STKaye's BG2 party combinations guide
stkaye
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Hi everyone,
I've just come up with the attached. Please note that there are some *implied* SPOILERS, for those who've never played BG2 before. And that this guide is subject to revision, and may currently include oversights, points of personal preference, or outright errors.
Picking your party in BG2 can be a really tricky and even heart-wrenching business. The idea here is to create something that people might find helpful when they're trying to compose their parties. The file is an excel sheet suggesting various combinations of NPCs, based on the chosen class of the PC. These combinations work off two assumptions:
1. That you want to reserve a slot for each of the basic character types available in BG2 (Tank, Damage-dealer, Thief, Divine Caster, Druidic Caster, Arcane Caster) in the interests of maximised party balance and versatility
2. That you want to pick NPCs who are likely to have interesting or funny interactions without them trying to kill each other (though I've made a category if you're after that effect in particular as well!)
There are lots of topics on here asking: "which class should I play?". For me, the primary question of which class I play in BG2 is to do with which other NPCs I want to take with me. This might help with that as well.
Feedback and thoughts welcome! Have I missed an important category? Have I come up with some irredeemable combinations?
Future plans: a version including the most popular NPCs added by mods; a revised version based on new BG2:EE details as they become available.
Until then, happy adventuring.
I've just come up with the attached. Please note that there are some *implied* SPOILERS, for those who've never played BG2 before. And that this guide is subject to revision, and may currently include oversights, points of personal preference, or outright errors.
Picking your party in BG2 can be a really tricky and even heart-wrenching business. The idea here is to create something that people might find helpful when they're trying to compose their parties. The file is an excel sheet suggesting various combinations of NPCs, based on the chosen class of the PC. These combinations work off two assumptions:
1. That you want to reserve a slot for each of the basic character types available in BG2 (Tank, Damage-dealer, Thief, Divine Caster, Druidic Caster, Arcane Caster) in the interests of maximised party balance and versatility
2. That you want to pick NPCs who are likely to have interesting or funny interactions without them trying to kill each other (though I've made a category if you're after that effect in particular as well!)
There are lots of topics on here asking: "which class should I play?". For me, the primary question of which class I play in BG2 is to do with which other NPCs I want to take with me. This might help with that as well.
Feedback and thoughts welcome! Have I missed an important category? Have I come up with some irredeemable combinations?
Future plans: a version including the most popular NPCs added by mods; a revised version based on new BG2:EE details as they become available.
Until then, happy adventuring.
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Comments
How is Mazzy "classic Neutral"?
Why isn't Viconia in "Loved-up party (M)" where PC is a Thief? Viconia can be a higher-AC tank than Korgan, and with the various Str-boosting Divine spells she can occasionally even contribute to damage.