Best possible character build?
tupp3n
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What would be the ultimate character? Including gear and considering max-level and lategame abilities.
My personal favorit is barbarian with the following gear:
2 x black razors
Grandmaster armor
Boots of phasing
And some stuff I don't remember. Ring of gaxx probably.
This would be my super character if I had to choose only one.
Also mage / cleric maybe? With robe of venca, staff of the magi and amulet of power.
Any other suggestions? I'm thinking of buying the steamversion and play though multiplayer with some friends and I'm only going to use one character.
My personal favorit is barbarian with the following gear:
2 x black razors
Grandmaster armor
Boots of phasing
And some stuff I don't remember. Ring of gaxx probably.
This would be my super character if I had to choose only one.
Also mage / cleric maybe? With robe of venca, staff of the magi and amulet of power.
Any other suggestions? I'm thinking of buying the steamversion and play though multiplayer with some friends and I'm only going to use one character.
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Lots of damage with melee, protections and Time Stops etc with Mage. Though it's a late bloomer.
Corthala Family Armor can sometimes be worn by dual-classed Berserker/Mages (but not Kensai/Mages) depending on what mods/fixpacks etc. are installed and is awesome if you want to give the Robe of Vecna to a more offensively oriented caster. Fire resistance, acid resistance, decent AC, and charm immunity.
Weapon-wise: Celestial Fury wins hands down in SoA and is still awesome for a large portion of ToB. Blackrazor is excellent as well but isn't useful for as long since you don't acquire it until the end of SoA. Pretty even playing field in ToB. Foebane +5, FoA +5, and Axe of Unyielding +5 are probably the best main-hand weapons. Off-hand weapon choices are probably going to be Belm/Kundane for boosting APR, or something providing a necessary immunity.
Ravager +6 and Gram the Sword of Grief +5 (upgraded) are ridiculously awesome two-handed weapons, but you'll probably have gone dual-wield to take advantage of Celestial Fury/Dakkon's Zerth Blade in Shadows of Amn.
Haven't played in 6 or 7 years, but it seems in that time people have forgotten the benefit of having Belm or Kundane in off hand. Kensai/Mage dualed at 13 with mastery in chosen weapon and Belm in off hand casts Improved Haste has 10 attacks per round. Improved haste lasts 3 rounds + 1 round per level. GWW lasts one round.
Not saying Kensai/Mage is the best character but it has been polled over and over again as the best Fighter/Mage build. Think about it, how many GWWs would you trade for one Time Stop?
I think it's all about personal preference. I personally like playing Bard as my pc arcane caster, and my favorite character class to play is Cleric/Thief. They might not win in any fights with K/M, but are a lot of fun to play.
Katana + Belm combo is crazy good, or even just pure Scimitars, or a quarterstaff build for the Staff of the Magi.
You dont need armour, you have protection from weapons / spirit armour / stoneskin / mirror image, your only weakness is being dispelled.
Backstab*4+Kai+20 strength's bonus+Poison
Greater Werewolf:
THAC0 of 6
Saves 1/1/1/2/1
Base elemental resistance of 50%
Base magic resistance of 40%
Immunity to normal weapons
Paw is +3 weapon
Paw does 2d8 slashing damage
Regeneration of 3 HP per second
Added to the fact that you can cast all druid spells while in shifted form... capable of soloing tactics easily. But it is a mod so yeah...
The best backsab weapon is the Big Metal Unit fists. It is just hard to get and movement is not easy in it.
Would be super if you could use it with a grandmastery.
I prefer Sorcerer, myself. Getting access to wands in the early game and not having to bank quest rewards makes for a much smoother game play. Sorcerers just blow everything away and Wish->rest for round two. Summon a Mordy Blade and Hasted Skeleton Warriors to clean up the scraps
and loot away.
Besides, who really needs all those spells? You only ever end up casting ADHW anyway.
Amulet of Power
Boots of Speed
Robe of Vecna
Staff of the Magi
Ring of Gaxx/Ring of Free Action/Ring of Wizardry
Anything else is just gravy. And Sorcerer is the only class in BG that can win solo on insane difficulty with no money spent, aside from plot requirements, and no money spent aside from perhaps a nonmagic staff.
Cleric/Thief. (I find this to suit all my needs. I find you can also solo the game with just this character roll.)
Shield of Reflection(?)
Flail Of Ages.
Ring of Gaxx
Ring of Holiness.
Boots of Speed.
Helm of Balduran(?)
And probably Night's Gift as my armour?
(Yes I know most of this is early game stuff, I'm having a hard time remembering the specific items. This set should work and then some.)
Edit: If I'm using a solo, the gears would change to suit each fight, naturally.
As for gear I think weapon selection is as much a matter of personal preference as anything else. There are a lot of top end weapons that all offer significant but varied forms of advantages. I would say though for a solo character elemental damage is a major benefit for disrupting enemy casters through stoneskin. Angurvadal, Spectral Brand, Hindo's Doom, Axe of Unyielding, Foebane, Flail of Ages, Short Sword of Mask, Ixil's Nail, Gram, Ravager are all outstanding weapons. Really just pick whichever suits your fancy. A note on Paladin weapons: even though Carsomyr +6 may seem to be the obvious choice if you are willing(or even prefer) to go DW the Purifier + Answerer combo gives similar bonus as far as magic resistence, dispel magic and bonus dmg vs evil opponents while also giving you mass cure and bonuses from The Answerer. Something to consider if you are rolling a Paladin. All of them. Seriously though, you'll run out of things to kill before you run out of time stops. There isn't anything you won't wipe the floor with using some combination of time stop, improved haste, improved alacrity, and horrid wilting.
My favourite party I've ever played would probably be
Sorcerer
Inquisitor
Illusionist/Thief
Ranger->Cleric