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Starting "Throne of Bhaal"

fetito666fetito666 Member, Mobile Tester Posts: 204
Does all my equipment also get exported if I start with "Throne of Bhaal"?

Therefore I wonder if I should do Watcher's Keep in the maingame or in the expansion.

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  • ThacoBellThacoBell Member Posts: 12,235
    Throne of Bhaal should automatically start up after clearing the final battle of SOA. Everything will carry over without having to export.
    JuliusBorisovraelcari
  • bleusteelbleusteel Member Posts: 523
    Also, Watcher's Keep is the only spot reachable from both SOA and TOB. This makes it a handy place to store things you want to bring to TOB but don't have room for some reason.

    Watcher's Keep was originally only available in TOB, but the EEs made it reachable from SOA, too.
    fetito666JuliusBorisov
  • fetito666fetito666 Member, Mobile Tester Posts: 204
    Thank you!
    JuliusBorisov
  • fetito666fetito666 Member, Mobile Tester Posts: 204
    :P I was on vacations and was able to play a lot of BG2. :)
    ThacoBellJuliusBorisovdunbarraelcari
  • RelSundanRelSundan Member Posts: 918
    HAHA, this is good progress. Just make sure you don't miss any other side quests, those are fun to do.
  • bleusteelbleusteel Member Posts: 523

    bleusteel said:



    Watcher's Keep was originally only available in TOB, but the EEs made it reachable from SOA, too.

    Not true.
    WK was introduced with the ToB expansion, so was not available in the original SoA only game.
    But it was reachable from SoA from the very moment that ToB was created, EE has no part in that, also in the original you can go there in SoA.

    Haha! I never actually played SoA again after ToB came out...until the EEs released. Good to know!
    gorgonzolaJuliusBorisov
  • unavailableunavailable Member Posts: 268
    bleusteel said:

    bleusteel said:



    Watcher's Keep was originally only available in TOB, but the EEs made it reachable from SOA, too.

    Not true.
    WK was introduced with the ToB expansion, so was not available in the original SoA only game.
    But it was reachable from SoA from the very moment that ToB was created, EE has no part in that, also in the original you can go there in SoA.

    Haha! I never actually played SoA again after ToB came out...until the EEs released. Good to know!
    but... that is kind of like buying jam donuts to eat only the dough and not the jam. why would you skip SoA? Chapter 2 is like a good 1/3 of BG2, and it's most of the best content imo.
    bleusteelgorgonzola
  • bleusteelbleusteel Member Posts: 523

    bleusteel said:

    bleusteel said:



    Watcher's Keep was originally only available in TOB, but the EEs made it reachable from SOA, too.

    Not true.
    WK was introduced with the ToB expansion, so was not available in the original SoA only game.
    But it was reachable from SoA from the very moment that ToB was created, EE has no part in that, also in the original you can go there in SoA.

    Haha! I never actually played SoA again after ToB came out...until the EEs released. Good to know!
    but... that is kind of like buying jam donuts to eat only the dough and not the jam. why would you skip SoA? Chapter 2 is like a good 1/3 of BG2, and it's most of the best content imo.
    Oh, I didn't skip SoA. I played BG and SoA for years and had dozens of CHARNAME that defeated Irenicus.

    I didn't buy ToB on release because I didn't know about it. Once I discovered ToB, it was in the bargain bin. I finished ToB with many of my old characters, got all the epilogues and put the whole series on the shelf. Until the EEs came out.
    gorgonzola
  • raelcariraelcari Member Posts: 133
    Hm, in my current playthrough I did the approach where I went to WK and helped myself to some of the loot on the first level (and visited the shop ofc). It's a nice way to score some early, powerful weapons. But burning through the whole thing in (pre-Spellhold) SoA can't be done, I think?
  • gorgonzolagorgonzola Member Posts: 3,864
    I did it, or better I almost always do it, solo and with party.
  • GallowglassGallowglass Member Posts: 3,356
    raelcari said:

    But burning through the whole thing in (pre-Spellhold) SoA can't be done, I think?

    It's possible to do all of WK in Chapter 2 (although not easily), but I strongly recommend not doing it. It leaves you ridiculously over-levelled for the rest of SoA, making it too easy to be any fun. (Yes, the game does scale somewhat according to your level ... but only up to a point.)

    I do tend to visit (but not usually complete) the first level of WK before going to Spellhold, simply in order to grab the potion case and ammo belt for ease of inventory management during the rest of SoA. However, I then don't usually go back to WK at all until I'm in ToB, because ToB is where it's designed to fit into the sequence.
    JuliusBorisovgorgonzola
  • FrancoisFrancois Member Posts: 452
    edited November 2016
    I think SCS has an option to do WK after the end of BG2 but before beginning ToB. That seems like the best fit both in term of level and role-playing considerations. Normally I either do it after the underdark or as soon as possible in ToB. If you want to keep Imoen in the party, definitely do it after you rescue her.
    gorgonzola
  • TenreccTenrecc Member Posts: 265
    raelcari said:

    But burning through the whole thing in (pre-Spellhold) SoA can't be done, I think?

    Most veteran players can do that without breaking a sweat. :) As an example, I did it as a solo thief/mage during my last playthrough. Granted the 3rd and 5th level weren't that easy, but that was before I had 8th level spells and you can reach exp cap in chapter 2 as a solo character.

    In fact, you can pick up a lot of levels and a lot of the best gear in game already at level 2, including Carsomyr, SotM, Ring of Gaxx etc. I'm sure even newer players could beat it fairly easily if they cleared out all the other content first.
    gorgonzola
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