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A little help for Imeon

kavakekavake Member Posts: 17
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I'm not sure if anyone has thought of this or not. But you can buy her studded leather armor, a short sword and more arrows for her when she meets up with you the day after you get started. those things will help keep her alive with less trouble earlier in the game. If you run a mage you will have enough money to get her those things. However if you run a Cleric or Fighter You will not have as much to spend on her. it depends how much you want to spend on your main character and/ or her to start with.

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  • EudaemoniumEudaemonium Member Posts: 3,199
    You can also take those things off Montaron if you aren't planning to use him or Xzar :)
  • reedmilfamreedmilfam Member Posts: 2,808
    I, for one, load up on arrows and armor for Imoen if I can afford it. If not, plenty of enemies drop things that she can use. Since I start with her as an archer, she's usually safe, as early enemies don't use a lot of missile weapons.
  • the_spyderthe_spyder Member Posts: 5,018
    edited January 2013
    Yeah, so you 'Can' buy that stuff. But then you are really meta-gaming, because you have no way of knowing that she will join you after you leave Candlekeep unless you are meta-gaming. Which is fine so long as you don't mind doing that. BUT.... there are a number of places along your path to get all of that stuff long before you actually 'Need' it.

    There are kobolds on the road south that give you arrows. There are hobgoblins that have arrows and studded leather armor on the road to Nashkal. And it is all for free once you kill them. Or you can 'steal' it off of Montaron if you want.
  • KidCarnivalKidCarnival Member Posts: 3,747
    The road south doesn't always have kobolds, sometimes there are just gibberlings that drop nothing useful (except minor treasures you can sell or plain gold). But it is unlikely she uses up all arrows and the wand of magic missiles on a wolf and a bear on the first map. It's not really neccessary to stock up in Candlekeep; what she has when she joins is easily enough to make it to Friendly Arm Inn and buy things there.
  • NifftNifft Member Posts: 1,065
    I always buy arrows for Imoen.

    Is she "roleplaying" by only having 20 arrows? No, her Intelligence is quite high. She would have planned ahead and been better prepared. Thus, I'm not "metagaming" -- I'm helping Imoen roleplay.
  • ToffeeToffee Member Posts: 55
    You can also hack her to bits asap, so you don't have to share.
  • the_spyderthe_spyder Member Posts: 5,018
    Nifft said:

    I always buy arrows for Imoen.

    Is she "roleplaying" by only having 20 arrows? No, her Intelligence is quite high. She would have planned ahead and been better prepared. Thus, I'm not "metagaming" -- I'm helping Imoen roleplay.

    LOL. OK.

    But she does tell you that she isn't going. You act surprised when she shows up. And who is to say that she wasn't planning on a simple trip to the friendly arm Inn in the company of Gorion and yourself? Who needs more than 20 arrows for that?

    All in fun.
  • NifftNifft Member Posts: 1,065
    reedmilfam said:

    Silly, silly. Imoen only carries 20 arrows because her bestest friend EVER carries a whole bunch for her. As for the armor, it gets stuffy, so she only wears it when she has to. Again, BFE takes care of that for her...

    That is a depressingly accurate characterization of our relationship.

    Didn't realize that all this time, I'd been a multi-class Doormat.
  • OzzyBotkinsOzzyBotkins Member Posts: 396
    Imoen just grabbed what she could and headed off after your PC protaganist
    she has intellegence , but not much wisdom,
    time was short and she was low on cash
  • the_spyderthe_spyder Member Posts: 5,018
    LOL. Way back in the day when I played PnP, I was playing the crotchety and power hungry wizard (quite what that says about my personality is anyone's guess). There was this guy in our group who played a slow and dimwitted dwarf. We got to role playing a conversation between the two and I started calling him 'The Baggage carrier'. The name stuck. It made for some really hilarious exchanges over the next few months of playing that particular campaign.
  • Aasimar069Aasimar069 Member Posts: 803
    edited January 2013
    Who's Imeon ?


    ;-)
  • AristilliusAristillius Member Posts: 873
    @kavake The ambush site has a leather armor.
  • The_New_RomanceThe_New_Romance Member Posts: 839
    I used to stock up on stuff for her, but over the years I've come to realize that there's plenty of stuff that she can use lying around all over the first few areas of the game. You don't really need to bring anything, except for your PC.
  • WanderonWanderon Member Posts: 1,418
    The_New_Romance said:

    I used to stock up on stuff for her, but over the years I've come to realize that there's plenty of stuff that she can use lying around all over the first few areas of the game. You don't really need to bring anything, except for your PC.

    This...

    an exception might be if you were taking a path that would not lead you to a shop early in your travels and even then a couple extra stacks of arrows would suffice since a leather armor for her now drops at the ambush site.

  • KidCarnivalKidCarnival Member Posts: 3,747
    OzzyBotkins said:

    time was short and she was low on cash

    She's a thief. She of all people shouldn't have a problem getting some cash, especially in Candlekeep, where captains don't even notice that their soldiers forgot their swords. Even if you take said sword out of a chest right in front of them, and come up with a lame excuse why you are in the barracks at all.

  • SirK8SirK8 Member Posts: 527
    Not buying extra stuff because you know you can get it along the way is also meta-gaming :)
  • LemernisLemernis Member, Moderator Posts: 4,318
    Im-ee-yon. Now Ima be callin' her that. Drat.
  • SultanPSultanP Member Posts: 15
    KidCarnival said:

    OzzyBotkins said:

    time was short and she was low on cash

    She's a thief. She of all people shouldn't have a problem getting some cash, especially in Candlekeep, where captains don't even notice that their soldiers forgot their swords. Even if you take said sword out of a chest right in front of them, and come up with a lame excuse why you are in the barracks at all.

    You can also just tell the captain that Hull has sent you for his sword, he doesn't really seem to mind.
  • deltagodeltago Member Posts: 7,811
    SultanP said:

    KidCarnival said:

    OzzyBotkins said:

    time was short and she was low on cash

    She's a thief. She of all people shouldn't have a problem getting some cash, especially in Candlekeep, where captains don't even notice that their soldiers forgot their swords. Even if you take said sword out of a chest right in front of them, and come up with a lame excuse why you are in the barracks at all.

    You can also just tell the captain that Hull has sent you for his sword, he doesn't really seem to mind.
    Ya, it's just Candlekeep. They're real relaxed due to the high walls. Not like there are a couple of assassins lurking around or anything.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 0
    deltago said:

    SultanP said:

    KidCarnival said:

    OzzyBotkins said:

    time was short and she was low on cash

    She's a thief. She of all people shouldn't have a problem getting some cash, especially in Candlekeep, where captains don't even notice that their soldiers forgot their swords. Even if you take said sword out of a chest right in front of them, and come up with a lame excuse why you are in the barracks at all.

    You can also just tell the captain that Hull has sent you for his sword, he doesn't really seem to mind.
    Ya, it's just Candlekeep. They're real relaxed due to the high walls. Not like there are a couple of assassins lurking around or anything.
    Or, ya know, a dozen dopplegangers.
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