin
  • SchneidendSchneidend Member Posts: 3,190
    edited December 2012
    Charname Human Blackguard
    Montaron
    Xzar
    Viconia

    I never do this silly planning where I intentionally get half of a pair killed to keep one, especially since both Montaron and Xzar are awesome at their respective jobs.
  • PantalionPantalion Member Posts: 2,137
    Yeah, entirely unnecessary to commit murder, just move one away from the party and remove them, leave the area before they talk to you and ask their buddy to come with. No planning, no inefficiency.
  • KortokKortok Member Posts: 165
    Korgan
    Edwin
    Viconia
    PC - halfling swashbuckler

    That was the first party I ever used to beat BG2 and still my favorite party ever.
  • EdwinEdwin Member Posts: 480
    @Kortok substitute swashbuckler with assassin and you have my very first party, lo these eons ago. Great minds think alike :p
  • lDanielHolmlDanielHolm Member Posts: 225
    When going strictly Evil, I'd grab Shar-Teel and dual-class the heck out of her for a Thief. With her Con score, she really isn't a very good Fighter, anyway. Montaron is a decent choice too, but I'd rather have Shar-Teel, to be honest. I just like her better.

    So mix and match:
    Shar-Teel for Thief
    Viconia for Cleric
    Edwin for Mage
    Dorn for Warrior

    Replace whichever NPC has the role CHARNAME is for a 4-man team.

    For a full 6-man party, though, I'd throw in Kagain to tank.
  • MadhaxMadhax Member Posts: 1,416
    PC Fighter/thief multi
    Edwin
    Viconia
    Dorn

    Sure, no traditional tank, but I'd still rather roll with this than replace Dorn with Kagain. A fighter/thief can start off any fight with a devastating backstab, and the melee power between the PC and Dorn is insurmountable. Add in Edwin for heavy artillery and Viconia for support, and I can see this party going places.

    Not sure if it's strictly better than other options, but I favor offensive capability over the need for a stalwart tank.
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