Help with CHARNAME class

true_shinken

Hello, folks.

I'm planning a new BG2 run, and I find myself unable to choose CHARNAME's class.

I want to romance Viconia and eventually make her become good-aligned. So I need to be good-aligned.
I want to have Haer'Dalies and Aerie in my party, because of their sidequest. Because of that, I need to be male.
I usually bring Imoen along, because it just makes so much sense.
I want Sarevok in my party, when I get to ToB. Before that, I'll mostly swap NPCs as I finish their quests, I guess.

So... which class should I choose? I was considering Swashbuckler, but I've played that so much already! Any help?

mf2112

Maybe a inquisitor or undead hunter paladin, get Carsomyr? The last time I did the Viconia romance, I avoided leveling up for two levels, 23 and 24, until she completed the alignment change to neutral. I then leveled up to 25 and got a holy symbol of Helm. Otherwise I would have gotten a holy symbol of Shar that would be useless when she changed.

Montresor_SP

You've got your needs for both arcane and divine magic covered but you may be a bit low on raw power. So a fighter type:

Fighter/Barbarian/Monk: The DeArnise keep is arguably the best stronghold in Shadows of Amn.

Ranger: The stronghold is a bit bland but many players never try it.

Paladin: Boring stronghold but you get to use Carsomyr!

BTW, if you want to romance Viccy, remember not to play an elf!

Skatan

If you don't want to bring a thief NPC, you should really be part thief yourself. So, I'd guess either dualclass either from a fighter into thief or from a thief into fighter. You got plenty of arcane and divice magic already with Viccy, Ariel and Immy (and even Haer'dalis, though most of his slots tend to be used on himself), so you don't need to bother with it yourself.

I agree with @Montresor_SP above, you would do well with some more meat. I therefore conclude you should go for a swashie level ~7+ for lockpick/traps/detect illusions if you want it, before going fighter. It's not the 'funniest' and it won't play it much differently than you swashbucklers.

if you don't mind adding a thief NPC, then just pick whatever can stand in the front and smash things. Or go with druid and just summon a shitload of meaty stuff to do that for you.

lunar

Viconia can only be turned to neutral, not good. Sarevok can be turned to a cool chaotic good, though.

You need more dps with that party set up. You can be a chaotic good stalker, or archer. The two are substantially different in their playstyles, but they are both fun IMHO. Viconia, Haer Dalis and Aerie are all lightweights and have poor hps, so you can also be a barbarian with max con to increase the party's hit point total considerably. Barbarians are very versatile, fast, and immunity to backstab plus damage resistances are awesome.

Otherguy

To be fair Viconia, Aerie, Haer'dalis and Imoen are very micro/rest intensive. You might want to have a fighter type tag along until you get Sarevok and you would be well served playing a fighter/thief yourself.

My suggestion would be to play a half-orc F/T charname for some serious melee damage, possibly dw katana/speed weapon. That would make up for your otherwise low damage output if you don't want to rest after every single fight.

Plus it's very nice to have someone getting access to thief HLAs.

Maybe the Aerie Haer'dalis banter you're after wont trigger if you're a half-orc, I wouldn't know. Aerie wont romance a half-orc but Viconia will.

Arunsun

You have enough arcane and divine power, I guess but you quite certainly lack a tank, a good old warrior of some kind.
A Paladin (Any kit except blackguard of course.) would fill the role very well, and be nice roleplay-wise. A barbarian would be good, a berzerker as well.

DevardKrown

I want to romance Viconia and eventually make her become good-aligned. So I need to be good-aligned.
I want to have Haer'Dalies and Aerie in my party, because of their sidequest. Because of that, I need to be male.
I usually bring Imoen along, because it just makes so much sense.
I want Sarevok in my party, when I get to ToB. Before that, I'll mostly swap NPCs as I finish their quests, I guess.

Viconia, Cleric/Tank check !
Hear'Dalies+Aerie More Cleric and Mage Power , check.

All your lacking is a Thief until Imoen and some Raw Power. maybe a Halforc Fighter/Thief
rangers or Paladins will do too if your willing to grab jan jansen until you set sail to the asylum,replacing him with yoshimo for time being, i would try not to keep yoshimo around for anything else he has no other sidequest and would just leech xp.

even with jan/yosh in your party yous till have one extra slot for 1 NPC to work down quests.

just make sure your Human, Half-Elf or Half-Orc for Vici.