LoB playthrough party advice
Zendog7
Member Posts: 31
Yo.
Starting a LoB playthrough and wondering about party composition, thought I'd put it to the community for some suggestions.
I have 2 PCs as I started a multiplayer then moved the save file. These are a pure mage as protagonist (never done mage stronghold before) and pure stalker. These 2 have a couple of custom items each, most notably the stalker with a katana that gives +1 apr for his offhand aswell as a small amount of life-stealing on each hit (once per round) and some custom armour with small magical and physical dmg reductions. He will be the tank of the group.
The mage has a robe that increases number of spells memorized and gives 10% magic damage bonus.
I played though bg1 with just these 2 guys and it was actually a blast - I want to continue my tactics where possible of sending the stalker in and then aoe'ing/magic'ing down the mobs.
So I've 4 free slots.
I'm really looking for classes you think would work well in this group. I'll have a full party for bg2 as I like the interactions etc, though I'm planning on eekeepering npc's into the classes and kits I want, if their original classes don't suit.
I know I need some thief skills and cleric skills. A secondary mage would be good also (will need a greater malison battery), and I would like an archer as I've modded my game so that Firkraag drops a nice longbow. I do also like druids and feel their summons might work well with the aoe-based playstyle.
But how to fit these in to 4 party slots? I'd quite like to stick with just the 1 full-time melee, which as mentioned I already have.
If you feel so inclined to suggest npc's aswell (from a personality/interaction standpoint), please feel free. My shortlist atm are Mazzy, Minsc, Jan, Imoen/Yoshimo, Jaheira, Aerie, Valygar, though this changes frequently >.>
Thanks
Starting a LoB playthrough and wondering about party composition, thought I'd put it to the community for some suggestions.
I have 2 PCs as I started a multiplayer then moved the save file. These are a pure mage as protagonist (never done mage stronghold before) and pure stalker. These 2 have a couple of custom items each, most notably the stalker with a katana that gives +1 apr for his offhand aswell as a small amount of life-stealing on each hit (once per round) and some custom armour with small magical and physical dmg reductions. He will be the tank of the group.
The mage has a robe that increases number of spells memorized and gives 10% magic damage bonus.
I played though bg1 with just these 2 guys and it was actually a blast - I want to continue my tactics where possible of sending the stalker in and then aoe'ing/magic'ing down the mobs.
So I've 4 free slots.
I'm really looking for classes you think would work well in this group. I'll have a full party for bg2 as I like the interactions etc, though I'm planning on eekeepering npc's into the classes and kits I want, if their original classes don't suit.
I know I need some thief skills and cleric skills. A secondary mage would be good also (will need a greater malison battery), and I would like an archer as I've modded my game so that Firkraag drops a nice longbow. I do also like druids and feel their summons might work well with the aoe-based playstyle.
But how to fit these in to 4 party slots? I'd quite like to stick with just the 1 full-time melee, which as mentioned I already have.
If you feel so inclined to suggest npc's aswell (from a personality/interaction standpoint), please feel free. My shortlist atm are Mazzy, Minsc, Jan, Imoen/Yoshimo, Jaheira, Aerie, Valygar, though this changes frequently >.>
Thanks
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Keldorn gets my vote. Holy Avenger plus turning many of the hardest fights into cakewalks makes him a good choice.
Skald -> child of Bhaal
Berserker
Berserker 13 -> Mage
Archer
Sir Anomen
Jan Jansen
A few details about that here: http://steamcommunity.com/app/257350/discussions/0/371919771763892146/#c364043054116510091
The B13->Mage was overhead, but I couldn't resist and wanted to dual-class at level 13 once more.