How to keep Minsc in the party without Dynaheir

PaiN_VI

So, I was looking at Minsc and Dynaheir's dialogue options, and I found something that might be interesting for those who just want Minsc on the team. In fact, you can just keep him without using any method like putting Dynaheir in a place where you don't intend to go back and then kicking her off the party or, more radically, killing her.

Steps:
- Don't talk with Minsc in Nashkel
- Go to Gnoll Stronghold (you will find it if you explore the areas west of Nashkel)
- Rescue Dynaheir and refuse she in the party
- Go back to Nashkel and talk with Minsc
- An option will appear stating that you have already saved Dynaheir. He will be dishonored, and will ask to fight for you.
- Now you have only Minsc in the party

Solmage

Neat, while I’ve rescued D without Minsc before, I never went for him afterwards lol. Learn something new even after all this time, that’s why I love these games

MeToLee

or you can download tweak anthology and install allow seperate npcs.

metzomagic

I got to the Gnoll Stronghold with a full party including Minsc, and didn't want to recruit Dynaheir, stupidly not realising Minsc would leave me as well. Yeah, I could have removed a party member, recruited Dynaheir, and then left her in a room somewhere. But having read the above suggestion by PaiN_VI about not talking to Minsc when you first meet him in Nashkel, I decided to try something similar.

After defeating all the Gnolls, and before walking down into the pit and speaking with Dynaheir, I walked with Minsc up to the very top of the Gnoll Stronghold and then removed him from my party so he couldn't see me 'rescue' Dynaheir. Then I walked back down to the pit where Dynaheir was being held, spoke to her, and told her I didn't want her in my party. She goes off in a huff. Then I walked back up to Minsc and re-recruited him. I figured this might not work because Minsc doesn't know that Dynaheir has been rescued, and I figured he would keep nagging me that we need to go rescue her. But now it's been many game days since I did this and Minsc doesn't seem to care.

I realise this is probably a hole in the logic of the game design that I'm exploiting. The box has been ticked that I rescued Dynaheir so Minsc is happy. But... meh. It worked. OK, so you don't get the 800XP for rescuing Dynaheir if Minsc knows about it. But I don't think you get that XP if you use the method outlined by PaiN_VI either.

ETA: playing BGEE. I never finished the original game all those years ago, but picked up the EE for a fiver from GOG. What a bargain!

Trouveur

metzomagic wrote: »

OK, so you don't get the 800XP for rescuing Dynaheir if Minsc knows about it. But I don't think you get that XP if you use the method outlined by PaiN_VI either.

Rescuing Dynaheir should grant 800 XP, even without having talk to Minsc before.