Optimal party for story? Possible Spoilers

Mestar

Been many moons since playing IWD, but I remember early in the game there are different options regarding a quest if you have a bard in your group.

Are there any other parts that having a certain class can change choices or events?

Grum

From what I remember:

In Easthaven, if you have a bard then you can get extra xp from talking to the Siren. You sing to her, and she teaches you her song. Also, one of the villagers gives you a gem for being a bard.

The ogre in the tower outside of Kuldahar. If you have a druid, he can cure the ogre. Without a druid you can ask the archdruid for the recipe needed to help the ogre, so having your own druid just saves travel time.

If you have a paladin, then when you are in dragon's eye you can challenge the necromancer to a duel. This will mean that the paladin and necromancer fight without all of the undead getting involved.

Also in dragon's eye, if you have a paladin then when you meet the monks you automatically call them out on their duplicity. No sneaking around for you!

In dorn's deep, a paladin can ask the frost giant king to release the slaves. This gives you extra xp and makes the giants attack you.


That's all that I can remember as of now.

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Also, two more things.

The + lore sword you can buy in Kuldahar? If you have it and take it to the severed hand, the ghost bard will upgrade it for you.

The +2 AS buckler you find in the easthaven pass on the orcs? Hold onto it, if it drops (it's random). You can find a symbol of Clan Battlehammer in the Orog caves within Dorn's Deep. Bring the symbol and shield to Kuldahar and the smith can reforge the shield. It now gives +2 AS and +1 strength.

Juris

Think you got most of them:

In Easthaven if you are a cleric of Tempus you get extra dialogue options when talking to your fellow priests.

A bard can also figure out the duplicity of the false monks in Dragon's Eye (by noticing a discrepancy in their story)

A druid can give a one-time blessing by talking to a random civilian in Kundahar and teaching him/her to 'feel' the tree (and get XP)

A druid has some special dialogue with the arc-druid in Kundahar

Grum

Also extra dialogue for paladins and druids when combing the boy in Kuldahar pass to leave the closet.

Lord_Tansheron

I know you can also persuade the alcoholic fisherman in Easthaven to quit drinking. IIRC that requires you to be a mage/sorcerer and have high INT? Can't remember the details exactly.

Skatan

Lord_Tansheron said:

I know you can also persuade the alcoholic fisherman in Easthaven to quit drinking. IIRC that requires you to be a mage/sorcerer and have high INT? Can't remember the details exactly.

From game banshee's guide: "convincing him to quit drinking requires an Intelligence of at least 16 and a Charisma of at least 15". Doesn't say anything about a specific class though.

Grum

Quite easy for a hard to have those stats.

SionIV

Grum said:

Quite easy for a hard to have those stats.

Or a mage with the spell friends.

Skatan

Grum said:

Quite easy for a hard to have those stats.

Freudian slip?

FinneousPJ

@Grum @Skatan He probably meant bard lol

Skatan

Of course, but he was thinking about the bard's "magic wand" while writing

Lord_Tansheron

Skatan said:

From game banshee's guide: "convincing him to quit drinking requires an Intelligence of at least 16 and a Charisma of at least 15". Doesn't say anything about a specific class though.

Ah, good to know! I guess it was always a mage for me because, well, those are the only chars I tend to have high Int on >_> Talk about correlation/causation!

SharGuidesMyHand

Grum said:

From what I remember:

In Easthaven, if you have a bard then you can get extra xp from talking to the Siren. You sing to her, and she teaches you her song. Also, one of the villagers gives you a gem for being a bard.

The ogre in the tower outside of Kuldahar. If you have a druid, he can cure the ogre. Without a druid you can ask the archdruid for the recipe needed to help the ogre, so having your own druid just saves travel time.

If you have a paladin, then when you are in dragon's eye you can challenge the necromancer to a duel. This will mean that the paladin and necromancer fight without all of the undead getting involved.

Also in dragon's eye, if you have a paladin then when you meet the monks you automatically call them out on their duplicity. No sneaking around for you!

In dorn's deep, a paladin can ask the frost giant king to release the slaves. This gives you extra xp and makes the giants attack you.


That's all that I can remember as of now.

I should just point out for the TS, that in order for most of these kinds of interactions to trigger, the character in question has to be either in the place of party leader or, at the very least, the one doing the talking.