Korgan - Why is he so good?!
Shrake907
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I gotta say Korgan is probably one of my favorite NPCs in BG2, he's funny in his own crude way, a shorty, a great tank and he gets insane later on. I'm not even into Throne of Bhaal yet, but look at this THAC0 with a screen cap I just took, this is approaching Xzar levels of insanity: http://i.imgur.com/0Rmx8DP.png
Crom Faeyr + Grand Mastery, he wrecks everything and has near 50% of total party monster kills (was throwing axes and axes before, of course)
At least my CHARNAME got the killshot on Firkraag.
Crom Faeyr + Grand Mastery, he wrecks everything and has near 50% of total party monster kills (was throwing axes and axes before, of course)
At least my CHARNAME got the killshot on Firkraag.
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I'll keep that in mind though, dump pips into Dual Wield.
I agree, he's hogging all of the glory though, everyone else in the party is both dumbfounded and jealous of his 50% kill share and prowess.
Mazzy is secretly fawning for him too.
Heh heh.
Korgan is amazing with some buffs and good items, like axe of the unyielding, that axe does acid/cold and the other one that does fire damage. Too bad he can't use azuredge.
I don't like evil npcs much but this is the first time I try Korgan and he is not that bad. Crude and gruesome but not evil sadistic child killer I pictured him to be. Dorn is that real evil wicked sob instead, I think. Korgan's banters with Mazzy is fun, too! It endeared me to his character.
Korgan and Mazzy are better at surviving too as they get shorty save bonuses. I lost Jaheira to a prismatic spray's disintegration and Minsc to a beholder's ray. A single missed saving throw and they were gone, allng with their powerful equipment. Hopefully Mazzy and Korgan will fare better.
Dorn was A-Okay in the first game, a little revenge didn't hurt anyone, but his rapid turn to "I WANT TO KILL EVERYTHING BECAUSE I'M AN EEEEEVIL BLACKGUARD" is pretty damn shallow to be honest.
I agree on the banters, they start off as crude and then get more and more 'soft sided' as each banter triggers. Korgan's a regular Romeo!
Sadly, that's how it goes sometimes. Instant death spells that cause eradication at least let you try out other party members you otherwise wouldn't.
He will kill you, rape your women, and celebrate over your corpses if someone pays him enough and if he knows he can pull it off, but he respects strength, he has a good (albeit dark) sense of humor and his twisted sense of morality only applies to adults.
I also have Keldorn in my team and he is a beast with Carsomyr and that 21 str belt. I improved haste him and the oh so smart scs mages go improved mantle and he just slices dices them nicely. His dispels and true sight are useful too.
He and Korgan are good frontliners, Keldorn is a specialised force for casters while Korgan is more tanky as I strap him the best shields and make him gulp potions.
Will they come to blows eventually? They are a good duo in the front line. Mazzy helps them out with the newly found Tugian bow, (found recently cos item randomiser) and with improved haste she gets 10 shots/round! My little righteous machine gun! ^^ her special abilities are a lot useful as well, her heal self skill cures her for a lot, instantly. Remove fear is never a bad thing, either. When push comes to shove she can use her special strength ability and strap dragon shield and go town with Kundane for extra attacks or Cut throat+4 if higher enchantmen is needed. She has good saves being a halfling as well. She is a damn good fighter for a halfling, but don't tell her I said that.
Never got to play with these three npcs before but I find them a lot more useful and powerful than the regular crew Minsc&Jaheira&Aerie. (All perma dead in my game I think a green slime of all things melted Aerie's body off in the sewers.)
My party choices were a bit unorthodox, because the Keldorn & Viconia fight triggered pretty often, even with 19 Charisma after the CHA tome in BG1.
Yeah you got quite a nice setup for fighters on your team, nice to change it up some as well with NPCs.
I think I'll take Valygar and Haer'Dalis when my LP reaches BG2 for a nice change of pace (and challenge I hear, Haerry is pretty squishy).
Too bad Korgan got petrified in the Hell trials by a beholder in my game. And then died while a statue, but left his corpse and loot behind, which was strange, maybe a bug. Anyway that is partly my fault as I have edited all flesh to stone spells and petrfying beholder rays to use a save vs petrification. This save category is never used otherwise. Korgan being a dwarf is excellent in save vs spells, but not so great against petrfy/polymorph. If only he wore Neera's belt that gives +5 bonus to save vs petrfy/polymorph and that witch amulet that gives +4 or 5 vs it, too.
Okay, did all the hell trials, now about to face Irenicus. One man down. Conveniently this means I can take Sarevok right at the start of the ToB.
Just for kicks, I took a screenshot of Korgan's share of the blood spilling: http://i.imgur.com/Q3Pms4Z.png
One greedy, useful Dwarf.
Why is he so good? You take shorty saving throws at CON 19, add in a lot of HPs, then throw in Fighter THAC0, grand mastery, heavy armour and STR 18/73 (or whatever the % is, I forget). And then you top it off with Berserker rage and one mean ass personality. What you get is someone with great defences (AC, HPs and saving throws) who is impossible to disable (rage) and who hits like a truck 3 or 4 times per round (before you start getting creative with dual wielding and Improved Haste and whatnot).
And all that's left is a pile of your enemy's corpses with a dwarven footprint embedded firmly on their posterior.
I'm gonna have to do a Korgan solo someday
I like Vicky too much, and Keldorn has Carsomyr plus that -1 plate from the Underdark + some other good equipment. Gotta keep em, even if they don't agree with each other!