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Riding Solo in Baldur's Gate - What's your favourite combo?

TyranusTyranus Member Posts: 268
edited March 2013 in Archive (General Discussion)
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If you want to do something right, you've got to do it yourself!

Like many of you, i've played this game for 14 years. I still have my original CDs, though they are long scratched beyond re-playability. During that time we have all tried, and many completed, solo attempts.

So what's your favourite combo for solo attempts? We're limited to 10 options, so please elaborate below!
  1. Riding Solo in Baldur's Gate - What's your favourite combo?88 votes
    1. Single Class Fighter - ME LIKE SMASH!
        2.27%
    2. Single Class Thief - Now you see me, now you don't
        7.95%
    3. Single Class Cleric - By the power of the Gods! I smite.... oh shi- Sanctuary!
        0.00%
    4. Single Class Mage - I don't need you! I have lots of friends! *Monster Summoning I*
        5.68%
    5. Multi/Dual-Class Mage/x - Hitting things feels soooo good!
        2.27%
    6. Multi/Dual-Class Thief/x - Loot loot loot. More loot. Durlag's tower? Gotta get me that loot.
      11.36%
    7. Multi/Dual-Class Fighter/x - You know, you do need HP in this game, guys? Right? Guys?
        6.82%
    8. Multi/Dual-Class Cleric/x - What do you mean Druid spells are OP?!
        2.27%
    9. Triple-Class - ....I got this
      17.05%
    10. NEVER! I MUST gather my party before venturing forth!
      44.32%

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  • TyranusTyranus Member Posts: 268
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  • KidCarnivalKidCarnival Member Posts: 3,747
    I don't always play with a full party, but generally, I don't see the appeal of soloing. If I want that, I play some FPS.
  • secretmantrasecretmantra Member Posts: 259
    Ha ha!

    I've actually never tried it. But if I were to do so, I'd probably go for a Cavalier, Dualed Berserker / Cleric, or maybe even a Dragon Disciple.
  • Lord_TansheronLord_Tansheron Member Posts: 4,212
    It's a fun thing to do every now and then, but I like the party banter far too much to do without it.

    Would be interesting to try and solo the whole saga with a Thief one day... on Insane, of course, with SCSI/II and Ascension cranked to full.
  • WanderonWanderon Member Posts: 1,418
    I prefer party play whether it's NPCs or a multi/solo party or a combination of the two - I've really only done one solo effort - it was BG2 and it was a female Gnome Illusionist/Thief and as I recall I abandoned it someplace in the Underdark.
  • SpaceInvaderSpaceInvader Member Posts: 2,125
    Sorcerer - ME LIKE SMASH!
  • KingGhidorahKingGhidorah Member Posts: 201
    Solo assassin all the way.
    Im playing one waiting for the npc project to be released and im having a blast.
    Stealth and backstabs are better utilized solo.

    For my planned team run, im going with shadowdancer. HIPS seems actially useful in full parties.
  • Oxford_GuyOxford_Guy Member Posts: 3,729
    The nearest I've done to a solo recently was a duo run with a neutral evil Jester CHARNAME and just Safana (to deal with traps and locks), which was quite fun, though a while ago I had quite a successful run with a gnome illusionist/thief
  • FrozenCellsFrozenCells Member Posts: 385
    I think Thief gameplay is the most rewarding in BG1. There's some really nice items for thieves and lots of houses to loot particularly in BG city, stealth helps you stay safe in the wilderness and Durlag's Tower is at your mercy. Doesn't really matter if it's pure Thief, a kit or a multiclass, the thief skills and backstabbing are very useful and fun solo. You even get the closest thing BG1 offers to a stronghold. Combat can be a bit rough though depending on what kind of thief you make.
  • ChowChow Member Posts: 1,192
    I played a fighter/thief multiclass as a solo once - and even when I am not solo, whenever I am doing one of those, I tend to spend a lot of time running around by myself and backstabbing everything anyway. It is, in my opinion, probably the single most self-sufficient class in the game, and also the most fun.
  • SCARY_WIZARDSCARY_WIZARD Member Posts: 1,438
    Never soloed Baldur's Gate, but I had much fun soloing Icewind Dale with a F/M/T. :D

