I will play on core. Considering Carsomyr also dispell magic, does that remove the pros about Inquisitor a little bit? Or is his dispell and also true sight still much better?
It depends on how you play your game. If you are using SCS, for example, many mages will protect themselves with Protection from Magic Weapons, which means Carsomyr cannot hit them and thus not dispel them. Inquisitor Dispel is also instant cast (unlike any other dispels, including Carsomyr's on-use), dispels at a much higher level (=higher chance of success) and dispels multiple targets at once (you'd need to hit them all with Carsomyr). Lastly, Carsomyr can be more difficult to acquire if you're using a high difficulty setup.
The True Sight is also very, very useful. In fact, I often find myself using TS much more than Dispel Magic. Like the Dispel, the Inquisitor's TS is also instant cast, which can be quite relevant.
It depends a lot on whether you're playing BG1 or 2, but overall I think Blackguard is the best.
Cavalier: His immunities to fear, charm and poison are incredibly relevant in BG1, but so is his lack of missile weapons. I'm never sure how useful his +3s vs dragons and demons are since those enemies aren't that frequent.
Undead Hunter: His immunities are far more relevant in BG2 and while undead typical aren't as hard as demons or dragons, you do fight a lot more of them.
Inquisitor: A bit different to the others, having two great abilities but being significantly worse than the others in a fight in BG2 since he lacks spellcasting. Spellcasting doesn't come into BG1 for paladins so he doesn't lose out there, but neither are his Dispel or True Sight as useful as BG2.
Blackguard: Immunity to fear is great in BG1 and level drain is great in BG2. His poison weapon ability is *really* good in BG1. He can still use missile weapons and has spellcasting so he's great in both games. No real disadvantage at all.
But for your game I would go with Cavalier. It fits the idea much better. They're the classic dragon-slaying knights in shining armor, and who better to guard a lady than that? You don't want Aerie to be stuck with a militant zealot like an Inquisitor, after all.
But for your game I would go with Cavalier. It fits the idea much better. They're the classic dragon-slaying knights in shining armor, and who better to guard a lady than that? You don't want Aerie to be stuck with a militant zealot like an Inquisitor, after all.
Ive been leaning towards Cavalier also for the knight reasons and such. Thanks for making me decide! ^^ Also thanks to all the rest for your input. I love a good discussion.
Inquisitors themselves may be humorless, witless and stoic. But I still point my finger on them and laugh my ass off whenever I happen to spot one in the streets (or sewers). :P
For what you describe, I'd definitely go with a cavalier. It just suits the knight and his lady approach better than the rest. It's hard to name a dump stat on a paladin, especially if you are going to duo and run the entire series. Intelligence isn't really that necessary for 98% of a paladin run, although if you go too low you will have a not-so-fun time with the mind flayers. You really don't need a super high strength since there are so many strength-boosting items in the game, but you'll want to start with at least enough strength to wear decent armor early in the earliest parts of the game.
I should add that i will jump to BG2 direcly since its a duo with a BG2 npc afterall. Gonna roll abit and if im forced to i will lower str abit and buy that 19str belt as soon as possible. Should be able to afford it right after circus tent and shadow thieves questline which got a crazy 10k+ final reward.
Inquisitor: A bit different to the others, having two great abilities but being significantly worse than the others in a fight in BG2 since he lacks spellcasting. Spellcasting doesn't come into BG1 for paladins so he doesn't lose out there, but neither are his Dispel or True Sight as useful as BG2.
Instant True Sight and instant+double level Dispel is much better/useful than any possible cleric spells you can get. It's not funny at all...
The problem that I've always had with Inquisitors is that their dispel magic also dispels your own party's protections in addition to those of your enemies - so yes, they are very powerful, but also a bit reckless.
Cavaliers are very well suited for BG1 (assuming others in your party can compensate for their inability to use ranged weapons), but Undead Hunters surpass them as better suited for BG2 IMO. Blackguards may be the consistently best kit through both games - assuming you don't mind playing as an evil char (and unable to use Carsomyr).
Ive started my Cav and picked up Aerie. Gave the church some money and started doing easy reputationquests to get 20 asap. Did the tanner, Cooper Coronet will be next. Followup gives me Lillacor. First on shoppinglist is Robe of Vecna, Bracers ac3 and probably Plate of Balduran.
Already got the throwing axe from the party in sewers so no problem there!
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If you play on low difficulty setups, Blackguard may be better than Inquisitor.
Considering Carsomyr also dispell magic, does that remove the pros about Inquisitor a little bit? Or is his dispell and also true sight still much better?
I have the impression that after you get Carsomyr, you don't realy need the dispel...
And in your specific case, Aerie could provide the true sight.
And for more information, look to this link:
http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/18521/best-builds-for-a-long-term-paladin-either-inquisitor-or-cavalier
The True Sight is also very, very useful. In fact, I often find myself using TS much more than Dispel Magic. Like the Dispel, the Inquisitor's TS is also instant cast, which can be quite relevant.
Then you have the Cavalier, with her debonair wit.
Blackguard and unkitted Paladin... I guess that depends on how you play them.
Sadly, Inquisitors tend to be pretty humorless.
Cavalier: His immunities to fear, charm and poison are incredibly relevant in BG1, but so is his lack of missile weapons. I'm never sure how useful his +3s vs dragons and demons are since those enemies aren't that frequent.
Undead Hunter: His immunities are far more relevant in BG2 and while undead typical aren't as hard as demons or dragons, you do fight a lot more of them.
Inquisitor: A bit different to the others, having two great abilities but being significantly worse than the others in a fight in BG2 since he lacks spellcasting. Spellcasting doesn't come into BG1 for paladins so he doesn't lose out there, but neither are his Dispel or True Sight as useful as BG2.
Blackguard: Immunity to fear is great in BG1 and level drain is great in BG2. His poison weapon ability is *really* good in BG1. He can still use missile weapons and has spellcasting so he's great in both games. No real disadvantage at all.
But for your game I would go with Cavalier. It fits the idea much better. They're the classic dragon-slaying knights in shining armor, and who better to guard a lady than that? You don't want Aerie to be stuck with a militant zealot like an Inquisitor, after all.
Also thanks to all the rest for your input. I love a good discussion.
Gonna roll abit and if im forced to i will lower str abit and buy that 19str belt as soon as possible.
Should be able to afford it right after circus tent and shadow thieves questline which got a crazy 10k+ final reward.
18/94 str
18 dex
18 con
11 int
14 wis
18 car
Imagining playing though BG1 and get all the tomes... But i wont, takes alot of time.
EDIT: Yes 13 wis is min. Ill let it stay on 14 since 11 int is somewhat of a magic number anyway.
Cavaliers are very well suited for BG1 (assuming others in your party can compensate for their inability to use ranged weapons), but Undead Hunters surpass them as better suited for BG2 IMO. Blackguards may be the consistently best kit through both games - assuming you don't mind playing as an evil char (and unable to use Carsomyr).
Already got the throwing axe from the party in sewers so no problem there!