Help me with my restarties!
RelSundan
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I seriosuly can't play this game due to my restarties, I just can't play a savegame for more than 1-2 hours without feeling an urge to restart lately and it is annoying, I bet a lot of you understand me.
So what do I want from you? I want you to create a character for me, it can be Whatever you want. You pick Race, name, gender, class, spells/proficencies, you name it. I don't want any answers like "fmt mate go lol." I want some serious answers.
This time I am not going to allow myself to restart the game until I finish the game with your character, going from Candlekeep to Throne of Bhaal.
I'm playing with SCS so give a class that won't be able to finish the game lol.
So what do I want from you? I want you to create a character for me, it can be Whatever you want. You pick Race, name, gender, class, spells/proficencies, you name it. I don't want any answers like "fmt mate go lol." I want some serious answers.
This time I am not going to allow myself to restart the game until I finish the game with your character, going from Candlekeep to Throne of Bhaal.
I'm playing with SCS so give a class that won't be able to finish the game lol.
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Thrunni,
wizard slayer,
chaotic good,
**long swords,
**shortbows,
then proficencies at your discretion (I would go with crossbows, to choose among different ammution, then flails).
You can use party members, but can't resurrect them.
Report your progress in https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/40393/maybe-this-time-no-reload-thread-main-character-has-been-killed-you-must-restart-the-game.
I would really appreciate reports on such a run.
My suggestion is to chose a charname class that you don't know well, that you are not used to, to give him a party reasonably balanced, and to try your best. With learning how to play it good as goal, not having the most incredible, well optimized, powergamed party and charname. That imo is the main cause of restartitis, yes this is good, but that can be even better, let's try it.
Try instead to make better what you still have, to make yourself a better player.
You can do it participating at a no reload tread, that can be also be helpful, but alone imo is not solving the problem at the root, you continue, but just because other people are "watching", you loose the face giving up and re starting, but the next run the problem will be back again.
This is what make me immune, I hope that it can help you.
So, to summarize, create a charname with a heavy backstory, pick race, class etc for RP reasons and not for powergaming or other testing reasons, write a proper backstory and actually put it in the game. Choose a pic carefully so that the avatar perfectly shows exactly what kind of character you intend to play. Don't bother with rules, what is legit or not legit etc, just make the char exactly what YOU want it to be.
Edit: Also, play dwarf. Always play dwarf.
If you're not having fun trying out all the different characters you're creating on those restarts, I guess you could try one of the suggested characters here, but what if that's not fun, either? If it's not fun with either the restarts, or the suggested characters with the trying to make yourself go forward with a character that's not your own idea, I'd play a different game for a while. You can come back to BG in a few months with a refreshed, new outlook on it. BG isn't going anywhere in the meantime.
After that, I'm going to try your idea Skatan. I Always have some RP behind each character but writing one is something new to me. I will do this as well. Since I'm still in college/school this is another reason to do this. The thing is, I do Love this game, but I'm getting a little sick of doing the first chapters of the game (I'm mostly playing bg2) I really want to get far into the game (like the Underdark, after that I rarely restart) but I just don't have the will to do it sometimes, without trying a new character. I think these ideas will help me a lot.
(Short and boring post, I'm on My phone and My arms are shaking so bad from the workout.)
It was a funny moment that I want to share
I've made COUNTLESS characters but I have probably only played through the whole sage maybe around 8-10 times from start to finish and most of those playthroughs were with a spellcaster of some form (at least 3 different sorcerers) because the mechamics of hack n slash doesn't hold my attention long enough for a protagonist. The only character I played through the whole sage with that wasnt a spellcaster was my Assassin because backstabbing was/is a blast.
So I would say, as others have already said before me, create a character that you really like that has a class that you also enjoy and if you strike that balance you'll find, much like a good book, you won't be able to put it down.
And, my personal favourite...
Riley loves magic but unfortunately is clueless and has no control over what shes capable of. Sometimes as much as she wants to launch a barrage of magic missles at something all that happens is sparkly colours or some grease.
Every spell is randomly selected on level up. Its kinda like a Wild Sorcerer
heck my next solo run will be a human fighter with 9 in all stats, no proficiency and a innate permanent UAI ability. Also using the bandit sound set. I call it the survivalist
so far that run involes spamming wands and hit-and-runs. For some reason Rasaads boots don't give AC even on UAI users. oh well