Come share your odd gaming habits! What do you refuse to do in BG? What wierd ideas do you love?

booinyoureyes

It seems like a lot of people like to make their games more "realistic" or more "awesome!" by creating their own rules or play-styles. Many people refuse to use certain tactics, or like to adopt some odd, unorthodox techniques for roleplaying reasons. Many others like to sacrifice POWER! for STYLE . Other times people do things or refuse to do things because it would be out of character (like refuse to case Animate Dead with cute little Aerie like @Dragonspear ). Others, like @belgarathmth don't enjoy using bags of holding or switching/carrying copious amounts of items because they think it breaks immersion.

So I thought I'd start a thread where everyone can share their oddities! A chance to share your ideas and eccentricities.


Okay, I'll start.

I never backstab with quarterstaves, because I think sneaking around then poking someone looks lame!

Who's next?

Shin

I never use potions in combat - the idea of someone carrying around dozens of bottles and getting the time in the middle of a fight to select one of them, open it up and drink it seems way too gamey, a lot like health pack drops in many other games.

booinyoureyes

oooh, that's a good one. How about if the bottle is stored in their belt? I guess dual wielders would have trouble, and in the middle of battle its tough. Maybe have them back out for a second then drink, then back to the fray?

Tresset

I reload constantly after winning a fight to try different strategies or simply because I didn't win the exact way I wanted to win.

booinyoureyes

Tresset said:

I reload constantly after winning a fight to try different strategies or simply because I didn't win the exact way I wanted to win.

oh yeah, I totally do that! Imoen kills Bodhi or it didn't happen. Nalia kills Tor-Gal or else reload. My first time FINALLY killing Sarevok I was happy for like a second... then reloaded because it was a bullet from Jaheira and my PC didn't hit the final blow. Gotta do that

Also one time Regis died in Bodhi's layer, so I reloaded. Same with Coran being randomly killed by the werewolves in BGII.


Here's another one from me:
Shields are for pansies! If I'm not killing them as fast as I can before they kill me, I'm doing it wrong

One MAJOR exception: Khalid. His portrait has a shield therefore he must have one. This is why it irks me so much that Monks can't use quarterstaves, because the best new EE portrait imho is the chick with the shaved head holding a staff over her shoulder. It just screams "Dark Moon Monk" to me, but I simply can't bring myself to use it.

abacus

Trying not to shop at night... Ribald is a workaholic and should definitely spend a bit more time with his family...

(Ok, so I'm not actually quite that insane... But the thought just occurred to me!)

Mitchfork

Playing evil is pretty difficult for me. I always pull my punches in dialog choices.

element

i often have my bard sing for no reason other then because he likes too

my halflings nearly always use small weapons

i rarely dual class because it feels too meta and i don't use cleric ranger combos because they are broken

i never let npcs die unless i have no other choice

i don't usually have many people in the party(if any) dual wield at the same time because dual wielding is kinda silly and only looks any good if its rare

booinyoureyes

I also don't let any NPCs die (Power Word: Reload)
However, for me EVERYONE dual wields.

Wolk

Always answer the funny/cocky/sarcastic/arogant answer, even whenI try to roleplay a character i always pick them. I always answer the things about being a band of ravaging torasque ( KRE KRE KRE) to the flamung fist on the bridge. I think that guy was suprised to learn I was the holy palladin that solved all the problems on the sword cost.

Dragonspear

I like my Elves using Longswords, Shortswords and Bows; similar to my dwarves preferring Warhammers and Axes.

Also I only get into serious summons with a conjurer/edwin, evil priests and druids, where I feel it makes the most sense RP wise. I also try to keep one spell per level memorized on specialist mages for their specialties.

nano

I like to have my NPCs carry their own quest items. Like Nalia carries the de'Arnise keep key, Aerie wears the Ring of Human Influence, Haer'Dalis gets Kundane. But I do have Nalia lend the Flail of Ages to Minsc for the good of the party.

If I release an NPC I don't strip them naked and take all their gear, but I leave them a bit to get by. I should give them a sixth of the gold as well but I don't know if you can drop gold.

booinyoureyes

@dragonspear I totally do the same, though the occasional elf ranger used an axe

here's a weird one: Two hand weapons on shorties!

This is something I do or do not due depending if my character is a goofy bard or a serious paladin.

In my goofy bard game I had Mazzy (eekeepered her into an undead hunter since she fights the shadow lord) wield carsomyr. Looked HILARIOUS.

If I am a serious paladin, I will never allow a shorty to use a massive halberd or something

booinyoureyes

nano said:

If I release an NPC I don't strip them naked and take all their gear, but I leave them a bit to get by. I should give them a sixth of the gold as well but I don't know if you can drop gold.

