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Princess_SarahPrincess_Sarah Member Posts: 39
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Hi everyone. I'm Princess_Sarah (but just plain Sarah is fine amongst fellow adventurers!) and I am a girl - which I believe is not the shock it once might have been in the D&D world (any other lasses out there - a hearty hello to you!)

I so far only have Baldur's Gate I (enhanced edition) which I bought from the app store a month or two ago and am enjoying it so much I will definitely be getting BG2 once I finish my first run through so I can carry on.

I was too young to play BG the first time around but gave it a go when I saw it in the app store as I did play Neverwinter Nights (probably at around age 10) which I loved. Being as young as I was, role playing was a bit lost on me and I had never even heard of pen and paper games but just enjoyed running around the world smashing everything in sight with my trusty halfling friend, whose, terrible east end of London accent made me feel strangely patriotic (I am English). Since then I get an itch on occasions which only a bit of good old D&D can solve.

I don't know what else to say about myself except that I sometimes dilly-dally in the world of writing when I am feeling particularly creative, until recently never knew forgotten realms novels existed and have never played pen and paper D&D!

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  • BlackravenBlackraven Member Posts: 3,486
    Well met and welcome! You'll soon discover that this forum is full of people who enjoy running around the world smashing everything in sight (my halfling is more of a stabber than a smasher though), D&D lore, literature and much more.
    Enjoy the forum AND the games! And if you've got any questions, people will be glad to help you out I'm sure.
  • Princess_SarahPrincess_Sarah Member Posts: 39
    @Blackraven‌ thanks for the welcome - I'm sure I will have tons of questions on all sorts of things and it is great to have a place to find fellow (and far more knowledgable!) players who also love the game.

    I do still love a good old bit of smashing the world up (although as I was running around with a sword I probably actually did more hacking and slashing!)however, I like to think that I am somewhat more refined than my 10 year old self and I have recently turned into one of those really annoying slow players that reads all the books I pick up, having discovered in BG that there is so much more to the game than I realised before (which has been a real delight to discover and I am now hooked on delving into the histories and myths of the forgotten realms).

    I have also branched out more than my 10 year old self and have discovered for the first time the delights of playing a non-human character and a multitude of classes I pretty much ignored before.

  • BlackravenBlackraven Member Posts: 3,486
    You're as intrigued as I am (and many on here), probably even more since I can't be bothered yet with reading all the books (I've read some of them). I do read lore on the internet, and like you I love experimenting with all classes/kits and races.
    Like you my preferences has evolved from more physical classes (ranger, fighter/thief) to, in my case, non-human thief/spellcaster hybrids, preferably shorties (gnomes and halflings being my faves).
  • Princess_SarahPrincess_Sarah Member Posts: 39
    lol I just set myself up a gnome mage/thief yesterday! I love my druid too although ever since Skyrim I have been addicted to playing stealth archers (which I know is pretty much a ranger if I want the hippy dippy thing alongside it lol!). I have also made myself a skald ready to go in the future as I never really tried out bards before but they look like fun from a role-playing perspective, if not a power-gaming one.

    being only 5'2 myself I have a bit of love for the little guys too and am thinking before long I will end up with a halfling fighter/thief specialising in bows to indulge all my favourite elements!
  • BlackravenBlackraven Member Posts: 3,486
    :D
    I'm relatively tall and I used to play dexterous half-elves because I kind of identified myself with them. If had to walk the realms I think I'd be a thief or maybe a ranger (though my knowledge of nature is limited). Nowadays I just like playing completely different races. Stealth has always been my thing though, and still is.
    In Skyrim (which I only played for a bit) I used illusions a lot.
    Anyway glad to see you've got some fun characters ready to rock the Realms! Gnome Illusionist/Thief is great and halfling Fighter/Thief as well. Can't say much about the Skald, never played them. Have fun!
  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,316
    Welcome to the forums!
  • Princess_SarahPrincess_Sarah Member Posts: 39
    @elminster‌ thank you.

