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How do you play Neera?

WanderonWanderon Member Posts: 1,418
in Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
OK so I'm trying to give Neera a run (as a romance option for my half-orc Barbarian) and I'm curious how others play her.

I almost always play minimal reload (no reload except PC death or crash) but I already broke that rule once when she fried a handful of kids and adults on the bridge map dropping our good party (Minsc, Aerie, Jahs, Yoshi) to a rep of 4.

So what do you do with her - just let her fly and take what comes (or reload) or do you have other options you use for her?

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  • ElrandirElrandir Member Posts: 1,664
    I thought you were asking on a strategic level... I play her as a nuker. With her chaotic nature and chaotic wild magic, I envision her as a fireball flinging death machine in battle...

    As for her wild surges, I personally do different things based on different games. If I'm playing minimal reload, then tough sh** for me. I just fried a handful of kids, but now is the time to donate large sums of money to the church/family (that second part is roleplayed) as a form of penance, then have the group learn from their mistakes. It'd be a growing experience for both the PC and Neera. A dark moment in the story for sure, but it teaches you the cost of recklessly using your power.
  • dibdib Member Posts: 384
    edited January 2015
    I'm trying her out too right now, coincidentally also with a half-orc (kensai though) charname. It's the first time I try any of the OH NPCs out.

    She's pretty cool, but I don't really bother with "no reloading", so wild surges aren't a big problem unless they come in the middle of a fight. Even so I haven't had a lot of trouble with them, maybe because she always has that Chaos Shield robe on.

    I did make a small adjustment to Nahal's Reckless Dweomer, made the casting time 1 instead of being cast instantly (this also makes it so you can't cast it again in the same round as you've already cast a spell), since I felt it was pretty OP.
  • JuliusBorisovJuliusBorisov Member, Administrator, Moderator, Developer Posts: 22,727
    I've made a rule of ALWAYS casting Chaos Shield by Neera in every encounter or just before it. This way the odds are much better. Later, you'll get an item helping you even further.

    Even in BG1EE, while we played a multiplayer game recently, through all the game Neera hasn't casted anything absolutely dreadful this way. Sex changes, colour changes, rabbits... but nothing lethal. Now in BG2EE it's even better.

    Nahal's Reckless Dweomer is a spell I start using when Neera reaches at least the 8th level of spellcasting. Near that time using this spell becomes much more safe than it has been before.
  • LindeblomLindeblom Member Posts: 257
    I dont.



    Play her, that is...to much for my nerves..
  • XiaolinXiaolin Member Posts: 18
    edited January 2015
    Spells like Glitterdust, Slow, Malison, Animate Dead or Melfs (Melf is what she uses all the time for me) since thoese spells won't matter if they got "centered on caster"
  • jackjackjackjack Member Posts: 3,251
    I never use her for buffs.
  • OllmerOllmer Member Posts: 73
    jackjack said:

    I never use her for buffs.

    stoneskin: area effect is nice (esp in BG1), you just need to have "protection from evil 15' radius" ready and do not be ashamed of being poor :smile:

  • DetectiveMittensDetectiveMittens Member Posts: 235
    I use her as my main spellcaster and roll with the punches :D step aside Edwina there is a new fiery lady in my heart!
  • XiaolinXiaolin Member Posts: 18
    A bit more on the melf tactic: If you use contingency: see enemy cast Melf Minute Meteor you have yourself a melf cannon. This also have no chance of triggering a wild surge (until you cast something else)
  • HaHaCharadeHaHaCharade Member Posts: 1,644
    Wanderon said:

    OK so I'm trying to give Neera a run (as a romance option for my half-orc Barbarian)

    What did your half-orc Barbarian ever do to deserve this?!
  • karnor00karnor00 Member Posts: 680
    I generally EEKeeper her into some more reliable form of mage :)
  • GlidderdustGlidderdust Member Posts: 70
    I don't use Nahal's Reckless Dweomer at all. I use her like a normal mage including party buffs. Since I'm running a party, I usually have her cast disabling spells in a fight.

    The only thing I've noticed is her level change when she casts. If you stick to spells that don't rely on levels (ie she's level 15, casts animate dead, loses five levels and you get a skeleton instead of a skeletal warrior) you should be fine. I've never had a wild surge that ruined a fight or my game yet.
  • SymphonyofSwordsSymphonyofSwords Member Posts: 40
    I haven't had any bigger problems with Neera in BG2. Some spells just failed, a few caused hold person or something similar on her and once she summoned a pit fiend (oops!). But since I prebuff mass protection of evil, it was not a big deal.

    But then again, I mostly only use mages to cast Breach/True Sight/Improved Haste in battles.
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