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patmcmenaminpatmcmenamin Member Posts: 2
in New Players (NO SPOILERS!)
Is there a way to play with 6 characters that I create myself?

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  • LoubLoub Member Posts: 471
    Yes. Just start a game in multiplayer.
  • patmcmenaminpatmcmenamin Member Posts: 2
    Do you create the characters before hand?
  • HeindrichHeindrich Member, Moderator Posts: 2,959
    No, you can create those characters at the start of the game. It is fairly intuitive.

    I will say however, that a big part of the appeal of this game is the NPCs and the NPC interactions, particularly in BG 2, where many of the quests are linked to NPC companions. So I'd STRONGLY that a beginner starts a 'normal' game with a single character.

    The game is good enough to justify multiple runs, you can always try a custom party later, though if you are anything like me, you wouldn't want to after you've met the ingame NPC companions. Trust me on this matter, I came into Baldur's Gate from Avernum 3, and I too wanted to create a custom party. Somebody back then gave me much the same advice I am giving you now. I've not looked back since... :)
  • JLeeJLee Member Posts: 650
    BG is a very quiet, dull place with a full MP party once you play with Minsc, Jan, et al.

    One compromise you can make is to play with NPCs and use eekeeper to change them to the classes you like.
  • atcDaveatcDave Member Posts: 2,154
    I'll often create two characters, and recruit the rest. Kind of the best of both worlds, I get to create multiple characters to my liking, and still enjoy much of the flavor of the game.
  • SkaffenSkaffen Member Posts: 709
    If you create a multiplayer game I recommend that you move the savegame to the single player folder afterwards - that way you avoid the very annoying pause delays that multiplayer comes with.
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