BG for the very first time.

revan299s

Hello, I recently purchased the EE, and I am looking to roll a fighter, currently his attributes are;

STR: 18/98
DEX: 16
CON: 16
INT: 12
WIS: 12
CHA: 17

is this okay or should I hold out for a better roll or allocate points differently?

also, any recommendations for a dual-class?

Thanks.

Heindrich

That's a pretty amazing roll.

If you were a powergamer (i.e. wanted to optimise everything), u'd put Dex and Cons to 18 too, and sacrifice Wisdom, but that's more than enough to beat the game.

I finished BG 1 with a Fighter/Mage that started with.

STR: 15
DEX: 17
CON: 15
INT: 18
WIS: 10
CHA: 14

As it stands, your character doesn't have much Dual-Class options cos he will need a minimum of 17 in the primary attribute of whatever class he wishes to learn.

i.e. Wisdom for Cleric, Intelligence for Mage, Dexterity for Thief.

For my second BG EE run, I will probably use Kensai --> Mage or Fighter --> Mage. Fighter --> Cleric is also very good, as I discovered from a BG 2 NPC companion.

revan299s

Hmm, really don't want to drop any CHA so I may have to reroll for awhile if I decide to Dual-Class.

Thanks for the info!

StoneSwords

Honestly, I would drop a couple points from INT or WIS, and add them to DEX or CON for a fighter, but as @Heindrich1988 said, you have more than enough to beat the game right there already.

Heindrich

I am of the opinion that Dual-classing is only worth it if you intend to take the same Charname through the entire epic. i.e. BG EE to BG 2 EE. Especially if this is your first attempt. If you REALLY want somebody with 2 classes, just start with a Multi-class character like I did, it saves a lot of hassle.

Unless you powergame and dump-stat something, it'd be difficult to have near max for 4 attributes, which is ideally what you'd want for a dual/multi-class character. A roll of 90 is pretty damn good, and 92+ is amazing. I have never seen 94 or better in all my rolling.

revan299s

StoneSwords said:

Honestly, I would drop a couple points from INT or WIS, and add them to DEX or CON for a fighter, but as @Heindrich1988 said, you have more than enough to beat the game right there already.

Yeah, I was just really interested in trying to Dual-Class as a Cleric or Mage. I Guess I'll just stick with fighter. I'll drop INT and WIS to 10 and get DEX and CON to 18.

theoricus

@revan299s, as for first gameplay I would recommend to role-play this game You have all the time in the world to become a powergamer and even more to become a metagamer (which is worst). So don't bother with rolls, try to set the attributes that will truly express your character. I'm going to do this myself in the next run.

revan299s

@theoricus, Yeah that is what I ended up doing. So, I traded Khalid for Ajantis and Xzar (while keeping Monty :P)for Neera. Was this a good idea? Just hoping I didn't back myself into a corner this early.

24jel

Don't worry about backing into any corner. I did that all the time during my first playthrough but I found that, once you learn the game, there are not that many ways to screw it up. Just keep regular (and different) saves and enjoy the ride.

nihility00

Personally I would have maxed out con and dex by sacrificing wis and int. You've missed a decent con and dex bonus there. This game is timeless though and the best and most fun way to learn would be just to play it.