Quayle
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I'm running an all chaotic neutral party and Quayle is my cleric. When he joined our group, he was level 6/5 with 24 of a possible 34 HP. Not a big deal, but every little bit helps when it's a fighter light 4 man party. Is it possible to get to Baldur's Gate at level 4 or even 3, and recruit Quayle at a lower level? Or is he always 6/5 no matter what?
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So yes, it is possible to get him at a lower level but that means getting to him when you yourself are at a lower level. Could be tricky.
Or it's not the same Quayle; it's never really said outright that he knows you in BG2. It's just sort of vaguely hinted that you seem familiar, somehow. Or maybe the Quayle you meet in BG1 is a much younger Quayle from when he invented time travel... or BG2 Quayle is Quayle from the future who found himself stranded in the past and figured the circus would be a good place to avoid interfering in history too much.
I can get to Davedorn at level 1 or two, and probably even defeat him, I just don't know if I can keep that XP reward spread out enough to stay under second level. He's like 5 or 6k alone, and then there is the matter of dealing with his helmed horrors which are like a 1 or 2k payoff each, and there are like 2 or 3 of them if a potion of perception doesnt give me the prowess to undo those nasty traps of his...
As Dorn would say, "Hrmmm.".
If the traps can be removed, then it's around 7k tops for killing D and that one inept guard whom Safana can charm into running out to greet the mage first.
So, if my main gets there with a doable XP cushin of 2.5k before level 3, I would need a party of at least 3, maybe 4.
Me, beserker stud, for my mage killing nastiness (thanks potions of magic blocking!)
Safana for traps and inept guard charming
A mage or bard who can use scrolls of invisibility to get us there intact, and wands of frost and paralyzation for HHs if trap removal fails.
A cleric for sanctuary, command, and silence spells.
Definitely doable, the hard part will be finding the funds to gets all the potions and scrolls i will need at such a low level. Guess I'll have to pawn that ring o wizardry. Haha
I actually can't do the quests, because an NPC's level is determined by the protagonists XP, not the level. Or so I suspect
Well, looks like there isn't a level 2/2 version of Quayle. I stayed at 2nd level before meeting him and he was level 4/3. It's probably just a coincidence but my total XP is 13,840 and Quayle's is 14,326...
There is a Quayle 2/2, but he's not available in-game. The earliest Quayle you can get is the 4/3 one. Quayle 2/2 in probably junk left from the development process.
Quayle can wait, and he should have the fewest hp in the party because hes 1/3 the physique.
BTW, Quayle is a pleasant surprise. If you're smart, he is the most useful NPC in the game:
* I gave him the gauntlets of ogre power, turning his biggest disadvantage (8 STR) into an advantage. His sling and melee damage are now significant, and he can now wield better weapons and shields. As well as haul treasure.
* His special ability is a quick casting invisibility spell, this keeps him from drawing aggravation to begin fights. It also helps him sneak around in my small party of rogues (charname and Safana). When something goes wrong this saves him time and time again.
* If it's a dungeon crawl and you want to load up on cleric spells, well guess what, all of those potions of insight now have a use. His low WIS has never been an issue, there isn't any casting failure and with the Ring of Sune he gets an extra bonus spell per level anyways. My party is small and there is no need for him to memorize healing spells (charname is tank that regenerates plus Bhaal healing), so that frees everything up for other spells.
* His buffing ability is bar none the best in the game. Wrathform, Prot. from Missles, Ghost Armor, Mirror Image, Monster Summoning (cleric+illusionist), and on and on. Quayle has access to every arcane and divine buff spell in the game, which enables him to run around the battlefield nancy karagaining peeps in their knees while talking about how dumb they are.