Definitely! Jaheira keeps the mail of the dead every time I drop her. Also I give Korgan some gems for his service (his earnings from the Book of Kaza quest)

Another one is I ALWAYS have Mazzy wear Patrick's Darkmail Armor until maybe after the underdark

also when I was young I used to have Nalia "pickpocket" Edwin and drop off some gemstones in the slums

nano

booinyoureyes said:

also when I was young I used to have Nalia "pickpocket" Edwin and drop off some gemstones in the slums

haha I love it! I'm going to start doing that. I only found out recently that you can pickpocket your own party members, not too useful maybe but amusing.

StoneSwords

I have this thing about Jaheira, being a fighter/druid multiclass not being able to wear metal armor, because it kind of goes against the whole druid thing imo. The only metal I allow her to use are small shields and scimitars. So it's strictly leather armor/clubs/staves/scimitars/slings for her

Dragonspear

@booinyoureyes

I have other backup weapons of course. Spears, Axes etc, but i consider those to be their main weapons

booinyoureyes

StoneSwords said:

I have this thing about Jaheira, being a fighter/druid multiclass not being able to wear metal armor, because it kind of goes against the whole druid thing imo. The only metal I allow her to use are small shields and scimitars. So it's strictly leather armor/clubs/staves/scimitars/slings for her

@stoneswords I personally HATEHATEHATE the druid rules.
1. They have to be neutral. Jaheira's a Harper and pretty heroic. Def Neutral Good
2. Can't use metal weapons. Metal????????? dafuq?? they are nature warriors, refuse to use metal that is mined deep underground but love using WOOD weapons??? that are made by 'killing the forest' and everything that is good and just on god's very very very green Earth?!

next thing you know they'll refuse to use @StoneSwords because picking up rocks is bad for the environment but lumber is a-okay!

And here I was thinking that real life eco-terrorists were irrational loonies!

StoneSwords

@booinyoureyes lmao, if I was a druid, I definitly wouldn't wander into battle with wooden weapons that weren't enchanted :P I'm not saying I don't agree with you, they SHOULD be able to use metal, since it's from the earth and everything, but I think the 2ed rules state that Druids can't wear metal armor, and that's where I get that from

booinyoureyes

I know, and I see exactly where you are coming from, but I just think the official rulebook is totally wrong

StoneSwords

Oh well, there are enough enchanted staves, clubs, and leather armor throughout the game that makes it not too bad of a hindrance, so it works for me

Skaffen

@booinyoureyes Hate to break it to you but mining and refining is one of the most nature destroying industry... To get a staff you chop off one branch and you're done, to smelt iron for a sword and then smith it you need trees worth of charcoal. Just think of Saruman arming his orcs in the Lord of the Rings movie...

I fully agree that the druid restrictions make no sense (why scimitars?) but druids being anti-metal is not so unreasonable.

booinyoureyes

Funny part is, the +1 quarterstaff from Chateau Irenicus that everyone gives Jaheira in the beginning of the game is made of metal!

Also don't like the druids can't use bows and the clerics can't use pointy stuff rules. Why?

StoneSwords

actually, I think in PnP, Druids use scythes, not scimitars, but since scythes aren't a weapon class in game, they went for scimitars instead. I could be wrong, it's been a long time since i even looked at 2ed rules

DreamingViks

I really have no problems cheesing, although I know so few of the tactics. I don't look them up, but if I find something I will likely use it. I really don't know any good way to like block enemies and stuff, so I don't. Im bad at maxing the spells so I cant do any cool breaking combos.

I do however not let thieves backstab with a staff. I find it *weird* and does not fullfill my fantasy about a thief . I prefer not to let my team die tho.

Night_Watch

I wonder how Jaheira feels about Ironskins O.o

If you've ever been smacked on the bum with a stick, you'll know how it feels to be backstabbed with a quarter staff =p

I keep Imoen and Sarevok in my party, minimize prebuffing, don't rest in dungeons, or roll with a full party (I like to switch out npcs a lot)

booinyoureyes

Imoen is the only undroppable character for me too

nano

Yeah, stoneskin seems more appropriate for a druid.

I feel like you should be able to backstab with any weapon, it's sneaking around with a quarterstaff that's hard

jackjack

I never worry about CHARNAME's power, instead delegating the dirty work to his/her cohorts. I'm always either the fool, the observer, the artful dodger, the face, the brain, or some combination of any or all of the above. I've never been the muscle.

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Dragonspear

Especially in early BG1/BGEE

I go around the Friendly Arm Inn and Beregost and pick up all the quests for each and complete them before I head down to Nashkel (well as much as I can). As at @Shandyr said, I normally don't want them left waiting. The extra XP is just a bonus.