Fun Character Classes to play from BG:EE-TOB in a No Re-load challenge?
Noloir
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Looking to do a character run from BG:EE-BG2:EE TOB on No Reload that imparts a unique player experience. Usually play Ranger, Sorc, Fighter/Mage, or F/T but looking for something new yet viable to get through the hurdle of enemies both games have to other unscathed. Willing to play any of the above classes if need be but really looking for something different. Any suggestions?
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No but seriously, try a single-class thief, kit and dual-class optional. I'm not that into no-reloads myself but thieves are extremely fun with the right strategy. The NPC thieves in the game are very poorly optimized.
Mage spells, super quick leveling, can cast in elven chain, pickpocketing so your thieves don't have to, UAI, and improved bard song. The kits are all fun and interesting too. If you liked the F/M you may like the Blade Bard. The Blade's one weakness, the normal bard song, is fixed by the HLA Bard Song.
You would level VERY quickly but the Bard song would become somewhat useless unless used on summons.
Dual flail is recommended or Flail+Hammer for the SoA items Flail of Ages, The Defender of Easthaven, and Crom Faeyr +5 Hammer. The Ranger aspect comes from it's ability to spam Wand of Heavens, Sleep, Wand of Fear, and Explosion potions from a distance. There's litterally no downside to R/C making it easily one of the most, if not THE most OP class in the game.
-a Specialized Mage Level 2 gets 3 LvL 1 spellslots that's Perfectly for 3times "Armor" Granting rk6 which is like a Studded Letherarmor +2 for 27 Hours (or just use Shield with 1-3 hours for RK4). Opening up the Chest Slot for Robes. with a 20% fire resistance robe and the two 40% rings your immune to fire which brings us to,
-All the Fancy Wands ! ... yep right from the beginning with a downtime of lousy 2500xp, think about a stealthed guy sneaking up close and personal in a horde and blowing it up walking unhurt out the smoldering corpses.
-if you don't fancy a robe you can wear your run of the Mill leather armor and just use 3 free identify a day , you have to be in your inventory to check out the new loot anyhow so moving your armor for a moment is less than inconvenient.
-Scroll casting ! use all you want instead of selling them.
-And Using all the Other Mage goodies Long before UAI
-you also get Find Familiar which compensates for the lost Thief Level HP and in BG2+TOB even nets a few extra !
something off the Mill but viable.
But as @Malinor says, since you've already played C/T I'd tell you to try a C/M. It seems you've already done most builds which offer unique experiences and just adding kits or going FMT instead of FM or FT isn't unique IMHO. The C/M (or C/I) though, offers a unique experience in the form of spell combinations, which you most likely already know of though. It's a good build to go with a very small/minimal party as well and I've played through most of BG1 and SoA with just Imoen and Jan respectively.
And if all else fails, and you realize you have already tried most or all of the possible unique scenarios, my suggestion is to create something else which is 'unique', as my Tiax playthrough mentioned above (it takes some creativity of course, both keepered and in your own head :P ).