Best editor created unique builds?
comebackhome
Member Posts: 254
Your best uniquely edited build that you could only make with an editor. Go.
Mine was an Assassin/beserker
Mine was an Assassin/beserker
4
Comments
More canon than canon!
Then, Kensai/Conjurer/Assassin, Berkserker/Battleguard of Tempus and a Janitor kit for bards.
Actually, a mod that remakes him a Barbarian but gives, say, a 1 in 10 chance that he'll have a kill-everything-in-sight flip-out when using Barbarian Rage would make sense.
Here's a reference that I found interesting about the general subject of Barbarians:
http://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/2379/in-what-edition-of-dnd-was-the-barbarianss-rage-introduced
* http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Rashemen
I believe you have a quite narrow definition of the ranger class. I think Minsc fits more as a ranger - he is very interested in nature and it is an integral part of his character. If they wanted to make more of a barbaian type they could have just made him a fighter with a berserk ability in the original BG1.
It isn't a narrow definition - there are plenty of different ways to interpret the class. Valygar, for one, does not fit the mold of the archetypal Ranger. In fact, what is the archetypal Ranger?
That said, Minsc has almost no personality-based reference to Nature. It is built up from his class, I would argue, but he in and of himself has no moral goals directly related to the vindication of Nature. His quest with Dynaheir was about proving himself to a Berserker Lodge; she, in turn, was investigating the Bhaalspawn crisis. In lore, the Barbarian is a much more applicable class to Rashemi male warriors, and Dynaheir herself refers to Minsc never as a Ranger, but always as a warrior and berserker.
I'm not saying that Minsc is in no way applicable to the Ranger class, but if there was no such thing as a class title, and he was just a joinable NPC, I daresay most would regard him more closely to a Barbarian (or Fighter, as you said) than as a Ranger.
Jaheira even questions his legitimacy as a servant to Nature throughout BG2, and is only placated by the end in ToB by his love of Boo and his good intentions, but not by any legitimate faith or status placed upon him. Imoen says at the end of ToB to Minsc that she too might someday adopt a hamster, as she sees the love Minsc has for Boo and is comforted by it. But that does not justify an interpretation of Imoen as a would-be Ranger (or at least I wouldn't say so).
PS. I am an English student, and therefore write in what may be interpreted as a very argumentative way. Apologies if it is taken in that tone.
Also, it is possible to assign a kit to a multi-class at character creation like it's done with single classes?
- Safana as a Swashbuckler or Gypsy (with the Song & Silence mod),
- Valygar as a Wizard Slayer,
- Montaron as a Fighter/Assassin,
- Xan (who I never use) as a Fighter/Enchanter so that his Moonblade makes more sense,
- Alora as a Burglar (Song & Silence),
- Khalid as a Fighter/Wild Mage (his lack of control over his magic being part of the cause of his insecurity),
- Faldorn as an Avenger
- Jaheira as a Fighter/Totemic Druid,
- Aerie as a Chorister Bard (they can cast a number of priest spells, again Song & Silence mod),
- Mazzy as a Cavalier.
As to charname faves, atm I think Teyl the NE Halfling Strifeleader/Thief has been my biggest success. Devious little bugger he was.
But sometimes it can be quite harder, for example with Barbarian, I know I wouldn't be able to give my character the immunity to backstabs with EE:Keeper for instance.
So no, you aren't really missing anything, it is just that we use a ton of tricks to pull this sort of thing off.
Let's say you're looking for a Berserker/Assassin:
All you have to do is creating a Berserker, dual-class into Thief and then modify the kit via NI/EEK/whatever, in this case Assassin.
It's important to verify that it has the correct effects. (Just create an Assassin lvl1 and check/copy/paste them)
Now, if you log your char you'll have a Fighter/Assassin with all the skills working.
To make him perfect, add the effect 290 (Change Title) and set the value of the string you're interested in.
Here I just made a sample:
Ofc, this was easy to mod. A multiclass case with many restrictions can be pretty frustrating at every level-up, but still doable.
EDIT: and to stay in topic, I love the Swashbuckler/Mage multiclass >8)
So, I vote for Kensai/Conjurer/Assassin as the best unique edited build.
The animation for mages in combat this way was hilarious, as was imagining what he must be muttering.
How about a dual classed Dwarven defender/Red dragon disciple:P,
and call it Marshall Burns:)
I haven't tested this but wizard slayer/assassin should be extremely powerful once HLAs kick in. The combination of Use Any Item to overcome the wizard slayer restriction then Whirlwind/Assassinate to backstab with every hit should be sufficient to make even the most powerful foes sit up and take notice.
Aren't Whirlwind & Assassinate single-round abilities? How is it possible to have both active at once?
(Improved Haste + off-hand speed weapon is another matter)