    @Blackraven‌ thanks I'm sure I will have fun - I have an itch to go and start off a stealthy character now lol. I have never really thought about what I would be but maybe a ranger with giant spiders as an enemy (if such a thing is possible) as I can't abide the regular ones so those things running around the countryside would freak the hell out of me!
  • BlackravenBlackraven Member Posts: 3,486
    A Ranger with spiders as their racial enemy is completely possible in this game, and a good pick for a racial enemy in BG1. In BG2 you might prefer another racial enemy though.
  • SionIVSionIV Member Posts: 2,689
    Welcome to the forums! I hope you get to enjoy your stay, and if you need help with anything feel free to ask.
  • rufus_hobartrufus_hobart Member Posts: 490
    Welcome, Ms Princess. may your future skalding be profitable and song-worthy. Have fun!
  • NecomancerNecomancer Member Posts: 622
    Me and whatever silly thing is currently residing on my head welcome you.
  • CrevsDaakCrevsDaak Member Posts: 7,155
    Hello and welcome to the forums! They are the best internet community about one of the best games ever! Hopeyou like them too!
    Blackraven said:

    Well met and welcome! You'll soon discover that this forum is full of people who enjoy running around the world smashing everything in sight (my halfling is more of a stabber than a smasher though)

    And what about people that like killing their enemies with spells?? Huh!?! (Joking, anyway spells > backstab > normal attacks).
    Necomancer said:

    Me and whatever silly thing is currently residing on my head welcome you.

    I don't know how to answer that... Oh, got an idea! I'll just write something IN RED!!!!
  • BlackravenBlackraven Member Posts: 3,486
    CrevsDaak said:

    And what about people that like killing their enemies with spells?? Huh!?! (Joking, anyway spells > backstab > normal attacks).

    You know @CrevsDaak, I think we are of pretty much the same opinion. You told me Thief/Mage is your fave character. Mine is generally speaking Thief/Caster (Swashmage multi and my current Cleric/Thief, though I've no idea how the latter will fare in BG2).
  • Princess_SarahPrincess_Sarah Member Posts: 39
    thanks for the welcome everyone.
  • CrevsDaakCrevsDaak Member Posts: 7,155
    @Blackraven Thief/Mage is somehow weak in early BG2, but in middle BG2:SoA it starts to shine. BG1 is easy in a solo with every single class. A Swashbuckler->Mage in early BG2 is a beast, a multi-class of that combo would be also good, but then a Swashbuckler->Mage will get more powerful because of getting more Mage spells.
  • BlackravenBlackraven Member Posts: 3,486
    CrevsDaak said:

    @Blackraven Thief/Mage is somehow weak in early BG2, but in middle BG2:SoA it starts to shine. BG1 is easy in a solo with every single class. A Swashbuckler->Mage in early BG2 is a beast, a multi-class of that combo would be also good, but then a Swashbuckler->Mage will get more powerful because of getting more Mage spells.

    I prefer the Swashmage multi, unless you want a mage with decent thieving skills so you won't have to rely on Imoen, Jan Jansen etc. As you say, in early SoA the dual will be a beast, but later on the Swashy benefits will gradually fade. The thing with a Swashy is that they keep getting better, with their Thac0, damage and AC bonuses every 5 levels, so that your character gradually > Fighter/Thief/Mage, with only two classes that have to share the XP rather than three classes.
  • CrevsDaakCrevsDaak Member Posts: 7,155
    @Blackraven but also you get more XP in your mage class instead of splitting the XP, so you get lvl9 spells at 3M ZP instead at 6M XP, that's another plus.
  • BlackravenBlackraven Member Posts: 3,486
    @Imoen ehm, excuse me I mean @CrevsDaak: of course, I would never argue that a Swashmage multi is about as good a mage as a dual. But I'm willing to sacrifice arcane power for the versatility of a multi: the swashy's AC/Thac0/damage bonuses, thieving skills and HLAs :)
  • booinyoureyesbooinyoureyes Member Posts: 6,164
    Welcome to the forum! I hope you survive the experience (+1 cool points if you get the reference)

    Also, Zelda (I couldn't resist)
    Princess_Sarah said:

    Hi everyone. I'm Princess_Sarah (but just plain Sarah is fine amongst fellow adventurers!)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPxY8lpYAUM
  • BlackravenBlackraven Member Posts: 3,486
    @booinyoureyes! HILARIOUS!
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