Stats of the new Characters
Mikaal
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Does anybody got an idea for the stats of the new characters Neera, Rasaad and Dorn?
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Dorn has a Strength of 17/99.
Neera has no Charisma score.
Sadly, nothing has been revealed regarding their stats.
My predictions:
Rasaad - Str 17, Dex 17, Con 16, Int 11, Wis 17, Cha 10 (a nod to 1st ed. AD&D monk stats)
Neera - Str 10, Dex 16, Con 12, Int 18, Wis 7, Cha 16 (low Wisdom seems to fit her)
Dorn - Str 19, Dex 15, Con 18, Int 9, Wis 14, Cha 6 (his mother did say he was ugly and not too bright; 14 Wis because he seems to have cunning; being the only half-orc NCP, he HAS to have 19 Str)
But then again, they fudge around whatever they want to make NPCs a little different so we'll see.
I feel there's no point in speculation so I'm not going to waste my time predicting anything.
And yes, the Blackguard is a paladin kit.
My NPC stat estimates:
Dorn: Str 18/51+, Dex 15, Con 17, Int 10, Wis 13, Cha 14
Neera: Str 9, Dex 16, Con 16, Int 18, Wis 8, Cha 13
Rasaad: Str 14, Dex 17, Con 15, Int 11, Wis 18, Cha 13
I'd be surprised if Dorn doesn't have 18+ Str and Neera has less than 16 Con. Those are the two stats I'd bet money on (but won't).
Because it's a much shorter list, the number of NPCs with no unique attributes to them:
Imoen
Khalid
Ajantis
Kivan
Jaheira (edit: she gets a resurrection spell in BG2, something druids normally don't get)
Skie
Xzar
Montaron
Shar-Teel
Notice that the majority of this list are characters often considered extremely good due to high stats.
In BG2, you have Korgan. You might also consider Keldorn, Valygar and Anomen in this category as all they get are bonus equipment. (edit: Anomen is an illegal dual-class due to stats.)
And it was stated in the AMAA that Blackguard is human-only as it is paladin, but "Dorn is speshul."
I also agree with the prediction that Dorn will have a 19 Strength. I consider that highly likely, being as he is the only half-orc and they will probably want to show that off. Constitution, who knows, but probably high. It could be a 19 as well but I really doubt it. All of the BG1 fighters were very well balanced with one another, always lacking in some shape and form, and to give Dorn a 19 Strength and 19 Constitution would be ridiculous and unbalancing. You can say, "well make his Dexterity crap then!" But let's be honest. Gauntlets of Dexterity.
My guess, although not worth much, is:
19 Strength - 12 Dexterity - 15 Constitution - Intelligence 10 - Wisdom 14 - Charisma 17
This would make him comparable to Ajantis, except more strong and less healthy.
Now the point you could make, is, "well he was 12 then ... he's going to have changed a lot" which is quite true. So it could go either way really; he could become more influential, or more arrogant and annoying.
He sounds smart for a half-orc, which is a stereotype breaker from the get-go, which makes people already think higher of him. I really, seriously doubt he's going to have a bad charisma.
And then, from a game balance stand point, very few evil characters in BG have a good charisma ... in fact, most of them have pretty mediocre charismas with the exception of Eldoth.
You heard it hear first though
As for Half Orcs, their max stats in BG are simple : 19, 18, 19, 16, 18, 18, so yeah, his kit isn't illegal
... well, aside from the fact that he's no human. Whoops, his kit *is* kinda illegal XD
However, BGII ran away from such cheats by axing Coran and flat-out replacing Kagain. Beamdog gives me the feeling that they are bigger fans of BGII to be honest and I kind of suspect they will add BGII elements instead of staying true to the BG1 atmosphere. (Which will be a failing in my eyes, but I'm still totally excited for the project of course.) I hope so, actually. I would like that. I agree he is "pretty damn handsome for a half orc." His picture is actually fairly handsome. All the more reason it's my avatar. :P
Even though his mother said Dorn had "his father's brains as well as his looks" at 12, he may have changed a lot since then, as you said. Whatever the case, I'm sure it'll all make sense once we finally get to see his stats and have him join our parties.
(Fun note: I find this hilarious, Safana is pushed as being the "hottie" in Baldur's Gate, and judging from her portrait she has literally an identical jaw line to my mother. That's awkward hahaha)
I'm going to explain one point I made further, for no particular reason:
As I said, only evil character with a good charisma is Eldoth ... Viconia isn't bad either. Overhaul keeps saying "evil parties will LOVE Dorn," well this would be yet another reason. Finally a leader to put at the front lines who's a fighter and charismatic. Good for role-playing, and I know there's great debate over such things but really from what I've noticed, you put someone with a high charisma at the front slot and party members almost never come to blows.