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[SPOILERS] I think--Party Composition: Would like to keep Garrick

MythdraconMythdracon Member Posts: 187
edited December 2012 in Archive (General Discussion)
So my party right now is:

Player Char (Fighter--Wizard Slayer Tank)
Garrick (Bard--Ranged/Mage/Morale/Stops fear/horror, magic missiles)
Imoen (Thief--Ranged)
Ajantis (Paladin--Tank/Melee/Heal)
Branwen (Cleric--Melee Warhammer/Shield build)
Neera (Wild Mage--mostly there because she's funny and has more magic missiles)

Now, all the Internet wisdom is that Garrick sucks, and is annoying. But I personally like his lines and general personality (naive/happy/arrogant), and his bard song has kept the whole party from running in fear many times enough that I've justified keeping him around (with a Heavy Crossbow and some magic missiles).

I'm at Chapter 4 now, so I can hire Coran (ranged thief), who is supposedly amazing. But should I remove Imoen to make room for him? Or should I just replace Garrick? Or Ajantis? I like Ajantis for his backup heals but little else.

Suggestions? Comments?

P.S. There's a character list here, SPOILERS esque comments on characters' personalities and strengths: http://www.the-silver-river.com/GameInfo/BG1/NPC/

Comments

  • revaarrevaar Member Posts: 160
    It seems to me that you only have a party of 5 at the moment. You can have up to 6, so there is no need to make room for Coran, unless you are wanting to keep smaller party.
  • MythdraconMythdracon Member Posts: 187
    No, I have 6, I forgot to mention Neera, so I added that in the parent post. :)
  • catfishcatfish Member Posts: 31
    The only other choice i see is Ajantis.
  • MythdraconMythdracon Member Posts: 187
    So replace Ajantis with Coran? But Coran has thief skills right? So he could replace Imoen instead? How do Imoen and Coran compare?
  • KosonKoson Member Posts: 284
    Coran is multi-class, not a pure thief like Imoen so he has/will have less thief levels & abilities as Imoen. You could use both, have Imoen specialize in lock-picking & trap disarming and Coran in stealth to make use of his stronger backstab (due to his fighter levels).
  • MythdraconMythdracon Member Posts: 187
    Makes sense, but keeping both Coran and Imoen would mean kicking someone out. =|

    For now I'll experiment with Coran replacing Imoen--and putting all Coran's level up points in detecting traps to make up for that deficiency.
  • MoomintrollMoomintroll Member Posts: 1,498
    I always swap Imoen for Coran :D
  • KosonKoson Member Posts: 284
    I never take Ajantis, so for me it would have been an easy choice. If you like him though, try to see if Coran can replace Imoen.
  • MythdraconMythdracon Member Posts: 187
    Ok, thanks.

    Koson, out of curiosity, what does your typical party look like?
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