    /Mirror Image + otherr buffs /Stealth /Backstab strongest mook /Fireball or Ice Storm on self /"I'M WALKING ON SUNSHIIIIINE"
    Mirror image, you so silly.
  • NifftNifft Member Posts: 1,065
    @SCARY_WIZARD - Mirror Image is like having Evasion.
  • LemernisLemernis Member, Moderator Posts: 4,318
    The only solo run I ever did was many years ago using a NE half-elven Cleric/Mage and it was surprisingly easy, I thought. Strategically and tactically it was different. Overall it was sort of a fun and interesting diversion. But it sort of confirmed for me that I much prefer playing the game with full parties of six. So I did not feel inclined to try it again with any other class.
  • OzzyBotkinsOzzyBotkins Member Posts: 396
    Never did a solo and never will
    I like the different NPC combos
  • DrusycDrusyc Member Posts: 44
    @Sylvus_Moobow Druid is part of the cleric option, I imagine. :) Paladins/rangers aren't on here, nor are bards.
  • ajwzajwz Member Posts: 4,122
    Fighter mage thief for convenience.
    Fighter mage cleric for power.
  • deltagodeltago Member Posts: 7,811
    I soloed a theif in BG, but only so I could quickly get the XP and tomes needed to dual to a Cleric for BGII, switching the theif to swashbuckler.

    I tend to run around partyless in BG just to try different classes but rarely do I even end up close to Baldur's Gate doing it.

    I never tried soloing BG2 because it is the interactions between party members I enjoy the most.
  • The_Shairs_HandbookThe_Shairs_Handbook Member Posts: 219
    edited March 2013
    Playing most of the time as Enchanter or Transmuter... and I always must have My Safana at lvl 2... don't like to have her when she is lvl 4...
    so Safana and Shar-Teel are alway in my party the rest are random ....
  • tdzhontdzhon Member Posts: 1
    Soloing with the level cap is problematic. There are a lot of fights that are really painful at cap. Durlags tower fight and demon battle are both close to impossible at level cap.

    But with the cap off, I find a gnome cleric/thief to be the best. Slings get the strength bonus from the 19 Str you get from the girdle in the monk quest. Some of the best items in the game are staffs for backstabs. Spamming animate dead and later animal summoning. The saving throws for a gnome are huge, make sure you go full 18 on con. With a few of the choice items you will have saving throws vs. spells at 3 at level 7. Both thief and cleric go up levels fast. You can sanctuary and loot chests without the guards getting called. Swap to heavy armor for some fights.

    Still not easy, but a lot less reloads than any other combo I have tried. Half-orc cleric theif can be pretty nice as well, but the saves from a gnome are huge and that str bonus of 19 can now be had pretty early on. Obviously you need to do the monk quest to get there or you have to settle for the ogre power guantlets which are also nice, but they use up a pretty important slot.
  • Copastetic1985Copastetic1985 Member Posts: 277
    Most fun I had was soloing with a Totemic Druid in Tutu. Didn't have a level cap, and finished at level 13. Believe me. Two Fire Elementals during the last battle, TotSC end-boss, and the Demon Knight are laughable.
  • TyranusTyranus Member Posts: 268
    I think my tally for fullsolos (none of my Ironman attempts) is:

    BG Solos:
    Thief
    Fighter/Thief
    Fighter/Mage/Thief
    Sorcerer
    Inquisitor

    BG2 Solos:
    Fighter/Assassin
    Sorcerer
  • OneAngryMushroomOneAngryMushroom Member Posts: 564
    I could solo I just like the NPCs too much not to use them
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  • mjsmjs Member Posts: 742
    i've never solo'd before, because i find the NPCs too much fun and i've still not used all of them yet

    but i'd like to solo sometime

    is it a legitimate solo run if you reload or is it only soloing when you don't die?
  • StickanStickan Member Posts: 136
    edited March 2013
    Bhaaldog said:

    I have done solo in the past as it seemed to be considered a measure of skill by some individuals however I found the experience to be most boring.

    Agreed, I just finished a solo run with a F/M/T now in BG:EE, my first ever. And I did it solely because I'm waiting for the BG1 NPC project before doing a "real" playthrough.

    All in all it wasn't all that challenging (just had to use even more cheese) and quite liefeless and dull.

    I did have some good laughs though regarding the sanity of my Charname Jax when he kept refering to himself as the "party of Jax"! But then again, he was a triple class, some split personality issues might be expected.

  • FrostyFrosty Member Posts: 190
    Gnome Thief/claric
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